D.A. W f ö Yocom
Box 38
Willamina,' Oregon 97396^
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W illa m in a teachers file
suit a ga in st M itc h e ll
Jaycees
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Oregon Education Association:
Nov. 16,1973
The Willamina Education Association
(WEA) filed an unfair labor practice suit
Thursday against Donald Mitchell, super
intendent of schools. The suit, filed with
the Public Employees Relations Board,
charges Mitchell with interfering, intimi
dating and coercing employees in the
excercise of their rights guaranteed by
law.
The WEA, which is the official repre
sentative for teachers in negotiations on
economic and professional m atters with
the school board, cites the right of teachers
to organize for the purpose of collective
bargaining. This right became law on
October 5 when HB 2263, the public em
ployees collective bargaining bill, went
into effect.
According to the teachers' group, Mit
chell spoke at a meeting of local teachers
and openly discouraged them from en
gaging in collective bargaining. The WEA
also contends Mitchell opposed putting
agreements between teachers and the
board in writing. The law specifically
states that all such agreements or con
tracts must be in writing.
In a public statement, Emily Jenne,
WEA president, said, "Whenever an em
ployer strongly suggests that an employee
refrain from doing something that is his
right, you have intimidation. F orteachers,
the right to bargain collectively means
the right to meet with the school board
and discuss in a reasonable and orderly
manner mutual concerns."
"The law sets up specific steps to
help both parties reach agreement, binds
both parties to bargain in good faith, and
provides controls against illegal strikes.
It doesn't make sense fo rflthe superin
tendent to * discourage this kind of open
and orderly communication with teachers.
We looked forward to bargaining with the
board in a sp irit of cooperation. The
superintendent has set up an atmosphere
of intimidation and hostility," the WEA
leader added. .
WEA is affiliated with the Oregon Edu
cation Association and the National’Edu
cation Association.
W aters recede a fte r
n e a r-flo o d conditions
Sheridan council gets
o ff to slow sta rt
It took the Sheridan city council half an
hour to approve the min Res of the Oct
ober 9th meeting when they met on Nov
ember 13. The problem seemed to be
whether the October meeting had been
adjourned o r recessed. They were finally
approved as presented by a 5 to 1 vote.
It was explained that the October 29th
meeting with M rs. Cora Wilbur to sign the
lease option agreement on the late D r.
Wilbur office building was a continuation
of a recessed meeting.
Arthur Reid was sworn into office as
the newest councilman by city recorder
Ardelle Spencer. This fills the vacancy
left by the resignation of Steve Firestone.
A lengthy discussion was held on Sher
idan water problems and the recent .water
bond vote.
The council moved to accept a bid of
$2,273 from Vanco Recreation Co. of
Seattle for a metal shelter in the city
park. Placed on a cement foundation, the
total cost will be about $3,000.
In other action the council approved to
send letters of commendation to PGE,
the city crew s, and city police officers
Paul Leinenbach and Richard Gould for
th eir promptness in answering a call on
November 11th, when f'a tree fell on G ar-
dinei* Street and power lines, creating a
hazard.
They approved a resolution to adopt
the lease ootion agreement between the
city of Sheridan and M rs. Cora Wilbur.
Passed an ordinance to hold a public
hearing on December 11, 7:30 p.m. to
annex the Liberty Homes property from the
ru ral fire district to the city.
Moved to give turkeys to all city em
ployees for Thanksgiving o r Christmas.
Decided to hold an executive session in
the near future "to wash out their own
clothes."
Under committee reports, city manager
Bob Hendricks stated that the city owned
Flowers house has been repaired to a
liveable condition, and is for sale o r rent.
He and city engineer Mel Avery are going
to check all city streets and compile a list
of,those which do not,meet city standards.
Storm sewer trunk lines will be inspected
for breaks o r disconnected joints.
seek new
m em bers
At the November 15 meeting of the
Willamina-Sheridan Jaycees, club presi
dent Bob Eddy expressed his appreciation
for all the time and money donated by
parents, teachers and other members of
the community toward the recent Hallo
ween party held at the Willamina Grade
School.
