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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1970)
Slate Creek area some 11 miles Southwest of here. Some 250 | men made up of forest serv- ■ ice crews, loggers, Jab Corps crews, helicopter and heavy equipment battled the blaze. July— A new $20,500 pumper was In addition 16 smoke jumpers purchased by the Idanha Rur were called in from the Red al Fire Protection district. The mond Air Center. A Forest new pumper was delivered to Service fire camp was set up the Idanha Fire hall, and the at Slate Rock. ¡jumper formerly stationed August— A west Linn man was res there was transferred to the cued by helicopter after he was Detroit City hall. Two log booms were instal injured while hiking on Jef led on Detroit Reservoir by the ferson Park Trail near Butte U. S. Forest Service. An 830- park. He was Robert Gent, 47, foot boom was installed cn who was with a small grsup the Breitenbush Arm and a of hikers crossing a snow field 930-foot boom on the Blowout toward Breitenbush Lake, Arm to help keep debris out when he slipped on the ice of the main body of the Reser and slid onta a pile of rocks. voir. A Mill City man, Grant Mer The season’s first forest fire, rill was injured when he was project size, occurred in the struck by a speed boat while in the water near Mongold Ski landing in Detroit Lake, west of here. A five-member Planning Commission was appointed by Mayor Cliff McMillan to work in conjunction with the De troit City council for the bet terment of the city and com munity. A second major forest fire occurred two miles northeast of Idanha along Little Pigeon Prairie road near Boulder Ridge. Forest Service crews with the aid of loggers, helicopter, and 16 smoke jumpers from the Redmond A i r Centet fought the stubborn blaze. The blaze was in a unit being logged. A Portland developer began work on sub-dividing a 20-acre tract into 55 lots. He is Harry Patton, who is developing streets and water service, plus underground utilities on the tract near Breitenbush River bridge. A time clock eight feet square for football games was mounted on the west end of the bus garage adjacent to the football field at Detroit High school. The time-piece was the first of its kind to be installed for athletic purposes. Detroit-Idanha Year Story Its plans to restore the Mar ion Lake are to Wilderness status until September 15. This gave Congress time to consider and act upon Sen. Mark O. Hatfield’s bill S2093, to remove Marion Lake from Mt. Jefferson Wilderness Act. The U. S. Forest Service •‘geared up” a program of in tensified enforcement of pork regulations. A new system of ticketing violaters was explained during a Forest Service meeting at Albany. The new enforcement program was designed to cov er from persons camping In pay-camps without paying, to vandalism. (Continued from Page 9) We are taking this opportunity to express deep appreciation to you, our valued friends and customers Glad greetings for a Happy New Year. Santiam showed 125 people received 10—The Mill City Enterprise, 'niureday, Jan. 1, 1970 158 immunizations and 19 phy sicals. Forester Tom Levering, De troit station, was transferred to Gold Beach, Siskiyou Na tional Forest. Formerly a G-S-7 he was promoted to a G-S-9. December— As the year ends more peo ple cut their own Christmas trees on Federal Forest land than ever before. Detroit Ranger Station re ported there were 2.626 per mits issued this year, com pared to 2,033 permi’s sold last year. Willamette National Forest officials credited better weath er conditions and improved publicity with increasing per mit sales. From me proceeds spirit.—(Isa. 57:16). the When our car fails to start, the battery may be run down. When we feel tired and devital ized. the body may be run down Just as a battery can tie recharged, the body can be recharged, only on a more permanent basis. For when the body is recharged with God life, we have a new body, we are a new creature. We ail want to be alive—fully alive So accept the life of God; it is our life. Jerry Pittam Insurance Jerry, Betty and Marlena Ph. 897-2342 Mill City, Oregon September— Cable Vision Serving Detroitldanha Western Auto and Rose Hardware Gates-Lyons and Mill City. Highway 22 Phone 897-2785 The date for accomplishing restoration work and the re moval of boats at Marion Lake, now within the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness, had been post poned until May 1, 1970. The postponement was ord ered by Regional Forester Charles Connaughton because Congress is currently consid ering legislation that would af fect future management by withdrawing Marion Lake from the Wilderness. October— Several of the Detroit Rang er Station personnel were transferred to Eugene, Grants Pass, Prairie City and John Day National Forests. THE NEW YEAR- ...color it with a hue of happiness. November— A total of 1,674 acres of clear-cut slash units were burned on the Detroit District in the Forest Service annual fall slash burning program. Slash burning is done annual ly by area logging companies, under supervision of the For est Service. One hundred sixty-five re ceived 225 immunizations at the annual Marion County Health Clinic held here. Nine teen physicals were given. In comparison, last year’s record Peace and Joy is our sincere wish Sportsman's Center Mill City, Oregon for our community, for our friends. Mill City Hardware Phone 897-2977 Mill City, Ore. The very finest is what we want for you to have for 1970, each and every day. We proclaim a special 1970 for you and yours. MILL CITY BRANCH Best wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year. U. S. National Bank OF OREGON Floyd Eastwood Rex Ohmart Lois Scott Colleen Morgan Shari Spurgeon Jeannine Lalack Betty Lou McMorris Bonnie Krvcklow Oscar's Phillips 66 Oscar and Irene Phone 897-2764 Hlway 22 Mill City 351 3rd Baldwin’s Phone 769-2925 Stayton, Oregon
