Von Braschler, Gan. Manager
‘Wild West’
existed here
Sue Lafky, Editor
Caroline Duff, Office Manager.
John Kline, staff reporter
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Sandy Poet, Sandy, Oregon 97055
No. 22
Jung 1, 1978
Sandy’s Growth Continues
A proposal to move Sharon’s
Food King outside the downtown
core area has received much
comment from area residents in
recent weeks, especially from
members of the Sandy City
Council.
The question, from our point of
view, isn’t an easy one. Sharon’s
Food King owner Gale Meier wants
room to breathe, and is asking the
city to annex a 3.64 acre plot of land
on the west end of Sandy along
Highway 26 so he can build. On the
other hand, some council members
have expressed fears that moving
one of the city’s two grocery stores
outside of the downtown core area
will detract from the recent
downtown improvements and
possibley contribute to a Sandy
version of urban sqrawl.
The last thing anyone wants in
Sandy is to see a duplication of the
section of Burnside in Gresham
which some have dubbed “Gour-
met Gulch.” On the other hand, the
cold hard facts are that Sandy is
rapidly running out of downtown
core area space. There just isn’t
anywhere Meier can feasibly build
except outside of the present
downtown area.
A grocery store needs parking
and display space. Sandy’s growth
demends that Meier either expand
or lose customers. Meier’s request
should be granted, but should serve
as a warning to area residents that
a careful watch is needed to avoid
urban sprawl in Sandy,
Now is the time to make your
opinions known in how Sandy will
¿row. The Sandy Comprehensive
Plan Revision Meeting will be held
next Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m.
in the City Council Chambers. Your
voice can make a difference
School Property Taxes
Oregon isn’t the only state where
complaints are being lodged
against ‘‘overreliance on local
property taxes for funding public
schools.”
A suit has been filed in
Massachusetts which, if sue-
cessful, will force a shift to a
broader based levy for public
school financing.
Similar suits have been filed in
California, Connecticut, New
Jersey and Ohio and all have led to
less dependence upon property tax
levies for school support.
The challenge in Massachusetts
is much like that heard in Oregon
— school financing should not be
dependent upon the amount of
assessed valuation (property) in
the district. A broader-based
formula would provide more equal
educational opportunities for
children statewide.
__
,
Property taxes are relatively
easy to assess and thus convenient
for school levies But they do not
at^ UP
equality for children in
school.
The Massachusetts case will take
at least two years to ajudicate but
it seems to be part of a growing
trend to shift patterns of school
financing. We expect something of
the same here.
How About Moving Billboards
In its search for money, Tri-Met
is considering the sale of bus ad-
vertising which, it’s estimated,
would raise about $100,000 per
year.
That, we think, is progress Ever
since its inception, Tri-Met has
been adamant about sale of ad-
vertising on buses. Somehow, it
was considered beneath Tri-Met’s
standards.
Now, however, the money crunch
has become extremely tight. The
payroll tax has been stretched to its
legal limit and fare-box increases
are next in line.
it seems to us that the $100,000
advertising would bring in isn’t to
be passed off. We’ve seen buses all
over the world with advertising and
we found them no less comfortable
or convenient. We hope Tri-Met
follows through.
Cutting the Bureaucracy
We don’t think any state has
quite the number of boards and
commissions as does Oregon. For
instance:
The Rogue River Coordination
Board, the Chewings Fescue and
Creeping Red Fescue Commission,
the Mobile Home Construction
Standards Advisory Board, the
Emergency Fire Cost Committee,
the Furniture and Bedding
Advisory Council, etc.
Are they all necessary?
Apparently not. The 1977
Legislature passed a Sunset law
which provided for review of all
commissions and agencies. Those
which the legislature did not re
enact, would be terminated,
Thus far, three hoards have been.
reviewed and all three—State
Board of Watchmakers, State
Board of Landscape Architect
Examiners, and the State Board of
Auctioneers—have been recom-
mended for termination,
None represents a major cost
item in state budgeting but if not
necessary—and a lot of state
boards are not—they should be
eliminated. Even small savings
count.
No End to Postal Squeeze
Now that the 15-cent stamp is a
reality, can 20 be far away?
Not the way the U S. Postal
Service is going. First-class
[»ostage rates are now 300 percent
higher than 10 years ago.
The big factor, of course, has to
be wages. Nearly 90 percent of all
postal costs involve salaries.
