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About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1982)
v 2 SANDY (Or«.) ROST Thwr»., July 29 1482 (S«< I) T a x lim it The city of Portland has analyzed the impact the in itiative would have on its revenues C ity officials there estimate that city revenues would be cut by at least 35 percent State education officials say cuts for school districts could range as high as 42 percent. P h illip s , who thinks government spending is getting out of hand and should be re d u c e d , estimates the cuts would be only 25 percent The tightened Oregon economy resulted in a reduction in the state's pro p erty tax re lie f plan, adopted in 1979 The max imum payment under the relief plan has fallen from ( onlinued (rom Page I 38< a * in 1979 to approximate ly 3215 this year bec ause of the economic slump In a recent press release. Phillips summed up his concerns, “To put it blunt ly. things are not going to get any better unless con c e rn e d ta x p a y e rs do something ** He said that if a home was assessed this year at 172,000, the homeowner paid approximately Si.700 in property taxes in the tri- county area By a conser vative estimate of a con tinued 30 percent increase, he said, that same property tax bill would climb to 13.734 by 1985 3311 per month L ast y e a r assessed valuation in Clackamas County jumped 13 percent and the average tax rate clim ed from 119 61 to 322 58 The total taxes levied, however, jumped 30 1 percent, according to the Oregon T a x p a y e rs Association If the proposal is OK'd, the League of Oregon Cities warns that large capital improvements may be d if ficult to swing In a statement to city of ficials. the League said, • There is serious doubt (legally and practically) about whether cities could continue to sell general obligation bonds Without this financing source, ma jor capital improvements would be extremely d if ficult to achieve " S c h o o l d is t r ic t Members of the Sunshine Girls try their hand at starting a fire without matches. The girls were learning outdoor skills as part of their par- P ho lo b y t)«n Dillon ticipation in the annual Girl Scout Ilay Camp in Meinlg Park Scouts spark interest in outdoors by DAN D ILLO N like fire building and cooking in preparation for an overnight campout at the end of the A pot of coffee was considered a sign of week hospitality among mountain men when a Beckman was on hand to show the girls how stranger came into camp, so last week Bing mountain men got along when they roughed it Beckman played on that notion when he had in the Oregon wilderness visitors drop by his cam-'. Decked out in a full set of buckskins, Beckman, a member of the Barlow Trail Beckman demonstrated fire-starting with a Ixxig Rifles, set up camp in Meimg Park last flint and steel. Most of the girls were able to Wednesday to teach some 150 Girl Scouts and strike a spark themselves when they got a leaders the ins and outs of starting a fire chance to try their hand at the time-honored without a match Along the way. he gave out a method. few pointers on fire prevention to the Along with his flint and steel, Beckman campers brought along his muzzle loader, some traps While he surveyed the crowd for a show of and some pelts to show the girls. hands from coffee-dnnkers, Beckman gave Beckman, who has been hunting with the the Scouts some pointers on fire building and muzzle loader for the past 11 years, said he fire prevention, along with a little legend and hasn't been skunked deer hunting in the past lore from the mountain men’s heyday five seasons The Scouts were part of the fourth annual The get together with the girls gave him an day camp in the park, learning outdoor skills opportunity to share some of his expertise from his job as a fire control officer for the Forest Service at Zigzag “ I t ’s been a ball today,' he said “ We had some good groups here ’ The Scouts, from Sandy. Damascus. Bor ing, Orient and Cottrell, spent the week on crafts, taking outings to Hidden luike M irror Lake or Ramona Falls and working on ser vice projects Along the way the girls found time to write letters to the camp mascot a mouse The in dustrious mouse even wrote back with reminders about not running in the park or things left overnight With the week closing campout at a local farm, the Scouts got the opportunity to try their hands at porcupine meatballs and ash cakes away from the park , And if they happened to get cold that night, they could just get out the trusty flint and steel and make themselves a pot of coffee One-car accident fatal to Sandy man A 62-year-old Sandy man died