Mountain Times Newspaper May 2021

Sandy peace vigil to end with final event on Friday, May 28

By Ben Simpson The Mountain Times

After 15 years of weekly community gatherings to promote peaceful solutions to conflict, the organizers of the Sandy Peace Vigil have announced that the group will hold its final physical vigil. The vigil will be held from 4-5 p.m. May 28 at the intersection of Hwy. 26 and SE 362 Drive in Sandy.

The group held its first vigil on Feb. 2, 2007. The group initially gathered as a public response to the Bush administration’s military action in Afghanistan and Iraq said group organizer Mary Andersen.

“The vigils are a gesture to remind people of the conflicts our country is involved in. We want peaceful resolutions and for people to think about nonviolent options,” said Andersen, a resident of the Alder Creek community since 1984.

Participants display signs calling for an end to the conflicts and to raise awareness in the community.

“Probably our most iconic sign is ‘Honk for Peace,’” vigil participant Bruce Ryan said.

Ryan, a Brightwood resident, is a retired teacher and veteran of the United States Navy who served in Vietnam. Since his time in the military, he has been an active advocate for peace and a participant in the Sandy vigils since their inception.

“I think legislative action is more telling then street protests, but what See VIGIL Page 4

Challenges expected for summer recreation season Surge of visitors could face various obstacles in the forest

By Garth Guibord The Mountain Times

Last spring, the U.S. Forest Service closed off the Mount Hood National Forest (MHNF) in response to the coronavirus pandemic. When the forest reopened in May 2020, it saw “unprecedented use” throughout last summer, according to Ben Watts, West Zone Recreation Program Manager for the Zigzag and Clackamas River Ranger Districts.

And Watts expects more of the same this summer.

“I think that people again are going to turn to the outdoors as an outlet,” he said. “We are anticipating similar levels of recreation and use this season as compared to last.”

Similar to last summer, Watts noted that travel restrictions, limited event offerings and people’s wariness to being exposed to the coronavirus at certain places will contribute to large numbers of visitors in the MHNF. But making the situation more complex, he added, are areas in the forest that are closed due to the wildfires from last fall, which he estimated at more than 200,000 acres.

That might lead to more people concentrated in a smaller area of forest this year, perhaps similar to what happened with the closure of some recreation sites in the Columbia River Gorge after the 2017 Eagle Creek Fire. Thankfully, some of those sites have recently reopened, which may offer another outlet for outdoor recreationists.

“That’ll help some,” Watts said.

Watts added that the MHNF will try to add extra law enforcement directed toward the fire closure areas, while also looking to add a digital pass option for some recreation fee sites and even fee machines at places such as the Ramona Falls Trailhead. The digital pass, which could be in place sometime in June, would allow visitors to pay for a Northwest Forest Pass, needed at many sites to park, through a QR code on their phones.

Watts also noted that access may be limited to Trillium Lake, with people turned away when all the parking spots have been filled. Last summer, some visitors parked illegally at the

courtesy of James Wilson, www.elevationchages.com

Top: A root snag from a fallen tree blocks the way on the Timberline Trail near the Muddy Fork crossing.

Right: Piles of downed trees, such as these on the Timberline Trail near the Muddy Fork crossing, can be found elsewhere in the Mount Hood National Forest.

trailhead, which could have hindered first responders in the case of an accident.

“Emergency access would be really problematic,” Watts said, adding that something similar may be needed at Timothy Lake.

Another complicating factor for this summer will be from the high number of fallen trees due to the heavy winds over the fall and winter. Watts noted that there are problems on many trails in the MHNF, including a number that have not had any work done to clear and repair them.

“This isn’t a state or municipal park, this is a wilderness,” Watts said. “These

places sometimes don’t get annual maintenance.”

That was echoed by James Wilson, a hiker who writes about his experiences on his blog www.elevationchanges. com, and who hiked some around Bald Mountain and the Muddy Fork Loop/ Ramona Falls after last September’s fire and wind event. In an email to The Mountain Times, Wilson noted that while he is a highly capable hiker, sections of the trail “strained my ability and perception of what is a fun day in the woods.”

“This is going to be a while fixing,” See SUMMER Page 14

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Mountain Profile – May: Rick Exley

Place of birth — St Paul, Minn.

How long on the Mountain 17 years.

If you were not brought here as a child, what brought you to the Mountain — The Barlow Trail Inn, AKA The Barlow Trail Roadhouse.

Profession — Chief Bottle Washer.

Other professions — High Tech Technician at Intel, Tektronix, LSI (also a hightech patent champion).

Favorite Movie/Musical — “Paint your Wagon.”

Favorite Actress — Sandra Bullock.

Favorite Actor — Clint Eastwood.

Favorite TV Show — “Hogan’s Heroes.”

Favorite Book — “The Hunt for Red October.”

Favorite Type of Music — Classic Rock.

Favorite Food — Currywurst.

Hobbies — Reading books.

Dream Vacation — A deserted Island so I can’t get interrupted for at least 15 minutes.

Best lesson learned as a child — A family of eight needs more than one bathroom.

Defining moment in your life or your greatest accomplishment — Graduating Airforce technical training with honors.

A memorable dinner — Easter Sunday dinner when my sister’s skirt stuck to the chair covered in syrup.

A funny moment from your life that you can share — Surrounded by three police officers over an alleged counterfeit $10 bill, called in by the Taco Bell manager. It was real, just vintage green.

If you could invite anyone (past or present) to dinner, who would it be and why – Doug Williams. Football sports star I witnessed with class winning the 1988 Super Bowl for the Redskins. A man of honor and integrity.

Describe yourself in one word — Nerd.

When you’re not reading The Mountain Times, what book/author/magazine/other do you read — “The Fish Wrapper.”

If your life were made into a play or movie, what would the title be — "Rick, but the P is silent."

Pet peeve — Can’t fix stupid.

Bad habit you’d like to break — Peeing off the deck.

Favorite quote — “Mach meinen tag” – “Make my day.”

Favorite part of The Mountain Times — The last page.

Famous person(s) you have met, and the circumstances — Bob Shane of the Kingston Trio dined at the Barlow Trail.

at 503-341-1102 or zebswish@gmail.com

No candidate for Welches school board position

was surprised nobody filed to be a candidate for the position.

By Garth Guibord

The Mountain Times

On a ballot with just one true race for the Mountain community, voters will also encounter no candidate for the Zone 3 (Welches) position on the Oregon Trail School District’s (OTSD) board of directors in the May 18 special district election. Longtime board member Kurt McKnight will not run for reelection, a decision he noted he made the last time he ran.

“I am ... to become a full time resident of Hawaii in the next two or three years,” McKnight said, adding that this is part of his long-term retirement plan. “With that I couldn’t honestly run for another term. (It’s) time for somebody else to represent the mountain area on the school board.”

McKnight added that he is “very happy” with what the board has accomplished during his tenure, including improvement in student achievement, career and technical educational offerings, the new Sandy High School building and upgrades at the other schools.

“I really can’t say enough how excited I am where our leadership has taken our district,” he said. “The board has played a part in that, but the heavy lifting has been through our administration, our union, our employees. That’s really made the difference. I’m very excited to see the opportunities ahead that we have, where we’ve come from and where we are today.”

McKnight added that he

“There’s a lot of good people out there,” he said. “Hopefully their goals, vision and heart will align with the great direction the district is headed.”

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is interested to fully understand the responsibilities of the position, noting that it is important to work together on the board and not as an individual. He had served on the district’s budget committee and others in addition to being a board member and stressed that he never stopped learning about the district, education and students.

May 29th for Memorial day weekend.

McKnight also encouraged anyone who

“When I first got on the school

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Kurt McKnight

From Page 1 you hope for with street protests is passersby say, ‘What the [heck] is going on,’ and ask about the issues,” Ryan said.

Andersen stated the group “isn’t political” and that people “turn out with a variety of political views who just want peace.”

Over the years the group

has had a number of military veterans involved as active participants.

The vigil was originally held every Friday from 4-5 p.m.

After several years, the group began holding the vigil every first Friday of the month.

In January 2008 the group held a 24-hour vigil attended by up to 30 people to commemo-

rate the one-year anniversary of the gathering.

“We’ve been out rain or shine, sometimes it’s been really dicey with snowing and ice, but we thought it was important to be consistent,” Andersen said.

The group stopped the vigils in March of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Andersen

encouraged continued community involvement during the pandemic with a virtual vigil in the form of an email newsletter with stories promoting peace and links to petitions. She intends to continue with the community engagement and invites citizens to join the community online by emailing sandypeacevigil@gmail.com.

“We think it remains useful to remind people there are still troops fighting and dying. There is plenty of conflict in the world and we feel it is important to continue to work towards nonviolent solutions,” Andersen said.

The final peace vigil is open to the public and will be held rain or shine.

Rhododendron Water Association comes to agreement to protect water source

By Garth Guibord

The Mountain Times

In an email dated Monday, April 26 to the board of directors of the Rhododendron Water Association (RWA), board president Steve Graeper announced an agreement had been reached with Chilton Lumber to preserve a buffer zone on both sides of Henry Creek on property the lumber company acquired earlier this year. The zone includes a 150foot “no touch” buffer on the south side of the creek in the 150-acre parcel and a complete

Pulliam looks at

On Wednesday, April 14, Mayor of Sandy, Stan Pulliam, announced the formation of an exploratory committee to consider his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Governor of Oregon in 2022.

Earlier in the day, Pulliam delivered the City of Sandy’s State of the City Address, where he touted accomplishments including securing funding for a local bypass study, stabilizing police funding and saving millions on a needed wastewater treatment facility.

Pulliam is expected to go on a listening tour of the state over the next few weeks, joining other mayors in their communities.

This year the Mt. Hood National Forest will be issuing personal-use firewood cutting permits through the mail. As a community service during the pandemic, the forest will continue to offer personal-use firewood for free, but will require each woodcutter to have a valid permit. Each household may harvest up to six cords annually.

Woodcutters can submit their firewood permit application by email or mail and the forest will mail out the free permit, firewood load tags, a Mt. Hood firewood map, and an updated information

no harvest area on the north side of the creek in the parcel.

