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ou flip the switch, and the lights come on. You plug in your cell phone, and it charges. You turn on the TV, and your favorite shows are waiting for you. You hop online to check out the latest news on the website of the Canby Now Podcast, and the computer works perfectly. You don’t think about all of these little miracles, which happen hundreds of thousands of times a day in our little town. We just take them for granted. But the truth is that the history of electricity and other utilities in Canby is a fascinating one. In this month’s installment, we’ll walk you through some of the highlights. Electricity came to our fair city in 1902. Prior to that, Canby’s carefully platted blocks had been lighted by street lamps lit with coal oil. Aurora Electric was the original supplier of electric service to Canby. William S. Hurst, an Aurora warehouse owner, built a flume from a
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OF C ANBY ELEC TRICIT Y pond just north of the railroad tracks, which he used to power a plant that provided electricity to Canby, Aurora and, eventually, Barlow. A steam plant later replaced it after it was destroyed in a fire. A few years later, a group tried to form Canby’s first power plant under the newly formed “Canby Canal Company.” The group included “Mr. Canby” himself, M.J. Lee, the dynamic grandson of pioneer Philander Lee, who had donated a portion of his land to form the town’s first 24 blocks. M.J. Lee and company dug a canal to carry Molalla River water from a point below Good’s Bridge to a power plant the company was building on the site of a former sawmill that now lies within the boundaries of Canby Community Park. The plant had a huge water wheel that was meant to generate electricity, but the flow from the new canal proved too weak, and output was minimal. Aurora Electric
continued to be the chief supplier for the growing town. Though the Canby Canal Company failed, its 30-inch concrete walls would stand for 70 years as a monument to the enterprising Lee and his colleagues — even resisting an attempt to demolish it by 200 sticks of dynamite in 1959, after the City Council had declared it an “attractive nuisance.” Demand for electricity eventually exceeded the capacity of Hurst’s Aurora plant, and Aurora Electric began to buy power from the Portland Electric Power Company (PEPCO), which generated power at its plant at Willamette Falls in Oregon City. Before World War I, E.G. Robinson purchased Aurora Electric, renamed it Molalla Electric, and had offices for a time in Canby. By January 1923, Molalla Electric was serving the cities of Canby, Aurora, Barlow, Hubbard, Donald, Fargo, Butteville and Wilsonville.
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As demand grew, so did the costs of providing power, and not surprisingly, those costs were ultimately passed on to customers. In August 1921, Canby’s Clackamas County News told of a meeting at the old band hall, in which angry residents voted to “remove electric lights from homes rather than pay prices they declared unjust.” They had a point; rates in Canby had nearly tripled, to $3.45 per 20 kWh, while many valley towns’ rates were paying $1.49 for the same amounts. “We do not want special rates,” M.J. Lee, chairman of the meeting, said at one point, “but we do want $1.49 worth of electricity for $1.49.” A defective inter-urban wiring system, which causes loss of power, was given by Frank Zollner as the probable cause of the raise in rates, but the people of Canby didn’t see why they should have to pay for a mistake made by the electric company. The City Council also voted to (CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE)
HISTORY OF CANBY ELECTRICITY ... continued cut back on their street lights at that time, reducing the number of lighted lamps from 60 to 9. Only those on NW 1st Avenue remained lit. Much of the city lived in darkness for several months, until the council passed a measure authorizing the city to build or buy their own municipal light and power system, which would be paid for by a bond that the citizens of Canby approved the following year. In August 1922 the council voted 5-1 to purchase Molalla Electric and its entire distribution system for the grand sum of $7,787. The purchase included the street lighting system, valued at $600. It wasn’t until March 27, 1923 that the bill of sale was in City hands. In four years, the bond issue had been paid off. About that time, Portland Elect ric Power (today known as Portland General Electric, or PGE) offered the city $47,800 to buy the system. It went to a vote of the people in November 1927 and lost by a single vote. A similar proposal was offered in 1928 and a hard-fought, bitter campaign ensued. The election drew 377 people, and the measure lost again. Despite other takeover offers from other major power companies, the city has retained control of its electrical system since the ’20s. In the late 1930s, the city began to explore the possibility
