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THE LIFE of a young skier can be a rough one, particularly when it's the
first time on skiis. Stacey Cabral gets a helping hand from AlDunn, both of
Brightwood, in putting on her skiis and then makes the shaky trek down the
slopes at Government Camp. Although she made it most of the way down.
Stacey had a little accident near the end and lost her footing. But watch out
•’or Stacey in the 1996 Oly mptcs!
FIRESIDE DINING
SUGGESTS:
BE A SCROOGE AMD SAVE
ELECTRICITY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
S a v in g e Ie c t r i'
c i t y is n o t o n | y
thrifty b u tg tfa n
be fun. A nd fnere
are so m any easy
thin gs you can do:
For instance: Locate your
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tree near a fro n t window so it
serve as an outside decora-
M /lS
tion as well as providing inside
cheer. Result: You do n’t have
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1° have as m any outside lights.
B right idea.
O r be sure and use the low -w att-
r,y
age m iniature lights on your tree.
They sparkle brightly, save energy.
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A part of the holiday season is a
fire in the fireplace. Turn down your
heat, enjoy the crackling flam es.
(A nd after you are positive the fire is
out, close the dam per).
Thaw frozen foods before c o o k
ing. it can save you up to 1/3 of the
coo king tim e. And really be Scrooge-
stingy about opening th a t refrigerator
door m ore often than necessary.
Escaping cold takes m ore gold.
Make sure your dishwasher and washing
m achine have full loads before running.
And if you are in need of other m oney
saving energy help, see your nearest PGE
office. We have lots of penny-pinching
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energy-saving ideas for you.
OW’
Dance
HATS * HORNS
NO COVER
C o m p lim e n ta ry
Hors d 'o e u vre s
a t M id n ig h t
Dinner served in the Lounge
Call 668-4979 for Reservations!
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A fcas been
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School insurance
methods altered
The method of placing
insurance for the Sandy
Elementary School district
w ill be changed next year
from the present set-up.
The school board decided
last week to hire two in
surance agents of record who
w ill be responsible for
placing the d istrict’s per
sonnel, property and liability
insurance.
Sandy insurance broker
Bruce Cook and George
Morgan of Walrad Insurance
in Gresham were contracted
to find the best insurance
packages available for the
district.
The board had considered
placing the district’s in
surance business with a
Portland representative but
Cook and Morgan told board
members they have the same
access to insurance markets
as the larger companies.
In the past, the district’s
insurance was placed by one
insurance
representative.
The new method w ill give the
district a broader range of
policies to choose from,
In other action last week,
according to superintendent
Clark Lund.
the board decided to hold a
May levy election for the
1979-80 school year. They
also decided to hold the
election for the one board
position that w ill be open
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next year at the same time as
the levy vote.
The election w ill be held
May 22.
Lund said that by holding
the election in May, it w ill
give board members an
opportunity to see how much
state
funding w ill
be
a va ila b le
a fte r
the
Legislature meets.
The board also authorized
Lund to look into the pur
chase of a special services
van fo r the district. It w ill be
used to tra n sp o rt han
dicapped students and for
special field trips during
school hours.
Cost of the van has not,
been determined. Federal
funds w ill pay two-thirds of
the cost while the district w ill
pay the other third.
F arm ers
w ork sh op
s c h e d u le d
The basics of running a
small farm w ill be explained
in a one-day workshop Jan. 6
at Portland State University.
Sponsored by the Oregon
State University Extension
Service, the course is an
overview of the potential for
small farms in the Portland
metropolitan area, explained
Megan Hughes. Multnomah
County extension agent.
“ I t ’s directed to the person
who has 20 acres and doesn’t
know what to do with it,’’ she
said.
Hughes said her office gets
an “ amazing’’ number of
calls from people who want
to know what to grow on their
small acreage “ It takes a
tremendous amount of time
to answer them one at a
tim e.’ ’ she said.
Extension agents from
Multnomah, Clackamas and
Washington counties w ill
discuss small fruits, com
m e r c ia l
v e g e ta b le s ,
livestock, poultry and rab
bits, nursery stock, farm
forestry, tree fruits and nuts,
and
home
vegetable
growing. A discussion of
beekeeping w ill be presented
by Dave Cressler of the
Portland Beekeepers
In the afternoon session,
small farmers w ill talk about
th e ir
experiences
and
problems.
For more information, call
the M ultnom ah County
Extension Service. 229-4830.
Schools slate
poster contest
School contests are to be
held in December, January
and February Lodge com
petition is scheduled for the
first two weeks of February
Izwlge winners w ill have
their entries entered in
district judging, to be held
the last week of February
Winners from district will
have their posters judged in
state
com petition
on
Saturday, March 1?.