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7 —SANOY (Ore.) eOST Thurt Morch 74. »474 (*•« 1) Views of fire board candidates differ little by M A R K F L O Y D Choosing a candidate for the Sandy F ire District Board A p ril 3 might be difficult task—«11 three men running for the position vacated by Jerry Lawson have sim ilar views on a number of issues. Jim Duff, 44, Charles Herrell, 38 and Rick Carey, 30, are seeking to fill position two All agree that Sandy is growing and may need 24- hour live-in firem en and that the proposed 911 emergency number has a lot of good things going for it. However, H errell feels that 911 may also have a few drawbacks “ Right now I ’m both pro and con over 911," H errell said " I t might tend to be confusing—if not, let's bring it to the people and enforce it.” Herrell has lived in Sandy for 10 years, the same length of tim e he has worked for the M u ltn o m ah County F ir e District He feels the tim e has come for Sandy to ex pand its firefighting staff to include live-ins H errell is in favor of the proposed s p rin k le r o r din an ce requested by members of the Sandy F ire D epartm ent But he feels the proposed tim e p erio d existing building owners have to comply is too lenient. “ I also think the fire district should look deeper into hazardous m a te ria ls ." H errell continued "1 believe th ey're just starting to touch that area now—the potential for a truck accident is great and the d istrict should be p re p a re d to d e a l w ith anything shipped on H igh w ay 26 through Sandy " H e rre ll said he is against the departm ent encouraging its firefig hters to seek ad vanced em ergency medical te c h n ic ia n c e rtific a te s . "T hey a re p a id to be fire m e n ," he explained “ W e've got a good a m bulance sendee in Sandy that should be able to handle it .” Carey disagrees. He feels th a t Sandy fire fig h te rs should have even m ore E M T training. "M o st of the firem en in Sandy are EM T-1 which is advanced basic first aid ,” Carey said. " I think there w ill be need of m ore ad vanced m edical training in the fie ld ." C arey, who is the m anager of the W em m e branch of the U S . National Bank and a volunteer for the Sandy and Hoodland fire departments, said that he wants to be a part of Sandy's decision m aking in the future ••1 feel my background in budgeting can be put to good use." he said " I'v e taken an interest in the the fire departm ent and 1 want to be a part of its goal-setting in the fu tu re." Carey is strongly in favor of the 911 system he feels it w ill create less confusion and tim e lost. " I have personally seen someone wake up in the m iddle of the night and go to a phone with two bright em ergency numbers on there and be unable to dial because their eyes weren't clear and they w ere groggy.” Carey added "T he 911 number would elim inate that." As fa r as the sprinkler system, C arey has mixed emotions "1 know there’s a need for it," he said, "but from the side of a businessman I can see where it would be d if ficult to get the initial in vestm ent. "1 want to make sure that if something like that is im plem ented, it won’t run anyone out of business.’’ Carey said D u ff a g re e s th a t the concept of a sprinkler or dinance is a good one but he would like to analyze it more fully before agreeing on all of the details " I support the sprinkler ordinance in p a rt," he said " I have some reservations on the retroactive status over who has to conform to the r e g u l a t io n s — b u t a ll buildings built henceforth should h ave them (sp rin klers). " I ’m not sure whether existing buildings should be required to com ply,” he added, "b ut a sprinkler ordinance per se is an ex cellent step fo rw ard ." D u ff feels his background would be a valuable asset as a fire board m ember In addition to his job as health teacher at the Sandy Upper G rade School. D uff serves on the Sandy City Council and is an E M T " I ’m interested in the em ergency medical concept because the roles have never re ally been defined." he said "A t w hat point does the fire departm ent let the am bulance paramedics take over? "R ig h t now the treatm ent is basically left to the am bulance c re w ." he added. " I t ’s hard for a firefighter to Mt. Hood Day Care Open thru Summer! keep up the d e fin itiv e t r a in in g . e s p e c ia lly a volunteer.” D uff supports the 911 system U nlike H errell. he feels it w ill a c tu a lly elim inate a lot of confusion D uff sees no problems In d is p a tc h in g th e ca lls . "C u rren tly, w e're basically doing central d is p a tch -o n ly the 911 number would be quicker " D u ff ag rees w ith his counterparts that live-in firem en would be suitable as well as advantageous for Sandy. " I would like to eventually see live-in fire protection on a shift basis,” he said "The Incumbent faces challengers by D A N D IL L O N Tw o challengers are attempting to unseat the incumbent in the race for a spot on the Sandy Union High School D istrict board of director«, in the A pril Gould advocates a subsidized lunth program so students have an a lte r native to the vending machines at the school he said Johnson has held for nine year«. Gould. 36, entered the race because he “ felt a real need for responsible people on the board. I have a personal feeling that most people sit back and say, Why aren't they doing something up there?’ and 1 wanted to give people a choice " He emphasized that he didn't want to give the impression that everything was "rotten" on the board or that he had all the answers Currently serving on the budget board of Cottrell School as vice- chairm an. Gould said he has "a feeling of wanting to serve in a public capacity" and the high school board is a logical extension of his current service. " I see the high school as being a very integral p art of the com m unity,” he said, "but there is an apparent lack of comm unication between the com m unity and the school A veteran of 14 years on the Sandy E lem en tary School Board. Jones decided " it was tim e for a change." H b w ife had been employrM by the high school and when she left her job last year, he felt that he could serve without any conflicts of interest. He intends to resign from the elem entary hoard If elected Donald R. Gould Johnson. 