Hometown Newspaper of Mary Lou and Charles Vauclhan
Serving the Sweet Home community since 1929
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Sweet Home
Fire and
Ambulance
District
responded to
a 3:05 a.m.
fire call on
Saturday,
Aug. 26.
No one was
in the single-
wide mobile
home at 1291
41stAve
according to
SHFAD. No
injuries were
reported, but
the home was
a total loss.
Firefighters
remained on
the scene
for about
three hours
Photo by
Sean C.
Morgan
Vol. 88, No. 35
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By Seam C. Morgan
Of 7he New Era
Police Chief Jeff Lynn told the City Coun-
cil that Sweet Home Police Department has
begun implementing some of the changes
recommended in an agency review by the Or-
egon Association of Police Chiefs.
~ihe review team
recommended hiring
an additional sergeant,
which would address
multiple needs at once.
The Police Department
has two supervisory po-
sitions in addition to the
police chief, with 12 oth-
er sworn police officers
and seven non-sworn
department members. Chief Jeff Lynn
Lynn requested a
review last December. Sherwood Police Chief
Jeff Groth, retired Silverton Police Chief Rick
Lewis and Oregon City Police Chief Jim Ban
conducted an on-site review May 30-31.
The visit included a department meeting,
a tour and review of the facilities and equip-
ment, an employee survey, a community sur-
See Police Review, Page 15
By Sean C. Morgan years ago that we needed another about Foster Elementary and the
Of The New Era play structure, something for kids kids that go to Foster Eleme:ntary
The Sweet Home School Dis- to do in the playground area," said School, and they wanted to give
trict Maintenance Department is Principal Luke Augsburger. The back."
putting the finishing touches on a school's parent-teacher organiza- Foster has an older playground
new playground at Foster Elemen- tion started fund-raising events to in back of the school, he said. Pre-
tary School this week. purchase it. vious Principal Glenna DeSouza,
The new play structure, paid Lowe's gave the school a grant, purchased the most recent piece of
for primarily through an anony- andthen an anonymous donor pro- playground equipment, a smaller
mous donation, is located in the vided the majority of the money play structure, for the playground.
school courtyard, necessary to purchase it, Augs-Foster students spend most of
"We, as a school, decided a few burger said. "They cared deeply their recess time in the courtyard,
year nears
Augsburger said, but that area has
no playground equipment, just
four-square courts painted on the
asphalt and basketball courts.
The school sometimes runs
both areas if he has enough staff,
he said. ]-he back playground is of-
ten used by the Foster community
when school is not in session.
The play structure will give
See Foster, Page 10
Summer in SH
Photos by Scott Swanson
Sunflowers swath a field along the South Santiam
River at Pleasant Valley and Ferguson roads.
dobe Woosley finds niche
and busy schedule of gigs
By Sean C. Morgan
Of The New Era
After a decade playing music in a variety of bands, Jobe Woos-
ley believes he has found his niche with his new CD, "Don't Get Me
Wrong."
"I like it," Woosley said. "I love it. It showcases the sound that I've
been trying to work on for years. It's the best representation of what
we sound like when you come to a show."
Jobe Woosley & Co. released the CD in May, kicking off a busy
summer.
See Jobe Woosley, Page 3
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