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2 SANDY (O r*.) POST Thor».. Aug 8, 1985 (S*c. 1) The Sandy Post Editorial & Opinion Scott N e w to n , e d ito r K im b e rly N elson, a d v e rtis in g re p re s e n ta tiv e Everyone benefits in library drive The Cooperative Library Network of Clackam as County, of which the Sandy Public Library is a part, is acting properly and wisely in trying to shed libraries’ wallflower image. The county’s library system is joining other public agencies in taking m ore aggressive steps to flaunt the many services it has to offer. Many government and non-profit private organizations are turning to attention-getting publicity to justify their existence and worth. Where the county libraries a re concerned, first, it was the Christm as (library) card idea, an opportunity for the frantic or low-budget Christm as shopper to give a meaningful pre sent. The cost was a trip down to the local library. Now, the system has devised the birthday (library) card, an inexpensively-produced but attractiv e library-card-in-a-card- folder. Decorated by a cupcake, candles and balloons, the greeting wishes that the recipient use their new card at their local library. Taking off on a H allm ark slogan, the card ends by saying, “ When you care enough to read the very best.” Cuteness aside, cam paigns such as the Christm as card idea translate into wider circulation of reading m aterials and in creasing num bers of card holders, at least for the Sandy library, says assistant librarian Sara Forth. In turn, that m eans a greater share of the county library levy for libraries like Sandy’s that a re enjoying growth. And m ore levy dollars buy new books and lengthen operating hours. Circulation has risen 25 percent from the sum m er of 1984 to 1985 in Sandy. Granted, publicity efforts like the holiday cards cannot take all the credit for increasing popularity of libraries. Population growth, naturally, has boosted the num ber of patrons. Forth says. Her library serves about 3,000 card holders. At the least, library officials a re hoping that the birthday cards stim ulate curiosity about the library and get new patrons in the front door. The battle is won at that point. With 15,000 books, m agazines, cassette tapes, records and typew riters on hand and many m ore thousands available from the other county libraries, the Sandy library should have something for everyone. And the price of a card —a completed application blank and identification—is hard to beat. Sandy has another goal, beyond higher circulation and more cardholders: a larger library. And the lib rary ’s growing popularity can only help to point out the need for more room, and dollars with which to build it. Library cards open doors to the world and create better in formed citizens, but only if there are enough reading m aterials, and display and workspace, to satisfy everyone’s needs. In the cam paign to increase library users and Sandy’s library space, there can only be winners. H earing makes sense Sandy City M anager Tom Reber m ade sense when he sug gested Monday night that the Sandy City Council settle the two-hour parking limit question through a public hearing. A hearing would give both sides of the parking limit enforce ment issue equal opportunity to a ir their views before the council. It’s a far better approach than to let the council m em bers vacillate on the issue, depending on which side comes before them at any given meeting. T hat’s how concensus democracy can erode into dem ocracy by decibel. A sensitive issue, such as enforcem ent of the long-standing parking limit appears to be, will require a strong stand by city officials to win credibility in the community. Otherwise, the ci ty may find it difficult to find m erchants willing to go along with a majority-but-split council decision or violators willing to cough up fines. The council should not shrink from this problem, until all seven m em bers can attend a meeting. That m ay only prolong an issue that could divide the business community and drive aw ay custom ers of downtown retailers, who m ay not realize that the two-hour limit posted is unenforced. Council m embers should m eet the issue head-on through a hearing fair to both sides, weigh the advantages and disadvan tages, and then reach a final decision. Fair promises to be busy for 4-H club youngsters County fairs help to showcase achievements by 4-H members, says Clackamas County 4-H Extension Agent Linda P Erickson Next week's Clackamas County F air w ill continue that tradition Among 4-H activities at the fa ir running through Aug 18 w ill be ex h ib its , contests and hands-on d e m o n s tra tio n s fo r fa irg o e rs , Erickson says Demonstrations are set for 11:30 a m , 2:30 p m. and 5:30 p m Tuesday through Friday, Aug 