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Dollar Lake Fire Renamed the Nine Million Dollar Lake Fire

Tuesday, September 20, 2011
by Liz Warren

Now that the smoke has settled with a weekend of rain in the mountains the Dollar Lake Fire should be under control and the firefighters are doing a happy dance. Locals feel we dodged a bullet with the Hood River fire hoping over to our side of the mountain heading towards the Bull Run, Portland's watershed, and the huge BPA power lines hanging along LoLo Pass Road. Around 300 homes were threatened. Smoke hung in the valley and ash covered homes up LoLo Pass we are all relieved. Now the work begins on understanding how this fire blew up so fast and cost as much as it did, around $9,000,000! 

Read about the details in this Oregon Live article.

 

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Dollar Lake Fire Update

Sunday, September 11, 2011
by Liz Warren

Welches, Rhododendron and Brightwood areas are smoke covered today.

Here is the latest on the Fire.

 

State of emergency declared by Gov. John Kitzhaber.

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Dollar Fire Labor Day Update

Monday, September 5, 2011
by Liz Warren

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.

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Dollar Fire Closes LoLo Pass and Campgrounds

Sunday, September 4, 2011
by Liz Warren

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.

Latest Details on the Fire.

 

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Mt. Hood Mountain Express Service Hits 100,000 riders

Wednesday, August 31, 2011
by Liz Warren

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. 

Read about the 100,000 rider mark here. 

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Mt. Hood Huckleberry Festival and Barlow Trail Days This Weekend

Saturday, August 27, 2011
by Liz Warren

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.

Mt. Hood Festival Details

 

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New Sandy Police Station Opening Soon!

Friday, August 26, 2011
by Liz Warren

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.

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Hood to Coast Relay This Friday!

Wednesday, August 24, 2011
by Liz Warren

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!

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Mt Hood BrewGrass concert at Meinig Park this Wednesday!

Tuesday, August 2, 2011
by Liz Warren

 

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!

Mt Hood BrewGrass event

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Steiner Log Home Tour

Tuesday, July 19, 2011
by Liz Warren

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!

Log Homes on Mt. Hood

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