Pondosa & Medical Springs, Oregon

2011 ANNUAL PONDOSA PICNIC AT CATHRINE CREEK STATE PARK

2011-08-15T08:03:00.000-07:00

2010 Annual Pondosa Picnic Catherine Creek, Oregon

2010-12-31T14:51:00.000-08:00

2010 PONDOSA PICNIC ATTENDEES

Ron Ringer, Mike & Sandy Ringer, Brad Ringer, Hallie Spivey, Kathleen VanCleave, Blanche Pearce, Leon & Marjorie Davis, Rhonda Hack, Rosemary Howerton, Don & Diana Wood, Mardel & Don Marlatt, Linda (Ringer) Rouse, Frieda Ringer, Helen Davis,
Matt Hoffman, Gayleen (Ringer) Henderson, Rosemary & John Nelson, Omar & Bethel Stubblefield, Berneva Needham, Dona Rae Sartin, Carol(Smith)Ditty, Gerald & Rayetta Lequerica, Fred Ringer Jr., Fred Ringer Sr., Juan & Shauna (Ringer) Zavala Ron Robinson, Bethel Robinson, Jack Bell, Wayne & Bonnie Coffman, Nancy Denton Stewart, Esther Stewart, Kay Marie Duncan, John & Midge (Murray) Geer, Ken & Joy Ann Smith, Merledene and Harvey Harrison, Richard Hunt, Garry Hunt, Bob & Jean Bennett
Lee & Phern Sells, Ron Lay, John Milbert, Glenn & Lenna Smith, Donna (Davis) Hack, Orrin Lay, Gene McKinney, Al & Dee Wirth, Susan MacLeod, Sara Daniels, Janice (Foye) & Jerry Baxter, Nellie and Forrest Turner, Jim & Joyce Turner, Neva & Bennie DelValle
Mel Buffington, Tyrone Buffington (This List is not in order or all inclusive)

Buy this Book! Pictorial History of Pondosa, Oregon 50th Anniversay

2009-11-11T21:03:00.000-08:00

The Pictorial History of Pondosa, Oregon 50th Anniversary 1959-2009 is written by Fred Ringer Jr. It is available by request. Call 503-472-7564 or email fred@the-ringers.com
This was a Collins Company Sawmill town their are over 500+ photos of the Mill, Railroad, Town, School, Medical Springs, People and items of interest in the area.

2009 Annual Pondosa Picnic Catherine Creek, Oregon

2009-08-17T22:46:00.000-07:00

2008 Annual Pondosa Picnic Catherine Creek, Oregon

2009-03-24T15:09:00.000-07:00

Here are the folks that I have identified if you can help let me know at fred@the-ringers.com

Fred Ringer Jr, Don Coffman, Al Wirth, Jeannie Hornbeck, Jim Turner, Joyce (Colton) Turner, Ronee Riggle, Gerald Lequerica, Rayetta Lequerica? ? Sudi Price, Joanne Knighten, Jerry Baxter, Janice (Foye) Baxter, Jerry Baxter, Mel Jory Buffinton, Carol Ditty, Helen Davis, Louis (McKinney) Garrison, Fred Ringer Sr. Patricia (Devlin) Collier, Audrey & Jasper Parker, Donna Rae Smith, Dan Marlatt, Mardell (Wells) Marlatt, Karen Parker, Rosie Conner, Larry Smith,? Orrin Lay, Lenadel (Wells) Smith, Glen Smith, Richard Hunt, Bethel Robinson, Ernie Smith, Bobby Dipple, Rosie Kennedy, Don Kennedy, Jackie Kennedy, Bobby Dipple, Ron Lay, Jack Bell, Donna (Davis) Hack

2008-05-16T14:39:00.000-07:00

Telocaset Wind Gerneration 2007

2007-09-23T21:19:00.001-07:00

What a surprise, on the Telocaset Road from Pondosa to North Powder we saw these generators being built, what a site, who would have thought. I remember the wind blowing but it never entered my mind it blew enough to build these. Brad, Fred Jr. & Fred Ringer Sr.

2007 Pondosa Picnic Pictures

2007-09-05T15:05:00.000-07:00

Over fifty people attended the picnic this year with a good time had by all. I even got one of the pieces of Huckleberry pie this year. Enjoy Fred

THE TOWN OF PONDOSA

2007-04-18T11:45:00.000-07:00

Here are pictures of the town of Pondosa. Pictures by Richard Hunt

BIG CREEK FLOOD OF 1952

2007-04-17T14:54:00.000-07:00

Here are photos of Big Creek at high water when it was flooding Pondosa in 1952.
Photos from Richard Hunt.

Pondosa Store & Hotel August 2004

2006-03-30T12:40:00.000-08:00

Visted site in summer of 2004 I took these pictures, I'm sure many of you can remember throwing rocks off this bridge and trying to catch a fish or two out of Big Creek. I remember delivering milk to the store and homes from our dairy. Picutes take by Fred Ringer Jr.

First House, Pondosa, Oregon

2006-03-27T20:19:00.000-08:00

that first house
was a converted boxcar
though I only vaguely
knew it at the time
up the tracks
past the mill pond
where the dogwood flowered

50 yards to the spring
where we caught
our water
from the pipe
that spanned the creek
to pentatrate a sagebrush hill

at the end of a short path
the outhouse
nothing special
just there, like the spring,
to be used,
a part of my life
like the long walk
to the company store
to collect the mail
& watch the cars go by

twice a day we bounced
& rumbled
when the lumber train
went by
on tracks I later followed
up the canyon
across a windswept ridge
& down to Beatle Creek
where I learned the ways of trout
& hunted for a rumored
rattler's nest
& learned to ride a horse,
an ancient mare
owned by a friend who, lucky,
didn't live in town.

--Ben L. Hiatt

More of Ben's work.

Hotel

2006-03-11T21:43:00.000-08:00

Photo taken by Wilmot Hunt

Pondosa Sawmill

2006-03-06T12:35:00.000-08:00

These Sawmill Pictures were sent to me by Rich Hunt, Klamath Falls, Oregon

Pondosa Pictures

2006-03-01T10:40:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pictures that I have, will post more as they are sent to me. Send to ringerf@comcast.net

History of Pondosa & Medical Springs, Union County, Oregon

2006-02-27T23:23:00.000-08:00

This site is devoted to capturing the history of Pondosa & Medical Springs, Oregon. I hope you participate by posting stories or more importantly pictures and other memrabilia. There has been an Annual Picnic held at the Catherine State Park, however in 2005 the picnic was held on site at the Old Pondosa Store and Hotel site. I attended the picnic in 2004 and realized this history was going to be lost because to many of the old timers were gone and most of their kids do not remember living there. Please help in this search and rescue by sending information to ringerf@comcast.net