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The SflndyPost Von B raschler P ublisher C a ro lin e D u ff O ffic e M anoger Editorial & Opinion Man seeks a •3 B a rry Fretz of Sandy has jumped on a soapbox for kids here, and his point is well taken. There are so many more things the Sandy community could do to make youth feel good about living and playing here. Well, Fretz’ soapbox for youth turns out to be soapbox racers He’d like to put Sandy on the map and put kids to work with the fun of creating motorless wooden cars. It's a much bigger ambition than you m ight think at first, and Fretz needs all the help he can get. He’ll need an event sponsor, inspectors, com m ittee people, safety directors, judges, race directors and an assistant direc tor In all, 35 dependable adults who care a lot about kids are needed to pull this off. Fretz wants to draw volunteers from the mountain and Boring, too. Time is working against him, with local trials tentatively set Ju ly 2 for final races here July 4 dur ing Sandy Muntain Festival. See, it takes a boy or g irl 10 through 15 years of age about six months to b u ild a soapbox ra ce r. A ll m aterials in the junior division, 10-12 years of age, must be pur chased from the national derby committee. Tne pay-off could be big for the kids and the whole com munity, however. Winners from a Sandy d e rb y a u to m a tic a lly w o u ld qualify for an expense-paid trip to SANDY, OREGON THURSDAY NOVEMBER 18, 1982 x for kids Akron, Ohio, for national competi tion. Parents would be flown at derby expense, too, for nationals six days the first weekend in August. A local derby would bring as much recognition to Sandy, f J to the lucky two winners who would represent this commmunity in Akron. You see, no community in the greater Portland area now hosts a soapbox derby In fact, the closest races are held in Medford and Salem Last year Medford saw a representative place fourth at nationals, while a Salem g irl placed sixth in Akron. So Fretz is optimistic. With 31 local civic groups from which to draw support, his hopes should be fu lfille d . Already, Sandy Op tim ists, youth-oriented booster club, is considering acting as race sponsor. That carries a price tag of $575 to cover lia b ility in surance, among other things. Fretz already has sent forms to prospective kids to compete in junior and senior division races here. Next he’ll look at race loca tion—probably a side street at the north end of town. Then, too, he wants to organize clinics soon as possible to help kids get started building cars. So far he claims “ overwhelm ing support’’ for his concept Now he needs dedicated volunteers to help make the dream come true for Sandy. (VB) Community yule spruce-up timely Really, it isn’t too soon for San Besides complementing Sandy’s dy businesses to start thinking p io n e e r r u s tic th e m e , the about d e c o ra tin g fo r C h ris tm a s g re e n e ry in a ll Christmas—considering how long businesses would develop a nice it could take this year uniform look to Christmas here See, Sandy has no com munity Sandy Garden Club and area lig h ts , and Sandy A re a c o m m e rc ia l s u p p lie rs a re Merchant’s yuletide windchimes c o o p e ra tin g w ith in te re s te d last year blew down off their businesses to supply Christmas posts. (Apologies to “ S heriff SAM,’’ but those small, clear greenery at wholesale prices plastic mobiles hardly were notic It w ould be nice to see ed, anyw ay.) businesses up and down the road Consequently, Sandy Chamber take them up on their offer The of Commerce and their SAM whole c o m m u n ity spruce-up retail committee advocate the use might catch on faster, if some of natural garland, wreaths, pine group were to sponsor trophies or cones and other rustic greens to p riz e s fo r b e s t-d e c o ra ted dress up storefronts this season businesses, too (VB) Salem scene: Hate elections? You run! by J A ( K Z IM M E R M A N Associated Oregon Industrie* If you are among the sizeable percen tage of i n-egoniarw unhappy with result* of thia month'» election, why don t you con »ider taking matter» into your own hand» next time around** ('onatdertng the »mall margin* by which »ome victorlea were achieved, there are bound to be quite a number of voter* who wlah »ome race« had turned out different ly It'» doubtful a number of disgruntled constituent* understand how realy easy It 1» to run for office in our state If the idea inlrigue* you, contact the secretary of »tale's office in the capitol building in Salem to