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About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1982)
The Srfntíy Post Editorial & Opinion Von Braschler. Publisher Caroline Duff, Office Manoger Dan Dillon Editor Scott Newton. News Editor SANDY. OREGON THURSDAY, APRIL 15. 1902 Use one-way drive with caution A potential traffic hazard can be avoided in the Heritage Square with a little common sense and courteous driving A one-way driveway allows cars to enter the municipal parking lot from Proctor Boulevard, but should be avoided as an exit from the shopping area Unfortunately, the alleyway is not marked one-way. A “ Do Not Enter” sign clearly denies safe exit from the lot onto Proctor, however So far, cars coming and going through this private driveway bet ween Action Auto and Accent Hair have dodged each other with great luck and skill. But it w ill take just one unlucky motorist to spoil that record. It w ill probably be a station wagon full of kids heading out the wrong way into the path of a speedster rounding the corner, as he pulls off the highway to shop It would be great for the driveway property owner or the city to install a “ One-way” sign there. Until that time, motorists could avert a fender-bender with a little caution. Groups echo city facelift thoughts The Sandy Chamber of Com downtown Sandy is proposed by a merce and its Sandy Area Mer SAM committee headed by Mike chants committee both plot a Modjesky. They propose land facelift of downtown Sandy that scaping along a western theme to could beautify the shopping beautify the city enough to entice d istrict and stim ulate visito r visitor trade. trade. Besides wooden signs, wood Surprisingly, the two groups in flower pots, water troughs and dependently reached the same horse rails, Modjesky’s group ad conclusions about Sandy’s land vocates boardwalks, western scaping shortcomings Their land building facades, western dress scaping proposals along a western for store clerks and even change m otif surfaced simultaneously in in name from city of Sandy to San separate findings. dy City. Bryon Toile, chairman of a one- A barn-raising approach to member Chamber beautification sto re front rem odeling would committee, proposes a commer make the task quick, easy and in cial sector with a pioneer theme to expensive, they figure. include uniform wood signs, wood Theme towns are fun, and their flower boxes with colorful an unique personalities bring visitors nuals, alpine evergreens, ra il to town, they say. fences, railroad ties and benches. They might be right. The more He proposes removal of most than 20,000 cars that pass through existing flowering cherry trees town every day need a reason to that block signs and view, along stop here. With the right smile, with soil berms, rock, plant and Sandy could become q u ite tree removal. He would sell popular. removed vegetation in one big And tourist trade has little drain city-wide sale, and then bill each on a town in the form of extra core merchant an equal small streets, sewer lines, power and amount monthly for upkeep With pollution. It just brings money to enough participation, he figures town in the pockets of neightors merchants could do the job by down the road, who are looking chiping in as little as $3 monthly. for a fun place to spend an after He calculates volunteers could noon shopping. It also brings ex do the landscaping, including im tra jobs. provement of the eyesore islands We urge all local merchants to formed by the Y of the highway at take a serious look at these two both ends of town parallel proposals and get behind A s im ila r plan to fa c e lift a plan to put Sandy on the map. The Innocent Bystander: Forgetfulness sweeps land He wax a little man in a dirty trench coat Hia face twixted in fear ax he peered through the curtainx A dark sedan pulled up outaide, its headlights two wet cone« in the fog Hix name wax George “ Uncle George ” “The game'« up." xaid Uncle George " I haven't {»aid my Income tax in four yearx I forgot “ “ Forgot?" I said in disbelief “ I t ’s not like you to forget something ax important ax that. Uncle George " “ It's a plot xo vast as to boggle the mind.“ said Uncle George, perspiring "T he R u ssian s The whole country . . " There wax a pounding on the door “Quick, take this,” said Uncle George, toaxing me a roll of microfilm “ It’s the in controvertible evidence of how Moscow is flex troy i ng America “ Two grim faced men in snap brimmed fedoras led him away “ Hide It in a safe place." he managed to call out over hix shoulder I did That wax a mistake You know what happens when you hide anything in a safe place When I woke up in the morning, it wax gone Not th» microfilm The safe place Where wax that safe place? The evidence The authorities would never believe rne without evidence k w a week I searched high ami low for it whenever I remem tiered to “ What are you looking for in that drawer, dear**“ my wife, Glynda would ask "Let's see,” I would say thoughtfully “ Socks. handkerchiefs, cufflinks No, It’a not here ” What's not there’ “ Whatever it was I wax looking for ” I would reply log Italy Suddenly, I realized the evidence was all around me The lady on the bua leaping to her feet, pulling the cord and crying <)h. my goodness'” , the man on the comer fumbling frantically in every pocket, the woman in line say ir-j to her husband, “ You mean you didn't bring the tickets’ ” , the couple in lhe renter of the parking garage «landing stockstill and peering this way and that and everyone I look to lunch who couldn ’t recall in which pocket he kept hrs wallet Uncle Whathianame was right* 1 The Rue Potential hazard in municipal lot driveway? SUHS levy bid, Hazelett