Thur*
tept 23 1962 (tec I) SANO* (O r* ) POST—3
Energy test set at fish hatchery
A project to demonstrate
the use of a m a rin e
thruster to generate power
in a low head application
w ill get underway soon at
the US. Fish and W ildlife
Service’s Eagle Creek fish
hatcher*
It is one of nine projects
designed to develop better,
more cost effective ways to
generate electricity with
renewable resources, being
funded by the Bonneville
Power Administration
The BPA plans to spend
up to S3 5 m illion in fiscal
1963 84 on the projects
which were selected from
161 proposed by private
firm s or individuals The
Eagle Creek project is one
of just four selected in
Oregon
The marine thrusters, to
be used at the Eagle Creek
fish hatchery, are used to
maneuver ships and tug
boats with jets of water
The sponsor, E nergy
Research & Applications,
is working with the Fish
and W ildlife Service They
are seeking 1350.000 for
design and construction
costs.
“ Each of these sponsors
w a n ts to c o n d u c t a
demonstration project or
study that would lead to the
use of renewable resources
as a source of energy,”
said BPA Adm inistrator
Peter Johnson
Four
of
the
projects
w ould u tiliz e biom ass
resources—principally the
vast stores of wood wastes
in the Pacific Northwest.
"One could lead to the
construction of large wind
turbine generators at Cape
Blanco on the Oregon
c o a s t. T w o re v o lv e d
around the in n o v a tiv e
development of low head
hydro equipment ”
State police raid marijuana patch
Photo by Scott Newton
Sand* firefighters and Alpine Ambulance personnel worked for more than 40 minutes last Thursday to revive
Craig Ashford. SC. of Portland after the ultra-light aircraft he was piloting crashed at Kich’s Airport northeast of
Sandy.
Ultra-light crash claims pilot
by SCOTT NEWTON
B e tty
A s h fo rd
sa id h e r
husband's hobby, and then profes
ston. of flying ultralight aircraft
and hang gliders has always made
her nervous
Thursday Craig .Ashford, 56, of
Portland, died at Rich’s A irport in
his ultralight craft
The Ashfords had celebrated
their 36th wedding anniversary on
ly two days before the accident.
‘That’s a nice memory,” she
said ‘We had a real nice day We
went to the beach, and drove
around I feel real good about
that.”
Ashford taught math at the
seventh and eighth grade level for
about 30 years in the Portland
public schools
About eight years ago he got in
terested in hang gliding, and about
three years ago he started flying
ultralight a ircra ft
At the time of his death he was
selling, teaching and repairing
ultralights and hang gliders.
He'd rented an office at Rich’s
A irport three or four months ago,
according to Betty Ashford.
There is a “small community of
ultralight pilots” who use the a ir
port regularly, she said.
The Sandy fire department and
Alpine Ambulance responded to
the call at 9:49 a m Sept 16, accor
ding to Bob Rathke, Sandy fire
chief
They were on the scene about 40
minutes, Rathke said Efforts to
resuscitate Ashford were unsuc
cessful.
Although Clackamas County of
ficial? report « t no evidence of a
heart attack following an autopsy.
Mrs Ashford was reportedly told
that a “ slight” heart attack was
possible
Ashford suffered a heart attack
about six years ago, and Betty
Ashford said that he was “ always
listening to his body ” He had been
feeling fine before the wreck, she
said
She added, “ I think something
alarmed him, and it was probably
something about his body.”
Witnesses told her he was about
300 feet in the a ir before the crash,
and was flying erratically, which
would have been unusual for him
The ultralight went down on the
west end of the runway.
She is certain there was nothing
wrong with the aircraft, made by
Pterodactyl (named after the ex
tinct flying reptiles) Her husband
sold ultralights made by two d if
ferent companies, and reportedly
liked both, but he was especially
fond of the Pterodactyl.
Betty Ashford said she knows
her husband checked the frame of
the a ircra ft out especially well
Thursday as some people had had
problems because of high winds.
Also, the engine had “ just been
gone over . ”
She said people respected her
husband as a teacher because he
was a “ cautious, conservative"
pilot
It was a nice day Thursday, in
fact “ perfect," with no wind.
Ashford, according to his wife,
would have probably been flying
even if a channel 10 film crew
hadn't been on its way to film him
as part of a special on dangerous
sports.
