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No job hunting for them:
they believe in free enterprise
By NANCY HARKER
Staff W riter
D IG G IN G W AS only one of the many tasks required to
landscape this park on the high school grounds. Jay
Swails. left, and M iller, right, put a few finishing touches
on one corner.
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JAY ANO Jay, Inc.
Miller, rig h t> think
(Swails. left and
their handmade,
weathered log fence Is a great place to rest
a,,d
the view of their park.
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EACH PLA N T is special to these budding landscape
artists, but this little pine is a favorite of Jay Swails. left,
and Jay M iller, right.
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. . ANO W E 'R E going to catch one at
least this big with woe h and< rafted rods,"
prophesies llrad Beiser to partner Gary
Rlount They appear to be all set for a raft-
type fishing trip nn the Sandy River.
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What do you do if you're a
teenager, and you can’t find a
summer job? You might iust
resign yourself to being broke
Or you might go into business
for yourself! T hat’s exactly
what several Sandy High
students have done
In two instances, common
interests and talents have
served a common bond for
business
partn ersh ip s
A
willingness to do a job that had
to be done resulted in a tem
porary job for a group which
needed extra money for a trip
Jay and Jay, Inc. took shape
during the creation of a park on
the high school grounds.
Friends Jay Swails and Jay
M iller, who share a fondness
for gardening and landscaping,
put their talents and muscle to
work on a bare patch of ground
near the administration office
trailer
" It was our own idea,” ex
plained Jay S w ails
“ We
wanted to build a park for the
students to use."
"We started planning before
Christmas,” he added “Then
we spent a lot of time visiting
nurseries The actual work only
took about a week "
Though they did the work
them selves, they did not
hesitate to enlist help from all
available sources Lee Cole,
teacher at Sandy High, helped
w ith the landscape plans.
Several nurseries, including
R itter’s Rhody Ranch, Stone's
Nursery, Seidel’s, and Sher
wood Nursery donated plants
The father of one of the
partners, John M iller, offered
the use of his truck.
"W e couldn’t have done
anything without that tru c k '”
M iller and Swails plan to
m a jo r
in
landscape
a r
chitecture at Mt. Hood Com
munity College, and possibly
University of Oregon; then
continue
the
venture
professionally. M ean w h ile,
they will hire out for summer
yardwork under their business
name, a tag given them by
fellow students
"A ll year, people called us
Jay and Jay, Inc., so that’s
w hat w e’ll b e ,” d eclared
M iller "Now we’ll work on
yards during the sum m er,
s ta rtin g
w ith
Mr
M ac-
Farlane’s.”
William MacFarlane, who is
principal at Sandy High, was
duly impressed with the boys'
landscaping
p ro je c t,
and
decided to hire them for his own
yard.
“ I t ’s surprising what two
boys can do in such a short
tim e," he commented on the
park " It enhanced the beauty
of the campus,
and is
something the students will
enjoy.”
“ I certainly had no hesitation
♦ to hire them ," he continues
“They are very enthusiastic
and dependable.”
Coincidentally, MacFarlane
was also the first customer for
another pair of enterprising
young businessmen. G ary
Blount and Brad Beiser The
pair, also known as Angler’s
Specialties, built MacFarlane a
fishing rod last spring
"Oh yes,” he exclaimed,
when asked if it was a good one
" It casted like a bullet; a
beautiful rod
It's a real
pleasure to handle it. I've
caught several fish with it so
far ”
Blount, who will be a senior,
and Beiser, who will be a
sophomore, have both spent
most of their lives fishing The
last five years, they have been
neighbors, as well as fishing
partners on the Sandy River
"W e’ve been thinking about
this all along Partnerships
start early,’’ said Blount "We
might want to do this when
we’re older ”
He has lived near the river
one year longer than his friend
Very soon, after he moved
there, Blount was learning to
build rods under the guidance
of his next-door neighbor,
George MacAlevy, author of
the “At the R iver’s Edge"
column in the Sandy Post
"George taught me, and I
taught
B ra d ,"
explained
Blount. "Brad has been making
poles for about five years, and
I've been making them a little
longer."
"W e’ve only been in business
about two months,” he added
The impetus for the budding
enterprise was provided by the
opening of the Sandy Sports
Center, owned by Ray Con
treras and Bud Underwood
“ I showed the rods to Ray
and Bud,” recalled Beiser
“They said Fantabulous!’ and
asked for more.”
The boys have their own
workshop in the back of the
store, where they construct
rods, spinners, and other
fishing gear They are also on
hand to answer questions tor
customers
" If they weren’t around, I
don’t know what I ’d do, when
people come in and ask for
weird stuff,” enthused Sherri
Contreras Her husband and
Underwood are currently in
D am ascus opening another
store there, and she admits to
being less than exp ert in
matters of fishing gear
She added that it helps the
store, since there is no mid
dleman ; they can deal directly
with the manufacturers The
latter are delighted to have the
opportunity
‘ ‘ It's som ething we do
anyway; something we enjoy
doing We re using our minds
instead of our muscle," said
Blount
' ‘We sure do enjoy it, ” agreed
Betser "We haven't made a lot
of money yet, but you can’t beat
the hours"'
They d e fin ite ly plan to
continue their partnership as a
vocation in the future College
would not be necessary, they
feel, but it would help in many
ways
Another profitable venture
was undertaken by a group
which needed some money The
V I C A (Vocational Industrial
Clubs of Am erica) chapter at
Sandy High won the most
medals in the state skills
contest recently, and plan to
compete in the national contest
at Tulsa, Okla.
A trip like that costs money
The group has already raised
most of their expenses but
needed
ad dition al
funds
Meanwhile, the high school
shop buildings badly needed a
new coat of paint It wasn’t
hard to figure out the obvious
solution The administration
hired V .I.C .A . for the job.
"This painting job will pay
for about one tenth of our ex
penses," estim ated
Lynn
Sodenaa, shop teacher at Sandy
High, and new advisor of the
V.I.C .A chapter. "We also sold
candy; about 15 cases in four
weeks Other projects included
installing radios and speakers
in school buses, and doing yard
work.”
Sondenaa and his wife will
accompany the seven V.I.C.A.
members on their bus trip to
Tulsa Other first place winners
in the state will travel with the
Sandy group, which will leave
June 14.
This industrious bunch was
able to finance th e ir tr ip
because they found a way to
market their skills They, like
the others, organized their
business for profit
That 's what free enterprise is
all about!
Camps
deadline
Friday is the deadline for
interested youngsters to signup
for a variety of sports camps
offered at Mt. Hood Community
College this summer
The camps will run in two
sessions, the first beginning
Monday, June 18, The second
camp will run from July 9-20
Camps will offer instruction
in
baseball,
b asketb all
w restling
nastics.
tra c k
and
gym
Gifts for Father fit for a King
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Heiser, checking a reel, or Gars Blount making a spinner.
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BRAD R EISER and Mrs. Ray (Sherri) Contreras listen
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