The agreement, which cost the RWA $175,000 and was pending signatures at press time, will be written into the deed for the parcel and last in perpetuity.

“I’m much more positive than I was two weeks ago,” Graeper told The Mountain Times, noting that the lumber company had taken a harder line early in the process. He added that the result was a, “Fairly reasonable final outcome,” and credited state

sheet. Please allow two weeks for mailing and processing time.

Firewood permit information and the permit request form is available at: http://fs.usda.gov/ goto/mthood/firewood

Following the White River and Riverside Fires in Fall 2020, firewood collecting areas are currently limited. Due to wildfire closures and restrictions on the Zigzag Ranger District, most of the west side of the Forest is closed to firewood cutting. Additionally, some roads might be inaccessible due to winter conditions.

To help ensure that Mt. Hood has a sustainable firewood program, please follow these guidelines:

– Do not fall standing trees, dead or alive.

– Firewood cutting of marked timber or within timber sale boundaries is prohibited.

– Adhere to IFPL restrictions and carry necessary equipment, including: saws equipped with a 0.023” or smaller mesh spark

officials and environmental groups to helping bring Chilton Lumber to the negotiating table.

In an email dated April 10, Graeper outlined the situation to the board, noting that Chilton Lumber intended to clear-cut the property and with current guidelines and Henry Creek’s designation as a small type “F” stream, the “No Cut Zone” could be as narrow as ten feet.

That buffer would impact the turbidity (the amount of suspended solids) in the

arrestor, a long-handled shovel with an 8-inch round point blade, and pressurized chemical fire extinguisher 8 oz. or larger.

– Before going to the forest, go online or call the local district office for updated road conditions.

– If an area is closed due to wildfire damage, it is also closed to all forest products collecting.

– If you see illegal or questionable harvest practices, notify the local district office.

stream, possibly leading to periodic boil water notices or worse.

“If the private property is clear-cut, the turbidity levels in Henry Creek will increase to a point we will not be able to filter out the impurities or Henry Creek could go underground and Rhododendron could possibly lose its sole source of clean safe drinking water to over 1,000 residents,”

Graeper explained in the earlier email, citing a similar situation with the Corbett Water District, which lost the South Fork of Gordon Creek as a water source due to similar circumstances. “Unlike Corbett, which has the North Fork of Gordon Creek as an alternate water source, Rhododendron has no alternate source.”

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Bonne chance, Mountain Times

Hanging up my publisher's hat, it is a fitting time for Garth and Jen Guibord to take ownership of our community newspaper that Larry Berteau and I have owned since 2008. Welcome Garth Guibord, new publisher of The Mountain Times.

The Mountain Times will benefit greatly with Garth's leadership, and he will bring with him fresh ideas, stay astride of current events and keep The Mountain Times a community newspaper we all look forward to reading and can be proud of.

No stranger to our area, Garth has been covering our local news for 15 years. In fact, he has been the very competent editor of The Mountain Times since 2015 when, spurred on by Larry's health, a lifelong dream and what may have been a final fling in pursuit of adventure, Larry and I relocated to France with our two cats and aging blind dog. A huge affection was quickly developed for the French way of life, save for Larry's remorse on publishing day he missed the personal experience at the printers as papers rolled off the press. The aroma of printing ink to Larry was akin to the joy of breathing in and savoring a fine wine.

Thirteen years ago, following our purchase of The Mountain Times, our first editorial declared, "We are fierce defenders of the First Amendment. We do not take it lightly that the press is the only business protected by the Constitution. The Fourth Estate must strike a balance between its freedoms and responsibilities, and The Mountain Times will be dedicated to that principle." Larry Berteau, Editor.

Today's press continues to be protected by the Constitution. We are fortunate to live in a society which offers an uncensored choice and where we all have an opportunity to read unbiased and balanced news, whether it is the lofty Washington Post or our local Mountain Times. Community newspapers are no exception, and have been scattered over kitchen tables for decades providing residents a central network to share information, write letters to the editor to air opinions and read local news penned by local reporters. The Mountain Times has always endeavored to provide a high standard of fair reporting.

With this my last issue as publisher, I would like to take the opportunity to thank our awesome advertisers, columnists, contributors and residents of this remarkable mountain community who make up the very fabric of The Mountain Times. And a huge debt of gratitude to Garth, Peggy Wallace, a woman of many hats, reporter Ben Simpson and circulation manager Tom Tarrants. Thank you all.

I feel truly honored and privileged to have been afforded the opportunity to spend 13 years with The Mountain Times, and if Larry were here today, he would agree wholeheartedly.

Garth, I am fully confident that the future of The Mountain Times is in the finest possible hands. Savor the ink. Bonne chance.

– Frances Berteau/Publisher

– Larry Berteau/Publisher 2008-2019

Letters

Tim Rim group wants accountability

Despite the ongoing censorship efforts enforced by the current Board of Trustees in Timberline Rim, the HOA Membership now has a platform that facilitates open discussion. These ongoing Zoom meetings have opened up a dynamic exchange that's serving as a vehicle for members to voice ideas and concerns that have become increasingly thwarted since the previous board contracted a corporate management association to run the meetings and do collections. Moreover, the same collection lawyer who has been paid to rewrite the bylaw now serves as the current policy that fill their coffers.

Although this kind of harsh, inflexible collections procedures might not actually be illegal, it is certainly uncommonly cruel considering present circumstances. While the management association continues to apologize and keep asking for patience for their numerous errors, the mistakes and discrepancies in their billing and accounting procedures have caused undeserved grief, huge legal fees and even a growing number of liens on homes. This kind of corporate takeover of a community is hopefully not inevitable.

“Openness is the great root of the world.” People must find ways to express themselves and go forward even when the “powers that be” are justifying harsher realities. The New Budget Committee is attempting to take a good look at what's going on and suggest prac-

tical, common sense ways to improve accountability procedures.

Rose Fleming Timberline Rim

Last demonstration to be held in May

14 years ago, a small group of Sandy folks began to demonstrate against the war against Iraq in particular and war in general. Weapons of mass destruction were the given reason that in 2001 Congress authorized this Use of Military Force, AUMF.

Since Saddam Hussein’s regime was overthrown in 2003 and the end to the U.S. missions in Iraq was declared in 2011, the 2002 AUMF is outdated and no longer necessary. But last year a President used it to justify the assassination of an Iranian general in Iraq and this January to bomb a unit in Iran in a tit-for-tat strike. There were valid reasons to oppose each of these.

We must end the endless wars and repeal the Iraq AUMF. Our members of Congress are listening, so tell them again to repeal authorizations for the President alone to wage war. That is the constitutional duty of Congress not the President.

Our small group is retiring after these many years and will show up for the last time on Friday afternoon, May 28, at the corner of 362nd (Fred Meyer) and Hwy. 26 in Sandy. Honk for Peace.

Bruce Ryan Brightwood

Parent Teacher Corner

Hello Welches families, We’d like to take this month’s column to give a HUGE shout out to our Welches teachers and staff for all their hard work, dedication and amazing support of our Wildcats.

The past year has proven

that their passion for teaching and growing young minds cannot be deterred. They are truly amazing!

And remember to make May 21 the greatest Hollis Day ever.

(Information provided by Welches PTCO.)

‘Quote’ of the Month “ Sports do not build character. They reveal it.” Nellie Bly

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Opinion 2

Inside Salem

Mountain Rep. Anna Williams keeps the community updated with an exclusive insider look at the legislative process and her activities during the session.

By Anna Williams House District 52 Representative

In every legislative session, there are a couple of difficult days in which bills that haven’t made enough progress through their respective committees are deemed “dead” for the year. This last “Deadline Day,” April 13, I had to say goodbye to a few important policies that didn’t quite have enough support to pass out of their committees in time. I’d like to tell you about one of them, since I plan on continuing to work on it in future sessions.

House Bill 2825 would have required courts to consider evidence of a criminal defendant’s having been subjected to domestic violence before sentencing them for their crimes. It would also have allowed people who were already in custody (including those serving mandatory minimum

Where to Write

PRESIDENT / Joseph Biden (D)

The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Washington DC 20500

202.456.1111 (comments)

202.456.1414 (info/switchboard) www.whitehouse.gov/contact

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

U.S. SENATOR / Ron Wyden (D)

District: 0S1 - United States Senate 223 Dirksen Senate Off. Bldg Washington, DC 20510

202.224.5244 (tel)

202.228.2717 (fax) http://wyden.senate.gov : Portland Office

911 NE 11th Ave, #630 Portland, OR 97232

503.326.7525

U.S. SENATOR / Jeff Merkley (D)

District: 0S2 - United States Senate

313 Hart Senate Off. Bldg Washington, DC 20510

202.224.3753 (tel)

202.228.3997 (fax)

http://merkley.senate.gov

e: Portland Offic

121 SW Salmon #1400

Portland, OR 97204

503.326.3386 (tel) / 503.326.2900 (fax)

sentences) to petition for resentencing if they had committed their crimes as a result of coercion from an abusive partner.

It’s extremely important to me that our criminal justice system be more trauma-informed, and that survivors of domestic violence have their trauma acknowledged before we lock them up for crimes that they may have been coerced into committing. After hearing from brave women who shared their stories with the public (including my recent appearance alongside one survivor on Oregon Public Broadcasting’s “Think Out Loud”), this work feels even more urgent than when I started.

Our criminal justice system, by ignoring the impact that domestic violence can have on a person’s decision to commit or assist in committing a crime, in many

ways feeds into and becomes a part of the cycle of abuse experienced by survivors. Survivors –primarily women – are sometimes punished for heinous acts that they did not want to participate in, but had little to no power to refuse. Other survivors are punished under harsh mandatory sentencing schemes for what could amount to self-defense against their abusers: proving self-defense in court is sometimes a high bar and often survivors are unable to convince juries that their actions were necessary.

these sentencing laws sometimes spend decades behind bars. That’s decades of missed birthdays, decades of not being there for those crucial developmental milestones with their kids: first steps, back to school nights, parent-teacher conferences, game-winning home runs, wiping away tears.

