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Section JA SANDY OREGON, THURSDAY, FEB 26. 198 î The Sdnüy Post _ People Home & Garden Features A fC d NCWS Commi inity schools eye future plans, programs b> KAYE BARTON KAKKE Post Correspondent she said Cox said the council is grateful to the Hoodland Women's Club for the use of an office in the women's club building for council meetings Hoodland Community School of ficials are taking a look at their pro gram and community in an effort to tailor future activities accordingly Reva Cox, community schools director, said the advisory council which directs the service met early in February and critically analyzed changes in the program's nine year history “ There have been d e fin ite physical changes in the mountain communities," Cox said "But more than that, there are services, shops and organizations up here now that didn't exist nine years ago." Cox cited the preschools, the Mountain Music Society, the senior center, the bookmobile and a medical clinic as a few examples of community growth The philosophy of community education is to coordinate a com munity's resources to provide learn ing o p p o rtu n itie s fo r a ll its residents, Cox said. At the beginning, there were fewer organizations on the mountain to meet social and cultural needs, and community schools was required to fill the gap by calling on volunteers to share their skills with their neighbors Cox said community schools now plans to act as a clearinghouse to coordinate activities of all mountain organizations, to bring interested people together with other groups' activities and to help avoid duplica tion of services. One of the first products of the new philosophy is a directory of groups within the Mt Hood Corridor which provide any kind of community ser "But community school's pro grams in other areas have large facilities for their use. some of which are suitable for dancing and other large group activities," she said In terms of classes offered to the public, Cox said the council is seek ing to emphasize quality rather than quantity, and is reducing the number of activities per term "A t the same time, we want our scope to be less narrow, so that our classes are of more interest to a wider number of people," she ex plained She said community interest is moving away from the arts and crafts toward practical skills such as bookkeeping, shorthand and com munications Other programs the council wants to emphasize involve unmet social needs, such as those of teenagers and the elderly. Proposals for new p ro g ra m s in c lu d e adopt a- g ra n d p a re n t and re n t a- grandparent. Council member Smith said the new services on the mountain have made the co m m un ities m ore autonomous "T h a t’s fortunate, too," she said. ‘ With the price of gas, all of us are trying to operate within a smaller radius — making fewer trips to Portland and so on.” vice. Cox and her volunteer council are working on the directory now It will be printed by Mt. Hood Community College, which sponsors the com munity education programs within the college district. The advisory council identified in formation services as one of the big gest needs of m ountain com munities, according to Carolyn C arolyn Sm ith (h o ld in g child», M a r ih n I eslie unit Reva fo x exam ine a rough draft of the new community schools directory. Smith, a member of the council "We don’t have a newspaper up here," she said. "We have only a monthly magazine which doesn’t help keep us informed of many day- to-day activities ■’ As a result, Smith said, the moun tain has become "a bulletin board society '' Another in fo rm a tio n resource used by many residents is The Store Natural Foods, she said Cox said this has been a long-term weakness of the community schools program on the mountain — ac cessibility. "W e’ve never had an of fice," she said "F o r a whilewe were able to use the trailer from Welches School, but Photo by Kaye Barton Bakkr for the most part community schools has been catching Reva Cox on the run — or in her kitchen," Cox con tinued "T h at’s a had way to try to operate — out of your pocketbook," Cox said thus trend should prove beneficial to the community schools program She said she is seeking community minded residents who would be willing to serve on the ad visory council. The spring term for community schools w ill begin April 7, Cox said, with registration to be held March 31 at Welches School. The brochure listing class offerings w ill be mailed approximately March 16 to all postal jiatrons in mountain communities, she said. Hoodland Happenings: Guild grand opening