40. is currently the chair man for the high school board and the Cottrell School Board He got interested in school board poltiics because he was "interested in how tax dollars are being spent for education in our com m unity." That feeling, he said, "stays with you " " I am interested in getting the op tim um amount of education for the tax dollar spent." he said "W e re in the business to educate young people and education is an ongoing thing ” Sandy faces a problem unlike the Portland schools. Johnson noted. "W e re in a position of increasing enrollm ent There is a movement to the ru ra l areas, to suburbia " Because of that situation, he says, "T he existing facility must be m ain tained and kept in safe and good w orking condition to keep a good in form ational atmosphere for young Call for Enrollment people to learn in " HOT LUNCHES FIELD TRIPS KINDER COLLEGE STATE CERTIFIED 40235 Hwy. 26, Sandy Rhone 668-6394 Don & Carol Zimmerly O w n ers/d ire cto rs z Spotlight on Mt. Hood Jones. 46. has "no real hang ups with the board." He says he is just interested in education He would like to see that the budget is "la id out well ao the people can follow it. He is concerned about school a t tendance. but b unsure what m ore can be done to halt truancy "The kids have to want the education for themselves." Selection W ayn e Johnson, a production supervisor for O m ark Industrie«, face« a challenge from Donald Gould, an independent insurance salesman, and Calvin Jones, a Portland firem an Both are vying for the board seat that 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. weekdays AGES 3 TO 6 YEARS * * * * Wayne R. Johnson " I think it is very sad to go to school to see the band or choir and only SO to 100 people show up." That, he con tinued. shows an apparent lack of concern or knowledge among the com m unity. He mentioned a liaison person as an answer to the problem " I ’m concerned as a property owner that it is costing us a lot of money to educate these young people," Johnson said " I t is important to s$e that those dollars a re spent in the best interest of the kid s." He said the way to accomplish this is with a more basic approach to education There is now an exploratory program which "allow s young people to become aw are of fields like space and elec tronics "T h is ," he said, "gives insight, and some direction to a career ’’ Cabin G. Jone» He said the board was "caught in a bind," thus forcing the current levy election, but "fixin g the roof b a number one priority as fa r as I ’m concerned We have to have the support in the election to fix that roof " He emphasized that insurance would not be available without the necessary repairs Jones sees no “ heavy issues" facing the board " I am interested in schoob and the local community. These are the means that we have to keep our society going Good schoob are the only way we have " » That interest, coupled with a desire to> see tax dollars spent wisely, has prompted his run for election "You cto the best you can with the num ber of dollars you have I'm not for a total reduction of taxes, but I like to see us get the most out of them " Welches candidates run unopposed by CAROL THL’RLKILL Post Correspondent R ich ard Claus b running for Welches School Board position one, a one-year term Thirty-five-year-old Claus b elie ve s he has some progressive input for the board He said he would especially like to see more effort put into gaining public involvem ent on a year-round basis. He and his wife, Jeanne, have three sons in Welches School, and one in pre school The fam ily moved tQ the mountain from Beaverton "to get into a sm all com m unity school." Claus said he still commutes into Port b n d to work as an engineer at F reig htliner Claus said he would also like to change the board meetings that last past m id n ig h t and w eekly meetings that start at 7 a m. " I'm not expecting to m ake any ferocious changes overnight, just a few dents in the b oard s personality," be added Alan Jensen is running for position four on Welches School Board, a four-year term Jensen has liv ed in Welches for 22 years and says he has always been interested in education. He It’s Spring CalicoCountry "1 think the job is about one-half done The ground work b already laid to m ake sure the kirfc get the beat possible education," he said He sees a continually improved curriculum and an effort to get public input aa important goals Jensen is a broker at Mt. Properties Realty Inc in W em m e He and h b wife, Judy, have two boys now attending Welches School and w e re bloom ing w ith new decorator and fashion fabrics! Katie Calico Says: Visit your Community College in action Join our - SPRING CLASSES: . Mt. Hood Community College 26000 S.E. Stark Street Gresham, Oregon has been on the ttoard for the pest four years and said he is ready to serve another fo u r. I I im m ] College Campus Open House Sunday, April 1 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Campus Tours • Student Demonstrations • Program Displays volunteers we have are excellent, hut we could very well expand Into a 24 hour situation "W e would get a quicker first responses,” he added "E specially after It p .m .” Quilting Class t e a Folded Star (1 class) Kay Daniels, instructor Join our MaeMns Embroidery.. • Beginning ft interm ediate. June KendalC instructor Roller Shades Lampshade Class Koy D o n t.lt, instructor. CLASS Instructor: Peggy Prickett SIGN MF 6 DATE INFO. AT OMR STO RE. SEWING < FABRIC CENTER Like good State Farm is there__ For help with all your family insurance naadi Sat Ron Norquist 3D770 Proctor. Pioneer Square Sandy 4 6 1 43 7 7
