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20 - SANDY (Ore.) POST Thurs., Dec. 13, 1973 (Sec. 1) •f y 4 Local travel agent enjoys 'working-vacation' to Europe The L anguage A working vacation is how Charlene Schwab discribed her recent three week C aravan tour in Europe. C harlene is a travel agent with Sandy Travel S erv ice in Sandy and the European trip was taken to help her in the travel business as well a s to be a vacation. She told the m em bers of the Sandy A rea C h a m b er of C om m erce Tuesday one of the reasons for her trip w as to “ a c q u a in t the lo c a l tr a v e l agent with som e of the more popular spots in E u rop e.” The following is C harlene's version of how the trip went: by L y th a M a lc o m Flow ers for the breakfast table? Can you think of a m ore cheerful way to sta rt th e d a y ? Som e s m a ll, easily arra n g e d nosegay is often an ideal way to perk up sleepy heads Let your china and table cloth tell you what color of flowers to choose B re a k fast b o u q u e ts should be casual. A few blossoms stuck freely in w a te r, n a s tu r tiu m s , coreopsis, painted daisies or b a c h e lo r's b u tto n s— these to nam e only a few, can go a long way toward m aking the whole family more gracious at break fast! The proper way to care for your poinsettias for longer lasting beauty will be found when you visit F L O W E R S BY MALCOM'S, 221 E PoweU. Let us help you in selecting beautiful flowers, plants and h o lid a y g ifts fo r everyone on your Santa Claus list Stop in today, won't you? W e're open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m . to 6 p.m. H ELPFUL HINT A bloom ing houseplant m a k es an id e a l w in ter centerpiece at breakfast. S eptem ber 30, this trav el agent finally took her holiday covering countries in E urope not visited before to fu rth er explain to potential clients the ro y a l tr e a tm e n t you ca n receive going on a three-w eek escorted C aravan to u r, the sights to see, where to shop, etc. Not really enjoying a to u r as a bystander before, th is was really a trea t F irst it m u st be adm itted, getting up at those early hours the first w eek left m uch to be desired, especially when you think of yourself on a vacation Well the first tim e we had a full day to sleep in an d do as we pleased guess who was up at 6 a m. try in g to see Save Now N i f t y W e a t h e r A m a c h in e s t h a t w a r m y o u g e n t ly : Top quality Lennox furnaces at low Pre-Season prices. We have a Lennox heating system just right to replace that old furnace of yours. One that warms, cleans and circulates the air. Humidifies it, too, if you like. And central cooling is easy to add. 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AMSTERDAM & TH E HAGUE — a private launch c r u is e on th e w a te rw a y s ; se e in g R e m b r a n d t’s “ N ight W a tc h ” p a in tin g in th e R ijk sm u se m a n d v isitin g M adurodam , w here you feel like a giant am ongest fam ous buildings ships th at sail and tr a in s w hich ru n in th is m iniature ‘little city ’ built to scale. We could have spent hours there. COLOGNE — trying out our G erm an laugh to the ta ste of B avarian beer and a visit to the C ologne C a th e d ra l, la r g e s t Gothic ediface in the world. What a fantastic w ay to spend a mid-morning, but to cruise the Rhine River, while sipping w ine a n d on a n o th e r day d riv in g th ro u g h th e B lack Forest, stopping in Triberg (cuckoo clock cap ital of the world) for lunch w ith apple : fritter for dessert and to be there in tim e to see a little of their O ctoberfest activities LUCERNE, Sw itzerland — buying a n e c k la c e -w a tc h , which was my best buy . . . a fondue dinner-party a t the old S ta d tk e lle r, c o m p le te w ith e n te r ta in m e n t by S w iss Y o d ele rs and dan ces . . laughing hysterically in Swiss seeing Mickey (one of the Tour m em b ers) h sv e 3 head on collision with the flirtatous cow (p art of the show and by the w ay not a real cow ). Seeing the sm all but beautiful p r in c ip a lity of L IE C T H E N - S T E IN « fid our introduction to the Count m ore beer and our coffee break in St. Anton (ski reso rt). VENICE — our rom antic gondola trip through the canels, o rd e rin g C ap o ch in o w hich m eans a thick black cup of coffee with milk, in Italian, sipping wine in St. M ark's Square, stopping to see w here the Venetian glass is m ade and buying a vase. ROME — throw ing a coin in the Fountain of T revi, seeing the Sistine Chapel, attending Mass in V actican City at St. P eters, clim bing 300 plus sta irs to the top of the B asilica