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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
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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