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Grain exports ahead of 1972
Grain exported from the 13,997 tons in October from
Ports of Portland and Astoria 7,005 tons in September
Heaviest buyer of wheat
during October fell 167,739 tons
short of the exports in Sep going out of the Ports of
and
A storia
tember, the all-time high ex P o rtla n d
port month for those ports, but was s till Japan, which took 13
the year's total was running shipments in October. Korea
was second with six and In
well ahead of that for 1972
The October export figure for donesia had two shipments,
w hile P akistan, M alaysia,
the two ports was 344,660 tons
The total for the first 10 months China, Taiwan, Thailand and
of the year was 3,515,837 tons. Iran took one shipment each
By comparison records of the
Grain Division of the Oregon
D epartm ent of A g ric u ltu re
show the total for the entire
year of 1972 at 3,120,653 tons.
Incoming grain shipments at
Portland and Astoria during
October also dropped below
those of September. The Oc
tober total for incoming grain
was 383,417 tons, compared
with 460,302 tons the previous
month
At Pendleton the incoming
grain weighed and inspected by
the Grain Division jumped to
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Walter C. Taytor, Laa Irwin, Ca ■ Fubllehere
Thornes C. Taylor, Editor
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SANDY, OREGON, THURSDAY. NOV. 15, 1973
A Planning Study for Each Citizen
Lots of planning studies are now in
the process in the Boring-Sandy -
Hoodland area. And the need for
public input into these planning
studies is being stressed by the
various agencies doing each study.
Some of the planning studies now in
process are: City of Sandy’s com
prehensive plan; the Boring-Sandy
land-use study; the Mt. Hood In
teragency study; a regional study by
the Columbia Region Association of
Governments; the Clackamas County
comprehensive plan; and the recently
completed comprehensive plan for
the Hoodland area.
Only one of these plans, the
Hoodland area study, is completed
and adopted by Clackamas County.
The only other two which are nearing
completion are the City of Sandy’s
plan and the comprehensive plan for,,
the county. Both of these are now
getting ready for public hearings
before a decision to adopt or revise is
made.
The other studies are now all in the
initial stages and are at least several
months, if not years away from being
completed and proposed for adoption.
Clackam as County is the one
agency which should have been in
volved to some degree in all of these
planning studies.
The county to meet the demands on
its planning staff has turned to the
public for help in completing these
plans, even more than any of the
other agencies.
The best examples of this have been
the citizen involvement in the
Hoodland plan and now in the Boring-
Sandy study.
The county in fact, has asked the
people to do the majority of the in
formation gathering and even the
map location work on these two
planning studies.
On the Hoodland plan, the county
hired an outside engineering firm to
work with the people, while on this
Boring-Sandy plan the county
planning staff is doing the guidance
work.
The county is banking the success
of these plans on the “local citizens
knowing what is best for their own
a re a s,” rather than on the
“professional planners.”
Since Oct. 5, the county board of
commissioners is the ruling body
concerning planning studies. It is up
to the commissioners to make sure
the county planning staff under the
direction of James Hall and the local
citizens develop the planning studies
needed to neip guide the growth and
development or non-development of
the county.
Let’s hope the citizens don’t tire out
under ail these planning studies.
Christmas Season
As much as we hate to rush into the
Christmas season early, it is now time
to start thinking of it.
According to Sandy Postmaster
John Metsger, the local U.S. Post
Office is already beginning to mail
out Christmas packages and is now
urging local residents to mail early to
insure packages arrive in time.
Formerly, the Christmas season
began after the Thanksgiving
holiday, but now the 1st of November
seems to mark the beginning. And we
have even noticed some people get
ting a jump on this.
No Time To Change Horses
Vice-Pres. Designate Gerald Ford
very neatly defused some of the anti-
Nixon artillery this week.
He told an audience that Pres.
Nixon has been described as “totally
unable to govern, as crippled in all his
dealings, as heading a paralyzed
administration, etc.”
Then he went on to say that if Pres.
