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About The times of Willamina. (Willamina, Oregon) 1972-1974 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1973)
i ir & <í> 0,96 *• 0"Ce<^O^ of W illam ina-Sheridan WILLAMINA TIMES, WILLAMINA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1973 Subscriptions^ 100 per year IOC per copy VOLUME 65 NUMBER 3 Willamina receives matching funds for local park E On Tuesday, July 31, Oregon Sen- I ator Bob Packwpod called the of- I fices of the Willamina Times to in- I form us that $2,000 in matching , funds for the development of the I Huddleston Recreation Area in Wil- i lamina. > o ® «s 1 w S il I 1 1 t ' i 1 I * 8 ' j a t ? ÉÉS ■Él I « il ■ ■ The “ Willamina Fish Pond,” officially known as the Huddleston Recreation Area, will be improved with $4,000 - $2,000 from the city of Willamina and $2,000 in matching funds from the Department of the Interior. The. funds had been applied for over a year and a half ago fd add a picnic facility, pave ■B i the roadway and pave the parking lot. Although Senator Packwood announced the granting of the funds, Mayor Richard Schoenborn was quick to point out that the grant had not yet been officially con firmed in writing. Perrydale water meeting Thursday A public meeting on the proposed Perrydale-Ballston Domestic Water System is set for Thursday, August 9, 8:00 p.m. at Perrydale school. Ray Hobson, Chairman, said the board has accepted the feasibility report prepared by Boatwright En gineering Company of Salem The presentation at the public meeting will include details of the engineer’s report, financing details by Farm ers Home Administration, legal organization procedure ahead by Marvin Weiser, attorney for the board, and steps ahead in develop- £ £ South Sea-Rama ” is sidewalk sale theme “ South Sea-Rama” is the theme of this year’s Sheridan sidewalk sale, to be held Friday and Sat urday, August 10 and 11. Besides sidewalk sales by the various stores, several events will beheld to entertain passers-by. Bicycle races and horseshoe pit ching contests are planned. Doug Parker and Lloyd Palmer are in charge of these events. “ Tahiti Hatti” will be passing out candy kisses along the streets of Sheridan--some kisses contain ing slips of paper redeemable for prizes at Sheridan stores. And Friday evening will see a talent show open to all comers. Bev Williams is in charge of the talent show. General Chairman of this year’s sidewalk sale is Irene Dickey. Assisting her are Mrs. Carl Yoder and Mrs. Hugh Fitzgerald. 4-wheelers plan convention here The Willamina Hilltoppers will play host to members of the Pacific Northwest Four-Wheel Drive As sociation convention which will be held at Grand Ronde August 11 and 12. Delegates from some 120 clubs in Washington, Idaho and Oregon are expected to attend, with anywhere from 600 to 700 jeeps participating. Unfortunately, Pacific Northwest Four-Wheel Drive Association by- laws forbid spectators at the con vention and especially at the com petition. Spectators are forbidden for their own safety. Originally, the convention was scheduled to be held in Willamina at Huddleston Park, but as atten dance estimates grew and grew, it became necessary to move the site to Glen Henry’s in Grand Ronde to handle an estimated crowd of 3,000 delegates. Three plead innocent Three of the five persons caught by police during the July 20 drug raid pleaded innocent in Yamhill County Circuit Court, along with many apprehended in other cities. Pleading innocent from Willamina are: Johnrty Eugene Barber, 21, two charges; Dawn Marie Morgan, 18, one charge and Larry Clifton Stephens, 29, one charge. Public land use hearing set Public hearings on a proposed land use and zoning ordinance and zoning map for Willamina will be held by the city council Monday, August 13 and August 20 at the high school. The 7:30 p.m. hearings will con sider the proposals recommended by the planning commission. Copies of the proposed ordinance and map are on file at the city recorder’s office at city hall. ing a water system by N. John Hansen, Area Extension Agent, wa ter resource development. Hansen said, “ The committee has made a detailed survey of the area which indicated more than 300 fam ilies in need of domestic water.” The committee reports that many wells are already dry and other families face very short supplies. Hobson said, “ The feasibility study was financed by donations of 25 dollars each for a proposed hook up.” Members of the Perrydale board, in addition to Hobson, are John Hoekstre, Dan Von Otten, Vernon Maxson and Jim DeJong. Ellen Hobson is Secretary-Treasurer. Mayor Richard Schoenborn said | that a little over a year ago, the I" city applied for the funds, with the I city putting up half the total deve- I lopment cost of $4,000. Packwood said that the money was I granted through theU.S. Department B of the Interior, and is to be used | specifically for construction of a I picnic shelter, paving of park roads t and paving of the parking area. The Huddleston Recreation Area, | formerly known as the “ Willamina $ Fish Pond,” was named for Vern 1 