The Canyon Weekly January 16, 2014
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Donations arrive, restorations begin on Mehama Community Center Volunteers working hard to meet goal of opening on July 4, 2014
By Daryl Atwood values more than scripture,” said Adams, “a two parcel lot by removing the older dying What once was an old school house rebuilt place for all ages to come and spend time and trees so that the younger trees can grow. They in 1942, catering only to a small group of have fun with others of the community.” are logging only the necessary resources to children is now being renoDonations maintain the property for not just now but for vated into a youth and comhave come future generations as well. munity center in Mehama in for the Other locals are lending a hand replacing just off Emma St. Old School glass pane windows that were broken out. The Old School CommuCommunity Ron Adams is asking for more help from nity and Youth Center, a and Youth the community with replacing the doors and 4100 square foot building, Center in painting inside and out. He said that anyone has been under constructhe form of willing to lend a hand is welcome. Volunteers tion since last year and still doors from with trade skills in plumbing and heating are has plenty to get done by especially welcomed the opening date on the 4th as those items will of July, 2014. “Volunteers need to be revamped are working hard to get this Photo above: The building is set to bring the building landmark’s doors reopened below ground, and the main entrance back up to modern to the public,” said project leads the small steps up and down for standards. easy access to both levels. It also has coordinator Ron Adams. The Old School Community and The two story building will a wheelchair ramp that leads to a back Youth Center volhave half of the down stairs entrance.. At right: The former school unteers worked with designated for the youth, house was originally built before electhe North Santiam providing table games as tricity reached the canyon, providing School District in well as just a place to spend for lots of natural lighting. This is the 2013 to secure a 20 time with others their age. upstairs hall where the group plans to year lease on the Plans for the upstairs in- host community and senior dinners. property at a dollar clude a public gathering spot for community dinners and parties, with Freres Building supply in Stayton to window a year. To donate or volunteer contact Ron Adams hopes to provide a place for counselling, glass from Mehama True Value. cooking classes, family programs and other Local logging companies have donated time at 503-510-9340 or Troy Gulstrom at 503similar programs. and equipment to clean out some of the tim- 881-9846. Volunteers can help with the proj“This is a faith based project, but the pro- ber that exists on the 4.20 acres. Logging the ect from 9 am to 1pm any day of the week. grams will focus on community and life property will help maintain the timber on the
Back Country Horsemen mount up for wilderness cleanup
Submitted by Arden Corey was unexpected and instead of a pack full The recognition of Public Lands Day was all that of recyclables, only a plastic garbage bag of it took for members of the West Cascade Chapter some burned and discarded aluminum was of Back Country Horsemen to ride into some reremoved from some fire pits. It appears mote yet heavily used areas of the Mount Jefferson that the no trace camping policy is workWilderness in search of left behind debris. After a ing. summer of hiking ,camping , High Cascades Hunt The Back Country Horsemen of America and the first week of general deer season, it was are committed to standing with the U.S. expected to generate at least a horse pack of items Forest Service on no trace camping and to be recycled. The chosen target area was around other wilderness ethics policy. It falls in Duffy and Santiam Lakes where some twenty high line with their national objective of keeping use camps are located. What a pleasant surprise it was to find very public lands open for equestrian use. More Info. at www. backcounlittle material to be removed . The total absence of bottles and cans tryhorse.com 1