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From Our Files: Aug. 7, 2024
Aug. 8, 1974 Bob Waibel took first place in “The World’s First Loggers Pentathlon” held in Brownsville.…
From Our Files: July 31, 2024
Aug. 1, 1974 Senator Mark Hatfield met with a small group of people at Mollie’s Bakery and…
From Our Files: July 24, 2024
July 25, 1974 The Roy Clover Memorial Fountain planned for installation at Osage Park will be inaccessible…
From Our Files: July 17, 2024
July 18, 1974 Motorless boat races will replace hydroplane racing on Foster Lake during this year’s Sportsman’s…
From Our Files: July 11, 2024
July 11, 1974 A number of residents along 18th Avenue are reluctant to give up one to…
From Our Files: July 3, 2024
July 4, 1974 Due to adverse water conditions, diving in Foster Lake in search of the body…
From Our Files: June 26, 2024
June 27, 1974 Tomco Inc. revealed tentative plans for a $12-20 million completely automated timber products plant…
From Our Files: June 19, 2024
June 20, 1974 A&W reopened after extensive remodeling of the kitchen facilities and completion of a large…
From Our Files: June 12, 2024
June 13, 1974 The Chamber of Commerce voted to endorse the concept that the highest and best…
From Our Files: June 5, 2024
June 6, 1974 City Council and the budget committee are open to suggestions from the community about…
From Our Files: May 30, 2024
May 30, 1974 Some mill workers at Boise Cascade Wood Products Division on Highway 20 went home…
From Our Files: May 22, 2024
May 23, 1974 Sweet Home’s Karen Brown is a finalist in the Rockwell International “Prettiest Meter Maid…
From Our Files: May 15, 2024
May 16, 1974 Only a few Foster residents have heard Twilo Scofield pluck the entrancing sounds of the…
From Our Files: May 8, 2024
May 9, 1974 Russell Hurst came out of the dark and into the light after being hired by…
From Our Files: May 1, 2024
May 2, 1974 The Oregon State Health Division may likely force the annexation of Foster-Midway into Sweet…
From Our Files: April 24, 2024
April 25, 1974 “The future of industry in the Sweet Home area and how the chamber may…
From Our Files: April 17, 2024
April 18, 1974 Electric engraving pencils are available for loan through the library in an effort to…
From Our Files: April 10, 2024
April 11, 1974 David Allen Chetwood, 8, drowned after falling into the Lester Shingle mill pond. David and…
From Our Files: April 10, 2024
April 11, 1974 David Allen Chetwood, 8, drowned after falling into the Lester Shingle mill pond. David…
From Our Files: April 3, 2024
April 4, 1974 Heavy rains closed the Porta Via Motel on Long Street after the sewers in the…
From Our Files: March 27, 2024
March 28, 1974 Having served as temporary fire chief for 22 years, Ivan Hoy was finally permanently appointed…
From Our Files: March 20, 2024
March 21, 1974 A public hearing to determine whether a health hazard exists in the Foster-Midway area will…
From Our Files: March 13, 2024
March 13, 1974 Willamette Industries Inc. recently purchased Bauman Sawmill, Lebanon Sawmill, Bauman Lumber Company, Indianola Lumber, Lebanon…
From Our Files: March 6, 2024
March 7, 1974 Some people claim Sweet Home is often passed over by collegiate national fads, but things…
From Our Files: February 28, 2024
Feb. 28, 1974 A revision of the city maps of 17 Oregon communities, including Sweet Home, has been…