Miss Mollie
gets her wish
Photo by Steve Wilkowske
Mollie Hauck celebrated reaching the grand old age of 11 in style, as
friends, family, doctors and nurses converged on the Flower Farmer, just north of Canby,
for three hours of fun Saturday.
The Canby girl was granted a wish from the Alexandria Ellis Foundation, and chose to have
a big birthday bash at the farm and miniature railway across the road from her family's
home and nursery. Mother Kathy Hauck said during her daughter's long battle with juvenile
rheumatoid arthritis and other illnesses, Mollie's dream was to just be a kid again, and
have a great big party.
On Sept. 9, her wish came true, as Mollie and pals rode on the miniature railway, ate
lovely food, and had a great time. It was the second big celebration Mollie enjoyed in the
space of less than two weeks.
On Aug. 31, friends and physicians gathered at Oregon Health Sciences University's
Doernbecher Children's Hospital, where she underwent a pioneering procedure aimed at
slowing or stopping Mollie's juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in November. She is one of a
few children in the world to have received a stem cell transplant for her particular form
of arthritis.
The little girl with the big smile is now pain-free for the first time she was first
diagnosed with the debilitating disease eight years ago.
Annexation question to be
answered by voters
By David Howell
of the Herald
It is a question that demands an answer. And the
answer will be important, whichever it may be, for the community's future.
Two months ago, the Canby City Council voted 4-1 to put the question of whether or not 301
acres of farm land should be annexed into the city to the voters at a special election.
The time to decide is now for Canby's 6,732 registered voters. The Sept. 19 vote on Ballot
Measure 3-87 will decide whether or not the city's southeast industrial area should grow
for anticipated future commercial and industrial development.
The state requires the annexation be approved in a charter election by a majority of city
voters, and in a separate election of Industrial Area Association property owners.
To be counted, the mail-in election ballots must be received at the Clackamas County
Elections Division, 825 Portland Ave., Oregon City, by 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19.
If approved by voters, the annexation would call for 32 tax lots of varying sizes to be
brought into the city limits.
The land would comprise about 75 percent of Phase II and III of the proposed three-phase
Logging Road Industrial Park in southeast Canby. Phase I consists of the Canby Market
Center, and voters approved the Canby Fred Meyer annexation by a 2-to-1 majority. The
Shimadzu plant was built in Phase II before the Fred Meyer annexation.
The issue of paying for and providing adequate fire coverage for the industrial area under
the Canby Urban Renewal District's tax increment financing method has proved divisive in
discussions between the URD Agency, which consists of the City Council and Mayor Scott
Taylor, and the Canby Fire District No. 62 board of directors and Fire Chief Ted Kunze.
Proponents have said the city-sponsored annexation would allow the organized and uniform
development and marketing of valuable, but scarce, industrial land within Clackamas County
to generate long-term revenue growth, to attract employers providing family-wage jobs, and
to give residents a greater opportunity to The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
announced in July that Canby had been awarded a $187,500 grant to purchase land, one of 67
statewide projects sharing $10.5 million in funds.
The money is planned to be used to purchase 7.72 acres of property to extend the Molalla
River Pathway along the Willamette River in north Canby. "It will be great to save
that piece of property for the future generations," Councilor Barry Lucas said.
Taylor said the grant would secure the first phase of land, but a second phase is also
being considered.
It was announced a remembrance day for American servicemen Prisoners of War/Missing In
Action will be held 10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 16, at Zion Memorial Cemetery. The public is
encouraged to attend and pay their respects to the nation's veterans.
The Canby Skate Park opening ceremony and dedication will be held starting 10 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 30. Contests will be staged, and food booths, prizes and music is also
planned.
Rules and regulations - including the mandatory use of helmets - will be posted in English
and Spanish at the skate park.
A 5 kilometer and 10 kilometer run or walk, sponsored by Canby Telephone Association and
the city, will be held the same day, also starting at 10 a.m.
Councilors approved the appointment of 24 people to the Canby Public Transportation Task
Force, but want two teen-agers to be appointed to give a more youthful perspective on
local bus and transit needs.
In order to opt out of Tri-Met service the city must submit its petition by August 2001,
and it expects to do so in April. Portland State University is studying the issue.
