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SAND* Festival _ snowfield and filtered by wetlands For several miles the bottom is made up of small rocks, which makes it an excellent spawning ground And then the river makes a steep and rapid descent past summer homes and into the Sandy River About nine miles of the river was sterilized On a hike through an old- growth stand of timber. Eubel show ed the biologists an area that had been rehabilitated four years ago WiMxly debris was piled up behind a cedar log Eubel pointed to the ample cover, the rippling water, the smooth water, the back channel The important thing was the varie ty This is what Still ('reek will lixik like in 50 to 100 years, I hope " The river supports populations of summer and winter steelhead, spring Chinook, early and late fall coho, and resident cutthroat trout Before the biologists traveled to Still Creek for the tour, they attended an awards ceremony at the Mount Hood National Forest headquarters in Gresham Dave Mohla. supervisor, said he was "very, very proud" to travel to Albuquerque to accept the award from the American Fisheries Socie ty He credited Dave Heller, a fish A car wash and hot dog stand sales helped the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church youth group in Sandy reach its goal of raising >600 to send one member to Mexico in August Donna Mitchell, a 1988 Sandy Union High School graduate, will represent Good Shepherd on a good will visit to Cuernavaca in the state of Morelos, about 39 miles south of Mexico City She will accompany the youth group from St. Paul's Episcopal The p e t ro c k race In 1 9 / 8 w a v a p o p u la r e v e n t. fessionally Nicholls had played on the "I love Lucy" television shows, and Bruns was a Disney studio musi cian who composed the song Davy Crockett ” 197» The first crowd estimate of 50,000 was given This also was the first year the two day Mountain Festival was expanded to a slate of events known as Sandy Mountain Days Snowshoe softball, where p ar ticipants wore snowshoes cut out of plywood and guzzled beer while roun ding the bases, was one of the events Snowshoe softball later was changed to choker softball, in which par ticipants tied their ankles together instead of wearing snowshoes But the softball event was dropped altogether in later years because of insurance liability and because“ the Mountain Festival committee did not feel the event fit in with its slate of family activities Other events in 1978 included the Pet Rock Race of the Century, and the I x»ng Rifle Rendezvous The Mountain Festival royalty also made its debut in 1978 A new volunteer came on board in 1978 The volunteer, Darrell Dempster, had no idea of the role he would play in later Mountain Festivals 1979 The 18-member festival committee carried on their duties despite the grief over the death of Ellis, who died of a heart attack just a week before the festival began "Lynn has been the single most im- ortant person, not only in the festival, but also in other community events,” said Armstrong Ellis's explanation of the success of the Mountain Festival was simple "You go into that park on a sunny day and you get a special feeling," she had said We really didn't do anything to make the festival happen The Moun tain Festival is a state of mind," Ellis said C o n tin u e d fro m P a g e 1. biologist for the Mount Hood National Forest, as one person who deserves credit for the work Mohla added that numerous people on the forest ser vice staff deserve credit Deputy Regional Forester John Ixiwe said there is a new attitude in dealing with fish habitat, not just in the forest service but in other agen cies The forest service's new commit ment to fisheries improvement a plan called "Rise to the Future" lis ts as a go a l cooperation w ith o th e r agencies At the awards ceremony, Lowe credited the Northwest Power Plann ing Council, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Washington Department of Fisheries, the Colum bia Inter tribal Fisheries Council, the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commis sion and Oregon Trout for con tributing to the new spirit of coopera tion. It was biologists and other representatives of those groups that toured Still Creek last week We have made a change and you will see it everywhere you go," Ixiwe told the group Bill Johnson, the first US skier to win an Olympic gold medal in dow nhill competition, was the parade marshal The weather was hot, anti good media attention in Portland was credited with boosting attendance The Almost 1D-K race debuted in 1979 The event has since been cer tified