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10 SANDY ( O f » ) POST Th or*., Februory 11. 1982 (S»c 2) Stalled, abandoned by M IC H A E L P. JONBS Boat Correspondent It is sa id th a t snow can b rin g out the best o r the w o rs t in people, and those who a re in c h a rg e of ke e p ing the h ig h w a y s plow ed can te s tify to th is People in the roa d plow in g b u s in e s s seem s to agree th a t snow poses few p ro b le m s as fa r as the a c tu a l c le a rin g o f the road The re a l p ro b le m s a re w ith people and th e ir vehicles U n t h in k in g m o t o r is t s leave c a rs p a rk e d in the m id d le o f roads, and block d riv e w a y s and e ntrances to fo re s t s e rv ic e roads. G e n e ra lly these d riv e rs not on ly pose p ro b le m s fo r the road plow s, but also to e ve ryo n e else. If a v e h ic le is im p ro p e rly p a rk e d on a s ta te h ig h w a y o r state m a in ta in e d road, the O regon State H ig h w a y D iv is io n w ill n o tify the O regon S tate P o lice and ask fo r assistance, a c c o r d in g to John S heldrake, m a in te n a n c e o p e ra tio n s en g in ee r S h e ld ra ke says th a t the d iv is io n is not in the e n fo rc e m e n t business, n o r does it in te n d to do so in the fu tu re Vehicles p a rke d in such a m a n n e r th a t they in t e r f e r e o r p re v e n t th e roads fro m being plowed a re tu rn e d o v e r to the OSP A ra d io th a t a llo w s c o m m u n ic a tio n betw een the h ig h w a y d iv is io n and the OSP, said S h e ld ra ke, <s kept in the v e h ic le of the s e c tio n fo r e m a n . T h is a llo w s b e tte r c o m m u n ic a t io n , q u ic k e r re s ^ >nse t im e , a n d f a c i l i t a t e s co operation betueen the stuck on a road and ju st tw o agencies. w a lk a w a y When th is hap I f a p ro b le m ve h icle is pens, and if someone c o m p a rke d in a ski are a , and it p la in s, the co u n ty road is not an e m e rg e n cy, the d e p a rtm e n t w ill n o tify the h ig h w a y d iv is io n w ill n o tify s h e r if f 's d e p a rtm e n t, the reso rt o p e ra to r and w h ich w ill process it they w ill a tte m p t to located But odd b e h avior, lik e the ow ner to v o lu n ta rily abandoning a v e h icle in the m ove the v e h icle before it m id d le of a road, is ju s t a is towed p a rt of it, said M a rs h a ll C O M M O N problem “ I t ’s ju s t one of those J e rry M a rs h a ll, d ire c to r th in g s th a t happens when it o f o p e r a t io n s o f th e fir s t snow s.” said M a r C la c k a m a s C ounty roa d s h a ll, “ but a fte r a w h ile , d e p a rtm e n t, said th a t i l people seem to get used to le g a lly p a rk e d vehicles a re the unusual d riv in g co n d i co m m o n d u rin g the w in te r tions ” season, and d e a lin g w ith M a rs h a ll said th a t the them is a ro u tin e task fo r co u n ty's p lo w in g respon plow o p e ra to rs s ib ilit y is r e s tr ic te d to “ I t ’s a co n stan t p ro b le m , county roads o n ly, and a but not out o f th e few p u b lic roads th a t have o rd in a r y ,” said M a rsh a ll. bonds posted. “ Ille g a lly p a rke d vehicles Because a road is located o r even abandoned vehicles inside the co u n ty does not g o h a n d in h a n d w it h m ean it w ill be plow ed sn o w .” K E E P IN G I P M a rs h a ll said th a t usual D u rin g the recent heavy ly o unty plow op e ra to rs snows, M a rs h a ll said that a tte m p t to lo ca te the vehi th e re w ere cre w s w o rk in g cle 's ow ner so that they can round the clo ck to keep the m ove th e v e h ic le roads open. T w o 12 hour them selves. sh ifts , w ith w o rk e rs san I f th is a tte m p t is unsuc cessful and the ve hicle is i l le g a lly p a rk e d , th e s h e r iff's d e p a rtm e n t is n o tifie d and the ve h icle is rem oved at the o w n e r’s e x pense If it's le g a lly p a rke d , the ARMOUR'S v e h ic le w ill be p lo w e d 'VERI 3EST' a ro u n d O fte n , p lo w o p e ra to rs ca n be seen “ d r iv in g in a n d o u t " am ongst p a rke d cars When it fir s t begins to snow, people w ith ca rs a re lik e ly to do ju s t about a n y th in g , a c c o rd in g to ffia rs h a ll. Some people w ill get cause havoc in snow d in g and p lo w in g , w e re re