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About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1985)
Residents figuring tax bills A levy rale of W 82 per $1,000 of assessed valuation was confirmed by the county assessor's office earlier this week, giving people an oppor tunity to figure out exactly how much more they would pay if the Sandy Elementary D istrict's levy is approv ed. The district is seeking a $2 2 m illion levy on Dec 3. Three grade schools and the junior high are cur rently closed, and w ill remain closed if the levy fails at the polls Clark Lund, superintendent, has been asked by a number of people to figure out what their taxes would be, a chore he said he hasn't minded. He provided The Post with one of the tax hills The value of the property was $43,390 last year, which was reduced to $40,350 this year The taxpayer has already paid $1 39 of the $8 82 rate, and so took $40,350 times $7 43 If this person votes yes on Dec. 3, she w ill pay an additional $299 80 She has already paid $555 39, and so her total bill w ill be $855 19 That is $14 more than her total bill for 1984 85 Lund said that estimate would hold true for other property owners The owner of a $60,000 home could expect to pay $21 more in taxes this year than last, and the owner of an $80,000 piece of property could expect to pay $28 more. To figure out how much more the district's levy would cost, take $7 43 $8 82 minus $1 39i times the assess ed cash value of one's home or pro perty Students welcome at Welches Having received several requests to enroll non resident pupils in Welches Grade School, the hoard of directors last week established a tu i tion rate and classroom size lim ita lion to guide the administration The tuition rate of $3,680 equals the per pupil cost for resident students fo r one y e a r A c c o rd in g to Superintendent Dan Barker, that amount would be prorated according to the number of days a non resident attends school at Welches Barker also recommended, and the board approved, a lim it on the number of pupils that would be ac cepted in each classroom That number was set at 22 students for each self-contained classroom Considering current class sizes, Barker said non resident admission would lie considered in grades four through eight The kindergarten through third grade classes already have 22 or more students Picking gets 3-2 nod for council Brad Picking, owner and operator of Janz Berryland for 12 years, has joined the Sandy City Council He was selected for the position vacated hy Randy Oliver, who has moved out of the city Picking, who has served on the Sandy Planning Commission and the city's budget committee, has been developing property in the Sandy area for the past three years “ I think the City Council does a great jot) and has a gixxl individual m ix,” Picking wrote in his letter of application for the position " I would like to participate with the council and continue in that capacity as San dy continues to grow and remains a great place to live " Picking was one of three people to apply for the vacant seat The City Council voted 3-2 Monday for Picking over Mike Murray, a firefighter in Boring who has served on the c ity ’s budget committee Dick Harrison, Jim D uff and Calvin Jones voted to have Picking join the council. Ia irry Buck and Deane Wesselink cast votes for M ur ray Marge Frederickson was ab sent. Photo by Scott Newton Tim Park considers the value of confidence in the men’s washroom. Leads in ‘How to Succeed’ live parts by SCOTT NEWTON Tim Park, who plays the lead in Sandy High School musical “ How to Succeed in Business Without Really T ryin g ," said it is essential for an ac tor to actually become the person he is playing If a person doesn’t do that, he ex plained, that person is more likely to think about what he did at school, or perhaps who is in the audience. “ A good example was during the show on Friday, when my girlfriend was there,” he said, smiling Carleen Whitlock, the leading lady, readily agreed Having her boyfriend in the audience Saturday night resulted in a couple of lapses, which she talked about good naturedly First, during the opening number, she sat on a box of Kleenex, and though she distinctly put the box on the desk — as though she was suppos ed to have sat on a box of Kleenex during the opening number — her boyfriend laughed; he knew it wasn’t part of the show To make matters worse, Whitlock also tripped during that song Direc tor Chris Harris was so struck by her bad luck that he had to leave the auditorium , he didn't want to laugh outloud Bu, Whitlock shrugged it off When the dance scene came, she turned in what was probably her best perfor mance to date Orchestra Director Steve Christensen agreed " I was real impressed I thought you held in there w ell," he told Whitlock Whitlock and Park were interview ed Tuesday in Christensen's office "How to Succeed in Business Without KeaUy T ry in g " w ill play Friday, Nov 22 and Saturday, Nov 23 at 8 p m in the SUHS gymnasium The acting isn't the only thing that