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About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (July 16, 1987)
» ^«W—-• ~ W * “*• >* W-» 2 SANDY (Ore ) POST Thur% July 16 1987 ($< k I; The Sandy Post Editorial & Opinion Scott N e w to n , e d ito r K a rin d o H e dlu nd. a d v e rtis in g re p re s e n ta tiv e •ur-iwrvj • -z - • Mountain Festival defines community One person wrote in the guest book at the Sandy Mountain Festival that there is not enough scandal associated with the festival. That light-hearted comment is about the only complaint one can make. The Mountain Festival committee proved once again it is a well-oiled machine. The members deserve con gratulations for a job well done. The festival brings out the best in nearly every organization in Sandy. It would not be possible to pull it off without the San dy police reserves, the Clackamas County police reserves, the ! .ions Club, the Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce, the Sandy Recreation Department, the public works department and a various assortment of scout groups, musical and drama organizations and service clubs. Residents of Sandy are asked to put up with the crowds and tia ffic jams, and in exchange local people benefit from the thousands of dollars raised from food booths in the park, which are manned by members of local organizations. One of the goals of the Mountain Festival committee — as stated in its bylaws — is to create a “ sense of community. That is ambitious in a commuter town divided by a major highway. But it is our opinion that they have pulled it off. Most Sandy residents take a pride of ownership in the Mountain 1' estival, and that is no small accomplishment. Burn house project offered lessons Project Open Burn House offered some valuable lessons. I ,t. Richard Curtis of the Hoodland Fire District got the idea for the open house from a trade magazine for firefighters. But even if it wasn't an original idea, the public benefitted from its implementation. About 130 residents visited the house, which received exten sive damage in a fire June 20. The Darrel Meyer fam ily was generous in allowing the public to view the house, and it was obvious from watching visitors that seeing smoke- and heat- damaged clothes and melted children's toys had an effect. In addition, the house offered graphic examples of fire safe ty precautions. For example, it is one thing to read that a per son should crawl to safety during a fire. But it is something else to see a "therm al line” caused by 400-degree Fahrenheit heat. The value of closing one’s bedroom door at night before go ing to bed also was well illustrated. By showing one room when* the door had been left open and another where it had been closed, members of the public instantly got the idea. One room was destroyed. In the other, the white edges around a poster of NBA star Michael Jordon weren’t even soiled. It also was obvious Saturday that a number of volunteers put in a great deal of time preparing for Project Open Burn House. The firefighters can take comfort in the knowledge that their efforts at public education paid off. C luiniber president snys thank you 1 wish to extend a big thank you" to all the volunteers who helped to make the chamber's Wine Fair and h east a big success And a special thank you also to Pat T ille r. Roger Atkins and Burt McSliara for the extra effort they put into this important event Diane Tiller president Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce ( 'onununity Days w as a success • ‘i t The success of Sandy Community Days at Timber line Ixxlge was made possible by the efforts of several groups Their presence made tourists aware of the diverse interests of our fa ir city Thanks to the Sandy Mountain Festival committee, the Sandy Pioneer and Historical Association, the Sandy City Council, the Sandy Post, the Sandy Community Players, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No 4273 and Daniel Stevens for their p a rtic ip a tio n through displays, brochures and productions A special thanks to Marty Stone for the bags used to distribute informa tion about Sandy, and to Carloyn Sandburg at The Photory for the film d e v elop ing and e n la rg e m e n t coupons. I enjoyed my first ride on the Magic Mile chairlift and I hope others did too Thanks to Bill Conerly for inviting us to help celebrate Timberlme's 50th anniversary Kimberly Nelson coordinator Sandy Community Days Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce People help during festival We would like to express our ap preciation to Gregg's Distributor food service. Industrial and Food Service Package, the Mountain Festival committee, Blue Marlin mothers and friends for their help and support of the Sandy swim team Mike D rill, Bob Williamson, Scott D rill, Bob Richards and Mike Malchow designed, built and painted our new food txioth at the Mountain Festival You did a wonderful job Thank you Ix)is D rill Blue Marlin Aquatic Club Rescue personnel did u good job The John Nelson family would like to thank Alpine Ambulance and the Sandy Fire District rescue personnel for their quick response and ex cellent service on July 7 Your kindness was appreciated Hazel Nelson Sandy Language of colonies with us today We Westerners tend to clothe our past in the rugged buckskins of mountain men and explorers So the powdered wigs, knee breeches and buckled shoes of col onial Williamsburg in Virginia were just as strange to me as a cream puff at a beer bust But I joined the Easterners plod ding down the tree-lined streets of the colonial village where Washington and Jefferson and Patrick Henry walked And I thought about how bor ing my school studies of those times had been What did this place have for me, I wondered A costumed guide beckoned me in to Wetherburn's Tavern where 1 found a 1760s version of a motel A young woman with head and elbows properly covered and cleavage bursting out her bodice told how. in those days, seven pence would get a traveler a roof over his head, space on the floor if he was lucky and a bed to share with two or three others if he was very lucky The bed was a frame strung with knotted rope Eventually the rope sagged under the weight of bodies and a slave took a device called a rope jack, scooted under the lied and tightened all the knots When he emerged he would say to the guests. Sleep tight " How many nights did my grandmother tell me to sleep tight without knowing where the expression came from -* I went to the millinery shop where a man in gold-rimmed spectacles and knee breeches showed me two bands of lace meant to tuck in to a neckline when a colonial lady wanted update an old dress It was called