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About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1982)
Tburt Hannah Eldredge born David and Jan Eldredge of Brightwood recently an nounced the birth their daughter. Hannah Jane She was born Jan. l l in Forest Grove She weighed eight pounds and 10 ounces. Economic slump traced to 1960s a n d w a s 21 in c h e s lo ng Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Harry Gower of Fresno, C a lif, and Mr and Mrs Dick Eldredge of Pleasanton. Calif A lth o u g h th e im m e d ia te causes o f Oregon's financial woes can be found in the economic slump of the past two years, the roots of the problem trace back to the late 1980s says an Oregon State University extension ex pert on state and local taxation Students on honor roll About 300 persons were on the honor roll for the winter term at Western Oregon State College A grade point average of 3 5 to 3 09 is required, as well as a load of at least 12 credit hours Lauri McDonald of Bor ing and Lisa Kaenell H olli day of Eagle Creek were in cluded in that group Gresham Alarm — Inc. 39373 Proctor, P.O. Box 40 668-5016 or 666-5200 -------SANDY------- CLOSED CIRCUIT T.V. During those years, p e rsonal incom e in Oregon grew at an an nual rate of more than 11 percent, employment FREEZER ALARMS • at 3 percent and popula tion at 2 percent. The sta te 's general fund shared in the prosperi ty, thanks to its heavy reliance on personal in come taxes “ When you look at the history of those years, the first thing you notice is that the state was con servative in its revenue p ro je c tio n s ,” Weber said “The state always took in more monev from tax collections th a n i t th o u g h t i t would As a result of these unanticipated revenues, the state treasury ended each biennium w ith more money on hand than expected. Even though the planned en ding balances were reasonable and prudent, the a c tu a l e n d in g balances—the money left after all the state's b ills had been “ From 1987 through 1973, Oregon had a m o d e ra te ly g ro w in g economy that created a pattern of expectations in regard to state tax revenues that people had little reason to assume would change,** said Bruce Weber, an economist for the OSU extension com m unity development program BURGLAR FIRE SECURITY ALARMS bv»<n«ti une» IMZ p a id - w e r e con siderably higher These e n d in g balances ranged from a low of $18 million in 1971 to highs of $200 million in 1975 and $271 m illion in 1979 “ You could call it an e m b a rra s s m e n t of riches and it occurred e v e ry b ie n n iu m ,” Weber said The L e g is la tu r e resp o n d e d to the favorable revenue situa tion during this period by in c re a s in g the payments from the state general fund to local governments and to tax relief D uring the 1989 79 decade, general fund s u p p o rt fo r lo c a l governm ent and tax relief rose from 39 per cent in 1969 to 48 percent in the 1977-79 biennium In 1979, the L e g is la tu re faced a g ro w in g ta x p a y e r 's revolt, inspired p rim a ri ly by Proposition 13 in California When the 1979 Legislature convened, there had been a decade of moderate economic growth, a history of con servative revenue pro jections, a substantial and increasing ending balance in the general fu n d , and a tre n d toward increasing state expenditures for local government aid and tax relief Responding to the de mand for tax relief and lo o k in g at the e x perience of the past decade, the Legislature enacted a continuing program of tax relief that more than doubled the proportion of the general fund used for tax re lie f from just under 9 percent to 19 percent RED DELICIOUS APPLES EXTRA FANCY, CRISP LBS. 37 LB. BOX 99 ..’11” POTATOES ORANCES Mt. Hood Community College has been chosen to coordinate a study of the econom ic im p a c t th a t Oregon’s community col leges have on the state. CELEBRATE CHIHESE NEW YEAR 4 6 8 0 "YEAR OF THE D O «" TOFU FRIED TOFU CHINESE NOODLES WON TON WRAPPER EGGROLL WRAPPER BEAN SPROUTS CHOP SUET FRIEO NOODLES They are also to study the economic impact that each community college has on its own district. .,6 9 « .