Mountain Times Newspaper June 2021

PGE plans to add poles for supply lines on some Mountain properties

By Garth Guibord The Mountain Times

Portland General Electric (PGE) began marking properties for potentially adding poles to properties last month, the start of an effort to remove service drops that are attached to trees. Andrea Platt of PGE Strategic Communications noted the project is

Fire district budget prepared for 2021-22

By Ben Simpson

The Mountain Times

Hoodland Fire District (HFD) Fire Chief James Price presented a draft budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year to the district’s budget committee during a May 18 Zoom meeting. The draft budget was approved for adoption by the committee without a need for a second scheduled meeting.

“This year’s budget saw no significant changes in the things that cost the most, such as personnel,” Chief Price said. “We’re returning the training budget to where it was in 2018, providing funds for FIREWISE preparation in the community, and are able to put some funds in reserves.”

For the July to June budget year of 2021-22, HFD will have a permanent tax rate of $2.6385 per $1,000.00 of assessed value and $0.25 per $1,000.00 of assessed value for the local option tax levy.

The draft budget is an increase of $888,573 from the 2020-21 budget. New expenses are dependent on potential

See BUDGET Page 14

in the design work phase and PGE will engage with property owners for potential design solutions in the coming months.

“We’ve got a number of ways that we’ll plan to reach out to customers so they have a sense of what we’re doing and what the options might look like,” Platt said. “If customers don’t agree

with the location for a future potential pole, we want to have dialogue.”

Properties were marked with stakes with pink ribbons where a new potential pole could be placed.

Platt noted that PGE is constantly assessing equipment to be in line with current laws, noting that the lines that were attached to trees were done many

years ago.

“Times have changed and regulations have as well,” she said, adding that these relocations are part of a broader effort to protect areas around wires and equipment.

Mountain resident Mike Gudge has See POLES Page 18

Market returns with a Mountain of produce

By Garth Guibord The Mountain Times

With the Hoodland Farmers Market having entered its fourth season on Sunday, May 23, Market Manager Lauren Carusona knows it has made an impact from the response she’s getting from people.

“I keep getting a lot of, ‘Oh I can't wait to have farm fresh dinners all summer,’” Carusona said, noting that people are becoming more aware of the impact that food can have on their lives as well as the choices they make with their money. “Building community and connection to food has always been our goal. Now that it’s our fourth season, it feels like we’re really stepping into that role.”

The market will offer fresh produce, meats, soaps and more from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Sunday through September in the parking lot at the Whistle Stop, 66674 Hwy. 26 in Welches. The season will be the longest for the market, which had a shortened one last year due to the pandemic and the wildfires.

“It feels really exciting and the timing feels good with the vaccination roll out and some of the restrictions being lifted,” Carusona said. “We’re starting to feel a little sense of normalcy return.”

Carusona added that the market is building off of previous years with a number of returning vendors. The vendors for the opening day included: Chicken Coop Botanicals, offering natural health products handmade by local herbalist; Twig Furniture, featuring locally-made one-of-a-kind furniture made from branches; Hood Soaps selling handcrafted vegan and goats milk bar soaps, whipped body butter, lotion bars, lip balms and laundry soap; Hood Hills Farm,

and Lauren

Right: radishes and more at one of the produce tables.

with farm fresh produce, canned and fermented foods; Roots Movement Farm, offering farm fresh produce and mushrooms; Heart Song Arts Pottery, with handmade pottery; Northwest Acid Test, selling hand printed and dyed clothing inspired by Oregon; Sugar Maple Swine, a small family farm with humanely raised pork products; Bristly Rose, offering flowers and veggies; and an

info booth, offering stickers, tote bags and can koozies for sale.

The market’s first Sunday brought out some new people, including Mountain residents Candice Kelly and Julie Cook. They noted they came out to be more involved and support local businesses.

“Everything looks great,” Cook

See MARKET Page 26

Photos by Garth Guibord

Top: Christen Prudence (left)

Carusona at the info table for the Hoodland Farmers Market.

Mountain Profile – June: Sara Crampton

Place of birth — San Luis Obispo, Calif.

How long on the Mountain — Since 1997.

If you were not brought here as a child, what brought you to the Mountain — Return to rural living after finishing my college internship in Portland.

Profession — Chef at The Rendezvous.

Other professions — Administrative Assistant, Bookstore Manager.

Favorite Movie/Musical — “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

Favorite Actress — Storm Large in the stage version of “Cabaret.”

Favorite Actor — Tim Curry. Favorite TV Show — “Poirot.”

Favorite Book — “Jitterbug Perfume.”

Favorite Type of Music — Live, especially participatory gatherings.

Favorite Food — International Cuisine.

Hobbies — Sewing, camping.

Dream Vacation — Mediterranean Coast of Italy and Sicily. Sun, water, good food.

Best lesson learned as a child — Self-reliance.

Defining moment in your life or your greatest accomplishment — Just being here in the human form is pretty great accomplishment.

A memorable dinner — The roasted chicken I baked the night my daughter was born.

A funny moment from your life that you can share — Driving away from the gas pump with the nozzle still in gas tank. I had "new mom brain."

If you could invite anyone (past or present) to dinner, who would it be and why – Machig Labdrön to request teachings.

Describe yourself in one word — Eclectic.

When you’re not reading The Mountain Times, what book/author/magazine/other do you read — Anything in the "Cozy Mystery" genre on audio book.

If your life were made into a play or movie, what would the title be — “It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.” Pet peeve — Injustice and mean people.

Bad habit you’d like to break — Procrastinating.

Famous person(s) you have met, and the circumstances — Tsultrim Allione at a retreat on Whidbey Island.

Favorite part of The Mountain Times — The classified ads.

Favorite quote — “May all beings have happiness and the causes of happiness.”

LOCAL NEWS

McKnight returns to school board with write-in win

Kurt McKnight

Oregon Trail School District board member

By Garth Guibord

The Mountain Times

Of the 422 write-in votes cast for the Zone 3 (Welches) position on the Oregon Trail School District’s (OTSD) board of directors, some notable vote getters included one for cartoon character Elmer Fudd, five for different spelling variations of Donald Trump, one for former children’s television host Fred Rogers (who died in 2003), one for fictional television character James T. Kirk and two for legendary singer Johnny Cash (who also died in 2003).

But in a twist of fate, voters selected current board member Kurt McKnight, who decided against running for reelection due to an upcoming move, with a total of 47 votes, defeating two other write-in candidates: Melanie Brown, who received 32 votes, and Mike Wiley, with 18 votes (all vote totals provided by Clackamas County Elections as of Tuesday, May 25).

“I was really surprised to see that many write-ins for my name,” McKnight said. “I was also very touched by it.”

McKnight added that this changes his thought process on the situation, he sees that the voters have asked him to remain on the board.

“I’ve thought a lot about it, and I’m probably going to accept,” he said, adding that when he is ready to move and will not be able to serve the school district, he will resign and allow the board to appoint someone to

‘ I love what I do, I love what we've done (on the school board). There's a lot more to do and I'd be honored to do another year or two.’

fulfil the remainder of the four-year term. “I love what I do, I love what we’ve done (on the school board). There’s a lot more to do and I’d be honored to do another year or two.”

The May 18 Special District Election also saw the approval of Measure 3-566, a five-year county sheriff Public Safety

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Election

From Page 3

Local Option Levy, a levy that first passed in 2006 and then renewed by voters in 2011 and 2016 without any changes. This time, the levy’s rate increased by 12 cents to 36.8 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value, which will maintain funding for 84 jail beds in the county jail, 30 jail deputies, 18

patrol deputies and the Sheriff’s specialized drug enforcement team, while also adding 16 patrol deputies, six jail deputies, two internal affairs investigators, implement and maintain a body-worn camera program and five detectives to investigate elder abuse/neglect, child abuse/neglect, human trafficking and felony crimes.

The levy, which will last from 2022-27, received 43,756 “Yes” votes (56.16 percent) against 34,153 “No” votes (43.84 percent).

“The passage of Measure 3-566, confirms our community values excellent public safety services and expects Clackamas County to continue to be a safe place to live,”

work and raise a family," said Sheriff Angela Brandenburg in a statement. “I look forward to the opportunity to further the good work that the men and women of the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office do each and every day.”

Other results on the ballot include three reelected members of the OTSD board:

Marjan Salveter in Zone 1 (North Sandy), Robert Lee in Zone 5 (Cottrell/Bull Run) and Randy Carmony in Zone 7 (At Large); and three elected to the Hoodland Fire District’s board of directors: Mary Ellen Fitzgerald (Position 3), Nora Gambee (Position 4) and Cliff Fortune (Position 5). All six ran unopposed.

The Hoodland Fire District currently has one opening on the East County Civil Service Commission. The Civil Service Commission is comprised of representatives from Hoodland Fire District, Sandy Fire District and Estacada Fire District. The term for the position lasts until June 30, 2025 and members need to attend quarterly meetings to review recruitment documents and procedures. Please send a resume and letter of intent to hoodland@ hoodlandfire.org

The HFD board of directors will talk to those interested at the July 13 board meeting. You must be a property owner or a registered voter in the district. If you have any interest, please contact Carol Norgard, at 503-622-3256.

Fire district seeks rep for commission County moves ahead with new courthouse project

On May 20, County Commissioners authorized use of a competitive proposal process to obtain a public-private partnership (P3) project company for the Clackamas County Courthouse Replacement Project.

The action allows county staff to post a Request for Quotation (RFQ) in late June or early July in order to locate and secure a qualified project company for the courthouse project. The private partner will finance, design and build the new courthouse by 2025, and maintain the building over a 30-year period.

The state and the county will not make any payments until the building is completed and ready for occupancy. With a P3 procurement, the county is always the owner of the building and the state's position is identical to that of a conventional procurement approach.

Upon completion of the new courthouse building, the state contribution will be applied as a lump sum payment towards the private financing with the remainder repaid by the county over a 30-year term per the project agreement.

The P3 approach was de-

termined to be the most costeffective plan based on extensive analysis of alternatives. The new courthouse building will be built without any additional tax increases.

The current courthouse, built in 1936, has been determined to be functionally obsolete and seismically unsound.

The county plans to build a new courthouse on the county’s Red Soils Campus in Oregon City. The new building will meet projected county needs for the next 50 years and comply with specifications outlined by the Oregon Judicial Department.

For more information, visit the new courthouse project website at https://www.clackamas.us/courthouse.

Online offering for a college concert

Clackamas Community College will offer an online spring concert premiere live at 7 p.m. Friday, June 4, at www.facebook.com/ clackamascommcollege and www. youtube.com/clackamascommcollege.

The Renewal Virtual Spotlight brings audiences full ensemble pieces created entirely from a distance. This end-of-term event is a collection of choral, jazz, classical and electronic music performed by the school’s chamber choir, wind ensemble and classical guitar ensemble.

A preview of the concert can be viewed online at https://youtu.be/ KkqICrB-cJs. For more information about the virtual spotlight concert series, contact Ami Collofello at ami.collofello@clackamas.edu. For more information about music events at CCC, visit www.clackamas.edu/music-events.

New deputy forest supervisor named

Acting Forest Supervisor Duane Bishop announced last month that Gar Abbas was selected as the Deputy Forest Supervisor for the Mount Hood National Forest (MHNF). Abbas will join the MHNF in early June.

Abbas last served as the Budget Field Service Operations Leader for the Pacific Northwest Region, which includes Oregon and Washington. Previously, Abbas was the Cowlitz Valley District Ranger on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Southwest Washington for seven years. He has nearly 25 years of Forest Service experience across the western U.S. in fisheries, wildland fire, forest products, natural resources management and forest leadership.

