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2 SANOV (O ro .) ROST Thur» Apr 21, 19*3 (Soc t ) The Sdnäy Post Editorial & Opinion Von Braschler. Rubiishor Carotin* DoH, O «ico Monopor Don Dillon, fditor Scot» Newton, ipo rtt tdnor SANDY, OREGON, THURSOAY. APRIL 21, 1983 Care rekind es economy You have to feel good about a growing new community feeling in Sandy After parking lot pro blems with the city and tough business sledding, it looks like Sandy business is on the move again. Plaid Pantry’s coming to town. McDonald’s and Coast to Coast Hardware are believed headed here. There’s also a new winery by Janz, a spiffy readerboard to greet skiers passing through and a few new shops. Mercury Development’s going ahead with plans for a west-end shopping center, with Albertson’s ap parently major tenant. Even the city and chamber join ed hands recently to help troubled new ski shop operator Otto Rude finish required improvements to operate here. Real help, however, came from four dozen Sandy High FFA teens who worked hard to give Otto a needed sidewalk. People here really care, and they care that others realize San dy citizens are involved and prim ed for a better future. Pharmacist Olin Bignall said it well at a recent Chamber of Com merce meeting: “Now the image of this com munity has to be turned around.” “ Chamber president Arnie Poutala, who formed a welcome committee and even a welcome- back-to-Sandy com m ittee for defectors, also sees the task as in formational. The new message to learn about a reborn Sandy is “finding out the city isn’t against business and the city does want new business here,” he said. Chamber membership already this year is up to 86 from 82 last year. A new tourist brochure about Sandy’s benefits is planned by the Chamber Organizers Chris Carey and Don Weber are busy soliciting beautiful pictures that show Sandy’s attributes in work and play. Sandy’s economic development committee now is going after in dustry to come to town, and the Chamber is planning a fancy new directory to show off its present businesses. Sandy Mountain Festival and adjunct fun will be bigger and bet ter than ever this year with new involvement and booths run by the Chamber. Careful planning and communi ty concern seems to have made a difference here in Sandy. And the town’s weathered one of its worst recessions in fine shape, the lighthouse still burning warmly (VB) Youth putting Sandy on map Sandy should get big recogni tion this summer with an expand ed Mountain Days schedule, thanks to local Soapbox Derby organizers. Indeed, Sandy gets a new, big dot on the map with recent sanc tion of local races. Since Sandy’s races in Sandy Industrial Park will be vhe only qualifying event for miles around, Sandy's fastest boys and girls in motorless cars they build themselves will carry the town’s banner to Akron na tionals August 8. More work remains to pull all this off here, however. Many would-be local boosters unfor tunately have that traditional Sandy wait-and-see attitude that keeps some ambitious towns small. Chief organizer Barry Fretz reports only $1,800 of $5,000 need ed has been raised, although a pro wrestling card May 1 at Sandy High should help pay bills. Also, another senior level racer 12-15 years of age is needed to have enough to race. Two mer chant sponsors wait in the wings to provide cars for interested boys c. girls. Sandy Optimists came through with $575 race franchise fee. Another recent pro wrestling card here drew a thousand supporters in benefit for Sandy’s derby. Next year Ashland, Oregon City and Portland programs will com pete for attention and necessitate a regional run-off for national qualifications. But this year the spotlight should belong to the boys and girls of Sandy. (VB) Salem scene: East asking LCDC split by JACK Z IM M E R M A N Associated Oregon Industries E v e ry once in a w hile, someone threatens to split off a portion of Eastern Oregon from the rest of the state. Secessionist activity rarely has gone beyond the talking stage, however It usually serves to vent growing frustration of Oregonians who live east of the moun tains That frustration has two m ajor sources East Oregonians often believe laws regulating the more populated western portions of (he stale tend Io discrim inate »gains! the sparsely peopled eastern area fiver the years the number of voices in tiehalf of eastern Oregon internals have been halved tn the body that makes those laws, namely, the State Legislature Eastern Oregon boasted 1« represen tatlvea and 8 senators during the forties Today the same region ia re p re s e n te d by eight House members and four senators While the region still represents two- thirds of the state’s land arse, a growing population in the west coupled with the one man one vote doctrine has reeppor Honed away half of the east s number of legislative dtotrtrto, Leaf week thia burgeoning unreal came to a heed in the term of a Senate Bill that formalism a request for sereeaion But not from the ooverotgnty of Oregon Just from the state « present land uae lew MB MB was introduced by Be* Eu g ene D Tim m s (R Burna) at the request of Donald R (token of Ira n a td e Timina, newly a p pointed to fill the unespred term of freshman Csugrseaman Beh Smith, la LCDC Thoae cities and counties would not have to comply w ith current land use law. In stead those counties and cities would regain local control of their land uae destiny, utilising statewide goals (which have the force of law ) only as guidelines in establishing their own planning It would divorce eastern Oregon cities and counties from laws that apply to western Oregon jurisdiction* once com prehensive plans