Thun., Jan. 31. 1974 (Sec 11 SANDY (Ore.» POST - 9
Tri-Met:
The answer to the gas burning question ?
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for 11 a m , 1 decided that the the same amount back, it added
9:30 a. m . bus from Sandy would to $1.50 For me, $1.55; but
be my best bet. Actually, I cheaper even so.
Saving money probably
d
id n ’t have much choice,
To bus, or not to bus: that is
meant spending more time, I
considering
that
the
T
ri
Met
the question.
thought, but not necessarily so.
Whether ’tis nobler in the buses run only every two hours The Sandy Tri-M et bus con­
from
Sandy
mind to drive one’s car. and use
So, I arrived at the bus stop nected with one ini Gresham,
up gas, or to take up arms
parked right ahead of it. The
bright
and early, earlier than
against the gas war, and ride
latter
left five minutes after I
the Tri-M et bus? (Apologies to the bus even. It was a good boarded it The total trip took
thing,
I
found
later,
to
be
early.
Shakespeare)
about an hour and 15 minutes to
One way or another, 1 had to The Tri-M et buses are, if my destination, or I should say,
anything,
ahead
of
schedule;
a
keep an appointm ent in
the stop closest to it. Not bad.
downtown
P o rtla n d
one far cry from the Seattle city
(The trip back was a different
buses
of
my
youth.
These
would
morning recently 1 opted for
story, however.)
straggle
up
to
the
stop
only
the Tri-M et in order to do my
Of course, I had to walk six
after I had given up, decided to
bit for the energy crisis.
blocks from the bus stop to my
hoof
it,
and
was
already
two
Since my appointment was
appointment, but luckily it
blocks past the stop.
wasn’t raining. Everything was
But I digress I boarded the
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going just great, according to
shiny new Tri-M et bus and
The
schedule. I would even be early
found that (1) the driver was
'A I annuaire
for my appointment, unusual
pleasant, friendly and helpful,
for me. The receptionist would SENT| MENTAL SOUVENIRS of Tri-Met bus trip are shown
and (2) the contemporary style
A’P!
above. Schedules for the Sandy bus are available at the Sandy
seats were a ttra c tiv e , but
She didn’t. Instead, she in­ Rexall drug store.
relatively unupholstered. A ll in
by Lytha Malcom
formed me that not only was
all, a change from the sad old
(Post Photo)
the person I was to see not in,
buses I used to ride (when I
Sweet pea is an old-
but wouldn’t be in u ntil 1 the bus which according to the solutely indispensable at dinner
could get them).
fashioned flo w e r w ith
o’clock, or maybe 1:30, and handy Tri-M et schedule, would time, I was rescued in Gresham
One thing hadn't changed
many new faces. Plant
could I come back then? I leave at 2:20 from Broadway shortly thereafter. This saved
though: the d is tin c tiv e un­
seedlings well before the
nodded, on the one hand and Stark. I had a total of four me an hour and fifteen minutes
forgettable bus-type fragrance.
season, indoors, and give
thinking of a ll the sights I could minutes in which to get there. wait, plus 20 cents. (On the
S trangely enough, I had
By the time I took the return trip, you pay the 55 cents
them a chance to harden
see in b e a u tifu l downtown
forgotten since I hadn't been on
e le va to r and w alked the downtown, and get a transfer,
off through gradual ex­
Portland
in
the
meantime,
and
a bus for at least 10 years. But
posure to outside te m ­
on the other hand, wondering if several blocks to Broadway, it and deposit the 20 cents when
as they say, it all comes back!
peratures
I could make it home by 3:30 was exactly 2:25 by the clock on boarding the Sandy bus.)
A change for sure was the
the street. I had missed the bus
The soil should be deeply
after my appointment.
