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SUHS board delineates items to ‘B’ ballot by SCOTT NEWTON The SUHS Board of Directors meeting began somberly Tuesday night as a contingency closure resolution was read. The board passed the resolution, which states the school w ill close if the Sept 21 operating levy fails, 4-0 Board Member Pete G riffin was not in attendance He was ill. Twelve probationary teachers then received good news, as the board voted 4-0 to rehire them There were originally 19 “ non renewed“ teachers, but two were rehired earlier, three took other jobs and two completed one-year con tracts The board voted 4-0 to enter negotiations with the employees of the district to, as Board Member Terry Lenchitsky put it, “ maintain the same wages“ paid during the 1901 82 year Joan Hay. deputy clerk, estimated last week a savings of about $180.000 if classified personnel, teachers and a d m in istra to rs accepted a pay freeze That $180,000 was not delineated in to the “ B” ballot If a freeze were negotiated, district taxpayers would simply pay less Although the move by the board could generate public support, it could also upset the always-delicate negotiating process Amid its decisions, board members were criticized for not listening to in put from the public The board members took turns, or so it seemed, reminding the people in the crowd of over 85 that they had an opportunity to provide input during the drawn-out budget hearings, and also at last week’s board meeting The meeting Tuesday night was clearly a working session Said Board Member Bob Boring after one patron accused the board of turning people off, this is “ a meeting in the open, not an open meeting.” After deciding to reopen negotia tions with employees of the district, the board moved on to the delineation of items for the “ B " ballot. After two 4-0 votes, and two and a half hours after the meeting had begun, the $404,040 " B ” ballot was set. The “ A ” ballot is $2,069,093 Water polo, a fall sport offered to both boys and girls, was the most im mediate casualty The board agreed to put $32,440 that is paid to the Sandy Elementary D istrict for use of the swimming pool on the " B " ballot With the outcome of the Sept 21 vote in question, water polo was cut Apparently, the swim ming program w ill also go if the “ B " ballot fails The swimming pool has also been used by physical education classes, although this w ill end if the “ B” ballot goes down. The a th le tic departm ent was directed to take a $41,222 cut, with Mike Kostrba. athletic director, John McMahan, p rin cip a l, and Jack Peters, superintendent, to decide where to make the cuts The other fall sports w ill continue in some man ner this season Other delineations w ill also affect athletics, with the total cut in sports being about $50.000, according to Kostrba Club advisors w ill not be paid (a total of $15,3601 if the “ B” ballot fails Other delineations include the library book fund, $7,500; contingen cy fund, $40,000. food service transfer, $15,000; capital outlay, $134,446, supplies, $18,262. insurnce. $5,000; periodicals. $800. instruc tional improvement, $9,573; tuition reimbursement, $7,844; staff travel. $9,003; two teaching positions and one classified position. $67,590 Car driven off cliff near Trillium Lake A car carrying four children and their grandparents plunged off a c liff above T rilliu m Lake Sunday, trapp ing them for over a half an hour before they were rescued The mishap occurred about 6 p m on Road S-22, better known as Sheer- burn Road, which is the only access for vehicles driving to Kensel and Veda Ixikes About a mile and a half southwest of T rilliu m I^ake the driver reported ly attempted to go around some small alders that were growing in the middle of the unimproved road, which is maintained by the US. Forest Service The driver, 55-year-old Ely Elwood Wilder of 12260 S W 72nd in Tigard, attempted to go around the trees on the road’s narrow shoulder, and drove off a cliff. The vehicle rolled four times before coming to a halt an estimated 100 feet off the road. A passer-by, E ric Nelson, drove to the Summit Texaco Service Station in Government Camp and summoned assistance. Fiiefighters from the Hoodland Rural Fire Department reached the scene shortly after 6:30 p.m and prepared a special rescue for the trapped occupants Fire Chief Don \rm in tro u t said rescue personnel rappelled down to the vehicle and then freed the oc cupants fro m the e a rly-m o d e l Chevrolet Impala. The two adults and four children were then hoisted up to the top of the c liff via a pulley system E m m a L. W ild e r, 57, was transported to Gresham Community Hospital by Alpine Ambiance and ad mitted for injuries. She was reported ly hospitalized for fractured ribs and a fractured right arm On Tuesday morning she was listed in satisfac tory condition The other five passengers in the vehicle were also taken to Gresham Community Hospital, where they were treated for minor injuries and later released Index SECTION I Editorial, Opinion ............ 2 Keeping Posted...................... 4 Senior Center News 4 Area News ........................... 5 People 7 Sporta. Recreation ........... 9-10 SECTION II Claasified Ads...... ... Inside Tab TV Revue ..............Inside Tab Back to School .......Inside Tab With all one reads about crimes, murders and wars, Marie Webb is pleased to know there are still some good Samaritans left in the world A group of blind people from the Oral Hull Foundation were on their way to Salem to the State School for the Blind last weekend, looking fo r ward to two days of reunions with old friends and an opportunity to renew old ties They had started out early in 6, will be a first grader at Firwood this fall. A story about Rohr’s commitment to computer education, as well as information on new teachers and other back-to-school news, is all part of a special insert in The Post this week. Jury finds Sandy man guilty of arson by MICHAEL P. JONES Post Correspondent A 35-year-old Sandy woodcarver and artist has been found guilty of first degree arson in connection with an “ arson-for- h ire’’ fire at his residence on Jan. 28 David Yonan of 20435 Humm ingbird Lane, near Alder Creek, was found guilty by a Clackamas County ju ry in circuit court on Aug 16 after three hours of deliberations. Judy Johnson, Clackamas County deputy district attorney; said the ju ry found Yonan guilty of first degree arson for his role in a fire that caused an estimated $35,000 worth of damage