“Gar has demonstrated his ability to build and develop relationships with rural communities, partners, counties and tribes,” Bishop said in a press release. “His diverse experience gives him a broad knowledge of forest management and a great understanding of the importance of our national forests to the public.

He’ll be a valuable addition for the Forest.”

Raised in central Oregon, Abbas has roots in many of Mount Hood’s east and west side communities. He and his family enjoy many different types of outdoor recreation, including hiking, camping, snowshoeing and crosscountry skiing.

Admin changes for school district

The Oregon Trail School district announced administrative changes last month, all effective July 1. Kim Ball, who has been the principal at Sandy High School (SHS) since 2013, will become the district’s Curriculum & Instruction Administrator, Sarah Dorn will

become the interim Sandy High Principal, Maria O’Meara will be SHS’s interim vice-principal and Cassiday Hopkins will become the principal at Sandy Grade School. Ball joined the district as a teacher in 1997 and oversaw increases in both graduation rates and state assessment scores at SHS. In her new role, Ball’s initial project will be coordinating the district’s first kindergarten through grade 12 summer school program.

“I have treasured the eight years I have spent as Sandy High’s Principal,” Ball said in a statement. “I am proud of the hard work by our staff that has led to tremendous gains for our students. I look forward to new challenges and being able to support students and staff at a different level.”

O PINION

View from the mountain

Civic engagement is part of the answer

Last month, the Oregon legislature passed a bill that will mandate high school students to take a semester of civics before graduation; removing the ignominy of being one of the few states in the union that doesn't have that requirement.

Oregon's bill passed with near unanimity, with three "nay" votes in the two chambers combined. That's somewhat of surprise, as we all know how divisive politics is in this day and age.

Consider that also last month, efforts to form a bipartisan commission to look into the Jan. 6 insurrection (a day when those attackers and those who supported them abandoned any semblance of social responsibility) were torpedoed. The senators and representatives who voted against the commission need to drop in on a civics class to freshen up their understanding.

The need for a greater understanding of how government works and a citizen's role in it seems clear: many people in this country have an extremely exaggerated sense of their rights, but little to no sense of their responsibilities to society and how government functions. Many people in this day and age would rather engage in their social media feeds and echo chambers than engage in their civic duties.

Again, last month a slew of races on the special district election featured no candidates who filed or just a single, unopposed candidate. I suppose we should be thankful that there are people who run in the first place, but so many uncontested races is a concern.

A semester of civics in high school won't be the tidal shift that is needed to help improve things immediately. It's a good start, but also a good reminder for those of us who are no longer in high school to boost our civic involvement.

There's an opportunity to participate on the Mountain right now, as an effort to restart the Mt. Hood Corridor Community Planning Organization (CPO) is underway. Local boards are not always the most high profile positions, but getting involved and helping the community will lead to much more satisfaction than how many "likes" you get on a social media post

For anyone interested in restarting the CPO, please contact Katie Wilson, Clackamas County Community Engagement Coordinator, at 503-6558552.

– Garth Guibord/Publisher

Letters

Record set straight on water issue

In the May issue of the Mountain Times (MT) an article was published that described a seemingly dire situation in the Henry Creek watershed and the Rhododendron Water Association wishes to set the record straight. In early April, when the water association was interviewed by the MT regarding the upcoming sale of private land in the watershed, we had not yet had any conversations or negotiations with the new landowner.

However, knowing that the property was being sold to what we understood was a logging operation, we feared the worst and assumed the property would be clear-cut. We did not yet have agency opinions on what size the riparian management areas would be, but we felt we had to tell a story about an impending worst-case scenario. We unintentionally portrayed the purchaser in an unfavorable light before we had even gotten to know them. Well folks, the Rhododendron Water Association will be the first to admit when it’s wrong, and we were wrong to jump to some conclusions when we were first interviewed for the article. The situation in the Rhododendron watershed has worked out well and the parties involved have been respectful, professional and straightforward with us.

The property purchaser, Craig Chilton, owner of Chilton Inc., and Jacob Oberlander, the forester for Chilton Inc., have been great to deal with. They understood the importance of providing the Rhododendron community with safe drinking water and they truly care about sustainable forest management practices. On April 27, our watermaster and a member of the board toured the property with the Chilton forester and saw for themselves the level of professionalism that Chilton’s forest management planning brought to the table. Both came back from that visit with a renewed faith and optimism that the negotiated stream setbacks would protect Henry Creek, allowing Rhododendron Water Association to continue providing the clean, safe and reliable drinking water from under Henry Creek that members and water users have come to depend on. The Rhododendron Water Association couldn’t be more pleased with the outcome and looks forward to working with Chilton Inc. as they begin logging operations in the Henry Creek watershed. We also look forward to continuing to deliver the best tasting drinking water in the state to the members of the Rhododendron Water Association.

Steven G. Graeper, President Rhododendron Water Association

Mt. Hood Hospice is currently accepting photos and names for this year’s Time of Remembering event. The in-person event will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 25. For details and to submit the name and photo of a loved one, email event@mthoodhospice.org Please submit photos by Tuesday, Aug. 10 to be included in the event.

Mt. Hood Hospice also holds

social hours all summer on Zoom: Living with Grief from noon to 1 p.m. on Mondays, Caregivers Together from 10:30-11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and Grief and Complicated Circumstances from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Thursdays. Education groups will start again in the fall. All groups are free. No prior connection to hospice is needed.

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V iewpoints from Salem and Sandy to The Mountain

Salem Bills and 'fizz-rizz'

By Anna Williams House District 52 Representative

In the legislature, around this time in the long session, the phrase "Hurry up and wait" gets thrown around a lot. Many things are pending at any given time, but when they start moving, they move quickly... and, more or less, all at once.

Late in May, you may have heard, the governor’s council of economic advisors provided their quarterly revenue forecast. The news was good (“stunning” was a word some legislators used), but that’s not the subject of my column this month. Instead, I’ve decided to explain what that forecast signifies in the legislative process.

Throughout the session, my colleagues and I propose, discuss and debate policy concepts. Those

policy concepts get written into bills, which are referred to policy committees. I chair the House Committee on Human Services, but there are many others: committees on finance, revenue, economic recovery and prosperity, health care, housing, behavioral health, transportation and more. When these committees debate bills, one of the steps in their process is to review each policy’s “fiscal impact statement” and “revenue impact statement” (or, in Capitol speak, the “FIS/RIS,” pronounced “fizz-rizz”). These reports are intended to answer the question, “What impact will each

Sandy Budgeting for the future

By Stan Pulliam Mayor, City of Sandy

As I talk about often in this monthly column as well as in my remarks that I make while traveling around the state, my time as Mayor has left me with the belief that the biggest decisions should be made at the local level here in Oregon. This past budget planning cycle has instilled this belief in me now more than ever.

It is no secret that we have a diverse number of opinions, backgrounds and beliefs on our Sandy City Council. Every budget season, we enlist the help of our neighbors to participate on the budget committee along with members of the City Council in a process that brings our community together. This year every mem-

ber of the Sandy community who applied was able to participate on the budget committee. It’s been said that a budget reflects your values. It is my belief that we can all be proud of Sandy’s 2021-23 fiscal budget.

The immediate past council showed true leadership by making the decision to tighten our budget and invest in our core functions of government, which led to one of the biggest budget surpluses in our community’s history. This allowed for our current budget committee to hear presentations from all of our city

Where to write (Oregon)

GOVERNOR / Kate Brown (D)

State Capitol Building

900 Court Street NE, Ste 160 Salem, OR 97301

503.378.4582 (msg line)

503.378.6827 (fax)

http://governor.oregon.gov

STATE SENATOR

Charles Thomsen (R) / District: 026

900 Court Street NE, S-316 Salem, OR 97301

503.986.1726 (tel)

Sen.ChuckThomsen @oregonlegislature.gov

http://www.oregonlegislature. gov/thomsen

STATE REPRESENTATIVE

Anna Williams (D) District: 052

900 Court Street NE, H-489 Salem, OR 97301

503.986.1452 (tel) rep.annawilliams @oregonlegislature.gov

COUNTY SHERIFF

Angela Brandenburg 2223 Kaen Rd, Oregon City, OR 97045

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bill have on our state budget?”

As a weird quirk of the legislative process, policy committees are provided these “fizz-rizz” reports, but not really asked to consider budget impacts in their decision about whether a bill should or should not become law. Instead, any bill that a policy committee passes is referred to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means, where it sits until the last month or so of the session.

Then comes the May revenue forecast (cue dramatic music). Once the legislators who sit on the Ways and Means Committee have a good idea of how much money they can expect to flow into the state, they can start deciding which bills we can and can’t afford to pass.

There’s a broad array of very challenging decisions to be made here, regarding bills of all sizes. One of my priorities, which would require the Department

department heads about the status of their departments, as well as their planned investments over the next two years. After questioning, analyzing and approving those budgets our committee then had the opportunity to decide where to invest the $308,000 surplus from the previous budget cycle.

It has always amazed me how much the City of Sandy and its employees are responsible for managing our cities growth and infrastructure. While many cities choose to contract out to other government agencies like the county for services such as police, sewer, water, parks, parks maintenance and library services – Sandy handles all of these services ourselves. When you consider that we have also led the way with our own world class transit system (Sandy Area Metro) and our first of its kind, national leading broad-

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Commissioner Tootie Smith (Chair) Commissioners: Sonya Fischer / Paul Savas / Martha Schrader

Mark Shull

(e-mail: bcc@co.clackmas.or.us)

2051 Kaen Rd, Oregon City, OR 97045

503.655.8581 (tel)

503.742.5919 (fax)

STATE TREASURER

Tobias Read (D)

350 Winter St. NE #100 Salem, OR 97301

503.378.4329 (tel) Oregon.Treasurer@state.or.us

of Human Services to reimburse caregivers at 150 percent of minimum wage, is slated to cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Another of my priorities, which would create an inventory of publicly owned lands for potential use as affordable housing sites, would only cost about $34,000 a year for the first two years, then $8,000 a year ongoing. Yet there are dozens of legislators listing the hugely expensive bill as their priorities, where the land inventory is a pet project of my own that may not have many other legislators pushing for it. At this point, whether a bill gets funded is largely a question of how many people advocate for it, and how effectively they can pester (I mean, persuade) the co-chairs of the Ways and Means Committee.

Now that the revenue forecast has been released, the hundreds upon hundreds of bills currently

band internet service (SandyNet), it truly is amazing how much the city government here in Sandy does for our size. Sandy really is the little engine that could.

The discussions our budget committee engaged in with our department heads was very insightful. As the result of our growth in size and a vastly changing world, all of our departments are at a state of transition with the ability to dream what the future of services for our neighbors could look like in the coming years.

There was also a lot of community dialogue concerning the future of the Sandy Aquatics Center during our budget sessions. As many of you may remember, our past city council committed to finding a plan for aquatics in Sandy, and our new city council remains committed to this goal. The budget committee approved the creation of an aquatics ex-

SECRETARY OF STATE Fagan Shemia

136 State Capitol Salem, OR 97310

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ATTORNEY GENERAL Ellen Rosenblum

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503.378.4400 (tel) www.doj.state.or.us

sitting in the Ways and Means Committee will start to have their budget hearings, decisions will be made about whether those bills should be given a vote on the House and Senate floors will be made, and we will hopefully pass the most worthy policies and leave those least urgent, as well as those least deserving of taxpayer funding, on the cutting room floor.

