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About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (July 7, 1966)
irSandy Post I Chips and Whittles 9 It isn’t easy to admit you've made a mistake, but In this business you either get used to it or and apologize, or de part for tlie sands of northern Africa and hide your head with brother or sister ostrich*. Having a strong dislike of desert areas and being prone to admit the fallibility of even so care fully a researched paper a* The Sandy Post, I hereby offer the following corrections to the last two issues of the Post and apologize herewith for any misunderstanding* that might have been caused thei eby. In the June 2.1 edition the Post curried a front page pic- tuie of Mabel Buker of Eagle Creek, In full parade regalia astride her Palomino, Chico. Among other things, the plc- ture caption credited her with the winning of a gold medal in the Portland Rose Festival Parade. TO THE MT. HOOD PLAYGROUND Entered at the Post Office at Sandy. Clackamas County. Oregon as second class matter under the Act of Congress of March. 1879 Member of Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association and National Editorial Association Published every Thursday by Outlook Publishing Co. $2 Annuel Subscription July 7, 196« Sandy Pott, Sandy, Oregon *»r 4 New Formula on School Support Local school districts are waiting until they can read the fine print but a new formula for distribution of state school support funds may be in the offing. Reports over the weekend indicat ed that the new formula has the sup port of educators and experts in school finance. Now, it need only run the legislative gauntlet. Briefly, the new formula would set up a $500 “foundation" for each school student. Each district would theoretically tax up to 10 mills, with the state providing the difference be tween whatever that provides and $500. If, for instance, a district's 10-mill levy provided only $275, the state then would come through with $225 more. If a district is spending less than $500 per student or levying less than 10 mills, a lesser. amount of state aid would be forthcoming. The new formula is said to please everyone, including the Portland dis trict which for years has chafed at helping support surburban districts through equalization. The new form ula would multiply Portland's student by 1.1. thereby giving District 1 more money. Obviously, more money is going to have to come from the state ami it will be up to the legislature to pro vide it. However, the state currently is in good condition financially and legislative leaders have indicated they will buy the package. Local school districts probably would pay less in taxes, certainly not any more. This was the qualified guess of Harry Thompson. Gresham Union High superintendent, this week. If everything does work out as out lined. it will be a blessing. The squab ble over equalization has gone on for years and if once settled, can hope fully be buried and forgotten. LETTER BOX SANDY POST EDITOR The Sandy Elementary School Board of Directors and Super intendent wish to express their hearty appreciation to the vol unteer fire departments who re sponded to our Firwood School fire last week. Sandy, Boring and Estacada volunteer fire de partments answered the call in force. Mr. Gulvin from the San dy Fire Guard Station was on the fire in its very early stages with his equipment. There were 14 pieces of'flre equipment in operation at the fire, all work ing as one department andwere most effective in controlling and preventing the spread of flames to other structures. Praise is also due Happy Valley and Clackamas Fire De partments for their standby service in Boring and Sandy while their fire fighting equip ment was at the fire. It was a superb example of perfect or ganization and control among the several community depart ments. Each and every member of these volunteer organizations have our deep appreciation for a service well performed. Superintendent and Board of Directors Sandy Elementary School June 24 Mr. Dale Plumb, Editor Enterprise-Courier Oregon City, Oregon Dear Mr. Plumb: I read with great Interest, your editorial “The Experts in Hindsight.” You were con cerned about county money be ing spent at Timberline Lodge, when It might better serve the county In the Oregon City area. The funds that you refer to are actually appropriated to the U. S. Forest Service, and are not county funds. These funds come from U. S. Govern ment owned Oregon and Cali fornia Railroad revested lands, and come from timber sale receipts deposited in the U.S. Treasury. Half of the funds go to the counties in lieu of taxes — to the counties having O & C lands. One-quarter of the re ceipts are appropriated to th« U. S. Forest Service to b« used in the development and improvement of the National Forests in the O & C