set Thursday, Feb. 26 The Mt Hood Pre-school Co-op classes will go on a field trip to Enna Pottery ttxiay Classes will meet at regular times and carpool from school. The Clackamas County Well Baby Clinic and WIC programs w ill be held at 9:30 a m at the Hoodland Women’s Club on Salmon River Road Call Patty Henniger, 622-3607, to make an appoint ment for immunizations or examina tions of children newborn through five years old A senior citizens lunch, sponsored by Loaves and Fishes, w ill be served at 11:30 a m in the Welches Sclnxil library Transportation can be arrang ed by calling the senior center, 622 3331 At 3 45 p m the Welches School girls basketball team plays Boring at the Boring gym The Clackamas County Lib ra ry Bookmobile will In* at Hoodland Plaza from 5 to 7 p m The phone number for Bookmobile information is 655 8542. . Feb. 27 The Wy E ast A rtis a n s G u ild celebrates the grand opening ot its new galery in Rhododendron offering refreshments and prizes today and throughout the weekend from 11 a m to 5 p m Special prizes include a crocheted blouse, weavings, pottery and an assortment of handcrafted items Tickets for the prizes may be ob tained at the gallery or at the Rhododendron gas station on Highway 26 Saturday, Feb. 28 The Wy-East Artisans Guild con unues its grand opening celebration at the new gallery in Rhododendron from 11 a m to 5 p m Sunday, March I The C o m m u n ity A p p re c ia tio n Potluck w ill be held at 1 p m. at the Hoodland Women’s Club honoring Juanita Post, proprietor of Juanita’s Mexico restaurant, for her service to the mountain community for the past 18 years Joyce Williams, Connie Herring, Joyce Bowman and Sharon Njust are hosting the potluck and would like those who plan to attend to bring a hot dish or salad and their own utensils For more information, call Williams, 622 -4408. The grand opening celebration con cludes at the Wy-East Artisans Guild gallery in Rhododendron. Prizes w ill be awarded at 3 p m Monday, March 2 A senior citizens lunch, sponsored by New book drop proves useful Use of a newly installed night depository for Hoodland lib ra ry patrons has been "very good better than I expected," said Sue New lands, librarian at the Sandy City Library The fxxik drop was installed in * January at the Hoodland Plaza Shopp ing Center, between Thriftway and the Rexall Drug Store " I expected the usage to be p<x»r at firs t," Newlands said, until patrons learned of the Ixxik drop's presence. "Hut the target audience has been real ly receptive " The depository was purchased with a state aid grant given the library during the last fiscal year Newlands said the $974 grant was allocated to the Ihxxlland Ixxik drop because "lib ra ry patrons on the mountain live so far from any of the libraries in the county it's just inconvenient for them to return books " Installation of the Ixxik drop was delayed nearly a year because of back orders and other m anufacturing delays, Newlands said The libararian pointed out that the book drop can be used for books from any library within the Clackamas Coun ty cooperative network, including the Sandy City Library and the Clackamas County Ixxikmobile. Emma Wheeler, a Welches resident for 35 years. M id she w ill use the Ixxik depository regularly Wheeler said she checks Ixxiks out of the Sandy Library twice a month " I stop in every other Tuesday on my way to Portland," she said The library- employees know Wheeler's reading Welches resident Em m a Wheeler is a regular customer of the new hook drop in tastes and have a stack of Ixxiks ready Hoodland Plaza. for her to check ou, Ixiaves and Fishes, will he served at 11:30 a m in the Welches School library Transportation may be arrang ed by calling 622 3331. The Hixxlland Women's Club holds its monthly meeting at 8 p m at the club building on Salmon River Road Joyce Holm, of Designer’s Hair Styles, will display spring coiffures at the meeting. Tuesday, March 3 The Hixxlland Chamber of Commerce holds its monthly hoard meeting at 11:30 a m at the Red Lion Inn The Welches School girls basketball team plays Orient School at 3 45 p m in the Welches School gym. mation and meeting location. A meeting of the Senior Citizens Steering Committee w ill be held nt 10 a m in the H(xx1land Women’s Club building The Clackamas County Bixtkmohile w ill be the the Government Camp post office from 2:15 to 3:30 p m., and at the H(xx1land Plaza Shopping Center park ing lot from 4:30 to 7 p ni. There will be a Mountain Players general meeting at 8 p m in the Wemme Lions Club on Highway 26 Discussion and selection of the next production offered by the