Jan. 18, 1951
The impact of wind and rain buffeting the Pacific Northwest was felt by residents here. A colt owned by E.C. “Bud” Banke on Airport Heights was killed early in the morning when struck by one of 35 large Douglas firs uprooted by a south wind of near-hurricane force. On other properties, a chicken coop door was blown off its hinges and bewildered hens released to blow about the yard, and most homes suffered power outages where harried housewives attempted to cook breakfast over fireplaces and on trash burners.
Col. William Greeley urged Sweet Home to discourage any more sawmills to begin operations in the area so they could concentrate more on “making use of the materials at hand, by diversifying the forest industry and utilizing the wood waste.
Jan. 15, 1976
Three inches of rainfall caused extensive flooding this week. The worst of it was between Kalmia and Long streets, and 18th Avenue and the railroad tracks. The yards and basements of the homes in that area were flooded, and John Livezey’s backyard at 1915 Long St. was flooded with more than a foot of water.
A rash of fires in three days caused $40,000 in damages. A fire of undetermined cause at 1260-B Pleasant Valley Rd. started in a bedroom when nobody was home. The family cat was lost in the fire. A fire at 1642 Elm St. was caused by an extension cord shorting and dropping down into a closet below a stairway. The fire later reignited in an overstuffed chair. An electrical short in a junction box at the Evangelical Church started a fire.
Jan. 17, 2001
Brandin Hugley, 13, is fighting an expensive battle for his life and his family is asking for help to meet those bills that amount to a quarter million dollars in the first two weeks. Brandin is afflicted with Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, a cancer affecting the lymph nodes, which filter blood. It is the fastest spreading and fastest killing cancer known to man. A simple cold can be a fatal prospect. He is undergoing chemotherapy.
The City Council agreed 5-2 to fund half the cost of a new pool should voters approve a $21.6 million bond measure for the Sweet Home School District this year. The bond proposal includes a new $2.8 million pool facility which includes the reconstruction of a large portion of the high school.