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SANO* O re K OSI Ih u rs .li. , ,| J\ IVO» Se< 1 T o a s tm a s te rs c lu b te a ch e s e lo q u e n c e by 1*1111 ( IIKISTF NSF \ Correspondent - 4 I -•< • F i'1 , r A; fti- K l À t " À» ' Æ 't > Œ -ÍA] J S e le c te d a re a s o l b lo w n d o w n tim b e r w ill be r e m o v e d fro m th e B ull R un W a te r s h e d . Harvest of Bull Run timber reduced The Forest Service has reduced the amount of blown down timber it wants to remove from the Bull Bun watershed But a representative of the Bull Bun Coalition, an environmental group, is not satisfied with the Forest Service’s compromise A "final environmental impact statement" for the Bull Bun blowdown was released Wednes day, and the "selected alternative" is different than the preferred alternative" recommended in a draft environmental impact statement last spring Both the draft and the final documents focus on 5,190 acres of timber that was blown down in a 1983 wind storm The Forest Service originally recommended that 2,392 acres la- harvested from the area over a four-year period The new selected alternative, however, sug gests that 1.418 acres be harvested over a four- year period The change was made because public testimony favored the reduced harvest as an assurance that water quality would lie maintain ed, according to Bruce McCammon, district hydrologist “ The overriding management objective for the Bull Bun watershed is continued production of The Bull Bun watershed provides drinking w ater for about 700,000 people in the metropolitan area, in< hiding Gresham The selei ted alternative would allow for the building of 2 9 miles of new road 1, removes ,13 8 million Ixiard fee, of tim ber with 1,291 acres of clearcuLs and 127 acres of partial cuts The selected alternative could be expected to create 1,000 jobs over a four-year period and con tribute $3,753,401 to county governments, acco, ding to the Forest Service Counties receive about 25 ,M-rccnt of the gross tim ber receipts The Forest Service would lie, $437,800 from the sale Copies of the env ironmental impai t statement are available at the Columbia Gorge Bangei District. 31520 S I' Woodard Boad in l routd.de. or the Mount Ilood Supervisor’s ( Iffit e. 2955 \ W Division St in Gresham The Bull Bun watershed is managed by the Forest Servitc with cooperation and consul,a turn" from the Portland Water Bureau 111 August 1987, the Portland Water Bureau recommended to the Portland City Council that tlx- amount of tim ltci harv ested be reilin ed from 2,392 airiss to about 1.400 acres, anil the City , otincil agreeil pure, clear, raw. potable water for the city of Portland," said Roger Ogden, who was project leader for the Forest Service on the Bull Bun en vironmental impact statement A secondary goal is the protection. manage ment anil utilization of renewable resources which includes timber harvesting "We fully intend to monitor our activities so that we continue to manage our timber opera tions in a manner that w ill not compromise the quality of water in the Bull Bun watershed. Ogden said Clare Donison of Gresham, a member of the Bull Bun Coalition said he could not support the Fores, Service s selected alternative "By remov ing the blowdown, they 'll create a new edge for more blowdown when the next bn wind comes along," said Donison, who also represents the Ptimona Grange, which has 111 chapters in Multnomah County Donison said the Putnona Grange and the Oregon State Grange favor the Bull Bun ( o a li- tion's position that all logging activities should be banned inside the watershed "The value of th.it tim ber does not compare when you consider the value of that water be said In a day when eloquence has gone the way of the Hula Hoop, the Toastmasters still meet weekly as a support base for good communica tion A Sandy/Hoodland branch of Toastmasters International meets weekly in Hixxlland Fd Steubs is president of the new Hoodland Chapter, a group that met in Sandy until this year i >ur primary goal is to help jx-oplc improve their public speaking a b ili ty ." Steubs said of the group Steubs joined Toast masters 111 the late 1950s and found the skills useful from both a personal and profes sional perspective I, gave me a confidence earlier in life to speak in front of people I used to stutter, but most of that has gone away He said he also found the skills valuable for his work in the in surance industry Steubs said any on,- can join either by contacting an officer oi simply by com ing one of the weekly meetings He re always looking for others to join," he said 1,'s an oppor,unity to meet ex citing people and learn to think on your feet," Steubs said Steubs described the hour-long meetings as well organized Each member is nurtured through a series of short speeches he is required to <»n April 14. Sandy police charged Thomas H arold Sperb, 23, of Estacada, with a parole violation on an outstanding charge of driving w ith a sus,»ended license On April 14. Alvin Earl Bussell. 