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AàUZXf. Vol. 72 No 39 The Sandy Post SANDY OREGON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 30 1982 8^ < ISPS Ity of ‘largest’ timber theft A former Sleepy Hollow resident was convicted last Thursday in what federal investigators called the largest timber theft prosecution in U.S history Tim McCoy Henderson. 46. now of Gresham, was found guilty in U.S District Court on six of seven counts resulting from the theft of 627,000 board feet of timber He and his wife. Darlene, are the owners of Henderson Forest Pro ducts. the logging firm which was in volved in the theft Chuck Stuckey, assistant U.S at torney. said the thefts occurred on U.S Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management properties; near Brightwood and Zigzag Beginning in November 1979, Henderson and his logging crew cut timber on BLM land along South Boulder Creek At the conclusion of the logging operation on April >5, 1960. 327.000 board feet of marketable timber had been cut and removed, said Stuckey Sometime around Sept 17, 1961, Stuckey said. Henderson began cut ting on Forest Service land along l,olo Pass Road, just north of Zigzag Before logging was halted by Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, 300,000 board feet of timber had been removed Most of the logs were taken to the Tacoma based Cascade Timber Company's Sun Dial log dump on the Columbia River where they were "destined for the export market," said Stuckey A small quantity was sold for wood chips Documents introduced by Stuckey in court indicated that Henderson received at least »550,000 for logs and wood chips from the logging opera tions Thirty-eight witnesses testified on behalf of the government during the 10-day trial, said Stuckey, including BLM and Forest Service personnel. FBI agents and members of Hender son's logging crew The defense, said Stuckey, produc ed only three witness who all cor- ra bora ted that Henderson "did not cut the timber on purpose " "His defense and his testimony on the stand, was he tried his best to find the boundary to federal land and mark it appropriately so his crew wouldn't cut the wrong timber," said Stuckey " Stuckey could not say if further charges will be brought against Henderson “I've never been in the position to absolutely comment that there will be no other charges filed in connec tion with the case,” said Stuckey Emery Reynolds of Portland, center, surveys the damage to his pick-up truck after a collision at the intersection of Proctor Boulevard and Strauss Avenue The jury found Henderson not guil ty of damage to federal property, "the lesser of the seven charges.” said Stuckey The remaining six charges are felonies, each carrying a maximum of 10 years in prison, a »10.000 fine or both only two others like it in the last five or six years "but this is the worst " Henderson faces range of possibilities” for the convictions This includes anywhere from "zero to 60 years in prison, zero to $60,000 in fines, or both ” Stuckey called the Henderson case "a rare one ” He said there has been Sentencing has been scheduled for Nov. 1. last Friday morning. No one was injured. See story on page 3. Couple escapes injury when fuel tank explodes by DAN DILLON A Gresham couple escaped injury Monday evening when the gas tank on their 1981 Pontiac Grand Prix rup tured and engulfed the car in flames on Proctor Boulevard, stopping west bound traffic on Highway 26 for more than 15 minutes G L and Polly Bel) were traveling west on Proctor when Mr Bel) beard a scraping, grinding sound coming from beneath the vehicle near the Sandy Mobil station He stopped and attempted to back off whatever was dragging underneath the car About that time, Fred Stahlman of Sandy opened the car door and told them the back end of the car was on fire "They made a hasty exit,” said Sandy Fire Marshal Jim Gallagher, “and no one was hurt, thank goodness ” Gasoline was burning on the asphalt 30 feet in front and in back of the car when the Bells jumped out. Gallagher said An unidenftified per son at the Triple-X Drive-in saw the car burst into flames and called the Sandy Fire Department at 9:12 pm When the first firefighters arrived on the scene, flames had engulfed the vehicle and were leaping 15 to 20 feet into the air Two tires blew out in the heat, Gallagher said, and as firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze, the gas cap blew off the car. No one was injured After the fire was put out, in vestigators found a mudflap and bracket from a semi-truck lodged under the vehicle It had dragged beneath the car. punctured a four inch gash in the fuel tank and spark ed the fire as it raked along the road. "The mudflap and frame happens to have a license plate," Gallagher said. The truck was registered tc McBi een Trucking of Portland He said 17 firefighters responded to the blaze which totally destroyed the car Gallagher estimated the loss at »10.000 Last