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