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About The times of Willamina. (Willamina, Oregon) 1972-1974 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 1973)
Mower race this weekend Sparks start blaze near Fort Hill F ire burned through about five acres of underbrush, grass and some timber Friday before Yamhill County l i r e departments, private logging companies and the State Forestry Department could bring it under control. An aircraft dropped chemicals on the fire to help bring it under control. The fire, about three and one-half miles northeast of here off Fort Hill Road, broke out about 2:30 p.m. on timber property owned by Clif ford E. Layton, Salem. Kenneth Lamson, Willamina, was logging the timber when sparks from a tractor muffler ignited dry grass, firemen said. The tractor, valued at $500, was destroyed. Sheridan, Willamina and Grand Ronde fire departments had the fire under control by nightfall, assisted by men and equipment from U.S. Plywood Corp., Willamina Lumber Co., Miami Corporation, a tree farm and state forestry crews. Firemen said the blaze burned rapidly through dry grass and un derbrush, “ like a flash fire .” Teachers hired for Willamina schools On your m arks...get set...go! Pushing, pulling or ^riding on anything that could conceivably cut grass, these hopefuls get in shpe for the lawn mower race to be held in Willamina this Saturday. The races will start at 12 noon on the IGA parking lot,' where the finish line will also be located. The Willamina Youth Police Reserve will help out along the race route. Sidewalk sales and drawings will accompany the event. Only a few days are left to register for the big event! Regis tration blanks available at the Timev office., New student conduct code adopted by Berneiece Soules An issue that has plagued the Wil lamina School Board for many months was settled swiftly and quiet ly at their Monday night meeting of August 13. By a unanimous vote the board adopted the new Student Conduct and Discipline Code that had a trial run in the last months of the 1972-73 school year. In cluded in the code was a revised section on absenteeism designed to place the responsibility on the p a r ents rather than the school. Allowable item s this year will include hairline moustaches and longer hair for boys, but no beards, and hot pants for girls. Under the new code, cleanliness is the key, either in dress or hair grooming. All students will be issued a copy of the code at the beginning of the school year and copies will be available to anyone in the community at the d is trict office located next to the high school. In other business, and after much discussion, the Board voted to in struct Superintendent Mitchell to ask Mrs. Joyce Zimbrick to conduct a lantic-Richfield Co. of McMinnville survey of the district to try to find for 40,000 gallons of gasoline at the the answer to why the Building Bond basic price of 29.9 cents per gallon. election failed. (Mrs. Zimbrick p re Albina Fuel Co. of Portland won the sented the plan and volunteered to fuel oil bid at $5.07 per 42 gallon conduct the survey e a rlie r in the barrel.. meeting.) Many reasons were ex Superintendent Mitchell was auth pressed during the discussion which orized by the board to apply for included high taxes, election held federal funds from Title I money, at the worst possible time of year, to check the cost of a fence to sur- didn’t feel the board had done a good roimd the football field and track selling job, felt the program was too facilities, as there have been in extensive and that it should have con stances where motorcycles are be cerned only the Grand Ronde elem ing ridden on the football field and entary school. All agreed there the new track facilities have been should be a new school at Grand scuffed up by motorcycle riders Ronde. also; obligated the board to pay up Superintendent Mitchell stated he to $150 for a water hook-up at the felt the survey would be of little Grand Ronde Water Association value as it was his feeling the peo meeting on August 20. ple who didn’t attend the meeting Superintendent Mitchell explained could not give a meaningful answer the new open meeting state law to the survey. (About a half dozen concerning public meetings. The people attended the public meeting law states that all meetings of last May 24.) public bodies (such as school board, The motion made by Ken Wright city council), must be open to the passed by a three to one vote with public, except executive sessions. Ron Pittman casting the deciding Executive sessions can only be held vote. Mrs. Elsie Werth was absent. for certain specified reasons which The board approved the bid of At must be announced during the pub Railroad crossing repaired : s < 5 3 H Workmen from Southern Pacific Railroad smooth the crossing on old Highway 18 just east of Will amina. For years, the crossing has