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M oy 28
1987 S«<
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The Sandy Post
Editorial & Opinion
Clothing, blankets
quickly distributed
Area residents with extra clothing, blankets or kitchen uten
sils should keep the Sandy Community Action Center in mind.
Donations would be put to good use.
In the past week the Action Center gave blankets to all 38
migrant workers who went to the center. They came to Oregon
owning only the clothes they were wearing, and were greeted
with cool weather.
Giving out 38 blankets a week, it won’t take long for the Ac
tion Center to deplete its supply. Pots, pans and silverware are
among the other immediate needs for migrant workers, accor
ding to Elsie Kimery, coordinator. Jeans and work shirts also
are appreciated.
Because of new immigration laws, Kimery said the agency
expects to see fewer migrant workers than in the past.
However, this is still a time of high demand on the Action
Center’s resources.
Regardless of whether one welcomes the migrant workers,
the fact is they come here to work. Helping them achieve a de
cent standard of living is an admirable goal.
It is good sometimes to remember the work that is being ac
complished at the Action Center.
In March, volunteers donated 695 hours to the non-profit
center. They issued 211 food boxes; provided 40 gallons of
gasoline so that people could get to job interviews and apply
for food stamps; purchased $50 worth of prescription
medicines; and spent $89 to pay dental and other medical bills
for people unable to afford the care.
People with extra clothing, kitchenware or blankets should
remember the Action Center this spring.
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Letters to the editor
Take a vacation
right here at home
People who leave hei t in the sum
m e r are nuts
I am spending m y sum m er vara
tion al home living a to u ris t in my
own land And I ’m ta kin g my v a ca
tion one day at a tim e This is in y list
of things to do this sum m er They are
m ostly cheap. And they are close to
home You can borrow m y lis t if you
w ant to
• C lim b B eacon H ock on the
Washington side of the C olum bia
Gorge before I get too old 1 plan to
w a it fo r a cool day and lake tw o
plum p friends w ith me We w ill stop
fre q u e n tly on the way up to breathe
heavily and adm ire the view We w ill
rem em ber to take a cam era and
som ething cool to d rin k
Should we have a n ything le ft in us,
we w ill stay at Beacon Rock State
P ark and take the H a m ilto n Moun
ta in T ra il 1.5 m iles to the overlook at
Rodney and H ardy fa lls I'm told it's
a good " fa t lady hike "
• Ride M AX to P o rtla n d and spend
a whole afternoon poking around the
ce n tra l lib ra ry
• D riv e down H ighw ay 99 a ll the
way to Salem, stopping at junk shops
and antique shops along the way
Once in Salem v is it the gardens and
the h isto ric home of Deepwood If I
had kids w ith me, I would probably
c lim b the tow er in the state Capitol
• M a k e p la n s to a tte n d th e
Skam ania County F a ir and T im ber
C a rn iv a l in Stevenson. Wash., Aug
20 to 23. Word is that it's the last free
co u n try fa ir in the area and ru m o r is
th a t th e y're th in kin g about charging
a sm a ll adm ission th is year E ith e r
w ay, I plan on going
• D rive up to Mount St Helens to
see how the old g irl is doing since her
blowup And take m the new v is ito r
center
• Go to The Dalles during Ring
c h e rry season to v is it the old Cour
thouse Museum They sell cherries
there Spit the pits out the window a ll
the way home i R em em ber to ro ll
down window i
• D riv e to H ixxl R ive r and try
Jose's Taco House fo r lunch Watch
the w indsurfers. Shop fo r lo r at least
look at i the expensive s tu ff at The
Wonuin unhappy
with local paper
I purchased your paper again to
day and once again m y hopes were
shattered You continually fa il to pro
v id e th e k in d o f s m a ll to w n
newspaper that 1 crave and am w ill
ing to bet, others do to
Perhaps I'm tix> old fashioned, too
nostalgic, o r ju st too sick of the same
old garbage th a t's cram m ed into our
heads day a fte r day by the airw aves
and the p rin te d media
1 grew up in G resham and always
enjoyed
in fa c t looked fo rw a rd to
- The Outlook W hile not perfect,
s till it covered the local stories of in
terest to a ll 1 saw I in p ic tu re s i our
school plays and projects, a ll m y
friends engaged, m a rrie d and p ra c
ticin g th e ir professions The Outlook
E ru it Tree. Then w alk through the
was good w ith pictures
gardens of the Columbia Gorge Hotel
W hile you halfheartedly attem pt to
and d riv e home on the Old Columbia
cover local events, there s till seems
R iv e r H ighw ay
to be som ething m issing How about
• Go to Carson Hot Springs near
som ething fo r the hom em aker
Carson, Wash Take a m in e ra l bath,
arelocal recipes too c o rn y ’’ How
have a massage and then eat lunch in
about a local fishing re p o rt w ritte n
the 1897 hotel.
