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About The times of Willamina. (Willamina, Oregon) 1972-1974 | View Entire Issue (June 27, 1973)
Keith Lamson Rt 1 Box¿S¡§¡§364 Willamina OR 97396 David Sears David Sears, principal of the Sheridan high school for the past three years, submitted his resignation at the school board meeting on Wednesday night. He has accepted a position as coun sellor at Hood River Valley Jun ior high school. The resigna tion of biology teacher, Dan Dav idson was also accepted by the board. Mr. Hilton announced that Edwin McClelland had been hired as submits math teacher and wrestling coach for next vear. Vacancies now exist in language arts, biology, high school principal and a sp ec-' ial education teacher. He also told of a break-in at the high school on Friday the ,15th. A shop window was broken but nothing was missing. Two other windows had been shot with BB guns. Albina of Portland bid a low qf $4.98 a barrel for oil for the resignation as joining year. They promise delivery and any rise in costs will be passed on to the school dis trict. In other action the board voted to post lunch menus in all the schools a week in advance, to set $18 per thousand tax rate for 1973-74 fiscal year, to r e tain the same dress code for the 1973-74 year, to hold public in formation meetings on the new Family Life curriculum before the class is taught at the high school, to hire additional main tenance personnel during the summer as needed. Jim Buckles, student body pres ident and Kelly Flowers, student body vice president, were at the meeting to request some changes in thé Student Handbook, the Stu dent Conduct Code and District Policies book. Minor changes1 which received the approval of the board were more libéral pol Sheridan principal icies in use of the phone in the hall, visiting guests, honor bad ges, .student assemblies, and graduation reqiiirefnents ’ for transferring students. The sign- in book was also eliminated be cause roll is taken before each period. A discussion was held on one year versus three yeaj? contracts. Members brought out the fact that it protects staff members, but not the board since a teacher can break a contract if he desires. The board also voted to send a letter to Governor McCall to ùrge him to veto House Bill 2132 dealing with tenure. The oath of office was adminis tered to Mr. Jeanne Nimrod by Mr. Hilton. He also presented a framed certificate of apprecia tion to Glen Dickey Jr. for ten years of service to the schools. 10’ The Time of Willamina- WILLAMINA TIMES, Willamina, Oregon, Wednesday, June 27, 1973 W illam ina to hold V olume "Old- Fashioned Fourth" Andy Kendall, light heavyweight boxer and former no. 1 contend* er, will be Grand. Marshall o*f the »Willamina “ Old Fashioned Fourth” parade beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 4. The fourth of July celebrations Will get underway Tuesday, July 3, with truck driving eliminations from 3 p.m. to dark. On the big day itself, the Fen- o TÍSSs a 1 4 í ’- -. jfc ■ : < Either way, enthusiasm won’t be dampened as Willamina pninv« “ Old-Fashioned Fourth.” »u arn in a enjoys an W illam ina m ower race planned The Willamina Area Chamber of Commerce will vote Tuesday night, July 3, on a proposal to hold weekly drawings to boost membership participation. If the measure passes, a name will be selected out of a hat at each meeting, the winner to receive ten dollars. However, each mem ber must be present to win. If the member whose name is drawn is not present, the amount of the prize will increase by ten dollars each week. Jack Shetterly reported that the bicycles have arrived and will be on display at various busines ses around Willamina. The bicy cles are the grand prize in the drawing to be held August 4 in connection with the first annual Lawn Mower Grand Prix. Entry blanks are now being distributed for all .wishing to participate in the big race. The race is not restricted to riding mowers. Other classes include powered push mowers, non-pow- ered push mowers and most un usual entry. A drawing will be held each half-hour at the finish line for various prizes contributed by Chamber members. Drawing tickets can be obtained at the dall CoiAmuhity Club will hold a breakfast from 7 a.m. to noon, followed by the Willamina Log ging Show which , will run from noon to 4 p.m. The parade will begin at 6 p.m .,’ and fireworks at dusk will con clude the events. For further details of this year ’ s “ Old Fashioned Fourth,” see page 4 ■ Marc Fox in "good'' shape after accident 1 A rainy or a sunny 4th. As this paper goes to press, cloudy skies threaten to dampen this year’s fourth of July celebration in Willamina while the weatherman hesitatingly promises sunshine. 64 number 49 business of any participating .