Unfortunately, HB 2825 would have required a two-thirds majority vote in order to pass, because it would make a narrow exception to Oregon’s mandatory minimum sentencing laws. (The state constitution requires that any sentences passed by ballot measure – which includes our mandatory minimum sentences – can only be changed by a two-thirds legislative vote, otherwise the question has to be decided by voters on the ballot.)

US REPRESENTATIVE

Earl Blumenauer (D) / District: 003

U.S. House of Representatives 1111 Longsworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515

202.225.4811 (tel) / 202.225.8941 (fax) http://blumenauer.house.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

ATTORNEY GENERAL

Ellen Rosenblum

Oregon Dept of Justice 1162 Court Street NE Salem, OR 97301

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

STATE TREASURER

Tobias Read (D)

350 Winter St. NE #100 Salem, OR 97301

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

Survivors who get wrapped up in our prison system as a result of

Each of us can try to imagine what that toll is like for the mothers, for the kids, for the family left behind. But most of us can’t fully relate to a nightmare of this magnitude. This system of “justice” is continuing to re-abuse and retraumatize these women and their families. It’s destabilizing communities and further proliferating cycles of violence and pain.

Grief Support Groups (sponsored by Mt Hood Hospice). Are you grieving the loss caregiver support? Three different groups hosted from Jan-Mar. Living with Grief: Mondays 8, no group on Feb 15);

Continuing Conversations Social Hour: Mondays 12-1pm, (Jan 25 - Mar 8, no group on Feb Complicated Circumstances: Tuesdays, 5-6:30pm (Jan 26 - Mar 2). Also, Caregivers Together, Tuesdays, 10-11am starting Dec 29. Tuesdays from 1-2:30pm from Jan 26 - Mar 2). No connection Hospice required to participate but registration required. Call 503-668-5545, llirette@mthoodhospice.org, mthoodhospice.com. Mt Hood Hospice's Pet Peace of Mind Program helps to keep patients

SECRETARY OF STATE

Fagan Shemia

136 State Capitol Salem, OR 97310

503.986.1500 (tel) oregon.sos@state.or.us https://sos.oregon.gov

COUNTY SHERIFF

Angela Brandenburg

2223 Kaen Rd, Oregon City, OR 97045

Emergency No. 9-1-1

Non-Emergency to Report a Crime 503.655-8211

503.655.8549 (fax)

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Commissioner Tootie Smith (Chair)

CommissionersSonya 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)

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

Because of the high hurdle of getting 40 Representatives’ and 20 Senators’ support in order to pass HB 2825, legislative leadership encouraged me to work a bit longer on gathering more robust bipartisan support for my idea. Now, the bill will go to an “interim workgroup,” where I can collaborate with defense attorneys, prosecutors and judicial experts to craft a bill that can pass in 2022. It’s past time for us to make this change, so I’m determined to make it happen next year. If you have any thoughts on how I might be able to improve this policy, or if you’d like more information, please let me know at Rep.AnnaWilliams@oregonlegislature. gov.

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FirehOuse

Hoodland Fire District and Clackamas County team up for vaccine clinic

By Ben Simpson The Mountain Times

The Hoodland Fire District (HFD) will hold a COVID-19 vaccination clinic with Clackamas County in late spring to provide access to the vaccine for community members in the region. The clinic is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, May 12 with the goal of having 500 vaccinations to distribute at the main station, located at 69634 Hwy. 26 in Welches.

“(The district) realized that there is an unmet need in the community for a local option for Covid-19 vaccinations. Partnering with Clackamas County gives us the capabilities to meet this need and help

our community get vaccinated,” HFD District Fire Chief James Price said.

The county has partnered with fire districts throughout the county to distribute the vaccine.

“Clackamas County is committed to bringing a clinic to the mountain communities,” Clackamas County Public Information Officer Kimberly Dinwiddie said. “For the clinics we work with community groups to provide access for people typically underserved at other events. We realize that in the rural and mountainous areas of the county, going to the convention center or airport in Portland doesn’t always work for our residents.”

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Wheat __Sour Dough __Marbled Rye __Hawaiian Rolls

Dinwiddie added the clinic was in the early planning stages and the date was still very flexible.

“It all comes down to vaccine supply,” she said.

Supply chain issues on the federal and state level have impacted the distribution of doses allocated for the county. Dinwiddie added that the county will not know until two weeks before the clinic if the anticipated 500 doses are available on that date or if the clinic will have to be rescheduled later in the spring.

Price noted that HFD discussed working with the Oregon Trail School District and the Mt. Hood Lions Club to coordinate the event, as

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Graeper added that logging on the property could begin as early as May 1, noting how the price of timber is at an all-time high plus the need for harvesting the lumber to take place before fire danger in the area reaches a critical point that precludes logging.

The land is one of two privately held parcels, totaling 230 acres, in the RWA watershed, while the majority of the watershed is in the Mount Hood National Forest.

well as the Hoodland Senior Center to help provide access to the vaccine for community members who need additional assistance with sign up or transportation.

The clinic will be held by appointment, available through the county website at www. clackamas.us/coronavirus/ vaccine or by phone at 503655-8224. Dinwiddie noted that the county will work with community groups to provide access to underrepresented groups before opening the reservations up to county residents online.

Dinwiddie added that reservations for other clinics have filled within the afternoon of being made available online.

Graeper told The Mountain Times that the RWA has 365 members and serves approximately 1,000 people. He noted that when he first became president, he made a promise to never have a special assessment added to the bill.

“I’m not going to do that to our members,” he said, noting that he is exploring a number of avenues to find funding for the agreement. “I’m just trying to continue to maintain the clean, fresh, state-award winning best tasting water to

“We’re asking for people’s patience with the process,” she said.

Other clinics will be available throughout the county as more vaccine supply becomes available.

“We’d love to be in the position to have ongoing clinics throughout the county,” Dinwiddie said.

HFD will post information and updates about the clinic on the district’s website at https://www.hoodlandfire.us and on Facebook at https:// www.facebook.com/Hoodlandfire. Information about the status of the clinic will also be available through the county’s website at www.clackamas.us/ coronavirus/vaccine.

our members.”

He added that the RWA is one of 58 water systems in the Mountain community, stretching from Government Camp to Alder Creek, and just three of them, including the RWA, are surface water systems.

All others are groundwater systems, which are not impacted by logging practices.

“We are unique upon the mountain in the fact that our watershed is so vulnerable,” Graeper said.

The Scene on Stage

by Garth Guibord

The return of Sandy Actors Theatre

As if closing down to the coronavirus pandemic wasn’t bad enough, the Sandy Actors Theatre (SAT) lost its sign after it took a beating during the high wind event from last year.

Now, that sign is repaired and back in its proper place by Ace Hardware and the theater also has its first performance in more than a year with “Relationships at Play,” a collection of monologues and two person scenes that can be watched online.

“It’s just a way for us to say we’re still around,” explained Joni Tabler, a SAT board

member who helped spearhead the virtual show.

Tabler, who also acts and directs at SAT, noted that all the scenes for the online show have to do with relationships, such as family and friends, and feature a number of familiar actors who have performed with SAT in the past.

There is also footage of readings and viewing the show is free, with viewers encouraged to offer a donation instead.

A link to the show is available at the theater’s website, https://sandyactorstheatre. org.

Meanwhile, Tabler added that the theater is preparing for a 2021-22 season with live performances, hopefully opening by the end of September and likely featuring four plays (instead of the usual five). She noted that the first priority, however, is ensuring that the audience is safe.

“We’re not going to do anything that’s going to put anybody in a bad situation,” Tabler said. “That’s why we’ve taken our time to come back.”

Tabler couldn’t divulge

specific plays the theater has selected since the order of shows is unknown, but noted they have small casts and are all comedies.

“We need something that’s a lot lighter for how it is right now,” she said.

Tabler added that the closure of the theater due to the pandemic has been a challenge, but they got help from a grant to pay rent and bills. She also reflected on how the silver lining was that those involved with the theater were able to make some improvements to the theater while also cleaning things.

Meanwhile, Tabler also noted that SAT patrons have reached out to express their support and to inquire what the status of the theater was, especially when the sign was missing.

“They were all saying, ‘We wish you were back,’” Tabler said. “People are anxious for us to open our doors again.”

For more information call 503-668-6834 or visit sandyactorstheatre.org.

Top row, left to right: Brevin Reed, fifth grade; Alli Bayne, kindergarten; Erin MacInnis, first grade; Riley Carrier, fourth grade; Jesee Cox, sixth grade. Middle row, left to right: Brooklyn Grandy, kindergarten; Mya Churchill, kindergarten; Scarlett Stenson, seventh grade; Randy Nordlund, seventh grade; Emeri Dean, eighth grade.

Bottom row, left to right: Greg Burke, kindergarten; Alannah Roethe, fifth grade; Brodie Smith, sixth grade; Cora Mayer, third grade.

Photo by Peggy Wallace

The sign for the Sandy Actors Theatre was damaged by high winds, but is now back, along with an online production by the theater.

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

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

Store 6:06 12:06 4:06 7:10

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Mountain Roar: scholarship dinner in May

By Lion Milt Fox

For the Mountain Times

Please plan to attend our Mt. Hood Lions Club “Scholarship Dinner” on Saturday, May 15. TAKE HOME ONLY dinner will be served from 5-6:30 p.m. Lion Chef Craig Calvert will be using the recipe for Lion Jim Turin’s famous Spaghetti Dinner and will include salad and rolls. Tickets at the door are $15, presale tickets are available for $12 at Welches Mountain Building Supply, Welches

Clackamas County Bank, Barlow Trail Roadhouse and Café 26, or ask any Lion. We held our annual election at the April 14 meeting. The following Lions were elected to serve during the 2021-22 year: President David Buoy, 1st Vice President Jim Espenel, 2nd Vice President Craig Calvert, 3rd Vice President Johnny Kimball, Secretary Cindi Sempert, Treasurer Molly Espenel, Tail Twister Mike Casley, Lion Tamer John Young, one-year Director David Anderson, one-

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year Director Tyler Lehmann, two-year Director Cari Gesh, two-year Director Nolberto Perez, House Manager Shirley Dueber and Immediate Past President Milt Fox.