of buying electricity from the federal Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), an effort that was led by Mayor J.R. Vinyard. On Dec. 22, 1939, Canby became one of the first cities to sign with the BPA. The 20-year contract was to buy electrical energy at wholesale, with a minimum purchase of 3,000 kW per year, and sell to its customers at retail. The agreement proved profitable for the city of Canby, and in 1941 the Canby Light Department reported it had earned a net profit of $7,649.24 during the first 12 months under the BPA agreement. Canby’s primary power facility at that time was at SW 4th and Birch. Two new substations were built in the 1950s: one at the northeast corner of Knight’s Bridge and Barlow Roads, and one off of N Redwood Street near Highway 99E. Both remain in use today. The Canby Utility Board, also known as CUB, was created by an amendment to the city charter in 1970. CUB was given the authority to operate and manage all facilities, services and aspects of the city’s electrical system, as well as the municipal water department. CUB issued its first utility bills — for electricity, water and sewer services — to residents of Canby in August of 1972. Canby was served primarily by BPA from early 1940 until August 1995. Because of deregulation of the power industry and to acquire competitive prices for the citizens of Canby, CUB had issued a request for proposal for a new contract in January 1995, and they eventually signed with PGE to provide power for almost all of the city’s needs. The agreement lasted for about six years, until Oct. 1, 2001 when Canby Utility returned to being a full requirements customer of the BPA, which remains the case today. The Bonneville Power Administration was created by an act of Congress in 1937 to market electric power from the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River and to construct facilities for transmitting that power. Congress has since designated BPA, which is headquartered in Portland, to be the marketing agent for power for all of the federally owned hydroelectric projects in the Pacific Northwest. CANBY COMMUNITY ADVANTAGE MAGAZINE • 8
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by Tyler Francke, Active Media Contributing Writer all-league honors in basketball and baseball, and earned 1989 all-state as a tight end, linebacker and placekicker for the Canby Cougars football team. He went on to play two years of football at Oregon State, graduated in ’94 and returned to the area to start his own business, Kraft Screens. Before long, he was back in the athletic scene as a coach. He helped organize the Canby Rebels club teams and served as softball head coach for four years, winning three state championships in a row from 2016 to 2018. In total, he’s been involved in coaching youth and high school athletics for 24 years (in football, basketball, baseball and softball) and has also served on the Canby School Board. Kraft had jumped headfirst into his new role well before the season would have officially started, and he had a good sense of how the team was going to shape up. He said his players were all excited for the season and “playing at a very high level” leading into their first scheduled game.
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Despite the crushing disappointment he feels for the team’s seniors, he’s hopeful for the future of the Canby Cougar softball program. His excitement remains high. “We have so much young talent that plays summer softball, that taking this year off might have just made our strength of position in our league even that much better,” he said. “That is something to be excited for in the future.”
He has encouraged his non-senior players to think of what they want out of softball in the future, and to visualize how to use this downtime to get there. “Does my desire match what I am willing to sacrifice?” Kraft has told his athletes to ask themselves. “If it doesn’t, then we will need to reevaluate our desires.”
