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The S^näy Post
Von Braschler, Publisher
Caroline DuH, Office Manager
Editorial & Opinion
Controversial Ballot Measures 3
and 6 were apparently defeated in
Tuesday’s general election, but
voters sent a message to Oregon’s
Legislators They’d better keep
tabs on the homefoiks, if re-
election is on their mind.
With the maverick support of
Ballot Measure 3 by Clackamas
County voters, i t ’s obvious the
locals don't go along with all
messages to the Legislature
statewide.
If the closeness of the statewide
races to lim it property, taxes and
a b o lis h s ta te w id e p la n n in g
doesn’t get the attention of those
who convene in Salem early next
year, the idea of the local
representative gives a chance for
locals to re-emphasize whatever
SANDY, OREGON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4. 1982
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Pre-session town hall
Don Dillon. Editor
Scott Newton News Edi
idea
message they tried to send with
their Tuesday ballots..
Bob Shiprack, elected Tuesday
to represent Sandy and Mt. Hood
in House D istrict 23, has proposed
a town hall meeting prior to his
trip to Salem to get his pulse on
area voters’ wishes and ideas.
A sim ila r forum is planned for
a ll new C la cka m a s C ounty
legislators in Oregon City, but
Shiprack’s idea for local par
ticipation is laudable. It would
give area voters one last oppor
tunity to tell their representatives
th e ir feelings about property
taxes, planning and the state in
general.
Let’s hope he and new Sen
Steve Starkovich follow through
with the idea. (DD)
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Ask the superintendent:
Conferences give parents insight
by DR. JOHN P E T E R S
Sandy High Superintendent
Q UESTIO N Are you going to continue
to have conference days?
ANSW ER Yes The first semester con
ference days will be held Monday, Nov 8,
from I l: 3 0 a m t o 4 : 3 0 p m , and Tuesday,
Nov 9, from 3:30 to 8 p m Students will be
transported home on Nov 8 at 10 50 a m
Students will be picked up on a delayed
schedule on Nov. 9 (approximately four
hours after the usual tim e) and will be
transported home at 2 45 p m
Conference days are set aside for
parents to visit with stafi about their
child's progress in classwork and in
meeting the school's scholastic, atten
dance and conduct requirements Oppor
tunities will be provided for visits with
teachers, counselors, support staff and ad
ministrators.
We in€TtF9ou to call the staff members
with whom you wish to visit for an appoint
ment, or Just simply drop in
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QUEST1ON What was the purpose of
the Clackamas County Education Day at
Clackamas Town Center’
Our ESD invited county schools to
display features of their educational pro
Letters:
Swim committee cites local support
grams at Clackamas Town Center on
Saturday, Oct 27, in order to promote stu
dent achievements We were especially
gratified by the number of people who
stopped at our display
We exhibited woodworking, metals,
journalism, creative writing and science
projects, as well as student art work We
even had two highly detailed world maps
which students had drawn
It was worthwhile for us to participate
We plan to do it again next year
A c o m m ittm e n t was
made to raise $5,125 20
before Nov 8
Salem scene:
Legislature eyes numbers game
by J A C K Z I M M E R M A N
A sso cia ted O rego n In d u s trie s
Sept 25. a group of high
school swimmers, parents
and friends met and form
ed
a
c o m m itte e
to
R e in sta te Sandy Sw im
Teams <R.S S T) The high
school hoard approved our
petition to privately fund
the swim teams so that
they could continue to
represent SUHS in the Ml
Hood league this season
Coaches M ark Smith and
Carl Neuenfeldt offered to
w a iv e t h e ir c o a c h in g
salaries and volunteered
their time
i
Oregon’s voters have done their collec
live thing
The general election is over
But some other elections will be occurT
ing in Salem in the days and weeks to
come And they have significance often
wasted on a large part of the electorate
elements
that casts ballots on election day
The power that accrues normally to the
These other elections are conducted
speaker and president rests on their right
among partisan majorities and minorities
to name leaders of the various committees
in the legislature's two chambers House
and to assign hills to those committees
and Senate And the outcome of those elec