as a 10-kilometer race The International Bed Race Finals, held before parade, began in 1979 According to Gerry New, the bed race was Ellis's idea New has followed through, organizing the event every year It will celebrate its 10th year next year New’s Union 76. now New's Towing, won the race the first five years 19*5 The number of vendors' booths was increased to 157 this year The number stayed the same in 1986, but was reduced to 150 in 1987 Montgomery said the park was just too crowded with 157 artists' booths The pie throw was a favorite event at the Wine Fair arid Feast's tent At the Lions Club Beer Garden, a dunk tank benefit raised over >1800 1980 Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson, her co-star on the "Bionic Woman" television series, were the grand marshals for the parade The Mountain Festival program lists 136 booths The Sandy Recrea tion Department took over the All- Breeds I’et show that year The rules read, in their entirety, "All entries must have legs and be smaller than King Kong." 1981 A record number of entries, nearly 100. were reported in the Mountain Festival parade. George Bruns was parade marshal Connie Case, a college track star, defended her title in the Almost 10-K • We're not as cured out as they are farther south," Jackson said, referr ing to the Salem and Woodburn area Mount Hood has had more rain this spring. Jackson and four other employees regulate burning in a 90,000-acre area from the Clackamas River to the Columbia I) 3 Church in Salem for two weeks in the companion dioceses of the Diocese of Oregon They leave Aug 8 The trip will combine service and sightseeing A reciprocal visit is planned for 1989 The Good Shepherd group earned about >170 from .. car wash July 15. a hot dog stand July 16, and a drawing for a bicycle, all held in Sandy Joan Miller of Sandy won the BMX bicycle. said adviser Jim Holway 1987 The Mountain Festival program was dedicated to Darrell Dempster, who served for several years as chairman of the mountain festival committee. After a year's absence, Dempster is back as chairman of the Mountain Festival committee “ He's been excellent." said Fen wick "It doesn't m atter what it is. he goes the extra mile " Mt This was the year of the debut of the New Games Festival It featured fun, but non-competitive activities, like blob tag. which is still played to day. Festival-goers had 136 booths to check out age of 73 Lillian Meaney, who was active at the Sandy Senior Center, died July 14 at a Gresham care center at the age of 89 Funeral services were Monday. April 18, in the chapel of Sandy Euneral Home Father Amanico Rodrigues officiated Mrs Meaney was horn Lillian Catheran Wheeler in upper New York state on Sept 22, 1898 She was raised in Canada and in 1919 came to Oregon to make her home She came to Oregon to live in 19X1, and lived in varies areas before settl ing in the Hoodland area in 1943 laving in the Portland area, Lillian worked as a saleswoman until 1971, when she retired and moved to the Sandy area to make her home She was a member of the Sandy Golden Age Club She is survived by a sister, Stella Vonnan in Alberta, Canada, and many nieces and nephews The family suggests memorial eon tributlons be made to the Sandy Senior Center in her memory Fern G o ff Welches resident Fern Janet Goff died at her residence on July 12 at the Mrs Goff and her husband operated Goff's Coffee Shop near Welches She was born Dee 14. 1914, in E r win. Tenn She was a member of Eastern Star, Mountain View Chapter No 125 in Sandy M is Goff was preceded in death by her husband. Raymond, in 1987. and her daughter, Marlene Goff, in 1984, and her son, Jerry Goff, in 1971 Survivors include a sister, Mae Nelson of Erwin. Tenn . and grand daughters. Glenda Goff of Portland and Gina Goff of Atlanta Memorials should he made to the Mount Hood Lions Club Services were Saturday at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Pleasant Hill, Die Arrangements were by the G resham Little Chapel of the Chimes 668 8058 Hwy. 26. Sandy PIZZA . jbb I- BARN Matt Buekelew, 12. is prep of the week He qualified for the national J u n io r Olympic discus com petition w ith a throw of 79 feet, 3 4 inches He made the throw, a personal liest that earn ed him a first-p lace finish, at the five-state Region 13 Junior Olympics, which w ere held in Salem Congratulations, Matt' In July, people were stationed at all the entrances to the park under the direction of Jeff Jaqua, who was chairman that year The official count was 44.000 1983 The Sandy Area Chamber of Com merce began its Wine Fair and Feast tent this year The event is