p a rk in g in such a m a n n e r q u ire d to keep ahead o f the A t 8.50 a m a school bus sn o w fa ll p ic k in g up students fo r And yet, th e re w e re s till W e lc h e s G ra d e S c h o o l c o m p la in ts about the coun ro u n d e d a c o r n e r a n d ty not w o rk in g fa st enough d is c o v e r e d t h is and C o m pared to the rest of a n o th e r v e h ic le p a rk e d in the co u n ty, h o w e ve r, the the road The bus d riv e r, M t . H o o d -S a n d y a re a d e te rm in e d to get by the re c e iv e s r e la t iv e ly few vehicles, s w itc h e d to fo u r- c o m p la in ts The m ost co m w heel d riv e m on c o m p la in t is peoples’ The bus was fo rce d to d riv e w a y s being blocked push th ro u g h tw o feet of due to the snow p ile d up plowed snow th a t covered a g a in st th e m by the plows the side of the roa d It was “ O ddly, we d o n ’t have a a lm o st c le a r o f the ve h icle s lo t of c o m p la in ts about w h e n th e r e a r w h e e ls keeping the roads plowed ca u g ht in a ru t and s lid in to up in the M t Hood and San one of the ve h icle s A c c o r dy areas, d e spite the fa ct d in g to Ken B la c k b u rn , th a t they get th a t m uch su p e rin te n d e n t, the v e h i s n o w ,’ ’ s a id M a r s h a ll. c le ’s r ig h t - r e a r q u a rte r “ N ow here, does it co m p a re panel was dam aged w ith th e c o m p la in ts in M a rs h a ll sa id th a t he o th e r p a rts of the co u n ty " was not a w a re th a t th e re A few weeks ago on was a p ro b le m on H e n ry H e n ry Creek avenue, on a C reek Avenue w ith any roa d m a in ta in e d by county blockages He sa id th a t he snow plow s, a ve h icle was was not g iv e n a n y re p o rt by fo rce d to p a rk a w a y fro m the plow o p e ra to r, n or d id the side of the road due to he re ce ive a n y re p o rt fro m the snow banks th a t n a r the school o r even residents row ed access The d riv e r in the area le a rn e d the h a rd w a y about “ I f nobody co m p la in s , “ T hey m a y leave some roo m , but it's ju s t enough fo r a s m a ll c a r T hey d o n 't s to p to th in k th a t not everyone d riv e s a ve hicle as s m a ll as th e ir s ” Deane’s Auto Repair Deone Wesselink. owner . . 34 years experience Complete Autom otive Repair»: * A u t o m a t ic T ra n s m is s io n s _ v . CALL 668-4563 5 p m I '/« m i. e a s t o f S a n d y ■■EaSHI 42007 S.E. Hwy. 26' 1 We service Chrysler motors products: D o d u , Plymouth, Chrysler ASSORTED !K CHOPS I x x a liy , the .Sandy C om m u n it y C e n t e r S e n in r C enter o ffe rs an ass'stunce p ro g ra m F re e tax h e lp is a v a ila b le e ve ry W ednesday fro m 9 a m to noon at the ce n ter fo r local senior citize n s “ We h a ve o u r own vo lu n tee r who com es year a fte r y e a r." said Sandra P o tte r M a rq u a rd t, ce n ter d ire c to r The vo lu n te e r has been tra in e d th ro u g h the V fT A p ro g ra m , she said T h e fe d e r a l I n t e r n a l Revenue S e rvice sponsors the V o lu n te e r Incom e Tax A ss is ta n c e ( V I T A ) p ro g ra m V IT A v o lu n te e rs h elp f ill out incom e and p ro p e rty ta x re lie f re tu rn s fo r e ld e rly , handicapped and low in co m e ta xp a ye rs STEAKS CENTER h b USDA CHOICE PORK CHOPS USDA CHOICE VEAl BEEF CHUCK POT ROASTS SPARERIBS O» ««(AST SHORT RIBS ’ O« STUKIHO COUNTRY STYLE FRESH FORK LIHK SAUSAGE TYSON'S CHICKEN BREAST «Ott«, -«V,. ClMb«A . hwMn, STANDING SIRLOIN END PORK LOIH ROAST $148 u»A CHOC« MT’ lAtor ( ho RIB ROAST CENTER CUT FROZEN HALIBUT STEAK PURE GRANULATED USDA CHOICE VEG. OIL, CUBES WHITE SATIN SUGAR SAVE 36e O N THREE! ROYAL GELATIN DESSERT MARCARME SAVE 43‘ EACH SAVE 51 FIRST T W O 1 LB PKGS ASSORTED FLAVORS th re e q u a rte rn inches long G r a n d p a re n ts in c lu d e M r and M rs L y le Lyons. P o rtla n d , and M r and M rs E lm e r Sondenaa, Toiledo G re a t g ra n d p a re n ts are M rs R o b e rt Lyons, P o rtla n d , and M r and M rs John G ra h a m . Toledo FIRST THREE 3 oz. BOXES FIRST 10 LB BAG ADDITIONAL AT □ 29 ADDITIONAL AT 59 A D D IÎIO N A ^ A ^ ^ Û O BUDDIG'S Or LAND O FROST MORE VALUES! JENNIE O GENERAI FOOD INTERNATIONAL M ichael K enneth joins s is te rs , P a u la . 