13 through 16. A newcomer to the Clackamas fa ir w ill be the 4-H forestry identification contest open to everyone, 4-H m e m b e rs and n o n -m e m b e rs , Erickson said All participants w ill earn ribbons Daylong contests in preparation of yeast-based goods, pastries, main dishes, minimeals and outdoor meals w ill be held Aug. 13-17, starting at 9 a m Contestants w ill be judged on food costs and attractiveness, nutri tional values, preparation time, and safety The schedule of 4-H events is as follows: Tuesday. Aug. 13 — Showing of m arket swine, beef and lambs; Crowning of M r and Miss 4-H, 6 p m .; and the 4-H Horse Super Bowl, 6 p m , at the covered show ring Wednesday, Aug. 14 — Showing of dairy cows and goats, poultry, beef, sheep and pygmy goats Thursday, Aug. 15 — Showing of all rabbits; Animal showmanship; and the 4-H Fashion Revue, 8 p.m , on the main stage Friday, Aug. 1« — Demonstrations and illustrated talks by 4-H members on topics related to their projects or of interest to them. Saturday, Aug. 17 — J u n io r Livestock Auction, 11 a m .; More demonstrations and illustrated talks; and Award presentations Sunday, Aug. 18 Junior, In termediate and Senior Grand Cham pion Showman contest, morning, and More award presentations. C om m entary Employment figures tell only part NEW YORK — Okay, gang, we’ve all read the horrible news about the latest unemployment report and we know that it was “ disappointing to economists" and that “ recovery pro spects dim .” But before we all leap out of a con venient window — or. worse still, give Washington the minimal en couragement it needs to embark on one more “ stim ulative” inflationary binge — let’s pause in the day’s oc cupation to take a small true-or-false quiz on the subject. • True or False: The unemploy ment rate tells us where the economy is heading. False. It tells us where we’ve been. Unemployment is a lagging in dicator. which means it may well rise sometime this summer in reaction to the economy’s near-stall last winter If the economy picks up in the second half of the year, as already seems likely, unemployment w ill reflect this favorable development later on. • True or False: We’re just not creating new jobs in this country. False. While the official civilian unemployment rate has been stuck at 7.3 percent for the last five months, and has hovered in that range for the last 11, this figure masks an underly ing surge in employment. In 28 months, fully 8 m illion new jobs were created, but 5.3 m illion of them were captured by a rapidly growing work force. In other words, the good news is getting around. The number of “ discouraged" workers who are no longer seeking employ ment fell in June to the lowest level since 1981. • True or False: Manufacturing is disappearing in America False In reality, it has been cons tant at 20 to 25 percent of our gross national product for decades. It may even rise in the next decade as m odernization and specialization proceed I t ’s true that the number of jobs in the manufacturing sector is declining as a result of automation, but as one industrial expert put it, “ Very few manufacturing operations w ill be viable, perhaps within a decade, that are not totally automated As a result, a continued loss of jobs in manufacturing is a symptom of renewal, as obsolescent plants are either shut down or automated The a lte rn a tiv e is to export labor- intensive manufacturing to foreign nations." • True or False: If traditional big manufacturers don't keep adding to their payrolls, the country can't come near full employment. False More than 90 percent of the new jobs in this recovery have been created by small businesses with fewer than 500 employees And 600,000 new companies now are form ing each year. Their bosses may not get on Page One, but if the country doesn't shoot itself in the foot with a fat-headed a n ti-in v e s tm e n t tax "re fo rm ” program, the prospects for continued meaningful job growth re main superb. • True or False With m inority teen-age unem ploym ent at an obscene 40 to 50 percent, this is a na tional tragedy that demands a vigorous macroeconomic solution. False In reality, as Ben Wat- tenberg points out in his book "The Good News Is The Bad News Is W rong,” those m uch-headlined statistics are inflated by full-time students looking for part-time work Only about 10 percent of m inority teenagers are not in school and also not working In other words, as Daniel Seligman observes in Fortune Magazine, "When you look only at non-students, teenagers have the same unemploy ment rates as adults." < P S One way to make their rates even lower is to eliminate the a rtificia l minimum wage requirement that dissuades employers from hiring more of the youthful and untrained ) • True or False: With present policies, we ll