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About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (July 16, 1981)
4 - SANDY (O r* ) POST Thur* July 16 1981 (Se< I Book review World of comets unveiled by B A R B A R A W A T E ItllO lS E For the Post H a lle y ’s Comet, w hich ap pears once every 76 years, is com ing again in 19H6 Nigel C alder, the em inent B ritis h science w rite r, has w ritte n “ The Comet is C o m ing ,” an account of co m e ts‘ and the m ania they inspire A dozen or m ore comets are seen from the E a rth each year Some are com ing on p re d ic te d o r b its and others have never been seen before In I960, the total score of catalogued comets was 6<Ki The b rig h t comets that panic the pu blic come only a few tim es in a cen tu ry H a lle y ’s is the brigh te st in the class of 16 com ets They re tu rn to the Sun fro m m ore than 20, but less than 200 years None of these 16 com ets extend beyond Neptune Kahoutek is in the new com et class of 100 comets w hich come in fro m im mense distances They are distinguishable by th e ir high speeds near the Sun The West class has about 450 com ets T h e ir o rb its range anyw here up to two m illio n years to com plete “ W e s t” it s e l f , seen in 1975-76, has an o rb it of 16,000 years The Pons-W innecke class contains about loo com ets, w ith o rb its that b rin g them back at in te rva ls between five and 20 years Encke is in a class by itself w ith an o rb it of 3.3 years E n c k e , a n d th e P ons W innecke class, are old and DON'T BUY A WEAK EXCUSE FOR A BRUSHCUTTER. BUY A STIHL FS80. decaying com ets C alder provides tips fo r a m a te u r com et w atchers, debunks m yths and supersti lions, and gives us some in t e r e s t in g s to r ie s a b o u t histo rica l figu res There are eight color photographs and 50 illu s tra tio n s O ther new books at the Sandy P ub lic L ib ra ry in elude “ G orky P a rk -' by M ar t in C ru z S m ith , “ E d e n Seekers the Settlem ent of O regon” by M alcolm ( ’la rk J r and “ The New B ride's Book of E tiq u e tte ” by the editors of B rid e M agazine But 1« you buy a biuahi ultui buckle yourwll into a powerful iwsporuuve Stihl FSHO It 11 «tart in a aacond. I * cum kxtabla lot hour» and laat lot year* C u n a i standard with Stihl ■ ascluM va P o l y c u t h a a d And two lypat of metal blade* are available at option* Try the FSHC and you'll buy the PStO ik- , have the strenoth I Stih. r v ,‘.1 * >»• »his FSBO B'uthcuffer A ye» a $ 4 I ?o value BRUSHCUTTER ACCESSORIES KIT ♦or on ly *7.95 ‘911’ calls now free Pay telephone custom ers in the Sandy area now have coin-free access to ” 911” em ergency services fro m pay telephones w ith a 666 p re fix, according to Chuck Day, G resham area divisio n m anager fo r G e n e ra l Telephone Co. of the Nor thwest .-»V An added feature is that custom ers using these in strum ents w ill be able to dial “ O perator” free of charge New in fo rm a tio n card s have been placed at pay telephone locations in Sandy w ith in stru ction s on how to use the new service ‘ OFFER good u n til July 18 1981 only P H O N E 6 3 0 -6 8 6 8 DICK’S Logging Supply 272 S.E. B roadw ay, Estacada , ------J by Dan I),Hon After 1» year» as a rural route earner with the postal service. Boh McBee retired last week with plans to spend time at a little farm near Madras lie had been a substitute carrier for I I years and a regular for the past six. Senior Center News A theater night has been planned at W ashington Park f o r s e n io r c e n te r p a r ticip a n ts F rid a y . Ju ly 17 D e pa rtu re from the Sandy Senior Center w ill tie 5 p m w ith a din n e r stop scheduled at a P o rtla n d restaurant before proceeding to the Rose G arden A m ph ithe atre F eatured w ill tie the m usical com edy, “ Kiss Me K a te .” R eturn to the center w ill I k * a p p ro xim a te ly 11:30 p m A n u tritio n subcom m ittee m eeting w ill tie held Mon day, J u ly 20, at 10:30 a m Am ong the topics to be eon sidered w ill tie the recently d r a fte d n u t r itio n c e n te r standards fo r the Loaves and Fishes program T h e r e g u la r m o n th ly m eeting of the Sandy Senior Center A d viso ry C om m ittee w ill be held Tuesday, July 21, fro m 9 Io 11 a m C om m it tee m em bers w ill be asked to elect o ffice rs for the 19KI H2 fisca l ye a r as w ell as to ap prove goals and objectives fo r senior center program s The Golden Age Clut» holds a potluck at the Center next T hursday, J u ly 23, at noon, follow ed by afternoon enter ta in rn e n t Guests are in 10:30 a m N u tritio n Sub com m ittee Noon: Meal I p m Loaves and O il P aintin g Tuesday, July 21 F or m ore in fo rm a tio n con cern in g a c tiv itie s and ser vices fo r seniors, contact the center, 6M 5569 (ig h t In fla tio n Fishes 1p.m . Cards vited. Summertime Sale! 1,000 Custom C olors a v a ila b le in o ur b rig h t, n e w p a in t lin e I 7 :3 0 a tn .: M en’s B rea kfast 9 a m Sandy Senior ('e n te r A dvisory C om m ittee Noon Loaves and Fishes Meal 1 p m . . B lood P re s s u re Activities for the Week of July 16 through July 23 Clinic lp m 1 C eram ics Thursday, July Iti 9 a m : E xercise Class 10 a m H um anities Class Noon Loaves and Fishes Meal Wednesday, July 22 9:30 a m : C eram ics Noon Loaves and Fishes Meal 1 p m Band P ra ctice 1 to 3 p m . : Horseshoes in Friday, July 17 Noon: Loaves and Fishes Meal 5 p m Senior Dine Out and T heater Night Monday, July 20 9 30 a m E xercise Class Meinig Park Thursday, July 23 9 a .m 10 a m Noon: P otluck E xercise Class H um anities Class G olden Age C lub and E n te rta in m e n t FLAT FINISH — SOLID COLOR ACRYLIC RUSTIC WOOD STAINS ÌM 71 SERIES Acrylic Rustic Stain has proven per- I formance for the best in durability and color retention It may be applied over a damp surface on either new or pre- f l viously painted surfaces Water ” clean-up Save 46% EXTERIOR SOL® COiC* . 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