Statesman Journal from Salem, Oregon • Page 23

SECTION Oregon Statesman POUNDED 1651 10 Salem, March 11, 1977 Classified Chicano seniors welcome center 'We usually don't get treated like this, with so much guest at special luncheon says By DAVID REYES Oregon Statesman Reporter INDEPENDENCE The opening of a bicultural senior citizen center in Independence was filled with smells of homemade Mexican food as about 30 seniors sat down to enjoy a special luncheon Thursday. The center, the first of its kind in Independence, is operated through Oregon Rural Opportunities from a $9,000 grant by the Mid-Willamette Valley Area Agency on Aging and Polk County. THE CENTER IS temporarily housed at the Independence Elementary School and its originators contend it will provide a much needed social function for Independence Chicano senjors. Guests Juan Reyna and his wife, Maria, said the food, which was enchiladas with arroz (rice), salad, and refried beans, was good. But Mrs.

Reyna said she also enjoyed the treatment. Perrydale School PERRYDALE A decision to keep the Perrydale High School operating passed with a 4 to 1 vote by school board members. Gary Hampton, who voted no Wednesday, feels the elementary school should be maintained but not the high school. There are currently 30 high school students and 100 elementary students enrolled. The question of maintaining the school has risen frequently during recent years.

Board members approved the 1977-78 proposed $350,640 budget, which is up 8.2 per cent over the current $323,805 budget. The proposed budget will carry a $255,790 property tax levy as compared "We usually don't get treated like this, with so much care," she said. She added her only complaint was that there was too much food available and she feared she would overeat. At another table, Antonia Vasquez, Luz Cortez and Guadalupe Perez said the food was delicious but needed: a bit more chili to perk up the meal. IN THE PAST Chicano seniors have not participated or taken advantage of these types of programs, said Gilbert Bazan, ORO executive director.

added that this pilot program was designed to get input 1 from the seniors as to the direction of their activities. What Bazan and some of the ORO board members envision is that with the $9,000 in funding the center will provide dances, movies and other recreational activities, chosen by the citizens. The center will also provide five hot meals from Thursday through Monday. Part of the funding also pays for a similar program in Woodburn, said Bazan. funds ok'd to the current $230,202 levy, an increase of 11.1 per cent, with a tax rate of $18 per $1,000 value.

The present rate is $16.20 per $1,000. The budget will go to the voters. April 19. Board members LeRoy Gilson has announced he will file for re-election. Petitions for the post are available in the school district office and must be returned by March 14.

Salary negotiations with teachers have been completed by board action. A 6 per cent increase, plus dental insurance has been approved. Starting salary for a 1977-78 firstyear teacher will be $10,610 compared with $10,010 for the current year. -GLENNA STONE Statesman photo by DeeAnn Hall INDEPENDENCE Operation of a bicultural senior Elementary School, the center's temporary quarters, enjoycitizen center and meals program aimed at Chicanos begin ing a meal of enchiladas with arroz (rice), lettuce with Thursday with a special free luncheon of Mexican food to chunks of avocados and tomatoes, and refritos (refried senior citizens from Independence. Juan Reyna, pictured, and beans).

his wife, Maria, spent their first day at Independence Yamhill County Records CIRCUIT COURT Barbara Sharlene Courtin and Kenneth Eugene Courtin Petition seeks divorce. Marguerite Raye Kohler and Kevin Patrick Kohler: Petition seeks divorce. Mabel Genita Pina and Felipe A. Pina: Petition seeks divorce. State vs.

Jose De Leon Chavera: Defendant pleads innocent to charge of driving while license suspended. Caroline Jean Hanna and Hugh Dan Hanna: Petition seeks annulment. Judy Colleen Peoples and William Jack Peoples: Petithon seeks divorce. Norman Olson vs. Harold Ladd and others: Complaint seeks title to real property.

Lucia Marie Strong and Donald Spencer Strong: Petition seeks divorce. Erasmo Barrera Jr. vs. Jerry Stock Complaint seeks $50,000 general and $5,000 special damages for alleged injuries for automotile accident of Jan. 11, 1976.

Wanda F. Wynia and Gerben F. Wynia: Petition seeks divorce. State Accident Insurance Fund vs. Jay L.

Cummings, doing business as Sheridan Packing and others: Complaint seeks $2,894 allegedly due. Debra Kay Hemphill and Raymond Jay Hemphill: Petition seeks divorce. Elmer Lyle Christensen and Ivy L. Christensen: Petition seeks divorce. Mildred Ellen Ezell and Robert Edward Ezell: Petition seeks divorce.

Ida May Dodson and Lurtis A. Dodson vs. U.S. National Bank of Oregon, representative of estate of Edna May Thomas: Complaint seeks $6,992 allegedly due. State vs.

Charles James Elliott Defendant changes plea to guilty of charge of burglary. Mary Rogean Shelton and Dennis E. Shelton also known as Edward Wright: Divorce granted. Dan Bunn, vs. Doyne W.

and Betty L. Reed: Court awards plaintiff $26,958 on foreclosure of contract. Bessie R. Garrison vs. Robert M.

