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Forster
hired
back
I W'dlamina School
Board tmanimously
decides to rehire
superintendent
By Herb Swett
Correspondent, The Sun
Gus Forster will return to the su-
perintendent position of the Wtllamina
School District July 1.
The School Board voted unani-
mously in a special meeting Monday
night to hire him for a two-year term
in what will become a part-time posi-
tion. At the recommendation of the
current superintendent, Mark Jeffery,
the board recently cut the position to
part-time to balance the district bud-
get.
Forster be-
came the Wil-
lamina superin-
tendent in Octo-
ber 2002 and re-
tired June 30,
2009. He has
stayed on as prin_=_ -
cipal of Wil-
Gus Forster lamina Middle
School, which will be discontinued
after the current school year. Jeffery,
wanting ftdl-time work, has accepted
the superintendent position for the
Warrenton-Hammond School District
effective July 1.
A native of Michigan, Forster grew
up in the Chicago suburbs. He gradu-
ated from Rocky Mountain College
(now Montana State University-BiU-
ings) and in 1985 obtained a master
of science degree in educational ad-
ministration from the University of
Oregon.
Forster then became principal of
Alsea High School. He became prin-
cipal of Imbler High School in 1990
and Central Lirm High School in 2000.
He came to the Willarnina district in
2002 as middle school principal, and
in October he added the position of
superintendent.
Asked what immediate plans he
had for rtmning the Willamina district,
he said, "Continue to support and do
the good things we've been doing."
Willamina Schools
plan tribute to
Richard Herrick
Willamina School District will
present its final performance of the
sebool year--a tribute to and in honor
of long-term music educator and friend
Richard Herrick---on Wednesday,
May 4.
The program will begin at 6:30 p.m.
in the high school gymnasium. The
performance will feature the elemen-
tary through high school bands and
high school concert choir. Student and
alumni solo and small group perfor-
mances will be involved as well.
Alumni are encouraged to contact
the school, 503-876-2545. Donations
for cancer research are being accepted
at the concert in Herrick's name.
Prowlers hit dozens of Willamina cars
By Marguerite Alexander
Correspondent, The Sun
Three times this month residents
within Willamina city limits have
awakened to discover that someone
had been messing with their cars.
Prowlers struck twice during the
first week of the month, when 15
cars---some of them locked--were
broken into.
According to the Yamhill County
Sheriff's Department the car prowls
occurred late at night or during the
early morning hours in the Northwest
and Southwest sections of town in-
eluding Pioneer Heights, Willamina
Drive and B Street.
In three instances a window was
smashed to give the car prowlers ac-
cess to the items inside. Stolen items
included an I-phone, an 1-Pod, a wal-
let, a purse and loose change.
Days later, on April 9, six vehicles
were the targets of vandals as eggs
were thrown at the cars. "Egg eats
paint over time," said Sgt. Russ
Vandewettering. Fortunately, the vie-
tims were all notified before the egg
had a chance to dry on the vehicles.
The Yarnhill County Sheriff's Of-
fice immediately stepped up patrols
through Willamina. Although depu-
ties have identified persons of inter-
ested, there are no suspects in the case
at this time.
Anyone with information regard-
ing the car prowls and eggings is asked
to-contact Deputy Tom Hey at the
Yamhill County Sheriff's Office, 503-
434-7506. To contact a deputy after
regular business hours call the non-
emergency number for YCOM, the
connty's dispatch, 503-434-6500.
HAPPY EASTER
Photo by Clinton Vlnlng
Isahelle Arthur, 3, scrambles to pick up eggs at the Sheridan Easter Egg Hunt st Sheridan City
Park last Saturday. Hundreds of children flocked to the park for the 9 a.m. hunt sponsored by the
Sheridan Chamber of Commerce. Many then traveled down the highway to catch Willamina's
egg hunt at 10 a,m. and some even stuck around for the Willamina Public Library's tiny tot egg
hunt st 11 a.m. More Photos [ See Page 12.