Thus ended my gas-saving
fare. Gone forever are the
It was then that I remembered adventures, or misadventures
dug well before planting
I
decided
to
block
the
latter
day’s ten cent bus ride.
time. Create a m ixture of
worry from my mind, and that the Sandy bus only came if you would, on the Tri-M et
I was advised to deposit 55
four parts top soil, one part
enjoy the cosmopolitan sights every two hours. The one I buses.
cents in the coin box, given a
peat moss and one part
and sounds emanating from the wanted to catch would leave
transfer, and told that I would
Actually, I do tend to think
Gresham at 3:15. The next bus
sand. The easiest way to
streets around me.
pay another 20 cents in
to Gresham left downtown at kindly of Tri-Met. The ride was
care for them is to allow
There
were
the
four
“
Krishna
Gresham, to get to downtown
okay re a lly , and not ex­
the bushes to go their own
fre a k s ” in sa ffron colored 3:05, and arrived in Gresham at
P o rtlan d. U n fo rtu n a te ly , I
3:55 according to the schedule. ceptionally bumpy. And it was
w a y—and ‘ to
support
robes,
with
their
unintelligible
didn't have 55 cints.
Now this created a slight nice to view the tra ffic snarls as
themselves.
chanting
and
w ild
Gone forever, too, are the
problem, since I had someone a n o n -d rive r. The m ain
The most unusual variety
choreography,
a
pp
aren
tly
days of drivers who make
problem was the scheduling.
of plants and flowers w ill
trying to convey some esoteric waiting for me in Sandy, that
change They don’t do that
According to the Tri-M et
be found at FLOWERS BY
message, and not succeeding. someone expected me on the
anymore, and there is a sign
office, the Sandy bus w ill run
3:30
bus,
and
was
probably
MALCOM’S, 221 E Powell.
There were the non-picketers,
right there by the coin box
more frequently when it has
who didn’t carry signs, but already foaming at the mouth a
We w ill design just what
stating that very thing, in case
half an hour later. That’s late, more passenger participation.
listlessly
handed
out
leaflets
you want for an occasion.
you were th in k in g about
U ntil then, you may run the risk
Imported flowers arrive
p rotesting
a
garm ent even for me.
asking I dropped in my two
So it was w ith some of getting stuck in Gresham
manufacturer
There
was
the
daily from all the flower
quarters and one dime without
(heaven forbid!)
tiny maze-like shopping mall trepidation that I called that
ports in the world We’re
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u a iu u g u ti v j v .
The T ri-M et spokesman, a
someone. I missed the right
hidden
in
the
m
id
dle
of
open Monday through
I was able to maintain this
Mr. Smith, also mentioned that
bus,
said
I,
and
had
to
take
a
downtown, where visitors could
Saturday from 8 a m to 6
blase’, devil-may-care attitude
passenger p a rtic ip a tio n has
either dine elegantly in small later one. I further informed
p m with delivery in the
about m y reckless, a lb e it
increased by 15 per cent since
him
that
I
was
at
the
moment,
cozy restaurants, or purchase
e n tire
P o rtla n d
and
forced, expenditure, because I
the gas shortage. That is an
stuck
in
Gresham
until
5:15,
exotic sandwiches and eat them
Gresham area. Phone 665-
knew deep down that I was
encouraging sign for Sandy
when
the
next
bus
would
leave
at tables in front of the shops.
9101.
really saving money, as well as
area would-be riders.
for
Sandy.
Heady stuff for a one-time city
H E LP F U LH IN T
gas, by taking the bus. It would
So, to bus or not to bus? Ride
Due
to
either
my
p
itiful
Too much moisture at the
person!
cost, I figured beforehand, at
T ri-M e t, and answ er the
plight,
or
the
fact
that
my
Before I knew it, it was tim e
roots of sweet peas can be
least $2 to buy enough gas to
question for yourself!
for my appointment. I rushed homemaking talents are ab-
deadly. Well-drained soil is
drive my car downtown, and I
back, kept it, and found it didn't
ideal.
was sure the bus was cheaper
take too long I just might make
It was. At 75 cents down, and
By NANCY BARKER
Staff Writer
Sandy Golden
Age Club News
By IDA B. REINHOLTZ
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Another fine meeting of the
Golden Age Club convened last
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Thursday
at . the
Odd Poiinws
Fellows
Hall.
use of senior citizen affairs. We
New plaster board on walls
to the Odd
and ceding; m d .ca .rf additional
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New» and Views About
Mt. Hood Community College
by Jim Hutden
Coordinator ot College
_________ Information
Mt Hood Community College
“ touched the lives" of some
Ask U« For C o m p e titiv o Price«
16,856 people last year. Dr.
