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About The times of Willamina. (Willamina, Oregon) 1972-1974 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1972)
Sample Copy HHHHHO The Tim es WILLAMINA TIMES, Willamina, Oregon, Wednesday, December 20, 1972 of Willamina " ■ „ , „ ■ - VOLUMNE 64 NUMBER 22 10Ç ‘ Board turns down Hawaii re q u e s t... By Bernice Soules A request by Willamina high school basketball coach Don Brestrom to take the team to Hawaii next December, with Nes- tucca high school of Cloverdale, was turned down Monday night, December 11, by the Willamina School Board. The trip would cost the Dis trict $240 to hire sub stitute teachers for the two coaches making the trip. Money for transportation would have been earned by the players this summer. The Board also denied a request by Willamina grade school prin cipal Dorothy Paul for the seventh grade class to spend a week in May at outdoor school in the Coast mountains. Board mem ber Bud Jensen said he thugh the outdoor school “ would be wasting a week of education and it was not an important addition to our school system.’’ The education - camping trip would have cost the district for trans portation only, with students raising the rest of the money. Deleated from their activities would have been two field trips to help pay transportation costs. In other action the Board of fered for sale two 9/10th acre parcels of land owned by the District. One is at the Gold Creek junction between Willa mina andValley Junction on High way 18B and the other is at Valley Junction on Highway 22. Sealed bids will be opened at the next board meeting. Supt. Don Mitchell stated the Board has to hear building recommendations for the District from one more architectural firm before beginning deliberations on their recommendations to the voters. . Postponed until the February meeting their final decision on changes or additions to Board policy as recommended by Bud Jensen and Elsie Werth. Heard from Eugene Mack, high school principal, that on Wednes day, December 20, the high school band and chorus will present their Christmas Concert to students in both grade schools; that the high school Christmas Concert will be presented to the public on Thurs day night, December 21 at 8 p.m. in Mary Stevens hall; that school will close at 11:30 a.m., Dec. 22 for the holidays to resume Jan uary 2. The January Board meeting was postponed one week to January 15 at 7:30 in the Grand Ronde ele mentary school cafeteria. ... then reverses decision la te r « • Small hands reach fo r candy given aw ay at the Chamber of com m erce d ra w in g last Saturday, Dec. 16. Willamina School District 30-J Board in a special meeting Wednesday night decided to let its high school basketball team go to Hawaii after all. A motion to do so had died for lack of a second at Monday nights regular meet ing. The Willamina Boosters Club qucikly organized an offer to pay the district’s expenses for the proposed trip next December. The School Board, however, r e jected the Boosters’ offer saying the district could finance the $250 estimated cost of substitute teachers for two coaches while they are gone. The students are offering to raise funds for their own expenses by forking during the summer. How the Board voted on the issue: Werth, yes; Littlejohn, yes; Shenk, yes; Jensen, no. Ken neth Wright was absent. About 14 persons attended the special meeting Wednesday night. Some of them were Boosters pleading for the team trip, others were unhappy about a board decision Monday night denying a week in the Coast Range next spring'for seventh graders, and some in the audience argued in favor of both trips. The Board stood firm, however, on its decision against the outing for the seventh graders. (A mo tion to reconsider Monday night ’ s action had to come from one who had cast a descending vote.) Mrs. Werth, as Chairman of the Board, believed she could not move to do so. Bud Jensen stood firm in his decision against, the proposal stating, “ I feel I was approached by a pressure group.” Council rules on many issues The following business was con ducted at the regular meeting of the City Council Thursday, December 14: A contract was accepted with Pennwalt Co. of Portland for chlorine for 1973. Approval of 1500 feet of four inch pipe from consolidated Supply Co. in the amount of $816.00. Fire Chief, Bill Felton was given permission to put in order for truck, the cost to the city being will be between $6,000.00 and $7,000.00, this to be with the approval of the Rural Fire District. The council granted permission to have another service panel and more plug-ins installed in City Hall. A bid was accepted from Tuggle Chevrolet Company of Sheridan for a new pick-up truck for the utility department at a cost of $1,900.00 with trade-in. Tom Clark was accepted as a new Police Reserve. Carpeting was approved for the Living room and kitchen of the Miller house, at a cost of $525.00 from Norwood Co. An application by Gladys Johnson to park mobile home at 338 N.E. Yamhill was referred to the planning committee. Council instructed that a letter be sent to Jack Joyce, owner of the Tri-plex at Oak and Barber, asking for landscaping. The original plans wer e approved with landscaping. In other business; the city is to contact the representive of the telephone company to meet, with the council at the next meeting, pertaining to adopting a franchise ordinance. Arthur Button requested permission to separate property, part of block 9. This has been referred to the planning commission. Application of Mayor Hollin and Virginia VanDamme for a class B Dispenser license was tabled until the next meeting and ask that they be present. The Mayor read the report of the Fire Chief concerning the alleged dangerous buildings consisting of the last three buildings on West Main and the old feed store on C street and the warehouse on D street in Willamina. It was voted to call a public hearing thereon at City Hall at 7:30 on Jan. 11, 1973 and the Recorder will send the required notices. The next regular meeting of the council will be Jan. 11, 1973. Ruby Toliver wins prize in Christmas d ra w in g By D. Barber Ruby Toliver was the grand prize winner of the local Cham ber of Commerce drawing held Saturday, Dec. 16 on Main Street in Willamina. Mrs. Toliver won the $25 gift certificate from the C. of C. Second prize winner of $15 was Gary Clements and Joyce T erriere was third place winner of a $10 certificate. Local landmark falls This familiar landmark in Grand Ronde vanished from the scene with its destruction two weeks ago by owner, Floyd Bunn. Built before 1920, it served as a water tower for the old ra il road steam engines before be- coming a_ part of the Grand Ronde Water System. About three years ago a water pipe broke during freezing weather causing this cascade of ice. Age and con dition lead to its discontinuance and final destruction. Other winners included Jessie Trotter, $10 gift certificate from Ellingsworth’s; Dan Kline, $10 gift certificate from Doug Camp bell’s Feed and Seed Storq of Valley Junction;, Sam Aikman and Mesa Johnson, each $5 cash from the Willa-Wash; Boots Fendall, turkey from Ellings worth’s; Jo Rea, radio from Ellingsworth’s; Mark Riche,. patio table from Willamina True- Value Hardware; Barbara Ab bott; L. Strause, Enda Works, Darlene Chase and Inez Buswell, lube jobs at Bill’s Garage and Standard Station. Due to circumstances beyond his control, Santa Claus arrived a few minutes later than his scheduled appearance at 2 p.m. His reindeer apparently were de layed by weather conditions at the North Pole so he arrived with his bag full of treats for the youngsters aboard a local fire truck, his favorite mode of travel on his annual arrival in Willamina. His rosy cheeks and voice made some members of the crowd, gathered for the draw ing, think he just may be related to a local fireman, Dennis Houston. Santa Claus was the star of the aftern oon , Dec. 16, w ith candy cane fo r all the kids a ttend ing the d ra w in g . ft
