May 3, 1951
Some Foster school children were injured when a log truck crashed into a school bus this week. Charles Cotton, 7, received the worst injury with a skull fracture. Others injured were Dale Sturdevant, Beulah Wallace and Betty Cotton. The log truck driver, Clyde W. Hackney, of Lebanon, crashed into the rear of the school bus as the bus attempted a turn off of Hwy. 20 near a blind curve. The driver was cited for following too closely.
Dick Meyer’s new Music and Appliance store is set to open soon, located in the former Vogue dress shop building at 930 M St. Meyer was associated for three years with the Johnny Walker Music Store in Lebanon and is known in this area as a dance band leader. He will sell a complete line of appliances, instruments and records, and will offer instrument repair services as well as space for a teaching studio.
April 29, 1976
A program entitled “Instrumental Showcase” with 276 band members in concert will be given in the high school gym this week. The performance is presented by the band departments of Sweet Home schools, from elementary to high school. Paul McLain and Ted Marshall will direct. Giving solos are Bill Harriman (trumpet), Mark Gregory (guitar), Pam Mulholland (clarinet), Jeff Black (trumpet), Donna Durdin (saxophone) and Carl Speck (saxophone).
Civil Air Patrol fliers and the LCSO assisted when two cross-country skiers pinpointed the wreckage of a plane in heavy timber near Iron Mountain. The pilot, Richard Larsen, of Spokane, apparently died when his light plane crashed near Tombstone Summit on Hwy. 20.
May 2, 2001
The budget for City of Sweet Home includes a proposition to move Public Works functions to City Hall and create a “one stop permit center” for more efficient business with the consolidation of the building division and planning. Another change in the budget is the departure of the fire department, which is now a separate taxing district. With the completion of the new police facility and departure of the fire department, the budget will have a $1.6 million reduction.
Sweet Home City Council decided to cut penalties, interest and amount owed on delinquent transient occupancy taxes by the Foster Lake KOA campground by $2,000. The topic caused a stir as the KOA owner believed the taxes were not valid, and City Manager Craig Martin and Councilor Robert Danielson verbally squared off in a heated discussion over whether to place a lien on the property.