Lion Dan Wolf conducted the Initiation ceremony for a great group of new Lions at our April 28 meeting. Congratulations to the following Lions: Dennis Bachman, Matt Beno, Pat Beno, Amber Casley, Marc Closner, Franklin Foster, Sara Houston, Rob Houston, Seth Lund, Ben Stanfi ll and Ella Vogel.

Happy Anniversary to “The Lions Club of Mt. Hood.” We were Chartered May 11, 1951 with 38 Charter Members. Our club was sponsored by the Roseway Lions Club of Portland.

Sandy robotics team advances to tourney

(MT) – Following a firstplace trophy at the only inperson robotic event in Oregon in March, Sandy High School’s robotics team will represent the state in the Live Remote VEX Robotics World Championship this May.

During the live remote event, students in grades three through college will compete in timed robotics competition matches with their custombuilt robots. To ensure the safety of its robotics community due to the pandemic, this unique event will adapt to a virtual format. Typically, the annual VEX Robotics World Championship attracts more than 30,000 attendees from all 50 states and more than 70 nations.

LOcaL news

by Frances Berteau

Welches students in the giving mood

Welches students demonstrated selfless behavior by spearheading a project named “The Big Give” to help those in need. Many generous tasks were undertaken during the month long event, including collecting socks for Japan following a devastating earthquake and tsunami, and collecting pennies to donate to a children's hospital.

As part of the sock collecting project, the students reached out to local businesses to offer raffle incentives and found many willing partners. Then Welches Principal Alex Leaver commended all the students

Students offer international support and online invasives

Schools Denise EmmerlingBaker won an Excellence in Education Award. EmmerlingBaker started teaching at a private school in 1998 and shortly after joined the Oregon Trail School District, going on to teach Welches Elementary and Middle School students in the English Language Department.

Save The Date!

Online tool to combat

Hoodland Women’s Club 17th Annual Golf Tournament and Auction

The war against invasive species was ramped up a notch when The Oregon Invasive Species Council launched iMapInvasives, an online GIS-based reporting and querying tool which accurately records and tracks the whereabouts of invasive plants, animals, fish and diseases. IMap was developed through a partnership between the Nature Conservancy, Nature-Serve, The NY Natural Heritage Program, Florida National Areas Inventory and Oregon Biodiversity Information Center.

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included at the start and the list continues to grow. Invasive species cause problems in the forests, meadows, streams and rivers to native plants and animals.

Mt Hood Oregon Resort Golf Course

Welches, Oregon

Golfers, Sponsors and Auction Items are Welcomed (or would Needed be better?). Just trying to keep it positive.

To learn more about invasive species, visit the Oregon Invasive Species website at www. oregoninvasivespeciescouncil. org, or call 1-866-INVADER if you spot a pesky invader. To access iMapInvasives, visit www. imapinvasives.org, click on OR. In Other News...

More information to follow

More than 85,000 observations of invasive species were

The search for a new superintendent for the Oregon Trails School District moved along after receiving 26 applications,

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File photo by Garth Guibord Welches Students helped to support tsunami and earthquake victims of Japan by collecting socks.

By Walter M. Shriner

For the Mountain Times

On campus, in our greenspaces and in our backyards, each day in May brings new additions to our community. Yesterday a Wilson’s Warbler, with his cap of black and his staccato song, joined the chorus of finches and towhees. To-

day a Black-headed Grosbeak lands on the top of a Douglas Fir, 2,500 miles from its winter home in the pine forests of Nayarit, Mexico.

These and other newcomers join a spectacle in full swing. The college backdrop is one of mixed conifer-deciduous forest, but the drama of spring plays in many venues. Here in Gresham, above the campus trails, the canopy closes as ashes and maples reach full splendor. Their broad leaves hide a tiny Ruby-Crowned Kinglet on her nest, protected from predators by height and camouflage. In the brambles below, a Song Sparrow disappears into a thorn-guarded

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would like to identify the 2021 Haro Shredder and Haro Shredder Pro bikes as “Kid’s Bikes”. Perhaps we can say something like, “Kids bikes also available –2021 Haro Lil’ Shredder & 2021 Haro Lil’ Shredder Pro”. Don’t bother mentioning colors. I have them available in Red/Silver and Black/Silver. With regard to Smith and DeFeet, let’s go ahead and put it in the add, but let’s say Smith Sunglasses/Goggles & DeFeet Custom Socks coming in March 2021.

at Welches Mountain Building Supply 67250 E Hwy 26, Welches •

A Wilson's Warbler offers a staccato song and a reminder

with people and animals of all

home. Lower still, the Darkeyed Juncos nest, deep in the grass on the forest edge — just as invisible to casual passersby as any bird in the canopy. All around us the anticipa-

tion builds, and we are far from the final act! Each day new flowers burst into color and eggs transform into begging birds. Mothers (and fathers) fly forays back and forth, using

every minute of the lengthening days to feed their future. As this new life grows, we can look to the sky for what

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Photo by Michael Woodruff

we share our world

My column one year ago this month started out like this:

“Imagine watching news and social media reports of a forest fire in Clackamas County – say, in the Bull Run watershed or between Rhododendron and Government Camp. There’s smoke in the air. You’re concerned, but the fire is a couple of miles away and firefighters are working to control it. And then burning embers start raining down. Your worry turns to panic as the embers ignite fir needles and dead leaves around your house – and the bone-dry debris in your gutters. Your only choice is to escape while you can as your house burns to the ground.

Sounds a bit melodramatic, doesn’t it? Something like a scene from a movie? Something that can’t happen here in wet, green Oregon?”

We now know that this was far from melodramatic. We don’t have to imagine watching news and social media reports of a forest fire in Clackamas County or preparing to evacuate. Starting just after Labor Day 2020, the Riverside Fire, driven by strong winds from the east, burned 138,000 acres southeast of Estacada and destroyed more than 50 homes. Many of us in Hoodland packed our most important belongings and prepared to bug out as we breathed smoke from the fire and other conflagrations burning to the south. We watched the sky for falling embers. We listened to the radio and checked social media for the evacuation order. The power was off for most of a week, more in some areas. We were fortunate that the fire did not spread into our area.

Mid-April brought gusty east winds and unusually dry conditions to our neck of the woods. Hoodland Fire District banned open fires. The danger of a large wildfi re was relatively low, but I’m sure I wasn’t the only one thinking back to last September’s fire.

As those winds were blowing small branches from my

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A clear five feet can save your house from wildfire

Contributed graphic by the National Fire Protection Association. The National Fire Protection Association offers information about managing flammable vegetation and materials around houses, in three zones: Immediate (five feet), Intermediate (five to 30 feet), and Extended (30-100 feet or more).

trees, I received a press release about a recent study of the effects of removing vegetation around homes on the chances of those homes surviving a wildfire. The study was conducted by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) and Zesty.ai, a company that “uses artificial

intelligence to understand the impact of climate risk to each and every building.” (Editorial aside: Hmmm, I wonder if Zesty.ai is related to Ziply Fiber….)

The study is entitled “Wildfire Fuel Management and Risk Mitigation: Where to Start?” Here’s the main point: the researchers looked at 71,000 properties involved in wildfires between 2016 and 2019 and found that “buildings with a high amount of vegetation within five feet of the structure were destroyed in a wildfire 78 percent of the time – a rate nearly twice as high as those with small amounts of perimeter vegetation. Five feet – that’s it! Walk around your home with your arms outstretched, touching the house with one hand. How many trees, branches, and shrubs fall within that span, above and below you? How much flammable bark/mulch, grass, and groundcover plants are within those five feet? Can you live without that? Can you live with decorative gravel

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Summer

From Page 1

Wilson wrote. “It is not just clearing downed trees off the trail, it is trying to re-negotiate a way through an old-growth forest that toppled onto itself in every different direction and ripped much of the tread off the hillside. Some of these trees are huge.”

Wilson, who hopes to get out this summer and work on a project that will offer a more thorough map of water sources, camp sites and the snowpack retreat on the Timberline Trail, added that visitors could encounter a “sunk cost” type of danger when trying to maneuver through toppled trees

“Bruce Campbell”

changing the image of rescue, one animal at a time . . .

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

Spay & Save is a program of the Animal Shelter Alliance of Portland (ASAP) / asapmetro.org

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

Questions? https://www.asapmetro.org/spay-save

and facing pressure to push on and not lose the time already invested in a hike.

“This is when things can go wrong very easily,” he noted.

Watts also called for visitors to be prepared for varying trail conditions and other hazards, including ensuring camp sites are safe. He also

noted that when visiting the forest this summer, it will be good to have optional plans if your first choice location is already full.

Watts added that the MHNF is expected to put time and effort into the areas impacted by last year’s wildfires, which destroyed picnic tables,

“Tinkers”“Hope”

fire rings, toilets and more. Meanwhile, concessionaires, outfitters, guides, volunteer organizations and other partners will have to adhere to the state’s COVID-19 guidelines, while there will also be signs posted reminding visitors to maintain social distancing and wear masks.

10 Years

From Page 11

“Bella”

. .

Information for Bella provided by The Pixie Project Ciao! I’m Bella and I am a 6-yr old cattledog mix who is as sweet as a cannoli! At 47lbs, I am an adorable meatball with a big heart who is very affectionate. I enjoy going for walks but I’m not a big fan of downtown, so would like a nice, quiet neighborhood where there is less going on. I love people and attention, and overall I am a very chill and go with the flow kind of gal. In the home, I would enjoy being with kiddos 12 and up, but, no kitties please. I am just a silly gal full of cuddles and snuggles to share. Please fill out an application so we can meet! I come vaccinated, microchipped and spayed with an adoption fee of $350.

Interested in adopting Bella? Contact the Pixie Project

The Mountain Times

spay/neuter for cats is now increasi qualifies). The cost before started at $15 but has increased since October funding we can no longer offer our free/promotional weeks (such as Jolly Spay Odyssey, Spaycation, etc.). If you choose to advertise Spay & Save in please make sure it says “$20-$80 per cat dependi revamped our website (https://www.asapmetro.org/spay-save/) which is super you want to add that it i before calling.

