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The Srfndy Post
Editorial & Opinion
Von Braschler. Publisher
Caroline Duff Office Manoger
Dan Dillon Editor
Scott Newton, News Editor
SANDY, OREGON THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1982
Local economy has its bright spots
A handful of local business
failures, not unique these reces
sionary days, hardly provides
cause fo r a la rm . Because
business persons become closer
friends in a small town where
folks known in business double as
neighbors, the casualties appear
more drastic.
The economy, however, runs in
cycles, as do salmon and smelt
Slow runs are followed by good
runs In Sandy’s case, though, this
slow run is showing some bright
new fish m igrating upstream
against the current.
While Heritage Square is losing
its m ajor tenant, there’s new hope
a new department store may take
its place While wood stove, televi
sion, and clothing stores are li
quidating, new stores recently
have opened to take their places
A waterbed store new in Sandy
this year already has expanded
with a second store in Portland,
while a new Sandy bank is grow
ing this year with a merger.
New owners of Sandy’s travel
agency recently expanded with a
second shop in Estacada.
One builder, Mike Nicholson,
reportedly has enough confidence
in Sandy’s future economy to
begin construction of a house here
with no pre sold buyer.
Joel Shekter of Sandy Shoe
Repair celebrates his fourth an
niversary in business here with
sim ilar optimism captured in his
sign: “ We still believe in Sandy.’ ’
Things aren’t even that bleak
for Heritage Square, where Earl
Spinks continues his year-old gun
store business here, with other
tenants upstairs and next door.
Examine the blessings of the
past economic year here: A
children ’s clothing store has open
ed in the Frontier Building, with
another boutique and beauty
salon upstairs. Nearby a big, new-
video arcade has opened to give
local youth something to do in
town.
The once-vacant Tim berline
Trailer industrial building houses
a new employer with a sola •
energy product for future growth,
and the c ity ’s joint effort to at
tract more industry shows pro
mise
Soon Sandy gets a new, larger
post office and a larger Communi
Also, a trading post has opened ty Action Center, too
in the Western Alley Building,
Sandy’s brightest run is just
with a new flower and garden around the bend, waiting for the
patient. (VB)
shop just down the road.
Letters to the editor:
School board candidates sound off
SchfX)l, beware
J city manager will be missed
Perhaps the best things to say
about the way Jordan is leaving
the city is seen in his own con
fidence in it. While he’s returning
home to Dallas where he was
assistant city manager, Jordan
That’s quite a tribute to Sandy,
said he someday would like to
because young Jordan, 32, has
return to Sandy as a private
developed into a fine city ad
businessman At least if he ever
m inistrator. His four-year track
went into business for himself, he
record here provides proof
sees Sandy as a good location
positive.
He helped make it that way with
Sandy has em erged from
youthful
vigor and vision. I t ’s no
$200,000 in debt three years ago to
w
onder
some c it y c o u n c il
solvency. The city has received
members
consider
another young
long-awaited LCDC approve of its
city
manager
the
c
ity
’s best bet to
comprehensive plan. Sandy also
succeed
Jordan.
has lead a three-city regional ef
fort to stimulate industrial growth
Sandy w ill mature and grow
for planned economic diversifica
larger with time, of course, to
tion
where he might not recognize the
Streets that needed paving
streets when he returns
received paving, despite tight
budgets not secured by new tax
I t ’s just nice to find modern day
base election.
pioneers these days who want to
Many public services are pro see a community develop It takes
vided by this small city, yet city a special kind of person, and we
departments never have operated wish the city council luck in fin
more efficiently
ding another ( VB)
Resigning city manager Roger
Jordan credits Sandy for ex
perience in a quality community
that got him his promotion to city
manager in larger Dallas, Ore.
Ask the superintendent:
I would like to take this
opportunity to thank all of
the citizens of thia area who
supported me in the June
29, high school hoard of
directors election,
E ven though I was
defeated. I feel that you as
voters and I as a candidate
rattled enough cages to
make the high school ad
ministration aware of the
fact there are quite a few
people vitally interested in
how this school is run and
that we are dissatisified
with how our tax dollars
are being used in this
district
We lost this battle, but
the war is far from over
we can continuodo support
one another and see to it
that our young people
receive the very best
education they are entitled
to and that Sandy High
School again becomes one
of the best high schools in
the state
Jeff Miller
Sandy
school has to offer and that
are included in the 1982 A3
proposed budget We need
more input from citizens at
school board meetings
about these concerns, in
stead of non supportive
votes at the ballot boxes
I intend to propose to the
board the concept of having
a student sit on the board
t ex-officio, and view stu
dent concerns, just as I
would encourage local
citizens to participate in
public board hearings
A ll
school
b oard
meetings are posted as to
times and dates in the San
dy Post Most meetings are
held 7:SO p m on the se
cond Monday of the month
in Rooms 30-51 at the
school
Thanks again for the sup
p o rt, and I w ill do
everything I stated in my
candidacy platform to con
tinue to make Sandy Union
High School a quality
education facility.
