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The Srfndy Post Von Braschler. Publisher Coroline Duff. Office Manager Editorial & Opinion SANDY. O R EG O N Dan Dillon. Editor Scott Newton. News Editor THURSDAY, JULY IS, 1982 ■V— Packwood fights for equal rights As Oregon’s senior senator works to make it impossible for any woman to get an abortion in this country. Sen Bob Packwood has picked up the dropped torch of Equal Rights Amendment. His brave stand on the feminist movement, that died recently three states shy of the 38 needed for ra tific a tio n , is no sm all gesture Republican Packwood already survived one reelected scare on the Moral M a jo rity’s hit list of lawm akers the u ltra conservatives want removed Packwood, however, believes in a woman’s individual right to choose abortion, ju s t as he believes a woman deserves a fair chance to pick her way through business on equal footing He argues convincingly that T i tle IX and Equal Pay and Credit Acts have helped women, but coulr’ oend backward with chang ing political winds in congress. “ Women should not have to fight for equality every two or four years,” he said. “ Equal pro tection and opport n ity fo r women should not be subject to the capriciousness of politics. A constitutional amendment is the only permanent insurance women w ill have of equal opportunity in education, employment, credit, retirement plans and numerous other areas ” He points out that women ac count for more than 60 percent of the net growth in the labor force in the last 10 years with 44 m illion workers. More than half all children younger than 18 have working mothers. The equal rights amendment only asks in writing what women a re supposed to possess already—equal opportunity and pay in a free country Women to day are sort of like the American Indians who asked for a formal treaty to guarantee them the space they thought they had already. Despite what alarmists who cry “ w itch” in the streets say, ERA only asks that. Forget the idle c h a tte r about unisex < public restrooms or m ilita ry combat for mothers and daughters This state of Oregon T rail pioneers and progressive in dividualists can be proud of its junior senator for standing up to witchhunters for something as fundamentally American as equal rights. This time, however, let’s give him a little support. (VB> Sandy becoming area hot spot Residents have to feel proud at the uptown flavor tiny Sandy is gaining with popular cultural events like Sandy Community Players productions and Sandy Mountain Festival. The ninth annual arts and crafts festival with a record 130 booths recently drew spectators from as far as Wisconsin and North Dakota, according to a guest registration book SCP thespians are packing folks from out of town into their little theatre on Proctor Boulevard to watch their musical review of show tunes, “ I ’ve Got Rhythm The George Gershwin numbers especially seem popular with theater goers, many of whom drive here from out of town in par ties for a night on the town Atten dance is running 100-200 nightly, with final shows 8 p m . Friday and Saturday. Like Sandy’s little theatre group, the Mountain Festival committee does more with less on a tiny budget of $10,000 subsidized by booster button sales, nominal artist fees, commission on food booths and some contributions Still, the committee figures to end this season in the black, due in part to commission from hand picked vendors they signed to work the festival parade route Thursday night. Like the festival in the park and adjunct fun games throughout town, the parade was a whopping success with a record 102 entries In fact, i t ’s grown so large and long that organizers next year might be wise to start the parade an hour earlier to leave a little daylight at the end for the annual moonlight sale of sponsoring mer chants and the carnival that finances Fourth of July adjunct activities Sandy feeds its guest well, too. More food reportedly was con sumed in the park than ever before, which is saying something when you consider some 10,000 elephant ears alone were consum ed last year Salem scene: Bicentenniel fete timely suggestions for ....although you might t make less money if you re ? one of our employettes... CORPO AMER Letter to the editor: Soviet pipeline involvement scorned The president's decision not to cooperate in the Soviet European pipeline can't be used as a measur ing stick to unemployment, like the editorial depart ment of The Oregonian would have you believe They must have received that tidb it from th eir crystal b all. I always wondered where they got their information Now I know. You can bet if David Rockefeller has his way the U S, economy somehow will he involved in its con struction Where else could the money come to build it. but U S b an ke rs9 Of course, taxpayers