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The Srfndy Post Editorial & Opinion Von Braschler. Publisher Caroline Duff, Office Manager Mark Floyd, Editor Dan Dillon, News Editor SANDY, OREGON. THURSDAY. JULY 16, 1981 SUHS Board ‘hiding’ public notices Sandy High boosters who long for closer rapport between the school and community have a bit longer to wait. The school board in a surprise move this week voted to print public notices in Portland’s morn ing newspaper, rather than their community newspaper. The switch was suggested by board member Wayne Johnson and passed unanamously by the board. What better way to keep more than half the district in the dark? The approximately 40 percent of Sandy area residents who read the Portland newspaper daily may not notice the change, but the other 60 percent may discover a new com munication gap—self-inflicted by the school. Those little legal notices, after all, tell how’ a school is spending the district’s money and advertise up coming public hearings. To hide such information in a Portland morning paper of low readership locally may be considered ir responsible by the school’s elected community representatives. Curiously, the board voted to advertise in the five-times more c o stly s ta te w id e p u b lic a tio n without requests for bid proposals, despite the fact the Portland AM paper is not considered an official newspaper of record by any other local government body. So for that half of the district left in the dark, we would like to print the appropriate number to call. Phone the school at 668-8011 in the future to have your high school public notices read to you. (VB) Parade outgrows its time and place The recen t Sandy M ountain Festival parade with a record 91 entries was a glorious site, indeed, and a fountain of pride for local residents who have seen their parade grow into one of the state’s largest. For the purpose it originally was intended, however, it may have outgrown itself. The big parade also ran a record 75 minutes (without breaks), causing the spon soring Sandy Area Merchants to abbreviate their planned two-hour moonlight sale afterward. The merchants would like to start the parade earlier than 7:30 p.m. to allow two good hours of moonlight shopping , but closing down state Highway 26 during heavy dinner-hour traffic poses problem s,, An alternative suggestion might be to relocate the parade on a street such as parallel Pleasant Street, which is nearly as long as Pioneer Boulvard through town and nearly as wide. Parking and spectator room would be com parable, too, and the city wouldn’t have to hassle the state highway division with closure of half the highway route through town. With such an alternative parade route, the city even could accom modate desire of some merchants to direct the flow westbound downhill, rather than eastbound which is uphill. The suggestion may not be feasi ble, but at least it’s worth discus sion. Only let’s lay plans now—not bicker at the final hour over which way the parade goes. The Festival committee deserves a lot of credit for assembling such a big and trouble-free parade as San dy enjoys each July. It appears, however, that little Sandy finally may have outgrown the state h ig h w ay th a t so long h as dominated the rustic landscape (VB) Caution needed on Meinig turnoffs Some motorists here appear con fused. The law is more concise. Left-hand turns from Meinig Avenue onto Proctor Boulevard are illegal against the light. The confusion, of course, comes with the fact motorists are turning onto a one-way street. The catch, however, is that they are turning from a two-way street. That’s not permitted by state law—only free left-hand turns from a one-way street onto another one-way street. A reserve Clackamas County deputy here notes a number of local motorists making this mistake. It’s probably an honest error, he notes, but one that should be corrected. The state highway through town makes Sandy much too busy for such sloppy, careless driving More than 10,000 cars each day travel each way through town on the split highway. Trucks roar through town, closely pursued by impatient trav elers over the m ountain. Transport vehicles halt traffic, as they back up on the highway to unload. Some drivers disregard stripped center mediums where the busy one-way thoroughfares rejoin. O th e r d r iv e r s d is r e g a r d crosswalks downtown. Why make the highway through town any more dangerous with sloppy driving by local residents who should know better? Maybe we all could straighten up our acts. (VB) Salem scene; Letters to the editor: schools Schools our hope After noting how many school districts in Oregon have not even passed an A ’ ballot, I have come to the conclusion that many Orego nians consider education itself as a frill This is a big mistake, and the future of Oregon and the nation as a whole will suffer The Reagan adm inistra tion wants to bring our d efen se and in d u s tr ia l capacities hack to the ex alted position they once held At the same time, our educa tional system is getting knocked on its ears by federal and state budget cuts, as well as local budget election defeats Who is going to staff the technical positions in in dustry and the military? Check the “ help wanted” section of the newspaper, and you will find many open ings for well qualified young people These positions can’t be filled. The high school graduates in the m ilitary