April 5, 1951
A flurry of activity noted in Sweet Home restaurants and taverns is due to recent anti-gambling raids in Clackamas County. Police Chief John Kinsella said he ordered the removal of all punch boards, slot machines, pinball machines and other devices “which might possibly be considered gambling devices.”
Kiwanians are concerned about pool safety, saying civic clubs should help devise a method to provide safe water recreation for youngsters. A club delegate said there is one lifeguard “hampered by lack of equipment” caring for as many as 300 kids in one period. They would like to see the pool equipped with an adequate life guard observation post, more life guards, life guard preservers and swimming pool boundary logs.
April 1, 1976
Sweet Home’s City Council approved a taxi service license for Nancy O’Brien, allowing Nancy’s Cab Company to open for business immediately. O’Brien said the taxi service is needed in town, mainly due to the elderly population who need help getting around and going grocery shopping.
Senior Ambulance EMT Terry Brooks believes a proposed budget and tax collection takeover of the Sweet Home Ambulance Service by the East Linn Hospital Board would provide many benefits. The hospital board indicated interest in taking responsibility to raise all taxes needed for ambulance service; it has a much wider tax base than the city.
April 4, 2001
State Rep. Jeff Kropf held a town hall meeting in Sweet Home. Residents told him they’d like to see the state meet its obligation to pay off federal retirees, who recently won a lawsuit against the state, but they didn’t want the state to use kicker money to do it. The governor had proposed to use part of the kicker to pay the $110 million settlement.
Sharon Pryor, Esther Bennett and Peggy Wirth visited Tanzania, bringing with them toothbrushes, postage stamps, clothes and shoes, pens, and medical supplies and vitamins for students of the Maasae Girls Lutheran Secondary School. Sweet Home Evangelical Men provided a $400 gift to build a small student store where snacks and homemade beadwork could help support the girls, and Fir Lawn Lutheran Church made possible a hydroponics agricultural project.