Monday in a one-car accident in the White River Pass area east of Govern ment Camp Warren C. Carter, 51975 East Terra Fern, died at approximately 6 a m on Forest Service Road No. 48, one and a halt miles east of Highway 35 According to Deputy Chief Don Hardman of the Hood R iv e r C ounty Sheriff's Office, Carter was driving to work in a crew cab pickup owned by the Tad Yeagar I-ogging Com pany of Sandy when the ac c id e n t o ccu re d A passenger in the vehicle, Eugene Phernetton, 49, of Estacada was injured in the mishap Hardm an said Carter reportedly fell asleep at the wheel and drove into an embankment on the lef- thand side of the roadway When he awoke, he over- corrected the vehicle and slid 30 feet The pick-up Mayor, council seats open fo r local vote Ixxral officials this week reminded Sandy residents that filing is now underway for the mayor's position and three seats on the City Council City Manager Roger Jor dan sa id th a t o fte n residents feel they would like to serve on the council but are unaware of how to go about placing their names on »he ballot (ouncil members serve fo u r -y e a r te r m s , the mayor's term is two years To qualify for the elec tion. a candidate must have been a .Sandy resident for the |*ast 12 months This year all nominating petitions for the positions must be filed with the city no later than 5 p m on Aug I I This allows the city time to verify the signatures gathered City charter specifies that anyone who wishes to run for a city office must tlihle camp scheduled next Monday For an action packed three and a half hours c h ild re n e n te r in g k in d e r g a r te n th ro u g h seventh grade are invited io attend the Summer Bi ble Roundup at the Plea •ant Home Baptist Church The program includes Bi Me laaaona. miaaionaries gam es, c ra fts , prises t r e a ts and a special feature a down The pro gram is directed by Fern Nisaetl and Muaan Coates hummer Bible Roun dup witi he held Aug I . I and 4 frem t a r n la I » pm rolled three times and traveled 124 feet before coming to a rest Both the passenger and the victim were thrown from the vehicle. Carter was dead at the scene Emanuel Hospital's Life Flight helicopter was call ed to the scene but heavy fog cover prevented the airlift from being com pleted Red Rock at Barkdust • NO FIRE HAZARD ' HCCS • NO YEARLY REPLACEMENT • NO MORE BUGS obtain a petition at Sandy City Hall and gather 20 valid voters* signatures from residents within the city limits The petition must be filed with the city recorder If the petition has been circu lated by someone other than the person being nominated, the nominated person must also file an ac ceptance of the nomina 2 WEEKS ONLY 00 ’ 15 Expires 7 /3 1 /8 ? Reg Price $17 50 p e r yd. (scoop) (FIRST COME . . 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In other action at the July hoard meeting: —The board opened bids on re-plumbing the north wing of the Sandy Elemen- Security info close as phone An automobile trip to Portland isn’t needed for Sandy area residents who have to deal with Social Security representatives People who live in Sandy can contact Social Security by telephone to file a claim fo r S o c ia l S e c u rity benefits, to report any changes that affect Social Security payments and to inquire about M edicare claims, according to Field R e p r e s e n ta tiv e D ee Pigs ley Changes such as address, work estimates, marriage or death may be reported by dialing 221-3381 between 8 30 a m and 4 p m In fo r m a tio n ab o ut Medicare claims Part may be obtained by calling 222 6831 bet ween 8 a m and 4 p m , Pigsley said Continued from Page I tary School and got a plea sant surprise The bid by MacKinstry Company of Portland was 320,000 less than what the engineer had suspected would be the price Leaking pipes have plagued the north wing for a number of years —The board agreed to knock out a wall between the secretary-receptionist office in Sandy Elementary School and the adjacent classroom which has been used as a m a t e r ia l p re p a r a tio n c e n te r, storage area and sick bay for students The remodel, which will be done by the district maintenance crew, w ill allow more work space for the secretary and enlarge the sick bay LUMBER SPECIALTY LU M B E R * SALES CEDÀR SALE 2 8 6 Sth........................... $425 M 2 x 3 C le ar...................... $495 M 5 /8 x 6 Stk Bevel............. $ 45 0 /M 3 8 i 6 Stk T IG ................S395/M 3 /8 i 4 Stk T 4 G ............. $499 M REDWOOD 3 /8 i 4 Clear T I G ........... $050 M SUPER SAVERS 2 x 6 REDWOOD TK Ç O M M O N $390 / . 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