by a funny if not necessarily well-
educated local yokel ' How about a
• Catch some of the sum m er per
guest pastors m iniserm on or report
form ances at Washington P ark
on church a c tiv itie s '’
• E a t outdoors Sit on the deck at
How about a teachers colum n '
T a d 's Chicken 'n ' D um plins in T ro u t
Surely there are teachers in Sandy
dale Lunch on the outdoor deck at
who could re la te some of the in
the Royal Chinook Inn in C orbett A
teresting. funny and even sad things
salad and a huckleberry d a iq u iri in
that happen in our schools Ix 't's face
the new dining room at M ultnom ah
it. kids are funny T here’s got to he
F a lls Ixxlge It used to be outdoors
some good stories out there in the
u n til they glassed it in.
schools. How about p rin tin g some
stories or a rt or poeins the local
• Go to th e Sandy M o u n ta in
ch ild re n ia d u lts and seniors, to o l
F e stiva l, the T routdale C ity P icnic,
have w ritte n I'm sure some of the
the C orbett F o u rth of Ju ly Fun
local businesses would contribute g ift
F e s tiv a l and the M o u n t Hood
ce rtific a te s to those whose e ffo rts
F e stiva l of Jazz.
you chose to p rin t
• In August take a huckleberry
How about some h u m o r-’ The
bucket and a picnic and go to Indian
lib ra ry is fu ll of books Surely there
Heaven north of Carson, Wash iStop
are some old jokes, stories or folklore
and get a m ap at the Wind R ive r
th a t most have forgotten and would
R anger Station on H ighw ay 30 )
lik e to see re p rin te d
How about a kiddie classifieds fo r
• V is it T im b e rlin e Ixxlge fo r the
kids
only ’’ Toys are p re tty expensive
day.
nowadays Maybe the k ills would like
• W ait u n til it's good and hot, rent a
to buy-sell-trade I bet th e ir ads
ra ft and flo a t down the Sandy R ive r
would be humorous, too
fro m Oxbow to T routdale Take a
How about a history of Sandy col
sturdy person along to tow the ra ft in
umn w ith pictures
those could be
the slow spots Sing in the canyons
w o r th s a v in g in a s c ra p b o o k
i rem em ber those'' >.
• Splurge on an overnight stay at
The ideas are endless Why don't
the W hite Salmon Inn in W hite
you
ask your readers'* * Perhaps these
Salmon Sing in the hot tub
ideas are not cost-effective, or your
Sharon Nesblt
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Moy 28 1987
budget ju st ca n 't handle any m ore
p rin t i you could m ake room fo r m ore
by cu ttin g out about one-half of w hat
you do).
Or perhaps you a ll have other fu ll
tim e jobs and ju st enjoy play in g " at
jo u rn a lism . At any rate, 1 sure wish
Sandy had a gtxxl weekly paper
Something to look fo rw a rd to, you
know ’
Dorothy P ra tt
Sandy
ta ry D is tric t budget com m ittee to
establish a public kin d e rg a rte n s ta r
ting next school te rm needs co m
m u n ity support K in d e rga rte n is a
desired, beneficial, and fa ir step fo r
w ard in education
W on't you jo in us in voting "y e s "
fo r equal opp o rtu n ity fo r a ll 5-year-
olds in the June school budget tax
vote fo r D is tric t No. 46’’
Duane S and Madeline Knapp
Sandy
My plea to the com m unity is th is:
I ,et D r Heaton know you are behind
him 100 percent. Get involved. Do not
listen to ru m o r and gossip, get the
fa d s fro m the man who is accoun
table to you.
Most of a ll, please let D r Heaton
know th a t you appreciate the h ard
w ork and e ffo rt he has put out this
year
Melody D e la y
Sandy
( )rientuti< >n
appreciated
Superintendent
does the job
Student says
thunks for help
I would like to express m y ap
preciation fo r the o rie n ta tio n at San
dy H igh School on M ay 20 fo r incom
ing freshm an students and th e ir
parents.
