Hawthorne School in Sweet Home held a jogathon Wednesday, March 4, to raise money for new playground equipment.
Above, students in lower grades put in laps on the track, which were recorded by volunteers from the public and from Sweet Home Junior High.
At left, school counselor Julie Harvey shows off tattoos, which students could purchase for $1 and then choose which staff member had to wear it.
As of the end of last week, approximately $4,000 had been turned in by participants.
Sunshine Industries holds fundraiser dinner
Sunshine Industries held its annual fundraiser dinner Saturday, March 7, at the Sweet Home Boys & Girls Club.
Trevor Tagle performed music and Casa de Reyes provided Mexican cuisine for the event, which
attracted some 140 attendees.
Organizer Tricia King said the final tally had not been determined early this week, but that Sunshine had
finished in the black.
Local loggers, students compete at Oregon Logging Conference
At left, Justin Jackola, right, of Rice Logging in Sweet Home, was the third-place winner in the Oregon Logging Conference’s Log Loader Competition, held during the annual conference Feb. 19-21 in Eugene. With Jackola in this photo is Rick Kriege of Kriege Logging in Prineville.
Jackola’s time of 3:33.76 was only 11 seconds short of the winner, Jeremy Staats (3:22.72), with Zane Bryant finishing second (3:26.28). Both work for Bryant Logging of Beavercreek.
Below, Sweet Home High School forestry students attend the Future Forestry Workers Career Day on Feb. 20, in which they learning about logging, forestry, reforestation, sawmills, wildland firefighting, diesel mechanics, and operating heavy equipment and competed against nine other high schools in forestry skills.