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The KoC is an international fraternal men’s organization through the Catholic Church. It was founded in 1882 by a Catholic priest, Michael J. McGivney, in New Haven, Connecticut. “What he wanted to do was provide support to widows and members of his local parish who were coming on hard times,” Mike Schmader, a member of the Canby Knights, said of McGivney. “The founding principles he tried to instill were charity, unity and fraternity.” The organization was named after the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, and intended to encompass his “sense of adventure and going off into the unknown,” Schmader said. “Our focus is on the charitable work, but also getting out there, being adventurous and seeing what we can do to help people.” Schmader, who is the chairman of the Annual Charity Auction and Crab Dinner and a former leader of the Canby chapter, said the Knights boast more than 2 million members worldwide. Well-known Knights include President John F. Kennedy, legendary football coach Vince Lombardi and the Great Bambino himself, Babe Ruth. The local group has 120 members. “Our main focus is raising money and helping out through charitable works of any sort, to help those organizations and individuals who are less fortunate or down on their luck,” Schmader said. “It’s a fantastic organization.” The group started the crab dinner and auction 23 years ago, as a much smaller annual event that was held in the gym of St. Pat’s. “It had humble beginnings,” Schmader said with a chuckle. Attendance the first few years was between 75 and 100, with about 30 silent auction items. Schmader said that another member suggested
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moving the event to the Clackamas County Fairgrounds and stepping up the fundraising efforts. “He said, ‘If we’re going to do this, let’s go all in,’” Schmader recalled. And so they did. Attendance at the annual event now tops 400, with 300 silent auction items and more than 20 that go during the “main event,” the oral auction. The event raises money for a dozen local and regional charities, including The Canby Center, Canby food bank, Canby Utility’s “Share the Warmth” program, the Canby High School Senior All-Night Party, the Canby Pregnancy Care Center, Boy Scouts of America, Oregon Special Olympics, the St. Patrick religious education program and Father Taaffe Homes, among others. One of the highlights this past year was the impromptu “paddle raising” to support a local family from the St. Patrick Parish, whose 1-year-old daughter, Amira, is in need of a heart transplant. Schmader shared a little bit about the difficulties the family is facing and asked folks to give what they could. In less than seven minutes, the paddle raising brought in $24,900 for Amira and her parents. “It kind of gives you goosebumps when you think about it,” Schmader said. “I think that’s one of the testaments of our community. They can know nothing about an individual or an organization, but they hear a little bit of information, and they just pour out their hearts in support. It happens every year.” There are a couple things you have to know if you go to the crab dinner. The main one? This is a strictly BYOC event: Bring Your Own Crackers. “I call it an interactive dinner,” Schmader laughed. “Because you have to crack your own crab.” The decision to make it a crab dinner was out of a desire to do something a little different. “We’ve always had spaghetti dinners, turkey dinners. We’d had this and that. We’d never had a crab dinner. We thought this would be unique, something different. And now it’s grown to what I think is one of the more fun events for our community.” Schmader credits a lot of the success to the volunteers who plan and organize the event each year. “The team that we have putting this on every year is just, they’re stellar,” he said. “They’re solid. They do a great job. They make my job easier.” The annual event draws people from all over, even outside the state. “It’s kind of neat to see the new people that come each time,” he said. “There’s just something fun about it. It’s hard to put your finger on sometimes, but there’s just something electric about that night.”
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eet Dr. Scott Ferguson, the Canby Clinic’s newest naturopathic physician, who joined the practice on May 1.
Dr. Ferguson is a native of Omaha, Nebraska, who said he had “very early ambitions” to go into the medical field. He attended medical school at The National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, then completed his two-year residency in Australia. It was his abiding interest in the study of genetics that took him Down Under prior to medical school, and the experience exposed him to different philosophies of care and a deeper understanding of naturopathic and preventative medicine. “My ambition was to be a holistic pediatrician,” he said. “I wanted to focus on more preventative therapies such as diet and nutrition, and the more cutting-edge genetic treatments that were on the horizon.” During a medical career that has spanned more than 25 years, Dr. Ferguson has been active in private practice, education and consulting. He has published several books in the areas of natural medicine and diagnostic interpretation, and given lectures across the globe. One of his specialties is functional medicine, also known as integrative medicine. “It’s the best of both worlds.” he says. “Science and nature. That’s where I see the future of medicine going.” For much of the past two decades, he has been based in private practice in the Happy Valley area, but he moved to Sherwood last year. Before joining the Canby Clinic, Dr. Ferguson was working in laboratory medicine for a biopharmaceutical company with locations in Oregon (and around the world). The company specializes in manufacturing plasma-derived and recombinant therapeutic products, and has joined other leading companies in a global effort to develop “CoVIg-19,” a potential plasma-derived therapy for treating those with serious complications from the novel coronavirus. Dr. Ferguson was on a state task force that was leading Oregon’s effort in that regard, which was chiefly tasked with isolating antibodies from COVID-19 patients for further study.