13, and K a n , II. COFFEES ASSORTED VARIETIES MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE G r a n d p a re n ts in c lu d e Ray and F e rn lla llg r e n of C o lto n , M a r ie C a lv in , O reg o n C ity a nd Noah C a lvin . M ontana RED ROSE HORMEl, A U BEEF PKGS WESTERN FAMILY SWIFT'S VELVEETA SLICES SUNSHINE VIENNA FINGER KRAFT GRATED COOKIES PARMESAN CHEESE R O N D EtE NABISCO ASSORTED CHEESE MIPS CHEESE SPREADS MARGARINE B IU f B O N N E T , SOFT WISH-BONE, ITALIAN l is Tue KITTY DIGGINS Il S U N M A ID To do a better job— with “family account" insurance 668 5527 G« k >» Sm ith indy Insurance —‘Agency 39041 Proctor Independent A Home^wned t * Exhaust Systems * Brake Work * G eneral Tune-up O p »n M on • Fri. 8 xraft , single wrapped y .y “ People seem to fo rg e t about o th ers and ju s t nose in and p a rk v e r tic a lly .” sa id J e ff S ta rk , a ch e cke r at M t Hood Food and G e n era l in Rhododendron BONELESS Michael Halloren horn Ken and D eynee lla llg r e n of Sandy have an nounced the b ir th of a son, M ic h a e l K e n n e th , b o rn Ja n 21. at P o rtla n d Adven lis t M e d ic a l (.'enter He w eighed seven pounds. 12 ounces at b irth and was 20 and one h a lf inches long O ne s u m m e r hom e o w n e r c o m p la in e d th a t even if the people a re p re p a re d w ith the p ro p e r tra c tio n tir e o r device, o r even w ith a fo u r-w h e e l d riv e , it n e ve r seems to fa il th a t they too w ill block somebody else in “ E ven if they a re d riv in g a s m a ll c a r th e re m ay be p ro b le m s. ' said E vans FRESH PORK Carey joins Sondenaas M r . a n d M rs Lynn Sondenaa of Sandy have announced the b ir th of th e ir f ir s t c h ild , a d a u g h te r, C a rey Ann Carey Ann was born Nov 10 at Bess K a is e r M ed ica l C en te r in P o rtla n d She w eighed six pounds. 15 ounces and was 20 and E va n s " I 'm sure they feel they are fa r enough o ff the road, and it is n 't inten tio n a l. 3rd WEEK! THRIFT WAY'S “FIESTA DAYS"! Tax assistance limited but is still available The O regon D e p a rtm e n t o f Revenue is lim itin g its a ssistance to residents who w a n t help f illin g out th e ir ta x re tu rn s , but th e re is s t ill free help a v a ila b le lo c a lly . Because o f s ta ff reduc t o n s , th e n u m b e r o f re v e n u e d e p a rtm e n t o f fices o ffe rin g ta x help has been cut in h a lf Assistance w ill be lim ite d to answ er ing ta x questions and pro v id in g in fo rm a tio n , as the d e p a rtm e n t w ill no longer f i l l out re tu rn s fo r in d iv id u a ls A lso , re v e n u e d e p a r t m ent em ployees w o n ’t v is it the 39 te m p o ra ry locations a ro u n d O regon w here ta x h e lp was p ro v id e d last year then we can o n ly assume th a t e v e ry b o d y m ust be s a tis fie d ." said M a rs h a ll " I f we re n o tifie d of a p ro b le m , then I assure you we w ill a ct upon i t . ” S L 'M M E R H O M E A R E A E ve n those h a v in g cabins on land leased fro m the F ore st S e rvice a re not im m une fro m these p ro b le m s Some ow ners have c o m p la in e d th a t th e y m ay be a b le to g e t in to th e ir cabins, but g e ttin g back out is s o m e t im e s a n o th e r s to ry . B lo c k in g the access road is so m e tim e s th e ve h icle of a cro s s -c o u n try s k ie r o r snowshoer H e rb E vans, in fo rm a tio n o f f i c e r a t th e Z ig z a g Ranger S t a t io n , ackn o w le d ge d th a t there a re some p ro b le m s w ith re c re a tio n is ts u tiliz in g the s u m m e r hom e a rea around R hododendron “ T he y m a y not be th in k ing and do not re a liz e th a t th e y a re b lo c k in g the road a n d p r e v e n t in g p e o p le fro m g e ttin g o u t.” said USaTBOPACeiC/PtLIAMl MtUftAMC'E COMPANIES SEEDLESS RAISINS $^99 W A S H IN G T O N 'S BIRTHDAY SPECIAL" W ILDERNESS CHERRY PIE FILLING je m m a ~89< ■ PILLSBURY LITTLE FRISKIES ASSORTED ASSORTED VARIETIES fc llIK H W ESTERN FAMILY ... « 1 5 9 GAI ■ sib DOWNY APPLE CIDER READY CRUST S f 59 H 21 « TIN P ltlS B u R Y ENRICHED " W A S H IN G T O N 'S BIRTHDAY SPECIALS" J O H N S T O N 'S G R A H A M CRACKER FABRIC SOFTENER $ 1 199 1 64 oz SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY inc H O O D LA N D Welch»« M .. 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