The Postal Service justifies the
elating wage costs—nearly
louble over 10 years ago—by ex-
lining that postal workers were
seriously underpaid a decade ago.
No longer is this the case.
Moreover, some of the fine print
usually is overlooked by postal
officials. Postal wages, for in-
stance, are the same everywhere,
irrespective of any cost-of-living
factor A postal employee in
V
Broken Bow, Neb., is paid just as
much as one in New York
Washington, D.C., or San Fran-
cisco
Moreover, contracts negotiated
in recent years make it inevitable
that wages will go up again—just
as will postage costs. Quite ob-
viously,
substitute
ser-
vices-United Parcel, for exam-
ple-will continue to grow,
.
*ncrpases which became
effective Monday include all
classes of service. Post cards went
^rom 9 t0 10 cen^*» newspapers and
magazines increased by 30 percent,
advertising circulars by 20 percent
and packages by 37 percent,
Long-distance telephone
may be cheaper.
just
Faster, Rafshoon, Faster!”
letters to the editor
Tri-Met
To the Editor:
Since the T ri-M e t tone
rates do not seem an
equitable solution to T ri
M et’s financial problems, I
am offering some alternate
rate structures.
Instead
of havin g
a
Fareless Square, call it the
Transit Square and offer a
$10 annual pass. This would
be cheaper than bringing a
car downtown for parking
fees over a year’s period.
Hotels and motels could give
receipts to out-of-town guests
to obtain c o m p lem en tary
th ree -d a y
fre e
T ra n s it
Square passes from the T ri-
M et tic k e t o ffic e upon
request and would stimulate
downtown business.
It would seem logical to
offer a life time pass to
seniors at an initial fee of $10.
Seniors would have more
money upon entering the
Social S ec u rity age and
generally would be able to
afford it. Hardship cases
could be handled by w elfare
as the public is paying for it
regardless of which end of
the stick it’s on.
There may be some m erit
in one bus going out Division
to Gresham and returning on
Powell, while the Powell bus
might return on Division.
The same might hold true on
the Holgate-Foster line and
other lines in the suburban
areas It would take up the
void in service in many
areas. Instead of “ dead
ending” the Route 21 bus at
Powell, bring it down on
Po w ell
to cross
160th
■ utheast on its return TB
»rket Street.
Why not consider a “ dead
head'* run down Southeast
122nd in the morning to take
people to work and another
at night to bring people back
home?
As for a 65-cent zone rate
for east of 82nd, it should be
less, as the core of T ri-M et is
no longer downtown but at
96th and Powell Zone rates
only help the downtown area,
but what happens to north
and south routes in East
County? W ill that be 65 cents
for six blocks, or 10-blocks —
or aren't they considering
any additional service to
East County?
I can see a rate increase
per fare plus a transfer fee,
but
the
zone ra te
is
something else
D. Irw in
10602 SE Long
Portland
Roads
To the Editor:
A message from home’’
Ballot Measure No. 5 had
the endorsement of many
p o litic a l
lea d e rs,
most
newspapers, most cities and
counties who would receive
funds and the highw ay
c o n s tru c tio n
in d u s try
financed an awesome media
campaign; yet the people of
Oregon d efeated
B a llo t
Measure No 5 (gas tax in
crease) by a wide margin
Why9 Probably because
people simply do not believe
the money w ill be used to fix
mediately:
streets, roads and highways.
Through this amendment,
O LTA
(an association
the people of Oregon can lock
serving the forest products
up highway funds for use
transportation industry) was
only on the highways — and
the
only
announced
we, the people, w ill hold the
s ta tew id e
group
cam
key.
paigning in opposition to the
O LTA members wish to
measure.
thank everyone who helped
That opposition was not
defeat the 2 cent gas tax
based on the issue of whether
scheme and all those who
Oregon
highw ays
need
have already signed our
improvement; they do.
petitions to end “ highway
Rather, the forest products
robbery” forever.
truckers feel that there is a
Chuck Rogers, president
better way to fund needed
OLTA
highway improvements: the
P.O. Box 2167
passage, in November, of a
Salem 97308
constitutional
amendment
that would re-dedicate high
way funds to the single
purpose of fixing highways.
Oregon voters agreed by a
vote of 2-to-l!
This am en d m en t would
To the Editor:
allow much needed highway
It was a shock to read that
improvements with no in
Sandy’s council and others
crease in taxes. In fact, the
were opposed to Gale M eier’s
e n tire s ix -y e a r p lan as
petition to build west of town.
presented in February, 1978,
I am a steady customer at
can be accomplished if user
Sharon’s in spite of the
taxes are re-dedicated.
p a rk in g being congested.