The Villages at Mt Hood held a Community Survey, Mike Aldridge and Alexandra Loren won the first ever King-Queen competition at Mt. Hood Skibowl, Rhododendron resident Leslie Stockdale introduced her new book, "Clover, the Plover, and Muffin, the Puffin, and the Oil Spill.”

Several Sandy High School students won awards at the Oregon Thespians State Acting Competition: Garrett Larreau and Joshua Grozav won two awards in solo acting, Larreau and Bryn McLaughlin earned a Showcase Award in duo dramatic acting, Chris Shiprack a finalist award for Solo Acting, and Jesta Knoles and Danny Wesselink a finalist award in Duo Comic Acting. Bravo!

“Ciao Bella! Buongiorno! is Bella and I am a 6 sweet as a cannoli! At with a big heart who people, I get so excited the pets, I plop down attention. In the home, and up. Though I really I am a bit environmentally busy areas with either bit overwhelming. So wouldn’t mind a nice there is less going on. flow kind of gal. I will and curling up on the my favorite activities! have met a few dogs here forward with my introduction, hanging with a confident a people dog anyways. when you can get belly happy and silly gal full with my new best friend we can set up a meet. chipped and spayed with

changing the image of rescue, one animal at a time .

OUTDOORS

The View Finder

Photography around Mount Hood and

beyond

By Gary Randall

Rules to follow... or not

The subject and composition of a photograph or a painting is the most important component in creating an impactful image. Composition is something that is difficult for me to explain as it is something that feels as if it comes to me naturally. It is certainly something that can be taught but I had never studied composition at all until I tried to advance my photographic skills.

I was aware of the Rule of Thirds, as I was an artist prior to becoming serious with my landscape photography, but that was as far as my knowledge went. I am not a

trained artist, at least not in the formal sense. I've always considered my artistic endeavors as a hobby. It’s only since I’ve made efforts to improve my photography that I have really become aware of the rules of composition.

Before I became aware of compositional guides and guidelines, I would be in the field creating a photograph without even thinking of compositional rules or formulas. I was just letting the scene speak to me. Imagine how surprised and satisfied in my skill I was

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Extended hours with early morning &

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

look forward to seeing everyone again!

ROBERT

Museum Chatter: museum to reopen amid uncertain expectations

By Lloyd Musser For the Mountain Times

The Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum and all Oregon museums have been closed since November 2020 due to the Oregon Health authority COVID-19 guidelines. Museums can now reopen with limited capacity and social distancing rules in place. While we are grateful to be allowed to be open, we are hesitant as we do not know what to expect this summer.

Who will our visitors be and what services will they be seeking? Last summer the majority of our visitors were from New York, Texas and Florida, despite out of state travel being discouraged by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These visitors were hard to serve as they wanted to visit recreation sites and restaurants that were closed due to COVID-19. Presently, Travel Oregon and our local tourism agencies are restricted to only promoting local tourism and not out of state or other country visits. Our prediction is that Or-

Photo courtesy of the Mount Hood Cultural Center and Museum, Robert Childs Collection

Postcard photograph of the last building built by Henry Steiner, built in 1952 as a curio shop at the junction of Hwy. 26 (now Brightwood Loop) and Bridge Street, across from the Brightwood Tavern.

egonians and some out of state visitors will overwhelm the outdoor recreation sites on Mount Hood. Because of the 2020 wildfires much of the White River and Clackamas River watersheds will be closed to entry. These closures include many campgrounds, trails and roads, which will further im-

pact those recreation sites that are open. The Museum provides Visitor Information Services and will likely be overwhelmed by visitors looking for places to

recreate when they find their favorite site overflowing with visitors.

At this time our plan is to re-open the Museum on Wednesday, May 26 and plan to be open Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. the rest of the summer. We will be hiring customer service staff and looking for a few good volunteers. If you enjoy meeting visitors and helping them enjoy their visit to Mount Hood, send us your resume or call the Museum at 503-272-3301 for more information.

The Museum has survived the pandemic thanks to our members and Cares Act grants. Cash donations in response to our plea for support this past year has been over and above our expectations. Your donations have helped to ensure that the Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum will continue to preserve and share Mount Hood history after the pandemic. The Museum board and staff are very grateful for support. Several museums will See MUSEUM Page 22

News from The Mt Hood Golf Club

By Bradford Bixby

For the Mountain Times

Welcome back Dear Reader to another glimpse into the world of golf, both here on the Mountain and around the world.

Funny how a hole-in-one can put a dent in your wallet

You’re kidding! I’m getting an off-stage whisper saying not everyone has a shot after a birdie. Bummer for them. In a game full of traditions that was my favorite one. Ah to heck with it, I’m making it a new one.

e can use the same tag line.

The universal joy of our beloved game is undeniable. No matter what language you say “birdie” in it’s still cause to pull the flask out of your bag and have a birdie shot! What?!?

While on the subject of traditions, there is one that needs changing. When you hit a hole-in-one you are tradition bound to buy everyone in the bar a drink afterwards. I don’t get this one. You make a great shot and it can cost you a couple hundred dollars! They should be buying you drinks.

But ad that Mallards is now open 7 days a week.

The first hole in one hole-inone I ever saw was made by a guy in the group behind me at

Mt. Hood Skibowl is for Winter and beyond Enjoy working in the

because there was a throng at the clubhouse after the round. The guy who hit the shot came off the 18th green, took one look at the crowd and sprinted to his car.

He squealed out of that parking lot in a cloud of dust and gravel. I guess he didn’t want to buy drinks for fifty strangers. Talk about diminishing the joy of your accomplishment.

Now for some real news. This year the Mount Hood Golf Club has announced a full agenda of great events, starting with the Newcomers Breakfast and nine-hole scramble on Saturday, May 1. So drop the paper and get Proudly serving Mt. Hood ~Sandy to Govy~ CRAWL SPACE PROBLEMS? WE HAVE THE SOLUTIONS! 503-894-5955

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HIRING EVENT

If you have ever wanted to work on the mountain or are a returning employee.... NOW IS YOUR CHANCE!

Mt. Hood Skibowl and Mt. Hood Management are Hiring People that SMILE!

Please join us on: Thursday, May 6 • 1:00pm - 3:00 pm

Mt. Hood Skibowl West, 87000 E Hwy 26, Government Camp, OR 97028

Meet us at the top of the stairs in the Beer Stube

for

out there. The Memorial Day tournament is on Thursday, May 29 and Friday, May 30 followed by a nine-hole horse race after the round on Sunday. There is also a two-day tournament followed by a horse race on Saturday, July 3 and Sunday, July 4.

Our Labor Day tournament is Saturday, Sept. 4 and Sunday, Sept. 5, which also is

DINING

Mallards Café & Pub is open 7 days a week. Savor a menu highlighted by familiar favorites like fish & chips and burgers. See you on the patio!

Earth

From Page 12 tomorrow’s wind brings*, perhaps a warbler from the jungles of Nicaragua or a swallow from the mangrove forests of Costa Rica. We can rejoice in the heartening message of each new arrival. These international travelers, who

recognize no government’s boundary, but who are affected none-the-less by our human laws and practices, speak of the global community to which we all belong, of the shared planet we call home.

And we can pull a hopeful message from their presence.

It tells us that their winter grounds still provide ample food and that our long spring days still bring an abundance of resources to sustain them here again. May we all rejoice in this message of hope and find the energy to carry it into our intertwined and shared

future. May we use their arrival to commit (or commit anew) to doing what we must, collectively and individually, to ensure that they can continue to safely travel back and forth across our borders to bring color to our world.

(*Author's note: for a high-

tech exploration of migration in real-time with daily forecasts for your area, check out BirdCast at https://birdcast. info.)

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

Fore

From Page 17 followed by a horse race.

The President’s Cup is on Saturday, Oct. 9 and Sunday, Oct. 10, and finally we have the Diehard tournament on Saturday, Dec. 4. As the name implies, we will play no matter what the conditions.

The Social Golf calendar has Couples Golf every second and fourth Monday in June, July, August and September. Golf is followed each evening by a lavish soiree held at a member’s home.

Then if we are lucky, we can get “Dollar” Dave Lythgoe to organize Scotchball on Friday evenings. I can’t wait. I guess that’s all I have space for so come on down and join up. If you do then take my advice and “Hit Em Straight “

Neighborhood Missions is a partner agency with the

The next monthly FREE FOOD MARKET is from 9-10AM, MONDAY, MAY 24 in the parking lot behind the Hoodland Senior Center. Drive-thru pick up of food for your safety.

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

Ram’s Head Bar - Casual Dining w/stunning views; Blue Ox Bar - Casual Dining. Barlow Trail Roadhouse, 69580 US 26, Welches 503-622-1662. Breakfast til 2pm; Lunch & Dinner. Homemade American style cooking. Daily Specials.

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.

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 MAY TO SEE WHAT OFFERINGS ARE AVAILABLE.

Sandy Library, 38980 Proctor Blvd., Sandy. ci.sandy.or.us. / Saturday, May 8, 4pm at Mt Hood Farmers Market, 38600 Pioneer Blvd., Sandy. Eclectic acoustic by Sandy musicians, Sharon Anne and Michel Gilbert.

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

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. Pizza, calzones, wings, salads. Wine/Beer/Soda. Arcade Room. Currently closed-reopening June 2

LE HAPPY CREPERIE & BAR, 38687 Proctor Blvd., Sandy. www.LeHappy.com. 503-563-7707. Tues-Fri 11-8pm, Sat 10-8pm, Sun 10-2pm. 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.

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

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

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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 MAY - 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.

ing 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, MAY 12

♦ Sandy River Basin Watershed Council, (2nd Wed of month) 17405 NE Glisan Street, Portland.Via Zoom. Check calendar online for meetings and more info. Info: sandyriver.org.

MONDAY, MAY 17

schedule an appointment at Hoodland, call 503-622-3460. Email hoodlandlibrary@ ci.sandy.or.us with any questions or assistance you may need.

Group, Sandy Public Library Friends and the City of Sandy (city government).

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

♦ BROWSING. Limited browsing available six days a week by appt (Mon 10am2pm, Tues-Sat 12-4pm).