Huddleston, one of Willamina’s lead- | ing citizens up until his death a few |. years ago. Huddleston ran a gun shop on the I site where Boehler’s Dunnage Re pair now stands. Known as “ Granddad” to the children of the town, he was a Boy Scout leader and Sunday School teacher, among other activities. . He was also a great outdoorsport ing enthusiast, with a special inter est in fly fishing. After his death, friends and relatives decided that there could be no more fitting mem orial than a fish pond which every body could enjoy. ' Huddleston was the father of Joyce Zimbrick, and about four years ago, M y <Zliftbi'ick-:and Joe Grimtti don ated the equipment for construction Not covered by the grant, however, is weed control. This view, looking toward the river bank and site of the new picnic facility, shows the heavy growth of weeds which will have to be contended with. of the pond. With the aid of volun teer help, the “ Willamina Fish Pond” was soon completed. Rest room facilities were added about a year ago, when the park was dedi cated to Huddleston’s memory and the city of Willamina applied for funds to improve the park facili ties. But the government grant will not do the entire job. Mayor Schoen born added that community support will be needed to turn the area into a first-rate park. He suggested that the Chamber of Commerce or some other civic organizations might like to help - - especially in getting rid of weeds near the creek in the area of thg park where the new picnic shelter will be, located. Senator Packwood will visit the area August 11, when he will be in McMinnville for the Yarnhill CoufttV Fair. Yamhill County Fair opens today, goes through weekend The Yamhill County Fair, Oregon’s oldest, opens its gates on Wednes day, August 8 at the fairgrounds in McMinnville and will run through Sunday, August 12. In addition to usual fair attrac tions, including 4-H Club and Future Farm ers of America activities, there will be special events and entertainment daily. These include a frog jumping contest, jackpot rop ing, Shetland chuckwagon races and a twice-daily magic show featuring Suko the Magician and Company. There will be a carnival on the grounds for all five days ‘ of the fair. be both afternoon and evening per formances . Senior Citizens Day is scheduled for Thursday, August 9, and the program will run from 1:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. A Sunday afternoon fea ture will be gospel singing under the direction of Jim Weatherford of the Church of Christ, McMinnville. Daily admission is $1.00 and a five- day pass can be purchased for $3.50. Admission for children under 12 is 50 cents. Weekend entertainment will be pro vided on Friday by John Gary, RCA recording artist and TV personality; on Saturday by Pat Roberts and the Evergreen Drifters with Paula Wolfe as vocalist; and on Sunday by Susan Raye,Oregon’s contribution to the world of country music. There will Joni Huntley back from Europe Still tired from her victorious European tour, Joni Huntley man aged to break the all-comers track meet record in Eugene Friday, Aug ust 3, when she went over the high jump bar at five feet six inches. The previous meet record of five feet three inches was set by Joni last year. She returned from three weeks in Europe on Wednesday, August 1 and still hasn’t quite gotten used to the time difference. Before the track meet in Eugene, she said “ I hope I don’t fall asleep.” She didn’t. Over sixty business firms and pub lic buildings were decorated with signs welcoming Joni back following her high jump exploits in Germany, Poland and the U.S.S.R. While in Europe and the U.S.S.R., Joni took first place at' meets in Heidenheim, Germany and Warsaw, Poland, followed by a second-place award in Odessa, Russia. Her sister, Sandy, also jumped in the Eugene meet, breaking the five-foot mark. Just turned th ir teen, she promises to rival Joni’s record when she gets to high school. Joni and her brother, Jerry, will be grand m arshals of the 1973 Yamhill County Fair Parade in McMinnville on Saturday, August 11. The parade begins at 10:30 and will wind through the main streets of McMinnville. Jerry Huntley, a 1973 graduate of Sheridan high school, lettered in three sports: football, basketball and track. He is also a high jump er, and was high point man at the state AA meet. Serving as grand marshals, the young athletes will epitomize the fair theme “ F air Time Through Young Eyes.” — ■ -«* I pcMOT* WMwwwmrltwM ttomaHg Ä Ä H Ì .' A ffli ■ •» «- l i ■■ 1 ■ ■ si I l ‘ /i 1 ■ ■hl K Joni Huntley; recently returned from Germany, Po land and the U.S.S.R., shows some of the souvenirs of her three-week-long track tour. The souvenirs rest on a blanket which was presented to Joni, as outstanding girl athlete, at the track meet in War saw. jom and Jerry Huntley will be Grand M ar shals of the Yamhill County Fair Parade this Satur day. Also along on the track tour and now in Daccar, Africa is Rod Ewaliko, 19, who won at javelin throwing in Germany and Poland while taking second in Russia. His mother teaches plysical education at Willamina Union high school.
