10 - SANDY (Or».l POST Thur»., D«c 21, 1972 (S«c. 1)
"Safety" m eans a 4 -w h ee l drive school bus in snow
When you live in the Mt Hood
area, roads covered with snow
is a constant problem facing
d riv e rs during the w in te r
months This is even more of a
problem for Welches Grade
School District
The mountain area grade
school transports moat of the
school's 275 students to and
from school, every day often
over roads which never see a
snow plow during the winter
months
The district in 1971 decided to
meet the problems of bad roads
with a four-wheel drive bus
“We bought the 36 passenger
bus to insure the safety of our
youngsters,** said d is tric t
superintendent-principal Earl
Covey.
“When in use, the bus has a 40
mile route that takes it up and
down many of the back roads.'
said Covey. “ These roads never
get plowed and without the
four-wheel drive the youngster
would have to walk down to the
main road during the snow
season ”
The district also has three 66
passenger buses it uses to help
transport the students
The fo u r-w heel
bus
is
equipped with tire chains, but
never have they been needed,
according to Covey.
The bus is equipped with
special gear to protect against
the p ossib ility of the bus
becoming stuck and the oc
cupants having to wait out a
storm.
The special equipment in
cludes oversized h ea te rs ,
lights, and other extra heavy
duty
equipm ent
lik e
a
defroster
“H ie bus cost the district
$11.300 and 1 feel it has proven
its worth everytime we have
used it,” said Covey.
The district has also had a
safety bar installed to help
students climb into the bus
"The first step on the bus is
higher than the other regular
buses and many of our first and
second graders were having
problems reaching the first
step.” said Covey. “ This bar
helps them pull themselves up
the first step into the bus ”
Bill Lukens is the driver of
this special bus and he agrees
with Covey that the bus has
proven its worth during the
snow season
“ One of the biggest ad
vantages this bus gives the
district.” said Covey, “ is the
ability to go off the beaten track
to pick up students and to avoid
traffic jams caused by no
traction on the snow Or in
other words, safety "
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HUCKLEBERRY
INN’S
N ew
Lounge
School
vacation
scheduled
Dub & V . R o g e r* and
B a rte n d e r C arl F e n d le y
With few exceptions local
schools w ill let out for
Christmas vacation following
regular classes Friday.
Classes will resume in most
cases Tuesday, Jan 2.
Mt Hood Community College
students completed finals last
week Night classes at the
college will resume Jan 2 and
day classes begin Jan 4.
Mediation
scheduled
in Orient
In v ite You
For A B u ffe t
S a tu rd a y , Dec. 23
From 6 p.m . to 8 p.m.
THE 4-WHEEL drive school bus at
Welches Is specially equipped with safety
and heavy duty equipment The district
also has three other school buses used to
transport students.
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we re sending
specially your
way. A Happy
Season to you,
to yours,
to all,
we merrily say.
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S anta Claus W ill Be A t
H oodland P ark Plaza
S a tu rd a y From I t o 5 P.M.
C ontract negotiations b et
ween Orient Schoo! teachers
and the school board have gone
to mediation.
The teacher representatives
and the representative of the
board have agreed on a
mediator bix the board has not
yet approved that person^
according to Charles Carlon,
superintendent.
He said the board would
probably take action Thursday
night.
C arlon
said that the
negotiators had agreed on six of
the 13 items submitted for
negotiation He indicated that
one hang up was on salaries,
but declined to be specific
o oo
Baldness is extremely rare in
the Chinese Their high con
sumption of rice and seafood
may be a contributing factor
bit of Good Cheer
opening
V is it S a n ta and Enjoy Shopping!
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B I S D R IV E R BUI Lukens. front, and Welches tira d e
School Superintendent E a rl Covey check out the tires on
the 4-wheel drive school bus. Lukens has gained ex
perience with 4-wheel buses during the past few years as
d rive r of the shuttle bus for T im b erlin e Lodge
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FRIDAY, Dec. 22
Bluebirds: 2.30-3:30 p.m. at
Welches School
Christmas Caroling (Family
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>Ne sincerely wish
that you may enjoy
a holiday season
full to over
flowing with
life’s best.
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friends and patrons
many moments
rich with
peace and
contentment.
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Wish You a M erry Christmas.
Catholic Service: 6 p.m. at St.
J o hn ’s C atholic C hurch;
near Zig Zag Confession
before mass.
SUNDAY. Dec. 24
C atholic Serv: 8 a . m . - S t .
Johns Catholic Church near
Zig
Z ag ,
10
p.m -
C hristm as M ass. Con
fession before each mass
Chapel of The Hills 9 45 a m -
B ible school; 11 a m. -
w orship; 7 p.m . • Bible
study
Episcopal Serv: 8 p.m . -
Christmas Mass (No 12 30
service )
Hoodland Chapel: 10 a.m. -
B ib le school ; 11 a .m . -
Worship; near Wemme
Lutheran Service: 9:30 a m. -
F am ily serv; 10:30 a m. -
Bible school at Hoodland
Park Recreation Building
It's a tim e
w h e n th e
f a m ily c o m e s
to g e th e r a g a in .
Christmas a lw a ys rem inds us of a ll the
people close to us
when old friends enjoy
a reunion
This year, when you w a n t to get close to
the people you re close to but far a w a y
from , call Long Distance
You can still feel close w ith Long
Distance
rem em bering, lau gh ing , shoring
Recalling happy Christmases past
We II be w o rkin g hard to m ake sure you can
have the pleasures of telephoning your
Christm as greetings anyw here in the
w o rld And remember th a t by ca lling Direct,
you save m oney and tim e And by calling
in the evenings and on weekends, you
save even more
Hove a M erry Christmas, and this year
share your happiness w ith a long distance
call. We re w o rkin g hard to im prove your
telephone service because we believe
w e re a part of you.
MONDAY. Dec. 25
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Catholic Service: 8 a.m. - St
John’a C atholic C hurch;
confession before mass
TUESDAY. Dec. 26
F ire fig h te rs V olunteers: 7
p.m. - Hoodland F ire Hall
Zig Zag
NO SCHOOL
W E D N E SD A Y . Dec 27
Chapel of The Hills: 7 p .m .-
Bible study
Hoodland C hapel: 7 p .m . -
Bible study
Liao's Club 'D in n er): 8 p .m .-
Lion's H all, Wemme
NO SCHOOL
Check stolen
WALRAD INSURANCE AGENCY
106 N. ROBERTS, GRESHAM
685-4171
Seedy, fra. Sfflee 668-4421
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Cherene P age, 199« N E
Division, reported to Gresham
police Dec 10 that while she left
her car for about 15 minutes to
go into her residence a «00
personal check and 017 in cash
was stolen from her purse on
the front seat
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