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Vol. 74 No. 25 Single Copy 25« Muster shows off skills Hard work pays off for Sandy firemen by CHRIS LEWALLEN for The Post Chuck Chaffin says that nearly a year of hard work and dedication went into the firs t Oregon F ly-In M u ste r, hosted by the Sandy Volunteer Firefighters this weekend at Country Squire Airpark. Chaffin, co-chairman w ith Keith Hergert for the event, saw that work payoff as brightly colored fire equip ment and bright smiles were in abun dance for the entire weekend A fire fig h te r’s muster is a friendly competition between departments in which firefighters show their skills using old-time fire apparatus. The a p p a ra tu s in c lu d e d m o to riz e d pumpers, m otorized hosewagons d a tin g between 1911 and 1959, buckets, and hose carts dating back to the late 1800s Men, women and teenagers from throughout Oregon and Washington competed during the two days of the event. In addition to preparing to compete in the muster, the volunteers were busy soliciting sponsors for events and to buy trophies, preparing pro grams. setting up the grounds and taking applications for concession stands. Many other responsibilities were also involved in hosting a muster for over 30 fire departments. The muster was kicked off Satur day morning with a parade through Sandy. Parade entries included fire equipment to be used in competition, newer apparatus from area depart ments. the Sandy VFW Post and Ladies A uxiliary, the Kelly Kadets Baton Tw irlers, the Clan Macleay Bagpipe and D rum Band, and several other entries. The spirited competition began at noon Saturday and continued until Sunday at 3:30 p m Bum per stickers, jacket patches and colorful hats showed how much interest is generated through muster competi tion. “ It is a lot of work for a very short com petition," said Chaffin. "W e practice for months and in 25-30 seconds, your event is com pletely ove r," he said. Each event is judged on the tim e taken to complete a given task Trophies are given for the first three places Despite the fact they used tim e preparing for the muster that could have been used practicing, the Sandy teams placed in three events They took first and retained their state re c o rd in 1931-1940 m o to riz e d pumpers They also took second in teenage hase drag and third in class 3 women’s motorized pumpers The F ly-In Muster was also the set ting for a state record in the women's bucket brigade by the team from Lacey, Washington The team broke a 9-year old record. Members of the Sandy muster teams are now honing their skills to compete in a muster competition in Canby July 7-8 Photos by Hank Emnch Art Skipper and his son, Art Jr., rode unicycles during the muster parade. Scott Skipper is in the background. Principal’s position eliminated by board Saying that three of the remaining adm inistrators " w ill be earning their m oney" next year, the Sandy High School board of directors voted Mon day night to elim inate the position held by Principal John McMahan. R oberta H utton w ill serve as su p e rin te n d e n t/p rin c ip a l fo r the district. Responding to questions from the audience, Hutton said she would not have problems handling the addi tional workload. “ It is not unusual for a d istrict of th is size to ha ve c o m b in e d positions," said Hutton. Assistant Principal Dennis Crow and Director of Student Services Dick Harrison w ill also be taking on more adm inistrative duties due to the reorganization plan, which the board approved. The board members, repeatedly citing financial reasons for the move. told McMahan the action was “ not a re fle c tio n on your professional abilities.” "T h is is in no way a slap in the face to you, John,” said Chairman Bob Boring McMahan became principal in 1979, after the resignation of con troversial principal B ill MacFarlane. McMahan came to SUHS after ser ving at the Metropolitan Learning Center for five years. Ironically, the adm inistrative positions at SUHS were also restructured at that time. McMahan, who had been one of two vice principals at the school for only two months, was named principal Crow, the other vice principal, was promoted to asssistant principal, and Harrison was named to his present position as director of student ser vices. The second vice principal posi tion was eliminated in the 1979 restructuring. Safeway means change for Janz Berryland A new Safeway grocery store is planned at the site of Janz Berryland, but that doesn't mean the end for the fa m ilia r fru it and vegetable stand, according to Brad Picking Picking, who has owned Janz since 1972 (the fam ily has owned Janz since 1963), said, "We plan on mov ing Janz ” Asked to name the new location, he said. " I really can't at this time, till we get our i ’s doted and our t's cross ed." He said a m ajor concern in making the decision to lease the property to Safeway was whether they could bet ter their position The business is located in a former berry-receiving station. Three addi tions have been made to the building under Picking’s ownership. "W ith this, we have an opportunity to build a first-class fru it stand,” he said. To complete the lease agreement. Picking needs to have additional pro perty annexed into the city of Sandy, property immediately north of Janz Berryland. Sandy's Planning Com mission. the Sandy City Council and the Metropolitan Boundary Commis sion must approve the annexation. Linda Senn fills barrel as member of "Bucket Brigade.” Students enjoy Shakespeare Festival is new experience by SCOTT NEWTON A fter watching Shakespeare's "H enry V I I I ” at Ashland, a couple of Cedar Ridge students mentioned to Paul Heistuman, social studies instructor, that they remembered studying about the Reformation in one of his history classes “ That makes teaching wor thw hile,” said Heistuman T w enty-six students and 10 adults traveled across the state this weekend, leaving Friday and coming back Sunday. In Ashland, they watched "The Taming of the Shrew” and "H enry V II” in the impressive outdoor theater, and saw Noel Coward’s “ Hay F e ve r" in the Bowmer Theater, a beautiful, modern com