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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1970)
Detroit Residents Want Water Level in Reservoir Kept at Higher Level in Fall DETROIT—A lot of water goes under the Highway 22 bridge here and over and through Detroit Dam in a year. Many people in the area would like to keep more water under the bridge and less go ing over the dam. The Army Corps of Engineers, whicn operates the dam, says release of water at certain times is necessary. The people who use Detroit Lake for recreational purposes end those who earn a living from the recreational users want a permanent summer kike established and maintain ed. Thousancte of signatures were obtained for a permanent level and presented to Congressman Al Ullman. The congressman has contacted the Corps urging serious consideration of the re quest. Alvin Luehring. chief of op Peace on earth and joy abound— I erations and maintenance for both Detroit and Green Peter dam projects, said water has to be drawn off the reservoir legmning in late summer. If ; not, he said, there would not be sufficient capacity in the lake later to hold runoff wat ers from flooding. He said flooding is not the only con cern. In times of little or no runoff, water must be released for power generation and to allow dilution downstream of polluted water to maintain fish life. Some recreationists com plain that the Corps keeps re ferring to recreational use of Nlghteagals the lake as "secondary.” A Corps official, in a letter Name of Team to Ullman, noted the primary Stayton T.V................ purposes for which Congress Riverview ................. approved the dam are flood Silver Dollar Tavern 32 control, power generation, ir Tea Manigue Les Coif. 31 rigation, navigation and flow Stout Creek Lumber 29 The Stayton Mali ...... 27 In Femme Beauty.... 23 Santiam Lounge ......... 17 High individual game, Helen Fery, 212. High individual series, Betty Wallace. 538. High team game, Stayton T.V., 748. High team series, Stayton T.V., 2,232. Unusual plays: Betty Wal lace, 2-7-8;; Dorothy Nye, 5-6; Donna Pape, 5-7-9; Audrey Deetz, 4-5; Nadine Porter, 3-10. Moy your home overflow with kindness. III w it 01(0^5 Super Market Lee’s Market Mr. and Mrs. Lee £. Hopson, Sr. Jo and Sam Leffler Detroit, Oregon Idanha, Oregon We’re choosing this way of making a “special trip" to your house to remember you« 10—The Mill City Enterprise, Thursday, Dec. 24, 1070 By Rebecca Savage A Santa Claus with fat knees (from slipped stuffings) was the highlight of the F.H A. kid dies Christmas party, Decem ber 14th. About 13 children, between the ages of 2 and 5, had a fun time coloring pic tures, eating yummy refresh ments, and breaking a candy- filled Santa Claus piniata. It was reported that all had a good time, including the F.H. A. girls and Mrs. Leisinger, and the children went home clutching therir gifts from San ta Claus. Three F.T.A. members and Mrs. Sheythe held a brief meeting then attended the Mc Nary Highlander’s concert in the grade school gym Monday evening, Dec. 14th. A student council meeting with the whole student body invited took nbce Dec. 15tih In the gym. An activity sheet was passed for the Holiday Happen ing, Dec. 23rd, which will be on- d IDANHA-LEBANON •’ 'i y fAv ♦ ’ '•o®ek',n" u •'fltr nivi’iptoH thr »r •on-~ ” nr)'1 nqv»tv —’ —' he 11« o maintain fish life. Edward Slayden, owner of one of the two main lakeside resorts, questioned the "second ary” term when 750,000 people visit the recreation area each year. Slayden said there has not been enough water, or just r barely enough, for the resorts to operate on the opening day 1- of fishing season the third weekend of April. Businesses directly connect- id with the reservoir are lim ited to about a four month favor of it. The meeting was season and the operators ’hen adjourned. would like to stretch it to six ’ r» „.nn* p fVi'dr months, Slayden said. Lt. Col. Carlyle H. Charles, acting assistant director of and Corvallis high school, Dec. civil works for the Pacific 16th. Seniors, Rick Posekany Corps Division, told Ullman and Sue Crowther; juniors, that after February 1 the lake Gordon Plotts and Debra Earn is gradually filled as the flood hardt; sophomores, LeRoy potential decreases. Shepard and Lisa Gabriel, talk Normally, the summer level ed with the students, briefly of 1563.5 feet above sea level attended some of the classes is reached about May 10th, and sat in on a student council Charles said. This level is held, meeting. if possible, until September 1, Class meetings were held when lowering begins. By December 1, and the during activity period Friday start of the major flood sea Dec. 18th. Seniors discussed son, the level is reduced 113.5 “chicken pickin” in March and feet to 1,450 feet, Charles said. voted it down. They also dis- Engineer Luehring said that at the start of this week end the level stood at 1,467.5 and was 17.5 feet higher than normal for the period due to the recent heavy runoff. The dam serves a 635-square-mile drainage basin, Luehring noted. Petitioners would like to see a minimum level of 1,540 feet from May 1 to October 15. Ad ditional petitions are to be col lected during the next recrea tional season, backers say. The above story was taken from the Sunday Statesman.1 The North Santiam Chamber of Commerce has been working an this water level project for some time and set up a meet- ng in Mill City when a re presentative from Ullman’s of fice met with a group and took the petitions back to Washing ton, D. C. (Tri» J - ■ iX ■ 1 > >z à .with a bright MAY A LITTLE EXTRA JOY COME YOUR WAY JHIS CHRISTMAS. tomorrow. Stuckart Lumber Co Idanha, Oregon Idanha, Oregon ...that's our message for YOU. MILL CITY BRANCH Lakeside Motel U. S. Plywood-Champion Paper, Inc. cussed the selling of tiheir i Christmas candles and Oregon picture cards. The main topic! of the junior meeting was their' basketball concession stands They discussed magazine sales and set April 17th as a tenta tive date for the Prom, and April 10th for the banquet. The sophomores spent the period ordering class rings, | while the frosh talked about, “chicken pickin’’ and raising [ money. A brief pep assembly was [ held after activity period. Mr.' Moore and John Ruby said a few words encouraging the MYou’d think he invented students to support the basket safety.” ball team. U. S. National Bank The Crist's Detroit, Oregon John Fohl OF OREGON Rex Ohmart Lois Scott Colleen Morgan Betty Lou McMorris Shari Spurgeon Jeannine Lalsck Bonnie Knecklow