never get the nation to work the way we did in the 60s False The United States set all- time records this year in the percen tage of the working age population that holds jobs The truly magnifi cant saga is the way the private economy has accommodated the massive social change that brought millions of American women produc tively into the work force • True or False: W hile the underlying employment situation is remarkably robust, it’s a better story and a heck of a lot more meaty for op position politicians to exaggerate unemployment and try to transform it into the dominant economic issue of the day. Too true, my friend, too u ue Rukeyser is a syndicated colum nist. Senior Center news The senior center is busy planning Seniors may sign up at the center 12:30 p.m.: Movie — “ Places in the for the second annual Picnic in the for a day of fishing and picnicking Heart" Park with The Sweet Adelines and along the Clackamas River Friday, 1 p.m.: Ceramics The Original Troubadors scheduled Aug. 16 The Clackamas River is a for Sunday, Aug 18, from 1 p.m. to 5 beautiful spot which provides a Wednesday, Aug. 14 p.m. in Meinig Park. variety of opportunities to enjoy the 9 a m.-noon: Foot care clinic A picnic lunch of chicken with outdoors One may spend the day Noon: I, A F meal barbecue sauce, salad, roll, baked fishing, hiking or just relax and enjoy beans and watermelon w ill be served the scenery Anyone wishing to fish, throughout the afternoon Tickets are but does not have the proper equip 54 per person and can be purchased ment, should contact the center for at the senior center in advance or assistance For additional informa Aug 18 in Meinig Park Funds raised tion, call the senior center at 668-5569 Two men have been named to w ill benefit the Loaves and Fishes become the new senior and associate program. Activities pastors with the Hood ViewPleasant The Sweet Adelines is a well-known Aug. 8-15 Valley Seventh-day Adventist chur choral group and The O riginal Thursday. Aug. 8 ches in B o rin g , says ch urch Troubadors is an eight-piece band 8:30a.m.: Morning stretch spokeswoman I^orraine Juberg that features swing, jazz and tradi Noon: Golden Age Club potluck The Rev Douglas Robertson has tional tunes been named as the new senior pastor A pressure-cooker gauge testing Friday. Aug. » for the two churches in Boring, clinic w ill be held at the Senior 9 a m.: Depart for Scandinavian Juberg says His associate at the Center Monday, Aug 12 at 12:30 p m Festival in Junction City Pleasant Valley church w ill be Phil Robert Nelson w ill provide this ser Noon: L A F meal Mut hers ba ugh vice free of charge that afternoon as Robertson is coming from the Sunday, Aug. II a courtesy of the University of South Salem Adventist Church to Fun Day at Oral Hull Oregon Extension Program replace the Rev Ron Smith Smith is Senior Day at the Clackamas Coun leaving after eight years there to Monday, Aug. 12 ty Fair is Wednesday, Aug 14 take an administrative post at the 8:30 a m. : Morning stretch Always a favorite, the fa ir has much church's western Oregon office in Noon: L A F meal to amuse and entertain even the most Clackamas 12:30 p.m.: Pressure-cooker gauge seasoned fair-goer Livestock ex Robertson has taught at the Gitwe test hibits, craft booths, food stands and College in Rwanda, Africa, and serv 1 p m : Cards the music of local groups, as well as ed as assistant pastor for the 1 p m : Band practice nationally-known a rtists, provide Portland Sunnyside, EugeneSanta many attractions A free rodeo is Clara and RoseburgGlide churches Tuesday. Aug. 13 scheduled in the evening Departure He has a bachelor’s degree from w ill be a t 4 p m and return approx 10 a m .: Golden Age Club Board Loma Linda University in California, Meeting imately 10 p m . a Master of D ivinity Degree from An- Noon: L A F meal 4 p m Depart for Clackamas Coun ty Fair Thursday, Aug. 15 8:38 a.m.: Morning stretch Noon: I. A F meal I p.m.: Bunco SDA church names pastors dre w s U n iv e rs ity T h e o lo g ic a l Seminary in Berrien Springs, Mich., and a Doctor of Ministry from the San F ra n c is c o T h e o lo g ic a l Seminary. The son of a minister, Robertson was born in Seattle, Wash He has a wife, Karlene. and three children, Douglas, 7, Mary, 4, and John, 2 As associate pastor, Muthersbaugh w ill replace Don Ritterskamp. who w ill pastor the M yrtle CreekWinston churches Muthersbaugh has served as assis tant pastoral the Portland Sunnyside Church. • He has received an associate of arts degree at Portland Community College, a bachelor’s degree in theology at Walla Walla College in College Place, Wash , and a Master of D ivinity Degree from the Andrews University Theological Seminary. He was horn in Portland His wife, Dehhie, is from Washington. They have a 2-year old daughter. Amy
