Dec. 21, 1972
The high school student body was concerned about classmate Randy Johnson, who recently lost his home and belongings in a fire.
They decided to give his family a $100 check. Students contribute to a general fund from proceeds of dairy drink sales during school breaks. The money for Johnson was about a month’s worth of profit from those sales.
Assistant Principal Don Hopkins said, “They wanted it to be a large enough amount to help with a month’s rent somewher or a needed larger household item. They wanted to provide something really meaningful.”
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Penfold sold Penfold Grocery in Holley to Frank and Ruth Gates.
The Penfolds built the store and opened it up for operation in December 1946. The family also built the service station next door, and added a feed store, which is now used as storage.
Dec. 17, 1997
The Police Department received a $4,572 federal grant and matching $4,953 for technological improvements, including a database software upgrade and purchases of laptops for patrol vehicles. The department currently uses
a 10-year-old DOS-based program for its database, but the upgrade includes a Windows-based solution.
The laptops will allow officers to download the database at the start of the shift, write reports in the vehicles, then update the database at the end of the shift.
The life of U.S. Forest Service Sweet Home District Ranger Orval Jess was celebrated with the planting of a white dogwood tree. Jess was district ranger from 1957 to 1972, and died at the age of 62, shortly after retiring. Among his legacies as ranger is the design and name for the Yukwah Campground.
Angie Buergey, 10, got a horse named Big Red at auction for a 4-H project with the Calapooia Chapter of the Storm Riders Club.
The family was working on his wild nature and, at one point, tied him to a tree with a halter rope, but Big Red got entangled and fell down. He dug himself into a hole trying to get up, cut himself up and wore himself out.
For 36 hours, through rain and snow, family, neighbors and strangers stayed with the horse to help. Concern grew for his safety until a tow truck driver was able to carry him down the road in a sling. He will need six months of recovery but is expected to be OK.