obtain a copy ofthe “ C a n d id a te * and P o litic a l P a rtie s Manual Even If you decide againat runn mg the future, this booklet provide* in leresting insight and some fascinating revelation* For »tarter», you only have to IB year» old to occupy a surprising number of public office» beginning with moat coun ly and wlatewide office» excluding gover nor. U S senator and county aheriff A couple of other exception* to this mini muni age requirement are district I ourt judge and county auditor There are no age requirement* for Ihoae office* Age isn't «perilled a* a qualification for p recinct c o m m itte e person e ith e r However candidate* muat be qualified elect«» and that mandate» the minimum voting age of IB T h i* »houldn I be tonal rued a* age dtarruninetM » Mi favor of young people tWily a few office» have a lid on age nolaMy Judges of Supreme Court (o u rt of Appeato and t a i and Circuit Courts Omro thoae foOu ranch age 71, they must vacate thoae office» So mi most cases age requirement* treat young and aM alike (Jfftrn* wMh older than IB requirem ent» are senator. BB. U S representative * , gevarm r » . stato aonotar » . Hate Dan D illo n E ditor Scott N e w to n N ews E ditor Letters to the editor: Candidates offer last words Show game I would like to thank all who worked so hard on my campaign for U S Con gress and those who voted for me No candidate can run successfully in an area the size of Oregon's Second C o n re s s io n a l D i s t r ic t w ith o u t a trem end ou s amount of help and en couragement from many people I want you to know how much I appreciate your support With so many important issues at stake, it is par ticularly disappointing to lose However we came a long way in a hurry, going from virtually zero name recognition to 45 jjercent of the vote in only nine mon ths A l U llm a n was defeated once before he was successful, and Rep Jim W eaver ran three tim e* before winning Far from being discouraged. I am encouraged to run again lor U S Congress in MM A» your Democratic na tional committeewoman, I will continue to represent you I'll be fighting against the Inland Waterway User taxes and working toward refinancing WPPSS bonds I'll also be pushing for legislation designed to stimulate the home housing industry, such as the Home Mortgage Buy-Down bill and relaxed restrictions on the use of private pension funds for home mortgages I welcome any thoughts or comments you would like to offer Please write Larryann Willis. Kt 2, Box 2574, Vale. Ore 9791H Larryann Willis Vale Thank you Linda and I want to ex press our appreciation to everyone who supported me in my bid for county surveyor I look forward to servin g the people of Clackamas County Tom and Linda Milne Oregon City Retest likely My sincere thanks to the Signs removed? Thank you for all the help and support given me dur ing the campaign It was a tremendous effort and a good showing I've tried to collect all of the signs arou n d the d istrict, but may have missed some If you know of any signs needing to be picked up, please call 266-2120 M ark P Pihl Canby thousands of you who voted for me in the election and to those who worked on my hard work and support, and I look forward to working with you again behalf during the cam paign for Clackamas Coun ty commissioner The telephone has been ringing off the hood with calls from people urging me to continue in public service I want everyone to be assured that my options are open, and I plan to stay active Thank you all for your Bev Henderson Lake Grove Measure 6 eyed Reflections on Ballot Measure 6: Liberty they cry, when what they seek is license 'paraphrasing Milton». Don Wilson Sandy Editorial page policy: The Post gratefully acknowledges essays and w ritten opinions from readers to appear on this page—separate from the unbiased news reports on other pages of this newspaper Your opinions generally w ill be printed as letters to the editor, while ours generally w ill appear as editorials. Occasionally, we are able to print guest editorials. We attempt to print all signed letters of good taste, legible form and reasonable length. Our deadline is noon on Tuesdays. Personally speaking: Thoae ages muat be achieved by the time the person elected assume* office, normal ly and technically on Jan I of odd numbered years However, candidate» may file for office 251) day* prior to prim ary elections conducted in May of even numbered year», and that date oc c u r* about m id Septem ber ol odd numbered year* Consequently a IA year old could file for