In other words, May was a bit of a slow month, but we are about to see a torrent of legislative activity, and some of the most consequential decisions that will be made in our state for the next two years will be made in the next few weeks. I look forward to hearing from you about any policies that you’d like to see me support or oppose... as always, please reach out to Rep. AnnaWilliams@oregonlegislature.gov to make your voice heard!

ploratory committee to continue exploring the future of aquatics in our community. We need to discuss the community’s vision for an aquatic center as well as a funding mechanism for such a project. I feel that it’s important that any plan for the aquatics center must be put in front of Sandy voters for approval.

After much debate, the budget committee allocated $152,000 to police training, body and vehicle cameras, and vehicle purchases; $75,000 to parks maintenance and repairs; and $81,000 to the aquatics center budget.

These recommendations go to our most needed areas and that is exactly why I support our state’s biggest decisions being made at the local level. As neighbors, we come together, set priorities and invest in our community. It’s all part of our overarching goal to keep Sandy wonderful.

CITY OF SANDY

City Manager, Jordan Wheeler

Mayor Stan P. Pulliam

Councilor Jeremy Pietzold (Council President)

Councilors: Laurie J. Smallwood

Richard Sheldon

Kathleen Walker

Carl Exner

Don Hokanson

39250 Pioneer Blvd., Sandy, OR 97055

503.668.5533 (tel) ci.sandy.or.us

LocaL News

Noah's Quest continues to offer support to those who have lost a child

By Garth Guibord The Mountain Times

Saturday, June 26 will mark the 16th annual Noah’s Quest, a walk/run event for everyone who has lost a child or the hope of a child, and for those who care. The event is a personal one for its organizer, Carol Cohen, who lost her son Noah as a stillborn in 2005.

“Every year it's hard for me, I get very emotional,” Cohen said. “I always have a hard time talking.”

But Cohen, who now has two daughters, also noted that the event serves as a reunion of sorts, bringing together people who have shared the experience of losing a child,

while also welcoming those whose loss is more recent and are looking for support.

“I feel good to continue doing this every year because I know it helps people,” Cohen said. “We meet new people and then there’s a bond.

“When people come up to me and just thank me for an event like this, it’s overwhelming,” she added. “It's unfortunate that we have to do an event like this. It’s hard to see new people.”

The event will offer a five- or ten-kilometer walk and run, along with a one-kilometer kid’s run at Sandy Bluff Park, 36910 Goldenrain St. Packet pick up will happen at 8 a.m.

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Tuesday-Sunday (Closed Monday) (After Hours Ordering ‘til 6pm 541-300-5293) Heat & Eat Menu

Entrees

__Lasagna/meat or cheese

__Meatloaf w/mashed potatoes & gravy

__Shepherd’s Pie

__Tuscan Chicken Casserole

__Cajun Chicken & Andouille Sausage Pasta

__Salisbury Steak w/mashed potatoes

__Chicken Parmesan Pasta

__Baked Rigatoni

__Prime Rib Stroganoff __Greek Pasta

Sausage & Pepperoni

and an opening ceremony will be held at 8:45 a.m.

Participants are highly encouraged to pre-register by Thursday, June 24 at 503-6685569 or online at www.cityofsandy.com. Early registration is $30 ($5 for the kid’s run), while registration on race day is $40. Kids ages 6 and under can run free, unless they run in the kid’s run.

The event will also feature a raffle and guest speaker Pat Schweibert, a registered nurse who has co-founded a number of support groups (including Brief Encounters) and written several books, at 11 a.m.

Participants can also request to have their baby’s name on a sign in the racecourse. The deadline for a submission is 2 p.m. Thursday, June 24.

The event, which was held virtually last year, will adhere to COVID safety guidelines, which may include masks during part or all of the walk/ run. It will take place rain or shine, but it may be canceled in extreme weather. In the event of cancellation, entry fees will be used as a donation to Brief Encounters support group.

For more information, or if you are interested in volunteering, please visit www. cityofsandy.com or call 503668-5569.

Wheat __Sour Dough __Marbled Rye __Hawaiian Rolls

Photo by Carol Cohen

Sidra Cohen (left) and her sister Shira sit by a plaque for Noah's Quest, a yearly walk and run event named after their brother, who was lost as a stillborn in 2005.

The Scene on Stage

by Garth Guibord

Clackamas

Rep returns to the stage

Since the pandemic began more than a year ago, Clackamas Repertory Theater (CRT) has only been able to produce some videos for kids in a limited capacity. The summer 2020 season was cancelled and the summer 2021 season, slated to include “Desperate Measures,” “The Sound of Music” and “The Book Club Play, postponed until summer 2022.

“It has been really challenging,” said Jayne Stevens, CRT Assistant Managing Director. “Luckily we have great donors and support from our sponsors (who) donated even when we were not doing shows.”

But the theater will bring back some live theater this summer, kicking things off with the farce “Popcorn Falls,” by James Hindman, directed by David Smith English and featuring veteran actors Mark Schwahn and Tom Walton performing more than 20 roles between them.

The performances, running from Thursday, July 15 through Sunday, Aug. 15, will take place at an outdoor amphitheater that is part of Clackamas Community College’s Environmental Learning Center. Stevens noted this will mark the first theatrical performances for the space, and that they will build a full set, with lights and sound, for the show.

“We’re pretty excited that the campus is allowing us to do it,” she said.

The play offers the story of the town of Popcorn Falls, which is forced into bankruptcy when a neighboring town threatens to turn them into a sewage treatment plant. The only hope is to open a theater to try and save the town.

“They save the town with art,” Stevens said.

She also noted that CRT’s commitment to the arts includes retaining the actors and designers who were scheduled to be a part of the summer 2021 season for next year. And

Top right: Actors Mark Schwahn and Tom Walton will take on more than 20 roles between them.

for now, they are happy to raise the curtain and light the lights on a show again.

“We’ve survived and we’re really proud of that,” Stevens said. “Unfortunately, other theater organizations have not. It was really a long year.”

CRT presents “Popcorn Falls,” by James Hindman, from Thursday, July 15 to Sunday, Aug. 15, in the Hakanson Amphitheater at the Environmental Learning Center (ELC) on the Oregon City campus of Clackamas

Community College, 19600 Molalla Avenue in Oregon City (go one-quarter mile past the Osterman Theatre and the entrance to the ELC will be on the left).

Show times are 7 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. The performance time is 90 minutes with no intermission.

Ticket prices are $30, but no tickets will be available at the door. All tickets will be general admission, with every other seat empty. Seating ca-

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CRYSTAL SPRINGS

PAINTING & PRESSURE WASHING

pacity will be limited to 60 for each performance. Attendees need not bring tickets as the theater will check people off of a guest list.

There will be no concessions, and masks will be required. All staff, crew, artists

and volunteers are fully vaccinated.

The ELC is ADA compliant, but the restrooms are limited (and sanitized daily). For more information, visit clackamasrep.org or call 503594-6047.

Students of MERIT

Welches Elementary & Middle Schools May 2021

Top row, left to right: Austin Rundell (kindergarten); Chella Houston (fifth grade); Abby Thomas (first grade); Trae Willis (kindergarten).

Second row, left to right: Nova Kelly (seventh grade); Michael Martinez-Olmos (kindergarten); Ella Wagner (fourth grade).

Third row, left to right: Brooklyn Beeson (third grade); Rivver Bodrero (first grade); Jason Brown (Kindergarten); Treasur Tysinger (fifth grade).

Bottom row, left to right: Maddisynn Howard (eighth grade); Arby Lamance (Kindergarten); Kendric Cereghino (sixth grade).

Not pictured: Ryker Nelson (second grade); Evelyn Gallardo-Soto (fifth grade).

Sponsored by: Dave and Regina Lythgoe, Brokers, 503-622-3117 • mthoodrealestate.com MERIT PROPERTIES GROUP

Contributed photos Above: the Hakanson Amphitheater at Clackamas Community College.

SHUTTLE - Sandy – Rhododendron (PM times in bold)

Mountain Roar: much thanks for meal help

By Lion Milt Fox

For the Mountain Times

Lane 5:47 11:47 3:47 6:47

Sandy Transit Ctr/City Hall 5:51 11:51 3:51 6:55

Corner on Hwy 26 5:55 11:55 3:55 6:59

Rd/Hwy 26 6:13 12:13 4:13 7:17 Rhododendron – Sandy (PM times in bold) Rhododendron (across Vill. Mart) 6:21 12:21 4:21 7:25

(Village Mart) 6:24 12:24 4:24 7:28

Senior Ctr 6:32 12:32 4:32 7:36

Senior Ctr 6:09 12:09 4:09 7:13 Brightwood Store 6:35 12:35 4:35 7:39 Transit Ops Ctr., 5:45 11:45 3:45 6:45 Brightwood Store 6:06 12:06 4:06 7:10

Hollow E 6:37 12:37 4:37 7:41

Foot RV Lodge/Hwy 26 6:43 12:43 4:43 7:47

7:07 1:07 5:07 8:11

Thanks so much for attending our “Scholarship Dinner.” We had a nice crowd for what we hope will be our last COVID-required take out meal. Lion Chef Craig Calvert and his crew really did an outstanding job. A meal like this takes a lot of organization and effort to put on. We had help from several businesses and organizations and thank you’s go to the Mt. Hood Oregon Resort,

the Whistle Stop Tavern, Saint Michaels Catholic Church who all loaned us cooking ware. To the Portland French Bakery for the donation of those wonderful rolls, and as usual Welches Mountain Building Supply, Welches Clackamas County Bank, Barlow Trail Roadhouse and Café 26 for the sale of our tickets.

We are planning for our Chuckwagon Breakfast to be held Saturday, July 3 and Sunday, July 4. We had held this breakfast since 1958 un-

til COVID-19 stopped us last year. Lion Tyler Lehmann is once again our Chairman. Look for our advertising during the coming month.

We are also looking into having a golf tournament sometime this summer.

I was looking at our display case the other day and spotted a couple of tickets that I put there years ago. They were from the Mt. Hood Lions Talent Show from June 6, 1952 (children’s entrance was 25 cents and adults were 50 cents) and the Welches Shenanigans, sponsored by the Welches PTA (entrance for adults was 50 cents). Both events were held on the stage in the gym at the old Welches School.

Ctr/Salmon Rv Rd 5:51 8:21 9:51 11:51 1:51 3:51 6:51 9:21 10:01

Ctr/Salmon Rv Rd 7:17 9:47 11:17 1:17 3:17 5:17 8:17 10:47 10:47

The Lions put on skits lasting 10 to 15 minutes at the Shenanigans. I remember that when the curtain opened, Lions Howard Chaney, Del Howard and Jack Ward were sitting around a smoking and glowing campfire while trapped in the belly of a giant whale after their lifeboat had been swallowed up. Then came screams and two beautiful legs clad in fish net stockings appeared, they were kicking and apparently stuck in the whale’s throat. The actors worried as this was the movie actress Marilyn Monroe being ravaged by the whale. The legs actually belonged to Lion Chuck Britton.

The Mt. Hood Lions Club holds its regular meetings on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. (except in November and December).

For other information please call 503-622-4111.

Artist: Chella Houston

By Walter M. Shriner

For the Mountain Times

The power of photosynthesis has been on display this month. With plenty of the three essential ingredients – water, air and light – life’s alchemy has changed invisible gas into verdant growth. Cel-

Take a lesson from nature about the power of change

lular factories and leaf structures have absorbed, captured and transformed. The result is astounding – tree canopies have gone from mostly bare to nearly opaque, garden seeds sprout and double in size daily, and lawns require (what seems like) constant cutting.