O LTA is leading a vigorous
Some of my friends go on to
initiative campaign to place
Gresham because it is such a
the co n stitu tio n a l a m e n d
hassle getting in and out of
m ent on the b a llo t in
that spot.
November and the deadline
In a ll fairn ess, each
fo r
ra is in g
the
61,646
business would profit by the
necessary signatures is July
opening up of that corner,
4. We need the active support
and w e who p a tro n ize
of those who feel as we do:
Sharon's would enjoy driving
that highway taxes should be
a bit farther to park in a less
spent on highways — not on
congested lot.
non-highway pet projects.
Sincerely yours,
Please help us gain the
Virginia Seal
necessary signatures! Call
20880 SE Firwood Road
or w rite and the petitions will
Sandy
be forwarded to you im
M oving Sharons
King Tut lectures
offered at MHCC
Mount Hood Community
College w ill present a lecture
series June 23 and 30 about
Egypt and related areas as a
supplem ent to the K ing
Tutankhamun Exhibit Tour
scheduled for Seattle this
summer
Each lecture w ill start at
7:30 p.m. in the A rt M all
Theater on the Gresham
campus.
The F riday night series
will introduce background
information about the young
king, the history of Egypt
and the C arter Expedition
Slides w ill be shown of a rt
objects and there w ill be an
opportunity for questions and
answers
K irk Lybecker, who has a
master of fine arts degree
and
has been on a r
cheological digs with the
Kansas Historical Society,
w ill be the series’ lecturer
F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n
co n tact
Lin d a
V est-
M arkw art at the MHCC A rt
M all G allery, 667-7309, and
for le c tu re series re s e r
vations
contact
B etty
Schedeen a t the M H C C
Foundation office, 667-7153
Measure would amend
W C. Harris, president of
the Public Power Coalition
and M aster of the Oregon
State Grange, has announced
that petitions to place a
measure on the November
ballot which would amend
O reg o n ’s P eo p le’s U t ilit y
D is tric t law a re in c i r
culation in this county.
The amendments to the
present P U D law would
make it much easier for
People in Oregon to form
PUD 's to qualify for low-cost
F e d e ra l
h y d r o e le c t r ic
preference power
Those wishing to sign a
petition or get one for c ir
culation should contact John
Ludi, 36595 SE Highway 211,
Sandy '6686.385 >
Association to meet
T he C liffs id e C e m e te ry
Association w ill elect board
members at a meeting 7:30
p.m. Monday, June I , at the
Sandy F ire Hall
by Lynda Lesowski
The term “ The W ild
W est,” in referen ce to
conditions that existed here a
hundred years ago, was no
exaggeration.
Clackamas County was not
exempt from the lawlessness
that was rampant west of the
Rockies M a in ta in in g law
and order was made more
difficult for sheriffs and their
deputies
by
the
vast
distances that had to be
covered and total depen
dence on the horse as a mode
of transportation.
There are many local folk
tales about outlaws of the
past, and the woeful story of
Perry Vickers and the outlaw
called “ Steele” is typical.
In the early 1880s, Pleasant
Roork was justice of the
peace a t Po w ell V a lle y .
Adam
F is h e r
was
an
irascible local businessman,
and Perry Vickers was a
rough-and-tumble mountain
man, known as the first guide
on Mt. Hood and keeper of
the
lodge
at
Su m m it
Meadow.
T h a t’s
the
cast
of
characters, and this was the
setting:
Summit Meadow was once
an oasis for immigrants,
where worn cattle could rest
by the creek and graze on 50
acres of good pasture.
But the place also had its
p itfa lls — lite ra lly . I t was
marshy, and wagons often
got stuck and had to be pried
out with poles.
Perry Vickers, the first
settler at Summit P rairie,
built a cabin there in 1868. He
cleared a trail to the tim
berline, opened a trading
post and was known for his
hospitality to travelers.
One day in 1882, Adam
F is h e r cam e to “ P le a s ”
Roork complaining about a
man called “ Steele,” who
a lleg ed ly had stolen his
si otgun.
“ Arrest h in ! ” Fisher said,
and
Roork
a p p a re n tly
agreed, because the two
hitched up and headed for
E a g le C reek to get a
Clackamas County w arrant.
