Dec. 13, 1973
The City Council reluctantly accepted City Manager Mike Gleason’s resignation as he plans to take an assistant city manager position in California. During his three-year tenure, the city installed Northside Park and seven new streets, and a new subdivision was developed. A personnel merit and retirement system have been established under his leadership, as have building, fire, plumbing, zoning and fire safety inspection systems. Water treatment has been upgraded by new computerized equipment and a new radio network for Public Works was added.
High school students will be given an opportunity to try to solve some of the problems that have them at odds with some downtown businessmen; specifically shoplifting, vandalism, littering and loitering. A school board appointed committee is giving the students one month to alleviate the problems. The suggestion by Safeway Management came after businessmen pressed for a closed-campus lunch hour.
The Corps of Engineers is seeking photos of flood conditions between Foster Dam and Waterloo, which will be published in flood plain information pamphlets.
Dec. 16, 1998
City Council rescinded its recent resolution to make 13th Avenue a one-way street, which was intended to promote traffic safety and provide more parking. It was rescinded because business owners in the 1300 block of Main Street objected to the resolution. Merv Hanscam, who owns most of the buildings and Main Street-13th Avenue parking lot, was among those who objected. The council decided to instead hear from the business owners before moving forward.
The first person to get in line at the Sweet Home Rodeo grounds for next year’s Mud Flat races showed up two days early, and the area was packed by the following afternoon. It was explicitly stated people may not stay overnight on the grounds, but that didn’t stop the crowds of people looking to get in on the event. The Chamber of Commerce had to field complaints from area homes while also trying to quell the crowd.
Freshman Carissa VanCleave broke the high school record for fastest typist after she typed 119 words per minute for three minutes with less than eight errors. The previous record was held by Cindy Van Epps, who typed 118 wpm for five minutes with less than five errors in 1974.