shattered teeth ■ • ‘. ¿ ¿ a ä B S F ’Ssst ' and nerves for anybody driving over it, as well as being a traffic hazard. Work was begun last Tuesday morning on the project. lic meeting or advance notice pub lished in a paper or posted in a pub lic place. If the body discussed any other issue than previously specified, it will no longer be con sidered an executive session. No official decisions can be made dur ing the session. The next meeting of the board will be at the Grand Ronde elementary school at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 10. School District 30-J is nearly com plete, according to Donn Mitchell, District Superintendent. The forest products program will continue under the direction of John Poet, 34, who received his m aster’s degree in math last year at the Uni versity of Oregon. Poet has worked for the Forest Service and has had experience logging which he plans to put to use in teaching the forest products class. The forest products program was founded by Hoyt Slmfjiison who will be teaching in Scio this year. F o r est products was offered two periods a day, and will continue on that basis. Before returning to college for graduate work, Poet taught math, shop and was basketball coach in Butte Falls. At Willamina Union high, he will teach math and coach basketball in addition to running the forest products program. He, his wife and four boys will be moving here soon if he can find a place to live. Counseling and teaching English will be Ronald Schenk. Schenk r e ceived his m aster’s degree in coun seling from Portland State Univer- Teaching science, P.E. and working as assistant football coach will be Robert Bishop, who taught previous ly at Clatskanie. He will also be the head wrestling coach. Bishop received his m aster’s de gree from Oregon State University. He has a wife and six children. Teaching biology and acting as assistant basketball coach will be Barry Gourley. Gourley previous ly taught at Hood River. New elementary school teachers ir.clude: , ¡Marian Swensen, McMinnville, who will teach in the special reading program at both Grand Ronde and Willamina grade schools. Cosette Baker, who will teach fou th grade at Grand Ronde. Sue Kello, an OCE graduate who will teach second grade at Grand Ronde. Sue Howry, a graduate of Willa mina high school and OCE who will teach g irls’ health and P.E. at Wil lamina grade school. Tom White, graduate of Linfield College, who will teach seventh and eighth grade social studies and language arts. Outlook for joint Willamina - Sheridan intercity water systems appears bleak The resignation of Steve Firestone from the Sheridan City Council was accepted at the council meeting on Tuesday, August 14. Mr. F ire stone’s letter letter of resignation stated personal business reasons for his action. Mayor Jordan thanked Firestone for three years of dedicated s e r vice and instructed a letter of com mendation be sent to him. Councilman Hebert reported a bleak outlook on a joint water sys tem with Willamina at the present time. “ The preliminary study by an engineering firm was too sketchy and lacking in information to justify an investment in time and resources for the creation of a water district. The report was virtually an indepen dent study of two water systems with little in the way of suggestions for a feasible union.” Mr. Hebert stated that Keystone en gineering firm of Seattle will bring a portable plant to determine what minimum treatment would be r e quired for the use of water from the Yamhill River. The city has water rights to use up to two cubic feet per second. Hebert said any action at the p re s ent is buying time until some dam is built in the area. In other action the council voted to change the title of city adminis trator Bob Hendricks to city mana ger. The council adopted a conflict of interest policy, which states “All citizens appointed to boards, com missions and other city offices, including elected offices, hold them selves out as acting on behalf of all citizens of the City of Sheridan. It shall be the duty of each to make public their interest in any issue involving a conflict of interest and not participate in voting on said issue.” Other policies adopted dealt with the duties of the city police depart ment and street improvements. The thirteen acre city - owned Flowers property will again be put up for sale at $42,000. The LDS church has decided that the house does not iill their needs. New addition to the Times staff Joining the staff of the Times this week is Rod Whitesmith. Rod is the new advertising manager for the Times, having previously sold advertising for the Polk Sun in Monmouth and worked as business manager for the Smoke Signals - - student publication of Chemeketa Community College. Planning to move here when he completes his studies, Rod is currently attending classes part-tim e in Salem. 1 1
