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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1971)
ON T/HE SCENIC NORTH SANTIAM HIGHWAY — OREGON’S FAST GROWING VACATION WONDERLAND VOLUME XXVI I NUMBER 2 Up and Down The Avenue ! THE MILL CITI’ ENTERPRISE—MILL CITY, OREGON THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1971 SoyO1The Mo"'L Local Couple Killed Salem JayCees Begin Ski School At Hoodoo Bowl Wolverettes Place Second $4.00 a YEAR — 10c a Copy Girl Of The Month I A two-car accident in Silver- ton Thursday morning caused By Don Moffatt | the death of a local couple and The Wolverettes, Santiam DETROIT — Salem Jaycees hospitalized a Silverton couple. High School dance team, left 16th annual Ski School at Hoo George Arthur Lester, 72, bright and early Saturday doo Bowl stated over the We have finally arrived at I 160 Grove St., was killed in morning ,Jan. 9, for the state weekend with morning and the farthest southern point we the 10:30 a.m. accident at the dance drill team competition afternoon sessions bath Satur expect to make on this trip. i Mrs. Walter Thomas. Sr., intersection of Highway 214 at the Albany High School. day and Sunday. The city is Mazatlan. It is and Mrs. Mel Rambo are I and Jefferson Street, while his They returned late that night, a big city, and tonight, Thurs chairmen for the 1971 March The ski school starts with wife, Grace, 75, died at 1:25 tired but happy, with the sec both a new look—bright green day, we just arrived here so of Dimes. p.m. in Salem Memorial Hos have not seen any of the city, ond place trophy in the small parkas and matching sweaters Mrs. Thomas reports that pital. said Marion County Dep group division. and it’s a big one, can’t remem folders have been left at the and parkas—and a new direc I uty Dist. Atty. John Jensen. ber the population, and this Twenty-three teams compet tor, Paul Ingram, Sweet Home local schools and she asks that Lester was identified by Jen ed and were divided into three has been a surprise to us that they be returned to the Enrollment for Saturday’s sen as driver of one car. there are so many large cities groups: small, medium and sessions was filled but there schools by Friday so that she Leon Brink. 81, 1600 N. 2nd large. The Canby team took | was still room in the Sunday here. may pick them up. Pins have St., Silverton, driver of the oth We crossed the border at first place in the small group' school, Javcee ski school chair also lieen left at the schools. er vehicle, was admitted to division and Bend High School man, Gordon Walker said. Nogales and it, too, is a large The Mothers’ March will be Silverton Hospital with head won the grand champion tro Classes will Ite 11 a.m. to city, much larger than one on Thursday evening, Jan. 28. injuries, and his wife, Bertha, phy. would surmise by going Volunteers are badly needed 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 pm. to 3 74, suffered a fractured pelvis, through it. We just skirted the Grant High School’s Gen- p m. both davs. with beginning and fathers will be welcomed hosiptal officials said. Both edge to get through customs, drils, last year’s grand sweep skiers in the morning classi Santiam High School chose I to help out. Anyone who is j ' . OcIIlllUIIl XI1KI1 OVI1UUH UHUSU* Richard Leo Posekany. Jr., were reported in fair condi stakes winners, did an exhibi-( interested is asked to contact and that believe me was a real Lnn 3vt wlt* somef,eXper' : Barbara Ellen Etzel. Girl .......... of - either Mrs. Thomas or Mrs. experience. I got ouite a k!ck a senior at Santiam High tion. tion dance and were well re-| ience taking the afternoon ...... '........ ..-«-u., the Month for December, 1970.1 Rambo. out of trying to make them un School was chosen Boy of the ceived by the large crowd. cla«s, Walker said. i She is a senior this year. Bar-1 derstand me, even though I Month for December. Rick is there for the finals. Price of the four-weekend bara is the daughter of Mr J The trophv, won by the Wol-' school is $9. The Jaycees have I. had most of the paper work the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Mrs. verettes, will be presented to also set up bus transportation and done in Phoenix before we left Posekany of Mill City. \ Mill City. Sylvester Etzel He has been very active in the Pep Club who sponsored i there. He tried to make me which will leave Salem at 7. them in the competition. Mrs.1 a.m. and return about 6:30 p.m. I Barbara has been in Pep I understand something, and he all school activities. Among ____ doing _________ _______ Sherri Leisinger is the Wol- Cost of the school, including I ! Club and girls’ track. She is > was better with his Eng- them are football, honor roll, The Santiam Wolverines verette advisor. ! transportation, is $17. Persons in Art Club and last year she | Hsh than I was in Spanish. I ar>d intra school council. He was president of that club. I as I couldn’t speak a word. 11 was class president his fresh- hosted Scio Jan. 8, and defeat wishing to ride the bus but not This year she is vice-president finally heard him sav some-1 man year and class representa- ed them 58 to 28 in the first participate in the ski school of Art Club, secretary of Fu-1 thing that ended in “Gringo”, tive, and I.R.L. ’ president his league game of the season. will be charged $4.50 for a ture Teachers of America and 1 Word has been received that The Wolverines got off to a the State is in the process of round trip. and it didn’t take too much sophomore year, his junior of Honor Society. good start in the first quarter, purchasing the former Forest imagination that there was at year he was student body vice- Ski school busses will also treasurer