RELATIONSHIPS: Sports editor Jeff Goodman looks at the many storylines running throughCanby the coming Canby-Lakeridge boys basketball game.Herald Check it out, PAGE 6 THE CANBY LEADER IN LOCAL NEWS FOR 108 YEARS l JANUARY 22, 2014 l WWW.CANBYHERALD.COM l VOLUME 108, NO. 4 l $1 ON THE STAND, 50 CENTS HOME DELIVERY 100 Canby Mayor Brian Hodson talks about the past and the future. YEARS BY RAY HUGHEY Another need is to find some- Mayor sees good [email protected] one willing to donate one of the Canby chamber’s 2009 geo- Canby and Clackamas coins, which depicted the mod- County are celebrating this ern day ferry. They are all gone year the 100th anniversary of now and organizers want to put things on the horizon the venerable Canby Ferry. both the old and new geocoins And officials putting the on a plaque aboard the M.J. observances together would like Lee, Learfield said. Anyone And yes, a new library project is one of them a little help in honoring the willing to donate a 2009 geocoin ferry, which has been around in should call Learfield at 503- BY JOHN BAKER one form or another since 1914. 650-3992. [email protected] The current ferry, the M.J. Lee, The Canby Ferry’s 100th is the fifth vessel to ply the anniversary will be commemo- If 2013 was nothing else for Canby Mayor Brian Hodson , it was Willamette River waters rated throughout the year, a valuable learning situation – and one heck of a ride. between Canby and Wilsonville. Learfield said. It already is fea- The first-year mayor and the city council were thrust into a con- They need old and new pho- tured in the 2014 Canby tentious and emotional new library project situation. It was uncom- tos of the ferry, the older the Historical Society calendar. fortable, divisive and got more than a little personal. But the fires of better, said Terry C. Learfield, The Canby Area Chamber of those trials have forged a mayor who enters a member of the Canby Ferry Commerce will recognize the 2014 not with trepidation, but with contin- “This past year, much of the focus of the council’s dis- 100th Anniversary Committee ferry anniversary on its 2014 ued excitement about Canby’s future. cussions was on the evolving plan of the library. and road operations supervisor Christmas ornaments, said Bev Hodson sees good things for Canby as a for the Clackamas County Doolittle, chamber executive Throughout our meetings on the library, we weathered the city and its residents. He also sees a real Transportation Maintenance director. It also will figure potential for a new library-civic building resignation of one of our councilors, appointing of new Committee. prominently in the Canby down the road – if voters give their okay. Councilor, Todd Rocha, and the resignation of our The photos can be dropped Chamber’s 2014 business direc- That’s what learning on the job does for off at the Canby Area Chamber tory and community map. library director. Even with these significant changes, our a new mayor about to enter his second year of Commerce at 191 SE Second The ferry anniversary com- at the job. focus was still on planning and ratifying a viable plan Ave. or at the Canby Herald, mittee also hopes to commemo- “I very much learned that you can’t that would include a library.” 241 N. Grant St., both in rate the Canby Ferry during please everybody, not everybody at the Canby, or by calling Learfield the 2014 Clackamas County same time,” Hodson said. “As a councilor I at 503-650-3992. Fair. could be pretty dogmatic in my viewpoints and my positions on Exerpts from Mayor things. As mayor, though I don’t necessarily have a vote, my words Brian Hodson’s State of carry impact, and I need to be able to take in and hear all sides of an the City address offer a issue and not only mediate within the council, but mediate the Traffic signs going up pieces outside in the public eye as well.” look into the past year The mayor, like the council, is often inundated with not only in response to needs and the future. Read pages and pages of information to digest, but has to be available to the speech in its the community. Resident complaints about entirety online at Hodson said that being visible and being accessible are important excessive speed in Canby neigh- to him, but he’s had to learn to manage the time it requires to hold borhoods has prompted the city to www.canbyherald.com down a full-time job, be involved in the family and serve as mayor. reactivate the Traffic Safety He wants to do them all at the highest level. Commission. “The balancing of time has been a big In response to those complaints, “Following in the steps of Clackamas County, Canby learning piece for me,” he said. “There the TSC requested that the city have been a lot of 1 or 2 a.m. emails to the add the “speed enforcement sign” now has an official film and video program. As the city recorder or department heads with at the north and south ends of Pacific Northwest has become a popular destination for various questions because that was the Birch Street; east and west ends of film crews, Canby has been working on creating a data- only time I had free after the day’s activi- Territorial Road; and the north end ties. of Holly Street next to Territorial. base of locations for filming.” “I really like being able to be visible The signs were recently added and available,” he added. to those locations and City Administrator Greg Ellis said that drivers who exceed the posted READ: MAYOR, Page 5 speed limits will be ticketed. 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Chase Rumpca had the last The National Geographic Society will pro- word and the right answer to vide an expenses- paid trip to the nation’s capi- win the 2014 Ninety-One tal for the state champions and teachers- School National Geographic escorts. Geography Bee. The national winner will also receive a life- The right answer was time membership in the Society and a trip to “Chesapeake Bay.” It went the Galapagos Islands. with the question: “The Award-winning broadcast journalist Soledad Potomac River rises in the O’Brien will moderate the national finals, Allegheny Plateau and empties which will be televised. into what large bay?” Canby schools and thousands of schools Wednesday afternoon, Jan. across the country participate in the bee, using 15, started with 13 finalists, materials prepared by the National Geographic grades four through eight, all winners of pre- title. seventh grade, Kendra Guttridge, Aurora Society. The contest is intended to encourage liminary classroom geography bees. The con- The other finalists were : Fourth grade, Gonzalez Leon, Carlon Crebs and Mikey geography in classrooms, spark student interest test in the school gymnasium ended with Chase Ethan Porter; fifth grade, Jake Kahut; sixth Lachnicht; and eighth grade, Domnica and increase public awareness. and fourth-grader Josh Johnson going for the grade, Tyson Bowes O’hearn and C.J. Clark; Martushev, Micah Baltensperger and Isabella DOMO ARIGATO ship. The team currently has in the fields of science, tech- one sponsor, Pacific nology, engineering and Integrated Handling. math. We are always looking for more sponsors and mentors READ: BOTS, Page 3 ##Self storage business Canby High Cougarbots snag four awards at recent competition for sale in Canby BY JOHN BAKER Oregon Robotics Tournament [email protected] and Outreach Program to 73 units average 95% full start a team in the fall. We Cash flow—1031 exchange anby hope the robotics program High’s continues to expand with Room to expand more CHS teams in the Cougarbots future, but this will require 565k took a byte additional business sponsor- 503-307-1148 459987.012214 out of Cteams during a recent robotics competitions. The First Technical Challenge robotics team at 2014 PORTLAND Canby High School compet- ed in its first qualifying tour- INTERNATIONAL nament at OMSI Jan. 12. The eight-person team of fresh- AUTO SHOW men Austin Adair, Ryan Bigej, Bryce Crispin, FEBRUARY 6 – 9, 2014 Harrison Gingerich and soph- omores Steven Morris, OREGON CONVENTION CENTER Madilynn Nissly, Ian Oakes and Ben Thompson has been working on designing, build- Austin Adair makes adjustments to the team's robot while ing and programming a robot mentor, Mike Hershberger, left, and teammate Bryce Crispin to compete on a field with look on. other robots, all while accomplishing various tasks.