“The primary focus is on isolating antibodies from convalescent plasma, from patients that have had exposure,” Dr. Ferguson explained. “That’s where a lot of the energy and focus is right now: trying to develop biological therapies, as opposed to, say, a vaccination that could take a year or more to properly isolate and test.” Dr. Ferguson said the state of primary care led him to return to a role where he was able to interact with patients more directly. Personal responsibility, prevention and empowerment are the cornerstones of his philosophy for care and healthy living. He said he is happy to be part of the Canby community, and is particularly impressed with the Clinic’s membershipbased model of care. “It’s a novel concept in its implementation,” he said. “I’m really, really pleased to see how well that is working in allowing affordable care and access to a number of patients, who don’t have to wait for us to answer to insurance companies in terms of what we can do.” If you’d like to meet Dr. Ferguson and hear more about the Canby Clinic’s naturopathic approach to high-quality, personalized primary health care, take advantage of their free, 15-minute “Meet the Doctor” appointment. For more information, visit canbyclinic.com or call 503-266-7443. ■
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t was during his time as an underclassman at Portland Community College that author Alexis Konsantino (whose real name is Alex Kafalias) thought he might really have a future in writing. He had just turned in his final paper for Advanced Creative Writing, and his professor flat-out refused to believe he had written it; it was too good. “He said, ‘You didn’t write this,’ and I said, ‘Yes, I did,’” Konsantino recalled. “And he said, ‘If you can prove to me that you wrote this, I’ll give you an A-plus.’”
It wasn’t completely out of the blue. Konsantino said he had been writing since he was a kid, and he had been one of 10 finalists for a major regional writing award in high school. Konsantino was ultimately able to convince the incredulous professor, and he got his A-plus. His future in the written word seemed assured. Then, as he puts it, “Life happened.” It wasn’t until later in life, after spending time in the Portland film industry and beginning a career as a Realtor, that Konsantino came back to writing. He published his first novel, “Forever and a Day: Forbidden Love,” in 2015. Like much of his work, the debut novel drew inspiration from his experiences as a film and television actor. He had more than a half-dozen appearances (mainly background or small roles) on the NBC fantasy police procedural “Grimm” and the TNT action crime drama “Leverage,” both of which were filmed in Portland. “I call myself a two-bit backwater Portland actor,” he said with a laugh. He’s also appeared in several feature films and “too many low-budget Screen Actors Guild and student films than I care to admit to!” According to Konsantino, he has seen some very strange things on set, and some of these events have surreptitiously worked their way into his books. The opening scene of “Forbidden Love” happens on a movie set and is heavily based on a reallife experience. The work ultimately spawned a four-book series, “Forever and a Day,” and a spin-off series, “Hollywood Hitman,” which
follows the exploits of one of the original series’ main characters, Simo Petras, a Greek special forces and elite counter-terrorism agent. “A lot of my readers really liked the guy,” Konsantino said of the character. While his first series fell under the romance genre, with a strong emphasis on action and story, the second did not. “It’s more action-adventure,” he said. “It has some romance, but it doesn’t really follow the romance.” After writing seven novels, Konsantino finally gravitated to his favorite genre. “The funny thing is when I read, I actually read fantasy or science fiction. Those are my preferred genres.” His newest story, “Elinalora,” is a dark fantasy following the epic adventures of its titular heroine, and her courageous struggle to save humanity in a dystopian future ruled by magic, warlords, dragons, golems, evil wraiths and more. Whatever the genre, one of the hallmarks of Konsantino’s work is an emphasis on action and combat scenes. “There’s a lot of fighting,” he said. “I used to do aikido and kendo, and a lot of that filters through in my writing. They say, ‘Write what you know.’” Another constant is the setting. His books are typically set in the Portland area, or somewhere else in Oregon or the Pacific Northwest. Even “Elinalora,” the epic fantasy, begins in what would be (after the fall of mankind) Central Oregon. Detroit Lake and Idanha play central roles in the book, while its sequel (which has not been released yet), will feature the Aurora and Canby area. You can find his books in Canby at The Book Nook. For the latest news, check out his website, alexiskonsantino.com. ■
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CANBY ROTARY TAKES ACTION Canby Rotarians are experienced at drawing on varied community resources to address needs. When novel coronavirus (COVID-19) grew from an emerging disease across the ocean to a global pandemic, it quickly impacted vulnerable households in Canby with widespread stay-at-home orders in place and many people becoming suddenly unemployed. An immediate need was and is making sure our neighbors have reliable access to enough affordable and nutritious food. Local food programs are known to be effective at meeting the need of people who are hungry. Canby Rotarians took quick action to raise $15,000 to address hunger as this genuine, immediate need was identified. The Canby Center received $6,000 of the funds raised. Executive Director Ray Keen reported the number of families they serve each week rose dramatically within two weeks of the school and workplace closures. This donation from Canby Rotary was immediately used to provide food to people in our community. Canby St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank volunteer Gretchen McCallum said, "We were floored to receive your donation of $5,000. Since the pandemic hit, our numbers are up from 230 to 300 families each week." An additional $4,000 was designated for "Canby Rotary Dollars." These are food vouchers given to people at The Canby Center to buy milk, bread, and other perishable food at Cutsforth's Thriftway grocery store. By the end of April, $1,300 of these $20 vouchers have been redeemed. It all started with an idea and a pledge to match donations up to $5,000 by Rotarian Ron Harris. Rotarian Charlie Stinson expressed the feelings of many people in Canby when he said, "I am always impressed with how the Rotary Club of Canby steps up when there is a genuine need in our community." The Rotary Club of Canby has made a commitment to developing and supporting programs that deliver results over the past 40 years. Rotarians are proud of working together in our community and around the world.