Counties, which in turn benefit the coun ties through improved recrea tion and timber access, or for other reasons. The Forest Service and the O & C counties agree to a development program each year. The first project using these funds constructed a chairlift at Timber line Lodge. After making extensive private the permittee Investments, I managing the Govemment- owned building could not pos- sibly earn a profit at the Lodge, because > of the tremen- dous maintenance and over head expenses connected with the lodge operation. This lodge was not originally developed to the point that it became an ec onomic hotel unit. Many es sential facilities were lacking. The extra income generated by this new lift enabled the permittee to make a small profit, and to risk more of his own capital in other lodge and recreation improvements. Thus, the lodge is being maintained as a principal tour ist attraction for the entire state. There are means by which counties can receive money for recreation developments. The Land and Water Conservation Act provides a fund which may be used by States and Counties for recreation land acquisition and development. These funds are administered by the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. The local office Is in Seattle. These funds are made avail able after the individual states completed plans which are ap proved by the B.O.R. Recreation has many tangible effects on Clackamas county. Each winter week end, the Summit-Multorpor-Ski Bowl skiing complex employees be tween 80 and 100 people. Tim berline Lodge employs almost this number on a year long basis. Numerous other individuals and contractors in the county rely on these operations to sustain their own businesses. The economic multiplier effect of the money brought into Clackamas county because of the ski industry alone amounts to many millions at dollars of Cross National Product an- nually. Next summer the Summit Timberline and Ski Bowl per mittees plan to Install 2 new chairlifts and 2 T-Bar skilifts, in addition to day lodge facili ties. These will accommodate both an increasing skier and non-skier crowd. Winter visi tors spend considerable money in Clackamas county and make further investment possible by local businesses. Last winter alone, the snow sports attracted almost one- half million people to the coun ty. In 1967, the Mt. Hood Mea dows Ski area will open in Hood River county. Ironically, because the roads are more suited to winter travel, and because the dis tances are shorter, virtually all of the Clackamas and will Multnomah enthusiasts drive through Clackamas coun- ty to get to this area. Except for the money spent by people coming to area through Hood River, only the money spent in the ski area itself will help Hood River county. The summer recrea tion program, while diversified and less spectacular, perhaps, attracts hundreds of thousands more recreationists. Here in the Hoodland-Sandy area, we have noted a surpris ing increase in property values. The improved highway access to this area, and the rapidly growing recreation facilities, are making this part of Clack amas county attractive to those folks presently living and work ing In the Portland area. Many of these folks are moving to this part of the county, and commuting back to Portland. I would be pleased to spend a day with you and show you how this part of Clackamas county is developing, and how It is benefiting all Clackamas county residents, If you can spend a day with me, please let me know and we can get together on a date. Sincerely yours, H. PETER WINGLE District Ranger July 2 Dear Sir: I’m wondering why my paper stopped arriving? This is the second week now. It hasn't ran out, I’m sure, as the Boy I subscribed from said “It ran for a year” and I signed up the first week of school in September (for the menu's list ed). Doggone, I wanted this last issue, about the new school and the fire for a keep sake. As we keep a scrapbook on every thing of interest concerning our trips, etc. for 4 boys to have later in years. / Please, look into this. Thank you. Signed: A Boring Rt. 1 Subscriber Boring Man Selected The Equitable Assurance So ciety of the United States has announced that Wayne W.French of Boring, a trainee agent with the Society was selected as “Man of the Month” for his production and sales during the month of June. Mr. French was highly commended for his work in the Gresham, Sandy and Boring area in the field of life underwriting. As a result of his efforts he has qualified for the honor club with the society and will receive several nice prizes for his efforts. Superintendent and Board of Director* of the Elementary School District in saluting th«' NeifiesMieas and ability of the Volunteer Firemen of Sandy and nelghiwring area*. The letter in another column on this page from a Boring route subscriber vobes