any one of many public office* next September providing he or »he attained hi* or her lath birthday by Dec 11. IBM and assumed office Jan 1, ltats Thia doesn t necessarily hold true for all office» open to IB year old* For instance, the law require» that moat judges be ad mittad to the practice of law That require* a certain amount of schooling normally beyond those required for completing most college ilegree* This appear» to m a k r sense hecausc everyone know* judge» spend mast of their working hour* contending with lawyer* and they should have been one themselves just to understand the language Again there is a notable exception That « the office of attorney general of the state of Oregon Created by statute before the »late regulated eligibility for the practice of law the office of attorney general still may he occupied by a person who satisfies the other requirement* and is elected by a m ajority regardless of whether he or she M sn attorney Thai is an interesting situation when one • onatders the attorney general serves as legal counsel (or the State of Oregon Shopping not always bundle of fun There's something about shop ping that bothers me It's hard to pinpoint, but with th e o n s la u g h t ol d a ily rem inder* Just 37. 16, 2 shopp mg day» til Christmas "—kicking off the day after Thanksgiving, I think more and more about the business of picking and choosing and buying Ami wonder why the simple act of picking and choosing and buy ing enjoys the mental bloEk it does in my brain It's not the expense incurred by going io the store to pick out a cut of fish for dinner or a pair of slacks for work If you want to eal and not go around naked, it's go ing to coot you It may be that l m poor at shop Shoe» no m atter how much I poke and pull at them and watch them on my feet in the m irror al the store, inevitably pinch my toes when I get home If my toe» aren't pinched my feet flop about until the heel* of my sock* are just a memory and I have to begin the whole thopp ing scenario again—this time for socks Socks, like groceries, are easy to buy They re either navy blue Crown or white That * the socks not the groceries until they sit to shop Sticking my finger behind my heel to make sure the shoe won't do a search-and-destroy on my sock*, being able to make a deci sion. and knowing what's on sale where come to mind But applying those trick* sub consciously cart* a cargo of responsibility aboard the brain when you prepare to shop It must be the listing of that load that causes me purchasing pro blems with clothes by DAN DILLON ■round my kitchen for awhile, that it Grocery shopping is easy Because my culinary capabilities are limited, it's just m atter of picking out whichever T V dinner or flavor of pizza I haven't had in awhile There isn't the worry about whether I look better in beige or burgundy. There are little trick» I should have picked up. I guest. learning Maybe it s the responsibility of trying to be frugal while I try to juggle household finances Do I really need to update my war drobe or can I get another three year* out of those corduroys while I pay off the car? I don't remember when I began wearing corduroys Grade school salt and peppers evolved to those I wear today If my legs weren t longer, I'd pro bably still be wearing thoae salt and pepper* There have been stdetnps into the plaids and stripes of the Mods, but always I returned to corduroy» I don t see corduroys around so much now a* designer jean» and chinos Maybe shopping represents change and turnover, so I resist it. I've always been a sucker for the Pack Rat Mentality I still read magazines I bought in 1975 when there are perfectly good new ones on the racks today Oh. I buy the occasional People or Newsweek—we should keep up on Prince Andrew and Koo Stark's carryings-on, shouldn t we but they end up stoking the fireplace and I return to "The 25 Most Intriguing People of 1977” for light reading Maybe the crowds keep me from enjoy ing shopping Despite the fact that tomorrow is Thanksgiving, there w ill be turkeys that escape and 90 per cent of them will spend the next d a y h e a d in g s t r a ig h t f o r America s «hopping malls where they'll all reach for the same item I've been studying for mon ths at the precise instant I decide to buy it. It become* a bit much Shopping. I guess, is an ac quired taste Like soccer, avant garde jazz bebop records and asparagus, you have to learn to like it. Until I do. I guess I ’ll make do with my corduroys and my shirt* with staples where buttons used to be
