April 20, 1972
Members of the Chamber of Commerce approved a resolution urging the DEQ to reconsider its evaluation of the Sweet Home dump near Holley.
The DEQ said the dump is a potential fire and pollution hazard, and has been working on closure of the dump site operated by Lester Weld for 2.5 years.
Following an interpretive two-part feature story in a daily paper about Weld, his dump site and DEQ rulings, the DEQ issued a letter stating they will make a decision in two weeks on how to close the site. Members of Oregon Sanitary Service Institute from across the state agreed to back Weld in whatever course he takes in the matter.
Nine cases of theft from cars in the Oak Heights district were solved with the arrest of two juvenile boys.
Items totaling $831 in value were recovered by police, including a number of auto tape decks, radio, air conditioner, battery, gear shift knobs, jump cables, cushions, sleeping bag, binoculars, and fishing tackle box with tackle.
Police said the case was solved thanks to cooperation of the public, also crediting the public with the solving of eight recent burglaries. Two juveniles were cited on burglary charges. A motorcycle was recovered, and the thieves also admitted to taking radios, $64 cash, candy, gum, cigarettes and $200 in checks from the State of Idaho.
April 16, 1997
The city council opted to spend $30,000 of a refund from the SAIF Corporation to hire two police officers, purchase equipment for the fire department’s new fire engine and purchase safety equipment for other city departments.
SAIF refunded $48,036 from the unused portion of the city’s insurance premium. The refund reflects a dropping number of on-the-job injuries among city employees. The remaining funds will be spent on employee safety programs and incentives, and placed in the general fund.
There’s no question what basketball team 91-year-old Leona Stone has rooted for since the 1970s; it’s always been the Portland Trail Blazers.
She said she likes to see the Blazers “beat ‘em all.” Stone was a real Clyde Drexler fan and hated seeing him leave. She often sleeps in a T-shirt with his photo on it.
The team repaid Stone’s support by presenting her with a plaque containing player cards from the inaugural season.
Stone’s caregiver, Lois Romprey, arranged the surprise by calling the team and presenting the plaque as a birthday gift. Now that she has the plaque, Stone said “when the guys don’t play good, I’m gonna hit ’em with some flour or something.”
The Oregon House Water Policy Committee eliminated language from a resolution that would ask Congress to reauthorize three dams originally planned in the 1930s, and is instead considering language urging Congress to assist in assessment and identification of potential water sites, including Cascadia and Holley Lake projects.
Opponents testified at a hearing, citing high costs to put a Band-Aid on water needs in poorly-sited areas that flood every seven years and would place the Cascadia community, state park, a mill and 60 jobs under water.