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
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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
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