The Canyon Weekly January 19, 2011
Volume 2, Issue 3
News and life ~for our side of the mountain!
Local Residents Get Waterlogged
Drivers on Hwy 22 were greeted with this scene in Gates.
Spectators at the Lyons-Mehama Bridge. One resident has his very own new river.
N. Fork Rd was closed due to hazardous driving conditions. By Michelle Gates
Local rivers got deep this past Jan 16 after 1.08‖ of rain fell in three days, in addition to increased snow melt from rising temperatures. Spectators crowded the LyonsMehama Bridge as local homes were threatened and twenty foot logs were pushed down river. Road closures included the North Fork Rd. in Mehama due to overflowing drainage paths. Residents in Gates were also chal-
lenged, including the Munger family who were trapped by a nearby rising creek that covered their driveway. ―We could hear large boulders rolling upstream,‖ said Melody Munger. Gates Fire Department was called to assist residents in the Roundtree Way/ Garden Ln area; no injuries were reported. Lyons, Mill City, Idanha/ Detriot and Stayton Fire Departments were not called out for any flood related assistance.
Wayne Miley SENIOR MORTGAGE BANKER
503 881-2022 www.fmgloan.com/wmiley wmiley@fmgloan.com Oregon License ML-137
The Munger family driveway in Gates.
Help send the Stayton High School Choir to London! 10% - up to $400 - of any new mortgage or refinance will be donated to their trip scheduled for New Years 2012.