2 — SANOV (O r* ) POST th u r*
Oc»ob*r 8 1987 (S*< I)
The Sandy Post
Editorial & Opinion
Scott Newton, editor
Karinda Hedlund, advertising representative
Take conservative
road in Bull Run
The U.S. Forest Service should compromise with the
Portland Water Bureau and take a conservative approach to
the removal of blown-down timber from the Bull Run watersh-
But, regardless of how the controversy over the blowdown is
resolved, the two agencies need seriously to consider a larger
issue — whether logging activity should be allowed in the
watershed at all. That is a question with a long history of
debate and it may have to be answered ultimately by the U.S,
Congress.
No logging now takes place within the 68,000-acre drainage
area in Bull Run, but logging is occurring in the 27,000-acre
buffer zone.
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lagging in the buffer zone could affect the upper Sandy
River, which some have proposed be used as a backup source
of water. The logging in the buffer zone should not affect water
quality in the Bull Run because it is not in the Bull Run
drainage
But the Forest Service’s land management plan calls for
more logging in the drainage area in the future.
Removal of the blowdown, for the most part, is a separate
issue.
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The blowdown occurred in 1983 during a windstorm.
Whether past logging was the cause of the blowdown is not the
deciding factor on which the issue should be resolved.
What is important is that there is 6,000 acres of timber on the
ground. The argument can be made that removing the timber
and reforesting the area would be good forest management.
Other people argue that the forest should be left to heal
itself.
The Forest Service recommended that 2,400 acres be
salvaged, which would create 1,380 jobs over a four-year
period. That is a considerable economic benefit.
The Portland Water Bureau, which serves in an advisory
role to the Forest Service in managing the watershed,
countered that only 1,400 acres should be salvaged.
The final decision rests with Dave Mohla, Forest Service
supervisor, though the Portland City Council has an avenue of
arbitration if it strongly disagrees with Mohla’s decision.
To compromise, a person might suggest splitting the dif
ference between 2,400 acres and 1,400 acres. Instead, we
believe it would be better if the Forest Service took the safest
and most conservative approach by removing only the 1,400
acres suggested by the city.
It is our opinion that some of the timber should be salvaged.
For starters, the Water Bureau and the Forest Service agree
that at least some areas have a high concentration of “fqpl”
and thus present a fire danger.
In addition, removing the 1,400 acres of Umber would create
jobs. That would be an important benefit to Sandy.
But a larger issue is at stake, and it concerns the more than
700,000 people who depend on Bull Run drinking water. Many
of those people believe that there should be no human activity
in the watershed at all.
The Forest Service has done a good job of presenting both
sides of the controversy regarding the blowdown.
Now that commitment needs to be carried one step further.
The public needs to play a role in deciding how much, if any,
logging occurs in the watershed — both the drainage and the
buffer areas.
Superintendent
is commended
The recent story regarding Kent
Heaton and the grievances filed by
the teachers union at Sandy High
School deserves further comment!
Dr Heaton accepted the position at
the high school knowing that he was
taking a volatile Job The past pro
blems, with superintendents being
fired, a school board failing to work
together, failed budget levies, lax
discipline on the part of some staff
and students does not make a new
superintendent's Job very easy
It is my opinion that the past ad
ministration failed badly in main
taining control and discipline in the
school. I further feel that the union
was in control of the operation of the
school and the last superintendent
caved in to their every demand. Thus
there were very few grievances filed
I feel that Dr. Heaton is doing an
excellent Job. He has a school board
that works diligently to support him
They showed their vote of confidence
in him when they renewed his con
tract for another two years
When Dr. Heaton was hired, he
vowed to the board that he would
return discipline to the school and
regain the support of the community.
He had done very well at attaining
both goals.
The recent article printed by the
Sandy Post is unfair to Dr. Heaton.