PEOPLE OF ACTION Rotary is an international membership organization made up of people who share a passion for and commitment to enhancing communities and improving lives across the world. Rotary clubs exist in almost every country. Our members change lives locally and connect with other clubs to work on international projects that address today's most pressing challenges. Canby Rotarians find ways to serve the community especially when it is challenging. The Board of Directors led by President Robert "Cash" McCall remain committed to being proactive. A few members even spent time maintaining trees they planted in 2018 on a rainy spring day. This is an unprecedented situation in our communities, nation, and world. Rotarians are stepping up by spending time volunteering at food banks, community centers, and for organizations like Meals-On-Wheels. Rotarians are frontline medical doctors, nurses, medical technicians, police officers, fire fighters, grocery store owners, electrical utility workers, government officials, and other essential workers who have continued to respond to the needs of our communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please continue to stay safe. Community service is central to the Rotary motto "Service Above Self" which means unselfish volunteer service.
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Dear Canby Community, We have begun the reopening of Clackamas County, and we are seeing our first steps toward economic recovery, and all of us here at the Canby Area Chamber of Commerce are happy that the process has begun. But we must reiterate that this is a process, and we have a long way to go. You are holding in your hands an excellent resource, a resource that helps you discover, rediscover, or further support small businesses in our community. Canby Community Advantage Magazine is a collection of small businesses that are actively seeking your help to navigate the current economic situation, so now more than ever, I ask that you really pay attention to the businesses you find collected here. SUPPORT THEM. ORDER FROM THEM. REFER THEM. LEAVE THEM POSITIVE SOCIAL MEDIA REVIEWS. Turn your attention away from the negativity of the news and social media and give those 10 minutes you would have spent scrolling your social media page to take a direct action that will support the larger economic ecosystem that is Canby, Oregon. The Canby Area Chamber is working on several different projects to help support local businesses. We will soon be selling t-shirts where $10 of every sale goes directly into the pocket of a small business. They are ordered and on their way, and we are happy to give these small gifts back to our members. In addition, we are starting a small business recovery grant for the member businesses in our community who are having to prioritize their expenses. We don’t want their membership in the Canby Area Chamber of Commerce to be one of those stressful moments, so we are calling on our less impacted members to help fund our grant program. We’ve already heard from two local businesses who are going to participate, and we hope to hear from more soon so we can do the work that we are charged with … supporting our members. If you have questions about what is available in terms of products or services in the Canby area, please feel free to reach out to the Chamber by emailing us at chamber@canbyareachamber.org. We are here to help you find what you are looking for while supporting local families. In the meantime, check out our “Meet Your Local Economy” videos on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, or on our website at www.canbyareachamber.org to discover your local resources. We are a community, and we are all in this together. The Canby Area Chamber is here to “help build a better community by helping people build better businesses.” And we would love your help in making that mission a success. RECENT GUESTS OF OUR MEET YOUR LOCAL ECONOMY VIDEO SERIES
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