Nixon’s accomplishments in the past
few weeks (apparent cessation of
Mid-East hostilities, a vigorous at
tack on the energy crisis, etc.) are
symptoms of a “crippled” govern
ment, then the present administration
is the best argument ever for “hiring
the handicapped.”
The truth is, of course, that
whatever Nixon’s loss of support, he
still is far better equipped to cope
with the nation’s problems than
anyone else.
We never have subscribed to the
hysterical outbursts of the Nixon
haters. Not until the President has
been proved guilty of some
chargeable offense—if, indeed, this
ever happens—would we agree he
should be forced from office.
For the present, then, we hope the
President stays in there, fighting his
detractors. This is no time to change
horses.
\
program of n o tific a tio n of
planned meetings.
We, the Sandy Committee
members, feel the Sandy Post
has gone out of its way to
present
the
background
material necessary for the
citizens to understand the scope
of the Study, and has been very
cooperative in p u b lic iz in g
meetings We realize that all
area citizens do not have access
to copies of the Post, and
therefore, plans are underway
to make sure that each and
every citizen is notified that a
Study is taking place, the
purpose of the Study, and the
time and location of the next
general meeting (Boring Fire
Hall, Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m.)
In the interim , may we
suggest to you who do read the
Post, that you mention the
Study to all of your friends and
neighbors, and urge them to
attend the meeting tonight The
success of the Study w ill
depend on the Sandy area
citizens, their ideas and desires
for future use of the land
around Sandy should be made
known now. while the Study is
being made, not after it is
completed
The Sandy Committee has
invited delegates repesenting
Firwood, Bull Run and Kelso to
be present at tonight’s meeting
since much of our community
has interests in these areas
The Firwood Committee w ill be
holding an orientation meeting
tonight, also in Room 48 of
S U HS., beginning at 7 p.m
Their meeting w ill adjourn at
7 30 and those present w ill join
the Sandy meeting
Looking forward to seeing
you there!
Ken Buss
Judy Berger
Sandy members of the
Boring-Sandy Land Use Study
Executive Committee
W IT H T H E M
The Sandy Police reported a
run-away on Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m
The youth was a 17 year old
Sandy man and was reported a
run-away by his parents.
The M ultnom ah County
sheriff’s office reported picking
up the youth on Nov. 13 and he
was lodged in the juvenile home
until his parents were able to
pick him up
ooo
Wedding stories should be
submitted within one month of
the ceremony.
NEED A SITTER?
TRY THE CLASSIFIEDS
County, citizens progress
on Boring-Sandy study
Work is progressing on the Boring-
Sandy land use plan. Clackamas County is
in charge of this plan and is depending on
the work of area residents to help complete
it, according to James Hall.
Hall is the planning director for
Clackamas County and was guest speaker
at this week's Sandy Area Chamber of
Commerce meeting.
“ Much work is ahead of the citizens on
this study," said Hall, “ rig ht now the basic
organizational work is being completed.”
Hall outlined the steps which the study
has now taken and what lies ahead.
“ F irs t, the county held two in
formational meetings this fall to announce
the study. Following these, the county held
a meeting at which the some 75 citizens
attended selecting two representatives
from the eight geographical areas selected
to form an executive committee. Also it
was decided to have three at-large
members,” said Hall.
These committee members have now
been in contact with citizens in their
respective areas and are holding neigh
borhood meetings to get more citizen input
into this study. (See other story page 1.)
“ We have a deadline of June 30, 1974, to
meet,” said Hall.
The executive committee is continuing
to meet These meetings are held in the
Boring Fire Hall. The next meeting is set
for Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m.
Those working on the plan have several
other studies or plans to help coordinate
the work, according to Hall. These include
the current Clackamas County com
prehensive plan which is now being
proposed; the recently adopted Hoodland
area comprehensive plan; the proposed
city of Sandy comprehensive plan; a study
made several years ago of seven square
miles in the Boring area; the Mt. Hood
comprehensive plan being developed; and
(he current plan study being done by the
Columbia Region Association of Govern
ments.
Also Hall mentioned the citizens must be
aware of the Scenic Rivers Act protection
for the Sandy River and the Natural
Rivers Act which protects the Clackamas
River areas in this Sandy-Boring study.
