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