Councilors unanimously voted to end term limits on library, parks, Canby Utility, and
other volunteer and advisory boards on ordinances and resolutions in first readings.
"At the end of each person's term, we have the ability to review," Councilor
Randy Carson said. "These aren't lifetime terms by any means."
Added Council President Walt Daniels: "It's a way of getting good people to keep
serving if they want to."
Local resident and insurance agent Kriss Carpenter was appointed to fill a vacancy on the
Canby Public Library Board.
To apply for vacancies on city boards and panels, call 266-4021.
State workers tackle
kudzu infestation today
By David Howell
of the Herald
It's time to curtail the kudzu.
Officials from the Oregon Department of Transportation are due to attack the voracious
vine found growing in a small area along Highway 99E between Canby and Aurora on
Wednesday, Sept. 13.
Another small amount of kudzu has also been found near a residential area of southwest
Portland, said ODA spokesman Bruce Pokarney.
The kudzu was found on a one-eighth of an acre site between Barbur Boulevard and
Terwilliger Boulevard in late August, he said.
"It's pretty small, but it belongs to a city of Portland right of way," he said.
"The kudzu near Canby was also found on a right of way."
ODOT crews are expected to use a systemic herbicide to curtail the kudzu southwest of
Canby on Sept. 13, but a plan has yet to be devised for the Portland outbreak.
Kudzu has large, nicely shaped leaves and a sweet-smelling blossom. However, it is a
noxious vine with a massive appetite.
The deep-rooted and fast-growing kudzu was found July 28 near southbound 99E, on a steep
bank halfway up Top O' Hill.
The one-quarter-of-an-acre-sized sample was noticed as state Agriculture Department weed
control workers surveyed for a parasite of clover. The kudzu is completely overgrown, and
has choked the life out of nearby trees, plants and even berry vines.
A semi-woody perennial vine in the pea family, kudzu is native to Asia. The two small
kudzu infestations in Oregon are the first to ever be detected west of Texas, Pokarney
said.
The ODA's Weed Control program is trying to determine the source and extent of the
infestation, and it appears the kudzu established in the state right of way area within
the past two or three years.
The plant spreads rapidly through its vine, which can grow daily by a few inches to up to
one foot. It can cover a tree in rapid fashion, and its roots - which grow as deep as 12
feet - take control of an area.
It has hairy, twining vines that can bend, break uproot trees and bring down telephone and
utility poles with their weight.
"The weed overwhelms native plants, literally smothering other species, and it is a
threat to riparian areas and watershed health," the ODA reported.
Kudzu grows well in places where the winters are mild, where annual rainfall is about 40
inches, and where summer temperatures are about 80 degrees.
Kudzu is not the only unwelcome visitor to show up in the local area in recent times.
A gypsy moth was trapped in an Aurora recreational vehicle park last month, bringing the
statewide total caught this year to seven, ODA reported.
Gypsy moths are known to destroy foliage and trees, and are common in the Eastern and
Southern states.
The lone gypsy moth was found in or near the Isberg RV Park off Interstate 5 last month -
the first one trapped in Oregon in 2000 - and additional baited traps have been placed in
the area, Pokarney said.
"Gypsy moths have a very voracious apeetite for foliage, for leaves," he said.
"They have been a big, big problem on the East Coast, and they are constantly
reintroduced to the state when people move or visit Oregon, bringing in a moth or its
eggs.
''We need to gather as much information as possible. The ones we have found are adults,
and we need to be looking out for them in the spring, when they are in the caterpillar
stage and are defoliating. That's the time we need to treat them."
Gypsy moth traps are placed in trees, or near heavy foliage, and are baited with pheromone
to attract male moths.
Pokarney said BT, a biological insecticide, has proved effective at killing off
infestations.
The vine was introduced into the U.S. in 1876 as an ornamental plant, but in 1953 kudzu
was recognized as a weed, and was no longer planted. It is illegal to bring the plant or
seeds into Oregon.
For more information, or to report possible kudzu or gypsy moth sightings, call ODA's Weed
Control Program at (503) 986-4621.
Canby Police honors two key officers
By David Howell
of the Herald
Two Canby Police Department officers with a combined 37 years experience
have retired from the force, accepting plaques from the city at last week's council
meeting.
