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The Srfntty Post Editorial & Opinion Von Braschler, Publisher Caroline Duff, Office Manager Don Dillon. Editor Scott Newton, News Editor SANDY OREGON. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 25 1982 I Killer bridge let off hook The Salmon R iver bridge near Brightwood is a kille r, let off the hook another year State Highway Division plans to install a lanes separator to stop head-on auto collisions when the bridge ices in winter were killed in review by Departm ent of Transportation Regional T ra ffic Operations Supervisor Ron Failmezger still believes his proposed barricade between lanes could save lives, when eastbound cars skid left into opposing traffic. Such an accident took the lives of two colliding motorists last year during the holidays. In all, fo u r t r a f f ic accidents were repo; ed at the little 450-foot danger bridge between 1977 and 1981. Transportation o fficia ls who reviewed Failm ezger’s proposed solution, however, concluded the separator m ight result in even more injuries. Failmezger figures skidding into a concrete separator m ight be better than a possible head-on collision with highway tr a ffic w ith o u t a sepa ra tor, however. A substitute solution now calls for special new pavement that would thaw the structure At least, that’s what the state hopes to do. Only catch is the work couldn’t be done until next sum mer, when the danger of winter ice is past Also, the project cost would skyrocket to more than $100,000. Strange how such a little bridge could present such a big, baffling problem. Or is the solution caught up in bureaucratic red tape? One wonders how neighbors ever tackled problems like a tricky strip of road, before big brother stepped in to throw money at our problems. We suggest here that a simple, but large caution sign at the Salmon River bridge m ight be a good first step in preventing ac cidents there during winter. Also, if your eastbound auto skids left at the bridge in ice, don’t forget to let the Highway Division regional office hear about it at 653-3090 With lives at stake, le t’s not let them off the hook w ith their com m ittm ent to correct the situa tion. (VB) Mt, Festival makes Sandy proud I f those M ountain F estiva l bears seem to be grinning, i t ’s because they’re proud. Sandy’s Festival committee again cap tured top honors at Northwest F estival A ssociation’s annual meeting recently in Yakim a. The co m m itte e —represented by Ann F e n w ic k , K a th ie Sim onsen, M a ry R utz, Ken Peasley and D arrell Dempster, won a first-place plaque for best program cover. This m arks the second consecutive year Sandy’s Festival has been decorated by the Northwest Association. What’s especially noteworthy is the fact Sandy’s Festival is one of the smallest in terms of budget and active olunteers. In terms of Festival quality and per-dollar payback by quantity of visitors brought to Sandy each July, h o w e v e r, S andy M o u n ta in Festival stands at the very top. That’s all due to the selfless hard work of a few community- minded volunteers Sandy can be proud of them and the honor they bring to this community each year. (VB) L etter to the editor: Many aided Bull Run dinner success The Bull Run Community Club would like to extend a sincere thank you to all the Sandy area merchants who generously donated prizes for our annual spaghetti dinner and game night Saturday. Nov 13. The evening was a great success due in part to the terrific prizes we were a ole to offer The top prize, a $50 ..Easy for llMto say.. HEs two more years/ s a v in g s bond fro m Clackamas County Bank, went to Roger A tkins, father of three Bull Run students and a daughter at Sandy High School We also wish to thank several residents of our a r e a who c o n trib u te d prizes and much of their valuable time toward our- evening Of course, a great deal of gratitude goes tq< our cook. Mrs Konsella. who expertly prepared the outstanding spaghetti Î Stephanie Leas Bull Run Community Club Letter campaign could boost city Sandy Economic Development C o m m is s io n , fa c e d w ith m arketing tasks to sell new employers on m erits of locating in Sandy, might take a lesson from Seattle. The queen city mounted a suc cessful, aggressive campaign to woo industry to town a few years back with a simple letter-w riting campaign Call it a refe rral ser vice, or sorts. They formed a “ Committee of a Hundred’’ to w rite testimonial le t te rs to p ro s p e c tiv e new employers It was just the sort of personal approach that works Sandy could do that, too It wouldn't require a lot of travel or costly presentations Yet the com munity could get involved in a real way Good use could be made of the Chamber of Commerce secretary. who already likes the idea well enough to offer her help in typing and m ailing the letters. Of course, som** m arket search would be required to develop leads on what industrial firm s might be interested in locating in this area Here, again, there’s help from the county, state, Port of Portland and even Mt. Hood Community College. F inding a few com m unity- minded business persons who are w illing to jot a few lines in praise of Sandy shouldn't be hard here. Cut backs by Sandy’s precious- few employers, notably in the in dustrial park, make the need for jobs and economic diversification for shouldering taxes great. But Sandy also looks great as a site for future business Here’s a chance to shape the future with a stroke of the pen (VB> Ask the superintendent: SUHS stops quarter grades by JOHN I) P E T E K » Mandy H l ( h Maprrlnlenllrnt QUESTIO N “ I understand that