Thursday evening at 5:41 p.m., local firefighters responded to an alarm for a “possible structure fire" at 46000 Snow Lane, off McCabe Road When they arrived, they found a 1970 one-ton Chevrolet truck engulfed in flames The owner of the truck, Tony Sageer, told fire investigator that he had been restoring the vehicle and had been doing metal grinding In the process of the grinding, a spark got into the cab of the truck and lit on an oily rage under the front seat. Sageer didn't notice the smoldering rag and went inside. A neighbor saw smoke above the trees when the truck caught fire and reported the ‘‘possible structure fire," thinking the house was burn ing. Damage to the truck was estimated at »2,000. Gallagher said (See photograph on page 3.> Post office plans sent back to drawing board Design plans for the new Sandy post office were dealt a setback last Thursday when the local design review board sent the project's engineers back to the drawing board According to City Planner Don Wilson. U.S Postal Service represen tatives came to the design review board with a "totally different" layout for the building than was ap proved earlier Board members asked the engineers to come up with plans that more closely resemble the plans ap proved when the Sandy City Council granted a conditional use permit in June for construction at the intersec- tion of McCormick and Wolf Drives, Wilson said At the time of the conditional use hearing, the plans called for a man sard roof with a flat top However, the budding plans unveiled last Thursday depicted a "totally dif ferent change in the roofline and in the windows." the city planner said The new plans outlined a gabled roof for the postal facility He said the design review board felt that because neighborhood residents near the site had supported the old design at the time the Postal Service applied for the permit and because the original blended easily with the residential structures, the old design should be re initiated Wilson said the new design modification would have required a change in the conditional use permit and a second hearing before the city council As it is now. the project shouldn't be delayed. Wilson said Site preparation will be allowed The review board did approve the site plan, landscaping and interior layout for the new post office In other action, the design review board rejected an application filed jointly by Janz Berryland and Mt Hood Meadows The two businesses want to install an electronic reader board on the produce market site However, the design review board nixed the action, pending study by the city staff and a public hearing before the city coun cil That hearing is expected to be held at the council's Oct 18 meeting Under the proposal, Janz would use the reader board during growing season to advertise fresh produce prices The ski resort would use the reader board during winter months to make public an- nouncements about road and snow conditions, snow buses and some commercial messages about the resort. Lift tickets would also be available at Janz check-out stands At question, according to Wilson, is whether the lift-ticket sales con stitute a business in the city Or dinance requires that a firm must have a business in the city before it can erect a sign If that is found to be a business. Wilson continued, it will have to be determined if that type of business would be allowed on-site signing If it is allowed, it will be determined if the sign would advertise goods and ser vices sold on the premises School board stands by its new busing policy by DAN DILLON The Sandy Elementary Board will stay with its new busing policy : Index SECTION I I Keeping Posted I Editorial Opinion \ Inside the Church Senior Center News I Obituaries ................... Menus ......... SECTION II Sports. Recreation SECTION ill Inside Tab Inside Tab Inside Tab despite some objections that it is creating hardships The board adopted a new "half- mile" policy this summer to bring some uniformity to the district's bus ing. allow earlier school starts and cut costs Under the new policy, children who live less than one half mile from a mam route have to walk to that main route for bus pick-up Children who live more than a half mile are still provided the old service The net result of the change is a savings of approximately four hours bus time and 44 miles of travel per day However, parents in six pockets throughout the district think the changes are unfair At the Sept 20 board meeting, parents from 370th Avenue. Keisecker Road. Summertime Drive. Kirkwood Drive and Orient Drive asked board members to reconsider the policy for a variety of reasons—distance children walk, curtailment of service and safety The five board members took the week visit those sites—and the pick up point on Fish Hatchery Road—and last Friday afternoon, in a special meeting, reported their findings to Reward offered for clues in slaying The mother of the man found slain in a held near