dome, receiving the P o p e’s blessing, viewing the ruins of th e Rom an Forum and Colosseum, eating lots of lasagna, dining-dancing at Tivoli and consum m ing lots more wine. Seeing and learning about the restoration of all th e g rea t works of a rts and buildings which w ere and alm ost ruined d u rin g th e 1969 flo o d s of FLORENCE and buying some of th eir m osaic jew elry. Trying to snap a picture of the leaning Tower of P isa, before it alm ost gave you the feeline of tiDDine W I T Monte Carlo. Our final city w as PARIS to se e th e E iffe l T o w er, th e C athedral of N otre D am e (with the beautiful rose windows we alw ays hear about), Arc de T rio m p h e , d riv in g up th e Cham ps Elysees, the G ardens of V a rs a ille s , c ru is in g th e Seine, Cham pagne galore a t the Moulin Rouge with such en over and the d riv e along ghe Italian and F ren ch R ivieras through over 200 tunnels to the reso rt town of NICE, ohh so g ra n d W alking alo n g th e J P rom enade des Anglais seeing i! the blue M editerranean on a A com fortable w arm day, having beer an d pizza at a sidewalk cafe with a trip in the evening to Monte Carlo for dinner and a try a t gam bling in the Casino of * Now Open ICHIBAN L "H om e Style Cooking STEAKS AND JAPANESE FOOD Cocktails LUNCH (lust Lost of 162nd) f ah u Parking a» r eor enhance 252-06S8 T h e M u ltn o m ah C ounty Planning Commission will hold a public hearin g Tuesday, Dec. 18, on th ree zone requests in E ast County. H earings will begin at 1:30 p.m .. Room 680, M u ltn o m ah C ounty C o u rt house C h a rle s G a y lo rd is requesting approval to expand a preschool and day nursery at ,3409 SE 164th Ave. from 20 to 35 students. V ariences to expand the yard and play are a a re also being requested. Reynolds School D istrict is requesting a zone change from R-10 to R-7 for property located at 1404 NE 172nd Ave. If ap proved, m inim um lot size for the new d istrict would be 7,000 sq u are feet. Arndt-Colt Construction Co., P ortland, is requesting a zone change from F-2 ag ricu ltu ral to M-2 general m anufacturing at 23755 NE Sandy Blvd. The proposed plan is to build rental sto rag e buildings a t the location. 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C h a r l e n e , seCuou from left, took the so-called working vacation to help her in the travel agency business in Sandy. DINNER 11:30 to 2 lues, thru Fri, Planning hearings TRAI EL AGENT Charlene Schwab took tim e during her three week visit to Europe to do som e shopping. Here she gets ready to go into a shop in A m sterdam . tertainm ent and la st m inute shopping The farew ell Dinner- P a r ty w as not only th e g reatest, but you m ight say a little sad, because you w ere saying goodbye to 29 friends you m ade that w ere the best. C harlene is now back at work and on h er free tim e she is thinking of w here she can go next on a "w orking-vacation.” Gere '/U 1 Wnhur Model DA6221 \ i ^ - I Bantry NpplianceCanUr «665-8128 Custom Drapes We Make House Calls For Free Custom Estimate VENICE, ITALY was one of the favorite spots visited by Charlene Schwab. The visit to Venice, of course, included a ride in a gondola down one of the w aterway streets of the city. CUSTOM SALE! VATICAN CITY is a must for any traveler visiting Rome. Italy. Local travel agent Charlene Schwab was no ex ception as she visited the religious city during a three week caravan tour in Europe. Troutdale planners Action on abolishing co m monly owned open space in the Village G reen subdivision on 14th S treet was delayed a week by th e T ro u td a le p la n n in g com m ission P lan n ers received a petition la st w eek fro m a ll th e homeowners in the develop m ent asking the com mission to give up plans for the open space allowing property owners to negotiate with the builder to d e te rm in e th e fa te of th e greenw ay P lan n ers delayed action until Wednesday, Dec. 12, setting a special m eeting a t 7 p.m. to discuss the m a tte r The Village - - At G reen greenw ay w as intended to be p art of a city-wide system of open spaces until legal battles between homeowners, the developer and the city s ta lle d d e v e lo p m e n t of th e area In other action the com m issio n a p p ro v e d v a r ia n c e requests and a zone change for a 100 foot city w ater tank at 2205 SW S tark St. Also approved was a sign varian ce for the Husky Oil Company truck stop at 1010 NW F rontage Rd and a front yard variance for a home at 3716 SE Sandy Circle in S w eetb n ar F arm Patio Door Drapes % Price EXAMPLE: 6' Patio Door GRESHAM LINOLEUM 21640 S.E. 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