Ashford had practiced landing
his ultralight without the use of the
engine many times Although
th a t’s something an experienced
pilot would want to know how to do,
Betty Ashford said he ften did it
because it provided a "neat feel
ing.”
He liked to d rift down through
the elements "lik e a b ird.”
"He often dreamt of waving his
arms and flying I guess a lot of
people do,” Mrs. Ashford said. “ I
never did.”
Ashford is survived by four
children. They are Richard, 33;
Ronald, 32, Terrie, 25; and Corey,
23.
Mrs Ashford is currently work
ing toward a master's degree in
counseling and psychology.
A group of hang gliders and
ultralight pilots w ill meet Sunday
at the Crow’s Camp campground,
near Cape Kiwanda,
Ashford’s ashes w ill be spread in
the sand and trees on a h ill that is
occasionally used by hang gliders
“ He died the way I know he’d
want to,” Ashford said “ I feel
good about that.”
The Oregon State Police officer.
Arrested at the scene
raided a backyard m a ri
juana patch in Rhododen was David Wayne Muth, 24,
dron last Friday, seizing 12 form erly of Portland, who
plants and arresting two had rented the house from
Harvey the past year and a
persons
The raid took place at 9 half, according to Trooper
a m at the home of Lloyd John Rizzo. Muth was
Henry Harvey, 33, on A rlie charged with manufactur
M itc h e ll
D riv e
in ing a controlled substance
Rhododendron. It was con and possession.
He was lo d g e d in
ducted by th re e OSP
troopers arm ed w ith a Clackamas County Jail and
search w arrant issued by held on $9,000 bail, but was
D is t r ic t C o u rt Ju d g e later released on his own
Robert L. M ills after the recognizance, according to
plants were observed grow Corporal W Headrick of
ing on the property by an the county ja il.
GED courses offer
chance to get ahead
Meeting future job re
quirements is the number
one reason O regonians
take the GED tests.
A survey of more than
2,000 Oregon GED can
didates conducted in the
spring of 1981 showed that
39 percent took the high
school equivalency tests to
m e e t fu tu r e jo b r e
quirements.
At the time the can
didates took the GED, 35
percent were unemployed
and 86 percent felt the tests
were important in finding
or keeping a job.
Area residents have the
opportunity now to enroll in
GED classes at Sandy High
School, sponsored by Mt.
Hood Community College.
Classes begin this Mon
day, Sept. 27, in Room 17
and w ill meet Mondays and
Wednesdays from 6 to 9
p.m.
The GED class is for per
sons who want to meet the
requirements for a high
school equivalency ce r
tificate, and for those who
want to upgrade their basic
skills for better employ
m ent
and
s e lf-
improvement.
It is a tutorial program
open to all adults. There is
no charge for the course
and students may enter at
any time during the term,
although early enrollment
is encouraged.
Harvey, who was not pre
and a shed.
sent at the time of the raid,
Also seized in the raid
was arrested at 3:30 p m
were eight to nine baggies
when he returned to the of marijuana, said Rizzo
house where he maintains
Harvey is scheduled to be
a room
arraigned on Sept 29 at
Bail for Harvey was set 9:30 a m in D istrict Court
at $5,500 and he was releas
No arraignment date has
ed after posting the re been set for Muth
quired 10 percent. He is
Rizzo said the OSP is in
charged with manufactur
creasing crim inal and nar
ing a controlled substance. c o tic s
in v e s tig a tio n s
Rizzo said the seized statewide.
marijuana plants vary in
"The OSP is going to be
size from two to five feet continuing their investiga
tall. The patch was grow tions into any drug viola
ing behind a bamboo fence tions in the (M t. Hood-
located between the house Sandy) area,” said Rizzo.
(FaU Bulbs
HERE
PLANT your Spring color
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A b o u t 9,000 O re g o
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receiving their high school
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Eighty-one percent of
those polled last spring
said they took a prepara
tion class, such as the San
dy High School offering,
before taking the GED ex
am. More than 90 percent
who took p re p a ra tio n
classes thought the classes
were helpful.
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Large, high-
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q u a lity b u lb s!
Reg. 25* ea. Sale
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OPEN 10 6 k « Sat.
Complete local florist shop
Outdoor plant & garden center
p A v c r (g a rd e n .
For more inform ation
about the local class, call
Mt. Hood Community Col
lege at 667 7366, or Sally
Works at 663 1057.
39075 Proctor • Sandy 668-9767
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