Dr. Heaton had the courage to ask
that the hearing over Jane Davey’s
complaint be made public. A person
who has something to hide would not
have a public hearing
Mr Adams states that the union
has won six of 10 grievances We as
taxpayers do not know if this state
ment is true.
The teachers union uses the board
rack and turned it into a grocery executive session to a ir their
store.
grievances That way the public w ill
And when things got slow he added not know if they lose, or if the com
a deli with hamburgers and ice plaint is valid If the union members
cream sundaes.
are so proud of their success, maybe
Remember the days when the only they should back Adams up and
thing you could find to eat in a gas make the information public.
station was a dusty sack of stale
If the teachers cannot accept the
peanuts? If you wanted food, you authority vested in Dr. Heaton by the
went somewhere else. I believe they board, they should change Jobs Dr.
were called restaurants As a rule, I Heaton deserves commendation for a
think restaurants with signs that say,
Job well done.
"Stop your engine. No smoking,”
Roland Cartisser
lack ambiance. Food should not be
Sandy
served with fumes.
But it's hard to get too cranky
about Oregon gas stations. Because
they still pump your gas for you. In
the uncivilized regions to the north
and south, it is quite possible to put
on a 1150 dress, a $60 pair of shoes
It makes me furious to hear the
and a splash of $80 perfume, and
Sandy High School lawyer describe
drive to a gas station where you will
Jane Davey as paranoid.”
be required to pump your own
May I ask, “ What are his qualifica
unleaded, scrub your own bugs from
tions in the field of psychology?”
the windshield and then carry the
The SUHS school board should look
money inside to pay them 10 bucks
for the privilege.
Service stations
are on the decline
by SHARON NESBIT
SU fl writer
Up in the second shelf of the kit
chen cupboard is where I keep my
collection of rare glassware The ir
replaceable stuff. The kind you can’t
get anymore. The glasses that were
given to me in gas stations
Remember when gas stations sold
gas and gave glass1 And washed
your windshield1 And checked your
oil? Tightened your fan belt1 Killed
up your windshield washer fluid1
And then the smiling man would take
your money and hand you a brandy
snifter and a fistful of Green Stamps
Yes, children, there were Green
Stamps You licked them and put
them in books and turned them in for
things you needed. Of course, you
never needed glassware. You got
that with your gas
Mostly, I like progress But 1 hate
what it ’s done to the gas station Just
when they developed one-stop shopp
ing centers where you can buy
everything from soup to bifocals
under one roof, gas stations have
gone in the opposite direction and
splintered into a thousand pieces.
A sign next door reads, "New Auto
Care Center Coming Soon." If I want
my auto cared for. I have to take it to
such a place. If I want oil or a lube
Job, I have to go somewhere else. If I
want it washed, there's a separate
place up the street for that. If it s
brakes, there’s a specialist down the
road. The m uffler is the province of
yet another professional And so it
goes, for tires, engine, electrical
system, transmission, radio and
ashtray.
The age of specialization has Just
about done away with the general gas
practitioner. So what has happened
to the guy who used to amble out to
your car, wiping the grease from his
hands1 He has taken out his lube
Parent supports
SUHS teacher
And the price is the same as it is in
Oregon, where it’s pumped for you.
Middle-east sheikhs are not the only
rascals in the oil business.
There still are in other states, if
you look long enough, full service
pumps where grouchy people in dirty
pants will pump your gas They do
thi3 for an exorbitant fee Generally
it is safe to give them the title to your
car in payment.
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Teacher complaint
lacks substance
Thanks for your report on the Ad
ministration, union air labor com
plaints" headline concerning Dr
Kent Heaton. Sandy Union High
School superintendent, appearing in
the Sandy Post on Oct. 1.
It appears the situation you set
fo rth concerning Ms D avey’s
harassment by Dr. Heaton lacks
substance and this apparently is with
her labor union’s saction.
If Ms Davey is so unhappy with
our school and the superintendent
selected by the school board and a
citizens committee, why doesn’t she
move on?