Bannister: Case dismissed with prejudice. Gloria H. Earle and Don C. Earle: Divorce granted. Marcia Jane Mollett and Richard Eugene Mollett: Divorce granted.

Linda Lee Wilkie, also known as Linda Lee Cody, and Ralph Wilkie, also known as Ralph Wallace Cody: granted. State Roy Hillman LaBlanc: Defendant pleads guilty to charge of criminal drug promotion, fined $97, receives suspended 10-day jail sentence, placed on six months probation provided serve twoday jail sentence. Linda M. Jenkins and Charles Brent Jenkins: Divorce granted. Joann Cude and Charles Cude: Divorce granted.

Dolores Anne Wall and Lonnie Bill Wall: Divorce granted. State vs. Timothy Paul Edwards: Defendant receives four-year prison sentence on charge of burglary. State vs. Michael Duane Miller: Defendant changes plea to guilty of charge of burglary, receives suspended six-month jail sentence, placed on six months probation provided serve 60-day jail sentence.

Brenda Kaye Cecil and Candace Lee Cecil, through guardian Janice Cecil Hosking, vs. McMinnville School District No. 40 and others: Court orders judgment of nonsuit without prejudice. State vs. Glen E.

Peterson: Defendant pleads guilty to charge burglary, receives 50-month prison sentence. PROBATE ESTATES Lemuel W. Nickerson: Will admitted to probate, Kelton D. Nickerson appointed representative. Virginia Ward Elliott: Estate closed.

Melvin E. Mason: Will admitted to probate, Alice Anne Mason appointed representative. Virgil K. Wright: Will admitted to probate, Frances H. Wright appointed representative.

Mildred F. Cobb: Will admitted to probate, Lawrence D. Wallace appointed representative. Glenn C. Markee: Final account approved.

August Peterson: Estate closed. Mary E. Warren: Final account approved. MARRIAGE APPLICATIONS Richard Dean Werst, 26, of 1031 S.W. Hayter Dallas, carpenter, and Debra Valjean Hibdon, 23, of 1031 S.W.

Hayter Dallas, at home. Dennis Glen Grauer, 23, Sheridan Rt. 2, Box 221, mechanic, and Ava Jan Christensen Grauer, 23, of 40299 Lacomb Drive, Lebanon, student. Jose Verduseo Gonzales, 35, Dayton, farmer, and Isabel Garcia, 40, Dayton, at home. Larry Fred Mays, 35, West Linn, truck driver, and Christina Dorothy Benchsen Nance, 32, of 4155 Three Mile Lane, McMinnville, transcriber.

Raymond Arnold Wood, 24, of 711 N. 99W, McMinnville, musician, and Donna Lee Uder, 17, of 1721 N. Ford McMinnville, at home. Dan Michael McConkey, 21, of 924 Baker Creek Road, McMinnville, mobile homes builder, and Kim Marie Bruce, 18, of 924 Baker Creek Road, McMinnville, occupation listed. David Joseph 21, of 829 Cedarwood McMinnville, millworker, and Tracey Ann Menge, 19, Sheridan Rt.

2, Box 307, casualty rater. Lawrence Charles O'Neill, 82, Scio, retired, and Rosalie Estelle Beane Hughes, 65, Portland, nurse. Joseph Alois Hafliger, 57, Willamina, logger, and Willie Elizabeth Lambert Caligan, 55, Arcata, Calif, at home. Valsetz school budget has $16,110 reduction VALSETZ The Valsetz 1977-78 proposed school budget is $16,110 less than the present budget, according to figures released Wednesday at a school budget meeting. School Supt.

Robert Hanson said next year's budget, which will go 1 to voters in May, totals $466,417. Included in the budget is $50,000 for a building fund to repair the high school gym floor and set aside money for a new grade school. Also included are pay increases for Valsetz teachers. Starting salary for a new teacher, for example, increases from $10,150 to $10,921. Boise Cascade is the main tax source for the Coast Range logging community of 400.

Land's use keeps Yamhill planners occupied By GLENNA STONE Oregon Statesman Correspondent McMINNVILLE Public hearings regarding land planning items continue demanding much attention from Yamhill County Board of Commissioners. Donald Sullivan, a McMinnville realtor, has been trying since 1966 to establish a tourist business on three just west of McMinnville on acres Highway 99 West. A gift and antique shop is currently on the parcel. An overnight traveltrailer facility was also operated at one Albany's budget approved ALBANY A supplemental budget of $212,047 of federal funds for the City of Albany was passed by the Albany City Council on Wednesday after discussion about maintenance of Adair Village water and sewer system. Included in the budget was $40,000 to repair Adair buildings in which the pump and water reservoir are located.

Councilman Don Hayne objected to inclusion of the item without some plan for repayment by residents and industries at Adair Village. Hayne contended that maintenance expenses should not be carried by Albany residents. Water and sewer facilities at Adair Village are owned by the City of Albany. An anticipated public dispute failed to develop when Mayor Leonard Roche delayed first reading of a proposed ordinance to rezone property along Willetta Street from single family residential to multi-family planned unit development. Two weeks ago, council overturned a planning commission decision in favor of -family units.

