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The Slfndy Post Editorial & Opinion Von Braschler Publisher Caroline Duff Office Manager Don Dillon Editor Scott Newton News Editor SANDY. OREGON THURSDAY DECEMBER 2, 1982 Neighbors show Christmas spirit Christm as fever starts this week w ith a rriv a l of Santa in San dy, coupled with the advent of fun parties, goodies, gatherings and g ift- g iv in g . F o r lo w -in co m e fam ilies and folks flat out work this yuletide, the bells can’t sound so cheerful. Kiwanis clubs in Sandy and Bor ing are pitching in to show them what Santa's all about. At least, they’ll give them a basket of food and toys to make that one day special. The Kiwanis members are get ting a lot of help from neighbors who know what Christmas giving is all about. School kids are gathering cans of food by the thousands, and some clubs and in dividuals are donating cash to help fill in what gaps contribu tions leave in those baskets. L a s t y e a r, th e B o rin g - Damascus basket project aided about 55 needy local families, while the 17-year-old Sandy drive assisted 143 families. Kiwanis organizers feel the demand for a free Christmas dinner could be even larger this season, with area unemployment. In Boring, the United Methodist Church w ill sponsor a concert 2-4 p m Dec. 5 at the intersection of Church and Richey Roads, to aid the food drive. Admission charge of one can of food perm its neighbors to hear Cabin Fever Sunshine Bank from Clackamas Community College. Needy fam ilies overlooked by w e lfa re and Salvation A rm y screeners may apply for a free Christmas basket at the Sandy Community Action Center, at the Boring fire hall or by calling Vic Liepold at 663-5191. Classes in area schools usually make a contest out of their annual canned food drive for the poor, and Sandy area schools alone have stockpiled as many as 9,(MX) total cans. Even th a t’s not enough. The Sandy Kiwanis club w ill stuff a roasting chicken in each basket, along with bread, produce and candy. The Boring Kiwanis club w ill include turkey along with other goodies. The Sandy club now is scram bling to find some 2,000 pounds of spuds and 200 boxes. Then there are groups like the Alpine Neighborhood G irl Scouts who give twice. They’ll present gifts for children to add to the baskets next Saturday. The A1 Lamke fa m ily of Sandy annual stocks its garage fu ll of toys to mend and wrap, in addi tion to the collection cornered throughout the year at Communi ty Action Center in donations. The list of charitable neighbors goes on and on like Christmas cheer. Often the task of delivering all those goody baskets gets too cumbersome for area Kiwanis clubs, firefigher volunteers and four-wheelers. Take the trick of running a basket on Dec. 22 all the way up to Government Camp. Consequently, Sandy Christmas Basket chairm an Pete Sulzbach asks recipients where possible to pick up their own baskets at the club’s makeshift project site in back of the Sandy Post, 17270 S.E. Bluff. At least half the basket reci pients car-pool to pick up their baskets, Sulzbach said, because they want to be sure the goodies reach their homes in tim e for Christmas. Neighbors who want to get in on the act can drop off food or toys at the Boring F ire D istrict main sta tion, the Sandy F ire D istrict main station or Sandy Community Ac tion Center. Toys should be wrap ped w ith a note to suggest what age and sex the g ift should reach. Cash contributions may be sent to Kiwanis of Boring, P.O. Box 532, Boring 97009 or Kiwanis of Sandy, in care of Don Deming, 38462 Hood Street, Sandy 97055 Neighbors who can share a little in good sp irit understand what Christmas is all about. <VB) Salem scene: Salem meet no ‘ballgame’ by JACK Z IM M E R M A N Associated Oregon Industries Pre Manon prognostications are largely the prerogative of sportswriters And the practice ia subject to many pitfalls Witness the many football scribes who ranked the University of Washington'« Huskies as the nation's numtier one tram prlorto the current season Pre-session predictions about perfor manee of the Oregon legislature are Just as hazardous The dangers, however, largely are outweighed by the speculative nature of those closest to the scene in Salem Just what can we expect from the 62mt Oregon leg isitive Assembly when it con venes its regular biennial session In the capítol Jan 10'’ T h e re a re those m o s tly Democrats who believe this particular legislature has the capability of achieving greatness This not Just because the Demon again hold majorities in both