will back the bankers' investment As far as destruction of NATO is concerned, it's pretty obvious that it's been going downhill for a long time Only the "inter national welfare' the U S, has paid is keeping it together And isn't it rather naive to describe a communist source as a diversified energy supply? The same com m unist nation the NATO forces are supposed to be protecting everyone against Now someone is talking out of both sides of their mouth, and as usual it’s the media Secretary Haig's depar tore only means one less tnlateralist whipping boy in the administration Now, is there a way to get Bush to resign'1 Ralph A Sander cock Jr Sandy LETTERS POLICY The Post asks that all letters to the editor be typed, double-spaced and signed. Deadline is noon. Tuesday. Letters should be accurate, free of libelous remarks and in good taste. This newspaper attempts to publish all letters it receives and may edit material lightly Io conform to guidelines. M ax imum length is 20(1 words. Ask the superintendent: School nurse, elective needs explained by DR. JOHN PETERS Sandy High superintendent QUESTION Why does the high school employ a health nurse9 ANSWER: The Minimum Stan dards for Oregon Schools require all school districts in the state of O regon to m a in ta in a ' prevention oriented health ser vices program for all students ” Sandy High School Employs a registered nurse for just this pur pose In addition to screening students for vision and hearing problems, the nurse also main tains health records and health record information, assists in communicable disease control and provides emergency health care This year all Oregon schools were required to enforce the immunization law. which adds another responsibility to the nurse's workload Sandy High School shares the cost and time of the nurse with Cottrell, Bull Run. Boring and Welches elementary schools QUESTION Why does Sandy High have so many elective courses ‘ ANSWER: Sandy High School has fewer electives in compari sion to its required courses than most Oregon schools Since San dy High School requires more E n g lis h and science th an demanded by the state, elctive of ferings necessarily must be limited In order to acquire 24 units to graduate (a unit is a single, year long class that meets for 43 minutes, five days a week), a student at Sandy High School must take 15.5 units of re quirements and 8.5 units of elec tives Those electives, such as the ones in English, at times may substitute for required courses Our philosophy is to make our electives as tough or tougher than those courses which all students must take. We have tried to develop options with our elective program, which allow students to pursue in depth those subjects in which they have a serious in terest. (NOTE: Dr. Peters will answer questions addressed to him in care at The Post. P.O. Box SM. Sandy »7455 i Personally speaking by J/M K Z IM M E R M A N A«»< m Isted Oregon Industrie« Among J It's not true... Vfe treat all of o ar employees equally....... revitalizing New Bull Run board seeks harmony Oregon's economy 1» on«* that recall* a brief moment in history, when the spotlight of international attention focused on the »tale and its hirRest city The »uggrolion is that <»ov Vic Atiyeh appoint a lash force to study the feasibility of conducting a bicentennial exposition to commemorate discovery of the ( olumbia River in 1792 Mere mention of such an event in IW2 evokes images of the Pacific Coast s first full fledged world's fair in 1905 the l«ewts g Clark Exposition in Portland Based on results of that event, such an undertaking Indeed could be a significant «hot in the arm for Oregon’s economy The I«ewis A «'lark celebration not only turned a tidy profit for its investor«. It pro voked a «even year development boom, the like* of which were unequalled in Portland until the massive influx of shipyard workers in the early 1940« There is a current rebirth of interest in the US* world's fair following publication last year of a booklet by the Oregon Historical Society entitled The Great Extravaganza " The most likely indication something might come from the exposition sugges Bon is the personal interest Gov Atiyeh has m the Lewis A Clark event Also a col’ lector of keepsakes from the fair, he dMrWwe« that interest in a («»reword to Ab hot IS hook It was from another booth at the (air that the governor s father launch ad the family operated rug business that •till flourishes in Portland There also is an interesting parallel list» weon now end the time the I earlier fair first waa conceived Author Abbot l recounts the idee was le g is la tiv e Report from the State C apital1 f X C LU SIV E Io Oregon x Weekly Nt-w^pa p e rt from A s u x ia le d (.Vegon i n d u t t i ir s first »uggested by Portland dry goods mer chant Den McAllen