The Sdnfcly Post
Von Braschler, Publisher
Corol.ne D uff Off.ce Monoger
Editorial & Opinion
Don Dillon Editor
Scott Newton. News Ed.tor
SANDY, OREGON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30. 1982
New times need new approaches
The threshold of a new year is a
good time to pause for a moment,
take stock and make palatable
resolutions that will improve our
performances and reflect the
lesson s learned during the
preceding 12 months.
For those in the business of
sharing information it is a time to
reflect not only on the news of the
day, but on the audience who
receives and uses the informa
tion, and our approach getting the
information out.
Shifts are occurring in media
users. A pioneer in the study of
reader attitudes, Ruth Clark,
cites three. The baby boom has
grown up; our population is aging.
There is a move away from
America’s classic optimism about
the economic outlook. There is a
shifting of the “new values” laun
ched during the 1960s as people
decided what they like and don’t
like.
Those shifts then require a shift
in the attitudes of the press.
At The Sandy Post, we want to
reflect the lifestyles and the
geographic parameters of the
area we serve. With a smaller
space for news, what we print is
more important with each issue.
With a limited news staff where
we spend our time getting stories
is important because what we pre
sent should be a reflection of our
readers’ desires and needs.
If a community newspaper is to
be the eyes and ears of the com
munity it serves, from time to
time it needs help shucking the
blinders ; it needs help seeing the
people for the stories.
That’s where our readers come
in. Throughout the new year, we
want to hear from you about
special events, people and ac
com p lish m en ts
in
your
neighborhoods, at work and at
play. With your help, the Post can
reflect the lifestyles enjoyed by
our readership.
With limited space, there will be
times when some events may not
get the coverage they may
deserve, but we will strive
tenaciously to make them known
to our readers — your neighbors
and co-workers.
With that as our resolution, let
us wish our readers — our
neighbors and friends — a happy
new year. (DD)
Ask the superin tendent:
Fire damages assessed
by JOHN D. P E T E R S
Sandy High Superintendent
Q UESTIO N: “ W ill you replace the
district office with a new facility as a
result of the fire last week?"
A N S W E R : The Board of Directors of the
Sandy Union High School District w ill be
making that decision shortly Permanent
office space w ill be found for the
superintendent and his immediate staff of
four
Meanwhile, temporary office space is
being rented from Pioneer Realty in
upstair quarters at 38720 Proctor Blvd , in
tersection of Proctor and Scales Avenue
Office hours have been set from 7:30 a m
to 4 30 p m , Monday through Friday
Mail for the District Office will continue
to be received at Sandy Union High School,
17100 Bluff Road, Sandy, OR 97055 The
d is tric t office telephone num ber is
668-7134
Q U E S T IO N : "D id you lose many
records7”
No Fortunately, most of the necessary
records were either in fire proof storage
cabinets or stored in our Clackamas Coun
ty ESD computer system No irretrievable
fiscal records and no personnel records
were lost to the fire
Damage to the structure of the building,
loss of equipment including a computer
and a printer, destruction of storage
cabinets, and loss of all office furniture
and supplies are completely covered by In
surance
Salem scene:
Chip off the old block
by JACK Z IM M E R M A N
Associated Oregon Industries
Folks In Eastern Oregon take their
politics seriously
And the appointment of a Burns
d airym an to represent State Senate
District 30 was about as serious a develop
ment
any leading up to the beginning of
the 1981 regular biennial session of the
state Ixigislature
At least itwas lor some 17,8M residents
of the district's seven counties Baker
Crook, Grant. Harney. Lake. Malheur and
Morrow
Sworn Into office by Gov Vic Atlyeh
Dec 30. Eugene b Timms. 50, was ap