♦ 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.

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

PUBLIC MEETINGS

MONDAY, MAY 3

♦ Sandy City Budget Committee meeting, 6pm. Also tentative date set for Monday, May 10 at 6pm. Check on ci.sandy.or.us for agendas and zoom link. Info: 503668-5533, ci.sandy.or.us, and Facebook for updates.

TUESDAY, MAY 4

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

SATURDAY, MAY 8

♦ Government Camp CPO, Meeting, 7pm at Mt Hood Cultural Ctr & Museum. Gov't Camp. govtcampcpo@gmail.com.

TUESDAY, MAY 11

♦ Hoodland Fire District, 7pm. (2nd Tues of each month) Board of Directors meet-

♦ Sandy City Council meeting at 6:30pm. Check on ci.sandy.or.us for agendas and zoom link. Info: 503-668-5533, ci.sandy. or.us, and Facebook for updates.

TUESDAY, MAY 18

♦ 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.

♦ In order to keep the infection rate down, and the library open, please review the guidelines. Masks must be worn, hands sanitized as you enter the building, limit what you touch, practice physical distancing. Limited capacity based on square footage, so you may have to wait during the busy times. Limit your time in the building to 20-30 minutes to allow for other visitors. Restrooms not available. No money being accepted at this time - no fines currently being assessed. Info: ci.sandy.or.us/library/ page/browsing-hours

♦ 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.

FORNO FERRUZZA, 73285 Hwy 26, Rhododendron. 503-622-1212. Hot oven rustic Sicilian pizza. Mapleaqua. PIZZA at PAOLA’S PIZZA BARN, 38015 Hwy 26, Sandy. 503-668-8058. Family Meal Deals. Order online at mapleaqua.com.

♦ Sit & Knit a Bit (online knitting club), 2pm on Zoom. Email Thea Ellen at tellen@ ci.sandy.or.us for a link to join in.

SATURDAY, MAY 1

♦ Printmaking Basics for Teens (starts May 1). Pick up a printmaking kit and explore your creative side by learning and practicing the basics of printmaking. For your final project, you'll print your design on a canvas bag. Info: Rebecca Hanset, rhanset@ci.sandy.or.us.

MONDAY, MAY 3

MONDAY, MAY 24

♦ Sandy Planning Commission meeting, 6:30pm. Check on ci.sandy.or.us for agendas and zoom link. Info: 503-668-5533, ci.sandy.or.us, and Facebook for updates.

LIBRARIES

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

♦ Closed on Monday, May 31 in honor of Memorial Day. Phone Hours: Mon 10am-2:30pm; Tues-Sat 12-4:30pm. To

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

♦ 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 - ci.sandy.or.us/library, or email libraryassistants@ci.sandy.or.us to have it sent to you.

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.

♦ COMPUTER LAB. Open 6 days a week, by appointment. Computer use hours are: Mon 12-2pm, Tues-Sat 2-4pm. Call 503-622-3460 to schedule an appointment. Info: ci.sandy.or.us/library/page/ computer-lab-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

♦ 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.

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

♦ Closed on Monday, May 31 in honor of Memorial Day. Phone Hours: Mon-Thurs 9am-6pm; Fri-Sun 9am-5pm.

WEDNESDAYS

♦ Read to the Dog (on Zoom), 3-4pm. Children can develop their confidence in

♦ Digital Book Club on Zoom, 5pm. Discussion on "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman. Join for an informal but interesting discussion of the book and learn a bit about its fascinating author. Sign up to receive a Zoom link to the meeting (see Library web page for information), or email Katie Murphy, kmurphy@ci.sandy.or.us.

SATURDAY, MAY 8

♦ Mount Hood Farmer's Market, 8am4pm, 38600 Pioneer Ave, Sandy. Welcome spring with books, art and a plant sale. The Sandy Library has teamed up with Sandy Garden Club, AntFarm and Wy'east Artisans Guild for a truly unique community event. Listen to music, get a library card, take home a craft and purchase some plants. 8am - Sandy Garden Club's annual

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plant sale begins. Noon - Wy'east Artisans Build artists will present free flower painting demos and tutoring for anyone who would like to try painting a flower. 2pm - Sandy Library will bring Take & Make craft kits, a pop-up library, and the Sandy Seed library. 4pm - Eclectic acoustic by Sandy musicians, Sharon Anne and Michel Gilbert.

THURSDAY, MAY 13

♦ Women's Virtual Book Group, 7pm on Zoom. Discussing "Lab Girl," by Hope Jahren. Email Susie Jenkins at sjenkins@ ci.sandy.or.us to receive Zoom link.

SATURDAY, MAY 15

♦ Kids Take & Make Grass Heads (starts May 15). Create your own grass head person. Watch as their hair grows tall, then trim and style however you please. Kits may be picked up at the Hoodland or Sandy Libraries during curbside or browsing hours.

THURSDAY, MAY 20

♦ 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. Sun 10-12pm; Mon 2-4pm; Tues 10-12pm; Wed 2-4pm, Thurs 10-12pm; Fri 2-4pm; Sat 10-12pm.

♦ 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. 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. Sat/Sun 1-4pm; Mon/Wed/Fri 10am-1pm; Tues/Thurs 2-5pm. 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.

FRIDAY, APRIL 30-MAY 2

♦ Mt Hood Jazz Festival at Mt Hood Community College. Info: www.mhcc.edu/ jazzfestival. Facebook @MtHoodJazzFes-

Prepare Now for Wild res

Sweep Chimney ¿ Clean Out Gutters Keep Firewood Away from House

Create a Defensible Space Around Your Home

Have an Evacuation Plan and Supplies Be Firewise – see FireWise.org

Outdoor burning? Call: Hoodland 503-622-3463 / Sandy 503-668-0126

Personal or Fire Emergency: Call 911

Hoodland Fire District # 74 C.E.R.T. HoodlandFire ~ 503-622-3256

tival. View the festival from Facebook and YouTube.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

♦ 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. Check website for when reopening. 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/ EVENTS/INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS

WEDNESDAYS

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

MONDAY, MAY 10

♦ Clackamas County Master Gardeners, 7-8pm. Monthly Lecture (via Zoom): "Backyard Birds," Elaine Murphy, Naturalist, Nature Services. Milwaukie Center, 5440 SE Kellog Creek Dr., Milwaukie. www. clackamascountymastergardeners.org for Zoom link.

TUESDAY, MAY 25

♦ 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.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

♦ 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://antfarmyouth-

services.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 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/

♦ 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/

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

OTHER/MARKETS

SUNDAY, MAY 23

♦ Hoodland Farmers Market, 10am1pm, (Opening Sunday, May 23) in the parking lot at The Whistle Stop, 66674 Hwy 26, Welches. Interested in vending? Email Lauren at hoodlandfarmersmarket@ gmail.com.

MONDAY, MAY 24

♦ 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.

RECREATION PROVIDERS

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

♦ Mt. Hood Skibowl, 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. Check website if open during restrictions. 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.

Victoria Larson

1947-2021

Victoria Lynn Larson passed away the morning of Friday, Feb. 5. She was born on April 30, 1947 in Waterloo, Iowa.

She was a graduate of The National College of Naturopathic Medicine and for many years she had her practice in Sandy at the Schoolhouse Clinic. She had retired but had remained true to naturopathic care as she wrote monthly for The Mountain Times about health.

She will be remembered for her great stories, kind soul, healthy eating habits and the best Nana! She was always ready to play a game with her grandchildren, she loved to be with them. She loved to read and took her book everywhere. She enjoyed yoga, belonged to a book club, loved gardening and enjoyed coffee time with her friends.

She loved animals! Donkeys, llamas and rabbits that she had on her farm as well as a couple dogs and cats at all times. Her favorite was her blind dog, Ruby.

She’d say slow down, eat your veggies, spend time with those who you love and be gentle with all the animals.

Victoria is survived by her daughter, Sybil Fontaine, and two grandchildren, Weston Ehlers and Hayden Fontaine.

Although she loved all kids and definitely was Nana to many more including Cole, Lillie, Carly and Camden.

The Celebration of Life was held on Friday, April 30, her birthday, at her daughter’s home in Happy Valley. She was cremated and her ashes shared amongst her family as that is where she wanted to spend her time, with her family.

Memorial Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to Guide Dogs for the Blind in Boring.

Janice Craig

1942-2021

Janice Kay Craig died Friday, March 26 of Alzheimer’s disease at her home near Sandy.

Janice was born June 8, 1942, in Portland to Paul and Dorothy (Chaney) Beck and raised in Milwaukie as the third of six children. She graduated from Milwaukie Union High School, where she met her husband, Larry Lee Craig, whom she married in 1960. After their marriage, they moved to a small acreage near West Linn. Larry worked for the Portland Fire Bureau and Janice continued her education part time while raising their family of four children, riding horses and acting as leader of a horse 4-H club. She often joked about the fact

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that she took 16 years to complete her Bachelor of Science in Education degree, but she later completed her Master of Science in Education degree as well.

In 1976 Janice and Larry moved the family to a beautiful property near Sandy and Larry built the home where they lived for the rest of their lives. In 1977 Janice began her career as a first grade teacher for the Sandy School District, where she taught for 22 years and acted for a time as president of the Sandy Elementary Teachers Association. Janice was passionate about providing her students with the very best she could offer, devoting countless hours of unpaid time, personal funds and her whole heart to the effort. She retired in 1999 to care for Larry, who died of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2005, after 45 years of loving marriage.

Janice was the matriarch of a large and close-knit family. She hosted every holiday at her home, including huge Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations. For many years she held a wild weekly pizza night so she could see her (eventually 18) grandchildren often. She loved to go camping and boating with Larry and the grandkids every summer, and she was an avid supporter of their sports teams. She will be sadly missed by her family.

Janice is survived by her daughters, Rachel (Mike) Whisner of Twin Peaks, Calif., Amy Craig and Jennifer Craig,

State employment continues its recovery

(MT) – Oregon’s unemployment rate edged down to 6.0 percent in March, from 6.1 percent in February. For the past three months, Oregon’s unemployment rate has ticked down by a tenth of a point each month. During the past 11 months the pace of recovery in Oregon’s unemployment rate has mirrored the national experience. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 6.0 percent in March, from 6.2 percent in February.