credited with helping the chamber get its financial affairs in order The chamber started selling com memorative wine glasses that year, an idea Don Wilson stole from an o th er fe stiv al. In 1988, the cham ber sold 104 dozen com- memorative wine glasses The Sandy Box Box Derby also made its debut this year 1984 1988 Portland Trail Blazer Kenny Carr was the parade marshal The Children's Parade drew 136 en tries. the Sandy Thriftway precision shopping cart marching team was a hit in the Mountain Days parade and Styrofoam lizards on a stick were the toy of choice for kids in the park Enjoy g ra o t p in o s 1 g o o d tim a s at P a o la s! Discovery Girl U*S*A STATE PAGEANT ♦ * * * STATI ENTER NOW! WINNERS ADVANCE TO NATIONAL FINALS IN ORLANDO FLORIDA STATE PRIZES INCLUDE • 5 Days 4 Nights Motel Accomodations in Orlando Florida • A Tnp tu ey A od nus CASH PRIZES A TROPHIES GRANO PRIZES INCLUDE CARIBBEAN CRUISES • HOSTS * Sheri Farmer A Marty Burnt I YOb KNOW b S ... ..W E KNOW YOU! Age Dnritiont 4 ' • A rtel et Competition •«'< ew • xiw • .we i SEND TODAY ! 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So far the forests have not been a hazard either, according to Dwayne Jackson, assistant unit forester for the Oregon Department of Forestry ’ »fl {$•< OBITUARIES W eather But Tuesday 's hot weather, coupl ed with the wind, creates the kind of conditions firefighters dread Hanson said the wind and heat pull the moisture out of the trees and grass July 21 Continued from Page 1. Rate table at right show s round trip fares per person except core area w h ic h includes up to 6 passengers for S5 00. round trip. S3 00 one way •C o re area B rig h tw o o d , W em m e, W elches. Zig Zag. R hododendron P O Box 559, Welches, OR 97067 622-5554 or 250-4379 _ * r* > î * j, *.ï 5 > ' m S * MO M7 MM *22 N/A M *S *H MS ‘ 17 ‘20 M S A M ‘7 • m h h g im ’ M4 Mb MM HMX4 (. 'HkSM lSf AMP H< AA I *S M »1 h « ARf A kW \t.k i\fk M0 k{s< »RI SAM» DISCOVER WHAT COMMUNITY BANKING IS ALL ABOUT! 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A.... . ♦ ♦ ♦ N A ’¿0 ‘19 ‘18 ‘12 I > H a b ita t_ PO S I Thur» Goal reached for youth trip z > z We could really see that we could do something with it," Fenwick said But the park at the time was little m ore th an a fo rest with an overgrown path through it Three months later, the city had put in a walkway and repaired the bridges Fenwick cut down ferns and an nounced each freshly cut site as suitable for an artist's booth Vendors were recruited from other craft shows, and numerous local a r tists purchased their supplies at the Blushing Zebra, so the message spread word of mouth The firs t, one-day M ountain Festival was a success w ith 45 to 50 artists' booths The Mountain Festival committee barbecued chicken, and there was some entertainment One of the performers was Greg Meier, who played the accordian Meier, who was 11 at the time, has gone on to s e n e as transportation and youth activities chairman for the festival committee 1975 The tone of the Mountain Festival, it could be argued, began the second year No commercial vendor's booths were allowed in the park And musical groups, such as Cock and Bull and I>es Lusk and I-eslie, were hired to entertain Fenwick remembers a good crowd and a good family atmosphere 197« By now, it was clear that the Moun tain Festival was taking off A full line-up of music was scheduled, and the Mount Hood Mudders. the Sandy Senior Center and Zych Elephant Ears were among the six food ven dors The Mountain Festival had 115 ar tists lining the trails Several firsts were recorded that year A Bicentennial parade the first parade backed up traffic on a Saturday, and the Mountain Festival parade was changed to Thursday evenings in following years The Birdcage Theater also made its debut The Birdcage Theater was copied from Knott’s Berry Farm by Ellis, according to Shannon Montgomery, Ellis's daughter According to Mountain Festival lore, the Birdcage Theater, the floor of a building, was being taken into the park on a backhoe At one point the driver dropped the structure, and that became the permanent site The theater has changed over the years. It now has a cement floor and faces a natural amphitheater The Kiwanis Club of Sandy has built rows of benches into the hill. The Front Stage, later dedicated to Sandy musician Dale Nicholls, has evolved since the start of the festival, Fenwick said 1977 Sandy Post articles say 25,000 visited Meinig Park Dale Nicholls and his All-Star Band, and George Bruns and his Dixieland Band, were am ong the e n te rta in e rs Both Nicholls and Bruns had played pro- O r»