draw mail I abhor the scare tactics being used by Sandy Union High School to acquire votes for their budget levy They are trying to scare the people into voting by listing the names of 19 teachers who will lose their jobs, if the budget levy doesn't pass They actually expect the public to vote ’Yes' for their favorite teacher If people are going to vote 'Yes,' they must vote that way, because they want a decent education for their children—not because a teacher will lose his or her job Scott Bender tiv e of the econom ic climate Therefore, none of the self-styled “children's advocates" on the school board chose to champion them in the 1982 8.1 budget plans H o w ever, these same people endorsed all the expenses included in this ill-fated tax proposal, refusing to even consider many of the possible reduc tions value In the first year San dy Elem entary District sent four students to the three sessions I^ast year eight students qualified. This is a direct reflection on the superior quality of the TAG program we used to have. Statewide com petition ior placement in the second y e a r had become ever more keen than in the first! Letters to the editor I refer to the talented and Now with the 1982 83 g ifte d students whose Elementary School budget h ig h ly successful and having been recently re reputed program was burn jected by the Sandy voters, ed at the stake of last it seems certain that TAG year's B ballot in our district is officially I have recently criticized Sandy TAG began in 1978 dead No one could possibly the Sandy Union High with the brilliant, energetic expect the concerned, so- School Administration for teacher M»rna Roehm in ca lle d “ ch ild re n 's ad its lack of active support of charge Having been in vocates'* on our school V o c a tio n a l E d u c a tio n volved with the program board to reincarnate the Though there is much more from the early beginning, I program next year' that can be done, what has saw it develop into a useful, "Kids” don t include the been done in the last few creative outlet for the uni Talented and Gifted, in weeks is g r e a tly a p que, elite (if you like) spite of the fact that they preciated Therefore, I talents of this small group are a viable force in our want to publicly thank Dr F o r tu n a te ly some future not just a frill E x Jack Peters and John educators in the state of cellence and genius are McMahan for their current Oregon do care about the rare flowers to be nurtured support of v o c a tio n a l fate of talented and gifted with constant care . . not education upgrading and students, however Most to be trampled upon by the for assistance in the Voca school districts support h e a v y , in d is c r im in a te tional Industrial Clubs of their TAG program At the boots of small minded pre America program University of Oregon for judice Paul Montgomery the last two years a fan Ix-noi Hayward VICA Advisor tastic summer enrichment Sandy program was held for those students Three sessions of two weeks each attended There is a tiny minority by a maximum of 150 T he Sandy P a re n t of students in the Sandy c h ild re n in g rad es 6 Teacher Club would like to Elementary School District through 8, were conducted thank all the grandparents whose special needs are be As our son attended a and su b stitu te g ra n d ing neglected and on whose session both of these years parents tor making our behalf I am compelled to and applied for the 1982 yearly grandparents day a write Unfortunately theirs p ro g r a m , I can say booming success is not a popular cause in firsthand that this e x The stu d en ts and this community, irrespec perience has a tremendous teach ers enjoyed this Credit due Save T AG T hank you special day when grand parents return to school and re m e m b er e a rlie r years We hope all our grand parents enjoyed this day and will mark it on their calendar for next year. Debra Hoard Hal remembered I feel compelled to write to you to inform the com munity of Sandy of the tragic passing of a man, who has contributed more to their community than most will ever know I am speaking of Dr H H Hazelett Hal, as we .«-ho were his friends called him, was a benefactor to all those he personally knew to be in need of a helping hand. Financially, for food, for housing, or merely a few words of advice or en couragement Many people came to his clinic for medical advice or treat ment None were turned away because of a lack of funds Dr Hazelett was a man not without faults Hardly! He had many, including be ing slightly overbearing, opinionated and a brisk and abrasive personality I knew Hal for about 12 years, in which time we had many differences of opinion Only in te last few years have I been able to penetrate the thick exterior to find the real inner self He felt a strong moral crusade for “ rightness ” This is a result of many of his aspects of growing up. including his baptism in the Mormon faith and later in life an active part in the Masonic Lodge He isolated everything into black or white—no grey If his achievements or a c c o m p lis h m e n ts and various activities involving just this local community were to be enumerated, the list would be unbelievable He personally financed the talented and gifted (TAG) students to attend their summer session at the University of Oregon. He always was available for speaking engagements at SUHS or other benefits for children He sponsored and funded a free childrens health screening clinic. He was the motivating force in creating the Sandy Olympic Endowment Fund for financially disadvan taged ind ividu als who qualified for national com petition He was a sponsor and benefactor to many on the Blue Marlin swim team on which his children