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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1971)
•The Mill City Enterprise, Thursday, April 8, 1971 Bluebirds Visit Enterprise Snow Removal Big Wolverettes Make I ? In p, Upper i"g Canyon Arriv Area !d —The first day of Job for Highway Finals in Dance-Drill the DETROIT week ending April 6 saw the last of the snow, we hope, 1 25 inches of snow falling on Crews on Pass Competition Sat. i that date. Since then the snow Cub Scouts Take Newspaper Tour The following informative The Santiam Wolverettes has disappeared, except on the article was written by Stan J competed Saturday in a state ro< untain tops, and with the Federman, staff writer for the wide girls’ danee-dr:ll team exception of .09 Inches of rain Oregonian, and appeared in competition at Corvallis High falling on the 2nd and .04 on , Sundays Oregonian. Along with school. I the - 3rd, . the days have been • the story was some interesting There were 34 teams entered sunny. pictures of the Santiam Pass in the small group division The high temperature for sheathed in glistening snow. with 12 groups making the fin this period was 74 degrees on The area was never more beau- I J al competition. the 5th and 6th, the low was tiful than it is at present in all The Wolverettes were one of 26 degrees on the 1st and 3rd: of its winter-wonderland glory. the 12 teams chosen for the fin with an average mean of 45 A total of some 211 inches of al competition. degrees. Only March 31 is in snow is reported at Hoodoo First place trophy went to cluded in this period on which Ski Bowl Resort in the San the Albany Hi-Steppers and day the high was 59 degrees tiam Pass area. Stan says”— second place to the Bobbies of and the low 26. the snow season is almost ov- Winston Churchill High school. Compared with last year the | er-except for the State High- In the large group division. total snowfall was 21.75 inches Cub Scouts of Den Two with their leaders, Mrs. j way division maintenance South Salem won first and this year against 3.75 last year. | crews which man the huge ma Beaverton and Sunset High The total precipitation for the Ken Harrison and Mrs. Bob Williams, toured the Enter chines which help keep Ore won second. Pendleton High month was 10.17 inches of prise Tuesday afternoon. Pictured are back row: Chris gon’s mountain roads open to school was awarded Congenial melted snow and rain against Emmerson, Thomas Wi liams, Tim Hampton; Front Pictured above are the “Singing B.uebirds” when traffic. ity Trophy. row’ are Greg- Harrison, Ricky Frazier, Jeff Harrison in 1970. they visited the Enterprise office Tuesday afternoon. Recent cold weather has The Corvallis Sparta Pacers 7.06 The high temperature in 1971 (not a cub) and Nate Bastuscheck. Back row left to right are Tonya Porter, Roxann Der kept crews on almost round- hosted the event and presented was 59 degrees during March ick, Wanda Walczak; front row are Corena Barker, the clock duty as Old Man Win an exhibition dance during in on the 22nd against 69 degrees | Honor Students Listed Denise Stewart, Carry Gifford and Cathy Whitmore. ter gives Santiam Pass. Wil termission. on the 26th. The low for March Santiam Golf Gals Mrs. Ed Whitmore is the leader of this group and Mre. lamette Pass and Government The girls returned home late 1971 was 14 degrees on the 2nd. Start New Season Camp a few departing licks. Saturday night, tired but happy against 26 degrees on the 17th For Detroit High and f$ay Porter is the assistant leader. The Santiam Women’s Golf This year the State will that they made the finals as and 31st. 1970. spend some $5.2 million on the competition was keen with This monthly comparison Association opened the Spring- Elementary School snow removal operations a Santiam being one of the smal counki not be included in last Summer season Tuesday with BEST THINGS IN LIFE $700 000 increase over 1970 ler schools participating. week’s report, since there was the first day of competition. The following students at Call which had a fairly mild winter. The Woiverette Advisor, still one more day of March to The day’s play was most one Detroit school made the honor BILL ALLMAN The record year was 1969 when Mrs. Andrew Leisinger, has go. and which day is stated putts. roll: "15 1st —Stayton Winners in the Class A di Gina Williamson $7.7 million was spent combat done a remarkable job with above, it