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Chamber support critical
Recent scare over financial
solvency of Sandy Chamber of
C o m m e rc e
s h o u ld n ’ t
be
overplayed, nor should it be ig
nored
Fact is, the local Chamber is
low on operating funds to lim p by
month to month. Personal con
tributions and sacrifice by a few
boosters have kept the Chamber
solvent.
The underlying fact, however,
is that the Chamber lacks a broad
base of support in dues-paid
members. It needs more paid
members in 1983 to continue.
With lim ited success, a stalw art
board of directors this year have
tried to keep the Chamber afloat
with everything from a festival
food booth to current “ I Caught It
in Sandy...the Pioneer S p irit”
booster buttons.
Not everyone can support the
Chamber as a member of the
business community, yet the en
tire com munity benefits from
Chamber activities. A $1 contribu
tion for a nice red button seems a
fittin g way, therefore, to show
support for the Chamber.
The Chamber, after all, is a
booster for the town and its better
ment. The Chamber speaks for
new jobs, a n icer shopping
district, political discussion and a
better living environment here. In
ways no government body nor in
dividual can do, the Chamber
s p e a k fo r Sandy.
Shortsighted detractors, if any,
m ight rap the Chamber unfairly
as a “ knife and fork club” that
fosters lively forums and pro
grams only. They m ight claim un
justly that Sandy Area Merchants
retailers split from the Chamber,
because the Chamber was not ac
tive enough But the tru th is that
SAM retailers never really split,
and the Chamber never sim ply
sat.
A n yone who th in k s the
Chamber can do more for Sandy
th a n its p re s e n t aw esom e
workload should join the work
party, not merely sit complaining
on the sidelines. The way to start
is pay your dues, speak your mind
and get involved.
Almost anywhere you’d care to
build a model city to stimulate
growth or protect your way of life,
you’d start by establishing some
sort of chamber of commerce.
With no track record and no
groundwork, com munity boosters
blindly would join and begin work
Sandy already is blessed with a
fine solid chamber that others
have worked to build to boost this
community. A ll it needs to com
plete its many missions are
boosters who w ill support it and
fill its ranks.
Business leaders who give a
hoot about Sandy and its future
know what we mean. Community
boosters who see what's at stake
m ake w elcom e re c ru its fo r
Chamber involvement. Neighbors
who still don’t see the light may
need a little neighborly guidance,
starting with a cordial invitation
to attend the next Tuesday noon
meeting at Tollgate to consider
m erits of membership (VB)
Key city marketing needed now
Sandy’s Economic Develop
m ent
C o m m is s io n
needs
somebody to pick up the ball and
complete the pass the c ity ’s been
trying to make at new industry.
The city-appointed volunteer
group has worked with Port of
Portland and county marketing
experts in a three-year study to
improve the c ity ’s a b ility to
market itself to employers who
might locate here.
Now that the groundwork’s
finally done, i t ’s silly to drop the
ball. The next step is the big step
everyone who’s planned and
dreamed about economic develop
ment has worked toward with an
ticipation The next step is the ac
tual marketing or direct contact
sales effort to sell employers a t
tractive to Sandy on Sandy’s
reciprocal attractiveness.
Worry not that Sandy boosters
who developed the city profile
b ro c h u re and s tu d ie d th e
possibilities would bring un
wanted smokestakes or sweat
shops here. No. They've weighed
carefully what the community
wants (s m a ll, non p o llu ta n t,
modern technology plants that
pay good wages) and examined
what the city needs (a broader tax
base to sustain carefully planned
growth without heavy burden to
homeowners).
Don’t worry, either, that they’re
unrealistic or unprepared. These
team players did their field work
in listing what resources Sandy of
fers and what problems it might
pose to new employers. They also
joined forces with Estacada and
Molalla in a team-sell marketing
e ffo rt to prom ote econom ic
development in east Clackamas
County with county support
The city planner soon w ill call
local forces to ra lly in support of
the Sandy m arketing plan. Let's
hope the players are as eager for
the game, now the pads are on and
the field lit for kickoff.