Nonfarm payroll employment rose 20,100 jobs in March, following a gain of 15,300, as revised, in February. Two-thirds of all the jobs gained in March were in leisure and hospitality (+13,900 jobs).

Three other major industries each added more than 1,000 jobs: manufacturing (+2,000 jobs); professional and business services (+1,300); and transportation,

warehousing, and utilities (+1,100). Construction and private educational services each added 700 jobs. All other major industries performed close to their normal seasonal patterns.

The 20,100 total nonfarm jobs added in March was Oregon’s largest monthly gain since 38,300 jobs were added in July. March’s gain was the third monthly increase, following a large drop in December that was the result of temporary, heightened restrictions at the time.

In March, Oregon’s nonfarm payroll employment totaled 1,840,600, a drop of 132,400 jobs, or 6.7 percent from the pre-recession peak in February 2020. Oregon’s employment dropped to a low of 1,687,500 by April 2020. Since then, Oregon has recovered 153,100 jobs, or 54 percent of the jobs lost between February and April 2020.

both of Sandy, and her beloved son; 18 grandchildren; and 39 great-grandchildren.

An outdoor memorial gathering will be held this summer or the next, depending on COVID-19 guidelines. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Alzheimer’s Association or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Sandy Funeral Home handled arrangements.

Darlene Jo Curry

1952-2021

Darlene

Jo Curry was born on Aug. 14, 1952 in Milwaukee, Wis. to Burdella and Charles Alfsen.

She was one of six daughters. She attended Franklin High School Class of 1970, in Portland.

After school she worked for Portland Public Schools followed by other jobs mostly focused on office work.

Throughout her life she has lived in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, back home to Oregon and then lastly, she lived in Goldendale, Wash. with her fiancé, Mr. Kevin Kelley.

Darlene loved spending time with her family, has always loved the outdoors and

nature. She was always an avid gardener; she made wonderful glass etching and was a fantastic seamstress She made one-of-a-kind garter belts for all of the ladies in her family and good friends. Her ongoing sewing project was making facemasks. She didn't charge people any money for them, she just did it out of the kindness of her heart. She made children's sizes, adult and adults with full beard sized masks.

Darlene enjoyed listening to music, dancing, laughing and just loving life. She was a beautiful bright happy lady with fantastic legs and will forever be missed!

She was preceded in death by her father, Charles Alfsen; her mother, Burdella Miller; her sister, Sonya Alfsen; her husband, Michael Curry; and her youngest daughter, Lillian Joy Thompson.

She is survived by her fiancé, Kevin Kelley; four sisters; children Jessica Ferraris, James Stapp, Lawrence Stapp and Lisa Lackman; and grandchildren Emily, Halee, Jacob, Kirin, Taryn and Callie.

Arrangements will be made by Sandy Funeral Home.

Follow Darlene Curry on Facebook for updates on Celebration of Life plans, time and location.

Over the past year, the employment gyrations in leisure and hospitality have accounted for a large share of the swings in Oregon’s total employment. This broad industry includes restaurants, bars, coffee shops, hotels, golf courses and fitness centers. It employed a peak of 216,300 jobs in February 2020, which was 11 percent of total nonfarm payroll employment. Then, within two months, leisure and hospitality cut over half its jobs. Since then, the industry recovered about half the drop, to employ 165,200 jobs by November. Then, hit by renewed COVID restrictions, the industry retrenched to 136,800 jobs in December. Since then, the industry added 25,900 jobs over the past three months and is close to its recent high point from last November, but is still far below its February 2020 peak.

CULINARY CORNER

by Taeler Butel

Spring into comfort

Cheesy spring risotto

You can use vegetable stock and omit the cream and cheese to make this a vegan dish if you’d like. Frozen artichoke hearts chopped work great for this, or substitute vegetables.

2 cups Arborio rice

6 cups chicken stock

2 T butter

1 T olive oil

2 crushed garlic cloves

1/4 cup fine chopped shallot

1/4 cup fine chopped fennel bulb

1/4 cup shaved asparagus

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

The Whole

TOOTH

I think practically everyone has experienced tooth sensitivity at some point in their life. For some, they unfortunately experience it every week, every day or even every meal.

There are a lot of different reasons for tooth sensitivity

From Page 16 not survive the pandemic including the Portland Children’s Museum, which is unfortunate. We can also announce that we are planning to hold our annual Steiner Cabin tour on Saturday, Aug. 14. We will be joining the Rhody Rising group and celebrating 101 years anniversary of Rhododendron. This event was planned for August 2020 but like all activities was cancelled for COVID-19. More

1/4 cup chopped artichoke hearts

1 t salt

1/2 t white pepper

1/2 cup mozzarella cheesecubed or shredded

1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

2T chopped parsley

1/4 cup white wine

1/3 cup heavy cream

In a heavy bottomed pot over medium heat, warm the butter and oil, add rice and stir, coating and toasting for one minute (rice will sound like

glass beads). Add in seasonings, shallot, garlic and fennel and keep stirring.

Add wine, keep stirring when wine has reduced by half and add one cup of stock, stir until thickened. Add another cup of stock and repeat.

Once rice is tender add in the other ingredients and stir until creamy, adding more stock if it's dry.

Comfortable Food –Apple Bread

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

1 ½ t ground cinnamon

2/3 cup white sugar

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened

2 eggs

2 t vanilla extract

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

1 ½ t baking powder

1/2 cup milk

1 large apple, peeled and finely chopped

Whisk together the flour, cinnamon, salt and baking powder and set aside. In a large bowl or stand mixer cream sugars and butter, adding in vanilla and eggs one at a time.

Add the flour mixture, then milk. Fold in apples in a prepared pan and bake for 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.

You can make a delicious crumb topping and/or glaze but this bread is perfect as is!

Tooth sensitivity sources at the microscopic level

and there are different types as well.

One of the most common types of sensitivity is cold temperature. Sometimes ice water, ice cream or even tap water can really zap a sensitive tooth with nerve pain that ranges between mild discomfort to cringing nails on a chalkboard misery.

Scientists have just discovered a specific protein found in tooth cells that detect cold. This could lead to better treatment in the future for tooth sensitivity and pain. A recent study was published in Science Advances.

details about these events will be forth coming soon. To learn about Steiner Cabins, visit the Facebook page “Steiner Log Cabins” and watch the video titled “Introduction to Steiner Cabins.”

Previously in this space we shared photographs from the Robert Childs Collection. Over many years Robert collected Mount Hood related papers, photographs and postcards. Postcards are a good source of

A little background in tooth anatomy: odontoblasts are tooth cells that live between hard tooth structure and the soft tooth pulp where there are nerves and blood vessels. They are responsible for building tooth structure and they also contain ion channel receptors with a specialized protein to detect cold temperature. This specialized protein is called Transient Receptor Potential Channel 5 (TRPC5), quite a fancy name isn’t it? Research will continue to explore the role that TRPC5 in odontoblasts play in detecting sensitivity and tooth pain

local history, including businesses and tourist attractions. We recently finished cataloging his postcard collection of more than 1,000 items.

One postcard we were pleased to receive is of the Brightwood Museum and Novelty Shop. This is the last building built by Henry Steiner. It was designed and built for a lady as a curio shop and home. Much like Henry, she was stubborn and had her own ideas

which could lead to more effective treatments in the future.

The mechanisms behind tooth sensitivity are not well known but are thought to involve tiny canals inside teeth that contain a substance that moves with temperature fluctuations. It is possible that the nerve in teeth can sense the direction changes and signal when something is hot or cold.

Researchers have found that deactivating TRPC5 eliminated neural activity that sense cold. They also found that teeth with inflammation (a sore tooth) had more TRPC5. Teeth with decay also

about building with logs. This explains some of the different design features in the building that were not typically used in Steiner log cabins. Henry managed to include his unique split log door design but as double door design. These doors are still on the building.

The building has had a succession of businesses since it opened in 1953. The log structure has been used as a curio shop, a museum and novelty

had more TRPC5. This could explain why clove oil works as a common tooth pain reliever ingredient. Clove oil contains eugenol, which has been shown to inhibit TRPC5 currents. Clove oil has been used for centuries in dentistry and this could explain how it works.

I feel strongly that as more advances and knowledge are gained, better tooth pain treatments will arrive to help. As the lead author of the study, Dr. Katharina Zimmerman stated, “Once you have a molecule to target, there is a possibility of treatment.”

shop, a reptile farm, a church, office for a sand and gravel business and a home among other uses over the years. The building still stands but in dire disrepair. This historic building is located at the junction of Brightwood Loop Road and Bridge Street across from the Brightwood Tavern.

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

Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way

How

a will directs

an estate

By Paula Walker

Probate; many think that with a will their estate will not be subject to the court controlled procedure called ‘probate,’ however that is a misconception. with or without a will an estate is subject to probate. A Revocable Living Trust is the one estate planning instrument that renders probate unnecessary. However, as stated in other articles, better a will than no will and no plan at all. Let’s look at what happens when you pass and a will is your main estate planning instrument.

First and foremost, with a well-done will, the key is that you have left family and friends with a solid plan of action. You have appointed someone to administer your

estate. You have made clear who receives what and how the many things that you have – from household furnishings and family mementos to charitable gifts and the disposal of your house and your various financial holdings – are to be distributed. If you have minor children, you have appointed their guardian(s). If you have animal companions you have identified who will take them and care for them. In both the last two situations, you have left money for their care and directions for their transition. All this is subject to court review, and in the case of the children subject to court through guardianship proceedings to review, confirm and approve the guardians.

Even though you have taken the solid step to designate the person you want to administer

L OcaL n ews

your estate, that person must be approved and officially appointed by the court. In Oregon that person is called your Personal Representative. For an estate with combined assets in real estate and financial holdings that equal or exceed $275,000 ($200,000 in real estate and $75,000 in financial assets), this petition to the court initiates a year-long engagement, perhaps longer but seldom shorter, with an attorney to navigate the complex process of court filings, which begin with petitioning the court to appoint the designated person as the Personal Representative for your estate. Once the approval is made, the Personal Representative receives the necessary documents from the court to act on your estate’s behalf, proof to the many entities, banks, county, etc. that that person has such authority. That court approval initiates the arduous process of accounting for all that is in your estate that must

be probated, communicating to the beneficiaries of the estate of your role and their place in your will, notifying a variety of state agencies for purposes of paying healthcare debts, paying taxes, recording your death, transferring title to real estate and identifying creditors to pay final debts.

