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The Canyon Weekly September 26, 2012
Volume 3, Issue 39
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
Mill City Moose Lodge searches for a new place to call home Mill City Baptist Church moves into building on Hwy 22
Mill City Moose Lodge #2580 is searching for a new home base, said founding member Les Lomax. To help save costs, the lodge moved out of the building on Hwy 22 a few weeks ago and now meets at the Canyon Senior Center at 844 SW 1st. “The senior center is generously letting us use their meeting room,” said Lomax. All of their equipment is in temporary storage - and their vacated building at 815 NW Santiam has been rented by Mill City Baptist Church. The church is relocating their congregation and youth services from 140 N. First St., said Pastor Rich Cole. They decided to make the move to
take advantage of better parking and kitchen facilities, both needed for their expanding youth programs. “Parking is hard in our current location because the fishermen and boaters also use that area,” said Pastor Cole. They currently hold services in the old bank building by Mill City Bridge - and across from the heavily used boat launch of Hammond Park. “You can’t blame them for being there, but it makes it hard for us.” The church will continue to shuttle kids for the before and after school program Monday-Thursday. In the meantime, the Mill City Moose Lodge is trying to decide if they can even stay open. National financial reforms and administrative policies, plus low membership numbers, has left them financially unstable, said lodge member Les Lomax. When the Moose Lodge started 15 years ago, they averaged 145 annual members. But a few years ago, membership took a decline by nearly 33 percent, leaving the lodge with just enough people to keep their charter. So they’ve given up their building and are meeting at a temporary home at the Canyon Senior Center. The future of the Mill City Moose Lodge looks uncertain. They may (cont’d on page 2)
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Rifle Hunting season begins
Owners fear missing horse near Salt Creek Trail could be mistaken for deer Deer hunters in the Mill City area, please be aware! A black quarter horse mare with a white blaze went missing this weekend on the Salt Creek Trail south of town. The horse went missing with both her saddle and bridle intact. She has not been in the area long, so may not have any sense of what direction is considered home. With the rifle deer season just a few days away, we ask that all take extra precautions when sighting in your animal. If seen, please call Arden Corey with any information at 503-897-3291.
Rifle deer season opens Sept 29, fire danger closes some lands With the opening of the rifle deer season on Saturday, Sept. 29, the Oregon Dept of Fish and Wildlife and Oregon Department of Forestry are warning hunters they may find more private forestlands closed this year due to the high fire danger. Mike Dykzeul with the Oregon Forest Industries Council estimates that 50 percent more private lands are closed this year than at the same time last year. Forestland managers say forest vegetation is extremely dry. Although light rainfall fell today in some areas, moisture content in vegetation in western Oregon ranges from 10-20 percent, while east of the Cascades it is in single digits. “Under these parched conditions, any fire started could spread rapidly,” said Dan Postrel, Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF). ODF keeps a list of landowner clo- (cont’d on page 2) 1