a tucker It slipped into my language as putting on your best bib and tucker.” And I went to the wig shop where wigs were made They were woven on tnesh caps that were stretched over wooden heads c a lle d "blockheads." I have known dozens of blockheads but I'd never met a real one before. People shaved their heads in those days and after a day in the wig especially in muggy Virginia the head tended to sweat and itch So you would go home and ‘ soak your head." I've told people to do that too. A gentlemen would put a greasy pomade in his wig When it was nice and sticky, he'd sprinkle the whole thing with powder until it was snowy white At a fancy dress ball, when the evening grew warm and his hairdo started to melt, he would go the ‘ powder room ” and ‘ ‘take a powder.” In a stable I learned that horses were shorter then And that mangers were higher It was the fashion of the tune, a costumed stableboy told me, to have horses reach up to the manger and stretch their necks When I asked why, he told me that folks in the 18th century cared a lot about fashion and doing the fashionable thing I looked down and my tight shoes, my hot stockings and my sweat- stained dress and said, "Of course, we don't do that now." We laughed in a 20th century way. I sat one day with another of W illia m s b u rg ’ s costum ed employees. She heard a woman sneeze and ca lle d out, "T h e apothecary is open. Get a leech to balance your humors." And we talked about how doctors are using leeches today when they reattach limbs after surgery And then I wen* to the Capitol building. Twice burned and rebuilt according to original plans, it was a breeding ground for patriots who lik ed to tweak King George’s nose. Patrick Henry started it. He made a smart crack about George the III which was interrupted by cries of "Treason, treason." "If this be treason," Henry flared, m a k e the most of it." They did And July 4th happened first in Virginia on May 15, 1776, when the legislators in that building d e clared th e ir freedom fro m England For the first time those guys in the funny wigs and buckled shoes became real How odd that you have to go so far from home before some things come home to you. Su Ivin Scene Assembly worked for better economy budgetary processes And major issues, such as school Associated Oregon Industries finance, the liability insurance crisis When the 64th L e g is la tiv e and high cost of workers' compensa Assembly departed Salem last tio n insurance had a ll faced month, it left behind some solid lawmakers before without satisfac blocks with which Oregonians should tory resolution There were some positive signs ap be able to build a stronger economy Acclaimed by some as the most parent, however This was an ex fewer freshmen productive regular biennial session perienced body in decades, it was one that was ap lawmakers than ever before And proached with trepidation by those both parties in each chamber re concerned about the s ta te 's elected the same leaders who guided them last session. lackluster climate for business On top of that, the returning leader Although there were tentative signs of recovery from the years-long ship appeared united in intentions to rececession, many were skeptical achieve solutions to major problems That unity was put quickly to a sur about the Assembly's ability to make prise test when Gov Goldschmidt re the hard decisions to accomplish much that would continue an upward quested speedy resolution of eight issues on his agenda by mid-March economic spiral The House of Representatives was As lawmakers complied, tensions precariously divided among 29 eased and the process moved steadi Republicans and 31 Democrats The ly ahead Another indication of an impending situation was ripe for counterproduc successful session was adoption of a tive partisan gamesmanship Senate Republicans had gained plan to keep schools from dosing and another seat in that chamber, becom solid approval from voters during referral to a special election in May ing a significant 13-member minority to the 17 Democrats in the majority Then came a revenue-neutral recon nect to the federal tax code along caucus Democrats in both House and with a reduction in the corporate tax permitting corporations to Senate were wary about new Gov. rate save an estimated $'20 million annual Neil Goldschmidt's ability to work with the legislative and biennial ly and sending a positive message to by JACK ZIMMERMAN B< » b e n ts A / ' . H O . , e © r 1 ¿LI w k p if T , HAVE ^ e 'L L \ D out-of-state interests Another early accomplishment was passage of an extensive revision and simplification of laws dealing with creation and operations of cor porations Enacted with only token opposition, the law became effective even before the legislature adjourn ed and is expected to produce long term economic benefits As is often the case, some of this session's major issues were not resolved until the last minute, pro ducing a return of presession ap prehension even as adjournment gavels were poised to fall one last time. The sessions’ fin a l weeks, however, saw resolution of en vironmental issues - including ex tension of pollution control tax credits and practical regulation of use and disposal of hazardous m aterials without reducing the v ia b ility of the job-producing manufacturing community. The state's number one job pro ducer, the forest products industry, also achieved sweeping reform of land use regulation as the session neared its end The change bolstered regulatory powers and respon sibilities of the state Board of Forestry , pre-empting both counties and the la n d Conservation and Development Commission from regulating forest practices lawmakers also saw fit to lim it liability of landowners opening their property to recreational use a ma jor step toward preserv ing public ac cess to outdoor pursuits Preservation and maintenance of the state's system of highways and bridges were enhanced as the Assembly finally concurred on a 6 cent per gallon tax implemented over a three-year period Almost throughout the session there was an additional emphasis on econom ic d e ve lo p m e n t, w ith substantial appropriations for con struction projects, more funding for promoting tourism and targeted use of lottery revenue for specific pro jects. Then, in the final hours before ad- journemt, compromises were struck in both chambers that permitted enactment of major reform of both tort law and the Workers' Compensa tion System The first should make liability in surance both more available and af fordable The second is hailed as a step that will remove Oregon from the top rungs of the ladder by which employer costs are measured nation wide
