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Thurs.. Dec A 107» (Sec 2) SANDY (O re.) ROST Local Silver Threads program honored “ Silver Threads Among The G old,” the Sandy community program which brings children and nursing home residents together, was featured at the recent N a t io n a l C o m m u n ity E d u c a tio n A s s o c ia tio n convention in Boston. Judy Sheppard, director, was invited to present the Sandy program as one of the outstanding com m unity education programs in the * nation. The association's 14th annual convention was billed as “ the marketplace for leadership decision-making in the 1980 s” and included c o m m u n ity e d u c a tio n leaders from throughout the U.S. Other programs featured as outstanding community education models were those in Tucson, Ariz.; Duluth, M in n .; Baldw in, M ich .; Austin, Texas; Birmingham, Ala.; Durham, N.C.; and Farmington, Me. The Tri-Met board told Cass Thursday to pursue a $22.2 m illio n g rant ap plication for purchase of 30 articulated ( bendable) buses and 75 regular buses. Eighty percent of the cost would be picked up by the federal government, with Tri-Met paying 10 percent and the state paying the remaining 10 percent, according to the application. It is now being introduced in other areas of the state by Sheppard with the assistance of Mt. Hood Community College and a grant from the Charles S. Mott Foundation. New restaurant opens A new family-oriented restaurant has opened on Northeast 181st Avenue near Glisan Street. Bob’s Big Boy, 707 NE 181st Ave., is part of a national chain of full-service restaurants. Breakfast is served any time of day, and the lunch and dinner menus feature seafood, steak, ham burgers, sandwiches and more. Tri-Met raising fares to fu n d bus purchases Tri-Met w ill have to raise its fares in A pril to help pay for buses required to meet in c r e a s in g r id e r s h ip , General Manager Peter Cass said Friday. The Sandy program started as a community school a c tiv ity w hich developed friendships be tween school children and nursing home residents through regular visits and shared activities. Staff photo Silver Threads director Judy Sheppard recently earned national honors for her Bob's Big Boy is open from 6:30 a.m. until 1 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and until 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday. work with program. the local Silver Threads The buses in that grant would be in addition to 57 articulated buses for which Tri-Met already has received funding. Cass hopes to buy all 87 articulated buses early next year, with delivery expected 12-15 months later, he said. The regular buses wouldn’t be delivered until 1982, he said. Tri-Met staff is drafting a rate increase which the board w ill consider in January when it begins looking at the agency's proposed five-year plan, Cass said. The fare proposal w ill have several components, with hikes ranging from 5 cents to 15 cents and a discount for bus passes, Cass said. “ In the long term we want to encourage people to use the passes, so we’ll probably increase the cash fares but not have the pass fare go as high.” The board also w ill con sider other revenue soirees for the bus agency, such as an auto licensing tax, state lo tte ry and income tax surcharge, Cass said. Fares now cover one-third the operating costs, with the employer payroll tax sup plying the remainder. “ The problem is, we have a fin a n c ia l base that is eroding,” Cass said. “ I t ’s at the highest we can go. Our demand is su bsta ntia lly higher than what the payroll tax can provide." He said the board must weigh the increasing demand brought on by the gasoline shortage against the fixed revenue demands. The fleet is at capacity, Cass said. But the board may have to decide not to meet the demand if it cannot find a stronger revenue base, he said. “ We have to make sure we don’t grow any faster than we can afford to pay fo r,” he said. Handel’s ‘Messiah’ slated Handel’s “ Messiah” w ill be performed in the College Theater at Mt. Hood Com munity College, Dec. 9 at 3 p.m. The presentation of “ Messiah” is free and open to the public. Over 100 members of the Mt. Hood Symphony Choir and the Community Choir w ill blend their voices in the Christmas concert. Virginia Shimer, instructor of music and voice at MHCC is con ducting the Symphonic Choir. Dwight Phelps, MHCC voice instructor, w ill direct the Community Choir. “ The ‘Messiah’, ” explains Phelps, “ is an oratorio based on the birth, life and death of Christ. There are three sections and we are doing the first section on the birth of C h ris t.” The H allelu ja h Chorus w ill conclude the performance. Accompanying the choir w ill be Jean Hobbs, the regular Community Choir accompanist, on the piano, and Ardeth W arrington, MHCC music student, on the harpsichord. Soprano soloists are Diane Huff and Carolyn Window, Community Choir members, and Arlene Masser, MHCC student. Soloing as mezzosopranos are Karen Acker, of the Community Choir, and Kelly Carlton, MHCC music major. Tenor soloists are Gordon H a lv o rs e n , C o m m u n ity Choir member, and Mike Schoeneman, MHCC music major from Franklin High School. Roland H a rris, Community Choir member is the bass soloist. The combined choirs performed “ Messiah” at Mt. Hood two years ago. Phelps recalls a standing room only crowd at that time and is a n ticip a tin g a s im ila rly enthusiastic turnout for the Dec. 9 performance. The Community Choir is active throughout the school year. Practices are held Tuesday nights at 7:30 p.m. in room 2138 at MHCC. Any in te re s te d c o m m u n ity members may register for the class. A $5 audit fee is charged for the course. Winter term begins Wed nesday, Jan. 2. For more information, call 667-7156. Auditions set The Northwest Repertory Dance Company of Portland, directed by V. Keith M artin, announces open auditions for one male dancer and one female dancer on Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. The positions w ill in clude paid performances through July 1980 as well as a West Coast to u r in February 1980. Tired of all this rain? The Baha’is of Sandy invite you to an evening in the South Pacific. SLIDE PRESENTATION on Tonga—the friendly Isles, by Donald and Nori Blanks on Tues., Dec. 11,7:30 p.m. For more information call 668-7574 668-6876 MT. VIEW GOLF COURSE HOUSEPLANT Of your choice...many varieties! 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