Animal alchemy surrounds us too. Doting parent birds stuff bug after bug into gaping mouths of chicks and, as if by magic, feathers appear and muscles gain the strength to fly. And perhaps, the most amazing of all, caterpillars feast on the new growth, then spin their covers of protection, dissolve into goo and reappear

as the butterflies that flit in this month’s early summer sun.

Amazing transformations, but not always without mistakes. One of the blessings of “stay-at-home” is that I have been able to follow individuals

Contributed photo courtesy of CSIRO A monarch butterfly will emerge from this cocoon after it matures, one of the amazing transformations on display in nature. sidewalks because his injured wing drags behind. Damaged beings, making do. Reminders of our common fragility – that we walk a knife’s edge between success and failure. Oddly comforting as I navigate this moment in time when so much seems in need of repair, from people to policies, places to planet.

as they perform the magic of growth and development. I’ve watched the squirrel in my backyard navigate its world with a partially furred tail, insects with wings that never fully formed, spiders with missing legs and a crow that walks our

Observations of the crow provides other insights as well. It does not walk alone. Its crow family walks with it, keeps watch from the power lines above and as a group carries on as crows do. Whether their support will be enough to avoid the neighbor’s cat or a speeding car, I don’t know, but I hope. Just as I hope but remain unsure that our fellow humans will stand together, not apart. Our ancestors stood as one. Walking on two legs provided great advantages, but also great limitations. Successful clans must have provided for their sick and injured. Stand together or fall alone, literally. Our survival to this time is evidence that care and compassion are ancient strengths, some might say defining, providing the promise of our own alchemic transformation of hardship to triumph. Let’s make it so.

Walter M. Shriner, PhD is an instructor of biology at Mt. Hood Community College.

ENVIRONMENT 2

Here on the Mountain, the weather is often unreliable as an indicator of the season, but you can be sure that we are well into spring when our native rhododendrons begin to bloom.

At this writing, the rhodies outside my home-offi ce in Rhododendron are in full splendor. In Sandy the blooms are past their prime by now, but at higher elevations the flower buds have yet to break.

Our local native rhody flowers are usually pink, but can range from pale pink to pale purple. The rhodies with bright red, orange or deep purple flowers, which are very likely not native to this area, usually bloom at about the same time.

Native and nonnative rhodies alike are valued garden and landscape shrubs, as are azaleas, a closely related shrub. Wild azaleas grow in forests along the Oregon and California coasts.

Our ubiquitous native rhodies are Rhododendron macrophyllum, or Pacifi c rhododendron, sometimes called California rhododendron, coast rhododendron or California rosebay. Another native rhody, the white-flowered rhododendron (Rhododendron albiflorum), grows from British Columbia south to Oregon

Spring rhodies bring brilliance to the Mountain

and east to Western Montana. Have you seen one of these shrubs in our area? I haven’t.

Rhododendron maximum – also known as American rhododendron, big rhododendron, great rhododendron, rosebay rhododendron and great laurel – is native to the Appalachians of eastern North America, from Alabama north to coastal Nova Scotia.

“Rhododendron” comes from the Greek words rhodo, meaning rose, and dendron, for tree. “Macrophyllum” is derived from the Greek macro,

for large, and phyllum, for leaf, which is why another common name for Rhododendron macrophyllum is big leaf rhododendron. These shrubs, which can sometimes grow to the size of small trees, are native in coastal forests from British Columbia to northern California.

In 1959, the Washington state legislature officially named the Pacific rhododendron as the state fl ower. The Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden in Federal Way, Wash. (rhodygarden.

org), has one of the largest collections of rhododendrons in the world.

The Zigzag Ranger Station has a small but impressive collection of large, old rhodies.

According to the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, there are more than 1,000 species in the genus Rhododendron as well as numerous hybrids. Wild rhodies are found in the temperate regions of Asia, North America and Europe, as well as the tropical regions of southeast Asia and northern Australia; none are indigenous to Africa or South America.

Asia is home to the largest number of wild rhododendron species. Wild rhododendrons grow from sea level to 16,000 feet in elevation, and they occur in a variety of habitats,

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Photo by Steve Wilent

Budget

From Page 1 grant awards of $637,778, as well as an anticipated increase of three percent in property tax revenue.

The 2021-22 budget funds several projects including FEMA grant funds for two

new firefighters through the SAFER Act, grant funds and matching district funds for protective gear, replacement of living quarters and a generator at the Welches station, FIREWISE community efforts and an increase in the general

Call 1-800-345-SPAY (7729) today to schedule a spay/neuter appointment for your cat or kitten

Feeding a stray or feral cat? Call 503-797-2606

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funds unappropriated and Disaster/Contingency funds.

HFD came under scrutiny in 2020 after a Special Districts Association of Oregon (SDAO) organizational assessment detailed “significant financial and operational challenges

unique to your community and district,” including a lack of required financial audits for the past three years.

The SDAO report stated that the district could require further financial support in the form of a general obligation

ADOPTION OF THE MONTH

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bond in the future to cover the cost of new fire apparatus and building improvements.

Chief Price credited Interim Fire Chief Steve Abel for completing audits for the three years during his tenure in 2020 and stated the district is working to resolve the issues presented by the SDAO regarding the district’s finances and personnel management.

Serving Clackamas, Clark, Multnomah & Washington counties. Call for details and to see if you qualify

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“The district is trending in the right direction,” Chief Price said. “We were able to put some funds in reserves. We have to climb out of some difficulty; it’s an ongoing process.”

“Tinkers” “Jack”

The proposed budget will be published for public review by June 9. A final vote on the budget will take place at the Tuesday, June 22 board of directors meeting. The HFD board of directors cannot vary appropriations by more than 10 percent in any fund without returning the budget to the committee for approval.

More information, including a draft of the proposed budget, is available online at https://www.hoodlandfire. us/2021-2022-hfd-draft-budget.

Information

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OUTDOORS

The View Finder

Photography around Mount Hood and beyond

By Gary Randall

A sunset at the Painted Hills

I'll never forget this day. I decided to drive over to the Painted Hills on a day that would seem to be unlikely regarding the potential for epic conditions, but I decided to go anyway.

On the drive over the skies never cleared up. I had rain off and on during the whole trip over. When I arrived not a lot had changed. I was resigned to photographing the hills in even light, with no shadows, which can produce some excellent images but are more composition dependent than some with something in them like, ohhh I don't know...

maybe a beautiful sunset with a rainbow, but that seemed completely unlikely.

I had packed a sandwich, some chips and a bottle of a nice malty beverage to enjoy while I was there. I like picnics as well as anyone... rain or shine. Betty and I roamed around and enjoyed the place in solitude. I decided that if I was going to drive all the way over there I wasn't going to just turn around and leave.

As it got close to sundown, I stood there in a soft rain contemplating my next move.

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There are many changes and new protocols that have been implemented to keep everyone as safe as possible.

We need help for experienced dental staff and also are willing to train the right

Please call our office at

Museum Chatter: Museum resumes lectures and Steiner Cabins Tour

By Lloyd Musser For the Mountain Times

The Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum reopened its doors for Museum visitors just in time for Memorial Day weekend visitors. The plan at this time is to remain open all summer Wednesday – Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We will be following the latest Oregon Health Authority COVID guidelines and may need to

limit the number of visitors in the Museum at one time.

The Museum exhibit galleries have all been refreshed and some new things added. The Museum Gift Shop has been restocked with our exclusive “Mount Hood” logo clothing and souvenirs. We also offer a large selection of art by local artists including prints, jewelry, ceramics and more. We are also your source

Below: the Log Lodge today, fea-

Left photo courtesy of the Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum.

Bottom photo by Lloyd Musser.

Left: the Log Lodge in Rhododendron, circa 1930.

turing a new metal roof.

By Bradford Bixby

For the Mountain Times

Well Dear Reader as we get to the end of our quarantine it seems to me that we need some new excuses for our bad play. I’ve already worn out being stuck in the house too long, not used to being around people, not enough practice time and the COVID-19 pounds are messing up my game.

It can’t possibly be our own fault so here are some excuses you can use on the course or the 19th hole. Let’s start with, “I was hitting them great at the driving range.” This both excuses your terrible play while still letting everyone know you can hit the ball. To use this one effectively you have to make sure that before the round starts everyone in earshot hears you spouting

Women kick off season in style on Cinco de Mayo

if you play well, then your fake dedication and hard work has paid off. And if you melt down like Chernobyl you just left all your good shots on the practice tee. Oh, and be sure and complain about being sore as your round goes down the toilet. Another excellent excuse is, “my golf shoes are killing my feet.” Again, it is smart to set this one up on the first tee. Then if you play well you can brag about playing through adversity. If you play bad just

the round you resemble Festus from “Gunsmoke” or Verbal from “The Usual Suspects,” your mission has been accomplished.

If you only have to cover one shot the list is endless. I used to play with a guy who explained every bad shot, “I hit it off the toe” or “I hit it fat.” Tiresome. So one time he hit a perfect shot and I asked him,

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Photo by Linda Underwood

Jan Eldredge (left) and Karol Tercek, 18-hole chairpersons, at Women's opening day breakfast.

Hiring in Oregon slows in April as unemployment remains at six percent

(MT) – Oregon’s unemployment rate remained at 6.0 percent in April, the same as in March. The rate declined slightly in January, February and March.

Throughout the middle and end of 2020, Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped sharply, and is now down considerably from its recent high

point of 13.2 percent in April 2020. The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 6.1 percent in April, from 6.0 percent in March.

“Although Oregon’s unemployment rate hit a stand-still in April, underlying labor force dynamics continue shifting,” said Gail Krumenauer, State Employment Economist

with the Oregon Employment Department. “April marked the first month since the pandemic recession started that those experiencing permanent job losses were the largest group of laid off Oregonians. Long-term unemployment has also reached its highest point in nine years.” In Oregon, hiring slowed as

nonfarm payroll employment grew by 2,200 in April, following monthly gains averaging 14,000 in the prior three months.

Monthly gains were concentrated in government (+2,300 jobs) and leisure and hospitality (+2,000). Monthly declines were largest in manufacturing (-900 jobs), transportation,

warehousing, and utilities (-800), and retail trade (-800).

In April, Oregon’s nonfarm payroll employment totaled 1,855,600, a drop of 117,400 jobs, or 6 percent from the pre-recession peak in February 2020.

Oregon’s employment dropped to a low of 1,687,500 by April 2020.

Poles

From Page 1 concerns about the change, including that the new pole will be “unsightly.”

“The way they route them, routing away from trees as much in the open and clear as they can,” Gudge said. “Now they’re hidden among the trees and the branches.”

Gudge added that he hopes other options will be considered, including perhaps electrical standoffs that could insulate a line from the tree it is attached to.

Homeowners with questions about potential poles can contact PGE at 503-2286322.

Stakes put on properties have a job number on it and homeowners can use that as a reference.

HOODLAND’S LOCAL FOOD PANTRY IS HERE TO HELP!

Neighborhood Missions is a partner agency with the Oregon Food Bank and offers assistance with Food, Gas, Housing Costs and Prescription Drugs. The next monthly FREE FOOD MARKET is from 9-10AM, MONDAY, JUNE 28 in the parking lot behind the Hoodland Senior Center. Drive-thru pick up of food for your safety. FOR HELP call 503-622-9213 and leave a message.

Neighborhood Missions P.O. Box 594

TIMBERLINE LODGE, Timberline. 503-272-3267. Cascade Dining Room - Fine Dining.

MT HOOD BREWING CO, 87304 E Gov’t. Camp Loop, Gov’t Camp. 503-272-3172. Entrees, pizzas. Handcrafted beers.

Whistle Stop, E Hwy 26, Welches, 503.622.3400. Typically karaoke at 9pm on Fridays and Saturdays.