House and Senate Two other reasons are cited as foundation for this assumption For one, both chamber» liberally are sprinkled with experienced lawmakers Secondly, issues tha face this Assembly are so monumentsIIv important that if on ly one is adequately resolved, it members will have achieved a special niche in legislative history Republicans lend to embrace a different outlook regarding the achievement quo tient of the Assembly about to convene That'« no more than expected from minorities who have persisted for a decade in hath chambers In fact, it M to the OOP's advantage from a political standpoint, if the Democrats adjourn with a scoreless tie D is p a s s io n a te p o lit ic a l w r it e r s , however lend to be more interested in achievement for the good of all or moat of Oregon That means they look at the Assembly s ability to put asid« petty dif ferenres and political persuasions in the name of statesmanship How »hriut this tesm the voters are fielding m Salem nest month'* In arder to m a in ta in the c o m p e titiv e ath le tic « allegory you have la understand platoon faatbatl leather ward» there are offemive teams defensive teams and «panal team« Mass rig h t here the system tends to a M On some issues the O/.f.E moloeai Letters to the editor: Did council miss the boat? A recent Sandy Post No assertions were made issue included a story at the re c e n t c o u n c il about a meeting of Sandy meeting that any depart City Council, at which a ment of the city had d if proposal to build some ficulties with the housing housing units was rejected projects nor the people who on the basis that there was live in them no demonstrated need for Farm Home Loan was subsidized housing and the federal agency given because such a project the cold shoulder They do would generate a traffic not offer financing for hazard housing projects w here The traffic hazard claim they are not wanted Sandy reminded me of a tim e in has just turned away a 1974 when the City of Sandy b u ild in g p ro je c ts th a t Planning Commission turn would have involved hun ed down a sim ilar project dreds of thousands of on the traffic hazard ex dollars worth of lumber, cuse A year later they labor, gravel, roofing, elec gave an OK for a similar tncal work and other items number of fam ily units to plus a sure pay tax source be built on the same site Some people of modest but without the help of any incomes have been denied subsidy help in paying their rent, It seemed to me then that which is the largest single there was some prejudice expense tor very many involved, which was un families worthy of our best ideals Hopefully, the City Coun Possibly there was some in cil will reconsider The the recent decision of the co u ncil re p re s e n ts a ll City Council economic classes We have two projects of W Pete Sulzbach subsidized housing in San Sandy dy. and each had waiting lists of people wanting to live in them and have a p artial help w ith their rents These projects look We would like to say good, are assets to their thank you to all of you who neighborhoods and their helped us with food con taxes help operate the city tributions and receipts to ‘Thank you’ Senate may play offense to the House defense, while on other occasions the assignments flip flop The special teams, however, are more firm ly in place or will be as soon as the leadership completes ap pointments to the multiplicityof commit tees that are bound to fill this role Ways and Means. Revenue and Judiciary are mist notable, because of workload and their relationship to the overall success of the game Experience oten is touted a t key to suc cess I t ’s true that every incumbent the voters returned to this Assembly has an abundance of experience Never in the history of this body have so many labored to long or often as those returning ve teran s fro m the Slst A ssem bly Item rm tier the seven month regular set sion in IW2 and the four special sessions during th mt rim ’ If experience is a factor, it also helps to know thre was leas turnover in this Assembly than in others recently What we re saying is thre are only 1« rookies in the House compared to 1» last session On the other hand, there are nine new facet in the Senate, compared to only four in IM1 New faces can be deceiving in the upper chamber because only four of the rookie senators have never played lawmaker before Five of the total (all women I made the Jump from House to Senate during the election One of the remaining rooties has estensive local government esperince while another is yet to be named to fill the