She plans to attend Yakima ' least a “pitv Sakes” ah°ad of president and Boy of the holding the Loggers scoreless pick un passengers in Corval | Valley Community College and Service Building on Highway 22 from the Department of it. I just smiled and f’nallv we Month for December, 1969. until the last 56 seconds in Guests at the Lions Club lis Albany, Lebanon, and major in medical technology. General Services which will be made the grade. I might add, This year Rick is Honor So- that quarter. Sweet Home. The bus leaving In the second quarter, Scio dinner meeting, held Monday from Salem will pkk un stu used as a State Police Office however, he was the nnlv one city president. evening at the Sportsman’s for the area. in all our contacts who showed He plans to attend the Uni- got going and scored a total Country Kitchen were Debby dents at Stayton and Mill City. It is hoped that in the fu anv disgust. Evervone J~ else versity of Oregon and major of 8 while Santiam dumped in Earnhardt and Gary Richards, The ski school also has a 24 points. ture the Motor Vehicle Depart has been nothing but polite.1 in political science. new format this year, Walker Santiam held Scio to a scant girl and boy of the month for savs, offering for the first ment, State Highway Depart Our service people in the 2 points while they scored 10 November, and Barbara Etzel time the morning and after ment and State Unemployment States certainly could take a and Rick Posekany, girl and in the third quarter. Division will establish offices noon classes which allows the lesson from these people south The last quarter was the big boy of the month for Decem school to use a smaller in I Want to buy a resort? in the building. In that event, of the border. ber. The four were honored one for both teams, with San Breitenbush Hot Springs Re-1 the building wiuld be open on number, but more qualified, Since leaving the border we with certificates of apprecia tiam netting 24 and Scio 17. ¡sort is for sale. The asking I a regular 8 to 5 daily office team of instructors. have found ouite a variety in High scorer for Santiam was tion for their accomplishments. fullv nualified price is something above $350,-1 schedule. Ingram, a f _______ countrv. Some of it is the Lion president, Gale Larson, instuctor, has worked as as- 000. Gary Taylor with 10 points poorest I have ever seen and The offer to sell the finan-| the people live in real soualor. I ' alley Telephone Co. and and David Pittam close be reported there would be a ■ sistant to Jim Stovall, direc- work night Thursday, Jan. 14. Ho^oo’s pXstonM' cia”y doubled resort has been with 9. Of course, our luck, we’ve hit Stayton Cooperative Telephone hind at 7:30 to paint and repair|’?i "Lna'i --------- than -------------- Final score was 58 to 28. out ‘ more a month with a real cold spell all the way Co. completed a project this ? J' The Wolverines will play some trash barrels to be nlac->^' LCh™2’tI^n8 out any takers. down here, and these peonle week to increase the number their ed arouna around me the city. citv Members a" 18 continunn* t0 head up Memoers ' tho home game Friday, eo In December the stockhold not being used to it, nor hav of free telephone service Jan. next will be notified ' where the'the Hoodo professional school, ers were presented an offer 15. against the Regis trunks by 50 per cent between ing proper housing must real Log scaling classes are meeting will be and all are Rams. This will be a crucial of $350,000 by a Portland real ly be suffering. The houses Mill City and Stayton. scheduled to begin in Room 1 urged to attend. tilt as the Wolverines lost to estate broker, but decided to Lowell Brown, district man are mostly built of some sort Co-chairman of the calendar' Regis by a narrow margin in hold off for a month while a ! at Santiam High School on of sticks or reeds, and there ager for Valley stated that ad the Christmas tournament. It sales, Fred Berg, reported he special committee sought a1 Wednesday, Jan. 27. The are no window panes to keen ditional trunks are expected to is hoped a large attendance expected the calendars to ar class will be held from 7 to higher price. I 10 p.m. each Wednesday. the cold wind out. You see k’ds relieve the serious overloading will be out to watch this game rive any day as it has been ! A meeting of the stockhold- and women out in the desert being experienced by custom which should be an exciting some time since he received Mr. Becker, supervisor in Gates residents Friday re- ' ers was scheduled ___________ for Jan. ____ 4 in picking up anything that will ers of both companies. He one. log scaling from the Columbia the notice of shipment. ______ ______________ jected a $150,000 bond issue , Salem but this was canceled to burn. They evidently build further stated that a long George I zing gave a report by a vote of 2fi to 37. The, allow the committee moretime River Scaling Bureau, will be the fires anywhere in their range development study was on the weight contest between money was requested to help and will be held later this the instructor. The fee for this houses or in pails as the smoke underwawy which proposes to the odds and the evens. Ths pav for a new water system. | month, said Mrs. Ruth Baker, course is $15 a term and regis comes right out through the add considerable more facili trations are being taken now * ‘ which ' is -*-■-*>- ... means _ . will ... prggjdgjjt of the corporation. contest, strictly on ■ i The defeat Gates sides. There are no chimneys. ties and eliminate the conver for the course. Interested meeting attendance, showed not be eligible for $100,000 in In December, Mrs. Baker an persons may register by con Then we hit other areas