had par ticipated in the past He did fund-raising for various charitable causes Dawn Davidson Tru st, L a rry Topliff to Nationals Fund, Mike Sheppard to National C ycling Cham pionships and Chris Roth to Senior Natinal Swim Champion ships are just of few of them. Despite doing for others, he still made time to do for and be w ith his own c h ild re n in w h a te v e r events they were involved I've read accounts in the lo c a l and m e tro newspapers illustrating the negative aspects of his life T h e re was a d e fin ite positive side, and I think the community should be aware and appreciative of that fact. Nicholas J Roth Boring Personally speaking: sixns fiendish gas had paralyzed the memory cells of every American from the littlest boy in the land all the way up to the President . President You know, the one who can't remember how the Vietnam war started I rushed home This time, I wouldn't trust my sabotaged memory I would write. “Call F B I'' on my desk calendar It pays to write things down What wax I do mg here at my desk’ Oh, yes, the calen dar “ Pelicans?" Why, in the square for to day had I written “ Pelicans’ " Glynda would know She was in the liv ing room, looking for her glasses What was I doing in the living room’ Oh. yes, the plot so vast “ I think I found what you were looking for the other day," she said, taking off her glasses "It was under the doormat A Ju ly, |«78 issue of the Sports Illustrated * “That, too," I agreed Rut there was more A plot so vast Something I must do to save America Something . . Wait! I had i t 1 From the dim recesses of my cruel ly impaired memory I miraculously dredge t up the words that would save our nation from a fate worse than death “Call the F B I*“ I cried “Glynda. I must call the FB I Where is the telephone book’ ” “ Right where you left il,” said Glynda “ In the refrigerator “ God bless that woman's fantastic memory I found the book I found the number I dialed H Our democrtic way of life would be preserved after all! * F B I,” said a reassuring voice “ I want to report a plot so vast as to bog gle the mind. * I said “ What about?* asked the FBI. “ I forget.” I said (Copyright Chronicle Publishing Co IMS) Local sports color wows home folks Hi mom. dad I haven't been up to much lately, just working, and reading in my spare time In fact, I've spent so much time reading lately that it has cut into my letter and column writing time, Also, the mechanics of column writing are evading me I like this form anyway In letters I write like I talk, and that's the kind of a mood I'm in. Anyway, I want to tell you about a track meet I attended this weekend the Sandy Invitational F irs t of a ll, the w eath er cooperated It may have rained all Saturday night, but it waited all day to do it That the weather cooperated seems appropriate It was just that kind of day Mike Kostrba SUHS athletic director runs an excellent track meet Randy Hutchinson, track coach, agrees with me on that “ I ’ve never seen a meet run as smoothly.” he said "The community provides the fa c ility and we provide the organization.” he added Sandy does have a nice facility Hutchinson went so far as to say it's the nicest track facility of any high school or community college in the state That's something to consider proposal on May 18 Nineteen teachers are wonder ing about th eir jobs. T hat's something to consider an Artesian either T h e re was a K o strb a on Reynolds High School football rosters from 1956 through 1976 Anyway, back to Mike Kostrba I don't think most people realize how essential he was to our getting into the Wilco League At redistricting meetings people would keep trying to put Sandy in a different league One time Kostrba got back from the restroom only to discover we'd been put in a new league I ’d also like to put Len Eaton. SUHS business teacher and a ll round good guy, on the spot His pick for the third annual Alumni Basketball Tournament: The 1971 72 team Fortunately for us sports fans, he got it worked out Kostrba is secretary of the Oregon State High School Coaches Association, and will serve as president of the 2,400 member organization next year by SCOTT NEWTON Lots of vo lu n tee rs helped Kostrba pull off this showcase meet." Members of the track team were involved Bob Weyer and Dan Keller were in charge of the hurdle crew And, 31 high school teachers worked They gave up a day of their time for the benefit of the kids The teachers, and others, would probably like it if readers were so heart warmed by this that they decided to vote yes on the tax base Ron Calhoun, counselor and wrestling coach at the high schooi. tells about the times Kostrba has corrected scorekeepers at dif ferent wrestling tournaments Twice, at Gresham and at North Bend, Kostrba discovered errors made by the official scorekeepers Since he's bead of the math department. I guess it figures that he should be good with numbers According to Calhoun, one can hear little gears churning when Kostrba is thinking I've never heard 'em, but then I've never seen The class of 1972 features two- time Alumni Tournament all-stars R ick Z im m e rm a n and Ray Perkins Zimmerman is 6-9 and Perkins is 6-5 Other teams expected to battle it out include '73-74, with Dan Turin and 1980 Alumni all star Alan Nip pert Jack Paola of the class of 1977 was an all-star last year, along with Rick Martin, who's back for the class of 1980, and Tim Veley, who's back for the class of 1976. Games are scheduled for Thurs day and Friday evening, and Saturday beginning at 3 p m The championship game will be at 8 . 15 , Anyway, mom and dad. I miss you a lot I hope you don't mind that I shared your mail with the public The sign-off is for you Love, Scott