Steppin’ Out

RATSKELLER BAR & PIZZERIA, downtown Gov’t Camp. Order online http://ratskellerpizzeria.com, 503-272-3635.

Ram’s Head Bar - Casual Dining w/stunning views; Blue Ox Bar - Casual Dining.

MUSIC

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT BUSINESSES ARE CONTACTED AHEAD OF TIME TO DETERMINE WHEN THEY ARE OPEN.

FIND MORE INFORMATION ON COMMUNITY READER BOARDS, SOCIAL NETWORK PLATFORMS AND ELSEWHERE ONLINE. THE FOLLOWING LIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS TYPICALLY FEATURE LIVE MUSIC EACH MONTH AND CAN BE CONTACTED DURING JUNE TO SEE WHAT OFFERINGS ARE AVAILABLE.

Sandy Library, 38980 Proctor Blvd., Sandy. ci.sandy.or.us.

The Skyway Bar & Grill, 71545 E Hwy 26, Zigzag, 503.622.3775. skywaybarandgrill.com. Live music typically on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, and open mic on Thursdays. Timberline Lodge, Rams Head Bar. timberlinelodge.com.

Wraptitude, 67441 E Hwy 26, Welches, 503.622.0893. Typically live music on Monday evenings at 6pm.

DINING

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE FOLLOWING BUSINESSES ARE CONTACTED AHEAD OF TIME TO DETERMINE IF AND WHEN THEY ARE OPEN

AND TO MAKE RESERVATIONS, IF NECESSARY, AS INDOOR DINING MAY BE LIMITED. SOME ALSO OFFER OUTDOOR DINING AND TAKEOUT.

PLEASE CHECK THE INDIVIDUAL RESTAURANT ADS IN THIS ISSUE OF THE MOUNTAIN TIMES FOR MORE INFORMATION.

AL FORNO FERRUZZA, 73285 Hwy 26, Rhododendron. 503-622-1212. Rustic Authentic Wood-Fired Sicilian Pizza. In/outdoor dining. Takeout & Delivery. Order at mapleaqua.com

AUNT B’S COUNTRY MOUNTAIN BAKERY, 24525 E Welches Rd., Welches, 503-564-9285. Breads, cakes, pies, sandwiches, entrees. Open Tues-Sun, 8-4. Heat & Eat Takeout

BARLOW TRAIL ROADHOUSE, 69580 Hwy 26, Welches. 503-622-1662. Closed Mon/Tues. Lunch/Dinner. Daily Specials/Halibut & chips/Fried chicken. Takeout

BRIGHTWOOD TAVERN, 63010 E Brightwood Bridge Rd. 503-622-1568. 10am-10pm. Burgers. Specials. Full menu. Happy H daily 3:30-6:30 pm. Indoor/Outdoor seating. Takeout

COFFEE BREWSTERS, Hoodland Shopping Ctr., 503-622-3396. Espresso, Tea, Scones, Bagels, Sandwiches, Pastries, Snacks. Free Wi-Fi. Monthly Coffee Special

DRAGONFLY CAFÉ & BAKERY, Mt Hood Village Resort. 503-622-2400. Breads, pastries. Dining/Catering/Cocktails. Fri/Sat Prime Rib/Seafood. Indoor/Outdoor seating. Takeout

EL BURRO LOCO, 67211 Hwy 26, Welches. 503-622-6780. 11am-8pm every day. Mexican. Margaritas. Beer. Indoor/Outdoor dining. Order at www.elburro-loco.com. Takeout

IVY BEAR FAMILY PIZZERIA, 54735 E Hwy 26, Sandy. 503-208-9111. Old World Style Pizza, calzones, wings, salads. Wine/Beer/Soda. Arcade Room. Reopening Friday, June 4

LE HAPPY CREPERIE & BAR, 38687 Proctor Blvd., Sandy. www.LeHappy.com. 503-563-7707. Tues-Fri 11-8pm, Sat 10-8pm, Sun 10-4pm. French crepes, steaks, salads, soup. Takeout

MT. HOOD OREGON RESORT, Welches. 503-622-2214. Altitude: Call for hours. Mallards Café & Pub: Open 7/days week. Familiar favorites

Riverstone Café Coffee Shop (off main lobby). 7am-12pm. Specialty coffees

SKYWAY BAR & GRILL, 71545 Hwy 26, Zigzag. 503-622-3775. 2-8pm, Th/Fri/Mon. noon-8pm Sat/Sun. Firepit. BBQ, ribs. Limited indoor dining. Covered outdoor tables. Takeout

THE RENDEZVOUS, 67149 Hwy 26 (Rendezvous Ctr). Welches, 503-622-6837. thevousgrill.com. Lunch/Dinner. Wed-Sun, 3-8pm. Dine in. Specials/Take & Bake. Takeout

WHISTLE STOP, 66674 Hwy 26, Welches. 503-622-3440. whistlestopwelches.com. Open 9am-9pm, 21 and over. Burgers. Breakfast until 2pm, Lunch/Dinner, Full Bar. Takeout

COFFEE/ESPRESSO/TEA/SMOOTHIES

COFFEE BREWSTERS, Hoodland Shopping Ctr., 503-622-3396. Espresso, Tea, Scones, Bagels, Sandwiches, Pastries, Snacks. Free Wi-Fi. Monthly Coffee Special

MT HOOD ROASTERS, 73451 Hwy 26, Rhody, 503-622-6574. Espresso, specials, teas, freshly roasted coffee beans. Custom labeled coffee. Gifts. Specials. Outdoor sitting areas

THE FOLLOWING ARE VENUES THAT TYPICALLY HOLD EVENTS AND ARE PUBLISHED IN THE MOUNTAIN TIMES. AT THE TIME OF GOING TO PRESS, IT IS UNCERTAIN IF PUBLIC MEETINGS & GATHERINGS WILL BE PERMITTED DURING JUNE – MOST MEETINGS ARE HELD VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM. PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION – FACEBOOK AND WEBSITES ARE ALSO GOOD SOURCES FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION.

(2nd Wed of month) 17405 NE Glisan Street, Portland.Via Zoom. Check calendar online for meetings and more info, including Sandy Floodplain Restoration Educational Video Series, and Imagine Salmon Project. Info: sandyriver.org.

MONDAY, JUNE 28

PUBLIC MEETINGS

TUESDAY, JUNE 1

♦ B oring CPO meeting, 7pm (1st Tues of each month), clackamasfire. com/fire-stations/station-14-boring/. Facebook.com/pages/Boring-Fire-Station/173231289361662.

MONDAY, JUNE 7

♦ Sandy City Council meeting at 6:00pm. Check on ci.sandy.or.us for agendas and zoom link. Info: 503-668-5533, ci.sandy. or.us, and Facebook for updates.

TUESDAY, JUNE 8

♦ Hoodland Fire District, 7pm. (2nd Tues of each month) Board of Directors meeting via Zoom. To attend meeting, go to website for link and meeting ID. 69634 E Hwy 26, Welches. Info: 503-622-3256, hoodlandfire.us.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9

♦ Sandy River Basin Watershed Council,

TUESDAY, JUNE 15

♦ Clackamas Soil & Water Conservation District, Board Meeting, 4pm. Meeting held by Zoom. Call 503-210-6000 for instructions to join by phone or Zoom. Office is closed at this time. Info: conservationdistrict.org.

♦ Free Food Market, 9-10am (usually on last Monday each month) in the parking lot behind Hoodland Senior Ctr., 65000 Hwy 26, Welches. Open to any person in need. No ID, name or address needed. Drive-thru pick of food for your safety. For help, call 503-622-9213 and leave a message. Info: hoodlandlutheranchurch@gmail.com.

LIBRARIES

♦ CURBSIDE DELIVERY. Library Take-Out (curbside delivery of hold items) is available 6 days a week. No appt. needed. Hours: Mon 10am-2pm, Tues & Wed 12-4pm, Thur 12-5pm, Fri & Sat 12-4pm. Info: ci.sandy.or.us/library/page/curbsideservices-hours.

website for the form - ci.sandy.or.us/library, or email libraryassistants@ci.sandy.or.us to have it sent to you.

BESTIES COFFEE, 73330 Hwy 26, Rhododendron. Bestiescoffee.net. Open 7am-4pm. Closed Wednesdays. Serving Water Avenue Coffee

♦ NEWSLETTER. The Sandy & Hoodland library newsletters are being mailed and emailed on a weekly basis. Call or email libraryassistants@ci.sandy.or.us if you would like to be added to either mailing list. Blog at sandylibrary.blogspot.com.

& AL FORNO PIZZA at PAOLA’S PIZZA BARN, 38015 Hwy 26, Sandy. 503-668-8058. Family Meal Deals. Order online at mapleaqua.com.

MONDAY, JUNE 21

♦ Sandy City Council meeting at 6:00pm. Check on ci.sandy.or.us for agendas and zoom link. Info: 503-668-5533, ci.sandy. or.us, and Facebook for updates.

EVENTS/MARKETS

SUNDAYS

♦ Hoodland Farmers Market, 10am-1pm, in the parking lot at The Whistle Stop, 66674 Hwy 26, Welches. Interested in vending? Email Lauren at hoodlandfarmersmarket@gmail.com.

HOODLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY 24525 E WELCHES RD., WELCHES. INFO. 503-622-3460, CI.SANDY.OR.US.

♦ Phone Hours: Mon 10am-2:30pm; Tues & Wed 12-5pm, Thur 12-6pm, Fri & Sat 12-5pm. To schedule an appointment at Hoodland, call 503-622-3460. Email hoodlandlibrary@ci.sandy.or.us with any questions or assistance you may need.

TUESDAY, JUNE 1-AUG 31

♦ COMPUTER LAB. Open 6 days a week, by appointment. Computer use hours are: Mon 12-2pm, Tues/Wed 3-5pm, Thur 3-6pm, Fri/Sat 3-5pm. Call 503-6223460 to schedule an appointment. Info: ci.sandy.or.us/library/page/computerlab-hours.

♦ VIRTUAL PROGRAMS. There are a number of "virtual" programs happening with the use of Zoom on the internet, as well as information and activity videos posted on Facebook. Check out Facebook for Storytime Parents Group, the Library Book Group, Sandy Public Library Friends and the City of Sandy (city government).

SANDY PUBLIC LIBRARY

38980 PROCTOR BLVD., SANDY. INFO 503-668-5537. CI.SANDY. OR.US.

♦ Phone Hours: Mon-Fri 9-6pm, Sat/ Sun 9-5pm

WEDNESDAYS

THE SHACK, 67350 Hwy 26. Welches. 503-622-3876. B’fast, Lunch & Dinner. Taco Tues. Military & Vet Discounts. Darts, Shuffleboard. MULTORPOR LODGE at Skibowl East, 503-272-3206. OUTBACK CAFÉ & ESPRESSO at Skibowl, 503-272-3206, RATSKELLER BAR & PIZZERIA, downtown Gov’t Camp. 503-272-3635. HIGH MOUNTAIN CAFÉ, downtown Gov’t Camp.

SATURDAY, JUNE 5

♦ 15th Annual Garage Sale, 9am-5pm at Clackamas County Bank, 38975 Proctor Blvd., Sandy. Proceeds from the garage sale will benefit Mt Hood Hospice, a notfor-profit Hospice who provides quality care for terminally ill patients, their loved ones and their pets, regardless of their ability to pay. Please practice CDC guidelines and social distance.