He also emphasized that the Jaycees
are badly in need of young men, age
18-35, as present membership "Ju st isn't
large enough to carry on all the commun
ity-oriented activities that the club is
involved in ."
"Joining the Jaycees is a great way
for young men to learn how to help their
community and improve themselves at the
same tim e."
Activities- conducted by the Jaycees in
clude the Willamina-Sheridan boat race,
helping with the Fourth of July parade,,
putting on the Halloween party and con
ducting the "Hello Santa" telephone pro
gram each Christmas tim e.
The Willamina-Sheridan Jaycees meet
on the second and fourth Thursdays of
each month at 8 pun. at the old Rock
Creek School.
New books
New books being offered at the Willamina
Library are: "The Stepford Wives" by
Ii*a Leven, "The,,Blue Knight" by Joseph
Waurbaugh, and " t h e Word" by Irving
Wallace.
Club meets
at Hop
Sing's
Nobody we know of actually started building arks, but it
looked like floods were here last Thursday after five days of
rain. Above, South Bridge Street in Sheridan sits under water,
looking like an Oregon version of Venice. Water covered
parts of Highway 18 and overran its banks on Willamina
Creek and the Yamhill River in several places before the sun
came out and the rain stopped on Friday. The weatherman
is predicting more of the same this week. Surprise, surprise.
M a rist e lim in a te s Banks
> The football season ended for Banks
last Friday in Eugene's Autzen Stadium.
The Yawama League Co-Champs fell to
M arist of Eugene 28-8 in a state AA
sem i-final playoff game.
Banks' lone touchdown came in the
second period following a short punt by
M arist. Brave fullback Kevin Herincix
dashed 31 yards on a draw play and
"C am " Crop added the two-points on a
run with 7¿3 remaining before halftime.
M arist scored first in the opening period
on a Ray Paiement pass to Dick Seven
from 22 yards out. Quarterback Paiement
threw to John T eller for the two-point
conversion. The game was tied 8-8 at
halftime.
The Spartans from M arist completely
dominated the second half as they held
Banks to only 33 total yards. Marist
broke the tie in the third period as foil-
back Bob Saraceno ran the ball in from
Banks' one yard line. Saraceno scored
again in the fourth period on a 4 yard
run, followed a short time later by P aie-
m ent's keeper from 2 yards out for the
Spartans* final tally.
Banks finished the season with a 9-2
record, while undefeated M arist advanced
into the state championship game this
Friday at Portland's Civic Stadium against
once-beaten Scappoose.
Scappoose, the Cowapa titlist, romped
to a 43-0 victory over Mac-Hi in the other
AA sem i-final match played Saturday at
M ilton-Freewater.
In class AAA semi-final action last
week, Hillsboro scored 20 points in the
third period to survive against Pendle
ton 41-32, and Medford walloped Marshall
of Portland 42-0. Once-beaten Hillsboro
and undefeated Medford will clash for the
state chamlonship this Friday at Eugene's
Autzen Stadium.
In state single A sem i-finals, Regis of
Stayton upset previously undefeated Con
cordia Lutheran (Portland) 26-0, and Pine
Eagle of Halfway topped St. M ary's of
Medford 10-6. Regis and Pine Eagle will
meet for the state title this Saturday at
Halfway, in eastern Oregon.
A no host dinner at Hop Sing's preceded
the business meeting of the Sheridan FL
Club on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the home of
Mary Newton.
Special guests for the evening were
Thelma Hoover from Laurelwood, state
president of FL Clubs in Oregon; Shirly
H arter, Albany, state vice-president;
Sharon Magden, McMinnville, state secre
tary -treasu rer; and four past state presi
dents, Helen McClure, Salem who is also
secretary of IOOF Home Board in Port
land; Donna Mae Hembree, McMinnville,
Loisel Bride and Louise Thompson.
Other local members present were De-
lores Kosack, Depoe Bay, Toni Rose,
Phyllis Cook, Gertie Reid, Kay P ratt,
Dorothy Hawk, and the hostess Mary
Newton.
