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Singlo Copy 25« Vol. 72 No. 52 SUHS administrators set up temporary shop Sandy Union High School's board of directors is considering replacing the adm inistrative office with a sim ilar modular office building at the same site, for now The building burned Dec 22 just after midnight A breakdown bet ween the aluminum wiring and the electrical outlet was blamed Superintendent Jack Peters and George Morgan, the district's in surance agent, ag ree th at the replacement value should be about $70,000 The shell of the building was valued at about $45,000 Joan Hay, deputy clerk, told the board at a special meeting Tuesday night that an inventory of the whole school, including contents of the district office, '-as reproduced from Clackamas County Education Ser vice District files Among the equip ment destroyed in the fire was a new $10,0QQ co m p u ter te rm in a l and printer, and a new $4,000 copying machine Morgan, who represents Walrad Insurance Agency, told the board his company w ill promptly pay the "reasonable” replacement value, at today's costs Until a permanent home is ready, the district is renting the top floor of the Pioneer Square building In the meeting room at new office where the board met Tuesday evening, there is a fireplace, which was stock ed with wood, but unlit. “ We haven't tried out the fireplace yet,” Peters joked at one point. “ W e re all a little nervous about fire ." SUHS, participating in what is call ed the Marketdyne Safety Group, underwritten by the Insurance Com pany of North Am erica, w ill receive "incurred expenses" up to $5,000 for tem porary expenses This w ill allow the administration to stay in the Pioneer Square building until a deci sion can be made about buying a new modular office building B esides re p la c e m e n t, b o a rd member Bob Boring said a few other considerations might be taken into account He suggested the district spend the m inim al amount of money necessary to pour a new footing where the form er building was located Boring also suggested a sprinkler system be installed Peters w ill gather information on modular homes for the Jan 10 board meeting and determine answers to legal questions about the bid process Capital improvement funds are simply not available to build a new administration building, Peters said. The last capital improvement at the high school was the repair of a roof in 1979. The ESD had most of the fiscal records needed by the school, and employees’ records survived in fire proof file cabinets Wayne Johnson, board president, has board meeting notes dating back to 1969 The p rim ary loss was work done on the 1963-84 budget, with about two- thirds of the document ready to go to the printer at the tim e of the fire. P rin c ip a l Jo h n M cM ahan estimated, and Peters confirmed, that about 180 to 200 hours of time have been lost Peters said it would be “ im prac tical” to have a document ready by Jan 17, the date of the first budget meeting F o r the present, Peters said th ey're “ not u ncom fortable" at Pioneer Square, though they are a ways from the school. To speak to adm inistrative person nel, one m ay call 668-5266 or 668-7134. Sandy claims victory at Carmel Estates The city of Sandy has won a signifi cant victory in its continuing battle with Clackamas County over a plan to develop a major shopping center at the Boring interchange The latest victory occurred Dec 21 when the Land Conservation and D e v e lo p m e n t C o m m is s io n acknowledged the County's com prehensive plan, but put a stipulation on the site at the intersection of Highway 212 and Highway 26 LCDC gave the County specific in structions to redesignate and replan the Carm el Estates property for non commercial use Local officials have been challeng ing the shopping center at the site since December 1975, arguing that such a center would have a drastic negative impact on businesses and merchants in Sandy They have also claimed it would hamper the city's plans to develop its own comm ercial and service base. The city has been aided in its legal challenge by the Metropolitan Ser vice District and 1900 Friends of Oregon. Since 1975, LCDC has supported the city's position on four separate occa sions. The most recent decision by the LCDC Board provides clear direction to Clackamas County to abandon its plans to OK development of a m ajor shopping center at the in tersection, according to city officials. M ayor Ruth Loundree argued on the c ity ’s behalf at the acknowledge ment hearing. City M anager Tom Reber, who also attended the hearing, along with Wilson and George Morgan, ch air man of the local Economic Develop ment Commission, credits the suc cess of the city at the hearing to Loundree’s testimony S u n photo Emergency medical personnel from Sandy F ire District lift M ark M arczak of Portland from his vehicle following an accident Christmas Eve morning. M arczak was eastbound on Highway 28. about four miles east of Sandy, when he lost control on icy roads and spun out. striking a westbound car driven by Janelle Carnahan of Sandy. Both were taken to Gresham Community Hospital. Carnahan suffered broken ribs and Marczak had internal injuries. Through Community Corrections Volunteers humanize judicial system by DAN D IL L O N Barbara Lightheart is working to "humanize the system." In five