♦ Summer Reading Program. Kids and Teens. Log your reading and earn badges and prizes along the way. Read for a total of 10 hrs and earn a book and a $5 fine voucher, and a chance to win a Nintendo Switch! Adults can also participate for a chance to win $100 and parents of preschoolers can participate for a chance to win a scooter for their child. Info: Sandy. beanstack.org to sign up or stop by the library for a paper log.

♦ BROWSING. Browsing available six days a week, no appointment needed (Mon 10am-12pm, Tues-Sat 12-3pm). Info: ci.sandy.or.us/library/page/browsing-hours

♦ LIBRARY CARD. Need a LINCC library card? Apply for an eCard by visiting www.lincc.org. eCards are available to all residents of the LINCC library District (Clackamas Co.), age 13 and up.

♦ MOB ILE PRINTING. Mobile printing available from your smartphone, tablet or laptop. Send what you need printed to the library using one of our mobile printing options, then pick up your documents during curbside delivery hours. No cost to print at this time. Info: ci.sandy.or.us/library/page/ mobile-printing.

♦ BOOK BUNDLE. Request a Book Bundle if you don't know what to read next - the library will pick something out. Visit the

♦ Read to the Dog (on Zoom), 3-4pm. Children can develop their confidence in reading aloud with a furry companion. The library is partnering with Dove Lewis Portland Area Canine Therapy Teams to offer virtual interactive reading sessions. Register your child online on the library website.

THURSDAYS

♦ Sit & Knit a Bit (online knitting club), 2pm on Zoom. Help pass the time, de-stress, and socialize with other community members. All are welcome. Info: Katie Murphy, kmurphy@ci.sandy.or.us.

TUESDAY, JUNE 1-AUG 31

♦ Summer Reading Program. Kids and Teens. Log your reading and earn badges and prizes along the way. Read for a total of 10 hrs and earn a book and a $5 fine voucher, and a chance to win a Nintendo Switch! Adults can also participate for a

chance to win $100 and parents of preschoolers can participate for a chance to win a scooter for their child. Info: Sandy. beanstack.org to sign up or stop by the library for a paper log.

TUESDAY, JUNE 1

♦ Colorful Paper Plate Mandalas for Teens (starts June 1). Pick up a scratchboard mandala design kit from Sandy or Hoodland libraries. Create your own scratchboard mandala using a paper plate, paint, and oil pastels. Kits available during curbside hours and while supplies last.

MONDAY, JUNE 7

♦ Digital Book Club on Zoom, 5pm. Warren C. Easley, author of the Cal Claxton Mystery series set in Oregon, will join the next meeting. Reading the first book in the series, Matters of Doubt. Come with your questions ready as Mr. Easley especially enjoys interacting with an audience. The zoom link will be sent about a week before the meeting. To receive a link to the discussion, email kmurphy@ci.sandy.or.us.

THURSDAY, JUNE 10

♦ Women's Virtual Book Group, 7pm on Zoom. Discussing "American Dirt" by Jeanine Cummins. Email Susie Jenkins at sjenkins@ci.sandy.or.us to receive Zoom link.

TUESDAY, JUNE 15

♦ Kids Take & Make: Parachute Toy (starts June 15). Make your own parachute toy, then toss it in the air and watch it glide to the earth. Kits may be picked up at the Hoodland or Sandy Libraries during curbside or browsing hours.

THURSDAY, JUNE 17

♦ Library Photography Group meeting on Zoom, 7pm. The group is designed as a conversation group. A program every month, with an informal camera outing planned in between. For a Zoom link to the meeting, email Thea Ellen, tellen@ ci.sandy.or.us.

♦ DROP IN BROWSING TIMES. Mon, 1-5pm, Tues 10-2pm, Wed 1-5pm, Thurs 10-2pm, Fri 1-5pm, Sat/Sun 2-4pm.

♦ IN-PERSON BROWSING SANDY BOOKNOOK. By appointment. Reserve your time by calling 503-539-8573.

♦ CURBSIDE PICK-UP. Pick up hours: Mon-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 12-4pm. Place holds through the Library Catalog on items from any of the 13 libraries that are part of LINCC. Once you have received notification that your holds have arrived: Instructions found on the library website, ci.sandy. or.us/library. Curbside service can be used to pick up holds, take and make kits, and print jobs. No appointment needed. Pull into one of the 3 numbered parking spaces designated for curbside. When you call, provide your name and library card number. Tell the library which parking space you are parked in, and staff will then bring out your items and place them on a nearby table. Your items will be placed on a section of the table that corresponds with your parking space number. Please wait in your parking space until staff has returned to building. Info: 503-668-5537.

♦ COMPUTER LAB (by appointment). Printing is temporarily free. Face masks

must be worn. Call 503-668-5537 to schedule an appt. Appointments are for one hour. Mon 10-1pm, Tues 2-5pm, Wed 10-1pm, Thur 2-5pm, Fri/Sat/Sun 10-1pm. Because staff is limited in assistance that can be provided, if you require assistance using a computer, we suggest bringing a family member or friend with you to the appointment.

♦ SEED LIBRARY. Come to the west side (parking lot side of library) entrance during seed library open hours. One person at a time will be allowed at the seed library at a time. You will need your library card to take the seeds home. No due date on seeds, but it is encouraged you learn how to save seeds for yourself and to donate them back to the seed library. Hours: Sat/ Sun -10am-12pm & 1-4pm; Mon/Wed/Fri 10am-1pm & 2-4pm; Tues/Thurs 10am12pm & 2-5pm. Info and questions: Susie Jenkins, sjenkins@ci.sandy.or.us.

♦ BOOK BUNDLE. Request a Book Bundle if you don't know what to read next - the library will pick something out. Visit the website for the form, or email libraryassistants@ci.sandy.or.us to have it sent to you.

♦ PRINTING. Mobile printing available from your smartphone, tablet or laptop. Send what you need to be printed to the library using one of the mobile printing options, then pick up your documents during Curbside Delivery hours. No cost to print at this time. Info: ci.sandy.or.us/library/page/ mobile-printing.

♦ CONNECT ONLINE VIRTUAL PROGRAMS on Zoom on the internet, as well as info and activity videos posted on Facebook. Some of the Facebook groups are: City of Sandy, Oregon (city government); Sandy Public Library Friends; Sandy & Hoodland Libraries (Storytime Parents Group); Library Book Group (Hoodland & Sandy Area).

♦ BORROW. Do you need to borrow something? Tired of the same old board games? Check out the library's Library of Things online (kitchenware, musical instruments and more).

♦ eCARD. If you don't already have a LINCC library card, apply for an eCard on www.lincc.org. eCards grant immediate access to online resources, including eBooks and eAudiobooks. eCards available to all residents of LINCC Library District (Clackamas County), age 13 and up.

♦ NEWSLETTER. The Sandy & Hoodland library newsletters are being mailed and emailed on a weekly basis. Call or email libraryassistants@ci.sandy.or.us if you would like to be added to either mailing list. Blog at sandylibrary.blogspot.com.

♦ 1000 BOOKS BEFORE KINDERGARTEN. Help your child establish strong early literary skills by reading 1000 books to them. To participate, download the Beanstack app for your mobile device or visit the library's Beanstack web page.

SENIOR CENTERS

♦ Hoodland Senior Center, 65000 E. Hwy 26, Welches. Info: 503-622-3331, hoodlandseniorsinfo@gmail.com.

♦ Sandy Community Center/Sandy Senior Ctr. 38348 Pioneer Blvd., Sandy. Check with the Center for online classes, virtual bingo, shopping trips, hikes and mystery

drives. Info: 503-668-5569, ci.sandy. or.us.

THEATERS/MUSEUMS

THROUGH SEPT 6

♦ OMSI, 1945 SE Water Street, Portland. Now open on a limited basis. "Dinosaurs Revealed" is on display through Sept 6. Journey back 250 million years to prehistoric North America. Get up close and personal with life-sized dinosaurs, two detailed dinosaur cast fossils, and more. Info: www.omsi.edu.

♦ Mt Hood Community Theater, located in Mt Hood Community College. Info: https://www.mhcc.edu/PerformingArtsEvents.

♦ Mt Hood Museum & Cultural Center. 88900 E Hwy 26 Business Loop, Government Camp. Info: 503-272-3301, www. mthoodmuseum.org.

♦ Nutz N Boltz Theatre Company, 28861 Grange Street Boring. info/reservations/ tickets: http://nnbtheater.com.

♦ Readers Theatre in Gresham presented by Mt Hood Repertory, Gresham Chapel & Evening Event Center, 257 SE Roberts Ave., Gresham. www.facebook.com/ ReadersTheatreGresham/

♦ Sandy Actors Theatre, 39181 Pioneer Blvd., Sandy. Check for online shows. Info: sandyactorstheatre.org.

♦ Sandy Historical Society, Inc., Museum/ Visitor Center/Giftshop, 39345 Pioneer Blvd., Sandy. Museum, Visitor Center & Gift Shop open Tues-Sat 10am-4pm, closed Sun-Mon. Info: 503-668-3378, sandyhistorical@sandyhistory.com, www. sandyhistory.com.

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE

♦ Mt Hood Area Chamber of Commerce. Info. www.mthoodchamber.com.

♦ Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce, Info: 503-668-4006, www.sandyoregonchamber.org.

CLUBS/GROUPS/CLINICS/ INFORMATIONAL

MEETINGS/EVENTS

♦ AntFarm, 39140 Proctor Blvd., Sandy. Reading, writing, tutoring, arts programs, gardening, helping senior citizens, YouthCore jobs. Learn about alcohol and drug use and prevention, support for unaccompanied youth with possible homelessness, and much more. Meetings in person, and on Zoom. Call 503-668-9955, email info@antfarmyouthservices.com, or more information online at https://antfarmyouthservices.com.

♦ Camp Arrah Wanna, 24075 E Arrah Wanna Blvd., Welches. Info: www.camparrahwanna.org

♦ Disability Services Advisory Council of Clackamas County, 221 Molalla Ave., Ste 104, Oregon City. Info: www.dsac-cc.org.

♦ Guide Dogs for the Blind, Oregon Campus, 32901 SE Kelso Rd, Boring. Info: 503-668-2100, www.guidedogs.com

♦ Hoodland Women's Club, Info: hoodlandwomensclub.org.

♦ Mt Hood Lions Club, E Hwy 26 and E Woodsey Way, Welches. Info: 503-6224223. Check reader board for activities.

♦ Mt Hood Republican Women's Club.

Info: President Clarice Moss, 503-6585227, claricemoss@yahoo.com.

♦ Prime Timers Dining Club for singles age 50 and up. Info: www.PrimeTimersDiningClub.com, Pat, 503-936-5861.

♦ Sandy Kiwanis, Info: www.sandykiwanis. org, 503-819-0511.

♦ Sandy Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4273 VFW Hall, 38452 Proctor Blvd., Sandy. http://www.vfw4273.org/

WEDNESDAYS

♦ Meditation at Wy'East Zen Ctr., 6pm on Zoom - wyeastzencenter.org to sign into Zoom. Info: 503-997-3193, info@ wyeastzencenter.org.

MONDAY, JUNE 7

♦ Clackamas County Master Gardeners, 7-8pm. Monthly Lecture (via Zoom): "The Most Fabulous Western Natives for Our Gardens," Sean Hogan, Owner of Cistus Design & Nursery. Milwaukie Center, 5440 SE Kellog Creek Dr., Milwaukie. www. clackamascountymastergardeners.org for Zoom link.

