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COST Of ADMINISTRATIF County comments Energy needed in other areas 3ACR. LDC AND UMK LAO Su« L * t y . Editor Bob Blumhogao. A m Publish«' Douglas G*itenba«n. StaW Reporter Carolin« OuH. O ",c * M * n « * i by Bill Sanderson Rev Tiptoe Advertising Manager «UX »*•<» « M * ly Thvrtdoy» by ’ M OuikxA Publ.»»».ng Co * c . 6« Sono» Oogo»’ 97055 Sotorsd (M m po»'O9< pod o' Sond* O o go« 668 5548 SUBSCRIPTION RATES In Mwltnomoe and CtOtSomp» Counts*» p*r ,*o< *5 00 $o<v**n**n any odd'*»» ‘ 5 00 In Otogon owtudo *u<»n<xroh Ond Clock onto» C o u"' «*» pof t * o f'feOC MtMftéR In North wo»' ond « « ♦ < Coo»' S'a'Os Owtud* O o g o n p*> poo, Ou«» do Northw*»« and Pot'*< Coo»l »tot** p*< y*O» *« 00 ; IfP-fK-'fJ So^o^olh tm » Page 2 U S St So «S a n Ptf SS **< No. 2 Sandy Post. Sandy, Oregon 97055 w¡? Thurs.. Jan. 12. 1978 Fireworks Due On Anim al Ordinance We haven’t read the fine p rin t of a proposed anim al control or dinance which has been proposed b> the Citizens Small A nim al Advisory Committee However, we have heard enough about what it includes to know that we don’t support it in the present form . The intent of the law is lo fty and idealistic In theory, the reasoning is sound But in practice the law- just cannot be enforced without an unreasonable burden on counts services. Instead, we believe the county should concentrate on enforcing the present policies. That appears to be an impossible task right now and County Dog Control D irector Richard Wick estimates that only one-third of the county ’s estimated 64.000 canines are licensed by their owners. The county is already expanding its* services to include anim al control — something that won’t happen o v e rn ig h t. S till, the proposal isn’t all bad and one area of discussion which gains our in terest is an expanded emphasis on spaying and neutering of dogs and cats. There is no program in Clackamas County for that needed service. A nim al emotional Feb. 1 fireworks. control is always an topic and we re sure the m e e tin g w o n’ t la c k (SAL) Good Money A fter Bad? Like a Congressman whose favorite project has just been axed, it ’s easy to get upset w ith T ri-M et for cutting local bus service. In th is case, i t ’ s v ir tu a l elim ination of the Boring-Sandy line which just hadn’t been paying its way, according to Tri-M e t of ficials. The p a ro c h ia l v ie w p o in t naturally, would be to cut a line in Beaverton or M olalla instead. Leave us alone. But figures offered by Tri-M e t officials—a saving of $318,000 annually by elim inating Boring- Sandy plus some o th e r routes—make a pretty convincing argument. Some people obviously w ill be inconvenienced but T ri-M e t can hardly be faulted for cutting out a run which was “ economically u n re a listic.” You can only run a money-losing line for so long, even one supported by T ri-M e t’s payroll tax. N e v e r t h e le s s , another tax- supported entity—M etro M obility —is jum ping into the branch and w ill supply much of the service in the Bonng-Sandy-Damascus area which Tri-M e t is abdicating. One way or another, U. J e takes care of us. Misdirected energy! ! letters to the editor A great year To the Editor: In behalf of the volunteers and myself I want to thank the Sandy community for its support Thanks especially go to Sunday school boys and girls fo r co lle c tin g food, the congregations of local churches, as well as the Cub Scouts and Barlow Trail R e t ir e d T e a c h e rs Association The individuals who donated cash and c lothing were also ap preciated, 1977 was a great year and we are hoping that 1978 w ill be the same. Knowing the Sandy com munity. I am sure it w ill be Thanks again. Astn Torbergson Coordinator of volunteers Sandy Community Action Center The Educators Have Some Fun Tongue in cheek, the staff of “ Education USA” , publication of the National School Public Rela tions Association has picked its top stories of 1978. Here are ju st three: “ Oregon has graduated its firs t students under its new competency program , which requires them to demonstrate ‘life and social s k ills .’ These include being at school on tim e three days out of five, sw im m ing half a lap, and d if ferentiating between white and red wine. ” In C alifornia, “ A federal appeals court ruled in favor of ‘P eter Doe’ , a student who sued school officials because he was graduated without learning anything. He now has filed suit against local TV and radio stations, alleging they ‘distracted’ h im fro m his studies.” P ublic schools in Combelt, Iowa, have banned education jargon in the classroom. The superintendent said, “ We’ve prioritized the im plem entation of this program because we believe functional com m unication skills are im p e ra tiv e fo r successful assim ilation into adulthood.” Buckley w ill bp opponents of the tre a tie s , those who question Reagan w ill be proponents. Thus, the hardest type of questions can be expected In addition, two experts w ill be s ittin g close by, w ith authority to pop in o r out w ith questions as they see fit. Again, one person w ill be pro-treaty, the other against. The whole program is designed to bring out both sides of the issue w ith the utmost cla rity. The same type of fo rm a t is being suggested fo r the I960 presidential campaign, hence Reagan and Buckley w ill be doing more than just arguing the treaties. Obeying the Speed Limit Figures prepared by the S tate Departm ent of Transportation for t|,e federal government indicate that a sizable percentage of Oregon drive rs exceed the federal 55 m ph speed lim it. This is no surprise. D rive any freeway at 55 and most of the cars w ill pass you by. However, it does a p p e a r the average overall speed has been reduced. The state report indicates To the Editor: It is the time of year when kids begin to look towards spring and the things they w ill be doing You may be hearing “ Dad. can I get a motorcycle'” ’ 0 Your immediate reaction is one of fear for your son's safety and your response ranges anywhere from “ absolutely not.” to “ okay, but let’s wait a few months until the weather breaks ” I ’ll let you in on a secret right now. If your son is interested in motorcycles it is because he has friends who have one and he w ill ride one with or without your per mission. With this in mind, may I make the follow ing A hearing w ill be held in the county courthouse at 7:30 p m on’ Jan 17 for the specific purpose of getting your ideas on how the county should spend the 1978-79 general revenue sharing entitlement. General revenue comes from the tax dollars that you pay the federal government and represents their policy of sharing a small part of the revenue with city and county governm ent. Clackamas County expects to receive approximately $800.000 for the July 1. 1978. to June 30. 1979. fiscal year The money can be used for any of the following areas: a d m in is tra tio n ; e nviro n mental protection; libraries; parks and recreation; public safety and social services We thought you might also be interested in learning how the m ajor departments of the county see their needs for the coming year so we have arranged to have b rie f presentations from county officials such as the county c le rk , the assessor, the director of human services, the sheriff and the director of environmental services to give you a better idea of how things are going with your county government. We know from experience that everyone has some ideas on what the county should be doing more (or less» of and we hope that you w ill bring Open letter your ideas to the public hearing instead of keeping Open Letter to Clackamas them to yourselves Citizen County Taxpayers: participation is a vital part of The budget committee for our government but it only Clackamas County—three works when you participate members of the public and Clackamas County Budget three county com Committee missioners— is anxious to hear from you. suggestions: A ) Find a place for him to rid e away from cars, preferrably away from other motorcycles. If this can be done on your property great Be aware that many people are very prejudiced against motorcycles. Therefore, the rules must be strict on where he can ride. B) Buy the boy a used machine to start If the boy is a 100 pounds or under, my recomendation is a Honda XR-75. My reasoning is three fo ld — we have four motorcycles in our fam ily and the XR is by far the best It does not require a mixture of gas and oil. The only motorcycle dealer in Sandy is Honda, and I can tell you for sure that he is very good C) There are many things I would recommend against; riding in anything but good weather, racing of any kind, allowing the boy to work on the machine without prior instruction, riding when no parent is around, riding