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Thor»., Aug. >1, I486 (Soc. I) SANDY (Ora.) POST—3 Local firefighters help douse 10-acre blaze F ire burned 10 acres of one- ?.nd twp-year-old logging slash four miles south of Sandy on Thursday, Aug. 14. Firefighters from three local rural fire districts joined the state Depart ment of Forestry in battling the blaze. It was contained late Thurs day. The cause of the fire is under in vestigation. The land is owned by the Deep Creek Tim ber Association. No homes were d a m e .'d by the fire, although there were several in the area. The closest to the fire was about one-quarter mile to the south Individuals were notified of the fire, and some individuals voluntarily evacuated their homes. Friday, 30 people, three engines, a water tender and a bulldozer were being used to mop-up after the fire An industry forester with Times M ir ror Land and Tim ber Comany, Jim C arr, was placed in charge of the ef fort. Fires in Eastern Oregon have drained much of State Forestry’s Camp aids kids w ith cancer Fern«. Pine cones. Leaves. Old man's beard (moss). Bark Elm er's glue Names in felt pen on masking tape. White votive candles. That is what 48 children at Camp Ukandu made wish boats out of They glued ferns, pine cones, leaves and old man’s beard to bark, secured the white votive candles and stuck on masking tape with their names written In felt pen. At a campfire gathering last Thursday, the last night of a week long camp held at the Mount Hood Kiwanis Camp site near Rhododen dron, the children will place 48 wish boats into a pond. What were they wishing for? They could be wishing for anything; wish-boat wishes like bir thday wishes are void when told. But there is one wish in common because the children at this camp either have cancer themselves or have siblings with cancer Most of them are in remission. All of them want to grow up like other children. Camp chairman Ken Raddle of P o rtla n d , whose 13-yeer old daughter has leukemia, said that when many children are diagnosed with cancer they undergo induc tion, which wipes out white blood cells. White blood cells are built up again during remission "The earlier the remission the better the percentages are.” he said. Last year Raddle took his daughter to a camp near Seattle for children with cancer. Camp Good times. “ They couldn’t guarantee room for Oregon kids next y ear," he said So Raddle went to the American Cancer Society in Portland to talk about setting up a camp similar to Camp Goodtlmes in Oregon Fred Meyer donated $45, (MM) to fund the camp for the next three years In less than a year from the time Raddle first wen, to the American Cancer Society, Camp Ukandu was taking applications for its week long session. This year 48 children ages H to 16 fished, canoed, rode horseback, hiked and sung around the camp fire at the camp. Each child could bring a sibling. The camp is free. The only restriction is that children could not have been off therapy for more than three years. At campfire on the first night, the children had to tell something they had done that day for the first time, Raddle said Some had caught their first fish, rode their first horse or just been to camp for the first time in their life, he said. Thirteen year-old Shannon Flory of Gresham, who was gluing his wish boat together, said horseback riding was his favorite activity. Cleaning fish and swimming were highlights of the camp, said Mackenzie Patrick of Corbett. Her Il-year-old brother Nathan, who went to Camp Goodtimes last year, said Camp Ukapdu is sim ilar to it, hut at this camp everyone has to keep,a journal. Nathan was casting his line into a pond, hoping to catch the big. elusive trout cam pers have nicknam ed 'Walter.” The camp is staffed with “ a doc tor for the day" and a volunteer nurse The doctors for each day are pediatric oncologists who volunteer to come to the camp for a day. "A kid's whole relation with their doctor is in a hospital. At the camp they see each other in a different light,” Raddle said. Students in the Special Education program at Portland State Univer sity work at Camp Ukandu is part of their course work. Counselors aren’t told which children have cancer and which are siblings. All people who come into the cam p are screened because children at the camp who are in remission have “ no defense system to combat illness." Raddle said. When some parents find their children have cancer they go in the house, lock the door and only come out for treatment, Raddle said. The camp provides respite for parents, he said. Onq g irl at the camp had never been away from her parents since she was diagnosed with cancer, he said. Children are dependent on doc tors and parents all the time, Rad dle said. The camp provides some independence for the patient, Rad dle said. The older ones, who have a tremendous dependency in conflict with the independence they feel as they grow older, especially need these types of outlets, he said. Jordan named to VFW committee John S. Stsum of Minneapolis, Minn., the commander-in-chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, has appointed Leslie E Jordan of Sandy, VFW Post 4273, as a member of the 1986 convention committee on national security and foreign affairs. The committee meets this week during the 87th annual National Con vention of the VFW in Minneapolis. Pathfinders set induction ceremony K special candlelight induction ceremony for new Pathfinders will be featured at 11 a m. on Saturday, Sept. 8 at the Sandy Seventh-day Adventist Church. The Pathfinder Club is sim ilar to scouting. The Pathfinder Club is open to young people ages 10 through 16. The group has many outings, Christian faith-building activities, games and crafts. This fa ll’s program includes woodcarving, the study of marine in vertebrates, and baking for craft honor badge« On Sept. 6, Pathfinder Sabbath, Pathfinder members and former members will be encouraged to wear their scarf and/or Master Guide pin. For m ore inform ation, contact Elaine Wallace, leader, at 663-3967 m al« Garm an Small, mal fl wire vAjIroh hnìrnd Schnauzer » A haired Dachshund. 8" toll, 1 foot long. Jordan has been active in veterans affairs for many years and has held a variety of offices in positions of leadership within the nation’s oldest major veterans association "People who have helped preserve their country through m ilitary ser vice in time of war best understand the importance of maintaining the freedom and liberty we all enjoy and sometimes take for granted.” Stautn said. 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It's downhill from here! --------------------------- Coupon BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL 2nd Month Half Off N~ is,i^£0?"‘v w ith purchase o f 1 st m o n th of lessons Throu9hs#pt 30 ’ Geyer School of Dance ( ballet, tap, jazz ( f t ) March of Dimes "They provided most of the water and half of the people,” Humbert ad ded. “ Most of our people are east of the mountains.” All forest and range lands in Oregon are being closed to camp and cooking fires because of the pro blems in Eastern Oreon and the con tinued hot and, dry weather, Barsotti said. Fires w ill be allowed only in designated campgrounds. Happy 40th, Mike Kaiser! Beth Carlson of Amboy, Wash., and Nathan Patrick of Corbett work on thier wish boats. by L IN D A LEO NA R D local resources, according to Mike Barsotti, service forester for State Forestry. Boring, Sandy and Estacada fire districts dispatched seven engines and 29 people to make initial attack on the Deep Creek fire. "Their help was tremendous,” said Ken Humbert, a state forester with the Clackamas-Marion District. • \ Sandy & Estacada 668-7643
