The Canyon Weekly August 31, 2011
Volume 2, Issue 35
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
Twenty fires burn in local forests Photo courtesy USFS
Editors note: Fire conditions change daily. This article is based on USFS information as of Monday, August 29. Fires can remain dormant for several weeks and residents are asked to keep watch for new smoke.
Thanks to high humidity and average temperatures, the 20 fires burning in Willamette National Forest have remained small, said USFS Detroit Ranger District spokesperson Jennifer O’Leary. The majority of the fires were caused by last week’s lightning strikes. At least one is suspected to be caused by human activity - in a dispersed camping area near Breitenbush Campground. Currently, that fire is contained and officials have placed it into monitoring status until cool. The largest lightning-caused fire is three acres near Opal Creek Wilderness. The other lightning-caused fires are located mainly north of Detroit and are 1/10 to 1/4 acre in size. One small lightning-caused fire was near McCoy Snow Shelter, a popular snowmobile recreation site. It started late last weekend and has since been put out. Locals did not see the fire as a threat to the shelter. Despite the cooperative weather and reduced risk, several local and federal agencies have pooled to bring 23 wildland firefighters, two fire engines, a team of steep terrain rappellers, one fire tender and 22 support personnel like incident command and dispatch.
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Detroit Lake celebrates Labor Day boating
There’s a morning chill in the air, and the evening sky is filled with the hazy smoke from the valley field burning below. School is starting just next week. Yes, summer again, is coming to an end all too soon. Good news however, is fun in the sun is still to be had all throughout the canyon - and Detroit Lake is still full of water and full of fish! “The fish are plentiful, but down deep right now, because the water on top is so warm,” reports Robin of Kane’s Marina. Around the first of September each year, the engineers at Detroit Dam start the process of lowering the lake down to the minimal pool level of 1430 feet above sea level in anticipation of the fall rains. The current level is at 1556 feet and should drop to 1540 feet by mid-October. The Mongold boat ramp is at 1545 feet above sea level. If you’ve never explored the coves on the south side of the lake, but always thought you (cont’d on page 12)
Update on Mill City City Hall Arson Joy Cronin, recently indicted on three counts of arson on Mill City City Hall had her first pre-trial appearance Monday at Linn County Courthouse in Albany. A court appointed attorney, Paul Kuebrich, was assigned to her case. Cronin’s next pre-trial appearance is scheduled for October 3rd at 9:30 in Albany.
Adventures await exploring the quiet coves on the south side of Detroit Lake.
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