Made for walking Still cruising Steve Miesen’s feet have traveled Lakers football the entire Paci c Crest Trail team remains — See NEIGHBORS, B1 undefeated, beats Canby — See SPORTS, A20 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2012 • ONLINE AT LAKEOSWEGOREVIEW.COM • VOLUME 99, NO. 44 • 75 CENTS LO schools earn highest possible rating Saxton. Riverdale High School received an In 2011-12, only 8.1 percent of Lake eral Flexibility Waiver by the U.S. De- Local schools make the Student achievement on state read- outstanding rating, while Riverdale Oswego students were not meeting partment of Education. This gave Ore- ing and math tests, growth in student Grade School was deemed in need of state expectations in reading and 10.2 gon the ability to tailor mechanisms of grade on state test achievement, participation on reading improvement. percent were not meeting in math. Of the Elementary and Secondary Educa- scores, graduation rates and math and graduation or attendance Bryant and Uplands elementary all students, 99.5 percent participated in tion Act, better known as No Child Left rates collectively determine a school’s schools are now closed as part of Sce- the math assessment and 99.6 percent Behind, to create a new, more account- By DREW DAKESSIAN overall designation on the report card nario B, the Lake Oswego School Board participated in the reading assessment. able and responsive system. As part of The Review — outstanding, satisfactory or in need plan for school closures and reconfi gu- The high school graduation rate for the the waiver, the state proposed design- of improvement. ration, but they were rated because expected class of 2011 was 86.6 percent ing a new state report card. After this Every school in the Lake Oswego The 12 Lake Oswego schools rated on they were still open during the 2011-12 at Lakeridge and 87.4 percent at Lake year the school report cards will be re- School District received the highest the state report card for 2011-12 were school year. Lakeridge Junior High was Oswego. designed to provide better information rating on state report cards released among 364 schools, or 31 percent of a rated under its former name, Waluga, At the state level, as in the LOSD, to parents and communities on how Thursday by Oregon Deputy Super- total of 1,155 schools rated, which were because the school board did not changes abound. In July, Oregon be- intendent of Public Instruction Rob deemed outstanding. change it until 2012-13. came the 32nd state to be granted a Fed- See REPORT CARDS / Page A2 Council moves New sculpture to eliminate graces Bryant protections neighborhood on backyards ‘Totem’ will be dedicated at ceremony today at 1:30 p.m. By KARA HANSEN MURPHEY The Review By BARB RANDALL The Review The Lake Oswego City Council is moving ahead with a plan that would remove sensi- “Totem,” by local artist Travis Pond, was in- tive lands protections from all private resi- stalled Monday in front of the Jean Road fi re sta- dential properties, despite lingering ques- tion. A dedication ceremony is planned for today tions about how the idea will be received by (Thursday) at 1 p.m. The public is invited to the Metro, the regional government. festivities, which will include drumming and a Instead, the council hopes to prove it can pro- blessing by members of the Confederate Tribes of vide the same level of environmental protection the Grand Ronde. by creating new programs to buy natural re- The 17-foot-tall sculpture, made of recycled and re- source areas for open space, to acquire conserva- claimed metal objects, has a wingspan of 10 feet. In- tion easements for resources on other properties, cluded in its structure are a wolf, a beaver, an orca, a to improve management of resources on public frog and, placed at the top, a raven, all made of metal property and to beef up education and voluntary parts that had previously been used in the communi- incentives for sensitive lands owners. ty. Students at the former Bry- The council voted Tuesday to send Mayor Jack ant Elementary School and Lak- Hoffman and Councilor Mike Kehoe to Metro “Art belongs eridge Junior High (formerly with the proposal, which would eliminate envi- out in the Waluga Junior High) donated ronmental protections on about 1,000 private many of the items incorporated residential properties. neighborhoods, in the sculpture, including a music stand, three-hole punch See LANDS / Page A2 where people and legs from desks and chairs. live — not just Bryant neighborhood resi- in museums or dent Don Caldwell was the driv- ing force behind the fundraising a sculpture effort to commission the sculp- Shipley-Cook park.” ture. Formerly the chair of the — Don Caldwell Arts Council of Lake