Yatze was enjoyed by the group, with
prizes going to M rs. Hembree, M rs. Cook
and M rs. Rose. M rs. Hoover was awarded
the door prize. The local club also pre
sented Mrs., Hoover with an evening bag.
The next meeting and Christmas party
will be held on December 19 at the home of
Mary Ogden In Amity.
"MILLION D o lla r'' to w e l
Brian Kilgore and Lori McGill proudly display a "million dollar" beach towel—
they each won one for garnering the most points in their respective groups, the
Joymakers and Peacem akers, during a weeklong membership drive of the children of
the Willamina Assembly of God Church. Brian collected 97 points and Lori had
169 points. Second place Joymakers went to Sherri Moehlman; second place Peace
makers was awarded to Brian Glass.
Peeking over the towel is Helena Hinckley, missionary, who has been showing the
children slides from foreign countries as part of the Crusade program la st week.
SPORTS
Cue Corner
Bear Facts . . . .
The Sun Bear is the sm allest of the
bears; some f o u r ’feet long, it weighs
about one hundred pounds. Its short close
hair is glossy black with splashes of
white o r orange on the chest, and the
muzzle is a grayish tan.
This bandy-legged tree-clim bing little
bear lives in southeastern Asia—the Ma
lay Peninsula, Sumatra, Burma, and Bo
neo. It dines on almost anything edible.
At home in the dense, damp jungles,
the sun bear spends most of the day/
in the tops of tall trees, feeding on fruits
and hunting birds' nests. The creature's
mobile lips and the long, extenible tongue
are well suited for picking up term ites
and grubs. Like all bears, it is, fond
of honey—hence the nickname "honey
bear" is often applied to it. The animal
pays no attention to the swarm of bees
buzzing about its head; its close for is
sufficient protection against their stings.
A sun bear is easily tamed and makes
an amusing household pet. However, with
age it is likely to grow bad tempered
and become dangerous. The peculiar name
of this strange little animal seems to
have come from the yellow crescent
on its b reast—it is supposed to rep
resent the rising sun*
W om en's V o lle yb a ll
Littlejohn's volleyball team remained
unbeaten on the season, as the Willamina
gals defeated the Rocket team from Mc
Minnville 15-8, 15-6, and 15-14 in league
play. The matches were held at the gr
ade school gym in Willamina early last
week®
For the second week in a row, Mesa
Johnson lead Littlejohn's scoring with 12
points for the three matches. Kathy Cob-
lentz and Norma Blackwell scored 11 and
8 points respectively.
MENS POOL from VIC'S
The mens pool team of Vic's didn't
fare to well this past week when they
played the Bar X of Sheridan. They
were defeated by the score of 12 to 3.
This week they play Scrooges of Sheridan.
Members on the mens team are,Keith
Branson,Vic Branson,Bob McDaniels, Bill
Brown,Roscoe Sheets, Harold Pox, Bobby
Long,^>aurrie Fox, and Tom Freeman.
The womens pool team from Vic's in
Willamina had a lot of fon this last
week, but they came out on the short
end of the cue. They lost in their series
with the team from My House of Dayton.
¡The score being 6 to 3.
Team members are, Shirley Flansberg,
Peggy Sabey, June Kilgore,Charlene Free
man, Ruth Tayman, and Linda Tisdale.
On July 8, 1889, John L Sullivan won
the Heavyweight Championship, beating
Jake Kilrain in 73 rounds in the last
bare knuckle championship bout.
Dan Barnes
Idaho frosh
Dan Barnes, form er Willamina High bas
ketball ace, is making his presence felt
in pre-season cage d rills at College of
Idaho.
After the first week of practice at the
Caldwell, Idaho school, head coach Dick
Carrow has been pleasantly surprised by
freshman Barnes rapid adjustment to the
collegiate game.
Barnes, an outstanding 5-8 guard while
performing for the local high school,
"has adjusted well to the Coyotes off
ensive patterns and has an excellent
chance of making the varsity his first
year o u t", according to coach Carrow.
The Idaho eager's spent the entire week
working on fundamentals, team offense
and the fast break.