Feb. 8, 1973
Robert Harrison Myers was arrested after Daryle Jimerson requested that police look for his stepdaughter, Vickie, who has been trying to obtain a divorce from Myers.
Jimerson told police Myers forced entry into their house and took Vickie by force. Police reported that Myers drove Vickie up the Calapooya River, then got out of the car and allowed her to drive home.
Myers told police he ate a Coke bottle before he was arrested and a light bulb in his cell. A local doctor declined to see Myers when he learned the city would not pay for the call. A broken light bulb and missing glass was found, but Myers suffered no ill effects.
Once again a movement is under way to have the parking meters removed from city streets.
Merchants claim the meters deter people from shopping downtown. A petition on the matter is circulating.
Fred Honeywell, of The Man’s Shop, believes the meters hurt his business and he constructed a parking lot behind his store on Long Street to combat the problem.
City Manager Mike Gleason believes the merchants would not see a difference in business should the meters be removed, but said the income from the meters (about $5,000 last year) is just enough to maintain and patrol the meters.
The recent removal of Wiley Creek Dam near Foster is causing a muddy discoloration of the South Santiam River.
The dam was constructed 30 years prior and has been a constant fish passage problem as logs, silt and debris collected at the dam.
The Army Corps of Engineers removed the dam at the request of the Fish Commission of Oregon and the Oregon State Game Commission.
Feb. 11, 1998
The role of the U.S. Forest Service Sweet Home Ranger District in the community will change as funding through the Northwest Economic Adjustment Initiative is likely to end. NWEAI, a part of President Clinton’s Northwest Forest Plan, runs out of funding this year.
Continuation of the program or other funding, which assists timber-dependent communities, depends on action by Congress.
Sweet Home Drug Free voted to pay for the first year of funding for an anonymous tip program, but implementation of the program is pending investigation by the police department. The program, We Turn in Drug Pushers (WeTIP), would be operated by the police department at a minimum cost of $1,500 a year plus reward money. The plan allows people to anonymously report criminal activity. The cost would include promotional materials, but the national WeTIP nonprofit would provide the funds for major rewards. Police Chief Bob Burford said he has some concerns about the program, primarily with cost-vesus-benefit and the inability to legally take action based on anonymous information.
Ryan Jones, a 1996 SHHS graduate, believes cycling can change a child’s life and he’s backing up his belief with a $500 gift certificate to Bruce Davis’ Back Country Pedaler bike shop.
The prize will be awarded to the family who, in 50 words or less, can describe why their child needs a new bike. Davis said Jones feels fortunate now that he’s making a good living and he wants to give something back to his community.
A proposed District 55 policy would “strongly” discourage door-to-door solicitation for fundraising by students.
The policy was drafted as a result of concerns raised by board members regarding student safety on the matter.
After a first reading of the policy, wording was changed to “require” students be accompanied by an adult if soliciting door-to-door.
Thirteen body builders, six from Sweet Home, became the first competitors in what is planned to be the annual Mr. and Ms. East Linn Body Building Championship Show. Bill Cutshall, owner of the show’s sponsor, Fitness Plus, said the event served as an introduction to body building and he plans to increase the number of participants every year.