With w hat’s at stake, it seems
only fa ir and p ra c tic a l that
business leaders here lead the
way. Personal presentations in
letters, phone calls and face-to-
face meetings with potential San
dy employers should be made by
business leaders who understand
the game plan and can execute
the plays. < VB)
.. can y x buy
Scy Bean Futures
with FOOD STAMPS ??
t
Von Braschler, Publisher
Coroline Duff Office Monoger
Don Dillon. Editor
Scott Newton News Editor
SANDY, OREGON. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER I I , 1982
Reader asks:
Was ballot listing prejudiced?
Equal billing?
On the front page of The
Oregonian there was a col
u m n h e a d lin e d “ How
Oregon Voted " I t showed
that Measure 3 had a total
vote of 989,276, Measure 4
had a total vote of 1,015,923
and M eaiun- 6 had 999,654
vo tes
These
th re e
measures had the moat
publicity, so it strikes me
as curious that Measure 4
had a total vote of 26,647
more than Measure 3 and
16.269 more than Measure
6 Also why was Measure 3
the only one of the right
side of the ballot Was this
be design or by accident' It
seems that a lot of people
missed Measure 3, thinking
th e y w e re v o tin g on
Measure 2 I almost did this
myself and my neighbor
did do it and had to get a
new ballot This kind of
thing just heightens my
distrust of politicians
I^eslie L. Powell
Sandy
Limit spending
Now that Measure 3 has
been lurned down by the
taxpayers, w ill the head of
the Hoodland Fird Depart
m ent ask fo r another
"necessary" item to the
budget, like a totally un
necessary and expensive
sedan for his assistant’’
Come now, this is not
downtown Portland
G. Domke
Brightwood
Work ahead
I wish to thank all those
people who helped in my
recent election as your
state representative
As I stated during the
campaign, we will now-
have a local represen
tative. and I have began
fo rm u la tin g le g is la tio n
which w ill address our
needs If you have any sug
gestions or inquiries, con
tact me at 22610 S. Forest
Park Road Beavercreek,
OR 97004 or phone 631-3817,
We have tried to pick up
all of our lawn signs If we
have missed any, let me
know at the above phone
number
Thanks again Together
we can make the changes
in state government we
need
Bob Shiprack
Beavercreek
Many helped
My wife and I want to ex
press our sincere thanks to
the voters for my election
as one of your county com
miss loners I assure you I
will do my best to prove
that the m ajority made a
wise decision in voting for
me
I also want to thank
publicly the several hun
d re d v o lu n te e rs who
assisted in my campaign
Many persons I have not
previously met called and
w anted law n signs or
literature Each person's
help was precious to us
Of course, in any suc
cessful endeavor there are
key people My wife Estle
stands out above all others
in this category Probably
more of you became ac
quainted with me through
her than by any other
means She obtained more
than 1,000 lawn sign loca
tions. mostly through the
use of good old shoe
leather Other key people
worked many nights, mak
ing and installing signs We
especially thank those who
worked on short notice, ad
dressing envelopes, label
ing brochures and phoning,
and door to door
Clackai i is County has a
population of nearly 250,000
and an area larger than
some states So there was
no way we could reach
everyone personally or by
telephone or m ail One per
sonalized letter with ad
dressing and -firs t class
postage to each of the ap-
proximate). 140,000 voters
w o u ld
co st
ab o ut
$35,000—far more than our
total campaign budget
To my worthy opponent.
Bev Henderson. I wish to
state publicly that she ce r
tainly was a hard working
candidate Maybe she is
the real winner in that she
now can go into other
endeavors including some
tru ly p leasu rab le tim e
traveling with her husband
Jim who recently retired. I
wish them well
Dale Harlan
M ilw aukie
L E T T E R S PO LICY
The Post asks that
all le t’ ers to the
e d ito r Se ty p e d .
douhle-sr iced and
signed. Deadline is
noon. Tuesday. Let
ters should be ac
c u ra te ,
fre e
of
libelous remarks and
in good taste.
