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School cuts: started up, changed owners, The team ofthree freshmen closed down, or movedaround, and a junior barely lost to ~m .-m. J .e. auuenntenuem as owners searched for a way Portland's Wilson High School. proposes" -his to survive the business slow- Seeded third of eight schools, down. In Willamina alone, Ar- Sheridan Japanese whipped position be scaled tifacts, Main Street Gifts, Final Amity 37-13 in the first round, Cut, and the Friday Flea Mar- defeated Oregon Episcopal back to half-time ket saw various changes. (Portland) 40-30 in the semifi- Out by the Dairy Queen, My nals and lost to top-seededWil- Mark Jeffery, who left the Paisley School District when it reduced the superintendent po- sition to half-time at his recom- mendation, proposed in Janu- ary that he become a half-time superintendent in Willamina. The cut would leave him with a higher in- come than ~he would have had in Paisley, and he wants to stay with the Willamina School Dis- Mark detle~ trict. The Jan. 18 work session of the Willamina School Board consisted almost entirely of Jeffery's presentation on pos- sibilities for keeping the district solvent through the 2014-15 school year. In December, Jeffery had distributed copies of the district budgets for the last five school years and projections for the next five, starting with 2010- 11. All the projections showed negative year-end balances for other school years, depending on different proposals for cut- ting expenses. All of last month's five pro- jections involved a consistent four-day school week, and three of them involved differ- ent consolidation plans. Note: Jeffery soon decided that the half-time position in Willamina would not be enough for him, and he has taken the superintendent posi- tion in Warrenton-Hammond. --Herb Swett Forster re-hired in Willamina Gus Forster retumed to the su- perintendent position of the Wdlamina School Dislrict July 1. The School Board voted unanimously in a special meet- ing April 25 to hire him for a two-year term in what will be- cr/fie"a'~'~/'t='~e prs'i~ibii'."A~ the recommendation of the cur- rent superintendent, Mark Jeffery, the board recently cut the position to part-time to bal- ance the i:!i¸ :!!i Gus Forster budget. Forster became the Willa- mina su- perinten- dent in October 2002 and retired June 30, 2009. He stayed on as principal of Willamina Middle School, which has been merged with Willamina High School. A native of Michigan, Forster grew up in the Chicago suburbs. He graduated from Rocky Mountain College (now Montana State University-Bill- ings) and in 1985 obtained a master of science degree in edu- cational administration from the University of Oregon. His administrative career started with the principal posi- tion at Alsea High School. He later became principal of Imbler High School and Cen- tral Linn (Halsey) High School. He came to the Willamina dis- trict as middle school principal and later added the position of superintendent. --Herb Swett Economy stinks Month after month, reports on the economy in the West Valley relayed depressing news ~gh unemployment, declin- ing housing market, closing businesses and more. However, as the year ended, some tiny signs of life were beginning to appear, even though the word "struggled" was probably the most used verb in 2011 business stories. On the dark side, the Lib- erty Homes plant in Sheridan closed its doors in February leaving 83 workers looking for another job. The plant had struggled for several years to adjust to the changed market for mobile homes. Wdlamina's Third Street Pizza shop also closed, breaking the hearts of pizza lovers in town, and the building was put up for sale. Other retail businesses Kind of Place opened after a previous business operator closed. Antique dealer Betty Counts and her daugher, Kristi Counts, moved their store, Betty Boop and Kristi II, from Willamina to Sheridan. Another Willamina shop, The Thrift Shop, also moved to Sheridan. Jo Mclntyre Polk County Commissioner Propes dead The West Valley received word of the March 19 death of Polk County Commissioner Mike Propes with shock, disbe- lief and sorrow. Community members, elected officials and tribal leaders were hit with the reality that a man who gave many years to serving others was gone. "It's a terrible loss," said Sheridan Mayor Val Adamson. "You can't replace someone like that." Propes, who was elected to Mike Propes the Polk County Board of Commission- ers in 1988, had a long history in the West Valley. He lived in rural Polk County and gradu- ated from Willamina High School. He spent countless hours working, volunteering and advocating for the West Valley. Many people shared the sentiments of former Wfllamina mayor Twila Hill whose friend- ship with the family spanned four decades. "I'm going to miss that guy," she said. The cause of death was de- termined