The decision was not popular with residents of West Albany who want their neighborhood to remain zoned for single family dwellings only. Councilman Howard Harpole was not present at Wednesday night's meeting. He had voted in favor of the multifamily units earlier. Council delayed action until April 13 when Harpole will be present. Jets Club sponsors conservation fair LEBANON Junior and senior high school students are invited by Lebanon high school Jets Club to think up ways to use energy wisely.

Those who respond should construct an exhibit to illustrate the idea for display in an energy conservation fair at the high school March 17-18. Cash prizes will be awarded. Two winners each from junior and senior high schools will be entered in an Oregon Conservation Fair at Oregon State University in April. Jets Club is a chapter of Junior Engineering Technical Society with Steve Canaga as chapter president. Advisor is Henry Burridge.

Two men are sentenced to prison for burglary McMINNVILLE Two men who pleaded guilty to burglary charges were sentenced to prison by Yamhill County Circuit Court. Timothy Paul Edwards, 18, of 611 W. 6th Court, McMinnville, was sentenced to four years for a Nov. 19 break-in of a building on N. Evans Street here.

Glen E. Peterson, 53, Mings Valley, received a 50-month term for entering a building at Dayton Rt. 1, Box 18, on Feb. 12. Changing their pleas to guilty of burglary charges were: Charles James Elliott 23, St.

Paul, whose case was continued for sentencing. He was arrested after a Jan. 11 burglary at Gaston. Michael Duane Miller, 18, of 435 N. Evans McMinnville, charged with a Dec.

26 break-in at 811 W. Main Carlton. He was given a suspended sixmonth jail sentence and placed on six months probation provided he serve 60 days in jail. Falls City district files its budget DALLAS The Falls City School District filed Thursday with the Polk County clerk's office budget information that will appear on the April 19 ballot. Voters will be asked to approve a $283,158 levy, an increase of $2,322 over the current year's amount.

However, the total proposed budget is $4,154,407 which is $1,000 less than the present budget. The district has no tax base. Two candidates also filed for the county Intermediate Education District. They are Mary A. Condon and Roger Fitts.

Roy Chapin previously filed for another of the six positions up for election. Teachers ratify new contracts LEBANON Teachers of Lebanon Elementary and Union High School districts ratified contracts Thursday with the two school boards, according to Marleau Harris, negotiator for the school boards. The boards had already ratified the agreements at a special meeting Tuesday. Around the valley New salaries include a 5.9 per cent increase on the base salary which will mean $9,900 starting for a beginning teacher. Top teacher salary, with a master's degree plus 45 hours of college work and 18 years experience, will be $18,100.

Overall salary increases for the 166 teachers represented by the Lebanon Education Association totals 6.7 per cent. The salary contract runs one year. The school boards also have agreed to fund increased insurance costs. Last year's negotiations resulted in a two-year contract on most contract items, so salary and insurance were the only major topics in this year's bargaining. The Lebanon Education Association agreed to donate 500 teacher hours to curriculum development.

Four Albany girls timber princesses time. The property is surrounded by agricultural land. During the last 10 years, Sullivan has received approval of some planning agencies but not all of them. On Nov. 9 he received county planning commission approval to allow the existing gift and antique shop and parking area, but not for further development of the remainder of the three acres.

Wednesday, his attorney, Gary Rueter, told commissioners that the antique and gift operation since April 1976 has experienced sales of $20,000, establishing validity of a public need. Commissioners delayed giving their decision on Sullivan's request until March 23 at 10 a.m. The board agreed to continue a hearing regarding the vacating of a public road just north of Sheridan. The hearing will continue April 13 at 10 a.m. The vacation, requested by Thomas Windham and neighbors Mr.

and Mrs. Griffith, was to allow easier access to their properties. However, with input by people affected by the possible vacating and after lengthy discussion, commissioners decided that additional problems of safety angles and right-ofways needed further investigation. The Hobart Mitchell request for a comprehensive plan and zone change for 49 acres on Chehalem Mountain, near Newberg, received commissioner's denial. Approval could have allowed partitioning of the property.

Questions of water availability were the primary concerns of the commissioners in denying the request. In other business, commissioners approved a $1,989 bid award to Johnston Furniture and Hardware of Newberg for carpeting the county's courtroom. ALBANY Four Albany girls and one from Lebanon have been selected to reign over the World's Championship Timber Carnival here July 1-4. Selected were Karlene Cotterman, a West Albany High School senior, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Jack Cotterman, 808 S.W. Morse Lane; Katie Yocum, West Albany senior, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Yocum, 1115 N.W. Jones Lane; Tammy Sapp, South Albany High School senior, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Sapp, Rt. 1, Box 275T; Connie Draper, South Albany senior, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Draper, 1908 S.

Marion Weisbrodt, Lebanon High School senior, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Weisbrodt, 395 Derry Lebanon. Applicants were interviewed over the weekend by judges. A queen will be selected from among the princesses based on the number of carnival buttons each princess sells..