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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1970)
winter runs have been a com plete bust. As one angler put it, "There just ain’t no steel head.” But this Isn’t quite the true picture, at least as far as Ore gon streams are concerned, ev All projects in the Portland en though steelheaders have U. S. Army Engineer District Foster Dams on the Middle had a tougher time than usual will hold open house for the and South Santiam River, 38 catching fish. Steelhead runs public during Engineers’ miles southeast of Albany. fluctuate from year to year Week, February 22-28, accord and the runs may be down ing to Col. Robert L. Bangert, from the bonanza anglers reap Portland District Engineer. The Army Corps of Engin Pacific Power & Light Com ed the past few years. But pany has announced the pro runs in m.st streams are not eers is co-sponsoring National motion of Terry Kileen, Wil the washouts many anglers be Engineers Week jointly with lamette-Coos area power super lieve. Furthermore, anglers the National Society of Profes Santiam JVs extended their intendent since 1963, to the should shoulder some of the sional Engineers. The theme season reconi to 12 wins and supervisory staff at the $200- blame for their lack of suc of this year’s National Engin 4 losses Friday night by down million Centralia Steam-Elec cess simply because they have eers Week is “Engineering . . . ing the North Marion Husk tric Project at Centralia, Wash. been unwilling to adapt to the Environmental Design for the ies 69 to 37. Steve Lewellen led unusual water conditions we’ve 1970’s.” all scorers with 17 points, fol had most of the winter. “Army Engineers have long lowed by Jim Story, who net There is a gr up of steel been concerned with the qual ted 12. Santiam completely headers, though, who have al ity of the Nation’s environment dominated the boards with Jim tered their angling techniques Col. Bangert said. “The Corps Story and Allen Severs pull to take advantage of abnormal of Engineers has been identi ing d:wn 14 rebounds apiece water flows, and these anglers fied more than any other agen and John Ruby getting 10. Re have taken steelhead as usual. cy with the development of serve center Doug James came Also, counts of steelhead reach the country’s water resources. into the game in the second ing Game Commission weirs “The Corps recognizes its quarter sparking a Santiam and counting stations show the responsibilities in dealing drive by rippling the cords runs are normal on these with its environment. It d:es for 8 points. streams. Nine Santiam players scor not seek to destroy nature- Up until mid-January with only to assist it to serve the ed in the game making this heavy rains and continued high public better,” Col. Bangert win a real team effort. water since, steelhead streams added. Scoring for Santiam— received only one good rise The public is cordially invit Steve Lewellen 17, Poole 7, in water levels, with this oc ed to visit Portland Engineer Story 12, Severs 9, Ruby 7, curring about mid-December. District projects all year Gabriel 2, James 8, Podrabsky The one big freshet brought around, but the welcome mat 1, D. Plotts 6. Terry Kileen in a surge of steelhead as ex is especially out during En Santiam Frosh 76—Jefferson 72 February 9 the Santiam according to Elwood B. Hed- pected and anglers enjoyed gineers’ Week, February 22-28. berg, manager of power oper fine success immediately fol In the Salem-Albany area, Frosh trounced the Jefferson lowing. Prior to the freshet Army Engineers’ project open Frosh 7642. Four Santiam ations at PP&L. Succeeding him is Kenneth and up to the January storms, to visitors are Detroit and players scored in the double E. Coleman. Kalispell-Sand most streams fluctuated little Big Cliff Dams on the North figures led by Darrell Plotts point area power superinten and most were lower than nor Santiam River east of Mill with 20 and Dennis Budlong dent for the past two years and mal and quite clear. To sum City and Green Peter and with 18. This was the eighth win in a row for the Santiam a veteran hydro power plant it up, from early November Frosh giving them an over-all operator with the utility firm. through mid-January there were no recurrent freshets who continued to fish with record of nine wins and two which result in the frequent large baits and heavy hard losses. surges of incoming steelhead ware failed to catch fish. Dis The Frosh have only three gruntled anglers immediately games left to play, Regis, Ger anglers expect. Instead of the surges—ex blamed their woes on failure vais and Stayton, all who have cept for the one in December of the runs. The heavy mid lost to Santiam in the first —steelhead have been drib January rains did bring in a round of play. bling into our coast stream all good surge of steelhead and an Scoring for Santiam— Darrell Plotts 20, Lewellen winter, even during low water glers had better get at them periods. The big sea-goers are now or these fish too will pass 12, Podrabsky 14, Gruver 8, spooky as a jittery rabbit in them by to upstream spawn Budlong 18, Hince 2, Carpent er 2. the clear water, and anglers ing areas. Army Engineers Invite Public To Visit Projects During Engineers' Week Pacific Power Men Receive Promotions Santiam JVs Take North Marion Santiam Defeats North Marion 71 -67 The Santiam Wolverines jumped to a 28-13 first quarter lead and held on for a 71-67 win over the North Marion Huskies to even their confer ence record at f:ur wins and four losses. In this decisive first quarter. Larry Hillesland scored 10 points and Johnson and Berg each hit for eight. North Marion outscored San tiam in each of the last three quarters but were unable to overtake the Wolverines. Game leaders for the Wolverines were Hillesland and Johnson with 17 and 16 points respect ively, and Berg with 10 points and 13 rebounds. The last home game for Santiam is Tuesday, February 17, against Scio and the sea son comes to a close next Tues day at Jefferson. Santiam 71—Hillesland 17, Johnson 16, Berg 10, Grant 0, Raines 2, Pittam 8, Richards 3, Eide 8, Elliott 3, Plotts 4. 