you no quarter grsile* How do parent« find out how their children are do •ng?" ANSWER In response to faculty and parent concern over our notification pro cedurea thia year we inatilutad the prac- tire of issuing progrès» report» These reporta are prepared at an and twelve week intervals and identify a student'« grade and level of accomplishment a t well as his/her attendance Students receive progrès* reports from teachers and are then requested to hand c a r r y “ th e m hom e fo r p a r e n t a l signature* They are returned Io the high school for filing Semester grade* are given in the usual manner and if during any semester a stwdenl is found to be fail mg or in danger of failing academic refer rals are sent to the home Progress reports for all students will he sent home again the wewb of Dec » 1« longer im u » qvevnON W ill the Bandy Uwan High fleheel heard of Director* be meeting r e g a rd in g th e I » a t budget m feeder a e M a *” L E TT E R S PO LICY The Post asks that all letters to the e d ito r be ty p e d , double-spaced and signed. Deadline is noon. Tuesday. Let ters should be ac- c u r a te , fre e of libelous remarks and in good taste. This newspaper attempts to publish all letters it receives and may edit m aterial lightly to c o n fo rm to g u id e lin e s . Personally speaking: Vocational students ‘adrift’ There are some stone« that are so obvious a person couldn't miss them if he wanted to year “ All the comments we got from the people who participated were great." said Montgomery This is one of them II appears that the local chapter of Vocational Industrial Clubs of America, or VICA, is like a boat without a captain They ail wanted to do it again.'' He admits there were minor problems ” Said Montgomery, “ Everybody seemed to get where they were going Everybody com peted that wanted to compete The judges were there for the most part Last year there were about 50 members, and the club took third overall in stale competition Paul Montgomery was the ad v is o r , and L yn n S o nd en aa assisted him To their credit. VICA was successful “The only complaints that we heard were from people who wanted, like, coffee set up early in the morning Things that were peripheral to the main event Sondenaa can't help but com pare the success of VICA to that of this year's Sandy High teams Pioneer teams were 24-39-1 this fall In 1973 and 1974. when Sondenaa guided the program, VICA members brought home 11 gold medals two silvers and two bronzes from state competition ANSWER Yes For the i onvemence of our patrons the Board of Directers will hold three information gathering meetings in preparation for Budget (om m ittee meetings at the feeder schools On Nov XI. we wilt be at the Boring Elementary School on Dec 1, our meeting will be held at Cottrell School and on Dec 4. we will meet at Welches Elementary School All meetings w ill start at 1 29 p m (E D IT N O T *: tfeestlees ter Dr Peter* ■ ay be addressed le The Pest. Ptl Bes ta Beady 979U > ', Last year V IC A m em bers brought home two gold medals and three silvers Thai was in com petition against 47 other schools including the likes of Ben son Polytechnic School, Vocs tional Village and the Owen Sabin Occupational Skills Center When asked why he won t be heading VICA this veer. Mon tgomery said, ' The main reason is I don t think I got (he support I should have ' That's both financial'' and Things that as far as I'm con cerned were the least important '' by SCOTT NEWTON people wise ” When Sondenaa was asked the same question, he responded. Probably comments and memos directed toward Paul and I from the adm inistrative team and from board members about the pro g ram .” When asked what kind of com m u n ication s. he said, "Just «•»•»ng how ’h e y ih ooeh l the eluh should be run. in their opinions.'' Seven schools attended a one day skills contest at Sandy last One of Montgomery's suojects. drafting, was discontinued this year He looks around and sees less challenging subject« being taught He claims enough support to justify a drafting program Montgomery aired some of his complaints when he appeared before the SUHS Board of Direc to n in February of this year with an eight-page chart showing the cost of co-cumcular activities as compared to vocational educa tion He claims the figures (bowing co-cumcular activities receiving more financial support than voca tional education were "vary ac curate " Personally. I could not figure his methodology I also would not claim to unders tand the SUHS budget document, hut every question I've ever had about it has been answered to my satisfaction Asked if there is friction bet ween members of the vocational education dep'rtm ent and the ad m in is tra tio n , S u p e rin te n d e n t J a c k P e te rs s a id . “ T h e re s h o u ld n 't be W e 'v e sp en t thousands of dollars on equipment and personnel out there ' He pointed out the district i recently received a $20.000 federal grant for an after-school voca tional program He said that since 19M he's been ' “very active in vocational educa tion on the state level.” He added, " I believe every stu- ; dent that leaves here ought to ; have a salable skill I believe it (vocational education) is an in t e g r a l p a r t of th e w h o le program " Principal John McMahan made an effort to guide the VICA pro gram Four students attended the first meeting, and two attended the second and third meetings " I was ready to go whole hog in • biscuit." he said, but the interest wasn’t there Unless someone in the voca-! tional education deportment takes the helm, it appears the once successful VICA program w ill, continue to drift at sea