tut one of at least fifty complaints the multitude <4 complaints re ceived by this office Friday when expected delivery of ye olde Sandy Post did not mater ialize in rural mall boxes, our subscribers are by and large a patient and understanding group and do not rush to com plain . . . when the paper did not arrive on Thursday asusual very few calleri In tu let us know -- so It was not until Friday's mail had left them without the treasured news paper that large numbers of patrons tai the Boring routes began to call in. THE FOREST SERVICE plans to reconstruct the road into the Wildcat Mountain area, and to Improve the extensive young merchantable timber by selective thinning The solid road denotes reconstruction, and the dashed routes will be new access roads. “ 'Taint So,” says Mabel, It was not a gold medal, but a gold ribbon; and that every rider in the parade received me of these, She says she has jeen accused of bragging as a result <>f this and wants to dear up any misunderstanding Cuunty will be benefited insev with her fellow rider* . . . erai ways by this development. and she took the time to make The road will pass through two trips to our office to make extensive cuunty owned second sure we had the facts straight. growth timber holdings. In ad Mabel, we do apologize and dition, the counties receive salute your sportsmanship, twenty-five percent of all the Hope we're not wrong In re receipts obtained from the sale porting that you w<xi a parade of national forest timber. The class trophy in the June 25, thinnings will add to the amount Tillamook parade. of timber cut by the national forest. Thinnings and much of The second apologetic blush the salvage material In thefor- comes from losing our notes est are not included In the for and consequently forgetting that est’s calculation of Its perpet it was Mrs. E. w, Cook, who ual sustained yield timber vol lives near Nings FireeideCafe, ume which is sold regularly and nut Mrs. James Cook as each year. we reported, who was the first As more uf our second growth person to phone In the fire stands of tirntier become ready alarm for the Firwood School for thinning, we plan tu Increase last week. the amount of timber available Speaking of that fire ... do from this source. any of you really knowhow many Wildcat Mountain, and the unselfish hours of study and entire range from that peak west to the head of Eagle Creek Is training our SRFPD volunteers a beautiful high elevation rec dedicate themselves to each reation area. The ridge tops year in order to so respond are free of timber, and are efficiently and effectively to covered with flowers and huck such an emergency? We d<m't. leberry brush. At present the We only know the study Is ted area is seldom used because ious and the training hours of the difficult trail access from are long and demanding. We the Sandy and Salmon River do know that judging from the valleys. An Improved road ac results they must Im worth cess will open this area to more while and join with the Sandy Chamber of Commerce and the recreation. Aftei much checking, buck and forth with the Gresham office, (where our paper is printed, addressed and sent to the U. S. Post Office), we final- ly were able to discover that some ot Boring Route 1, and almost all of Boring Route 3 had been mislaid. D>«i't ask me how It happened, or who Is tu blamel We’re glad you like us well enough to miss us and will try to and promise to do our best to prevent such accidents In the future. Any- how--thanks, all, fur letting UN know. Wildcat Mountain Area Development Planned The Forest Service plans to reconstruct the access road into the west side of Wildcat Mountain, and begin thinning the extensive areas of young Douglas-fir timber. This tim ber is just now becoming mer chantable for logging. The thinning will remove the trees that would normally become overtopped by the more vig orous trees, and therefore die and be lost. Removal at thin nings will permit faster growth of the remaining trees, and make available more timber volume for the numerous lum ber mills in the area. The road development will be paid ITIZENS OLLEGE for by appropriated Federal Funds, and through the sale of some of the old growth timber In the Mt. Hood National For est. The roud development and maintenance will be a cooper ative venture between Clacka mas County and the Forest Service. County Commis sioners Stan Ely and Durrell Jines accompanied Forest Su pervisor Lloyd Gillmor and Ranger Pete Wlngle on a trip Into the area to discuss access development, right-of-way ac- qulsition, and roa malnten - ance. Residents of Clackamas F orum News and Views About Mt. Hood Community College By ALAN GOODELL Administrative Assistant COLLEGE STAFF GROWS During the months at July and August many of the college planning staff will assume full time duties. The director