City looks at water pressure problems so plans for school bond can proceed

By Meredith Lawrence
Correspondent, The Sun

The Willamina School Board met in a work session, last week, to discuss a potential bond.

At the meeting, board members heard from Jeff Brown, Willamina’s Public Works Superintendent, who updated the board on an issue the board had encountered with the water pressure in the school district’s existing buildings. At the March meeting, board member Craig Johnson had reported  that the district buildings were not up to fire safety code.

West Valley rallies in support of Wallace Bridge center

Bag piper leads rally held in Portland on Earth Day

By Meredith Lawrence
Correspondent, The Sun

Earth Day was Monday and approximately 100 Sheridan and Willamina residents found it to be a prime opportunity to attend a rally held  in Portland  to raise support for the proposed Wallace Bridge Equestrian Center.

The center would be built by J.W. Millegan  near the intersection of Highway 18 and Highway 22.  Part of the land for the proposed center is on a wetland and has an easement on it, which restricts what it can be used for.

The rally, which took place near Portland’s Lloyd Center, was an attempt to garner support for the easement to be lifted.

Habitat for Humanity plans Sheridan house

West Valley Habitat is finalizing plans for the construction of our next build in Sheridan.

This house, our fifth in the West Valley, will be started this Spring on a lot on Monroe Street. Habitat for Humanity homes are constructed largely by volunteer labor so we rely heavily on folks stepping up and working along side our Habitat crew to help raise this new home in our community.

Fire burns 40 acres

Warm weather and windy conditions are blamed for the quick spread of a fire on Saturday afternoon. Sheridan Fire District was dispatched to a brush fire on a BLM road off of Gooseneck Road Southwest of Sheridan at 1:24 p.m. on  May 4. First arriving equipment found a brush fire approximated 40 feet x 80 feet in size. Winds gusting up to 25 mph caused the fire to spread quickly increasing the fire to 40 acres.