Oswego’s board of directors, Caldwell is a Heritage Grove gets strong believer in the value of public art. of cial blessing “Travis’ original totem sculpture had been a part of the city’s Gallery Without Walls rotating sculpture Historic 150-year-old farmstead exhibit and was on loan for two years,” said Caldwell. “It had been a favorite of many people in our neigh- has gala for dedication borhood. When it was about to leave, I thought about how it would look on the knoll by the fi re station, By CLIFF NEWELL across from the school. I drive past that spot every The Review day and walk my dog by it. It’s a busy corner, over- looking tennis courts, soccer and baseball fi elds. Tra- A tree is more than a tree in Oregon. vis’ work is amazing — he takes junk and creates That was shown with the dedication of the these fantastic animals. Art belongs out in the neigh- Shipley-Cook Heritage Grove last Friday in Ste- borhoods, where people live — not just in museums vens Meadows. Sponsors were the Oregon Travel or a sculpture park. I want people, especially chil- Experience and the Oregon Heritage Tree Pro- dren to see it, walk around it, smile and say, ‘Wow, gram. that’s neat.’” It was a windy day but otherwise bright, sunny Caldwell provided seed money to commission Lake and temperate as many interested people showed Oswego’s “Totem.” Other individuals and businesses up for the celebration. have contributed to the fundraising as well. The Arts Rick Cook, who served as master of ceremo- Council is seeking donations for the last 35 percent of nies, was the man who made it all possible. The the commission price. All donations are tax deduct- great grandson of James Preston Cook, Rick ible. Having a stainless steel plaque installed in their Cook has made it his mission to preserve the honor in the sculpture’s plaza will recognize those farmstead for all Oregonians. making contributions of $100 or more. Donations can The occasion drew all kinds of distinguished be mailed to the Arts Council of Lake Oswego, P.O. guests, including three Lake Oswego city council- REVIEW PHOTO: VERN UYETAKE Box 369, Lake Oswego, OR 97034. Write “Totem” in Artist Travis Pond Hills, left, and Greg Barnum of the Lake Oswego Fire Department guide the top of the subject line. See SHIPLEY-COOK / Page A3 “Totem” into place. For more information, visit artscouncillo.org. a 15-minute drive time to the fa- port many more courts beyond cility, population characteristics that to adequately serve the cur- within that area and local mar- rent demand,” Livingston told ket research, including an inven- the city council. Moving toward game point tory of local indoor courts. The revenue analysis envi- The standard or ideal ratio is sioned bumping up the tennis designing a new indoor tennis At the council meeting last ford Road. The property was 250 players per court, she said. center fees from $18 hourly for A couple of hurdles center. week, questions revolved around bought with voter-approved Today, with at least seven new court time to $24 an hour. The remain to Lake The council agreed Oct. 2 to an updated operational analysis bond proceeds and slated for courts at the Stafford Hills club expense side considered a new spend about $30,000 already al- presented that night. The analy- “active recreation” facilities. The in Tualatin but without the addi- full-time center manager and Oswego’s plan for new located in this year’s budget on sis looked at market demand for existing four-court building on tion of the four new public courts higher maintenance and energy conceptual planning for the new indoor tennis and revenue and Diane Drive is heavily used but proposed in Lake Oswego, the costs. indoor tennis center facility. The decision followed expense projections associated can’t expand in its present loca- ratio is 1,100 players per court, Livingston said the facility By KARA HANSEN MURPHEY more than two hours of discus- with the proposed new facility. tion, which is hemmed in by she said. could be funded with $1 million The Review sion about whether to spend the The new eight-court center Springbrook Park. “The market can certainly from the sale of the existing ten- money, which will come from would be about 73,000 square Lauren Livingston of The support the number of courts nis building, $560,000 in accumu- The Lake Oswego City funds raised at the existing in- feet at what is known as the Sports Management Group said that are being proposed as a part Council is moving ahead with door tennis center. Rassekh property, at 18011 Staf- the market analysis considered of this addition and could sup- See TENNIS CENTER / Page A5 INDEX OPEN STUDIOS CONTACT US Opinion................A7 Neighbors............B1 TOUR By mail: P.