Willamina council ratifies three-
year contract with employees
I New contract will include a few significant changes in- " has been removed. According to Sue
cludingtheadoptionofasalarysched- Hollis the City is not subject to the
cost City $20,000
during the first year
By Marguerite Alexander
Correspondent, The Sun
The City of Wdlamina ratified a
three-year contract with its employ-
ees at the April 14 meeting. The new
contract will take effect in July.
While most of the changes in the
contract are a matter of language
modifications, the new contract does
ule and accrual of two weeks vaca-
tion for first-year employees.
Under the current contract new
employees accrue just one week of
vacation time during the first year of
employment: That has been increased
to two weeks.
The new contract also includes a
salary schedule instead of annual cost-
of-living pay increases. Employees at
the top of the pay schedule after 20
years with the city will receive longev-
ity pay set at 1 percent of their salary.
Language regarding family leave
federal Family Leave Act due to its
limited number of employees.
The City enlisted the help of the
Local Government Personnel Insti-
tute to negotiate the contract with the
employees' labor union, Local 320.
The new contract will cost the City
an additional $20,000 the first year
and $10,000 for each of the follow-
ing years, said Hollis.
In addition to ratifying the con-
tract, the city agreed to the union's
request to develop a policy regard-
ing inclement weather.
Sheridan
man injured
in reliever
A Sheridan man was one of two
people injured in a single-vehicle
rollover crash west of Yamhill the
afternoon ofApril 18. The incident
occurred on Railroad Grade Road
near its intersection with Oak
Ridge Road.
According to Captain Ken
Summers of the Yamhill County
Sheriff's Office, Thomas Glenn
Anderson, 22, of Sheridan was a
passenger in a 2000 Saturn driven
by Sara June Weinrich, 17, of
McMinnville. The two young
people were northbound on Rail-
road Grade Road when, at approxi-
mately 3:30 p.m., Weinrich lost
control of the car after becoming
airborne on a hump in the road and
crashed.
Anderson was not wearing a
seatbelt. He was transported by
LifeFlight to a Legacy Emanuel
Hospital in Portland. Weiurich was
taken by ambulance to Wfllamette
Valley Medical Center in
McMinnville.
Speed was believed to be a fac-
tor in the crash. Weinrich was cited
for careless driving and failure to
obey a traffic control device.
Anderson was cited for failure to
wear a seatbelt.
According to Summers, Ander-
son admitted to driving the Saturn,
registered to Weinrich's parents,
during a couple of runs on the same
stretch of road prior to the crash.
He was also cited for failure to obey
a traffic control device.
City budget
process starts
in Sheridan
The City of Sheridan will hold
a budget meeting a 7 p.m. on April
28 at City Hall, 120 S.W. Mill St.
The Budget Committee is com-
posed of all of the council mem-
bers along with citizens Dennis
Carmody, Amber Deibel, Paula
Necas, Gaff Moldovan-Trujillo and
Tom Mishler.
The meeting will pause at 8
p.m. while the city holds a pub-
lic hearing on state shared rev-
enue before the committee re-
sumes reviewing the city's pro-
posed budget for the 2011-12 fis-
cal year.
The council will be asked on
Thursday if it wants to meet for a
scheduled work session on May 2.
According to City Manager Frank
Sheridan in the past the council has
opted not to meet the Monday fol-
lowing the budget committee meet-
ing.
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WEST VALI COMING EVENTS
WHS Senior Grad Night Parent Meeting: 6 p.m. Wed.,
April 27 in Becky Fendall's room at WES.
SHS Grad Night SpaghetU Dinner Fundraleer: Dinner
served 5:30 to 7 p.m. April 30, Sheridan High School.
Raffles and silent auction during dinner.
St. Michael Catholic Church Ham Dinner: Sunday, May 1.
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 48520 Hebo Rd., Grand Ronde. Complete
dinner & lots of homemade desserts. $25/family; $8/person;
$7/seniors; $5/children 6-12; kids 5 and under free.
Boy Scout Troop 215 Bark Duet Sale & Botlle Drive: 9 a.m. to
12 noon Sat., May 14 at Faulconer-Chapman School. Bark
dust $15/yard & $15 delivery fee within Sheridan city limits.
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