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* * 1 6-S A N D Y (Ote ) POST Thur».. June 9. 1977 (See 2) OOOS3KJKSSSÜS3RJOOS3ÜKJÜOÖÖfc3fc3V%3S3fc^WWM3VWW>ÄMM3kW ART CLASSES REGISTER NOW Pottery Classes by Mike Gunzel Tuesday Evenings 7:00 to 10:00 Beginners Drawing Classes By Terri Goodwater Choice of Thursday mornings Thursday Evenings Or Saturday Mornings ALSO Palette knife in oils By Luella Severs Noted Oregon Artist Choice of Thursday mornings. Thursday Evenings Or Saturday Mornings F eatu rin g The W orks O f Doug Garratt And Luella Severs N o te d O reg o n A rtists The Porthole A rt Studio Regular Hours 10 to 5.30 Tuesday th ru Saturday 290 NE 2nd Suite 7 Upstairs Above Knit Shop Gresham 665-1640 Reading instructor retires after 25 years in district Sandy Elementary School reading teacher Marj. Spahr says she doesn't have any special plans fo r her retirement. “ I ’m just ready to take life easier and not be someplace at K a m said the 25 year veteran of the Sandy Elementary District. Mrs Spahr was recently honored at a retirement dinner organized by her co-workers in the Sandy In term ediate Building “ This is a great staff,” Mrs Spahr said “ They're friendly and cooperative It’s easier to do your own job when you feel like people are working with you ” The guest lis t of the retirement dinner, which was held at the Cattle Company in . > i. . Gresham, read like a who's who of the Sandy District. Harry Harvie, who served as superintendent principal in the 1950s, was there. Past Supt. Clyde Sutherland was also at the dinner, as well as present Supt Clark Lund Mrs. Spahr taught for five years in a one room school house in Nebraska before coming to Oregon with her husband in the nud- 1930s There, Mrs Spahr taught 13-15 students in “ possibly eight different grades “ She came to this area in 1947 and taught for three years in a two-room school at Dover. She also taught one year at the Sandy Kidge building There were four teachers in that building then Mrs. Spahr taught special .w li».«u Ik itn in hi» ill» ìlt'li*t I for Or f five iv e education in t the district years and for the pust eight years has served us a reading teacher w ith the special education department. One of her duties has been supervising Title I tutors who worked with children in reading and math She received her education at Kearney Teachers College and was awarded a bachelor degree from Oregon College of Education. She gained her master degree at Portland State University. Mrs Spahr and her husband, Ben. moved to Oregon prior to World War 11 so her husband could work in the shipyards in Portland He was a welder by occupation. He also plans to retire this year after 33 years of owning the 12 Mile Welding Shop in Gresham. flit “ 1 wanted to retire the same time he did,” Mrs Spahr said. Mrs Spahr said she has seen some differences in children through the years. “ But yet, kids are kids,“ she added. “ Some behavior patterns do chunge. but the wants and needs are the same “ The biggest change she’s seen in the Sandy district is growth “ I t ’s grown from a small school district to quite a sizeable d is tric t," Mrs Spahr said She added that she sees a trend to coordinate school curriculum. Mrs Spahr and her husband have three children: Mrs. Clyde Bobbins <Loy>, Boring. Terry Spahr, Oregon C ity; and Lee Spahr, Sandy Margaret Wallen fulfilled after teaching 20 years by Sue Lafky post editor After 20 years of teaching, Margaret Wallen feels fulfilled “ 1 feel that I have fulfilled my position of teaching," said the Firwood special education teacher who w ill end her career at the end of this week “ It's time to go on to something else." For Ms. Wallen, who has lived in Gresham since 1953, that something else w ill include spending tim e w ith her property, flowers and a poodle named Pierre. Because of her love of animals, she may do volunteer work at the zoo. She also plans to do volunteer work with confined senior citizens and in crime prevention Part of her motivation for doing crime prevention work is her concern for young people. “ Teaching has been very rewarding." she said. “ I feel children are our most valuable national resource so I feel teaching has been an important position." Ms. Wallen is concerned with the changes she's seen in children in the past 20 years "M y worry is the lack of enthusiasm toward learning and the tendency for vandalism and destruction," Ms. Wallen said “ But I think if we have time to spend with each child, we can turn it around “ Our penitentiaries are filled with excellent minds," she added. "A mind is a terrible thing to waste." Ms. Wallen objects to the trend in education to give teachers more paperwork and record keeping. “ This provides less time to spend with students who seem to feel the need to ta lk." Ms. Wallen noted."They love to tell about their plans and ex periences " Her youth was spent on a 40- acre farm in Southern Oregon with her parents and brothers —a time of “ freedom and happiness " During her retirement, Ms. Wallen hopes to spend some time with her brothers in Southern Oregon at the fam ily gold mine that’s been in her fam ily for 80or 90 years. Her brothers aren’t working the mine, she said. Mer|. Spahr I t ’s used as a fam ily retreat One of the highlights of her career was a retirement dinner —just for fun In 1943, Ms Wallen joined on May 26 arranged by friends the US. A ir Force as a medic, at Firwood "M y friends at Firwood are serving in Palm Springs, Calif., very, very precious,'' she said. as well as London and France. “ Teaching in Sandy has been On a trip with a Stars and Stripes courier to Strasbourg. a