8—The Mill City Enterprise, Thursday, Feb. 19, 1970 stopped his automobile, took us to a service station, induced the proprietor to come and give us gasoline, and remained on the scene until we had been taken care of. He was courte ous. cooperative and concern ed about our situation, and was pleasant and acc modat- ing. We think he should be commended for an exception ally good job in public rela tions. Yours very truly, Harlow F. Lenon Judge of the Circuit Court of Oregon, Portland. THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE Score by Quarters— Santiam ...28 18 17 8—71 N. Marion 13 21 19 14—67 Police Get Letter Of Commendation The following letter was re ceived by the Mill City Police Department recently, and it is being reprinted herewith to show the type of service our Police Department is giving to people who visit in our area: Chief of Police, Mill City, Oregon. Dear Sir: On the evening of Friday, January 2, 1970, sometime af ter 10 p. m„ my family and 1 were driving through Mill City and found ourselves short of enough gasoline to get to the Metolius River. No service stations were open. Your police officer on duty SEE US FOR PLYWOOD PANELS ÿÂîiÂîÿÂWÿftïÿÿiÿÿÿi*: Kenneth E. Coleman Kileen has worked at every major stream-electric generat ing plant in the PP&L sys tem during his 22-year career with the power company. Fallowing 12 years as a steam engineer with several West Coast and Far East ship ping lines, he joined PP&L as a fuelman and in two years became an operator at the Til lamook steam plant in 1953 apd advanced to Astoria pow er superintendent in 1956. He was assigned to the staff that started up PP&L’s huge Dave Johnston steam plant at Glpnrock, Wyp, in 1960, and returned to C'oos Bay a year later to becopie assistant area power superintendent. For the past seven years, he has sup ervised the operation of the company’s high-voltage trans mission system in the Willam ette Valley and in Coos coun ty, headquartered at Albany. The Centralia supervisory staff will oversee the start up and opération of the Pacific Northwest’s first large-scale generating plant to be fueled by coal. Te region will enter the thermal era of electric po wer production when the first unit of the 1,400.000-kilowatt plant goes “on the line” in September, 1971. Unit No. 2 will follow a year later. Kileen is married and has a daughter who is a high school teacher and another, a junior at Marylhurst College in Port land. He is a member of the Elks Club and the Knights of Columbus. Coleman has put in nearly 22 years in PP&L’s power de partment. He spent 13 years in southern Oregon as an oper ator and dispatcher at several hydro projects, was named sys tem dispatcher at the Utility’s Portland operating headquart ers in 1961 and was promoted to the Kalispell-Sandpoint as signment in May 1968. He has a wife and daughter. Where Are ihe Steelhead by Milt Guymon Where are the steelhead? This has been the hue and ciy among a large number of steel head fishermen all winter, be moaning one of the poorest fishing seasons in quite a spell. Most are convinced that the WÄ .V no extra charge V. ••• V «C mi P rices are always relative.. „whether they’re actually high or low depends on what we get for our money. Local business and service establishments offer the same goods for similar prices... or less... that we can get in some distant city or town... plus... at no extra charge... more con venience, quicker service in times of emergency, more per sonal interest in our needs and problems, important help in the financial support and upbuilding of this area in which we live... and upon which we depend for a living. These extras, and many more are ours ... no extra charge... when we patronize our friends and neighbors in business here at home. These Firms Are Genuinely Interested in the Future of Our Community and Your Welfare H. L. Ashby Distributor of Shell Products Madison-Davis Ins. Co. Inc. Mill City, Oregon Jerry Pittam Insurance Oscar's Phillips 66 Service Phone 897-2413 or 897-2754 We Give S & H Green Stamps U.S. National Bank of Oregon Mill City Enterprise Head Office Portland Advertising — Commercial Printing Santiam Cable Vision Mill City, Oregon Moffatt Plumbing & Heating Phone 897-2799 Mill City, Oregon Girod's Hilltop Super Market S & H Green Stamps We Give S & H Green Stamps Kelly Lumber Sales Building Supplies, Paints, Plumbing Supplies, Electrical Fixtures Don's Tire Sales Tires Are My Business Highway 22, Mill City, Ore. Les's Body & Fender Repair Complete Body Repair & Paint Service
