Bennett backs Broadbent closure option at district meeting
Supt. Gerald Bennett proposed closing Broadbent School and shifting thirds and fourths to Bridge, with fifth and sixth grades moving from Bridge to Myrtle Crest if needed. The plan includes a new multipurpose building at Myrtle Crest to support athletics, cafeteria use, and possible band space, with cost estimates of 125000 to 150000 dependent on funding and use of CETA labor.
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Gerald Bennett
Broadbent
Bridge School
Bennett
District 41
Myrtle Crest School
CETA
Salares
Nnett
Aple Primary
Aple
Myrtle Point
Bridge
Myrtle Crest
Bray
Sinnett
Glenn Gulstrom
Ridge
Coos County
R.T. Green
Arago
Delbert Leap
Frank Meldrum
Dora
Gulstrom
Twe
Green
ERB rules against District 41 Board in labor dispute
The state Employee Relations Board reversed a prior ruling and found Myrtle Point Education Association's unfair labor practice claim valid against the District 41 School Board. The decision covers district communications with teachers during bargaining and warns a second violation could trigger a court injunction.
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State
Myrtle Point Education Association
District 41
MPEA
Randy Ventgen
Area Oregon Education Association
Court of Appeals
Bennett
Sinko earns top coop award for erosion fight along Coquille River
Arago rancher Doug Sinko, cited by Ernie Bryant of the Port of Coquille, joins local ranchers using personal funds to control sediment wash from the river. Sinko won the 1975 Outstanding Cooperator award from the Cool Soil and Water Conservation District for installing rip rap after the river eroded his 120 acre bank. He faults upstream dikes and a flood history for widening the channel and flooding fields. He sought ASCS aid after Corps engineers deemed his problem outside their scope.
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Arago
Doug Sinko
Coquille Valley
Coquille River
Ernie Bryant
Port of
Sinko
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Portland
Seattle
Corps’ Assistce
Agriculture Stabilization Conservation Service
ASCS
Arago Man Discovers Large Jade Deposit
In a local development a resident of Arago reports a large jade deposit found near his property. The find is expected to attract interest from ore buyers and regional geological groups as authorities verify the site.
County Hires Three Predator Agents To Protect Sheep
Coos County commissioners Irene Johnson and Woody Robison vote to add three predator control workers by April 1 to combat coyote and bobcat losses in sheep flocks. Funds from the State cover the three positions, with a later decision on boosting bounties.
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Coos County
Irene Johnson
Woody Robison
Eddie Wadrop
Robison
Johnson
Bob
Douglas
Curry
Coos
Lynn Cannon
Cannon
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By Donnia Austine
Arage
Herald
Robert de Giulio
ERB
Arago Man
Greenfingers
County
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