This is just a glimpse of the duties and the many entities involved to give you a sense of the breadth and reach of what is to be undertaken by your Personal Representative. Providing finances to your Personal Representative to accomplish these tasks is an essential part of your planning in creating a will because your assets will be tied up for a year, or possibly more, from your passing until the court gives its fi nal approval that your will has been properly interpreted, the distributions exactly prepared according to those terms, is ready to execute when that approval is received and that all creditors have

been identified and all debts and taxes paid.

Stories of the Stars… If Only

Tales of the interesting and unusual, from Vermont to New York and the beyond… Warren County, New York celebrated its bicentennial in 2013 with the tale of John Bowman the tanner-made-magnate, a legend in the area owing to the tannery business started in 1852 that spawned whole towns now in existence in that Adirondack region. Cuttingsville, Vt. Chamber of Commerce and state of Vermont promote Bowman to currentday tourists as a native son and legend in the area for the mansion and mausoleum he built for his family and the instructions in his will.

Having lost his first daughter in infancy and grief stricken at the early loss of his beloved wife and second daughter, both dying less than a year

See WILL Page 26

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Election

From Page 3 board thought I knew all the answers,” McKnight said. “And I was absolutely wrong.”

He added that one of the challenges for the next board will be the unknown effects of the pandemic and the 2020-21 school year.

“We’ve done the best we can and teachers have done the best they can, but the kids have really suffered emotionally and educationally,” McKnight said. “The collateral effects of this we may now know for a few years.”

Julia Monteith, Communications Director for the OTSD, noted that if there are several write-in candidates that receive votes for the Zone 3 (Welches) position, the person with the most votes would win. Clackamas County Elections would then send a form for the winner to either accept or decline the position. If the position is not filled, the board could appoint someone.

All OTSD voters vote on each board position, but board members must live in the zone they represent.

Marjan Salveter will run unopposed for reelection to the

Zone 1 (North Sandy) position on the OTSD board of directors, while Robert Lee will run unopposed for reelection to the Zone 5 (Cottrell/Bull Run) position and Randy Carmony will run unopposed for reelection to the Zone 7 (At Large) position. All terms, including the Zone 3 (Welches) position, are for four years.

Elsewhere on the ballot, the Hoodland Fire District’s board of directors will see two members run for reelection unopposed, Mary Ellen Fitzgerald for Position 3 and Cliff Fortune for Position 5, while Nora Gambee will run unopposed for Position 4, currently held by Darcy Lais. There are no more than

one candidate for positions on Mountain water districts or the Government Camp Road board.

Take out- Questions? Call 503-799-3087

Elections at 503-655-8510 or www.clackamas.us/elections.

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Pick up baskets from 10 am to 1 pm. (instead of 12 pm).

quired to mail a ballot, but a postmark on a ballot will not count for the deadline.

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The only race with more than one candidate will feature John W. Bay and Dan Mancuso running for Position 2 on the Government Camp Sanitary board. That board will also have Cornelia Gunderson running unopposed for Position 4.

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View Finder

From Page 15 when I laid a Golden Ratio over one of my photos and it lined up perfectly. How did I develop this skill? Was I born with it or was it something that I had somehow learned in my life? Can someone be born with the eye for composition?

I have wondered about this in my case and I think that I may have a clue. As a child I had this little mental and visual game that I would play, especially when I was idle or bored, where I would reduce my surroundings, be it outdoors in nature or indoors in a room filled with furniture. I would see steps, sections, spaces and shapes, and I used to try to line everything up in an order of symmetry and alignments and then find the center of it all.

I think that that obsessive mind game that I played was a way for my brain to develop a way for me to find order that would translate to artistic compositions in the photos that I make today of the chaotic nature of nature.

After I became aware of the rules of composition it allowed me to understand more of how

my style of composition was developing. The most skilled artists develop their eye for composition. It is rare when an artist’s style does not change with practice and an increased awareness of their craft.

Through my experience as a landscape photographer there are a few tips that I can pass on to help those who want to develop their own eye for composition and to develop their own unique style. Some of these suggestions are directed toward photographers but the principles can be applied to drawing or painting, mostly landscapes.

Start with a wide view of the scene and then start to reduce it to the most important components of the scene. Many times, it is not what you include in a scene but what you choose to exclude that will make the biggest difference. Simple can be impactful to the viewer.

Find your subject or the reason for the photo and make it the focal point. A strong focal point is important and less frustrating for the viewer of your art who is trying to understand the message that you are

conveying through your image. Direct your viewer's eye through the scene toward your focal point with foreground elements, especially those that create leading lines. Foreground objects and leading lines will also create depth. Leading lines can be straight in or they can be diagonal lines, but their purpose is to lead the viewer’s eyes toward your focal point.

Next is to create depth or a sense of distance from the front to the back. As I have alluded to previously, a leading line can be a great way to create depth in a photo but there are other ways that can be used. An element like a rock or a flower anchors the foreground and establishes a base for distance. A scene that goes from a darker area toward light gives a sense of depth. A gateway, perhaps through branches or an arch to a distant focal point is an excellent way to create depth. Another way to create a sense of depth is a shallow depth of field, meaning a sharp focus on a subject with a soft, out of focus background.

The next is balance; create a balance in your composition.

Make sure that your elements are distributed through the scene as evenly as you possibly can. If your focal point is centered it helps the balance if it is symmetric. If it’s offset to the side fill the opposing area. If you have movement into and out of your frame, try to take it from a back corner to the opposing front area in a diagonal direction. The best example that I can think of is a creek. I like photos in which a creek moves from the back, where light is brightest, to the front opposite corner and to a darker area where it leaves the frame. The diagonal line that it makes crosses through your photo and maintains a balance. Try to limit negative space, especially in a clear and cloudless sky. I find negative space uninteresting, and it is my practice to try to eliminate it the best that I can in my compositions. I love cloudy skies as clouds fill blank skies nicely. If I do not have clouds but have a blank sky, I may place a branch from a tree or something similar in that area. There are certainly exceptions to this rule, which would include a scene that’s balanced

to the side of your composition. Minimalistic images benefit from large areas of negative space. Picture a couple of people walking alone in the distance on a vast and empty beach on an overcast day. Understand the rules but, like is commonly said, feel free to break the rules because we make our own rules when we are standing in front of a beautiful scene. Understand the rule of thirds but stretch its boundaries. It is rare when the natural world aligns with a grid. Understand the Golden Ratio. I will not spend a lot of time explaining these rules as you can research their purpose but, in my opinion, they are the two most important guidelines in composition. The Golden Ratio is magic. As with any craft or skill the most important rule to follow is to follow your heart and your instincts. You are an artist, and you are original. And to be original you are the one who chooses which rules to follow, which rules to break and which rules to create for yourself. In that way your work becomes your own. It becomes original. It becomes your style.

From Page 23 apart, he made plans for the construction of a mausoleum and a mansion, in his home state of Vermont where he had begun his work in the tannery business and returned to after the death of his wife. There, in Cuttingsville, he had the mansion built across the street from the mausoleum so that he could have a constant view of the place where he himself would finally, eventually rest. Convinced of reincarnation, with his will he established a trust fund for the maintenance of both his mansion and the mausoleum, with the instructions that the servants were to prepare a nightly dinner in case the Bowman family returned hungry. Mr. Bowman died in 1891, 12 years after his wife and daughter. The preparation of the nightly repast continued until the trust was depleted in 1950 – almost 60 years!

Note – should you visit Cuttingsville, in the town of Shrewsbury you can see the mausoleum in the Laurel Glen cemetery with the statue of Mr. Bowman, as he had constructed, eternally climbing the outer stairs of the mausoleum to rejoin his beloved family.

Woodsman

From Page 13 and stepping stones, a brick walkway, or simply bare soil?

Remove that flammable material and your home has a much better chance of surviving a wildfire.

There are some important caveats, of course. Five feet of space won’t make much of a difference if red-hot embers fall into gutters or roof valleys filled with dry fir needles. And five feet won’t matter much during a wind-whipped fire like the Riverside Fire. But with a lower-intensity, slowermoving fire burning through low-lying vegetation – the kind of fires that are much more common here – that five feet could make all the difference.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has much more information about managing flammable vegetation and materials around houses, in three zones: Immediate (five feet), Intermediate (five to 30 feet) and Extended (30-100 feet or more).

Here’s what the NFPA says about that first five feet and the home itself:

Immediate zone: The home and the area zero to five feet from the furthest attached exterior point of the home; defined as a non-combustible area. Science tells us this is the most important zone to take immediate action on as it is the most vulnerable to embers. START WITH THE HOUSE ITSELF then move into the landscaping section of

the Immediate Zone:

– Move any flammable material away from wall exteriors (mulch, flammable plants, leaves and needles, firewood piles), anything that can burn. Remove anything stored underneath decks or porches.

– Clean roofs and gutters of dead leaves and debris.

– Replace or repair any loose or missing shingles or roof tiles to prevent embers from getting in.

– Install 1/8-inch metal mesh screen in exterior attic and eaves vents to reduce the chance of embers passing through.

– Screen or box-in areas below patios and decks with wire mesh to prevent debris and combustible materials from accumulating. Repair or replace damaged or loose window screens and any broken windows.

The NFPA also offers tips on reducing fire hazards in the Intermediate and Extended zones at tinyurl.com/3ecp8c3r.

Start with the first five feet (and keep your roof and gutters clean), then tackle the other zones. It’s a measure of peace of mind. Even if you have to evacuate, there’ll be a much better chance that you’ll have

a house to come home to. Have a question about protecting your home from wildfire? Want to know why you

ought to convince your neighbors to take action, too? Let me know. Email: SWilent@ gmail.com.

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