„ ,6 9 »„ 69« ,4„, 88 ...„„88« 2 ,8 8 ' 2,.s 88« 2,..88« The study, to be con ducted by the college's research office, w ill be completed by the end of March with the major part of the data being collected this week. D r. M ike Stevenson, d ire c to r of the MHCC research office, said, “ This s tu d y ’ s d e fin itio n o f economic impact is the ad ditional money in circula tion within the state or col leges' districts due to the existance of the local com munity colleges AVOCADOS U.S. N O . 1, RUSSET CALIFORNIA, LARGE BAKING SIZE 3 .99« 4 99 37 LB. C T N ....M 1 ” The study w ill examine the economic impact from July I, 1980, to June 30, 1981 The total impact for any college w ill include the d ir e c t and in d ir e c t economic effect an institu tion generates FOR BLUE M O U N T A IN / r j2 “ The direct impact is the sum of appropriate institu tional staff and student ex penditures. The indirect impact is the product of the d ire ct im pact tim es a m uiitplier that represents the way in which the initial expenditures are spent and respent by others in the state or districts SUNKIST frozen i 'Ï ORANGE! iUICE FIRST two 12 tins 02. Stevenson emphasizes that “ at all times during this study it is crucial to remember that the com munity college's purpose is educational and social, not economic. case of 24: 19.99 FA. «J ADDITIONAL AT »11.99 ft HEALTH & BEAUTY AIDS & “ BLITZ BEER $^99 12 PACK 40'» •10 oz. t V " A ft 12 oz. TIN W INES •**■**■*,.... IT • . *5™ lllllIlIP JRBF FAMILY W INES :/ $2 79 TOOTHPASTE tA O O W INES “ ? 2 89 BAH ROLL-OH MEAT PIES ----- or Turkey ’’CHINESE NEW YEAR SPECIALS ' K U tlA KHAN KOKK PEG OR U NS C E N TE D C H UNKING EGG ROLLS K U tlA KHAN FRIED RICE AVAILABLE AT M O S T THRIFTW AY STORES PRESSED W O O D CHIP FIRELOGS SKIPPY GRAPE JUICE S |6 7 PEANUT BUTTER $179 creamy or REOULAR O R W H ITE CHU NKY 3 LB “3 PACK 40 oz "SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY"' i n z —H l T H R IF T W A Y H O O D LA N D O « CHICKfN C h o p » u fv CHOW MEIN RIUNITE W ELCH'S 2 J1 C hicken a NICOLOGS 69- S W A N S O N 'S CLOSE-UP CARLO ROSSI GRAPE JUICE & 3” j ’2 75 18 oz. CHICKEN SHKIMK O« MEAT t SMKIMK CHICKEN O»PO»K N A B IS C O " H O N E Y M A ID " ERA GRAHAM CRACKERS $119 LAUNDRY DETERGENT 1 LB. ■ BLUE BELL KRAFT FOR S C O U R IN G GOLDEH GRAHAMS POTATO CHIPS MAYO- 'HAISE $159 AJAX CLEAHSER C IR IA L $ Welch«« Rd.. W«mm«. 622-9244 18 oz. REO , RIRLET O R N O SALT 89‘ 1” •i X s fl 32 o z. I Jo and Les Swayze of T ro u td a le re ce n tly a n nounced the engagement of their daughter, Michele Delynn Swayze. to Tod Ed ward Coombs Coombs, son of Lynn and Don Coombs, Sandy, is a 1979 graduate of Sandy Union High School. Swayze is a 1981 graduate of Col umbia High School Coombs is currently ser ving in the United States A ir Force Swayze is a sales clerk at Meier & Frank, at the Clackamas Town Center. A wedding date has not yet been set Booklet on rivers available \ reference booklet, " R iv e r In fo rm a tio n Digest,” providing brief in fo rm a tio n on w e ste rn Whitewater boating rivers, is a v a ila b le fro m the Bureau of Land Mange ment's Oregon State Of fic e , P.O . Box 2965, Portland, 97208 The 65-page booklet pro vides references on where to find additional infor- maion as well as including b r ie f d e s c rip tio n s o f popular boating riv e rs throughout the West. The p u b lic a tio n was prepared as a public ser vice by the Inteagency