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Sandy Mountain Festival 2015

by Liz Warren

 

JULY 11th and12th!

One of the Mt. Hood areas mountain favorite events during summer is the Sandy Mountain Festival. This year marks the 43rd year of this summer festival. The local parade starts at 7:00 pm on July 9th. Horses, cars, floats, marchers, music and the 5 generation Sandy court . Plus Bear and Mountain Man will all be there too! 

Booths filled with crafts and food will open this weekend from 10-8 on Saturday and 10-6 on Sunday. Carnival rides for kids is a big feature too. The festival has live music and delicious food  at Meining Park. Over 120 local artists are participating during the festival from painters, jewelers, potters and more! 

This is a great fund raising event for this weekend!

                         SANDY MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL DETAILS

Mt. Hood National Forest Homeowner's Meeting

The Bite of Mt. Hood

by Liz Warren

The Bite, held at the Resort at the Mountain in Welches, is one of the premier fund raising events for  the Mt. Hood Chamber of Commerce TODAY! April 11  from 5 PM through 9 PM. Hit the bite below for more details on great food, good music, art work and more including a silent and oral auction to help raise money for the area! A portion of the proceeds benefit the work of local school programs or organizations.  Fantastic local food, great music, tons of local art plus friends and neighbors to enjoy!

The Bite of Mt. Hood for 2015

Mt. Hood License Plate

by Liz Warren

Here's an important message from local George Wilson, one of the spearheads of Mt. Hood bike and pedestrian coalition. Visit the website now.

Great news!

 HB 3027 establishing a specialty license plate featuring Mt. Hood has been scheduled for a public hearing! The details are included below and it’s important that we have large turnout of community support to speak on behalf of the bill.

 Where: Oregon State Capitol, 900 Court St. NE, Salem, OR 97301

 When: Monday, March 23rd at 3:00pm. 

House Transportation and Economic Development Committee

 Can't attend? Please send a written letter of support to [email protected]. We would love to have a log of supporters to show the committee members!

Background:

While Oregon has a few specialty license plates, none highlight the important state landmark of Mt. Hood. HB 3027 came from some constituents living in the Villages are on Mt. Hood. They stated that having a plate featuring this Oregon landmark would “…be fun, job building, and pride of place promotion for Oregon.” I was encouraged by this idea and wholeheartedly agree that it would give Oregonians enormous pride to showcase an area of our state that has helped drive the multi-billion dollar tourism industry in Oregon.

Continuing to develop the bicycle and pedestrian tourism opportunities throughout the Mt. Hood region has the potential to grow local economies and encourage job creation to support the growing industry.

Sandy High School Open Enrollment

by Liz Warren

Big news if you live outside the Oregon Trail School district and you would like to attend the newest high school in the area in Sandy Oregon! Here's the latest news:

Sandy High School Open Enrollment

Here is a link to the application form.

Pent up Sellers Ready to Move in 2015

by Liz Warren

     Latest Information From NAR

           pent up demand for homes and cabins on Mt. Hood including Welches, ,Rhododendron, Brightwood and Government Camp

Septic Smart DEQ Program for Oregon Septics and Cesspools

by Liz Warren

The DEQ department for the state of Oregon has developed a new program for homes with septic and cesspools called Septic Smart. It’s Septic Smart program is designed to educate buyers and sellers about proper septic care and maintenance.

Along with the DEQ’s new program, Septic Smart, the Oregon Real Estate division now requires a septic addendum within your real estate contract addressing septic and cesspool inspection requirements, if needed. This restricts who can do the septic inspections for a real estate transaction to designated Oregon state certified DEQ inspectors. An up to date list of inspectors can be obtained online at the Septic Smart website.

The Mt. Hood area probably has around 80% of its homes on a septic or cesspool. 

Cabins located in the Mt. Hood National Forest require an upgrade at the time of sale for existing cabins served by cesspools. The septic upgrade process and time frame will be determined by the forest service on leased land cabins with severe restrictions on when and where any work may start or be completed. 

These new DEQ requirements put septics and cesspools as a number one priority in a real estate transaction. There is a program at Clackamas County that provides low income grants and loans for septic repairs and other home repairs listed on their site. 

Expect potential delays in a transaction if septic problems arise from these new requirements. 

 

Camp Arrah Wanna in Welches Oregon on Mt. Hood

by Liz Warren

Camp Arrah Wanna on Mt. Hood In Welches Oregon


Arrah Wanna Camp

Camp Arrah Wanna Welches Oregon on Mt. Hood

Crab Feed Fundraier for Mt. Hood Womens Club

by Liz Warren

Hoodland Women's Club Crab Feed Fund Raiser for the Mt. Hood Communitys

Sandy Oregon gets Gigabit Internet Capabilities

by Liz Warren

If you live in Sandy, you'll be thrilled to know that SandyNet, your local internet provider, is one of a few small communities that has now been able to provide 200 times the internet speed local providers can provide at a very comparable price! How is this possible? The entire process started because the city could not get a DSL line to City Hall. From there, city of Sandy created it's own internet and just recently with fiber optic capability, has offered up to gigabit speeds to 10,000 customers in the city of Sandy! 

Learn more from SandyNetFiber here!

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