Terry Lenchitsky
Boring
Input sought
I want to personally
thank all those citizens that
supported me in the June 29
school board election. I
especially would like to
th a n k
th e
n um ero u s
students who called my
house and business, ex
pressing their concerns
and desires of Sandy High
<S-S---I
Those of you who com
prise the high school
district administration, be
advised We are watching
and will definitely be a
force to be reckoned with in
the future in regards ax to
how well you are doing
your jot»
My best wishes to Terry
lenchitsky, and I hope that
his term of office on the
board of directors will be
productive and worthwhile
These students represent
all career endeavors in
cluding co-curricular ac
tivltie s, academ ic c u r
riculum, vocational skills
and performing arts These
students wanted to know
about their school and what
changes would occur if any
or all the adverse publicity
they had heard would
become a reality
Again, my family and I
thank you for your support
and help It is our hope that
Fellow citizens, I feel
dedicated to continue the
many fine programs the
Personally speaking:
No
wonder
congressmen
act
crazy
Reading, writing skills key
by l»K JOHN P E TE R M
Handy High superintendent
QUESTION
What are you doing to teach
ntudenta to w rite7
ANSWER
Every student at Sandy High
Srhonol must complete four years of
English The first year is partially devoted
to a serious study of English grammar
The second year is fully composition
where the student practices writing using
the rules of language he learned as a
freshman In addition, each student who
fails Io score high enough In language on
the California Achievement Test given
during the junior year is required to take
enriched English as s senior This course
is a writing course with emphasis on
mechanics and usage Three of .Handy
High'S graduation 'competencies * (I e
minimum goals foe graduation' are in the
area of writing and spelling No student
can graduate from Sandy High unless he
meets these very basic standards
QUESTION
Why does Sandy use so
much water in sprinkling its grounds7
ANSWER
Ninety percent at the water
used in maintaining the fields and grounds
which comprise the Handy High campus
originate« from Handy High s own self
contained water source (its wells and its
pond> Watering of the fields and grounds
takas place on a minimum rotating
schedule which allows for sprinkling of an
area every five days during Mistering hot
weather At other times watering io done
to simply rep the fields from drying up and
becoming (histy It should be noted that all
playing fields are used as teaching stations
for our physical education program and
must be maintained to meet Oregon sten
danls for this program Much of the water
used at the fields focing Rannow Stadium
is recycled and flows hark to the holding
pond located in that area. City water to
sprinkle campus grounds is used inf re
quently and only during exceedingly hot
weather
IE IM T . NOTE Or Peters will answer
questMms addressed 1« him m this rehnnn
Lddress queslism» la care ot The Post Ko»
sa hands new »
Just when the tension began to
climax, the good old ‘ Congres
sional Record * came through
with some munitions for the bat
tle against stress last week
This talk of stress is no prattle
Like most everyone else, the in
ternational situation festered in
my mind I shared the worldwide
concern about the name of the
new British prince I pondered
events closer to home and wor
ried what life without A1 Haig s
e x p ro p ria tio n of compound
military bureaucratic voguisms
will be like
Worrying about which side
road would be my new parking
p la c e when my old c a r
d ie d - a g a in - s h o t my blood
pressure to a point I'm sure
wouldn't be healthy for someone
who is in shape I worried about
not being in shape I worried
about worrying too much.
It got to the point I had to admit
that, yes, those are gray hairs
cropping up throughout my scalp
like mushrooms in a cow field
after a ram, not specks of paint
from refinishing the kitchen ceil
ing
Just when I went around the
comer and saw the breaking
point on the horizon, “The Con
gresatonal Record ' came to the
rescue
It seems that a lot of U S
1. Park at the far end of the
parking tot. so you have to walk a
little farther to your office '*
That's a particularly sound
suggestion for people who don t
get enough road work If you're
like me. it also makes a palatable
excuse if you re interested in
abandoning your jogging pro
gram
by DAN DILLON
senators and representatives
evidently have days full of stress
Sparing the populace the added
coat of throwing elections to
replace dying legislators, the dai
ly report of legislative activities
provided its readers with some
hints for unwinding
I ’ve started incorporating
some of the suggestions into my
daily routine and already I've
noted a change 1 don't worry
about what Chuck and Di are go
ing to name their little prince
anymore
2 “Take catnaps if possible
Lie down in your office and listen
to the sound of your breath This
helps blank everything out of
your mind ’’
That certainly sounds like
some worthwhile advice I ’ve
always felt a blank mind is a
healthy mind In the case of a few
representatives. I'm curious if
their minds can get any blanker
I find my catnaps are also more
fruitful if I work on them just
after completing the first sugges
tion so I can draw from the added
weariness created by the longer
walk to drift into dreamland
So far no one in the office has
commented Probably because ‘.t
keeps me from spending my
working hours lecturing on the
importance of supporting the
Boston Red Sox.
3. “Carry a heavy attache case,
overloaded, when you go home,
even if you don't open it, to get
the exercise of carrying weight ’
That's ridiculous I suppose a
lot of people with stress probably
enjoy eliminating tensions at the
end of the day the way I do, with a
cold beer or two
If one keeps this program up
for any extended time at all. they
already know about carrying a
little extra weight
4 “Tail j a seventh inning
stretch fiv< or six times a day and
certainly between meetings ’’
That works out pretty well, but
customers tend to eye you a touch
warily after about the fourth time
they come in and you’re singing
“Take Me Out to the Ball Game ”
I know “The Congressional
Record" was trying to be helpful,
but since reading their hints, I've
found that if you follow the
philosophy of baseball player
Mickey Rivers, you won't have to
worry about stress
As Rivers explains it, “ Ain't no
sense in worrying about things
you got control over, 'cause it you
got control over them, ain’t no
sense worrying And there ain't
no sense worrying about things
you got no control over, 'cause if
you got no contrM over them,
ain't no sense worrying "
Or you can go to the Mountain
Festival this weekend Anyone
who can't relax there, can’t
relax