with another c h ild w ithout parental permission. Mothers are usually the most fearful of motorcycles. My wife is no exception. As far as I know there is no way around this one. If you find an answer, let me know , w ill ya? Bill Rappe 40414 SE Trubel Road Sandy that 53 percent of all drivers exceed 55 mph, 16 percent go faster than 60 mph and 3 percent exceed 65 mph. In the years before the 55 mph lim it, most everyone stayed rig h t around 70. Obviously, then, people are d rivin g slower if not as slow as the 55 mph lim it requires. We continue to support the 55 mph lim it. I t saves lives, it saves energy. I t makes sense. The Rhododendron Neigh borhood Group w ill have a meeting on Friday, Jan. 13, at 7:30 p.m., at the Hoodland Women's Club at Zig Zag The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the problem of bank erosion on the Zigzag R iver caused by the December storms. Mrs Bela Dolp and Joe Kiefer are forming a com mittee to study the problem, Also on the agenda w ill be It seems to be the party line around the planning department and the court house to deny that “ San derson’s” petition had much to do with slowing down and delaying the Rural Zoning Project. I cannot see much sense in claiming the credit—I can only say that it appears to be about par for the course for Ardis Stevenson, a county extension agent, to casually dismiss the importance of 374 rural land owners who wanted it stopped. One of the very odd things about the delay of the Rural Zoning Project w ill always be the w ilfull desire of those who wanted it to go on in spite of its obvious short comings. Cottrell program starts M t. Hood Com m unity College and the C o ttre ll Community School advisory council have organized their winter term program. Preregistration is the week of Jan 9 through 13, with classes beginning Monday, Jan 16. Preregistration is necessary for some classes so dates can be arranged For additional in formation. phone program coordinator Freida Tyler, 668-5521. days and 663 3898. evenings. The winter term schedule is: Monday, adult basketball and 4-H cooking; Tuesday, adult v o lle y b a ll and needlepoint, Wednesday, adult basketball, games and animal foot care. Thursday, crocheting, knitting and tatting, bow craft ideas for all occasions and beginning leathercraft; Friday, glass staining, chunk candles, model railroading and gem appreciation. Special programs being offered are cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques, rape prevention clinic and V Valentine's Day potluck. SAM names officers Sandy Area M erchants members elected officers for 1978 at a Wednesday morning meeting at T J’s. The new chairman of SAM is Chuck Jones of Ferguson s Power Equipm ent. Other officers include Frank Jones, vice-chairman, County F air; Jan Fox, Sandy Decor, secretary and Bill Herzog. TJ's, treasurer. Highway 26 resurfacing due The Oregon T rans portation Commission w ill receive bids for the resur facing of a 9.7 mile section of Highway 26 on Thursday, Jan 26 Neighborhood group meets Reagan-Buckley Debate The forthcom ing debate between W illia m Buckley and Ronald Reagan over the Panama Canal treaties should be extrem ely in teresting. In the firs t place, the two con servative Republicans hold widely divergent views on the proposed treaties. Buckley has broken w ith m ainline conservatives and sup ports them, Reagan is a strident opponent. In the second place, the debate form at has been structured in such a way that there won’t be any of the usual Pablum-type questions from press interviewers. Newsmen who w ill question Motorcycles Last week s well publicized squabble between county commissioners Stan Skoku and Robert Schumacher is only the latest in a series of events that have charac terued the recent course ui events in our old courthouse Schumachers penchant for calling the elderly Skoko out of name does little to enhance S c h u m a ch e r's image and of course hurts Skoko a “ misanthrope' - which he is not This time be called Sun Skoko a “ rumdum” but it’s more than likely that Skoko w ill eventually come off better in the exchange than Schumacher It would seem that if some of the energy dissipated by the name calling were used to help some of the people in the country who need 80 desperately, Commissioner Schumacher could find plenty to do without abusing his elderly fellow com missioner. ooo On another