snowed. Crocuses are 4.0 Phone 769*5729 ing an almost endless number the girls and they are a group c-ut in all their glory, violets vision were Carol Franz and Bonnie Young 4.0 Ruth Tohl both with 7. Class State Farm Life Insurance Company of major snow’-storms. of which the school and com and primroses are in bloom, 3.8 Lucy Young B winners were Myrtle Dono The highway division pres munity may well be proud. and daffodils (some blooming) 3.8 Joni Bement ently has more than 1,400 are budding, promising at last hue and Mae Guest with a Bud Crist 3.7 score of 6 and Class C winner Greg Slayden pieces of snow removal equip that Spring is really here. 3.6 ment, including 580 blade-type A triD down through Gates was Bernice Evans with 2. 3.6 Sue Morgan First low net was won by 235 loaders, plows. 460 sanders, and Mill City was enjoyed. 3.4 Ricky Roth Betty Klutke with a score of 90 power graders and 45 ro- Daffodils, tulips, and hyacinths 3.3 Gary Lynn tary plows. were in bloom. Trees were in 173 and second low by Betty Cathie Crist 3.3 Plows Biggest blcssom and forsythia, the Schug with a 77. 33 By Boots Champion Mary Bittner Included among the rotary j Earl Michaelson was the harbinger of Spring, seemed to Judy Benton 3.2 plows are 15 of the biggest and i trophy winner in the recent be flowering everywhere. Detroit Budget 3.2 Ronald Lynn most sophisticated machines cribbage tournament just com The above report was furn Robin Whiteley 3.1 Meeting Held made in the nation. Each is pleted. Mr. Michaelson said the ished by Detroit weather ob 3.0 DETROIT — Detroit school Charles McClintick capable of moving upwards of cribbage touranment was add server. Irene Paullin. 3.0 Tompkins budget hearing was held Wed Romona 1.200 tons of snow an hour, ed this year following the pin PERFECT ATTENDANCE t nesday, April 7. at 7 p. m. in double the tonnage of older- ochle tournaments was a com Mary Bittner. Coleen Lvnn, the high school conference Charles McGlintick. Mike Reev type plows. The big machines plete flop. He said it wasn’t Upper Canyon Folk can toss snow for distances of because they did not have Attend Church Meet room. A tax levy of $191,473 is es, Randv Roth. Rickv Roth, 200 feet or more and cost a- enough signers, they just did DETROIT — Mrs. Howard needed to balance the budget Jackie Williamson, Robin Wil bcut $50.000 each. They are not turn out on game nights. kerson. usually used in the high cas-| Brunner's Florists will be de Drago and Mrs. Nils Bittner | of $285,940. an increasee of $16.- Detroit Elementary Honor Roll attended two days (March 27- 242 over the current year ’ s cade areas which often get from livering flowers in the Detroit- Kelly Boeckstiegel 3.9 150 to 200 inches of snow an-, ‘areVsatartZy ¡fter- 28) of a three day Convention budget of $269,698. The increase Becky Lynn 3.9 of the Archdiocesan Council of is due mostly to the newly nually. ----- * — • ---- ----- --- l noon, April 10. Order early, ph. Catholic Women held at Eu- adopted teacher salary schedule Toni Luton 3.7 The highway division has 897-2452. 14 3.3 I and salary increments of the Debbie Bittner some 1,250 maintenance per- j Weekend visitors at the gene over the weekend. Mike Hancock 3.3 Theme of the convention was classified personnel. sonnel and 90 percent of them home of Mr. and Mrs. John Dell Jenkins 3.3 “plow snow” during major Howry were their son and “Reach Out To Christ”. Guest i Seeking a position for a five- Douglas Kirk 3.3 speakers scheduled at intervals year term on the Board of storms. Crews will work 12 daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Lola Mohr 3.3 hours on and 12 hours off when Bill Howry of Bums and their of the sessions included Right Education is incumbent Hen- Richard Green 3.2 a big storm hits a Cascade ar daughter. Susan, who is attend Rev. Edmund J. Mumane who ry Hiebert. Opposing him is Anita Hills 3.2 spoke at Saturdays luncheon, Howard Drago. ea. Snow removal work is ing OCE at Monmouth. Sun Tracy Ketchum 3.2 and Archbishop Robert J. Dwy- 1 tough, tiring and sometimes day visitors were Mr. and Mrs. PERFE4T ATTENDANCE dangerous. Most Machine oper Jim Smith and family of Til er who addressed the group at Idanha Man Arrested Glen Abrams. Debbie Bitt Saturday evenings banquet. ators are former loggers or lamook. ner. Sherry Hamner. Anita Mr. Dale Francis. Editor-Pub For Us.ng Log Truck truck drivers who have the Mrs. Mabel Poncia is spend of the Catholic Register “know-how” necessary to hand ing this week in Eugene at the lisher IDANHA — Kenneth James Hills, Kevin Hills, Mcnte , also a guest speaker Sat- Elkins. 