have been adopted and remove scrutiny of the l-and Uae Board of Appeals over decisions made by eastern Oregon citiea and counties Under terms of the proposed MU. county com prehensive plans could only be adopted by a m ajority af legal voters Certainly an attention getter among the maybe 1 » land uae rotated proposals cur re n tly b efo re the Bind L e g is la tiv e Assembly in Salem, hardly anyone expects SB TM to go very far Net that it doeen t have sympathisers But really, how much real clout do U members of a SOperson Assembly have whan It cornea to shaking up something aa sacrosanct aa Oregon's pacesetting land uae Lew ’ iMMMumairuVSu'u’ " ,,r ♦ « • Personally speaking: Punk-rocker cat shocks neighbors There's nothing as persistent as a crazed cat Just ask my neighbors He perplexed us at first Sure, we heard strange noises on the roof and saw strange white shapes on the window screens The last thing we suspected, however, was a mentally derang ed cat on the prowl. Then my son admitted seeing something he didn't want to talk about, because it didn't seem real He saw these fiery little eyes piering down from the skylight window in the living room Some kind of spook, we guessed We kept our mouths shut Only then I'd be awakend by the sound of little feet on the roof and the plop of some small body jumping from level to level on our twin A-fram e house Soon the lit tle fiery eyes were piering in my bedroom window "Oh, Freew ay does that all the little paws." Charming Neighbor G irl is a sort of snake charmer when it comes to Freeway Either this cantankerous ball of fur was named for the clever dog in television’s "H eart to H e art" or else a Portland rock band I suspect the rock influ en ce, because the cat’s definitely a punker His ta il’s pig shaved on one half and fluffy on the other end His ears are slicked back from wild action All that's missing is a pin through the cheek by VON BRASCHLER tim e at home, " the girl next door said to settle the mystery "H e hops around the roof and paws at my window to get in. He even knows how to open doors with his For a long tim e, we called him Nutsy He'd brush against us out doors. blocking path to car or door, and demand to be petted Only if we'd stroke him the wrong way (he'd decide instantly), he'd growl If we picked him up. he'd flash those switch blade claws Soon the strange white cat with polka dots became the scourge of the neighborhood, and even my killer cat Egore hid under the car or in the woods. It's not that Freeway is so big. It's just that the insane have such unusual strength and devil-may-care at titude about plunging into deadly battle. W ith respectful ad m iration each morning I watch his ritual It's sort of like those snake char ming sessions in mystic India w h e re g en eration s of flu te players have been trained to summon deadly serpents from baskets with seeming imm unity Charming mistress Yvonne, keeper of the cat, each morning carries his lim p and passive body to the corner bus and bids him farewell with a welcomed stroke Then Freeway charges to the hilltop in front of my house to stand guard over all he surveys the rest of the day. Letters to the editor: School minutes, power stir readers Minutes wrong I would appreciate the opportunity to inform the p a r e n ts , p a tro n s and teachers of Cottrell School District that contrary to the minutes of the meeting of the budget board (of which I am » member i dated April 4. HW , I most definitely am not a propo nent of the elimination of any program I feel that the portion im plying otherwise was taken (n e a -m a lic io u s ly I com pietely out of context, and I would like to explain that I merely mentioned explor mg deletions or cuts on th o s e ite m s flu n c h , kindergarten etc i as op turns to alleviate a very real financial problem I did have the chair woman of the budget com mittee explain the real in tent and context of my statement at the meeting on April 11. but since my name ia on thoae minutes, should anyone not alien ding that meeting read them. I felt a dire need for them to know my correct intent John Alexander Budget board member Cottrell School District Curb privilege 1 wrote once before about teachers and professors be ing p r iv ile g e d s ta te w orkers They can be elected to the Legislature and still hold their state jobs No one else can In this position they can pass laws to set their own salaries, they can pass laws to set b en eficial policies Is this fa ir play’ Consider thia: In the most powerful legislative committee, the Ways and Means, the Senate chair man and vice chairman are re tire d educators The House Chairman ia a col lege adm inistrator The chairm an of the House R evenue C o m m itte e , where tax bills originate, ia a public school teacher The vice-chairman of the Senate Revenue Comm it tee, is a professor at a state university In the Educa tion Committee there are four chairman Three of them are educators and on the public payroll Now do you wonder why half of the general fund and 80 percent of property taxes are slotted for educa tion? Is education that much better’ Are you get ting your money 's worth’ Urge repeal of the law that gives this privileged status to a few You are paying them twice. (B ill HJR 1 » . Jean Roberts Mehama L E TT E R S POLICY The Peat asks that all letters 1« the editor be typed, deeMe-spaced and signed. Deadline Is neon. Teesday Letters should be accurate. free of llbelows remarks and In good taste This newspaper attempts to pnhUak all letters H receives and may edit m aterial lightly to conform to guidelines Ms» Im am length is MS words Repres en tative s report: Public bargaining costs curb eyed