front a full scale challenge to the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission gets under way when 20 Oregon counties, cities, ports and water districts in a suit filed in a Marion County Court. Although there are a number of issues, the central theme of the suit w ill be that the 1973 law creating LCDC is unconstitutionally and overly broad and vague. In the su it fu rth e r allegations are made that > LCDC uses several other ways to make its illegal land use regulations. The first action in this important suit w ill begin on Feb. 6 It is o v n o rte d to reach the Oregon Supreme Court before it has been settled Despite the fact that a 1976 ballot measure to abolish LCDC was turned down by the voters, leaders of the current suit believe that vote was heavily influenced by the most heavily populated areas where nothing was at stake. They also believe that the question w ill fare much better in the neutrality of the courts. discussion on the proposed P o rtlan d covered c iv ic stadium complex which could concern the area by way of extra taxation The public is invited to attend. The project calls for the resurfacing of the section of highway from the west city lim its of Sandy to Alder Creek Completion time is 200 calendar days. Pam Mark Hall to sing “ Something Great for ’78“ has been planned for the Sandy Christian Women’s Club Jan. 20 luncheon. It w ill begin at 11:45 at T J's Restaurant. Carol K e lly , a kidney transplant recipie nt, w ife and mother from Gresham, w ill be the speaker Pam Mark Hall, a con temporary gospel singer w ill provide music for the luncheon the luncheon Sandy resident Mary Swanson, a nurse at Gresham Hospital, w ill talk on foot awareness Babysitting for children under 6 w ill be provided at the Sandy Assembly of God Church Reservations fo r the luncheon should be on or before Jan. 18 by calling Irene Blount at 668 4214 Women of a ll denominations who are in terested in the Christian faith are invite d to attend Christian Women’s Club Highway 26 nailed by accident A 24-year-old Portland man escaped serious injury Jan 4 when his late-model pickup overturned, spewing its cargo of nails across Highway 26, 10 miles east of Sandy. The accident occurred at 11:15 p m. According to Clackamas County Sheriffs deputies, Donald C lark Aschoff was eastbound at an estimated speed between 50 and 60 miles per hour when his car veered to the left. He trie d to compensate by steering to the right and lost control of the vehicle. He continued to slide and the vehicle overturned, reports said. Three passengers in the Aschoff vehicle escaped without injury, according to reports A tanker from the Hoodland Fire Department which also was at the scene had to be called to hose the nails off the highway, ac cording to Lane Wintermute of Alpine Ambulance W interm ute said crews worked about l * i hours clearing the highway “ The two eastbound lanes were fairly carpeted with nails of all sizes.” he said. Because of the late hour, Wintermute said traffic was not a problem and vehicles were detoured around the nails. Aschoff was taken to G re s h a m C o m m u n ity Hospital where he was treated and released Garden meeting delayed The Sandy Garden Club met Wednesday. Jan 4 at the home of Marge Jacoby, 19270 SE 295th Ave at 1 p m in stead of the usual time because of the icy roads The program was on pruning and spraying trees and shrubs It was conducted by Mrs. Jacoby and June Schwartz who has completed the m a tte r gardener program. Bulletins from the M ult nomah County agent can be obtained by calling the office at 651 2279 “ Grafting F ru it Trees No 62” and "Pruning Home Orchards No 733” w ill be most helpful The m aster gardening program is starting again in three locations and details can determined by calling the above number Plans to honor the Sandy Garden Club founders were made They w ill be honored Feb 8 at 10 a m at Marge Jacoby’s home A salad luncheon at noon is planned Field instruction in pruning w ill be a part of the afternoon program. There were 12 charter members in March of 1972 and now that the club is in i U sixth year there are 27 active members All Lines of Insurance & Bonds REPRESENTING: United Pacific Unigard USF&G North West Austin Mutual St. Paul Life & Many Others 39051 Proctor Blvd. P .0 . Box 635 Sandy, Ore. 97055 W. P ik e - C liff C. Cross For All Your Insurance Needs R o b e rt 668-5527