adds realism to the show The are a liv e , w ith the sound of good music but no story line likes the part, and can identify with musical, one of four to have received music. . Whitlock's best part previously the love-struck secretary. “ I ’ve a Pulitzer Prize, is about a young P ark’s strength is as an actor, and was as Muriel, the stuck-up snob in learned some things about m y s e lf man's meteoric rise through the that is the way Christensen — who is “ Out of the Frying Pan," a comedy by playing the part, Whitlock said ra n k s o f a c o m p a n y , and a working on the play with Harris and about a group a struggling actors and Park eventually plans to attend Mt secretary’s attempts to catch his a t Bruce Scarth, vocal director — likes actresses. Hood Community College, but w ill tention. it. He feels a musical has better Rosemary, definitely a bit of a probably take a year off to decide ’’ I ’ve talked to adults after the entertainment value if a person likes romantic, may not be the ideal of the show, and they’ll say, This kind of the story, rather than having just the women’s movement, but Whitlock See Page 5 stuff happens at my work all the tim e ,"' Christensen said All the office characters are there Coral Howell plays the prim and pro per secretary, while Debra Lamm, another secretary, is Rosemary's best friend and a bit of a m at chmaker Brian Juenemann is a pain in the neck as the boss's nephew Tim Callister, who is the boss, comes across as competent, but with quirks, while Cindy Hall, his girlfriend, is pretty but dumb It is the first lead for both Park and Whitlock, and both are enjoying the characters, saying they are not that aifferent from themselves Park has been taking drama classes all four years of high school, but it wasn't until the suspense th rille r "W ait Until D a rk " that he auditioned for a play. He was the v illa in , and found pla ying the serious, scary part difficult He had more fun with Rocky, the dumb jock in "D am n Yankees " Park, who is a bit of a jock himself, said p la y in g R ocky was "n o problem " He likes the character of J Pierre pont Finch the best, though Finch is am bitious but not obnoxious, clever but not conniving The music is for a tenor, but Park is a baritone, and so. according to Photo by Scott Newton Christensen, a note or two has been changed to accommodate Park They Carleen Whitlock, center, is the ferus of “ Cinderella Dari- front: Tammy Ten Eyck, Kim Howell. Debbie Lamm couldn't do that with some musicals. ing. In back, from left to right; Shawna Cosby. Beth Vicki Auborn and Kim Atkins. Christensen said, singing "The hills Wong, Carmen Morrison. Whitlock and Karyn Ives. In Senior Center ‘coming into its own’ by SCOTT NEWTON Rolodex that occupies a large part of the desk on which it sits, help find people to assist seniors with their taxes, locate a nurse's aide or help unravel the maze of governmental programs for which they may be eligible Volunteers are helping to make the Senior Center viable The new fiscal year began in July, and already 41 different people have donated time D uring the month of October, volunteers donated about 130 hours of tim e Ninty-seven people volunteered 1,600 hours last year "We re fortunate in that a lot of people realize, since we live out here, we depend on each other," Kasser man said Meals on Wheels, delivered by volunteers on a route that is sometimes 37 miles long, are given to us many as 14 people each weekday. Volunteers are not reimbursed for mileage "So, they're giving a lo t," Kasserman pointed out N utrition isn't the only important aspect of delivering meals to the homebound " It's the daily contact,” Kasserman said “ In my opinion that is just as important, and sometimes more (Im portant)." The Hoodland Senior Center covers an area from Cherryville to Govern ment Camp With no mass transit, The Hoodland Senior Center has undergone its share of changes, but as Karen Kasserman marks her first year as director and outreach coor dinator, the program appears to be enjoying stability "We re growing, and we re keep ing busy," said Kasserman, who celebrated her first anniversary at the Job in September But for Kasserman, who w ill drive snow-covered roads to check on peo pie and is involved in some creative problem solving, it is more than a job She's "just a natural at this," said l-enora Richards, assistant program director and van driver The Hoodland Senior C enter receives no government funding l-ocated in the Hoodland Women's Club building on Salmon River Road - across from Welches School - the center provides a variety of services and activities for people 55 years of age and older, regardless of income That last part is important The Hoodland Senior Center is not a social club and it is not solely a refer ral service for low-income people The referral and information ser vice is an important one, though Over 1,600 “ units" of information were provided to clients in 1984 85 Kasserman and Richards, using a Ph.Xo by SciHt Newton See pogo 3 I Karen Kasserman and Lenora Richards