The citizens are now beginning the land-
use map which is the first m ajor step of the
overall planning study.
“ The more citizens involved, the better
the plan w ill be and the better it w ill be
accepted by the local people,” said Hall.
The county w ill have at least one
planning staff member responsible for
working w ith the various citizen com
mittees.
The study is being funded by both
federal and county funds totaling $22,000.
The county’s share of this funding w ill be
“ in-kind” (work which the citizens do).
We ask you to give
us a trial - come in and
see what you think of
our values and service.
—
Pav Station for
P.G.E.
Watt Coest Telephon»
Northwest Neturei Gat
SANDY.
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By Ace Reid
CO W POKES
Sheriff, we didn't steel that steer. He saw a sack of cake
in our pickup and climbed in without us knowin' anything
about it."
Not knowing where
your money goes
con be o cotastrophy
A checking account
will give you a clear
picture of your
expenditures.
City issues building permits
The winter slowdown of construction
was noted during October in the city of
Sandy. The city only issued 10 building
permits during the month which is below
the numbers issued during the past few
months.
The largest permit issued was to
W illia m ’s T h riftw a y fo r a $7,715.40
remodeling
A perm it was also issued for the new
ambulance building off Highway 26 near
N. Bluff Rd., but a delay in approval of the
final plans from the state withheld an
estimated value of the construction costs.
The total value of the permits issued
came to $15,070.35, according to Tom Day
building inspector
This included one garage, two decks, one
carport, one metal building, one oil tank,
one sidewalk and a remodeling perm it for
a business besides the permits mentioned
above.
To the Editor.
In regards to Mrs Bernard s
letter, I would like to say she is
very misinformed person when
it comes to Solvang, Calif My
husband's late grandparents
resided in Solvang and are now
buried there Before th e ir
deaths, I had a chance to visit
there
F o r M rs. B ernard's in
formation, most of the people
residing in the town of Solvang
are Danish or of Danish
descent The people I met while
staying there on a weeks
vacation, were w arm and
friendly and had interesting
pictures and stories of their
anchestrial country. This
community, like all towns, has
a once a year celebration with
old country beer dances, etc.,
but the rest of the year it ’s like
any small town only a lot
prettier than our city of Sandy
I'm surprised anyone •would
prefer to look at old run down
buildings, when this town, as
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporelion
OPEN FRIDAYS T i l 6 P M
HEY FELLAS
LETTERS ToThe EDITOR
To the Editor:
One glance at the front page
of this newspaper leaves one
wondering how in the world he
can manage to attend all the
public meetings relating to the
future growth of the Sandy
area
A t the risk of sounding
repetitious, may we urge you to
attend the meeting of the Sandy
Committee of the Boring-Sandy
Land Use Study, to be held
tonight, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p m in
Room 48 of the Sandy High
School
Members of the Executive
Committee representing the
eight geographical areas in
volved in this plan were
grateful for the large turnout of
interested citizens at the last
general meeting held in the
Boring Fire Hall, Nov 8.
Citizens attending voiced the
feeling that there had not been
ade2uate p u b lic ity of the
Boring-Sandy Study meetings,
and urged a stepped-up
W IN T E R W A S IT€>
6 O O D P O I N T S - NO
ONE A SKS T D U TO
© C O n a . p ic n ic
Run-away
reported
small as it is, could be made
into something we could be
proud to live in without having
to look at junk displayed on
porches as one drives through
our town.
Sincerely,
Mrs A C. Eperson II
Sandy, Ore.
Tire use
Oregon m oto rists
were
cautioned today against mixing
radial ply tires with non-radial
tires when purchasing new
snow treads this winter
The word of caution came
from
the Oregon M otor
Vehicles Division which noted
that with the increased use of
radial tires in recent years,
many m oto rists have un
matched sets of radial tires
w ith non-radial tire s . This
results in a p o te n tia lly
dangerous situation because of
d is t in c tiv e
h a n d lin g
capabilities of the different
types of tireconstruction
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