Nov. 2, 1972
The local International Woodworkers Of America (IWA 3-265) reported the federal pay board granted a 26-cent salary increase and all requested fringe benefits for employees of Willamette Industries and Titus Trucking Co.
Workers had asked for a 32-cent raise and fringe benefits which included better medical insurance, addition of dental insurance, an increase in the retirement pension fund, funeral leave and an added paid holiday.
The union rep said the starting wage is $3.51 in local plants and it “takes years” to work up to $3.90 an hour.
A campfire-style buckaroo birthday party was held honoring 9-year-old Hal Dugger.
Those attending to feast on wieners, beans and potatoes and to partake in the treasure hunt were Joy Brink, Cheryl Wood, Phillip Culbertson, Robby Stoppleworth, Uriel Santana and Loren Simms.
Major Joseph C. McElwain and his unit at Ellsworth AFB, S.D., were honored for rescue and recovery work during and after a flash flood that devastated nearly 30% of nearby Rapid City in June.
The flood was triggered from heavy rainfall in the hills that caused the Lake Dam to break. It took 216 lives and caused an estimated $100 million in damages.
Four traveling trophies were handed out at the awards luncheon of the Albany Metal Detectors Club, including one to Gib Thompson of Sweet Home for finding the most valuable item, an ingot that was 90% silver and 10% gold with an 1851 date.
Hoy’s True Value Hardware opened its doors after expanding from 1,900 square feet at 1256 Main St. to the new store with 6,000 square feet at 3041 Main St.
Oct. 29, 1997
A chronological display of the evolution of logging, built by forestry consultant Larry Christiansen, is now on exhibit at the East Linn Museum.
The project took 10 years to complete after the Oregon Logging Conference determined to display logging from 1938 to 1988 for its 50th anniversary.
Christiansen collected pictures from around the Northwest, and expanded the display to include pictures from as far back as 1850 to current day.
The display includes more than 170 photos showing the different stages of logging in old growth to new forest, and river drives, horse teams and oxen.
In the first two days under the new towing law, Sweet Home police had eight cars towed and increased the number to 21 cars in a week.
Most were towed for driving while suspended and uninsured, and one was solely for driving uninsured. Two cars have been recovered from the impound lot and one is being repossessed.
Police Chief Bob Burford said most of them are not worth the cost to recover and may be sold by the impound lot after 30 days. “I was quite satisfied to see a young man we’ve repeatedly cited and he continues to drive, walking yesterday,” Burford said.
Owners and operators of Liberty Rock Products and residents of Berlin Road appeared before the Linn County Board of Commissioners in the appeal of a county planning commission decision to grant Liberty Rock Products an expanded conditional use permit for its quarry on Berlin Road.
Neighbors of the quarry have been opposed to the permit, claiming the quarry has operated outside the original conditional use permit on the land, that increased truck traffic would be unsafe, and that blasting has caused damage to their homes.
The Planning Commission approved the expanded conditional use permit in July to allow year-round operation and unlimited truck trips. The board upheld the commissioners’ decision.
Linn County Sheriff deputies are investigating the deaths of two men whose bodies were found on Sunday.
Elmer Wayne Bowen, of Lebanon, was found in his pickup at Larwood Park the day after visiting his brother at a campsite east of Roaring River Fish Hatchery and was expected to be headed home that night.
The second death involved an unidentified man found in the Santiam River half a mile downstream from the I-5 bridge and found by deer hunters.
A $20,000 grant from the Meyer Memorial trust in Portland helped replace the roof and five heating units at the Sweet Home Gleaners.
“Serious leaks” in the roof caused disintegrating ceiling tiles and ruined carpets in the building.
Mark Risen and Tim Werner, world history teachers at the high school, developed a simulation war between their students as they focused on 20th century history, imperialism and nationalism.
The classes became nations (the Risenheimers and the Wernish) from the early part of the century and focused on expanding territory by convincing other teachers to become colonies as they went through World War I.
After World War II, the colonies will be granted independence and the kids will become the executive council for the United Nations through the Cold War.
War will end at the end of the semester with a peace party and tearing down of the Berlin Wall.
Some 92 persons joined the march against drug abuse to kick off Red Ribbon Week.
The gathering of adults and children walked along Main and Long streets and Linn County deputies put on a demonstration with their canine officers including Echo, an 11-year-old German Shepherd, who sniffed out a plastic bag with marijuana.