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
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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
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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