unespired term of former minority leader Hot) Smith, who got the voters in the Se cond ( ongrrssional District to elevate him to the slates major league team in Washington Hut remember everything depends on how well they can pass legislatKtn that will solve problems in a statesmanlike man ner When M's over, lot's hope too many don t go home muttering Wall, there s always nest session provide turkey baskets for needy mountain families Special thanks are again due Hoodland Thriftw ay Without their generosity and concern, our helping hand couldn't have helped near so many Our Lord said, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself" (M att 22 39> In these recessed tim e s , especially in a community as hard hit as ours, it's good to know that we moun tain folk will take care of our own God bless you all Vicki K ram er Mt Hood Evangelical Free Church ( P S If you wish to help at Christmas or if you know someone who needs help, please call 622-4079 or 622-3623 > tfIDEO ASCAD Personally speaking : Ghost of Thanksgiving past haunts I ’ll never be able to get through another Thanksgiving without thinking of Cisco Our introduction came on the eve of Turkey Day The aroma from my oven was too much for him to bear I heard this heavy, dull thud at the front door and finally put down my huge chef's fork and pot holder mitt to investigate, What I ’d first dismissed as a phantom spirit of the wind turned out to be one famished giant canin e, whose eyes b a re 'y penetrated its tangle of curly red hair and floppy ears It sat patiently before the door and took almost as long to size up the situation as did I Of course, he had the advantage I'd never seen a gentle giant like this dog half Irish setter and half woolly mammoth Un the other hand, be d seen many human cooks before, no doubt sniffing them out for miles In my awkward moment. Cisco pushed by me at the doorway I started to clutch the nearby stereo, but then decided it better just to fall sideways to gather myself up again Well, the gentle giant sure knew where he was headed He by VON BRASCHLER plodded stra ight toward the oven. illuminated like a shrine, and planted himself before it worship fully It was almost as though the im presaive beast demanded a sort of free-will offering Actually, his were Just like those of other creature you ever meet along life's tra il With eager eyes, he pleaded. Love m e' Love me! Love me " Only he said it with a drool, his hungry chops forming a puddle on my never need-wax Door that already was losing its glow Now, I don't want to sound like an ungiving spirit at Thanksgiv ing. of all times Heaven knows. I'm an easy touch for every dog. cat and possum that mounts my back porch to belly-up to the k it tens' abundant bowls Honestly . I pump something like 20 pounds of cat chow and two gallons of milk into three kitties each week - not figuring in the extra visitors who eat without reservation Well, Cisco definitely wanted to be figured in. only he'd bellied up to my precious bird This was the bird that took me 12 hours of fits to cook, because I had so much trouble setting the su re-fire automatic timer on my stove See. I expected fam ily to arrive around 10 in the morning, so I set the clock the night before to cook for me. while I slept Only I forgot to set the clock to the "start " position When I discovered my mistake the next morning. I did set the clock to the "s ta rt" posi tion. but then failed to turn on the oven itself Finally, the third try was the charm To make things extra tense, my fam ily called to say they'd be i day late Consequently. I wantec the bird to come out of the oven ir perfect shape, so it would loot good reheated for them the nexi day Cisco had other plans I tuggec on his collar, but he didn't blink ir his fixation on the oven I ever tried pulling one ear and then his tail, knowing I might be risking death with thi3 woolly mam mouth Still, he was completely unmoved Then inspiration struck me I decided to try tempting him with a s im p le r, m ore a tta in a b le morsel of food A slice of bread got him moving toward the door, following the bread in my hand like a carrot on a stick Once at the back door, he brushed past the outstretched bread, as though unworthy of e f fort Just as I was about to shut the door behind him. he quickly swiveled his huge bead to snatch the bread from me It almost looked like an after thought Kis mind worked as s lo w ly as his huge b od y. Nonetheless, the gentle beast d evo u re d h is T h a n k s g iv in g morsel in one gulp on the move, without so much as a thank-you l