aren't educated well enough in technical fields to master the equipment at current levels of technology In order to accomplish the president's wish, we will h a v e to in c re a s e o u r technology far ahead of cur rent levels How will we do Ball strike, Salem marathon alike by JACK Z IM M E R M A N Associated Oregon Industries Speculation in Salem these days involves which will last longer—the current session of the leg islatu re or the baseball strike You may wonder how anyone could draw a parallel between these two events At first ponder, it does seem a little fa r fetched To those keeping track of both, however, the strike and the session do have distinct sim ilarities. Loçislativ» Report from the State Capital Both are lasting longer than they should EXC LU SIVE fo Oregon s Weekly Newspa They are costing a lot of dough par» from Associated Oregon Indus tries They are upsetting loyal fans of baseball and politics, too After all, major league ballplayers are expected to play tional pastime on radio or the tube ball—all season-from early spring until late fall Estimating the number of Oregonians actually following the Politicians who make it to the State Legislature s big legislature even is more difficult to determine Those eligible leagues are supposed to gather up to six months, figure out to vote are a preponderance of the state's 2.530.600 total how much tax money there is to spend for two years, decide population Those actually registered to vote number only how to spend it and go home 1 569.222 Of that number 1.209.691 cast ballots last ye ar- a Ballplayers aren't playing Also, the leg islature won't go fallout that hints that baseball fans are more loyal than fans of home the legislature There are some differences Ballplayers aren't getting paid le s t week the session eclipsed longevity records of 177 davs Legislators are Don't try comparing relative wage scales, in 1977, 17« days in 1979 and even 180 days in 1973 Those though That could lead to an attempt to explain both the statistically inclined might consider the fact the legislature reason for the strike and the reason the session hasn't ended worked on the Fourth of July, but ballplayers didn't That's yet Both are beyond comprehension of respective fans, for your record book Dyed-in-the wool lawmaking fans By the time you read this the strike will have lasted more will immediately recall the 77 session when that particular than a month and the session more than six Both are records Assembly worked on Good Friday, but took a holiday on April Both records aren't pleasant for the more th»n » million Fool's Day fill ballparks each season o* the 1.«55 400 Maybe this isn't a good comparison after all Baseball fans 'Is vote thrive on statistics The stnke has all but obliterated those of baseball fanatics cited here is strictly fascinating figures for this season But many of the numbers speculative, based on seasonal attendance figures It ignores keep growing in Salem the vast number who never see a game live and follow the na stance per diem and other expenses for in this and at the same tim e let our schools fall ap art9 The Japanese and the Soviets are upgrading their schools to teach m o re technical courses at lower grades, because they realize the only way to a strong economy (and for the Soviet Union a strong m ilitary) is to c o n tin u e to in c re a s e technological development We should be writing our congressmen to tell them education is a strong p riori ty We should be passing local school budget elections and electing people to school b o a rd s w ith s tro n g backgrounds in business and industry, who know what the job market holds in the way of opportunity Instead, we tell our con gressmen to slash school funds, fail local budget elec tions and show such apathy toward school boards that many boards are filled with people who don’t know what education is all about. The United States is at a crossroads, and we can rise or fall based on our tre at ment of young people Im prove their minds, and we rise. Let them grow up without a quality education, and we will become a poor nation and maybe a dead one. because “ Iva n ’’ is nipp ing at our heels Harold Hayward Sandy Offended Until I read Shara'Deen Anderson's a rtic le about “ Homer HadN uff,” I had no idea what a detrement to society my fam ily and I are According to her. we're go ing to ru in the w ho le w orld—voting against those school levies. We h ave 10 ch ild re n Homer and I have a few more things in common. too What upsets me is that all 10 of our children have had all those school activities, sports, music and frills. Remember, about 20 years ago we started voting "Y e s” on nearly every school tax levy put before us Well, enough is enough I for one think we've given too much, and I don’t just mean to the children I think it is tim e for a lot less frills and a lot more basic education Maybe we ought to start with the teachers first I don't believe a per son—in this case, the ma jority should be ridiculed and called ignorant, because they vote« "No ” P e rh a p s S h a r a 'D e e n would feel more comfortable in a less free country—say fo r instan ce, Russia I understand they have little or no choice or voice there Wc do have freedom of choice. We can vote If we choose, we do not have to vote If I, for one, am pushed h a rd enough and long enough-like Homer I'm go ing to speak out, rebel and probably organize