I was fa vo ra b ly im pressed w ith the
honest and concise in fo rm a tio n
presented by D r Kent Heaton and
Mr
Dennis Crow
It was ve ry
enlightening
The stu d e n t co u n c il p re sid e n t
d e liv e r e d a v e r y e n th u s ia s tic
w e lc o m e a n d e n c o u ra g e d th e
students to become involved
M ike and Ixus D rill
Sandy
I believe it is tim e to stand and he
counted The tim e to w a it and see"
has come to an end D r Kent Heaton,
as a parent of tw o SUHS students and
a m em ber of this co m m u n ity . I would
like to say a h e a rtfe lt "th a n k you” to
you.
When the school year began, I read
w ith interest the expectations of our
new superintendent, Kent Heaton He
said the rules, although not new,
would he enforced, students who
chase to break the rules would be
held responsible fo r th e ir actions, the
teachers would be expected to do
th e ir jobs, and the a d m in istra tio n
would he answerable to this com
m u n ity P ersonally, I did not th in k he
had a chance
Acceptance of changes comes slow
every where. The firs t few weeks of
school, the students learned that
suspension fo r skipping school was a
prom ise, not a th re a t No, the pro
blem is not com pletely solved, hut a
beginning has been made Then
cam e the great Smoke Free Campus
controversy, once again a new and
m uch needed beginning There are so
m any m ore new beginnings that have
been made th a t I cannot even begin
to rnenton them a ll However, ac
co u n ta b ility is there
Have you ever called or dropped in
on D r H eaton" I have When I called,
if he could not take m y ca ll im
m ediately. he alw ays got back to me
in a reasonable am ount of tune
When I dropped in, if D r Heaton
could not see me in u n ed ia te ly. an ap
pointm ent was set up at m y conve
nience. Yes, it is tru e D r Heaton is
a va ila b le to those of us who care
enough to find out firsth a n d w hat is
going on
O ur high school is in need of im
p ro ve m e n t in m any areas. D r
Heaton cannot do th is alone
I w o u ld lik e to e xpress m y
g ra titu d e to a ll the people who have
helped me raise funds by donating
th e ir newspapers to me to recycle.
This weekend we w ill have a van
fro m the recycling center to pick
these up We would also appreciate it
if other people who have newspapers
would give us a ca ll so we can tu rn
them in.
On June 6 we w ill be having a ear
wash at the fire departm ent to raise
m ore money.
If you would like us to pick up your
papers our phone num ber is 668-6551
Or, you could brin g them by our
house on Saturday or Sunday Our
address is 21545 S.E Bornstedt Road
Again, I would like to say thank vou
to a ll those who have helped me i ¡.
the funds necessary to tra v e l ..
foreign exchange student
C heryl Cochran
Sandy
Kindergarten
beneficial
F ive-year-old youngsters in the
Sandy E lem entary D is tric t No 46,
com ing fro m average and low er in
come fa m ilie s, are m issing an im p o r
ta n t opportunity. These 5-year-olds,
whose parents are less fin a n c ia lly
situated, are deprived of the benefits
gained fro m the kin d e rg a rte n ex
perience a va ila b le to those fa m ilie s
enjoying above average and higher
income
In a ll fairness, every 5-year-old
ch ild should receive the benefits a
good k in d e ra rte n p ro g ra m supplies
K in d e rg a rte n w ill enable every
5-year-old to m ake a running sta rt in
education
Does the cast of a kin d e rg a rte n
p ro g ra m outweigh the ben e fits’’ Our
answer is " n o ." The benefits fa r
outweigh the cost It's neither fa ir
nor equitable that the parents of
nearly ha lf our 5-year-olds cannot
p r e s e n t ly a f f o r d th e fe e s o f
kindergarten
The proposal of the Sandy E lem en
Sandy Post
letter poliey
le tte r s to the e d ito r should be
typed, double-spaced and signed An
a d d re ss and telephone n u m b e r
should also be provided, although on
ly the name of the le tte r w rite r and
the c ity or area he is fro m w ill be
published
L e tte r w rite rs m ay also wish to in
clude a title or office held if it is ap
p ro p ria te considering the subject
m a tte r of the le tte r
The news deadline of noon Tuesday
is also the deadline fo r letters to the
ed ito r
le tte r s should be accurate, free of
libelous rem arks and in gtxxl taste
This newspaper attem pts to publish
a ll le tte rs it receives