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Most of the haze is gone after yesterday's thick smoke that blanketed the Mt. Hood area. Today, just a thin haze in the air. Here is today's update for September 5th on the size of the fire, the closed trails and forest service roads, campgrounds, and other pertinent information you may need to know.
It's a hazy day near Mt. Hood today with the Dollar Fire clouding up our skies on this Labor Day weekend. This fire originated from the North side from a lightening strike near Cooper Spur. Yesterday it crept up to Cathedral Ridge with strong East winds whipping down our canyons. Limbs were dropping and power was knocked out for some local residents. Friends up LoLo Pass Road had ash raining down on their home all afternoon.
Many campers and horse campers were told to leave our local campgrounds-McNeil and Riley Horse Camp, Lost Lake. The Pacific Crest Trail is closed too. Check details on camp areas that are closed.
Locals have been thrilled with the Mountain Express Bus to help with transportation locally from Brightwood, Rhododendron, Welches to Sandy. The service has been going for seven years and now even includes Saturday service.
Come to the Mt. Hood this weekend and enjoy the Mt. Hood Huckleberry Festival and Barlow Trail Days. This three day event has been a mountain tradition for many years. This local family event celebrates the history of the Oregon Trail and Native American History.
The event takes place at Mt Hood Village, 65000 East Highway 26 near Brightwood.
Driving up to the mountain from Portland you'll notice a new building on the North side of Highway 26 on the East side of Sandy. This is the new 2 million dollar police station that was recently built. The building will officially open September 3rd. Details may be found here. Sandy's mayor and other local government officials have been working on this project a long time. With the new addition of the High School scheduled to open next year, Sandy and the Mt. Hood area community area getting some fantastic benefits.
Are we ready for this Friday? As a local resident who has witnessed 30 Hood to Coast relays passing through our area, the radar goes up for this event each year and the mass of vans, wacky people, and chaos it brings to our stretch of Hiway 26 from Timberline Lodge to Sandy.
This is the 30th anniversary of the run! 15,000 runners run 200 miles from Timberline Lodge in Government Camp to Seaside at the Oregon Coast. This is the largest relay event in the world as far as numbers of participants including walkers and high school groups totaling 21,000!
The very first Hood to Coast Relay was in 1982 and had eight teams that ran from Timberline to Kiwanda at Pacific City, South of Seaside.
The charity of choice is the American Cancer Society.
Check out details on this official web site.
Please be careful and watch for runners and vehicles on the road!
BrewGrass Wednesday Aug 3rd
5-9PM Meinig Park
To celebrate the city of Sandy's 100th birthday, celebrate the very first BrewGrass concert this Wednesday! Many local vendors like Mt. Hood Brewing and Busy Bee Catering will be at the event. Details are listed below!
If you love classic log homes and cabins you will love the August 13th, 2011 Steiner Log Home tour through Rhododendron, ZigZag, and Brightwood. Henry Steiner and his sons built hand crafted log homes and cabins in the early 1900's. This event is sponsored by the Mt. Hood Museum. Details may be downloaded here.
There's one Steiner log cabin currently on the market in Rhododendron along the old Highway, currently called Road 9 in the Mt. Hood National Forest on leased land. Asking price is $279,950. Take a tour.
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Other partial or full log homes and cabins can be found in today's great selection of properties. Here they are and if you have any questions about these properties, give me a call!
Stonebird is the Vintage Collectibles and Antique Show located at the Sandy High School this weekend. Hours are Saturday 9 to 6 and Sunday 9 to 5! Located at 17100 Bluff Road, Sandy, Oregon.
503-668-3378 or email [email protected]
Appraisers will be on site Sat. and Sun. 1 to 3. Bring up to 3 items for a verbal appraisal for a $3.00 fee. No jewelry, firearms , or edged weapons.
Admission is $5.00
This is hosted by the Sandy Historical Society.
Mt Hood Community Planning Organization
Special Guest:Kimberly Benthin, Code Compliance Specialist, Clackamas County
July 7, 2011 7-9:00 PM
Dorman Community Center, 24500 E Salmon River Road, Welches, Oregon
Come ask questions about county permit requirements, etc.
· Does the county enforce code retroactively on, for example, a 40 year old cabin built before current codes were in effect?
· How can we foster an atmosphere where people feel safe getting building permits?
· What needs permitting and what does not? If a homeowner does his/her own repairs, is a permit needed?
· Can builders and homeowners follow verbal "okays" from county code enforcement staff?
· Get an update on permit process for homes with flood damage or potential flood damage
· Will the county work with owners or contractors to mitigate fines? And conversely, when some contractors flaunt all rules and sanctions are not enforced, why should others "toe the line?"
Builders and Homeowners can get answers from County staff at the July meeting of MHC-CPO
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