^Chamber member beginning July 1, “Welcome to Willamina,” anew service for newcomers to the .community is now in operation. Vance Welty, Chamber President said that anybody who knows of a newcomer to Willamina can contact the Chamber at 876- 3342. The service is free of charge. Marc Fox, 23, of Willamina, was pronounced in good condition ex cept for cuts around the face and hea4 following a one-car accident Wednesday morning, June 20. He is expected to remain in the McMinnville hospital for (about a week, doctors said. Fox’s jia r had missecLthe curve on Highway 22 near the junction with Highway 18, just east of Wallace Bridge. The car had gone through a ditch, a fence and' had spun around in a field be fore coming to a stop. It had apparently not overturned. The accident was not discov ered until Robert Soules, 21, was driving home from work at 7:15 a.m. and spotted the car in the field. He turned around and went back to the scene of the accident. He found Fox about 20 feet from the automobile. Fox had been lying there for some tiirife, Soules, said, since the motor was cold in his car . Fox was conscious, but mutter ing incoherently. He was suffer ing from bad cuts about the face and head. Soules said that he didn’t know how Fox came to be so far from the vehicle, as ajl the doors were closed and all windows except the one oh the driver’s side were rolled up. Soules contacted Mishler wreckers who were nearby. The Mishlers called an ambulance which took Fox to the McMinn ville hospital. Marc Fox is a graduate of Wil lamina Union high school and returned from the service about a month ago. Wreck kills GuyLamson Adult clinic in Grand Ronde Guy Lamson, 23, Prineville, was killed in an auto accident early Saturday morning. He was the son of Ira and Bea Lamson, formerly of Willamina. He was a nephew of Wilma Ya- com, Keith Lamson and Geral dine McMamar of Willamina. Guy was attending college in Bend after being discharged from the service in March. Thursday, July 5 at 1:00 p.m., the next Adult Clinic will be held at the library building in Grand Ronde. The Polk County Health Department staff will be equipped to do tuberculin tests at this clinic and all interested adults are invited to be present. If transportation is needed, please call 879-3104. Benjamin O w re new M ethodist m inister The Reverend Benjamin L. Owre is the new Methodist minister for both Willamina and Sheridan. He comes to the area from Portland, where he was deeply involved in community affairs. The United Methodist churches of Sheridan and Willamina have a new pastor, the Reverend Ben jamin L. Owre from Portland, where he ministered to the con gregations of the Woodlawn and Hughes Memorial churches. Pastor Owre was born in Port land and spent his earlier years at Westport, Oregon. He served in the navy during World War II and was recalled during the Kore an war. He attended Central Washington College at Ellensberg and did graduate work at P ort land State. Pastor Owre was a professional musician and a band master at the high school in Mansfield, Wn. for six years before he attended Garrett Theo logical Seminary at Evanston, Illinois. At the seminary he met Darlene Nelson from Joliet, Illinois and thqy were married in 1959. Mrs. Owre is a former dir ector of Christian Education in Baptist and Methodist churches and is still active in many phases of church work. Pastor Owre was involved in many church and community ac tivities in Portland. He served on the board of the Albina Child Development Center, the north branch of YMCA and the Mult nomah Association for Retarded Children. He was also affili ated with the Tri-County Com munity Council’s Mental Health Division and the Oregon Epilepsy League. The Owres are deeply involved in foster child care. With the heavy responsibilities of a con gregation they have been foster parents to 23 children. Cur rently they have six foster chil dren, plus two of their own at home. Their oldest daughter Neta is employed at the Ore gonian Your money's worth Consider “ House Brands.” Discouraged by escalating food costs? Try “ House Brands,” foods sold under the supermar ket’s own private brand name. Retailers say food bill savings of 15 to 20 per cent can be made by buying house brands rather than nationally advertised brands. Savings come through lower advertising, research'and distribution costs. Try several brands and com pare quality. Then decide how much you want to spend for foods sold under different labels. David Sears Mr. David Sears, principal of Sheridan high school for the past three years, submitted his re s ignation to the school board at the regular board meeting on Wednesday, June 20. Mr. Sears can® to Sheridan from McMinn ville, where he previously served as vice-principal. Sears has accepted a position âs counsellor at Hood River Val ley Junior high school, but has not set the date of their move. ? i