when they are introduced This power has
lions generally provides a key to the type
been watered down somewhat by more
nl legislative session that will follow
democratic rules in the House than in the
M ajority parties in House and Senate
Senate But the result, presumably, is that
will elect a speaker and president, respec
the two presiding officers have the power
liv e ly
Also chosen w ill be lesser
to control the fate of bills and thereby or
legislative officers, speaker and president
chestrate the conduct of any given session
pro tempore, majority leaders and the
Again, there are exceptions
like
S p ea kers an d p res id en ts o ften h a v e to
M ino rity party m em bers in each
bargain away some of their power by pro
chamber will do likewise They will elect
mising to appoint specific in d ivid u al to
minority leaders and assistant minority
committee chairmanships or other post
leaders
lions in order to gel elected If enough of
All of these offices have a degree of clout
this pre election bargaining occurs, it's
in the legislative process Hut by tradition
conceivable (he presiding officer's wishes
and virtue of something called the Salem
could tie thwarted on sorpe issues during a
Numbers (lam e, the individuals who
session
emerge from Uns exercise as bouse
Technically then, the Salem Numbers
speaker and senate president occupy the
Game should consist of figures even larger
real seats of greatest power
than 31 and 18 And the personal
There are exceptions to this rule Depen
philosophies ill the Ia-gislalorx in the
ding on the numbers
respective majorities play a role in the
Basically, those numbers are two 31
game
and IS
D e m o c ra ts h ave held n u m e ric a l
T h e House consists of SO members the
superiority in the Oregon Senate since
Senate TO M ajor it las «re«opposed to rule
I9M Bui during that period it has ex
each Hence the significance of I I in the
periem rd coalition leadership on occa
lo w er chamber and 1« in the Senate The
sion House Demos also have enjoyed the
majorities and minorities are created at
edge of the numbers games since 1972
the polls during the g e n e ra l election and
individual voters have little influence an
Those who do psy attention to the Salem
the outcome by themselves
Numbers Game may be s little more
It s their rotlertive effort that counts
(Mice in a while there s a 18-14 split in the sophisticated when once more il becomes
Senate and the same squeaky margin is a time to select and support candidates for
numerical possibility in the House And seats in the nest Legislature
By themselves, individuals don t really
when the margins are anywhere near that
have a chance Io play the game Bui
'-Inae the relative power of sp eaker an d
awareness of how it works has not been
president are somewhat tenuous They are
wasted on some groups Take a look at the
usually built upon something railed a
spending reports by political action com
ewahtion
miltoes m behalf of specific candidates
Coalition leadership usually evolves
this ele« Iran Compare the spending with
when faetksna within the numeru a l ma
who was elected
jority p m with members of the minority to
That wil! reveal how in«ftvMl»ats by
pfesM ii «loar cut rule by the real major;
jo in in g together to support, work and vote
ty That sort of thing often involves
for legislative candidates can become ac
moderate Dem errate defer ling to the
Rsp ufclu en side O r M might involve tual players in the Numbers Game In
Salem
•qua bb tea between ru ra l and urban
Appeals were made to
parents of the swimmers,
patrons at large, service
o r g a n iz a tio n s ,
lo c a l
businesses and the sw im
mers and their peer groups
themselves
The Sandy
Kiwanis club volunteered
to act as the non profit
organization for tax w rite
off contributions
Parents and friend* con
(a c te d
in d iv id u a ls ,
businesses and clubs for
donations The swimmers
were involved in pepperoni
sales, sold tickets and
helped serve at Paola's
benefit spaghetti dinner,
assisted at a chili feed,
sponsored a school dance,
w orked the concession
stand at the last football
game and volunteered at
the Sandy Optimist club's
haunted house
Last week our goal was
realized, and as our fund
ra is in g a c t iv it ie s a re
brought to completion, the
amount raised beyond our
goal will he used to pay
c o a c h in g
s a la r ie s ,
establishing as much nor
malcy as possible to the
program
The purpose of this letter
is to thank those orgamza
tions and individuals who
generously donated money,