Detective Jerry Gustaveson and Senior Officer Stephen Page worked in Canby for 19 years
and 18 years, respectively.
"They both decided it was time to go and do something else," said Canby Police
Chief Jerry Giger.
"Jerry (Gustaveson) has been a patrol officer and detective with the department and
has done a wonderful job . . . His ability to close cases is probably second to none in
Clackamas County. His shoes will be hard to fill.
''(Page) has done an exceptional job for us . . . An injury is stopping him from doing
uniform police work. It's a sad time for us, but a person has to do what their body will
allow them to."
Mayor Scott Taylor presented plaques to the retiring officers on behalf of the city and
council, and called the men a "credit to the department."
"I think it's hard for people to understand what a loss it is to lose these two guys
with this number of years experience," he said. "We're sorry to see you
go."
Added Gustaveson: "I have enjoyed my 19 years of service here, and hopefully Canby is
a better place and community for the efforts I've put in." Added Page: "I
appreciate the assistance I've received over the years. It's been a fun place to
work."
In other council news, councilors authorized the mayor to sign an agreement with the state
to receive a grant for the Willamette-Molalla River Pathway Acquisition Project.
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department announced in July that Canby had been awarded a
$187,500 grant to purchase land, one of 67 statewide projects sharing $10.5 million in
funds.
The money is planned to be used to purchase 7.72 acres of property to extend the Molalla
River Pathway along the Willamette River in north Canby.
"It will great to save that piece of property for future generations," Councilor
Barry Lucas said.
Taylor said the grant would secure the first phase of land, but a second phase is also
being considered.
It was announced a remembrance day for American servicemen Prisoners of War/Missing In
Action will be held 10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 16, at Zion Memorial Cemetery. The public is
encouraged to attend and pay their respects to the nation's veterans.
The Canby Skate Park opening ceremony and dedication will be held starting 10 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 30. Contests will be staged, and food booths, prizes and music is also
planned.
Rules and regulations - including the mandatory use of helmets - will be posted in English
and Spanish at the skate park.
A 5 kilometer and 10 kilometer run or walk, sponsored by Canby Telephone Association and
the city, will be held the same day, also starting at 10 a.m.
Councilors approved the appointment of 24 people to the Canby Public Transportation Task
Force, but want two teen-agers to be appointed to give a more youthful perspective on
local bus and transit needs.
In order to opt out of Tri-Met service the city must submit its petition by August 2001,
and it expects to do so in April. Portland State University is studying the issue.
Councilors unanimously voted to end term limits on library, parks, Canby Utility, and
other volunteer and advisory boards on ordinances and resolutions in first readings.
"At the end of each person's term, we have the ability to review," Councilor
Randy Carson said. "These aren't lifetime terms by any means."
Added Council President Walt Daniels: "It's a way of getting good people to keep
serving if they want to."
Local resident and insurance agent Kriss Carpenter was appointed to fill a vacancy on the
Canby Public Library Board.
To apply for vavancies on city boards and panels, call 266-4021.
It doesn't matter if you've got a hog or a Honda, a Norton or a Moto-X
racer, merchants at a Canby shopping center want you to cruise on by Sept. 16.
The Canby Market Center's tenants are inviting motorcycle enthusiasts of all ages to come
down to the Highway 99E center store for fun, food and friendship - all for a good cause.
The three-hour Motorcycle Fair will feature live music, free food, and raffles every 30
minutes. People riding motorbikes will receive a free merchant pack.
All proceeds raised from the raffle will be sent to the nonprofit Oregon Hospice.
The participating businesses are Billy Bob's Pot Pies, Super Cuts, Papa Murphy's, Perfect
Look, Nails 2000, Sun West, PostalAnnex, Godfather's Pizza and Canby Family Dental.
Billy Bob's owners John and Sandi Booze came up with the motorcycle event idea, and their
neighboring businesses are backing it.
A gleaming red Harley Davidson Dragster, which is sponsored by Billy Bob's, will take
pride of place outside the store at the 3-6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 16 event.
Terry Brown of Portland rides the Dragster in regional events, including this year's
Portland Roadster Show, where he and his Billy-Bob-logoed motorbike won a first-place
prize.
Roads End, a local rock band, are due to perform live at the upcoming event. For more
information, call the Boozes at 849-9947, or 266-7437.
