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I •’í¿4«,' Voi. 72 No. 49 The Sandy Post Single Copy 25« Furniture recovery unravels theft ring by DAN DILLON The arrest of a Portland man Dec 1 has given the Clackamas County Sheriff's Department a foot in the door toward solving more than 200 break ins in the Mt Hood area during the past two years James Dean Graham. 44. was ar rested at a North Portland residence, the result of an investigation that begin in mid-November Recovered at the scene was a van filled with an tique furniture believed to be among items taken from the mountain area Value of the furniture has not been determ ined, according to Neil James, spokesman for the sheriff's office The investigation, following infor m ation gained through crim e analysis, included contact with two suspects in the Mt Hood area who in dicated some knowledge of the burglaries G raham was arre ste d a fte r deputies obtained a search warrant, James said “They were doing the search warrant and they opened a closet looking for a piece of stolen p ro p e rty and th e re was M r Graham," he said. He was under a blanket Graham was lodged in Multnomah County Jail in lieu of $10.000 bail. The arrest has led the sheriff's of fice to an “ unusual manhunt,” James said “ Now we’re looking for victims " He said the bulk of the break ins oc curred in Brightwood, Wemme, Zigzag and Rhododendron, primarily in summer homes. “ It's something that’s difficult. You can't control it. Burglars are looking for an easy target where there's nobody home," James said He offered tips for part-time residents and residents who leave their homes unattended during the day. He suggested taking any action to make the residence look lived in such as a light with a timer or a radio left on a talk station, such as KXL "The burglar will hear the voices,” he said, “ but still it is going to create a doubt in the burglar's mind. Staff photo “The best thing in the world," he added, "is neighbors looking out for neighbors That's the bottom line.” Cub Scouts front Pack H6'i at Sandy Elementary School, sponsored by the local VFW Post, helped the Sandy Kiwanis Club kick off the annual Christmas Basket drive this weekend. Scouts went door-to-door all over Sandy and col lected more than Will cans of food to help feed the 150 families Kiwanians hope to serve. City ponders subsidized housing dispersal by DAN DILLON w » " ASSESSES! The Sandy City Council is review ing its dispersal policy for local sub sidized housing projects The dispersal policy is intended to see that no one area develops with an over-concentration of low-income housing, according to the city’s com prehensive plan. The council wants to see whether it will continue with that policy, change it or look at how it’s administered, according to City Manager Tom Reber That will happen this Monday at a workshop session at 7 p.m. at Ci ty Hall. The review comes in the wake of an earlier decision not to recommend a local site to the Farmers Home Ad- miistration (Fm HA) for a family a p a rtm e n t co m p lex. T h re e developers had solicited council en dorsement of their projects at the Nov. 1 meeting. Last Monday, Ginny Brewster, owner of one of the three sites, said the council was out of line with its reasoning that none of the three developers had shown sufficient need in Sandy for such a project. “ Your reasoning seems to be in complete contrast to the comprehen sive plan,” she said. “ (The state Land Conservation and Development Commission) says the reason you have a comprehensive plan is to follow the comprehensive plan.” She cited a plan element that notes, “The city has recognized the need for multi-family needs and attempted to increase the opportunity for this type of housing The land use plan allows for an eventual increase in multi family housing from 24 percent to 37 percent.” She said Steve Graves, a North Bend developer who wants to pur chase the Brewster's two-acre site on McCormick Drive for a 30-unit com plex, interviewed 186 Sandy residents over a two-day period and 89 in dicated they would move into such a project. “ I can’t understand how you can say there is no need,” she told the council. Because of the city’s negative in put, Brewster claimed FmHA has lost interest in a project locally. In other action Mondav, the coun cil: • Agreed to a legal arrangement that could lead to sale of the Sandy Women’s Club building. 38452 Proc tor Blvd., to raise funds for the Sandy Public Library’s trust fund. Librarian Sue Newlands told the council that Georgia Gunderson Anderson allowed the Women’s Club to build the hall, but retained owner ship of the property. She has since signed a quitclaim deed to the club in exchange for an agreement that the club will give the trust fund the pro ceeds from such a sale " It should be substantial enough to make an obvious impact on any ma jor building renovation or addition to the library," Newlands said. The building also houses the local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post Players seek new home Students’ window garners top honors to stage performances Three Sandy art students made their mark in the world of window designing Saturday when they painted their way to first place in a contest at T J ’s Athletics in Gresham After five years performing at the Sandy Community Theater on Proc tor Boulevard, the Sandy Community Players are looking for a new home. The theater group, which began as a class at the former Sandy Com munity School, has decided to aban don the 40-year-old theater at the end of this month. The Sandy High team of senior Annie Logan and juniors Jacqui Pullen and Joe Forgey were awarded first prize for their Christmas design with a wreath and three mice "We took it off a Christmas card," Forgey joked. “ S4nce there were three of us and three mice, we decided that it would be a good design." Pullen explained The trio used tempera paints on the 5x6 window to render their design freehand, while com petitors from Gresham, Barlow, Reynolds and Centennial used Jacqui Pullen Annie Logan Joe Forgey large pieces of paper to trace their designs "Something like paint by numbers,” Forgey said It took “a couple hours" to paint the prize-winning entry for which the students were awarded with $10 gift certificates A late start, caused by a shor- tage gas in one of the team members’ truck didn’t hamper the effort "We started last,” explain ed Logan, “but we finished first." The reason is two-fold, according to SCP board chairman Mark