. L eav in g F is h e r behind,
Roork went up to Summit
Meadow
w h e re it was
thought that Steele had gone
While there Roork deputized
his friend P erry Vickers
C ontinuing
on,
they
learned that Steele had gone
past Revenue’s and over the
D evil’s Backbone where he
traded the shotgun for a rifle
at the trading post run by
Philip Moore. .
Arriving at White River,
Roork and Vickers fell silent
when they saw a m an
sleeping by a fire. Assuming
the man was Steele (whom
they had never seen before)
and ignoring their plan to
approach
w ith
cautio n,
Vickers suddenly charged
ahead firing. In the exchange
of gunshots, Vickers was
wounded and the m an,
whoever he was, escaped and
was never heard of again.
V ic k e rs was taken to
Cornelius G ra y ’s place at
W hite R iv e r w h e re the
Barlow Road crossed, anJ
where G ray ran a store.
Before he died, Vickers said
he wanted to be buried at
Summit P ra irie next to the
grave of “ Baby B arclay,” an
infant im m igrant who never
lived to see the valley.
After his death, neighbors
Sam Welch and Steve M it
chell chopped down a tree to
make a casket, and Vickers’
wish was fulfilled. He was
buried at Summit Meadow.
So it was th a t P e r ry
V ic k e rs , who had firs t
sq u a tte r's rig h ts to the
meadow land, and whose
friend John Revenue insisted
he never charged a fee for
taking novice climbers up
the mountain, through his
own folly also claims the
distinction of being the first
man murdered on Mt. Hood.
Since V ic k e rs , S u m m it
P ra irie has passed through
various hands but has always
been privately owned until
its recent sale to the Forest
Service. The small fenced
cemetery is still there. T ,,.,
Crime prevention tip
Remember to lock your
home each time you leave.
The most popular time for
re s id e n tia l b u rg larie s is
weekday daylight hours.
In more than a third of the
burglaries there is no for-
ceable e n try ;
windows had
locked.
doors and
not been
—From the Sandy Kiwanis
Club and Sandy P o lice
Department.
Rides arranged to
Food Stamp Office
The Sandy Senior Center
and
Sandy
C o m m u n ity
Action Center have arranged
with the Food Stamp Office
in Maryhurst for a block of
appointment tim e for Sandy
area residents.
The appointments w ill
on alternate Tuesday
ternoons beginning June
and transportation w ill
provided.
be
a f
13,
be
Gretchen Casey, assistant
director of the Sandy Senior
Center, said the two agencies
decided to arrange for the
block appointments after
they found that many people
who qualify for food stamps
do not have transportation to
atte n d food sta m p c e r
tific a tio n
in te rv ie w s
in
M aryhurst.
"E ith e r they don’t have a
car, or they have a car and
can’t afford the gas,” she
noted
With the block of ap
pointments, a ride w ill be
provided for representatives
of four fam ilies at a time.
Those wishing to make an
appointment should contact
the Sandy Senior Center of
the
C o m m u n ity 'A c tio n
Center and pick up a food
sta m p ap p lic a tio n
M rs.
Casey said the application
should be completed before
the appointment, and that
the center staff will help
complete the application and
s e c u re
n e c e s s a ry
documents
She added that a week’s
notice is needed to make the
appointment w ith the food
stamp office.
P e te Sulzbach of the
Community Action Center
noted that a great many
persons eligible to p ar
ticipate in the food stamp
program are not doing so. He
said food stamps assist
members of low income
households to buy more food
of greater variety to improve
diets.
To qualify for food stamps
a single person household
must have a net income of no
more than $262 a month and a
two person household $344 a
month.
This is incom e a fte r
deductions which includes
m e d ic al
expenses
and
shelter costs
A household m ay have
resources of up to $1500 for a
single person or $3000 for two
persons over 60 This does
not include the value of a
person s home and lot, home
furnishings, personal effects,
a car or non-recurring lump
sum payments such as in
surance
settlements,
tax
refunds or inheritances
Any person who thinks tlw t
they might be eligible for
food stamps may contact the
Sandy Senior Center or the
Sandy Comm unity Action
Center to receive more in
formation and help in ap
plying for food stamp cer
tification
Mobile home use permitted
The C lac ka m as County
hearings officer has allowed
Kenneth Ogilvie to use a
mobile home with attached
deck as a single fam ily
residence on his property at
242nd Avenue and Highway
212 in Damascus
Ogilvie also m ay construct
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