At the Movies

‘The Artist’ full of silent, over-praised charm

By Ian Black
Special to The Sun

As some of you may be aware, last weekend the nominations for this year’s Academy Awards were announced. Most were expected, some were surprises and there were more than a few snubs, but all of that can be covered later.

The most important issue is, despite my best efforts, there are still three Best Picture nominated films I haven’t seen as of yet, so starting this week I’m going to focus on reviewing those.

WHS secretary retires after 27 years for a fresh start at casino

By Daniel Crawford
Correspondent, The Sun

Willamina High School secretary Colette Bryant recently traded 27 years of fond memories for an accounts payable position at Spirit Mountain Casino.

On Dec 9, 2011 Bryant officially logged in her final day as the face of the Willamina School District. The day was filled with gifts and well wishes from staff, students and an entire community that Bryant called her second family. The day ended with an afternoon assembly followed by a standing ovation to honor Bryant on her final day.

George wins DAR ‘Good Citizen’ award

The Yamhill County chapter of Daughters of American Revolution (DAR) recently announced that Sheridan High School senior Cale Aaron George was one of this year’s “Good Citizen” award recipients.

Each high school in Yamhill county selects one outstanding student from the senior class to receive the honor as part of the DAR’s ongoing effort to promote the values of good citizenship among the youth of the nation.

For the love of history and chocolate...

Willamina’s Historical Group is inviting the community to an evening of history, music in the parlor and chocolate at Willamina’s Museum of Local History 6-9 p.m.  Saturday, Feb. 11.  The museum is located at 188 NW “D” Street in Willamina. All proceeds from this event will go toward on-going museum projects.