Judging from the reaction of the voters, apparently a lot of other people feel the same way. My father's fam ily is from the south Mother’s fam ily w e re m ig ra n t w o rk e rs . Many were uneducated. I preseume this is the caliber of person dumb Homer is supposed to be I never met one of them that was a stupid as Shara'Deen tried to make Home out to be Yes, I am of fended In fact, it makes me think I should take one of my illiterate “younguns'and go “ fishen " Just one more thing, Mr. Editor Is Shara'Deen going to be paid to write her col umn in the Sandy Post? If so. would you please cut out Shara'Deen’s articles from my paper from now on, before you m ail me my paper, and send me a refund fo r m y p o rtio n of the subscription fee that would go to her? 1 don't feel that I want to contribute to further her type of education If I really am lucky in life, I'll n ever be educated like Shara'Deen, nor as narrow minded Dixie Marshall Sandy Offended, too I guess that the m ajority of the voters in our district are all ignorant, according to Anderson If Anderson is the product of our school system, then I think we are in bad shape, in deed I found the article poorly written and an insult on the intellectual integrity of the m ajority of the people W H Tuttle Sandv Hood wildlife For 25 years 1 have lived within a mile of the "suppos ed w ild life re fu g e" that M ichael P Jones wrote about in the Sandy Post July I . T h a t was m y f ir s t knowledge we had such a thing up here I have hunted deer all through that area for years, and I never once ran into a bear, elk or mountain cat. I did see two bears about 20 year ago— one over at the co u nty dum p on N o rth Brightwood road and one up behind Barlow T rail, while I was hunting c e s s iv e ta x e s ! Maybe now is the tim e to start “G R O U PSTER S” (G et rid of useless, pesky, secret, troublemaking environmen tal, rampaging solicitors.) Ethel Annis Brightwood Parade great In the Alderwood site he w ro te of (th e w ild lif e Fantastic! Incredible! refuge), I have not seen a How else can we describe deer in years (lots of dogs, this year's Sandy Mountain however ) We all know how Festival We have attended well dogs and wildlife get the event once as spectators along together The story and for the last two years as about the land on the other exhibitors. Each tim e the side of the road has as many w arm th of our Sandy com untruths, as does the Aider- munity dominates the a t wood story mosphere in Meinig Park Please let me state that I Exhibitors from outside am not gung ho about either Sandy love to be part of our development, but it sure Festival. Some attend this sounds like someone up here event only, but those who doesn't want any competi h a v e booths in o th e r tion for the monies that such festivals say our Mountain development might bring to Festival is the best the mountain What draws them here is M r Sheets, of ECOS com the natural beauty of Meinig p la in s th a t the county Park and the special attitude doesn't notify him of things of the Mountain Festival going on up here in time for Committee him to do anything about it. Congratulations, people of Well I didn’t see any Public Sandy. Thank you, Mountain Notices of ECOS being form Festival Committee ed Therefore, I think it We love being part of this would be nice, if he would let com m unity and knowing the rest of the mountain you know all about how ECOS The Poutala Fam ily got it’s start and just what it's main purpose is -o th e r Sandy than sticking your nose in other people's business Is he afraid some of the wrong people might want to join? If he is so sure these two Thank you for the wonder developments are going to ful display of our “ beloved ru in the m o u ntain and fla g J u ly 4th fro m w ildlife, just where was he Brightwood to Wemme On when the fully treed, filled every electric pole our flag with w ild,ike area behind was waving to, we. the free the golf course was turned people, into a c ity9 Where was he I wonder how many people when ZigZag Village ruined noticed them and took tim e some of the very best natural to slow down, so they could wildlife habitat and turned it really enjoy the wonderful into a c ity9 Where was he sight and say “ Thank you." when Tim berline Rim turn This is the only country in ed acres and acres of wildlife the world that could have so habitat into a city? And let's m a n y fla g s fly in g fo r not forget Rippling River I everybody to see and enjoy I could go on and on was almost overcome with Would you believe that emotion Such a beautiful some people up here would sight showed much com have you think that Don munity spirit. O brist’s rockcrusher is the Again I say, thank you, only “ ra p e r“ of the moun thank you, thank you. I ap tain! His rockcrusher is a preciated it so very much pebble, compared to the Mrs Greta Ourecky mountain of developments Boring As I said, I'm no, in favor of either development Still I don't think telling lies is the right way to stop the pro 1-ETTER S P O IJC Y ; blem, I think we already Tb* Post asks that all have too m u ch ’ big letters to the editor be typed, brother." telling us what we i t ' t , 1, ? and can and cannot do lea d lin e b noon, Tuesday It seems as if all any of us L *tU rs should be accurate, can do with our own property Jr»« of libelous remarks and anym ore is pay the ex *■ food taste. 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