to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Jennifer Wheeler, who served as secretary to the Board of Commissioners for 13 years, was appointed on April 13 to fill the BOC vacancy. .... --Marguerite Alexander Green Bridge rehab plans Plans to rehabilitate the green bridge in Sheridan began mov- ing forward last summer when the county received word that the state had bumped the project up its priority list and would re- ceive $3 million in federal funds toward the project cost. Work was originally sched- uled to begin in 2013 but the county has been pushing to get it done sooner. Recently the city received word that funding would be available to begin work on the bridge in 2012. "This is going to be a help to the economy," said John Phelan, Yamhill County Roads Department Director. He esti- mates that more than 100 people--many of them from the local area--will be em- ployed as the result of the project. An open house was held in October to get public feedback on design plans for traffic bar- tiers and lighting. A website, www. sheridangreenbridge.org, was created to keep the com- munity posted on progress. --Marguerite Alexander Spartans hoops third at state Led by standout athlete Tre Hale Edmerson, Coach Bob Bennett's Spartan basketball team finished third at the 3A State Basketball Champion- ships in Coos Bay on March 5. The third-place finish rounded off a 1-2-3 West Val- ley League finish, with Dayton and Horizon Christian taking the top spots. ---Clinton ~ning SJS Battle of the Books team is state runner-up Sheridan Japanese School finished a close second on April 16 in the high school di- vision of the Battle of the Books state tournament. son 60-55 in the finals. Lena Morrow was the jun- ior on the high school team. Freshmen were Camille Gluskoter and Patrick and Tabitha Mueller. Kathryn Mueller, executive director of the school and mother of two of the contestants, coached the team in the absence of the regu- lar coach, Sidonie W'mfield. "I wish Sidonie were here," Kathryn Mueller said. "She's done a wonderful job." Sponsored by the Oregon Association of School Librar- ies and organized by the Salem- Keizer School District, the state competition was held at Chemeketa Community Col- lege in Salem. There were three grade lev- els, Sheridan Japanese's high school division being the only one to reach the state level. At the earlier round of competition in McMinnville, the school's sixth-through-eighth-grade divi- sion placed third, and the fourth- and-fifth-grade division was eliminated in the first round. --Herb Swett Bobs retire The story of Bob Burr's re- tirement in October 2011 was more than just that - it was a tale of a businessman and pharma- cist who had contributed much time and energy to building up his community, Wlllamina. His wife, Rim, was part of the story, too. She discovered her talent for making attractive window displays, and they both worked hard to provide needed goods and outstanding service. Grateful customers mentioned Bob Burr's late-night deliver- ies of emergency medications. Local businessmen praised Burr for his leadership in start- ing Willamina's EID, Eco- nomic Improvement District and working to create condi- tions conducive to attracting needed medical professionals. Meanwhile, Bob White closed the Sheridan office of his Yamhilt County Real Estate business, while promising to continue leading Sheridan Days. He, too, has contributed thousands ofvohmteer hours in community service, ranging from city councilor and mayor to community festivals to being part of the effort to bring the fed- eral prison to the outskirts of town. --Jo Mclntyre Sept. 11 remembered Dozens gathered at a flag pole in downtown Sheridan on SepL 11 to remember the tragic day of 10 years prior. Poems were read, prayers were said and tears were shed at a candlelight service for the civilian dead and the heroes who have died since fighting for an end to terrorism. ---Clinton Hning Search for Sheridan bank robber continues The FBI, with the assistance of the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office, is still looking for the lone gunman who held up the Sheridan Branch of First Fed- eral Savings & Loan on Oct. 28. According to FBI spokes- person BethAnne Steele, no ar- rests have been made and the investigation is ongoing. The suspect, described as a 5 ft. 8 in. to 6 ft. tall male weigh- ing approximately 200 pounds, entered the bank lobby at ap- proximately 10:07 a.m. He was dressed entirely in black and brandished a fn'earm. He de- manded money and then left through a back door. According to the Yarnhill County Sheriff's Office, there were several employees but no customers in the bank at the time ofthe robbery. How much, if any, money was taken has never been disclosed. The bank robbery drew law enforcement officers from mul- tiple agencies. 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