SUNDAY, JUNE 13-16

♦ Mt Hood Kiwanis Camp, MHKC family camp is June 13-16. Registration open now. Ages: Campers 9-14; Family 5 or older. Cost $95/person (meals and lodging included). Info: https://mhkc.org/ family-camp/

TUESDAY, JUNE 22

♦ Clackamas County House District 52 Oregon Trail Democrats, (4th Tues) 6:308:30pm. at Clackamas Co. Bank Sunset Room, 38935 Proctor Blvd., Sandy. Check prior to meeting to determine if meeting in person or on Zoom. Info: Susan Gates, 503-668-9628, www.oregontraildemocrats.com.

THURSDAY, JUNE 24

♦ Mt Hood Kiwanis Camp Charity Golf Classic, Langdon Farms Golf Club, Aurora. Classic shotgun start tournament, raising funds for camp programs. Info/registration: https://mhkc.org

SUPPORT GROUPS

♦ AA Meetings in Sandy and The Mountain (https://www.aa.org)

♦ Government Camp: sober.com/meetings/state/city/ aa?state=Oregon&city=Government%20 Camp

♦ Sandy: sober.com/meetings/state/city/ aa?state=Oregon&city=Sandy

♦ Welches: wseb-awseb-1e7pn84oznq1l-236369770.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com/aa-meetings-welches-or

♦ Clackamas County Support, Crisis and Suicide Prevention 24 hour hotline. 503655-8585. Intervencion Telefonica en Casio de crisis salud mental las 24 horas. 503-655-8585

♦ Clackamas Women's Services (support for domestic violence), A Safe Place, Family Justice Ctr. for Clackamas Co., 256 Warner Milne Rd, Oregon City. Closed to public until further notice. Info: CWS Crisis and Support Line, 503-654-2288, Toll Free 1-888-654-2288; A Safe Place, 503-655-8600, cwsor.org. For life-threatening emergencies, call 911. Other law enforcement assistance (non-emergency), 503-655-8211.

♦ Grief Support Groups (sponsored by Mt Hood Hospice). Free community support groups starting April 5 through June on zoom. No connection to hospice required. Structured discussion groups focusing on grief (April 26-June 3) with specific topics each week. Social hours (April 5-June 1) with informal groups for those attending to offer and receive support from each other. Call 503-668-5545, llirette@ mthoodhospice.org, on Facebook @ Mthoodhospice, www, mthoodhospice. org. Mt Hood Hospice's Pet Peace of Mind Program helps to keep patients and pets together during hospice care. For more information on Pet Peace of Mind, visit the web site at mthoodhospice.org.

♦ NAMI Family Support Group, meets at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 39901 Pleasant Street, Sandy. Info: Blythe Nordbye, 503-680-2849, blythenordbye@ gmail.com.

♦ NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness) support for individuals, veterans and family members. 503-344-5050. Info@ namicc.org

RECREATION PROVIDERS

♦ Timberline Lodge & Ski Area. Info: 503622-7979, www.timberlinelodge.com.

♦ Mt. Hood Skibowl/Adventure Park, Info: www.skibowl.com or 503-222-2695.

♦ The Fly Fishing Shop. Info: www.flyfishusa.com.

♦ Mt. Hood Oregon Resort, Welches. Golf and more. Info: 503-622-3101, www. mthood-resort.com.

♦ Mt. Hood Adventures. Info: 503-7152175, 888-422-4776, www.mthoodadventure.com.

VISITOR INFO

♦ Mt. Hood Cultural Center & Museum, 88900 E Hwy 26 Business Loop, Government Camp. 503-272-3301, www. mthoodmuseum.org.

♦ Mt. Hood Adventures, 88335 E. Government Camp Loop, Government Camp. 503-715-2175, 888-422-4776, www. mthoodadventure.com.

♦ Mt. Hood Info. www.mthood.info, 1-888-622-4822.

♦ Mt. Hood National Forest, Zig Zag Ranger District, 70220 E Hwy 26, Zig Zag. 503-622-3191, Ext. 668, www.fs.fed.us/ r6/mthood.

♦ Sandy Historical Society Museum, 39345 Pioneer Blvd., Sandy. 503-6683378, sandyhistorical@sandynet.org, www.sandyhistorical.org.

♦ The Mt Hood Area Chamber of Commerce, 503-622-3017, mthoodareachamber@gmail.com, www.mthoodchamber. com.

♦ Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce, 503-668-4006, sandyoregonchamber.org. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

♦ C.E.R.T. (Community Emergency Response Team). Call the Hoodland Fire District for further information. Do you have what it takes? 503-622-3256, hoodland@ hoodlandfire.org.

♦ The Hoodland and Sandy Senior Centers need volunteer drivers. Can you help? Info: 503-622.3331 (Hoodland), 503.668.5569 (Sandy).

BULLETIN BOARD

♦ The Sandy Community Action Center at 38982 Pioneer Blvd., Sandy, is the food pantry for residents from Boring to Government Camp. The Center provides emergency food assistance to those in need. The pantry is open for income-eligible people from 10am-4pm Wed & Fri. Community Basket program third Thurs 9am until food is gone. Proof that you reside in the Oregon Trail School District is required. Info: www. sandyactioncenter.org, 503-668-4746.

♦ If you're a veteran and need information regarding VA benefits, counseling, healthcare, home loans, etc. call 503-650-5631 or e-mail veterans@co.clackamas.or.us.

L oca L N ews

New book sets the record straight on the un-boring community of Boring

By Ben Simpson The Mountain Times

The community of Boring has experienced a surprising array of unexpected and unusual events during its 118year history.

The small Oregon town, with a name that leads to easy jokes about its sleepy nature, has been the home to a rich array of eccentric characters and events over the years. From the time the future heavyweight boxing champion of the world was hired to fight the town bully, to a massive fire blamed on fireworks that left half the town in ashes, the history of Boring has been anything but, and was populated with moonshiners, runaway trains, wild west gangs and a wild man who lived in the woods among other notable characters.

Boring resident and unofficial town historian Bruce Haney has gathered these unorthodox stories in his new book “Eccentric Tales of Boring, Oregon.” Haney gives a monthly speech about the history of Boring for the Boring Community Planning Organization and runs a popular history group called Boring Oregon History.

“I started looking in the newspaper archives for the most un-boring Boring stories I could find. After a couple years I realized that I had all these great stories that only myself and the people that attended these meetings knew about,” Haney wrote in an email. “That is when I decided to take the best ones and deep dive into

researching them and make a book out of them.”

The tales Haney researched and collected for his book large-

ly take place in the early years of the 20th century before the second world war. Haney touches on secret societies

such as the Odd Fellows and Rebekah’s influence on the social life of the community, the proliferation of bootlegging operations during prohibition and the logging industry’s physical toll on workers in the region, plus a one-armed band on the vaudeville circuit comprised of maimed mill workers and further accounts of death and disfigurement of the town’s mill workers.

“I hope that readers get a better understanding of early 20th century America,” Haney noted. “I hope that when someone jokes ‘How boring is Boring,’ they will be able to tell the person how truly un-boring Boring is and has always been.”

Haney sheds light on an incident of historic prejudice that resulted in murder with the grim recounting of an assault on a trio of East Indian millworkers. A band of white millworkers began firing on the cabin occupied by the East Indian workers in an effort to intimidate them until one of the assailants began firing into the cabin and struck and killed Harnam Singh, a recent immigrant whom little is known about. One newspaper stated he was only in the country for two weeks at the time of his murder.

CONGRATULATIONS

As a whole, the collection encapsulates a cross section of the driving influences and impulses of a community and the region during the first half of the twentieth century.

The book is Haney’s first foray as an author. Haney stated he is currently researching and planning his next book.

“I love researching and building stories using history. I have a few different possibilities for the next book ... I’m enjoying the feeling of being published for the first time,” Haney wrote.

The process of researching the book on Boring led Haney to develop a deeper connection with the town and its residents.

“When I was wondering how old that bar or that two-story brick building was, I never thought that it would lead to me finding and being welcomed into such a wonderful community,” Haney wrote in the preface to his book. “I grew up in the big city nearby, Portland, but I never felt part of a community there. In Boring, I do.”

“Eccentric Tales of Boring Oregon” in published by Arcadia Publishing and the History Press.

More information is available online at www.arcadiapublishing.com and www.historypress.net.

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Bruce Haney's "Eccentric Tales of Boring Oregon" is his first published book.

CULINARY CORNER

by Taeler Butel

Simple suppers

Crazy Bread

Use a couple of different breads and topping combinations, add a salad to make an easy summer supper.

I’m thinking these will be a hit at my daughter’s graduation party! Speaking of... congratulations to the grads of 2021!

The sky is the limit for the crazy bread filling, and this is an excellent way to use up leftovers.

By Robert Kelly, D.M.D. General Dentist

The Whole

TOOTH

How about a lighthearted dental subject as we head into summer? Why not?

Most of us have been

From Page 16 services may not be available. Nearly every business and function were disrupted for the past 15 months and are now trying to get staffed up and resume business. Remember the Museum is free, but donations are appreciated.

We will resume our monthly lectures starting the first Saturday in August. The Saturday, Aug. 7 lecture will be: Mount Hood’s Steiner Cabins, a historical overview by Museum Curator Lloyd Musser. This lecture shares the back story of how this German immigrant came to be a prolific builder of unique log

Shrimp & Artichoke

1 loaf ciabatta bread

8 oz cream cheese

1 cup shredded mozzarella

1/4 cup Parmesan

1/2 t each salt, pepper, garlic powder

1 T chopped parsley

1/4 cup chopped artichoke hearts

1 cup bay or cooked chopped shrimp

Olive oil

Slice bread in half length-

wise, drizzle with olive oil toast lightly, mix all other ingredients and pile on top of bread. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Ricotta, ham & asparagus

1 loaf focaccia bread

1 cup ricotta cheese

1 cup mozzarella cheese

1 cup asparagus tips pan roasted with olive oil salt and pepper

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

4 oz shaved ham

Spread ricotta over bread, layer on ham, Parmesan, mozzarella and asparagus. Bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees. Scratch Butterscotch Pudding

This is easy guys, just keep stirring, stirring, stirring… 1 cup heavy cream

1 cup milk

4 T unsalted butter

1/4 cup cornstarch

1/2 t salt

1 t vanilla

1/2 cup dark brown sugar

Whisk everything in a medium saucepan over medium/ high heat until steaming. Switch to a wooden spoon and continue stirring until thickened. Place plastic wrap directly onto pudding and chill completely.

New research offers a mouthful of fun on sharks

through the ringer this year, we need this. Let me share with you something about shark teeth!

As many know, sharks can lose and gain teeth throughout their life. Sharks have been around for so long there are many different types of shark teeth that have evolved over millions of years. There can be small ones and gigantic ones.

Take for example, the pre-

cabins that are highly prized today. The lecture will share the architectural features used by Henry Steiner in building these log cabins during 1926-53.

This lecture is a good prerequisite before attending the annual Steiner Cabin tour.

Yes, the Museum’s popular Annual Steiner Cabins Tour will be held Saturday, Aug. 14. This year’s tour will be a walking or bicycle tour that visits eight Steiner Cabins on a two-mile street loop in Rhododendron. Tickets are sold online for specific starting times. Tickets will go on sale Thursday, July 1 and will sell

historic megalodon, they could have a tooth that is seven inches long, now those are some big chompers!

Researchers in Europe recently studied the history of shark teeth and found that prehistoric shark teeth were different than modern day shark teeth. These findings were recently published in the journal “Nature Ecology & Evolution.”

The research team used

out fast. The Museum website is www.mthoodmuseum.org.

This tour was planned last year in partnership with the Rhododendron CPO to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Rhododendron village. The Cabin Tour and the 100th anniversary celebration was canceled due to COVID-19, so we will do it this year and call it the Rhododendron Centennial +1 Year Celebration.

