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V ol. 72 No. 21 S A N D T O R 6 G O N THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1982 U S E S IMI-IMO) Single Copy 25< Gresham chase lasts u n til east o f Sandy A Portland man, attempting to elude Gresham police in a high-speed chase, was arrested late Monday evening after his radiator hose ap parently broke about five miles east of Sandy Shots were reported by area residents, but officials said no one was injured The man had fled from police at high speeds through the Rockwood area, Gresham and Sandy. The in cid e n t began when a Gresham police officer spotted a vehicle suspected in an incident at a 7-11 Store at NE Kane Road and D ivi sion Street in Gresham. According to Gresham police reports, officers had been on the lookout for a maroon Buick after its driver reportedly smashed a cash register at the store When officer Pat Duley circled to pull the suspect over at approximate ly 11 p.m Monday, the man fled at high speeds, traveling west on NE Stark Street. Duley followed the suspect, iden tified as Samuel G. Hanna, 23. The polite car was traveling at 8« miles per hour and Hanna was reportedly pulling away. Hanna skidded onto East Burnside Road where it intersects Stark Street, and continued east at more than 75 mph through Gresham to Highway 26 Duley and officer Jeff Cripen ar rested Hanna after he pulled off the highway about five miles east of San dy Hanna was arrested for eluding a police officer, reckless driving, at tem pted assault and c rim in a l mischief. S RESPONSIBILITY Sand} hire Marshal Jim Gallagher is flanked by second-grader Paul Carden and fourth- grader Julie I Inian as they were greeted Tuesday morning on their arrival at Firwood School. The two youngsters got a ride to school in the fire engine after their entries were selected in the Sandy Fire District's slogan contest. Paul's entry was "Be Careful! Fire is th»»rZi‘‘SPonslbi"tv " Jul‘<*'s “To Care and To Help." The two were selected from n Sandy Volunteer lh<> FWe *° SCho01’ lhe two wer<* #iven 0 5 checks, courtesy ol Sandy; Sandy Elementary D istrict board members decided last Thursday evening to keep the district transpor tation service the way it has been. At the same meeting, the board began steps to unravel a plumbing problem that has plagued Sandy Elementary School for the past two to three years. D istrict officials w ill study the pre sent district-operated bus service and analyze it, with expectations for minor fine tuning, rather than turn it over to the private contractor who had wooed the school board with pro mises of financial savings. Dorsey Bus Company, of Portland, had earlier told the school board earlier this year that the firm could save the district up to $100,000 a year A company spokesman said that the private contractor could reduce operating costs by at least that much per annum for the next five years. The district, however, could have been required to sell its fleet to Dorsey—an alternative that was not viewed as entirely desirable. If the district didn't like the private contractor, it would be hard-pressed to re-establish a bus fleet. stage. At the time of the board presenta Chapter 114 of the OSEA, which tion, district superintendent Clark represents 58 local school support Lund said, " I have a feeling the employees, has requested that the classified employees and drivers dispute be reviewed by a factfinder may be opposed to the concept" of This request was made' after two driving for the Dorsey firm eight-hour mediation sessions failed The classified employees and the to produce an agreement district are currently wrangling over According to Chapter 114 President a new contract. The current contract O rville Carden, the dispute does not expires June 30. center solely on monetary issues. Those negotiations between the "We realize that things are tight Oregon School Employees Associa right now," said Carden, "but the tion and the Sandy Elementary district has been unwilling to con D istrict have reached the factfinding sider other contract improvements. such as procedures for layoff < employees, employee discipline, ai bitration to settle contract dispute and other contracturai rights held b district teachers and other publi employees." Selection of a factfinder, who wil hold a hearing and make an advisor recommendation to both parties, wil occur in the next few weeks. At tha time a hearing date w ill be set. The proposed plumbing work ir Sandy Elementary comes in th< wake of a problem that has existed ir the north wing, constructed in 1952 for the past few years. The pipes that circulate hot water under the concrete in the wing are deteriorating and leaks have caused numerous problems Following an energy audit earlier this year, it was recommended to the Portland can pass a tax base but San board by the engineering firm of dy can’t. Timmer and Associates that that The only way our country and com particular system be abandoned m unity w ill continue to grow is Lund said the district w ill now through the schools, Peters said. think about that because of the grow "A ll those brochures (the city of ing concern caused by the series of Sandy announced an open-for- pipe failures business campaign two weeks ago) He said there has been a lot of tear and everything is awash if we don’t ing up of floors in the past three open in the fa ll." he added years, searching for leaks It was established earlier by the "They are increasing in number budget committee that if the tax base and increasing in the severity of the levy failed, a $2.7 m illion operating problem," he told The Post. levy would be placed before the "We've got to correct that plumb public June 29. ing before the next heating season." SUHS sets June tax levy election The Sandy Union High School Board of Education last Wednesday rescinded an earlier motion concern ing the repair of the art room, and discussed the tax base levy vetoed May 18 by district voters, when it reconvened a recessed meeting because Trim ble Construction is a local company. It was later discovered that state statutes require the board to accept the low bid, which was submitted by Larry Culver Custom Homes of Gresham The board had earlier approved a bid from Trim ble Construction of Sandy for $14,751 to repair the art room, which was damaged by a re cent fire Board member Gary Cleland had moved that they accept the bid, though it wasn't the low