pointed Io serve the remaining two years
of the Senate term vacated by form er Sen
Rob Smith, who was elected as Oregon's
2nd D is tric t U S C ongressm an In
November
And while moat of I ha Western Oregon
news media were aiiaorbed with the state
Senate majority's inability to select a
presiding officer, choosing Smith's sue
l essor has been the big news In most of the
area east of the mountains
Selected first as one of five candidates
named by Republican Central Committees
from the counties involved. Tim m s
ultimate appointment was made by 31
members of the seven County Courts For
the benefit of Western Oregonians, those
counties are ruled by rommisskma of three
individuals a county judge and two com
missioners Except for Lake County
which has a chairman and two com mis
ty judges have probate and juvenile
responsibilities in addition Io chair
* » • of Timms initial reactions to tus ap
was the observation that he
»'I upset to n a l* demographics Indeed
he is a man replacing another maile He's
S member of the Republic an minority (a
requirement since Smith was also) And
he's to years old so that won't upset the
average age of
LettersjQ_the editori
Readers offer thanks, give advice
Help appreciated
Dear
F r ie n d s
of
Brightwood and the sur
rounding i'oodland area,
My deepest appreciation
to all of you for the support
and love you have shown
my fam ily following the
death of m y husband,
Steve Your contributions
from the benefit dance and
the jars at the stores helped
so much and words cannot
express my appreciation to
everyone involved
I love you all and may
God bless e a c h and
everyone of you
M a r ily n , H e a th e r and
Allison Giuntini
Brightwood
‘Open your eyes’
As a resident of the city
of Sandy. I subscribe to The
Sandy Poet which I read
every Thursday evening
after work In tlie past few
weeks I have become very
upset with the Post
For exam ple, in last
week's issue i Dec 23. 1982'
I read where ISO families
were receiving Christmas
baskets from the Sandy
Kiwanis T h u is a very
wonderful geQure on the
part of tlie Kiwanis and all
the people who donated
time, money and food I
believe they deserve more
recognition for their ac
tions than The Sandy Post
gave them (picture and
subtitle).
Also there is a lot of other
interesting things happen
ing in the Sandy area than
is in you paper, but the
reporters and staff of The
Sandy Post would rather
have the public read about
M r Von Braschler's first
Christmas with his new
bride
In my opinion the Sandy
area has a lot of fine people
and a lot of things that
could be brought to the a t
tention of the public that
hasn't been
For your inform ation
S an d y
has
its
own
• Peacock Lane " Approx
im a t e ly 15 hom es on
Barker Court, Gary Street
and Reed Circle were real
ly
d eck ed
out
w ith
Christmas lights This is
just another thing that
could have been brought to
your readers
I feel The Sandy Poet had
better open its eye* and
ears to get better reporting
and news of the events and
happenings in the Sandy
area
Gene Kelley
18100 Reed Circle
Sandy
Christmas magic
Another C hristm as is
over It has been pleasant
w ith
its
lin g e r in g
memories of the laughter
of grandchildren and those
recollections of days long
past when our own children
awaited the arrival of San
La Claus with shining eyes
The hour is late, and the
packages are being bundl
ed into the car as the sleepy
children are carried out in
to the dark night There is
the sound of a car disap
pearing down the dark
street
The cheery fire in the
hearth has dwindled away
to coals, while I sit w earily
by the fireside The house
is empty but it still rings
with the imagined laughter
of departing guests
while I put away those hap
py memories until another
yuletide season
I ask only that I w ill be
granted a few more years
to grasp the magic moment
when loved ones gather
a b o u t th e h e a r th to
celebrate the birth of our
Savior
I hank the coals in the
hearth for a long night.
Edith Brown
521 N E 117
Portland
SuTe, id like a job...
but IVe forgotten
what 1 do....
