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About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (April 27, 1978)
ANOTHER VIEW OF "OPENING DAY' County comment M em ory turns to good fishin' OussueC A lew wuuic nta< for out or a to rt of those j I I w opening of fishing stream: tiut must of tnen Matson and esp»-< tally trout aouid sow ut ooing exacts fishing season does a lot lor what tiary oac taser oumg « me But it does n*X send me the MuuiMsr ear— u -j* out into the « old and rain (X inuaieaJ choking of giasse; one of Oregon's spring day* and hottie» or tn t fur ciaci to cxxnpete for a foothold on a and a* ra p t of rec w m it anc crowed stream bank U u t puwe* erupt Wtiat it does do i* to make My o u a ii« » untL J wai me comfortable in an < a s y about 12 years ukl was to rocking cfiair wdule I float prvvKta- a m e t b ttit catc» effortlessly ba< k th /e * score sparkling brook tnxr. ior and more years to recall tbe Oioat ‘ spuru who chc no: times and pla< es when the wish tc returr numt or. tnt "fishni was good P e rt M arquette s 6 p m I lived tlien in Michigan “ eaathuund —em pty -hand w here, according to my ed G randad, the north and south I had a tneury tha* the forks of the L ittle Tobacco most hen pecked and River joined to form the mistrusted husbana* hougn: G re a t L akes, the St t l * most ftsn Bu: they pg,« L aw re n c e W aterw a y and weL and generally with gooo e v e n tu a lly the A tla n tic natured generosity I would Dcean h ave my ’ ail-cloth ' As a very small boy 1 newspaper sack filled with alw ay s thought that nice, clear, marsr grass description placed a con freshly puhec broker ice siderabie strain upon the and at many t r w . as I capacity of our beautiful tnougrr 1 couic ael. in t i* little streams, especially in ' ’jaggage-roam part of the the summertime when we little depot They all knew kids dammed the North Fork that I w ould b t in e rt up to raise the water in our My almost suen: pan swimming hole For all »e ners ir. the' buaeness were knew, we just might have tn t depo agent wnt kept out cause some temporary water tn t com petitxK for wha- fish shortages along the eastern might be left or a reaaonabie seaboard p o rta « of the ••take'’, and The last time I visited the g am e w ard er, who there a misguided Chamber wanted to keep the “ sports” of Commerce had erected a coming to our iowt . The sign near the center of the game w arder and the depot v illa g e announcing that agent also piayec a lot of within 20 minutes driving poker with our weekend aty time from that location there guests and on occasior they were 20 great trout streams were both very joUy and and 20 bass, pike or pan-fish generous to me after the lakes' That did it! The lakes weekend games and streams were still there W ell that was wher. the but the trout and the bass and fishin w as good— and so w as the long-snouted Northern life Now that it is all gone I p ike, the yello w -b ellied don t mind tell ing you the perch the scrappy bluegills secret of catching trout on and even shiny, jewel-like our May 1 opening day along sunfish were all gone. the L ittle Tobacco and its Of course the president of neighboring stream * and the Chamber of Commerce tributaries who owned a store and a One had to be ar. expert motel and the biggest gas boie-steaker to catch those and service station in town trout You see those eastern was still there and doing brook trout did not swim up rig h t w e ll. Hope springs and-down tbe stream * trying eternal in the hearts of the to find their home -earing suckers—which is why one pond and th e ir regular gets born every minute feeding tim e They were Long before the sign or tbe wud— w ud and «m an and Chamber of Commerce 1 each one had h s a n secret owned a ra th e r th riv in g hole to hide in But not even business there on the banks the wiliest speckle: beauty of the Tobacco. could keep his secret riding With the opening of trout place from a 10 or 12-year-old season we always enjoyed an boy who spent mast of his in flu x of sports ’ from tune playing in the same Saginaw and Flin t and even creek from as far away as Detroit My frie n d the game who would descend from the warden swore I was the best old ‘ smoker ’ on the Pere hole-sneaker ’ in the M a rq u e tte R a ilr o a d 's county—until 1 grew up and morning westbound'' at 6 commenced to make him a m on opening dav The\ That was about would be loaded’ «both ’’look bad literally and in defiance of tbe tim e be began calling me the worst poacher in the our “te m p e ra n c e '’ rules county. and would waddle off under W eU. it was a lot of fun just their assorted burdens to the one ‘hotel” the village trying to live up to both names by Bill Sarwterson A Tale of Two Schools Enrohmen: is oeciintng at M t Hooc Community CoLege b s& tec It-ciimng at Portland Com m unity Co liege Thee now come a reader a see , “ car Portland cut its 1978-79 buoget wtuie M t Hood says it has to have mare moors'* Tbe answer is simple but dif ficult Portland ftas an adequate tax base. It can Keep 1Y7&-79 expenses wathu that oase plus € percent, * M t. Hood cannot it must have more money just to slay ever, with last year What about enrollment ? Port land expects to drop over l.WM. students but protectee by its tax base, can get by with some cut backs in personnel and supplier. M t Hood expects to decline from about 6.00b full-time students this year to 5,700 next year But its current tax nase isn't adequate w hatever cuts