THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2019
THE CHRONICLE — 9
OFFBEAT
OREGON
HISTORY
LOCAL
HISTORY
25 YEARS AGO
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50 YEARS AGO
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Vandals
‘bomb’
passing
cars
Trick or Treat
Nov 2, 1994 – Creslane Elementary School’s annual
Halloween Carnival drew a crowd of dressed-up partici-
pants last Saturday evening. The carnival is a fundaiser to
help pay for swimming lessons for elementary students
next year. DON PILCHER/THE CHRONICLE ARCHIVES
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OCT. 30, 1969 — Oregon
State Police said Monday they
would increase patrol and vigi-
lance in the wake of a series of
pumpkin “bombings” carried
out from overpasses that cross
Interstate 5 in this area.
An OSP spokesman said
the first reported incident of a
pumpkin dropped on a pass-
ing car was reported Oct. 22
shortly before midnight. A citi-
zens band radio report notified
police that a series of pumpkins
had been dropped on passing
vehicles from the Dale Kuni
Road, Market Road and Turnell
Road overpasses.
The incident continued
through the weekend, the
police spokesman said, adding
that one of them shattered the
windshield of a semi-trailer
rig. The driver was unhurt and
proceeded after the incident.
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Arsenal man earns his stripes
- gets promoted to Specialist
NOV. 6, 1969 – Larry K. Massey was recently promoted to
Specialist 5. Pinning on the promotion stripes for Sp/5 Massey
is Captain John B. Farley and his First Sergeant, Robert E.
Burns. Sp/5 Massey is attached to Headquarters Company at
the Arsenal. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Don Massey, live on Butte
Road. PHOTO FROM THE CHRONICLE ARCHIVES
35 YEARS AGO
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New deputy begins Creswell duty
OCT. 10, 1984 – A new
deputy began working out
of the Lane County Sheriff’s
Office in Creswell Friday.
Ken Hull, 31, replaced
Tom Miller, who resigned to
accept a position with Burns
International Security.
Miller, a 17-year veteran
of law enforcement and
a Creswell deputy for six
years, said that the job offer
from Burns “was a bigger
carrot than I could turn
down.” With the private
firm, Miller said, he will
have job security, weekends
off, a better salary and the
luxury of working the day
shift.
Hull has been with the
sheriff’s department since
1978, most recently on the
boat patrol and at the county
jail. A Eugene resident, Hull
and his wife, Cynthia, have
an 18-month-old daughter,
Jennifer.
Ken Hull
Bulldog netters headed for state
OCT. 31, 1984 – Junior Roni Dersham gives class-
mate Renee Hahn a pat of encouragement during
last Thursday’s volleyball triumph over Pleasant
Hill. Creswell High will play Toledo in the first round
of the state playoffs Saturday night. PHOTO BY BILL
LUND/THE CHRONICLE ARCHIVES
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