C learance f r l c t d l
Jennis Bapst, com m unity
education dean, made that
comment earlier this week as
per 100
he was compiling figures on
how many people have taken at
A s k A b o u t O u r S p e c ia l
least one class at Mt. Hood
during the past year, Some
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13,306 were in-district students
of
all ages, and 3,453 were in­
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state residents. Ninety-seven
were from out of state. These
figures do not include com­
munity schools which had an
enrollment of approximately
1,500 last term.
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Food is on the mind, and
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tivities week which includes an
Adding Machino
enamel finish
ice cream eating contest, pizza
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feast, hot dog sale, bake sale,
and. of course, a pie throwing
contest.
More
than
15
“ notorious” staff and students
nut
w ill be the ta rg ets fo r
D ILIV IR Y I
“ creaming” Thursday at noon
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Noted
p s y c h ia tris t
D r.
W illiam Glasser w ill give a
lecture in the college theater
Tuesday. February 5, at 1:30
p m A reception w ill follow the
Kiecvnc
presentation in the Vista Dining
Center The lecture is open to
FOOT
the public There w ill be an
admission fee.
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Nearly 50 people gathered
Saturday to give Dr. Jennis
Bapst a hearty farewell party
to
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D r Bapst w ill be leaving for
Minnesota next week to take a
job as president of Hibbing
Community College He has
been at Mt Hood since the
6 6 5 4 0 5 0 college's beginning in 1SSS.
Quality P ro d u rti of íe o io o e h l» F r íe n
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columns had also been set to
add strength to the structure
The front part of the Odd
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remodeled and in the near
for
permanent arrangements can
be made.
We are anticipating quarters
of our own sometime in the
future where various activities
can be carried on in the interest
of Sandy Senior Citizens.
B ill Wright, staff member
from Mt. Hood Community
College, spoke on the Oregon
Property Tax Refund law and
answered numerous questions
from GAC members
Wright w ill be at the Com­
munity School tra ile r in Sandy
on Thursdays from 10 to 11 a m.
to give assistance in fillin g out
property tax refund forms.
Alice Olson reported on the
trip to the planetarium at Mt.
Hood C om m unity College,
which the group took in Jan. 15.
Other tours are being planned
when
w eather
and
gas
problems subside.
One of our members, Maude
Johnson, who is also president
of Sandy Retired Educators
Unit told of the Vigor In
M aturity (VIM ) program the
retired educators are planning
to sponsor in October. The
series of five meetings w ill be
open to all adults at a nominal
charge Mrs Johnson recently
attended a series of meetings in
Oregon C ity and is q uite
enthused regarding the health
information of special benefit
to senior citizens.
Mr. and Mrs Harold Wood
entertained us with music on
the mouth harp and accordian
The old tunes came alive again
in their rendition of country
music which was popular a
generation ago
The next meeting of the
Golden Age Club w ill be Feb
14 Plans are being made where
as each one is to bring a
valentine, signed with your
name, as a special feature, for
a valentine exchange There
w ill be two drawings for door
prizes
We w ill again be entertained
by a music group from M t Hood
Community College
due to the gas crisis.
“COME ON, give It a try," Invites the Tri-
Met bus, which has had more riders lately.
( Post Photo)
Cook to host
H a d le y Sunday
State Sen Vem Cook w ill host
Tom Hadley, president of the
Greater Gresham Board of
Realters on KR D R ’s Eastside
Report Sunday at 7 a m. and
repeated at 8 p.m.
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Forest lands d a m a g e to ld
An e stim a ted $7 m illio n
damage from flooding occurred
in natio na l fo re sts of the
Pacific Northwest, including
the Mt. Hood National Forest,
prelim inary figures show.
Incomplete reports from the
U.S. Forest Service indicate
about $6 m illion of the damage
was in Oregon.
Most damage was to roads
and bridges, with many roads
still closed from washouts and
slides Other damage was to
recrea tion areas, b uilding s,
Fund raising
dinner set
A $25 a plate fund raising
dinner w ill be held for State
Sen. Vem Cook at the M 4 M
Restaurant, 137 N. Main Ave.,
Gresham. Saturday, Feb. 9.
Sen. Cook is seeking the
D em ocratic n om ination fo r
US. Senator to oppose in­
cumbent Republican Sen. Bob
Packwood in November.
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