Aug. 3, 1950
City Manager Jess Parker announced the widening of Highway 20 through Sweet Home is expected to begin next month. The state acquired all property and structures that will be removed necessary for the widening except for two parcels, which are expected to be condemned by the city.
The city is preparing for the third annual Frontier Days event, which will raise funds for a community pool. Proceeds from the last two events have raised $9,957; total needed is $40,000.
July 31, 1975
The chairman of the Foster-Midway Independence Association vowed the organization will go all the way to the Oregon Supreme Court, if necessary, to stop forced annexation of the Foster-Midway area to the City of Sweet Home.
Nine-year-old Cynthia Costello was visiting with her family from Washington when she was accidentally shot. Her brother David, 11, and cousin Michael Malby, 16, were target practicing when she stepped in front of one of them as they fired. She was taken into surgery for an abdominal gunshot wound with internal injuries.
Aug. 2, 2000
Quadripalegic Ron Heagy Jr. celebrated the reality of his dream with the grand opening of Camp Attitude. The park already has $1 million invested into it, and it will take another $1 million to complete the plan.
Marci Klampe and Todd Claunch, new owners of The Pastime Tavern, plan to reopen the establishment with more of a “clean” and fun atmosphere. The bar was closed in 1996 after an investigation revealed a large drug problem and resulted in a number of arrests. The owners want to bring it back to the way it used to be when seniors went to play pinochle in the daytime.