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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
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P h e rn e tto n s u ffe re d
facial lacerations, ab ra
sions and bruises He was
taken to Portland Adven
list Medical Center where
he was listed in stable con
dition Tuesday afternoon
According to the agree
m ent, the group w ill
receive a 5 percent in
crease the first year and a
raise based on the Portland
area consumer price index
minus 2 percent the second
and third year
Lund called the agree
ment “ very reasonable."
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
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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
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