lim e and energy to our
drive The following is a list
of outstanding contributors
in those areas
M r and Mrs Olin Bignall
Scenic Fruit
Anton Bryant
Sandy Kexall Drug
Ivan Harker
Dennis Crow
Fred Proett
Carlson Chevrolet
John Hillyard
Sandy Lockers
George Morgan
Mr
an d M rs
Eldridge
Sandy Lions Club
Sandy V F W
E r n ie
Robert Bignall
Clackamas County Bank
Clyde Sutherland
Sandy Lions Auxiliary
W illiams Thriftw ay
Kiwanis Club of Sandy
John McMahan
M r. and M rs. Leonard
Paola
Franz Lam er
Sandy Optimist Club
and the members of the
swim team who were w ill
ing to "help themselves "
Thank you
Nick Roth
R S.S.T. chairman
Personally speaking:
Apples for Halloween unpopular
K eep in g tabs on Sandy Union
High School is one of my respon
sibthties at The Post
And sometimes, I don’t get no
respect
Todd Byron fooled me Iasi week
I watched intently as he filled me
in on a new trick play the football
team had supposedly installed
After getting to the part where
the holder on extra point kicks
scores h i* touchdown, Bryron
squirted me with his trick ink pen
I have to deride whether to go
against my own good judgment
and give the kids candy, or risk a
trick
This year a bag of Hood River
apples thrilled the few youngsters
who came to my apartment about
a* much os a tn p to the dentist
I can take it when the kid* leave
the apple* in my yard, or break
them up on my sidewalk
But let me tell you. I was ember
raised by the hearty Laughter a
few guest* had at my expense
Despite my enthusiastic delivery,
nearly all the trick-or treaters
moaned upon learning their treat
would be an apple
Th e Mt Hood Conference * Kan
sas
Plan
playoff
system
ha*
nent's 10-yard line Going second is
an advantage because it's obvious
what it's going to take to win If a
field goal will do. there's no reason
to bother throwing a pass
the time to vote during the day.
just like their adult counterparts tn
the real world "
Locally. Jim D uff defeated Ruth
Loundree by two votes, 78-74
Some people favor a coin toss to
decide ties others think something
like total yards gained, total
points, first down* or other criteria
ought to be used
Most students voted in some of
the more publicized races, with
Republican Vic Atiyeh winning
over Ted Kulongoski 98-81
Certainly it was no big advan
tage to The Dalles to drive all the
way to the David Douglas field to
play a few down* against Centen
nial and Parkrose. teams that just
fought a little hometown traffic
I will occasionally eat desserts
but usually I am able to avoid foods
that contain sugar So Halloween
always pose* a problem for me
by SCOTT NEWTON
generated quite a bit of interest I
d id n t see the games Monday bet
ween Parkrose. Centennial and
The Dalles, but several people told
me they were plenty exciting
After one round the three teams
were tied up. just a * they were in
regular season play
I like the idea, though For
media people, it’s great Instead of
waiting on a two-hour game, lote of
action is crammed into a few
minutes
For leagues with budget pro
blems this may be the answer Us
ing the Kansas Plan form at, entire
seasons could be completed an one
sunny Saturday afternoon Only
one school would even have to
maintain a football field
at SUHS
i in voting lost week
( I was rooting for The Dalles, the
team that was finally eliminated
from the AAA playoffs.)
Bert Key. social studies teacher.
reports that about 78 percent of the
i taking civics, or 178 of » 5 .
of whom are seniors, par
ticipated la a mock election
With the Kansas Plan, each team
run* four downs from the oppo
The voting wasn't held during
clast time, so students had to find
w
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In the Sth District race for U
R e p r e s e n ta tiv e ,
in c u m b e q t
Republican Denny Smith won 90-
over Democrat Ruth M cFarland of
Boring
In the state senate race in
District 14 Republican Joe Davfc
edged Steve Starkovich. 75-74
In the 23rd District. Democrat
Robert Shiprack won 80-77 o v <
M ark Pihl in the state
tative race
In county elections
Bob R e illy won 75-85
Democrat Juanita O Mr
rr for tig
clerk's position. Democrat
locrat D a k
Harlan won 80-5$ over I Republican
Bev Henderson for commissioned,
and Republican John Vandenberg
won 72-58 over Thelma Hooper f <
treasurer
I
1 was defeated
d 99<
and Measure 8 went down 87-75 1 '
And in « vote that may have
close to home, being that some
those voting probably work at gaa
stations Measure 4
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