W h ite w a te r Com m ittee. Landfill owner awarded Jack W. Parker, owner of Rossman's L a n d fill in Oregon City and a Lake Oswego re s id e n t, was nominated for a national award by Clackamas Coun ty last week. Parker’s contribution to c o n ve rtin g a p o llu tio n liability into a new energy and revenue resource was c ite d in the c o u n ty ’s nomination of him for the f ir s t "G o o d N e ig h b o r Award" from the National Association of Counties (NACo). The award program is part of the association's “ alliance for business and counties," and is intended to recognize the contribu tions th a t p riv a te in dividuals or organizations make to local government, according to Ardis Steven son, assistant director of the county's Department of Environmental Sevices In addition to owning and o p e ra tin g R o ssm a n 's Landfill, Parker is presi dent of Clackamas Energy Conservation Co the public schools from professional educators to parents and school hoard members. It w ill be of special in terest to anyone working with Title I, talented and gifted, and special educa tion programs. The workshop w ill be of fered Feb 2 between 7 and 8 p m and w ill be followed by a question and answer period It w ill be held at B a rc la y E le m e n ta ry School at the corner of 12th and Madison Streets in Oregon City. To register, call Mitzi Kennedy, Extension 235, Clackamas ESD, 635-4341, 221-0116 or 266 1723 Agricultural income is up BOX GENERAL MILLS Prie«« «W xtlv« W«d.. Jan. 27. thru Tw««.. P«b. 2 Parent involvement in the schools w ill be the topic of a workshop titled “ What is Expected of the Home and School in 1982?“ spon sored by C la c k a m a s Education Service D istrict <ESD) and Oregon City School D istrict The workshop w ill be presented by Pat Kopp man, a national consultant in parent involvement in the schools. She w ill speak on to p ic s such as “ establishing cooperation between home and school, ways to share home-school learning responsibilities, and parent-' as partners in the educatio» »rocess ’’ The workshop is design ed for anyone involved In WESTERN FAMILY ALL C O T T O N REGULAR, REO, SUPER O R SUPER PLUS COLD M E D IC IN E P iu s DEPOSIT IN G L E N O O K VINEYARDS FROZEN FOODS DEPT. HYOUIL : TAMPAX 12 oz. BOTTLES Swayze, Coombs to marry ESD clinic is set *\ z BEVERAGE CELLAR Aid to local govern ments and tax relief combined to take 55 per cent of the state general fund budgeted for the 1979-81 biennium. In ad dition, the state police and state parks, which had been financed by the state highway fund, were switched to the general fund "B a s e d on the previous decade when actualrevenues always exceeded p ro je c te d re ve n u e s. the Legislature felt safe in making these expen ditures No one had any reason to e xp e ct econom ic co n d itio n s w ould change so d r a s t ic a lly ,” Weber said. In 1979, however, the growth rate of personal income dropped sharp ly. Total employment in Oregon actually declin ed in 1980 Colleges’ affects studied AT THRIFTWAY LARGE, CHOICE, NAVEL Joouory 28 1982 (S«t 2) SANDY (O re.) ROST— 1 I 2 88- J With the help of the U.S. census figures, the USDA crop reporting service, farmers, food processors and others, the Clackamas County extension service has prepared the 1961 gross agricultural income from Clackamas County farms Average production, yields and prices are used in this report, but farmers must exceed “ average" in order to survive the increasing costs of capital, labor, equipment and supplies, according to Clayton Wills, extension agent. He said that there was about a six percent hike in If production costs Crop H orticultural, specialty Farm forestry Field crops Livestock, dairy Poultry Total 1960 Actual $43,671,000 6,680,000 10,476,000 19,610,000 17,143,000 $97,780,000