plex. They also attended The Feast of W ill in Lithia Park, received a backstage tour, tried on costumes and viewed displays in a museum, and shopped in th e sto re s downtown. Considering the schedule, no one should have had a hard tim e sleep- ing in the dorm rooms on Southern Oregon State College's campus. Though the school year is over, they make the trip in mid-June so they can see plays in the outdoor theater, according to Terry Har- die, who estimates she has attend ed the festival for six seasons with Sandy students. “ You don't see Shakespeare if you don't see it outside.” she said. Heistuman. another regular to the Shakespeare Festival, enjoys the opportunity of being w ith students in a non-traditional set ting “ I have found it real helpful if they see you as a regular person,” said Heistuman Turnabout is fa ir play, and Heistuman also enjoys being with students when he is not an authoritative figure standing in front of a class. "The students are really people w ith va rio u s sides to th e ir character, as w e ll," he said One m ig h t wonder if it is reasonable to expect ju n io r high students to understand plays presented in Elizabethan English. Zone change approved Not knowing if they were setting precedent, members of the Sandy Ci ty Council unanimously approved a change in the comprehensive plan, and city zoning, by approving a com m ercial enterprise on the south side of Highway 26 Saying that Sandy is facing "Bend- Highway 97" strip development. Dr Tim Ward, councilor, said he is nonetheless in fa vo r of le ttin g business decide what w ill happen on the south side of Highway 26. which has been considered an industrial area for years, and is so designated in the comprehensive plan Site plans are for a car wash and commercial space, and the applicant is Brad Picking Don Wilson, city planner, told the council it is his opinion they would not be setting precedent by approv- ing the change He said the site has four unique qualities in that it is to p o g ra p h ic a lly separated from other property, is small in size (less than an acre of usable area), has no direct access to Highway 26 and, when developed, would have access through a signal-controlled intersec tion (which w ill be put in across from M e rc u ry D e v e lo p m e n t's Sandy Marketplace). "I'v e s till got kind of mixed emo tions on it," said Jim G riffin , coun ci lor He said that due to the economic times, the council has to be flexible with business Another councilor. Dick Harrison, said that 12 years ago he thought the industrial park would rem ain scrub oak until the day he died " I'm glad to see some development." he said Several councilors and city of ficials predicted more challenges to the industrial designation w ill be fo r thcoming Old-time fire equipment was part of the muster. John Keith tried on costumes at a Shakespeare exhibition museum “ In Ashland, the acting is so good that with actions and intona tions, the kids get a lot of it , " said Hardie. .Several students met with H ar die once or twice a month, beginn ing in February, to read "The Taming of the Shrew ” They easily followed the action, which could be described as vaudevillian. “ The Shrew" was definitely the favorite among the group this year. This was the second year for some of the students, and Laura Master and Lori Younger both en joyed "H a m le t" last year, though they hadn't read it before seeing it performed N ot e ve ryo n e was as en thusiastic about the historical “ Henry V III.” Said Anna Knotts, “ I thought the second one was dumb ” Knotts added that Hardie “ is my favorite teacher ” Pam Comer described “ Hay F ever” as “ all right ” There wasn't a teacher or a stu dent who expressed disappoint ment with the weekend A.J Dorn ing said she liked “ meeting new people and h a v in g new e x periences in another town ” John Skinner described the ex perience as "to ta lly m assive." Barbara Rivers said, “ On the whole, I thought it was a very in triguing experience and it is not often that we find such an educa tio n a l e x tra c u rric u la r a c tiv ity such as th is.” “ The plays at the Shakespeare Festival, in my opinion, provided a cultural experience that broaden ed o u r h o rizo n s,” said Ken Ouderkirk Hardie said the trip is good for the students in a number of ways. Some are away from their parents for an extended tim e for the first tim e, she said. It gives them a sense of history, and provides a look at careers that some may never have considered " I t gives them a sense of the language,” H ardie said "N o t e v e ry th in g was ju s t 'to ta lly awesome.'" Stereos and buttons featuring rock stars were the norm for the students, but about a dozen in te r viewed said they would return to Ashland to spend more tim e with "The B ard.” " I'd definitely come again," said Holly Cabe " I t was fabulous ” Cansler wins Mt. Hood Pageant If it has to do with performing, Pamela Cansler would probably not only enjoy it, but excel at it. Cansler, 20. of Sandy, won the title of Miss Mt Hood Area this weekend She currently is performing with a band and is recording a solo album She participated for several years in dance competitions, and has acting experience. As Miss Mt Hood Area, she w ill a t tend the Miss Oregon Pageant in the summer of 1985. with a chance of competing for the Miss America title Pamela Cansler By winning the Miss Mt Hood title, she earned a tuition waiver at Mt. Hood Community College, a $900 modeling scholarship, a $100 savings bond, a $200 scholarship for com peting in the Miss Oregon Pageant and a $500 scholarship to any ac credited school Lori Lagasse. 19, of Sandy, also competed She was second runner- up When a tte n d in g Sandy H igh School, Cansler was an honor roll stu dent She was named most outstan ding actress and most outstanding vocalist, receiving both awards in 1981 Cansler w ill soon be going back to work as a waitress at Rippling River Resort On weekends, her tim e is booked s o lid p e rfo rm in g w ith Nightbreeze a five member band that play* everything from country to casual to rock Cansler plays the flute and is the lead singer Please turn to Page S.