Personally speaking
ship
This is not always the case with
legislative appointments Back in 1978
when Atlyeh was elected to his first term,
a considerably younger Mike Ragsdale
was elevated to the Senate from the House
And Mary Alice Ford was appointed to
Ragsdale's House seat, elevating the
number of women in the lower chamber
from unlucky 11 to 14
Coincidentally perhaps. Tim ms appears
cut fro m the sam e clo th aa h i*
predecessor Smith Is a cattleman, more
interested in beef than dairy products But
the sim ilarity is obvious
Both are natives of Burna and only a
year apart in age Both were educated in
Burna schools and graduated from
W illa m e t t e
U n iv e r s ity -v ir tu a lly
schoolmates during their education pro-
Both were also active in Jayceea as
young men and both are former Junior
First Cttiwna of their hometown
They are both m arried and at that point
the parallel begins to deviate Smith had
three offspring Timms two
Nonetheless the similarities are strik
ing and obviously not lost on those who
picked Timms to follow Smith
But what Timms appointment does do is
provide aa opportunity to focus an the
vaslneas of the district he will represent
( oniairung an aggregate of only 3 per
cant of Oregon s population, the district s
seven counties cover M.440 square
miles about 40 percent of Uw stale s total
land area It stretches from Morrow C oub
ty's northern border on the Columbia
River to the California Nevada state I
Search continues for ‘green light’
Tomorrow evening a healthy
chunk of the population Is going
to kiss another eventful affair
goodbye, wearing the same silly
grin they've used to bid affairs
adieu before As always they'll
drink to forget that wonderful
something they 're leaving behind
or to celebrate its passing
Saturday morning they 'll wake
up with the new stranger, mum
ble a quick 'hello' and head for
the medicine cabinet to find the
seltser. ready to start the whole
a ffa ir business over again
Like any relationship the new
affair w ill be fueled between thia
weekend's hasty Hello, who are
you’ and the goodbye look a year
hence, with the same kinds of
momenta that wind up better
than a poke in the eye with a
sharp stick, if there's any luck at
all
That's the way it is with affairs
It takes kick
Before we toss out this year's
m o d e l w ith th e d r ie d up
Christmas tree. I'd like to spend a
couple minutes with the old gal
reminiscing before I wake up
with morning breath, staring la
the face of 1983
During her stay we saw the
followers of Bhagwan Shree Ra
i move into central Oregon
Bridge providing easier access to
Washington
by DAN DILLON
lxmgtime residents of Antelope
just saw red
Doug Baker asked himself a
question of loyalty and answered
by not taking his act next door
when the Oregon Journal stopped
ticking
The Falkland Islands clash, the
phenomenal success of E T and
the pro football strike were big
happenings in 1982 and all had
impacts beyond the actual event
If it hadn't been for the feisty
A r g e n t in ia n s '
a tte m p te d
takeover of a slew of islands full
of sheep and the subsequent
rebuff by the battling Brits, we'd
never heard the good news that
Prince Charles' younger brother,
randy Andy, found a girlfriend to
help him recuperate from his
heli-heroics Koo Stark may have
set Anglophiles' tongues wagging
ih 37 languages but at least It
shifted British attention away
from other calamities in the rest
of the royal fam ily.
Can you imagine a young ecu
pie like Chuck and Di actually
having squabbles about the in
laws?
E T confirmed suspicions In
times of economic duress. Iignt
hearted escapism and fantasy
the fantasy is
Then it just looks
fora jab.
Living better through lottery
tickets became 30 minutes closer
for Oregonians in this neck of the
state with the Glenn Jackson
Husbands everywhere saw the
leaves change colors, cleaned out
th e d r a in s o r in tr o d u c e d
themselves to th eir fam ilies
w h ile
S u n d a y 's
g r id ir o n
gladiators turned pigskin pro
fiteers and pulled their best
blitzes und stunts around a
bargaining table This w ill be
remembered by some as the
season the delay of game didn t
last long enough
In Chicago, one nut got sick and
poisoned the pain-killers But in
Salt Lake City, man continued
forward with new ways to heal
himself as Barney Clark fought to
get well with a bionic heart And
in Poland. Lech Walesa went
home for Christmas
If it didn't make a perfect part
ner. 1982 didn't leave too big a
ring around the tub. F or next
year, we know just that it w ill be
here
Maybe it's just the old Gatsby
hope, believing in "the green
light, the orgiastic future that
year by year recedes before us It
eluded us then, but that's no m at
te r-to m o rro w we will run faster,
s tr e tc h
out
our
a rm s
farther . And one fine morn
ing—”
One fine morning, this Satur
day probably, w e’ll roil over with
the rest of humanity, stare 1W3 in
the face and mumble, 'Hello, who
are you? I've