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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1976
Page
3
In Adnosouth County, city and school leaders discuss trimming budgets by sharing equipment and services. Officials propose pooling insurance, sequentially purchasing tools for sewer work, and even aligning billing systems to save taxpayer money while maintaining essential operations.
The Myrtle Crest case centers on Sheldon Warren a science teacher denied tenure and a new contract after a grievance and non renewal hearing. Arbitrator R W Nahstoll scrutinized both sides but found the district justified dismissal and the hearing served mainly to ensure procedural correctness.
A Myrtle Point reader commends the Myrtle Crest track team after defeating Siuslaw at Florence. The writer notes 42 students on the squad, highlighting school pride and urging positive outlooks and unity among teachers, students, administrators, and the community.
Catesby Laughlin and family settled near The Calles after crossing the Oregon trail in 850. They built a cabin as winter snow trapped cattle and horses from Catesby and Dr Farnsworth. Dr Farnsworth left a canoe on Dog Creek and drifted away, leaving Laughlins to rebuild. Hood River grew from their surviving herd and homestead.
The Myrtle Point Herald notes reader input for future columns and invites letters. A Vermont physician article is cited claiming honey aids digestion sleep and hay fever while honeycomb chewing may ease sinus issues. The town schedules a free clean up, Crest Media Center visit, and a seventh grade quilt project.
SWOCC announces placement tests for prospective students in Powers and Myrtle Point. Carwin Lovell will hold sessions at 6:30 p.m. May 19 in Powers High School library and 6:30 p.m. June 2 at Flora M. Laird Memorial Library in Myrtle Point. Tests aid course placement, not admission. Fish and Wildlife plans town hall at SWOCC Neighborhood Facility in Coos Bay on May 18 at 8 p.m.
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