Personally speaking:
Sandy River’s deep hum hypnotic
It started as a song
He remembered dangling one
fool in the Sandy River his first
summer on the mountain It was
a time of unspoken joy, but he
remembered the harmony He
remembered the melody
Compared to the city noise he'd
left below, the music hooding his
head almost was deafening And
he'd liked the music well enough
to hum along and search for
others to join in
Lee threw another log in the
Earthatove and shuddered at his
early naivete Outside the wind
blew cold through the fir and pine
that leaned intimidatingly over
his wood green house, warm on
the inside Still, he knew the river
carried the same tune in its hyp
notic rhythm, although it gushed
g r e e d ily now w ith w in t e r
cresting Lee tossed a single
match onto the tangle of log,
twigs and papers and blew new
life into the stove Soon the room
glowed bright and his eyes danc
ed in their reflection of trapped
light and energy
Item "Room m atets1 wanted
to share too-large newer rustic
contemporary home on river
Share heat
The clipping was
burned in his memory like the
fiery voice of his basketball
coach-turned typing instructor
who repealed like a play drill
"Don't look at those keys, don't
look * I'll wrap your wrists with a
ruler to remind you' Mistakes
now double later ...”
The couple who first rented
from Lee worked out alright all
in all Las Vegas opportunists
VON BRASCHLER
just married, who loaded their
van the guy used to wow her in
back with quadraphonic sound,
but later filled with baby crib
things to unload in Lee's living
room Oh j o y - a boy! But it
wasn't bad. weighed agaim t the
guy's morning egg tortillas and
weekend football banter before
Lee s tube Also. Lee noticed like
a stepbrother how the young
m other s till fille d out her
designer jeans from high school
pretty well and swayed at the top
when the dryer was running her
things and the baby screamed for
her burned scurry across the
room, barefoot
That was before Lee learned
about the Las Vegas connection,
or was it from California that all
that stuff was brought in? You
had to wonder about thoae realty
parties where they all pared off
and the Vegas couple came home
to Lee’s rustic contemporary
with a sack of grass and piece
meal scary stones They wanted
out. wanted to fly as fast as that
van would take them to Vegas, if
only to escape the seedy crooks
th e y
fe a re d
w ro te
t h e ir
paychecks or didn’t They ran,
seeing eyes staring back from
every window Lee thought they
took the paranoia with them
Then She came onboard, hiding
in his woods from a forget-proof
m arriage and looking to find a
new seif here in the shadow of Mt
Hood, smiling fresh and powerful
with eternal snow on its boyish
cap Oh. sweet spring' Or so they
both thought. She and Lee who
thought he'd help her out
Suddenly the drug peddlers,
arson-bombers and thugs were
gone Taking their places were
woodland elves, C h e rry v ille
satamsts who stared down from
the sun roof and a mysterious
saintly woman spirit guide by the
river's edge Lee walked the
river with her to check this out
Well, it did seem eery if you
thought about it. but She couldn't
find the power spot rock so red
that beckoned And he couldn t
find the elves that beckoned from
hiding spots across the stream,
as the neighbor boys lead her to
believe Still, when he sat with
them in the woods one dusk
drawn by the spirit, dw twigs did
seem to snap behind them and a
p r a m net was M t in front wst
ching, with the message silently
communicated and later con
firmed by all "Look to the trees
overhead and how it's our way to
allow bugs to nibble the leaves for
light to filter down for ground-
level growth Our way seems
cruel, but it has a circular pat
tern of life-death-life, frightening
until you ask Ask us anytime. We
understand all this stuff, and just
do our simple job summer fall
winter-spring . . . ”
Fulfilled and whole at last. She
left him to dwell in the city. Occa
sionally, She phoned to send her
love and bits of confidence about
the Plan, the Flow and all that
stuff
And in the quiet of his rustic
mountain contemporary Lee saw
faces long after the others turned
their heads to leave. There was
no escaping it all for him In the
stillness of his bed he watched
him self slip into sleep and
wondered where the dreams took
im and wondered as he dozed
who watched him paternally and
selfishly from the foot of his bed
He stuffed another presto log
from Ted's store that forgave his
earlier attempts to dismember
trees he hardly knew and rustle
dnftwood from his beloved river
As he stoked the Earthstove.
the river hummed him a song He
could feel the river's pull and feel
how it went, but he could not ting
along still, he did not know the
words
'E D IT
N O TE. Any real life
sim ilarity to characters or events
In the above fictionalized account
is purely coincidental )