pleasure," and she especially France, she saw vehicles / has enjoyed the rural setting “ Sandy is such a beautiful destroyed in World War II battles She recalled scenes of place." Her formula for success in large French M orrocan soldiers in th e ir co lo rfu l teaching is to "set a goal, keep Clackamas County deputies, uniforms with huge swordlike individuality, self-confidence, in the midst of a heated labor enthusiasm and deter dispute in which they are knives. In 1947 she was assigned to mination." asking the county for a 19 per Keeping a sense of humor cent package wage increase, the M ilitary A ir Transport and play is also important, she may become the only county Service as a flight hostess. Later, she went into teaching. added employes without a contract for "W e should accom plish the coming year unless the She did her undergraduate work at P ortland State anything we want to,” Ms dispute is resolved University and received her Wallen noted. "We may have to The deputies* demands, master’s degree in 1970 from w ait awhile, but nothing is which they say w ill make up for Oregon State University. impossible. two years of austerity by the County Commissioners, have been referred as "blue sky" demands in which they “ ask for the moon" by Clackamas County labor negotiator Dr Kent Codings A ll other county employes except deputies and public works personnel earlier ac cepted a 7.5 per cent pay hike from the county. But the deputies, who claim they are being asked to fight an increasing crime rate at an inferior salary, have flatly turned down a 6 4 per cent wage boost offer from the county. Darrell L. Cornelius, chief negotiator for the deputies, has charged the county w ith “ reneging” on a promise to increase their wage offer if the deputies lowered th eir demands He also said that the county has not been bargaining in good faith To increase pressure on the County deputies caught in dispute Adjustment board to review requests Margaret Wallen Summer band open to students The Sandy E lem entary School D istrict summer band program w ill begin Monday, June 13, and run through Thursday, J u ly 21. The program is open to all students in the greater Sandy area Students may either pur chase or rent a musical in strument for the program, and private instruction w ill be available. T u itio n fees are being collected in the district ad ministration office Monday through Friday 8 to 5 p.m. Students may present their tuition fees when reporting to the first class session which w ill he held in the music room of the upper elementary school. For more information and class schedules call the ad ministration office at 668 5541. The Clackamas County Board of Adjustment w ill review several local requests for land use modifications at their next meeting on June 13. In one, Fred Wickersham of Sandy has asked to split two 1.7 acre lots from a larger parcel and develop them for non-farm residential use The lot, on the south side of Trubel Road, is currently zoned for farm use only In another application, Howard Herman has asked to develop a lot for single family residential use The lot is MULTNOMAH COLLEGE OF HAIR DESIGN, INC. 12 3 0 3 S.E. D IV IS IO N STREET • PORTLAND, OREGON TELEPHONE: 7 6 1 -5 7 4 7 Invites You TO OUR OPEN HOUSE 11:00 A .M . u n til 4:00 P.M. June (Tuesday) 14, 1977 D O O R P R IZ E S A N D REFRESHM ENTS county, the deputies called a press conference for Wed .nesday morning. June 8. on the steps of the county courthouse “ We intend to bring the* facts before the people," said union representative Sgt. H.C. “ Hip' Rippberger “ If we can put our problem in front of the people we're protecting in our county they may put enough pressure on the County Commission to pay us a decent wage.” M e a n w h ile , c o u n tv negotiator Collings said the union has asked for a 23 per cent pay hike Instead nf the 15 they have claimed to have asked and called their request fo r free fring e benefits "whipsawing,“ a tactic in which one group asks for higher pay one year while another asks for more fringe benefits The next year, each points to what the other has and wants it also, Collings said. In an attempt to resolve the dispute, both sides w ill go before a fact-finder at 9:30 Thursday morning in Salem. Roes Runkel, a University of Willamette law professor, w ill hear the closed session, which Collings said w ill deal with the nitty-gritty of economics. Still, an easy solution is not expected, and it could be a month before the fact-finder’s report is made ? located on 422nd Ave , not far from Oral Hull Rd , and Is now zoned for farm use only. In a third application. Glenn and Renee Jenkins would like to place a mobile home on a lot off River Dr. in the Zigzag area while they are building a permanent structure. The Board of Adjustment w ill review these and other requests at their meeting in Rm 201 of the county courthouse in Oregon City. Four receive blue ribbons Four Sandy youngsters received blue ribbons at the recent 4-H Fun (d) Fair pre-fair presentation contest, reported la u re l Stulken, Clackamas County Extension Agent. Presentations are 4-H ac tivities that give members a chance to visually and orally explain a project or hobby to a live audience Sandy winners in the » In te rm ed ia!' and Senior divisions were Chentcll Flatt and Yvonne Daughetec. Junior division blue stripe winners were Steve Nelson and Parker Daughrtpe, A d d itio n In last week's story of old newspapers in the Sandy area, The Post mentioned L.E. Hoffman’s son still resided in Sandy, Actually, it has been brought to our attention that a second son. Walter, also lives in the Sandy area *