to his residence. Yonan reportedly hired a yet-to-be identified accomplist, according to Johnson, who was allegedly paid an County drops arson charge against man Samaritan helps local group Charges against a form er Govern ment Camp resident, who was believ ed to have been responsible for an a r son fire that totally destroyed a motor vehicle, have been dismissed A cco rd in g to Judy Johnson, Clackamas County deputy district a t torney, the accused was to stand tria l on July 21. However, prior to the pro ceedings. further investigation of the incident resulted in the dismissal of the charges Ronald John Piccolo, 24, now of Portland, was indicted Feb 18 by a Clackamas County grand ju ry in con nection with a fire that burned a 1976 Fiat during the early morning hours at the Summit Rest Area in Govern ment Camp Flammable liquids were determin ed to be the cause He was charged with crim inal mischief in the first degree, and theft in the first degree, after the contents, allegedly stolen from the vehicle, were discovered in his possession, according to Johnson Piccolo, in a telephone interview a few days after he turned himself in to authorities and was released from ja il, said the state's witnesses, who were to testify against him, were in fact participants in the crime. “ After further investigation, it ap peared that prosecution of Piccolo was not w arranted." said Johnson. Photo by Scott Newton Shannon Baker, left, shows sister Courtney a Radio Shack computer used at Firwood School. Shannon was in Kari Jo Rohr's fifth grade class last year, and participated in a sports-computer camp at MHCC this summer. Courtney, the morning, and after picking up passengers in Portland, had 18 on the bus. Once on the freeway events took a turn for the worse as the bus "started acting up,“ and the tra ffic whizzed by as they chugged along F inally the bus driver pulled over to look under the hood in an effort to find the “ grem lin" that was causing the trouble. A bus driver pulled up behind them and asked if he could help He had taken a grorp of (’oast Guardsmen to Washington and was on the return trip, and said he could take the group on to Salem. “ We couldn’t believe that we could be so fortunate," said Webb “ It all seemed to us that something like this wouldn’t nappen again in a hundred years We thanked God for this good Samaritan of the highway and knew He had been watching over us." undisclosed amount of money to set The following night the neighbor the fire so Yonan could collect from observed a fire in the rear of the his insurance company. house and called the Hoodland Fire In spite of the firs t damage Department. estimate of $35,000, Johnson said Johnson said the state prosecuted Yonan filed “ a proof of loss” state the case under the theory Yonan ment with the American States In "aided and abetted" in the fire, hav surance Company in excess of $84,000 ing paid to have it set as a result of the damage to his home Yonan was not at home the night of and contents. the fire and produced several At the conclusion of Yonan’s tria l, witnesses at the tria l who testified he Johnson said the claims adjustor for was in Portland the company, Edward Paulson of At the tria l Yonan testified that he Tigard, was still investigating the had nothing to do with the fire, said circumstances surrounding the fire Johnson. The claim is still pending Separate investigations by both the The fire struck Yonan's residence fire department and the Oregon State at 11:14 p.m. on Jan. 28, but a quick Crime I^ab revealed the blaze was response by the Hoodland Rural Fire started with flammable liquids Department averted more extensive Yonan was indicted on March 25 damage to the structure. after evidence secured in the joint in Johnson said a former neighbor of vestigation was presented to a Yonan’s testified that Yonan bragged C lackamas County grand ju ry he was going to have his house set on Sentencing for Yonan has not yet fire the following evening so he could been scheduled, pending the conclu collect insurance money. Yonan sion of a pre-sentence investigation. reportedly told the neighbor the ap He faces a maximum of 20 years in proximate time the fire would be set prison and a $100,000 fine, or both. Pumpers should cut run times by 25 percent by DAN DILLON With two new $103,000 pumper trucks on line at rural substations, Sandy Fire D istrict Chief Bob Rathke figures the district w ill cut running times in the Dover and Roslyn Lake areas by nearly 25 percent The new diesel trucks have bet ter acceleration and w ill be better suited for the ups and downs of the country roads, he said “ I think that's where i t ’s really going to show." The change from gasoline- powered to diesel is “ key," Rathke said The trucks w ill be more reliable than the two 20 year-old pumpers they replace and the new fuel system allows for larger pumps. 250 gallons more water on board and more speed. Last Friday, factory represen tative Dick Bjelland of Boise and Sandy Fire D istrict mechanic Art Blaisdell put the two 1982 Fords through their final tests before the d is t r ic t o f f ic i a l ly a cce p te d delivery. They tested the pump's abilities on the two rigs at the drafting pit at the Boring Fire Station According to Assistant Chief Gary Connelly, tests on the capaci ty of the pump at 150 pounds pressure, 200 pounds pressure and 250 pounds were administered The two new rigs passed with fly ing colors, exceeding specifica tions Earlier, the two new trucks had passed the road test It w ill be two weeks before the new rigs are officially in service as tim e to outfit them and get enough drivers certified is needed. The 20-year-old pumper from Dover w ill be used as a reserve which is a credit with the rating bureau, Connelly said That way, if there is a breakdown, the substa tions w ill have a su b stitu te Art Rleleell, Sandy Fire Dirtele. meeh.nlr, run, . available. The 1940 Chevrolet Howard- Cooper, which the muster team uses, w ill be officially retired, although it still pumps to its fac tory specifications The volunteer firefighters keep that truck for historical reasons, Connelly said Although the cost may seem ex pump, r ,h r.u«h orbitant, Rathke anticipates they could last up to 30 years “ I foresee a minimum of 20 years." he said After that the engines w ill be overhauled and they should be good for another decade unless there are major changes in fire apparatus „ I, d.me be(„r, .he dirtele. „ m n .ll, .erep.» d e lK e lT " ’' 11 Ï . •. 7 ' . . • .... t i . I ‘ >