There is a surplus of teachers in
Oregon and there are at least 10 well-
qualified teachers to take her place
any day she leaves
What troubles me most about Ms.
Davey's complaint is the obvious
almost unlimited power the teachers
union has over our school and its ad
ministrators.
I thought the citizen taxpayers ran
the school through their elected
school board, but now it appears it is
the teachers union that is attempting
to take over the schools and we would
then be losing control
Hasn't this gone far enough1 It is
time our school board assumes con
trol
Before closing, a comment on the
10 grievances. First, we congratulate
you. Dr Heaton Keep up the good
work.
We pay you to supervise the school
and improve the quality of education
You obviously take your orders from
the school board and not the union,
hence the 10 grievances
Because the previous administra
tion had few complaints against it on
ly confirms our previous comment
that the union was running the
school.
IJoyd Cummins
Affordable Education Association
We always thumb through the
paper to see what he is reporting on
currently. Keep up the good work
Cindy and Jess Baugs
Mother, father,
grandmother and
grandfather of many
Sandy
Thanks for
new uniforms
Volunteers make
event a sueeess
M any tim e s we neglect to
recognize the efforts of those with
caring hearts.
Mrs Dreena I^edwidge of Welches
is one of those caring people. Our
thanks go out to her and the many
residents of the Sandy Union High
School District who contributed to a
fund to purchase much needed
uniforms for our Sandy Union High
School Special Olympic students
Businesses or organizations that
made contributions include Rippling
River, Hoodland Family Medical,
Patricia Ruler, Sandy Animal Clinic,
Mount Hood I.tons Club, Designer’s
Hair Center, Fly Fishing Shop,
Hoodland Video, Mountain Sports
Outfitters, Sandy Uons Club, Sandy
Optimist Club and the Kiwanis Club
of Sandy.
Now our Special Pioneers can par
ticipate with pride in their school col
ors. Your love and caring is greatly
appreciated
Sue Chambers
Special education teacher
Sandy Union High School
I would like to take this opportunity
to thank all the volunteers who
helped make Sandy Elementary’s
Open House Ice Cream Social a suc
cess.
I would also like to thank the
parents who attended and gave their
support to our annual event.
Debbie Skelton,
PTC president
Sandy
Sandy Post
letter poliey
letters to the editor should be
typed, double-spaced and signed An
address and telephone number
should also be provided, although on
ly the name of the letter writer and
the city or area he is from w ill be
published.
le tte r writers may also wish to in
clude a title or office held if it is ap
propriate considering the subject
matter of the letter.
The news deadline of noon Tuesday
is also the deadline for letters to the
editor.
letters should be accurate, free of
libelous remarks and in good taste
This newspaper attempts to publish
all letters it receive it receives from
area residents
Family enjoys
writer’s work
My whole "fa m ily " really enjoys
the humor and straightforward style
of your reporter, Phil Christensen.
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Back in Oregon, the trick is to find
a real gas station - a windshield
washing, oil-checking kind of gas sta
tion - and stick with it. I have such a
petrol emporium And I intend to
take care of the folks there. I always
say please and thank you and
remember to smile.
And at Christmas, I plan to give
them a nice set of glassware.
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into why so many grievances have
been filed by the teachers under Mr.
Heaton’s guidance this last year As
they saying goes, where there is
smoke, there is generally fire
My daughter was one of the
students Mrs Davey accompanied to
Japan this summer and I found her to
be an exemplary teacher.
She was punctual, responsible, well
organized and extremely honest in
her expectations of the students as a
group.
She was thoughtful, considerate
and patient with these young adults
As a parent I felt, and still do, that
we are most fortunate to have her as
an instructor at SUHS If I had not
thought so highly of Mrs Davey, my
daughter would not have spent
several weeks in Japan with her this
year.
I have many adjectives to describe
Mrs Davey, but paranoid" is cer
tainly not one of them
Karen Compton
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