The Canyon Weekly June 15, 2011
Volume 2, Issue 24
News and Life - For Our Side of the Mountain!
Serving the communities of Lyons, Mehama, Elkhorn, Mill City, Gates, Niagra, Detroit, Breitenbush, Idanha and Marion Forks
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Does BigFoot Exist in the N.S.Canyon?
Local business classes help 49 Enterprising Entrepreneurs Grant thru the City of Lyons helps Economic Development Corp reach beyond expectations
The goal was to reach 34 local business owners - the reality was that more people wanted to get involved. Through an $85,000 community development grant, the City of Lyons to disuss findings partnered with the NS Economic Development Corp (EDC) To the many people slated to to bring innovated, custom focused business classes to 49 engather this weekend in the shadtrepreneurs in Lyons, Idanha, Mill City & Aumsville. Part of ows of the Three Sisters off Old that came from the buzz created by Lyons City Hall. Mckenzie Hwy, the question “The city council is very supportive of small enterprise,” isn’t “‘if’ they are”, it’s “who or said Allison McKenzie, executive director of the EDC, who what they are, and how have they survived over 100 years of human noted the excitement created just by the city’s involvement. encroachment?” “They want to do everything they can to grow the economy.” According to Toby Johnson, the organizer for the Oregon Sasquatch The classes ranged from Quickbooks to Website DevelopSymposium, they are everywhere, and there is a multitude of believment and included concepts on essential businesses compoers and “witnesses” who claim to have had encounters throughout nents. Participation and peer feedback was a big part of the 36 Oregon, including sitings and photos of footprints near Detroit and classroom events, held since April, 2010. Bagby Hotsprings. “Native Americans agree, this isn’t a legend, it’s a Income (determined by multiple factors) was a main redifferent tribe, a separate species of primate,” said Johnson. quirement of the funding source. 29 participating members From a guy who worked for the BLM for 20 years, to hunters, of the community met the low to moderate income guidlines, loggers, researchers, psychologists and even Jane Goodall, Big Foot more students than the grant specified. has a huge following of fans, many who report are afraid to be osterThe City of Lyons is applying for another grant similar to sized for their beliefs. Going out on a fragile political limb, former this one for more classes -with plans to include more cities Govenor Ted Kulongowski, as a young legistator in the 1970’s, introand outlying communities in the Santiam Canyon area. duced a bill to make Sasquatch a protected species, only for it to fail. “We’ve worked with (the EDC) for years,” said Audrey McAs a matter of fact, the picking of hard evidence (cont. on page 12) Nerney, assistant city manager. “It’s an excellent program.”
Symposium this weekend
Hwy 22, Mill City
(503) 897-2378
Open 7-5 Mon-Sat
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