in the midst of a na t Iona I depression in 1895 just 10 ye an before the expoeition became reality Heal economic benefits however, resulted from spending outside the lalrgrounds Attracting more than a million and a half visitors, the fair infused some W million into the Portland economy alone The development that followed truly was phenomenal In the »even y e a n from 1*K> to 1911 bank clearings increased by ISO percent Value of building permits rose «M percent Streetcar traffic doubled and doubled again as 2.400 homes and apart ments were build each year during what Abbott describes as the Exposition boom Aside from mementoes in collection* or gathering dust in someone's attic, few tangible remains of the extravaganza are visible today But the event offically called ‘The Lewis and Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental F a ir," launched Portland as a major U S , metropolis. established that city as a hub of Northwest commerce and Is credited with inaugurating trade between thia coun try and those surrounding the Pacific Rim So it might lake 10 years to put another greet extravaganza together There just happens to be that many available bet ween now and the summer of IW2 B u ll Run school b oard meetings are considered the wildest and craziest in the area That reputation, regardless of whether it is deserved, may be undergoing c change F r id a y n ig h t the th re e members, including one survivor of the recall election, met to fill the two vacancies left by the recall, and the mood seemed to tie one of reconciliation. “ It was really pleasant." said Karen Rollins who survived the recall vote June 22 by a 79-72 margin She was elected board chairman later in the meeting after the two vacancies had been filled “ I think people may be ready to wipe the slate clean and start over again," Rollins told The Poet. " I hope so ” Jim Bollerman. a victim at the re c a ll <79-70), was at the meeting Motioning toward the front of the room, he said, "These people are our elected represen ta tiv e s R e p re s e n ta tiv e democracy ts right here “ I have confidence that they’re all going to do the best job they can for the school I ’d like to see the rest of us here just kind of get off their backs and let them do their Job " in, as mterestinc twist. Jack by SCOTT NEWTON Layton, who was turned out of of fice by a 9941 vote on June 29 (with David Shaw winning his «eat», was back on the board by the end of the evening Eight people in this small school d is t r ic t (a b o u t 100 students) tossed their names in the hat for the two openings They included Leyton. Ctotus Courtain. Joan Ferduu. Rodger Atkina. Carolyn Romey. Ray rwhl Pauline Buhler and Glory Yankauskas A unanimous decision, or three votes, was needed to select a fourth member l^ayton, with four years of experience to his credit, was selected on the second vote of the board " I was both surprised and pleased to have Jack back on the board.' Rollins told The Post Before Layton was voted back on. Rollins, with just over a y e a r’s experience, was the veteran board member Life-long area resident Pauline Buhler, who said she would represent the board "from the retired person's point of view," received the nod for the last open ing on a 3-1 vote Rollins' theory on why things went m well is the feeling that perhaps the recall served as a pressure valve, and now some of the steam has been released About the recall, she said. " I was real surprised to have sur vived it I was pleased because I really care about what I'm d o in g ' She added. 'I felt It was really unfair I felt I had a strike against me because I moved into the area and got involved before 1 really got to know people " It hurt my feelings that people a - -* ■ - z---- an, 4 4 bests li knowing me.” She feels a compromise must be reached between a board meeting serving as a public fo ru m , and as a business meeting, and she said she would direct her energies in that way. Layton said he talked to some of the people who helped organize the recall, and they reportedly told him they would now stand by the boa2d and its decisions Layton is working to negotiate a contract with Wesley Jahn of Eagle Point, an administrator he feels “ has a lot on the ball." Layton said Jahn has express ed a desire to have a good work ing relationship with the board, and it is hoped communication will be improved with a new superintendent Least one think that all to well, there was an edge in Andy Schmidt's voice as he asked the board to corns to grips with negotiations on a new contract for the five teachers. L a y to n sa id g e ttin g th e teachers' contract settled to now the board's priority. Rollins to realistic whan con sidering how long the harmony can last. " It boa bean brewing a number of year," she Mid. " It won't Just heal ia one year."