and a half years she and a sm all group of volunteers have taken to heart the slogan “ Reach out and touch someone,” working with pro bationers through Clackamas County C o m m u n ity C o rr e c tio n s and enriching the lives of participants on both sides of the law. " In the five years of its existence, I ’ve seen volunteers face rejection month after month and eventually reach a probationer long after friends and fam ily have given up,” she said. “ And I'v e seen changes in probationers that I never thought would or could change." The Volunteers in Corrections pro gram enlists people from the com munity to help the justice system In five and a half years, it has grown from nine volunteers to more than 50 dedicated individuals who donate nearly 800 hours a month working with probationers in Lake Oswego, O re g o n C it y , M ilw a u k ie and Gladstone. Now Lightheart, volunteer coor dinator, wants to involve residents of the Sandy-Mt. Hood area in the pro gram Volunteers work as tutors, case aides, one-to-one counselors and volunteer probation officers. In addi tion, people help staff keep up with paper flow and practicum students learn about the career of probation and parole officers counselor at Clackamas Community College told her about the program and she was on her way, beginning as a one-to-one counselor, then case aide and finally w riting pre-sentence briefs. In four years, she was on the “I’ve seen volunteers face rejection month after month and eventually reach a probationer long after friends and family have given up.” —Barbara Lightheart The one-to-one counselor is among the more popular roles taken by volunteers. A counselor meets with a probationer once a week to lend sup port and serve as a model “ They can do anything legal,” Lightheart said. “ They do reach them in ways that we, as official au th o rity figures, c a n n o t-a s a friend and companion, a contact with the community and a role model. “ I ’m not exaggerating to say they fill a m ajor void in our probationary system.” Bonnie Collins joined the program as a volunteer when it began “ I had started back to college and I wanted to be a cop, but I was too old," she said, recounting how she got interested in the program A paid staff at County Corrections “ Besides being worthwhile, it is fascinating w ork—just the wide variety of people you m eet,” Collins said. The probationers are from a wide arra y of backgrounds. “ Some are unbelievable," she said. “ The m ajority are just real nice, or dinary people who have made a dumb mistake. They could be your relative or a person next door " Most probationers matched up with volunteers have committed a minor offense What this kind of pro bationer most needs is personal en couragement to make it through a hard time. Volunteers tend to work with first o ffe n d e rs , L ig h t h e a r t s a id , shoplifters, first-tim e burglars and drunken drivers. All she asks is three nights of train ing, a six-month com m itm ent, and mandatory attendance at a quarterly meeting and annual summer party T ra in in g is provided fo r a ll volunteer roles. The next training w ill be scheduled the first week of February, and will be three evenings of three hours each. The first evening is a general orien tation to the local crim inal justice system, legal terminology and the expectations of the probation system. The second evening is basic counsel ing skills taught by a psychologist. On the third evening, role playing is used to illustrate various problems a volunteer might face, and detailed explanations of each role are provid ed. M atches are made based on geographic location, personal in terests and the neds of the clients available for matching. Lightheart said that once training is complete, a volunteer would have to travel to Oregon City just once every three months for the mandatory meetings For more information, call B ar bara Lightheart at 655-8603 Pair of fires damaged school during year by DAN DILLON Sandy High School was jinxed twice by fire and once, nearly, by closure during 1962 The w inter storms that brought delight to skiers created massivt congestion pro blems and ultim ately led to a raise in parking prices JA N U A R Y After a dry previous season, ski area operators on Mount Hood breathed a deep sigh of relief as 1962 opened with snow, snow, snow Oregon State Police w eren't so over joyed because with the snow came the skiers and the first two weekends of th e y e a r w e re te r m e d a madhouse as traffic snarls stret ched from Brightwood to Govern ment Camp Index Schools and Portland G eneral Electric also found tough sledding when more than three feet of snow blanketed the area at New Years. Schools were closed for three to four days in the area Spot outages plagued P G E crews who battled the deep snow to restore power in sever«, area Sandy M ayor Ruth Loundree was named 1961 Citizen of the Year for her longtime service to the communi ty FEBRUARY After three years of planning, w riting and revising, the city of San d y 's c o m p re h e n s iv e p la n w as acknowledged by the state Land Con servation and Development Commis sion, making it guideline by which future land-use decisions w ill be made WEATHER SECTION I Editorial, Opinion Lunch Menus Senior Center News 2 . . . .4 . . . .4 5 Sporta, Recreation .11-11 SECTION II Classified Ada Inaida Tab T V Revue .............. Inaiò ■ Tab Extended Forecast: D ry F ri- day through Sunday with areas of fog and low morning clouds through Sunday Highs in low 40a Lows, 25 to 35 P r e c i p it a t io n : D ecem ber Total: 616 inches. 