are made Bob Scott. M H C C business manager explains that the district w ill lose something like MW j .OOG in reduced state aid and tuition payments If M t Hood is successful in getting a new tax base in the M ay 23 election that should suffice for three or four years. Portland s base, on the other hand, will be adequate fo r n ext y e a r but probably no more; the voters will be asked to approve a new base in iir w r Obviously, PCC has a very much larger tax base than M t Hood It has m an\ more industries to carry the load But the decline in students, if it continues will soon catch up with PCC even as it already has with M t Hood appointive Urban and suburban in te res ts would be e q u a lly represented subdistnets would be apportioned on the basis of population \ oter approval would be required of any tax levies These are the pro arguments - Those opposed say it would roereiv create another ievei of g o v ern m e n t. P o rtla n d and M u ltn o m ah County would dominate the proceedings much as they presently do in CRAG. More government usually means bigger government which means m ore taxes There are other arguments but these are the main ones How do we feel about measure No C* Like Roger M artin at the City Club last week, we’re still undecided We just don’t know The City Club C onfrontation If we had to p ick a w inner in the Atiyeh-M artin-M cCall appearance at the City Club Friday, we d have to go along w ith McCall The three leading contenders for tbe Republican gubernatorial nomination were invited to appear by the City Club Each gave a short introduction, answered questions and finished with a bnef sum mation Each projected a different image, we thought. Atiyeh came acr<*s as soft spoken, gentlemanly and a thoroughly nice guy M artin was the eager newcomer, perfectly willing to bounce McCall around verbally McCall was the polished old pro, totally in command of his audience at all times Whatever charism a is, McCall bas it. He knows what to do behind a m ike and furtherm ore he has a very broad background in state government. He knows how to poke fun at himself .“ Under m y charism atic leadership, the McCall tax relief plan was voted down by an 6-1 m argin.. Who should know more about senior citizens, I ’m o n e ’ etc The candidates really aren t very far apart on the issues None would d eco m m issio n ’ ’ the T ro ja n nuclear plant each would seek out new energy sources M artin would do away with the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, but both McCall and Atiyeh would retain it, with changes. Each promises to support the GOP p rim ary w inner There was some difference however, on Ballot Measure 6 which would re o rg a n ize the Metropolitan Service district and abolish CRAG McCall supports the measure. Atiyeh opposes it and M artin hasn t yet made up his mind The format of the meeting didn’t aJow for the kind of sharp con frontation which characterized the now-ledgendary Packwood-Morse debate some years ago But F rid a y ’s performance had broad media coverage and, we th n * . probably will have an impact on the gubernatorial race On balance, we think McCall fared best Higher Postal Rates Right on Schedule Down among the fine print at the bottom of the page, we found a story whose message was un mistakable Postage rates are going up again The story reported that talks between the U S . Postal Service and unions are under way to negotiate a new contract to replace that which expires July 20 An estimated seven-eighths of Postal Service costs involve labor If a salary increase is negotiated - a n d of that there is no doubt the only way to pay for it is to raise postage How about a 16 cent stamp? plastic, dime-store eggs that mako me mod! letters to the editor Regrets loss M easure No. 6 Is C ontroversial The one measure on the May 23 ballot winch may stir up some attention is Ballot Measure € Measure 6 would abolish CRAG and transfer its controvers y 1 land- use planning functions to tbe Metropolitan Service District Boundaries of the latter would be expanded to include B oring Damascus and Wilsonville white some areas in the western portion of the district would he removed Boundary commission functions could be shifted to the MSD ana the M SD board could take over T n -M e t functions and taxing powers Other functions could be assumed if approved by voters Now for the pros and cons, the good and the bad: It would s tre a m lin e local government and put decisions into the hands of elective officials, not Mr. Trout - I don't mind the hook • it's those nasty, our readers a sports section To tn t Editor Ho« duet a good new't.paptr lost the finest spuru editor tt ever had to tn t Ruger. Sound Mad in La Gunner, W a s t * A question that c a t owy tie answered by Trie Sanoy Post W ith re g re t, I read Lxiugiat Gantenbeir. k final Overtime Ne longer will we tie anie U reac h a humor and fine editoriait After years of waiting he grantee my wish by imairy bnoguig sport* back oo a local level You could ftcaLh read about tbe kid next door He took a rea. interest ir, both them and tbe sport they competed in You will be nard p re s s « to replace him Good luck to you Douglas Ganteobeu. and a job well done. Sandy » k m is La Conner » gair. hometown Clarification To Tbe E ditor T h e re w e re several statements made in the April 20 issue of The Post that need clarification The Post stated that negotiations between the Sandy Elem entary Teachers and the district had broken