Mountain Players will the subject of the meeting Thursday. March 5 Wednesday, March 5 Welches Community School Tiny- Tots group meets from 10 a m to noon Call Connie Westly, 622 3073, for infor A senior citizens lunch, sponsored by Ixiaves and Fishes, w ill be served at 11:30 a m. in the Welches School lib ra ry For transportation, call 622 3331. The Welches School girls basketball team plays Corbett School at the Cor belt gym at 3:45 p m Welches Community School council has set March 31 as the pre-registration date for the spring term, Reva Cox, coordinator of Welches Community School, said, "brochures w ill be mailed March 16 and the spring term will begin April 7." Classes that have been finalized in elude boat building, txxikkeeping, typ ing. shorthand, car maintenance, bicy cle maintenance, sports, aerobic danc ing, storytelling for children and arts and crafts. John McArdle of the Lions Club reported that the Lions w ill host a Spaghetti and Italian Sausage Dinner March 7 at 6:30 p m ., followed by an auction at 8 p m SUHS officials address forum Administrators from Sandy Union High School addressed approximately 35 members and guests of the Hoodland C ham ber of C om m erce at the Chamber’s monthly breakfast forum on Tuesday. Superintendent Jack Peters and Prin McMahan were asked numerous questions from the floor regarding recent charges that the high school has a problem with drug use and alcohol among students. cipal John a small quantity of marijuana was found and said the students involved were suspended school’s Boosters Club or to join ad visory councils where they could voice their concerns effectively, The school board’s attorney told McMahan the locker check could be carried out without violating student rights McMahan said 1100 lockers were searched in 27 minutes Peters recalled his career of 32 years in secondary education and said parent involvement has declined noticeably within the last 12 years The principal said no alcohol was found in the lockers, and less than half an ounce of marijuana "This is the only place where you still have lo c a l c o n tro l of your government." Peters told the group He said that 94 percent of his ad m inistrative duties were "legislated, mandated or negotiated ” McMahan acknowledged that there are students who use drugs and alcohol, but emphasized that the administration neither condones or overlooks it. He told the group. "You can find anything in that high school that you find i human nature," but said regar ding drug use on campus, " I think we have a good handle on it.” McMahan described a recent sur prise check of student lockers in which McMahan and Peters urged concern ed parents to get involved with the high The remaining six percent, he said, is where loca l citize n s can make themselves heard, " I t ’s the last bulwark of democracy." D M V transactions up 20% More than 7 6 million vehicle and driver license transactions last year resulted in collection of $62 million by the Oregon Motor Vehicles Division. The I960 tally showed transactions in creased 20 percent, and dollars col lected increased by more than 44 per cent over 1979 m illion last year and came from 1.7 m illion new and renewed registrations Another 11 6 million were collected for titles, dealer licenses, prorated vehicles, record lookups, winter recrea tion parking permits, snowmobile transfers, and other miscellaneous divi sion activities. Part of the reason for the upswing in revenue was due to I960 registrations compared with 1979 Since the state's two-year registration law took effect in 1974, even-numbered years, such as last year, produce more money than off- numbered years Registration revenue totalled $43 The end of the year report confirmed that I960 was a bad year for car sales with titles for new vehicles down nearly 20 percent from 1979 DMV issued 185,206 new vehicle titles New to Oregon titles, a reflection of new residents and out-of-state vehicles com ing to Oregon, also dropped - 15.813 last year compared with 112,893 in 1979 Although the number of titles issued dropped, revenue went up because title fees increased from $2 to $7 late in 1979 Driver license revenue last year totalled $4 9 million - up 12.5 percent from 1979, Transactions numbered 607,000 - up eight percent, DMV also collected $465.596 last year from the sale of custom license plates That money goes to the state's litte r clean up program after adm inistrative coat is deducted More the $945.000 were collected for both the Motor Vehicle Ac cident Fund and the Student D river Training Fund last year Each fund gets $2 from each driver license issued i (