2 92 inches above normal 1962 Total: 43.06 inches. 6 24 in dies above normal Troutdale airport H L Pr Monday 45 29 06 Tuesday 46 32 0 Ed Storey, assistant vice president a t C la c k a m a s C o u n ty B a n k , thwarted the first bank robbery in the 71-year history of the bank’s San dy branch when he tackled and held the robber on the ground of Sandy Elem entary School. Cameron Drew Schleiss was charged with first- Jegree robbery. MARCH The body of Dr. Hubert Harold Hazelett, a Sandy chiropractor, was discovered in the Sandy River near K u b itz Road. His son, Harvey Hayden Hazelett, 19, was eventually charged with the m urder He pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of first- deg ree m a n s lau g h ter and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Sandy Community Action Center was awareded a $132,000 Community Development Block Grant for pur chase of a new home. A P R IL An alert Sandy High School senior averted what could have been a ma jor fire in the school’s a rt room when he pulled the alarm to summon local firefighters Greg Reid was working on a project, looked up and saw Barnes coming from the ceiling and pulled the alarm The blaze was caused by a kiln Damage was estimated at $20,000 The U S Postal Service announed it would build a new facility at the in tersection of McCormick and Wolf Drives M AY Paul Carden and Julie Ulman of Firwood School were honored w ith a ride to school on a fire truck after their slogans were named winners in the Sandy F ire District's slogan con test Three Sandy High School seniors were honored at graduation Co- valedictorians were Catrina Howell and Denise Shokey, who was also named outstanding senior by her classmates Salutatorian was Kyla Smay JU NE The heavy snowfall that opened the year took a big bite out of Sno-park receipts for the year, prompting an announcement that parking fees would jum p this winter Sandy Assembly of God’s Youth Life Group staged a mass burning of rock'n’roll records and tapes in the church's parking lot after a series of lectures by the youth pastor on the subliminal messages contained in the music Nearly 300 persons took part in the activity Bull Run School District patrons ousted two board members in a recall vote but spared a third Karen Rollins narrow ly averted recall Board members Ron Jantz and Jim Bollermann were not as fortunate JU LY After 25 years caring for the aged in Sandy, St Jude's Home burned its mortgage and observed the silver jubilee of the Society of St Paul which operates the facility. The Sandy V F W Club pitched in dram atically to help combat multiple sclerosis and rew arded one its bartenders in the process The local club outdistanced other taverns and clubs in the Portland metropolitan area in the annual Ugly Bartender contest fund-raiser to fight the disease Bartender Gene Hoerling and his wife, Elaine, were rewarded with a trip to Hawaii. C ity M a n a g e r R o g er Jo rd an resigned to accept a sim ilar position in Dallas, Ore. V e te ra n te le v is io n n ew sm an Richard Ross and Queen M yrtle Deming were among the dignitaries who helped make the annual Sandy Mountain festival parade a success AUGUST A new 24-room dormitory was dedicated at Oral Hull Park The new d o rm sleeps 48 persons and represents one of the last major steps in a 25-year plan to design a park especially for the blind in Oregon and Southern Washington S an d y U n io n H ig h S ch o o l's operating levy was defeated for the second time and school officials warned that a third defeat would close the schoool SEPTEMBER Following a rally by more than 70 Sandy High School students, urging voters to keep the school open, the third try proved a charm as voters OK'd the SUHS levy and kept the doors of the school open Tom Reber. 31, a Minnesota city administrator, was named Sandy's new city manager, replacing Jordan Welches School District teachers agreed to a new two-year pact, con cluding months of co n trac tu a l negotiations. OCTOBER Sandy Public Library ventured in to the computer age with a new system linking the local facility to 14 other Clackamas County libraries and more than 250,000 volumes The upcoming election dominated headlines as candidates volleyed ideologies about land use planning and the need for property tax reform NOVEMBER M ayor Loundree was overwhelm ingly re-elected to a third term and voters said no to land-use planning and tax reforms, although narrowly. In the wake of a state Supreme Court decision, the city of Sandy levied higher assessments to pay for the L ID 4 parking lot Later adjacent property owners balked at payment of the assessments and the city took over control of the S3-space lot. It's future is still up in the air DECEMBER The city pondered whether it could control siting of subsidized housing projects locally and decided to leave it up to the agency to show a need for such projects The .Sandy Community Players left the Sandy Community Theater after five years because of rising coats A second fire of the year struck Sandy H igh School as flam e s destroyed the district office Faulty w irin g was b lam ed Loss was estimated at $70,000