19. Idanha, was arrest Joumagan. Douglas Kirk. Lo le the complicated machines home of her daughter, Mrs.: ¿ was ’ r ‘ day *evening? ed by state police Thursday on la Mohr. Jerry Reeves. Donald while working under blizzard Laura Harris. I Workshop schedules from a charge of unauthorized use I Saner. Patty Tower. Jimmy conditions. ?3™a_n’ 19:00 A. M. to 5:30 P. M. includ of a motor vehicle, involving Wiley. Eddie White, Karla Wil A miscalculation or bad tim who left Friday night for Reno ing by a driver could easily are expected home the forepart ed church. Communities, drugs, the alleged use of a log truck. liamson. family concerns. Community Police said Friday Elkins send a rotary plow hurtling of the week. Affairs and Education portray allegedly took the unloaded log OVAL1TV 1OR PRINTING down into a mountain cavern. Sunday visitors at the Har It takes a lot of guts to oper old Champion home were Dr. ed by film. All of the workshop truck of Harold Hills, Detroit. MILL CITY ENTERPRISE ate a plow during a mountain and Mrs. Lewis Campbell of programs were staffed with in The vehicle was found in a dividuals who were experts in ditch on the east edge of blizzard, “says Bob Bothman, Salem. their respective fields. Idanha, near the Green Veneer the divisions chief maintenance Mrs. Drago said the sessions plant. About S200 damage was engineer. Bothman points out that the divisions main con such as one 72-hour period in were the most inspiring and dene to the truck. cern is to keep roads passable 1964 when Santiam Pass re educational program of work He was arrested about 10 p. m. at an Idanha residence. even in the worst of w’eather corded almost an inch an hour. shops she ever attended. conditions. Many of the states Snow removal crews enjoy small towns depend on trucks their work despite the hazards Former Resident Dies and other vehicles to supply and have only one gripe; the them with daily necessities. motorists who fails to carry Friday at Prineville By Reltecca Savage Unless those roads are open, or put on chains on snowy I Mill City friends have receiv- Monday, Mandi 29th, the I mountain roads. ” The best ed word of the death of Charlie those towns are in serious trou plowed and sanded road is no I Peters of Prineville. He passed student commons was opened ble. the students to use and It’s a new kind •! Inauranca that Oregon's snow season usual gaurantee against dangerous away Friday from a heart at- for English ana and social Social siuaies Studies coven thing« like your camper or boat | rvngiisn ly lasts from October through skids in snow country like the tack. or water akiis or—meet of the many fun .March. But mountain passes Santiam Pass.” says Bothman. I Funeral services were held classes were held in the audi- things you um for your leiaure or your “ But no matter how many , at Prineville Tuesday at 2 p. m. j f° r . time, can get snow up to May. And holiday«. It'« well worth the small coat. April 2nd. ‘ class — ~ Peters family lived in;. Friday, TA_ J *' ' meet- it can be extremely heavy warning signs we put out. mo-1 The ' | torists still come speeding Mill City a number of years *n8s- were held. Since many j Senior boys were gone because through without chains—and ago. He is survived by his wife, I ' of a baseball game, and no end up getting stuck in drifts.” It is hoped in the future mo Nina, and two sons, Norman official business was transact- T^le Juniors debated over torists will heed these warn Peters from Seattle and Leland ings. and save both themselves, Peters, who is in the service, I confused Prom and Banquet and the State Highway Divis- also a number of grandchild- discussed up coming Twirp dance I ion time and headaches. ren. f their ’ ‘ April 9th. The Sophomores planned a bottle drive for April! THE MILL ENTERPRISE __ _ CITY _ _ ____ 24th and a Car Wash. The; P. O. Box 348 Phone 897-2772 Mill City, Ore. 97360' tajked of their Frosh-1 Puhlished at Mill City. Marion Comity, Ore. every Thnrsdnj I Eighth Grade dance, which Phonp 897-2321 or 897-27.M Mill City. Orrcon Entered as Seccnd Class Mail Matter at the Postoffice at Mill they sponsor. City. Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. 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