of Admissions and Recurds, My ron Mickey; the director of Student Activities, Lyle Le- pray; and the director of guid ance and Counseling, Thomas Nielsen, will arrive this week to begin setting up registra tion and counseling for enter ing students. ADVISORY COMMITTEES Amie Heuchert, director of Vocational - Technical Educa tion, met four evenings last week with advisory committees for vocational-technical educa tion programs for the college. Fz i 4. « » t MAKE THIS YOUR CENTER FOR ALL FINANCIAL NEEDS • We offer several types of checking accounts — to suit the requirements of all. • Our bank provides the ex perience and impartiality needed in escrows and trust. • Every savings account is fully insured to $10,000 — with interest now at 4%. CARS COLLIDE Cars operated by James R. McGinnis Jr., 43, Boring, and William Kent Pruitt, 17, Gresham, were involved in an accident last Sunday afternoon at the Intersection of the Bum side Ext. and Section Line Rd. No serious injuries resulted from the crash, city police reported. TURKEY WINNER, Leah Wright, smiles as Dewey Monaghan awards her the bird she won in Turkey Shoot at Mt. Hood Lions Chuck Wagon Breakfast last weekend. (Post Photo) ask 5 « I L b Q^ North Carolina has the low est percentage of unionized workers in all the 50 states. Just a« one began to feel pretty good about n<X minding the letter went on to state that there are only six surviving veterans of the Indian and Spanish American Wars, and follow this with the announce ment that the surviving vet erans of World War I average 71 years uf age, WW II vet erans average 46 and Korean average 361 Gosh, doe« anyone except us remember Gasoline less Sundays, Over There and Liberty B<*ids? BANK where | you get ’ FULL-SERVICE FACILITIES! STUDENT APPLICATIONS Applications for admission to Mt. Hood Community Col lege continues to arrive at the admissions office. Some people have questioned whether ap plications are still being ac cepted. Unless there is an over whelming number within the next two weeks, it seems likely that applications will be accept ed until Sept. 1. Registration will begin Aug 15, according to Myron Mickey, director of admissions and records. LOWER DIVISION OFFERINGS Of 42 transfer and pre-pro- fesslonal curricula available in the Oregon state system of high er education, Mt. Hood Com munity college will offer 26 complete curricula and all but a few courses In the other 16. These complete programs in clude pre-professional curri cula In architecture, applied LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT science, business administra The college received con tion, journalism, dentistry, firmation this week of a federal forestry, law, medicine, and grant of $5,000 under the Col secretarial science. Other lege Library Resources Act of complete curricula include arts the 1965 Higher Education Act. and letters, foreign language, The college will apply this social sciences, and many of money to the purchase of the general sciences: biology, library materials and books, Many individuals and busi- chemistry, mathematics. Because Mt. Hood Community nesses have graciously been college is beginning Its opera donating books and magazines tions this year, it is not antici to the college. Mrs. Eleanor pated that a large number of Pruitt, college librarian, said sophomores will enroll. Al that these donations are a very though there will be several gratifying indication of public sophomore courses available, and private support for the most of them will be activated college program. next year. Sophomores whoplan CONFERENCE to enroll at Mt. Hood Community NATIONAL Alan Goodell, director of college this year should check Transfer and Continuing Edu the college catalog to determine cation, will attend a national whether their desired courses conference on curriculum and are available. Instruction at UCLA July 18-20. Many nationally known com munity college officials will be present at the conference to lecture and serve as consul- tants. Some of these educators of note are Dr. Herman Shef- field, president at San Berna dine Valley college; Professor Arthur Cohen of UCLA, and Dr. John Lombardi, assistant su perintendent of the Los Angeles Junior college district. My teen-agers, who like to study with the radio turned on and assure me that conren- t rat Ing is just a “queatiai uf mind over mutter” the Vet eran» Administration In a letter this week proclaimed that "Growing old Is simply a questRm of mind over matter -- if you don't mind, It doesn't matter.” • Travelers Checks available for your vacation in either Bank of America or Ameri can Express. • Businesses find our Commer cial Department invaluable in conducting transactions. • Whenever it's a matter of money, you'll find that our bank offers helpful services. aittaa S andy ode MEMBER ^.1 mutual 7 2271 |RlwiRM Car**ntlM