one, His bid was $14,383 Cleland rescinded his motion, and board member Wayne Johnson rescinded his second. The board then accepted the bid from Culver Custom Homes S u p e rin te n d e n t Ja ck P e te rs pointed out the error was made "in good faith ” The $3.6 million tax base levy was voted down by more than 1,000 votes May 18. "The people on the tax base com mittee are taking this personally,” Peters said at the meeting, which was held the night after the election Terry Lenchitsky and others work ed very hard, he added. "That 1,452 understand the tax base is marvelous," Peters said, referring to the number of yes' votes the district received He said that he is disappointed that City eyes fireworks, garage sales The weather is warming and with the end of the school year in sight, local officials are asking for Sandy residents' cooperation in a number of areas The Sandy Police Department has asked that local residents refrain from using fireworks The city manager has asked that local residents refrain from using il legal off-site signs to advertise garage sales. Citing the hazards created, in cluding eye and burn injuries, the police department is trying to make the public aware that violations of fireworks laws w ill result in the con fiscation of the fireworks and possi- ble arrest of violators. In is against the law to sell, keep, offer for sale or use any fireworks within the state of Oregon Fireworks mean any combustible or explosive substance, including firecrackers, torpedoes, skyrockets, Homan candies, wheels, fountains and tablets or other devices contain- ing any explosive substances or in flammable compounds. Sparklers, toy pistols, toy canes and ? iy guns, any of which u*e paper caps, do not qualify as fi.ewur4s, ac cording to Sandy Police Chief Fred Punzel They can lx* purchased and used legally In past years, the Sandy Police Sandy woman honored for her heroics Last June 27. Nancy Perkins Burke, 32, of Sandy was at the beach near B a rv ie w J e tty P a rk at Tillamook Bay with her church group She and a Gresham man, John Dezellem, saw someone struggling about 50 yards off shore at the same time. Independent of each other they plunged into the 30-degree water and began swimming Before entering the water, Burke said, she could faintly hear a second swimmer but could not see anyone. After the swim through the break ing surf, eight to ten feet high, the pair reached Michael Holt, then 13, of Vancouver, Wash., who babbled. "Thank you, thank you” to his rescuers Dezellem kept Holt afloat until con verging Coast Guard boats could find them He waved his arm as the trio was carried further out to sea Burke said she first began to realize her danger when she spotted the boats and waited for rescue The stuggling figures were spotted had been spotted from a Coast Guard tower about 12:25 p m Three Coast Guard boats, an inflated launch, a nearby volunteer fire department and a helicopter from Astoria were dispatched to the scene Frogmen in wet suits appeared on the beach. The trio was picked up about 15 minutes after being spotted They were taken by Coast Guard launch to Tillamook County General Hospital. They were sick from swallowed sea water and Holt’s temperature was dangerously low for awhile The three were tre a te d fo r hypothermia and released Last week the two rescuers gathered at the Coast Guard station and were presented silver lifesaving medals for their heroic action The other Boy Scout who had been in the surf with young Holt drowned in the incident. The inflated launch was flipped in the surf and Coast Guardsmen re quired help from the hovering helicopter to help right it. Robert Neumann, 15. also of Vancouver, was last seen at 12:45 p m Department and the Sandy Fir< Department have been plagued with complaints from concerned citizens This year, the two agencies are seek ing the cooperation of all local citizens GARAGE SALES Now that spring cleaning is over and resalable items have been sorted, city officials have been bothered by the number llegal signs offering bargains U , h«,ve been tacked on to u tility poles in the city It is illegal to use an off-site direc tional sign during the week to adver tise a garage sale, according to City Manager Roger Jordan. On-site signs are legal, he pointed out, as are off-site signs on the weekend However, the city is en couraging local residents to stop by Sandy City Hall to pick up the signs designed by local crews. The city is producing its own signs, according to Jordan, "to eliminate ticky tacky signs that seem to arise on every telephone pole and down every alley." Burning buses g e t attention o ffirefighters Sandy firefighters this week tackl ed two separate incidents involving burning Volkswagen buses Last W ednesday, a 1968 Volkswagen bus was completely engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived at the Hudson Road site where it caught fire. According to the Sandy Fire D istrict run sheet, the bus had a full gas tank and was carrying a full gas can and lawn mower which had just been filled up The incident is under investigation, according to Fire Marshal Jim Gallagher Monday, a 1977 Volkswagen bus was damaged when it caught fire on Trubel Road. The blaze apparently started as the result of an electrical problem, Gallagher said The $5,000 vehicle sustained $1,000 damage. Sunday afternoon. Sandy rescue personnel were called to the Sandy River, just three quarter miles from Dodge Park after a rafter injured his knee in the river Rescuers carried the injured person the three-quarters miles out from the accident site Saturday, Sandy firefighters were called to wash down Firwood Road at Deep Creek after a truck struck a guard rail and liegan leaking fuel. A fire in a stump at the intersection of Davis and Van Fleet Streets last Friday afternoon was the result of a youngster playing with matches The youth was turned over to his parents. During the week, Sandy Fire D istrict personnel responded to 21 alarms, raising the 1982 total to 342, well ahead of last year at this time At May 1, 1982, the district has answered 278 alarms, compared with 242 on the same date in 1981. Index SEC TION I Keeping Posted............2 Inside the Church........ 4 Senior Center News__ 5 School Lunch Menus__ 5 Editorials, Letters.......6 Sports, Recreation... 7-8 SECTION II Area News..................... 1 Woodland Happenings .2 Classified Ads............6-9 SECTION III TV Revue — Inside Tab