down because the association had filed an unfair labor practice charge over the removal of Ltncnte’s B irth day from the list of paid holidays allowed teachers The article goes on to say that the consequence was á reduction from 191 to 190 wonting days The article then quotes Superintendent Clark Lund as making the statement that all was done legally in accordance with the current contract It was not the U nfair Labor P ra c tic e th a t caused a breakdown in negotiations. it »as the district's refusal to negotiate items they labeled permissive , i.e. student d is c ip lin a r y p o lic y , e v a lu a t io n p ro c e d u re s , reduction in force policy. and which lead to both sides agreeing as far back as M arch 15, to file for a Gary Cleiand Brightwood Ore. Editor * Mrte: Thank yea lor y a w letter, We. too ap preciated Deug k work at Tbe Post and wish bun well in tbe neat step 1a bw career at editor of the Paget Sound M ail We assure yon that B our inteuUoo to coaunoe wbat Lkoug started and g h e m ediator The U L P was not filed because we object to the calendar adopted by the district—it is. in fact, quite good W e do object to the way it was handled We m aintain that for the district to, in effect, negotiate a calendar with teachers who are out side of the bargaining team is an unfair labor practice E a rlie r this year when The Post earn ed an article about the association s ob jection concerning the newly a d o p te d e v a lu a tio n p ro ced u re , the d is tric t formed a sim ilar committee and d is allo w ed any association representation The com m ittee was later disbanded because of a possible disruption of the negotiations process. By filing the U L P on what we fe e l is the leg al technicality of changing a paid holiday, we are re af firm ing our previous stand that bargaining should take place at the table with tbe appointed bargaining team, not on tbe side with a separate group of teachers. Sincerely yours. M ike J a rrett President Sandy Elem entary Teachers Association Keeping posted Spring ahead... Planning commission meets T H U R S D A Y , A P R IL S Oregon T ra il Cxifiee Hour * ill M art at 9 9b a m Coffee and doout* provided ooo The Sandy Design Review Board will review request* for sign* for Landa »ale» W h e a tla n d B u ild in g . Western T ip Shoe Repair Red » Beauty Shop and the Health House at it» 7 90 p m meeting Aiao on the agenda are request» for approval of a Foto Mat building a 19-unit com plex fo r A ragon Industries and two duplexes in the High View subdivision MONDAY. MAY I The Sandy City Council will meet at 7 90 p m m the Q ty Council Chambers at Sandy City Hall The council will consider a zone change request for IS «3 acres of land off Langenaand Road from R I to R 2 zoning The Sandy Pianrur< Commission recommended approval of the zone change request TUESDAY. MAY 2 The Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce w ill meet at noon at T J ’■ Restaurant. • •• The Portland Metropolitan Boundary Commission will consider a request for an extraterrito rial w ater line extension outside the ear porate lim it* of the city of Sandy for the Aider Creek S u m m er Home« The request if approved, would extend 2490 feet of 4 inch line from the city's existing 12- mck Uanxmission line from Aider Crack The would run west from the filter plant located south of Highway 26 along a Utility easement road located along the south edge of the parcels to be served W EDNESDAY. MAY 3 Sandy Area Merchants will meet from 7 4 a m at T J ’» Restaurant in Sandy aoo The M e tr o p o lita n Boundary Commission will consider a request for ex t r a t e r r it o n a l w a te r lin e extension and allocation of a d d itio n a l s e rv ic e a re a «Aside the lim its of the W elches W a te r C om pany Community W ater System The request would involve the extension of 8U0 feet of 2 inch line from the system s existing 2 inch mam between W elches R oad and the S alm on R iv e r , onto the property to be served and four single connections The 7 p m bearing is slated at the M ultnom ah County Court house The Sandy P lan n in g Commission will consider a co n ceptu al re v ie w fo r a p lann ed developm ent on property near Wewer Road and a minor petition on Langenaand Road during its 7 90 p m meeting at Sandv City H all Spring ahead F a llb a c k The saying is an easv wav to rem em ber that the beginning of daylight savings tune starts in the sprrng This year, daylight savings tim e w ill officially begin at 2 a m Sunday. April Handy Subscription Order Form . . . J*»in Hi« mor« thon 11.500* r«od«rsl sDscteif i n Brenda Strong named Miss Congeniality Sandy High School senior Brenda Strong was named Miss Congeniality in the Mass M t Hood Area scholarship pageant Saturday at Gresham High School Cynthia Lee Schultz w ill represent the area as Miss M t Hood and K a m n e M a n e M cD evitt w ill compete as Miss Metro East in the M is* Oregon pageant in July Fourth runner up in the pageant was l>eslie M a n e Lusk also a Sandy High >nt Tax form s a va ila b le I Taxpayers after fd u < their return that they made an error can correct the mistake by filing a Form ibW X, Ralph B. Short. IRS dkstnet director lor Oregon, said this week The form» are available at local IR S offices or can be obtained by using the handy o rd er b la n k in the tax package Short M id * ton hed am gvts I I Rieetfci for price ef 12 H yec crier ccv: to Oockomos. 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