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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»:
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I x x a liy , the .Sandy C om
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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
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O p »n M on • Fri. 8
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“ 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
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