Activities planned at this time include a pop-up museum featuring Rhododendron history, a Rhododendron plant sale, sales of the new “Rhododendron, Oregon, Images of America” book and more at

very sophisticated x-rays to measure tooth and jaw structure and found that shark ancestors had multiple, successional tooth rows as opposed to modern sharks which have teeth whorls.

This difference led them to conclude that vertebrates do not have a universal evolutionary history for their teeth. In other words, they likely evolved differently and not from one common pathway.

the Log Lodge, which is undergoing restoration. Watch for more information coming soon.

It is often asked if Henry Steiner built the Log Lodge. No, the Log Lodge, the Zigzag Inn, the Barlow Trail Roadhouse and the Brightwood Tavern were built by Bill Lenz.

Lenz only built a few cabins, two which are still in use in the Welches area. Henry Steiner built about 100 log cabins and two churches.

Lenz built primarily large commercial structures using conventional log building methods, with few or no

This basically blew a hole in their hypothesis that teeth all developed in the same way. Their new hypothesis suggests that teeth likely have been gained and lost in evolution history over time. With these differences, it appears we will not be able to look to sharks or other animals for advice on tooth problems. Their teeth could have developed completely differently than ours!

artistic frills. Henry Steiner built smaller cabins with his own unconventional methods and artistic touches. Henry would actually search for bent, crooked, gnarly logs to be a focal point in his cabins. These two log builders, active on Mount Hood in the 1930s and 40s had completely different styles and clients. The workmanship quality of both builders is evident by the numbers of structures they built 90 years ago still in use today.

Lloyd Musser is the volunteer curator of the Mt. hood Cultural Center and Museum.

Zeb’s Wish Equine Sanctuary loves our enthusiastic volunteers. To become one and help horses, please contact us at 503-341-1102 or zebswish@gmail.com

Museum

By Paula Walker

Seems like grandiose term “Estate Plan.” You say, “ I consider my wealth and belongings minimal and my intentions for who I will give these to, simple. Do I need an estate plan? And who does need an estate plan?”

The answer is yes and anyone 18 years of age and older needs one; before 18, you need one to protect them if you are the parent of children under that age.

Why do I need an estate plan? An estate plan is not only for those you consider to be wealthy. The term ‘estate’

refers to all you own, belongings and real property, and all that you have as financial assets. These will need to be transferred when you die, someone will have to manage that transfer and someone will in the end receive that transfer, no matter how little or how much; and the “simple” dispersal you have in mind will not be simple without an estate plan.

So, what does an estate plan do then? A proper estate plan is a comprehensive estate plan. Comprehensive refers to including not only a will or a trust as the cornerstone document but also those documents that provide for your care while

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you are living. Should you have a need for that support, you have the persons you trust in place to provide it or direct it. A comprehensive estate plan then provides for your own needs while you are living; gives clear, legally supportable directions for the transfer of your belongings and finances to those you choose, not those the state chooses, after your passing; can maximize the amount of wealth you have to transfer by minimizing costs associated with that transfer including transfer taxes such as estate taxes and capital gains; provide for supporting charities and non profits that you want to support and promote which in turn can contribute to reducing the potential taxes that may be owing in estate taxes; provides for transitional distribution

of your assets, i.e. providing financial support to the young adults in your life helping them to manage the receipt of money by incremental distributions; and naming guardians for young children you have so that they are well-cared for by those you trust should you not be able to do so, and with your terms for such a transition to another home, if it was needed.

Stories

of the Stars…

If Only …

Not exactly a story of a current celebrity, but certainly one of the more interesting uses of a will. Reportedly a Bermuda Tycoon, named Henry Durell, in 1921 left to the roll of the dice the designation of his heir, the one who would receive the transfer of his grand estate, grounds and manor overlooking

Hamilton Harbor, the natural harbor serving the city of Hamilton, the capital of Bermuda. Being equally fond of three nephews his will stipulated that the estate would be given to the winner of the three nephews of a game of dice. The three nephews followed through, passing around a pair of dice and the winner, Richard Durrell, within minutes, emerged the owner of the palatial estate. And for the others, it was ‘paradise lost.’ Perhaps not a good idea though to leave your estate to the whims of fate and the outcome of chance.

Dear Reader… we welcome your questions on matters related to estate planning. These will provide grist for future articles and enhance the potential for those articles to be of interest and value to you.

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The Business End

by Garth Guibord

Al Forno's new owners prep for summer

As one of the new owners of Al Forno Mount Hood Pizzeria in Rhododendron, Robin Klein credits her predecessor, Stephen Ferruzza, for building a successful restaurant. Klein noted the excellent food, nice decor and the pizza’s reputation among a solid following of locals and visitors alike.

“We’re really really grateful that we have the opportunity to acquire this business,” Klein said. “I love it.”

Klein, who has worked at the restaurant for the past few years, noted that the new ownership is not going to change much, keeping the

The new owners of Al Forno Ferruzza in Rhododendron survived the challenges of winter and are now getting ready for a busy summer season.

same menu and recipes, but she does plan on a few smaller tweaks. The menu will expand

with a pear pizza and will also offer most dishes as prepared or with vegan ingredients.

“We’re able to maintain the authenticity,” Klein said.

“We’re not really trying to

change too much.”

She also added that the restaurant has an expanded back patio and will be adding a new pizza oven this month, which will help keep hungry customers happy.

Klein and her partner Robis Marks took over at the end of last summer, and despite entering the business during the pandemic, Klein reported that things went fairly well. Their fortitude was tested with the September wildfires and the harsh winter weather, which included the wind storm that wrecked their tent covering the patio.

Klein added that in the future they hope to add some music and other entertainment, building on the feeling of community in Rhododendron.

“We’re excited about the summer,” she said. “I think the community right there in Rhody is going to be special.”

Al Forno Ferruzza is located at 73285 E. Hwy. 26 in Rhododendron. Hours of operation are from 4-10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, and noon to 10 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. For more information, visit mapleaqua.com.

Photo by Garth Guibord

From Page 13 including alpine regions, coniferous and broadleaved woodlands, temperate rain forests and even tropical jungles. Rhododendrons range in size from low ground covers growing no more than a few inches high to trees more than 100 feet tall. Leaf sizes range from less than a quarter inch to almost three feet long.

If you want to know everything about rhodies, visit the website of the American Rhododendron Society (ARS, rhododendron.org). ARS publishes the Journal of the American Rhododendron

Society, which has been in print since 1947.

A 1993 Journal article, “Concerning the Origin and Distribution of Rhododendrons,” by E. Irving and R. Hebda, offers a fascinating look at the history of the rhododendron over millions of years, which was profoundly affected by changes in earth’s climate:

“We propose that, during their early history, rhododendrons were much more evenly spread than they are now, and that their present discontinuous distribution was caused by the encroachment, in comparatively recent times,

of conditions hostile to their existence, namely the extensions of glacial ice and of modern grassland and deserts. We also argue that the present remarkable concentration of species in southeastern Asia has arisen because it is there that habitats were developed in which rhododendrons found not only shelter from climatic vicissitudes, but in which they could flourish and speciate; apparently they were able to do this at a time when rhododendrons elsewhere were being driven from much of their former range.”

As beautiful as the modernday plants and flowers are,

Market

From Page 1 said. “The greens look really good.”

“I just hope that more vendors come out and everybody can support each other locally,” Kelly added.

Brightwood resident Matt Sorrell was also a first-time participant at the market and noted he hopes to see more

rhodies and azaleas contain a toxin that can be harmful to people, pets and livestock. The National Capital Poison Center notes that it often receives calls in the spring and early summer “about children who put the flowers or leaves in their mouths or try to eat them, or when children mistake the flowers for honeysuckle and suck on the nectar of the azalea flower. Generally, only mild symptoms such as mouth irritation, nausea, and vomiting are expected from such cases. Still, it is important to keep a close eye on children and pets when they play outdoors to be sure

vegetables as the season progresses.

“I’m into it, I'm excited,” he said. “We’re looking for something like this up here so this is pretty perfect.”

Lavonne Heacock, who has been to the market in years past, said the market and people gathering together gives her hope as they grow

they do not eat any flowers, leaves, fruits, or seeds.”

We call the village of Rhododendron “Rhody” for short. When I have to give my address information by phone, I say “Rhododendron,” which usually throws the person on the line for a loop. “Uh, how do you spell that?” they say. Although I have been tempted to reply, “Just like it sounds,” I usually spell it out for them, slowly. But sometimes I say, “Just use Zigzag, it has the same ZIP code.”

Have a question about rhodies? Want to know what “mad honey” is? Let me know. Email: SWilent@gmail.com.

and share organic foods.

“Farming is not an easy thing,” she said. “It’s good to see people using the land again and risking being small farmers.”

The market has implemented procedures due to the pandemic, including masks covering mouths and noses required by participants, keeping a distance of six feet from others and one customer at a time at each booth. This may change as the needs of the community change and safety guidelines are lifted.

For more information, or if you would like to be added to the market’s newsletter, visit the market’s Facebook page or email hoodlandfarmersmarket@gmail.com.

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From Page 17

“what did you do right on that shot?” He gave me the blankest look you ever saw. Oh well.

In golf news, May signaled the start of the Women’s Club season on May 5, Cinco De Mayo. The gals had a preround breakfast complete with a piñata. Some fun was had by all.

As part of their season the women have a Birdie Tree posted in the glass case in front of the pro shop. The tree’s leaves are made of the names of those who make birdies, chip-ins, eagles and holesin-one. The first two names this year are Nancy Lujan for the first Birdie and Barbara Mulligan or the first chip-in. Congratulations! Well as Porky Pig would say “Th-th-that's all folks.” Until next month, remember to “Hit Em Straight.”

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I noticed the park ranger's truck driving up the road. He turned into the overlook parking area, got out of his truck and walked over to where Betty and I were standing. We had some small talk and I explained that I was waiting to see how the sunset would shape up. He looked at me, turned and looked at the horizon behind us in the distance, smiled and said, "Well, it looks unlikely today, but stranger things have happened.” He turned to leave while wishing me luck in my venture.

I went back to my vigil wondering if it was going to be a photographic loss, but still feeling grateful that I was there no matter the weather conditions. Just before sunset I was watching the western horizon with my attention completely 180 degrees away from the hills. I was noticing a thin opening in the clouds just above the horizon. As I watched the clouds it started to rain again. I crossed my fingers to help increase my luck. With my attention off the Painted Hills, I watched as the sun came into the opening in the clouds projecting the most beautiful orange light onto the clouds in front and above me. I started taking photos but felt disappointment that the light show appeared to be in the wrong darned place.

Just as I was starting to think about my misfortune I turned around and looked at the hills behind me and what

I saw just about made me fall over backwards.

The light from the opposite horizon was blasting its colorful bright orange light onto the hills and the clouds above them. I literally ran to set up at the spots that I had planned to be if something unlikely as this happened.

I love it when the unlikely become likely. It makes me feel lucky.

I was photographing the hills while I was watching this incredible light show when all of a sudden, I saw a rainbow starting to form. I was beside myself while standing there in

the rain enjoying the gift that was presented to me.

I learned a huge lesson that day. One that I had always known but now had been reinforced in my mind. The lesson was to just go. Go and see what happens. Even on a miserable rainy day something special can happen. Even if the light had not shown up, I still would have had a good time having a picnic, in the rain, with my dog at a breathtaking location.

It is a law of nature that your luck will increase with action on your part. The landscape photographers with the

best images have worked for them. They have had more disappointing days than they have had brilliant days. Even

when success is unlikely, they're there when it becomes so, which makes them so incredibly lucky.