Kuntz. ‘ ‘The tw o a re kind of inter related,” he explained “ It's definitely financial. “ And we're working so hard to make the building run, it's just wear ing us out. Emotionally, we're a worn out group.” Local actors, backstage help and behind-the-scenes volunteers have been staging six to eight plays an nually for the past couple years try ing to meet the overhead of nearly $1,000 a month. Rent for the building is $525 of that cost, Kuntz said. “We just can’t afford it.” So, without a new site to move into, SCP members have been scouring the area looking for storage sites, rehearsal halls and a place to put on their productions. The first site the Players will try is the Collins Retreat Center, just south of Sandy on Highway 211. The SCP production, “ S tar- Spangled G irl" by Neil Simon, will open the weekend of Jan. 14 at the center in two dinner theater perfor mances After the initial weekend, however, the actors are up in the air about the play’s succeeding perfor mances. “The next two weekends, we're not sure where we’re going to be,” Kuntz said. “There's only three members in the cast, so we're really flexible.” Area schools seek to identify handicapped by DAN DILLON Children with handicapping condi tions need to be identified at an early age so they can begin receiving help The longer they wait, the harder it is to offset their conditions so they can lead a life as close to their classmates as possible To help identify children with such conditions, area school districts are now engaged in Operation Childfind The program, mandated by federal legislation, helps schools identify children with handicapping condi tions from birth and lend assistance by beginning early treatment Persons in the Cottrell, Bull Run. Boring. Welches. Sandy Elementary and Sandy Union High School districts who know of children with handicapping conditions are asked to contact local school officials, so assistance may be given According to Ralph Branson, direc tor of special education in the Sandy Elementary School District, the signs can be spotted early. “A handicapped child is generally a child who’s development and behavior seem to be lagging behind what you would consider normal for his age." Branson said Examples include a 4- to5-year-old who is not talking, a 2- to 3-year-old who isn't toilet trained or an infant who doesn’t track sounds The law mandates that each child is entitled to a free, appropriate education, as close to normal as their handicap will allow Area districts have established programs internally, as well as with the Clackamas County Educational Service District (ESDI, Portland Public Schools and Western Oregon State College to identify handicapp ing conditions and work to help children overcome them in their educational goals The director of special education coordinates where testing occurs and supervises within the district After testing, an Individualized Educa tional Plan is developed with the parents as equal partners on the Child Study Team The district contracts with sur rounding educational facilities to ac commodate students it is not equip ped to handle If a student cannot attend school because of his handicapping condi tion, the Sandy district sends teachers to the home For information on Sandy Elemen tary District offerings, contact Bran son at 668-5541. Sandy Elementary District The Sandy district offers a speech therapist who covers all four schools. Sandy Elementary. Cedar Ridge. Kelso and Firwood That person is trained in screening for hearing tests A resource room teacher is available in each school. A child at tends school in his re g u la r classroom, but goes to the resource room for what his needs demand Sandy Union High School offers a learning center with a full-time teacher, full-time aide and part-time aide A full-time speech pathologist and part time hearing impairment teacher are also available Mast students are mainstreamed with all students during the day. a ’ ncording to Sue Chambers, but are brought into the learning center for individualized help That help ranges from special Sandy High School science, biology and English tutoring to help through the Chapter I reading program Special cred its are available so students can pass science classes with one to-one tutor ing The district contracts with ESD for tr a in a b le m e n ta lly re ta rd e d students Special transportation for handicapped students is also available For informaton on the SUHS pro gram. contact Chambers at 668 8011 Cottrell School Cottrell School offers a resource room, a speech therapist and con tracts with the Child Evaluation Center at ESD If a handicapping problem is beyond the capabilities of the school's personnel, the district will pay to place the student in the right school For information on Cottrell School special education offerings, call Jean Lundy at 668 5521 Chapter I reading, diagnostic ser vices and transportation for all special needs Boring School houses a regional classroom for hearing-impaired children which is used by surroun ding districts. A p re v e n tiv e m ea s u re fo r kindergarten and first graders is a reading disabled program to help students maintain a level similar to classmates For information on the Boring School program, call Carolyn Fones at 663 5909 or 658-3876 Bull Run School Bull Run School also offers a resource room and Chapter I reading program taught by Andy Schmitz A p a rt-tim e speech th e ra p is t is available as well as services offered by ESD For information on the Bull Run p ro g ra m , co ntact S chm itz at 668 4411 W elches School Boring School Boring School offers a resource room for grades kindergarten through 8. speech counseling. Welches School employs a resource room concept, according to Shirley Schwartz, that is “probably more comprehensive that a lot of others ” Emphasis is placed on individual needs for a child. Whether it is vocabulary to ready ing or individualized spelling lessons, the services are available for students in kindergarten through eighth grade "We try to have kids take part in all social activities." Schwartz said “ We try to arrange it so they don't miss out being with their class ’’ For information on the Welches program, call Schwartz at 622-3166 Index SECTION I Editorial, Opinion .............. 2 Keeping Posted 3 Senior Center News .............. J Obituaries .............. 3 Menus ................... ............ 5 Church Notes ..............5 Sports. Recreation 1112 SECTION II Classified Ads TV Revue Inside Tab Inside Tab
