March 23, 1950
Mrs. Ethel Miller bought a bus ticket that was over 10 feet long. When the ticket is used up, she will have made a complete circuit of the United States. The Sweet Home bus depot agent, Mrs. Rutha Van Horn, said it was the longest ticket they’ve ever sold. It took over two hours to plan the trip and another two hours to make out the 24 coupon ticket. Miller will be gone about three months.
A Medford construction company requested information from the city as it looks into the possibility of building 37 homes in Sweet Home’s West Gate addition, which lies south of Holley Road and west of Third Avenue. The company said the homes would sell for $6,950 to $7,950.
The Sweet Home Rock and Mineral Society held its second annual rock show, but this was the first time it was opened to the public. An estimated 300 visitors attended the event.
March 20, 1975
More than 120 signatures were collected on petitions seeking the removal of the landscaped median strip on Main Street. Downtown businesses, including men’s clothing store owner Jack Roberts, A&W owner Del Moen and Les Schwab Tire Center Manager Dean Edwards helped conduct the drive. They seek to gain 36 additional parking spaces, but also consider the median an “eyesore” and traffic hazard.
A dedication of the combined Sweet Home-East Linn Chamber of Commerce and Linn-Benton Community College took place at its new location, 1314 Long St. Despite rainy weather, about 375 people showed up for the event. In lieu of a ribbon cutting, a “log cutting” demonstration took place to commemorate the area’s top industry. A logging show competition was also held.
The annual rock show had an estimated 5,000 visitors.
March 22, 2000
Members of the Northwest Steelheaders-Albany Chapter spent a day decking a handicapped-accessible fishing platform on the Santiam River at Waterloo Campground. The fishermen said the volunteer effort is part of Salmon Trout Enhancement Programs (STEP).
The high school’s Parent Action Committee is raising funds to landscape the front area of the high school where the district removed dying trees. The group is collecting old newspapers to be recycled at Smurfit Newsprint to fund the project. Project organizer Sharon Beard said the school looks bare and stark now that the trees are gone, so she hopes to plant small trees and shrubs with the money raised. Parents also hope to be able to fund a new sign some day.
The annual rock show had an estimated 1,200 visitors.