59. of Sandy, was charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants On A pril 17, Jim m y Garland Wilson Jr . 19, of Boring, was charg ed with failing, to ap|H-ar on a charge of driving with a susjrerided license On April 13, police took a report of a Sylvania video recorder stolen from Mountain Video, :t8950 Proctor Blvd The video camera, valued at $1.075, was stolen from a display D erek W illia m s A n d re w S im o n is Navy Seaman Apprentice Derek M Wiilaims. a 1987 graduate of San dy Union High School, has graduated from operations specialist school During the 15-week course, con ducted at Flee, Combat Training C e n te r. V ir g in ia Beach, Va . Williams received instru, tions on the operations of surveillance and search radars, electronic recognition and identification equipment, aircraft aj>- proach control dev ices and electronic aids to navigation His studies were designed to prepare him for duty in a shipboard combat information center, or at a shore-based flee, training center He joined the Navy in July 1987 Pvt 1st Glass Andrew J Simonis son of Harry and Lucille Simonis o f Sandy, has lx-en decorated with tfu Army Achievement Medal at T o r , Ia'wis. Wash The Achievement Medal is award ed to soldiers for meritorious serv l e a d s of courage, or other ac complishments Simonis is a multichannel c o m inunications system operatoi with the 29th Signal Battalion He is a 1985 graduate of Sandy Union High Seb,x»l Lisa K ent Pvt l.isa M Kent, daughter of Calina and Mark Kent of Boring, has completed basic training a, Fort Dix, N.J. During the tra in in g , students received instruction in d rill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, m ilitary courtesy. m ilitary justice, first aid, and Army history and traditions She is a 1987 graduate of Sandy Union High School Country Western Swing Dance Lessons for Beginners and Intermediates Start in May Sandy VFW Susan Hartke Marine Sg, Susan E Hartke. daughter of G arrett Hartke of Wemme. recently reported for duty at M arine Corps Base. Camp Pendleton, (’a llf A 1981 graduate of Sandy High School, she joined the Marine Corps in March 1983 Scan Tafoya Pvt Scan M Tafoya, grandson of Marcella Sc'rantino of Sandy, has completed one station unit training <»SI I at the US Armv Infantry id Sund». < 9 '»'OSS On April 10, Sandy police in vestigated an accident at the in tersection of Pleasant Avenue and Hoffman Avenue A 1965 Chevrolet driven by Bonald Wesley W illiams of Sandy struck a 1981 Pontiac driven by I aura Diane Boomhower, also of Sandy There were no injuries and no citations were issued I T * Ì 1 I AUTHENTIC MEXICAN FOOD AND ATMOSPHERE 38786 Pioneer Blvd - Sandy, OR ¡1 1 S| On April 15, police investigated a report of break-in at the lrip le XXX Drive-in, 39:182 IToctor Blvd A win dow was broken to gain entry Keys ,o the cash register and vending machine were missing. p A t J! i M T I A I A Pl B A N D ITO S BUCK 1 I £ s s 668 8823 $ G o o d th ru Dec , 4 -S .V.VOS 1 «v V Charles lofhn *1 OPEN OFF jluSun llam-9pm r <■> COUPON • * ■ | Eri llam -lO pm 'J *’ I Closed Monday $1 OFF COUPON t SP I Parking in rear »1 OFF COUPON 7 7 ii f f c r .S u v u fe r VV I,h , à divi II Ik nelit V l ^ l S S v llI K area 31 ’ 98ft MEET THE HOME TEAM! Guy Joseph Army Privale Guy H Joseph, soil of James and Alice Joseph of Sandy . lias com,deted the basic field a r tillery cannoneer course under the one station unit training lO S l'T l pro gram at T ort Sill. ( >kla During the course, students were taught the duties of a howitzer or gun section crewman They also received in stru ctio n in com m unications, maintenance and the handling of am munition and explosives He is a 1987 graduate of Sandy Union Itigli SctiiMil ARCO Debbie. M ike Linda. Rex. 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T or, Henning, Ga (»Sl' l is a 12-week period that com lanes combat training and advanced individual training ’The training included weapons (jualifn ations. squad tactic s, patroll ing, landmine warfare, field com munications and comliat operations ( ompletion of this course qualifies him as a light-weapons infantryman and an indirei t-fire crewman Soldiers were taught to perform any of the duites in a rifle or mortar squad His sister. Shannon Tafoya, also lives in Sandy Die private is a P»87 graduate of Sandv High School deliv er, w bile others hi the gi oup act in v arious roles as ev aluator. or table master Memliers take a sense of hunun to the meetings. Steubs said An ah m aster" listens for speakers to punt tuate sentences with "ah s and uh’s " Those taboo habits are greeted with croaking from a toy frog The Toastmasters group, called I M on Mt " meets weekly, alter nating between Bippling Biver East and Mount Hood Ev angelical T ree Church Steubs said the ilex, meeting is 'Tuesday, April 211. at 7 a hi a, Bip pling Biver COME AND ENJOY k n ittin g ! ('a ll now for information ID STHIBS 668-4611 ARCO O 39021 Proctor Blvd. Sandv, OR C O U N TY BANK Serving You Since 1911 SANDY 668-5501 BORING 664-3000 HOODLAND 622-3131 I I) I (. tou»i Hnu'.iMC LENDER GRESHAM LOAN CENTER 665-9444
