Oct. 5, 1950
Paul Bailey, student manager for the Sweet Home football team, was treated for electric shock received on the local football field. The boy was hit by the electric jolt when he attempted to turn off the field lights after the team completed its practice. He was found a few minutes later in a semi-conscious state. The principal blamed a faulty ground on the light pole, plus wet weather conditions, for the shock.
Steps are being taken to enforce the state law requiring youngsters 7 to 18 years old to attend school. Sweet Home’s high school principal said the school system has “worked up to this gradually” but feels school facilities are such that enforcement is possible.
Oct. 2, 1975
Jean and Wilbur Heyne locked up their Heyne Store for the last time this week. The business was closed for good after 30 years of operation. The Heynes purchased the store 18 years ago. Jean confesses they look forward to relaxing and having a vacation, which they haven’t done since buying the store. Closure was precipitated by planned widening of the highway and purchase of the facility by the Oregon State Highway Division.
Fir Lawn and Bethel Lutheran churches are sponsoring a Cambodian family. Kim Ear, his wife, four children and parents will be brought here from Arkansas where they’ve been housed in tents since they fled to the states from their homeland. The family will be provided housing, and Amos Horner will hire Ear to help with construction of the new TOMCO mill.
Oct. 4, 2000
An altercation between two Foster area men turned nearly deadly when one of the men fired several gunshots into a SHPD vehicle. Flying glass struck Officer Vic Clodfelter, who was forced to hide behind the vehicle during a two-hour standoff with Michael Peverieri, who had called police to accuse his caretaker, Ronald Vanhouse, of assault. When police arrived, Vanhouse claimed he was assaulted, and Peverieri was agitated and told police to leave before firing at the car. Peverieri was later found guilty.
Firefighters put out a smokey fire at Yo’ Mama’s Pizza on the corner of 12th Avenue and Highway 20. They found a small fire burning between the dining room and ovens in the counter area. Firefighters believe it started from a smoldering cigarette near the cash register.