Brightwood has of- fered a SLM0 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of these responsible for the shooting death Weed. 25. was found by a hunter .Sept 4 about 20 feet from Wildcat Creek been shot once in the head The victim s mother Mrs Ross E Gearhart of Gresham is offering the reward. It may be collected when a suspect is charged with the slaying, shesid Weed was last seen at 1 30 p m on Thursday, Aug 26. aa he drover west on SE Powell Boulevard He was driving a 1974 green Ford Pinto with no hood The next day a man was spotted parking Weed's car in front of 737 SE Union Ave in Portland The driver reportedly left the car and joined a man on a motorcycle Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Detective John Downey >f the Oregon State Police the parents. Starting Monday, students who live on 370th Avenue, at the end of Sandy Heights Road, are being picked up at Dubarko Road rather than near Knollwood Estates where they previously walked At Keisecker Road, the bus will no longer turn around at the road's in tersection with 427th Avenue That move was begun when a fence was in stalled at the old turn around and its proximity to the road made if dif ficult for a bus driver to maneuver The property owner agreed Fri day. however, to move the fence back 10 feet and board members reinstated service to the old pick-up point The board decided against pro- viding bus service to one child on Orient Drive, near Kelso Road, because it is less than one half mile to Kelso School which the policy allows for, except in cases of dangerous street crossings Single Copy 25C Minnesotan named new city manager ad A Minnesota ministrator has been named new Sandy city manager Tom Reber. 31, city ad ministrator in Jordan. Minn . was selected last week by the Sandy City Council to replace Roger Jordan who resigned to accept a similar position in Dallas "I was impressed with him at the interview." said Sandy Mayor Ruth Loundree "He seems quite excited about mov ing out here and becoming part of our city “He has a broad understan ding and background for a posi tion in this city, even though we’re a little bit bigger " Reber has been city ad ministrator in Jordan since June 1978 That city of 2,663 is a “full-service" city, located south of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area in flat, open country, Loundree said Reber dealt with a seven- member city council as l:e will in Sandy He was responsible for budget preparation and control, and personnel, she said "He's had experience in park development and in all types of city administration and in waste water management.” the mayor pointed out Reber attended Mankato State University in Minnesota where he earned a bachelor's degree in urban and regional studies, and business ad ministration in 1973 He earned a master's degree from the same university in 1975 in urban and regional studies, and management studies She said Reber is anxious to leave the snowy, Minnesota countryside and begin his new duties in Oregon. "He wanted to get relocated somewhere on the Pacific coast and get out of that climate," Loundree said. Reber and his wife Nanette have one daughter, Katie He expects to be on the job locally within the next 60 days. Boring home destroyed by arson blaze An early-morning fire last Thurs day swept through a ranch-style house in Boring, causing an estimated $150,000 damage According to Boring Fire Chief Matt Shields, the fire was arson- caused He said the owners of the home at 9040 Telford Road, the William Rogers family, were out of town at the time of the blaze A neighbor heard glass breaking and popping, and when he investigated saw flames through the trees. Twenty-five Boring firefighters and crews from Sandy and Fire District 10 responded to the 5:23 a m alarm No one was injured, although there was one close call The 3,100-square foot home had a full-size swimming pool in the living room. Shields said One of District 10's firefighters fell in the pool, outfitted in full turnout gear and battling the smoke. "If so meone hadn't heard him hit the water,” Shields said. "1 know he would have drowned Damage to the building was »150,000. the Boring fire chief said Damage to the contents of the home was estimated at $30,000 The fire is being investigated by the Oregon State Police Arson Squad They have been authorized to offer a reward from the Oregon Arson Awareness Fund for any individual who comes forward and helps with the investigation Shields said the name of the helper is submitted to the state fire marshal and they may qualify for a reward from the »5.000 fund He said the fund is designed to get people more aware of the arson problem and get more witnesses to come forward with valuable information, "like if so meone saw a car leaving this driveway at 4 30 or something " Shields said all tips would be handl ed confidentially and anyone assisting with the investigation would be allowed to remain anonymous - ’ < • • '9