sation timing presently being the odds ahead at the present loans and $50,000 in grants [ nounced the resort near De where the government has co used. time. from the Federal Housing Ad- troit has liabilities ___ _______ of about tacting the Santiam High operative farms. Here things Fred Schofield, new owner ministration. Matching funds | $100.000 and had to meet a I School, phone 897-2311. Welding classes are to begin are much better. The homes of Mill Cltv Hardware, was a of $150,000 are reouired from , $60,000 mortgage payment on Thursday (today), Jan. 11 from are nicer and the land, which I guest for the evening. the local tax district. Dec. 20. Linn County Administrative has been claimed from the Mrs. Baker said recently the 7 to 10 p.m. These classes will School District 129J has an desert looks real fertile. Of payments had not been made be held In the shop room at n • UL T D ' Payments Santiam High School and Don nounced that a Rubella Clinic Detroit Area Weather course in these areas every DOâî JllOW I 0 Kun ? nd, lhe,.offe,r1 fr°™ ,he j Port will be held Friday, Jan. 15. Reports More Snow thing is irrigated. The towns land realtor “Is still good.” A Williams of the high school 1 show the difference, too. $41,561 suit against the resort will he the instructor. Cost of DETROIT—New City Coun at the Linn County Health I I DETROIT— The following Last night. Thursdav. we cil members were sworn in Office in Albany. was filed last Tuesday in Mar the course is $22.50 and per stayed in Los Mochis. TM’ is Tuesday night and council offi The immunization program report was furnished by De-, ion County Circuit Court by sons may register on the first is available to all students, trait weather observer, Irene I With all sails set for the far Johnston Construction Co., night of the course. a real modem city, and we cers were elected. were in a reai nice trailer Cliff McMillan was re-elected first through seventh grade. Paullin. Weather report for1 and furry north, the annual which said the resort owes camp, Most of the peonie mayor for the coming year and Transportation will be provid- the week ending Jan 12, 1971, Portland Boat. Trailer and that amount. i ed by the school district and it chows a high of 44 degrees on Sport Show will open Satur were from the states, so it was just about the same as being Mrs. Earl Michaelson, a new i is planned to have the stu- the 10th, and a low of 10 de day. Jan. 16, at 1 p.m. in th--“ | at the beach. There were four council member, was elected : dents back to school by lunch grees on the 2nd, followed by Portland Memorial Coliseum. 1 Chances for "diamond min ! five days of low ranging from time. other Oregon cars right in our council president. Jules Hill, also new this Slips will be sent home with 11 degrees to 13, after which ers” to pick one of $25.000 area. We spent some time the DETROIT—It took a grand next forenoon in the citv. and year, was elected water com students who received and re the weather became warmer worth of diamonds from among total of 6-1 fouls, three over other sparklers salted on a 1 really got a lot of eniovment missioner and Frank Ander turned the original ones sent and the rain turned to snow. times, and seven JV players going into one of their big son was named building com home sometime ago. Any ad The heaviest snowfall was on simulated mountain, a life like i Santiam rallied to beat Scio! along with the regular varsity ditional parents who wish to the 11th and 12th. As of this I exhibit of game animals from 1 i 52 to 35 on their home floor squads to play a basketball markets. Here one could pur missioner again. chase almost anything. We Councilman Earl layman have their children immunized reading there Ls 16 inches of I the Arctic and Indians build Friday, Jan. 8. Santiam made game Friday night at Perry had a heck of a time buving was absent from the meeting will have to pick up a slip snow on the ground, with ing a dugout canoe are among 8 points in the first quarter dale as the hosting team came I new feature attractions in this! food, as we didn’t know how because he is to undergo knee from the school if their child snow continung to fall. Scio just 2 points be off with an 87-85 winner In < with Precipitation for the week | year’s show. to a«k for what we didn't see surgery Wednesday, so the does not bring one home. hind. the Gasca league game over More than 300 boats from | was five inches of rain with —.however here again, patience position of street commission The half score was about Detroit. | houseboats and cruisers in the 2.01 inches of rain falling on paid off and you can get your er was left vacant. Mitch Posey led Perrydale with Santiam ahead 15 the 9th. The heaviest precipi I $40.000 to $50,000 class down to - even message across with sign lan with 21, follower! by Bill Ber tn 12. Santiam and Scio both tation for this same period in rubber foldboats and plastic scored 12 points in the third. gin’s 20, and Carl Cornth- guage and a little ingenuity. hit these areas, you drive in 1970. was 1.07 inches of rain, dinghies will be on display. It isn’t like shopping at home, the ditch, which is real rocky Santiam got it all together waite’s 15. Don Htebert had with less than an inch of Other exhibit areas will offer In the fourth to score 25 points 28 and Gary Lynn 21 for De- hut it is a real interesting ex and rough. Sometime you feel full lines of vacation trailers still on the ground. The snow perience. believe me. Ron Podrabsky scoring trolt. as though you are knocking other recreational vehicles with The ditches along the high the bottom out of the car and Perrvd ale (87)— Posey 21. Pastor J. W. Jepson, of San total snowfall during this nc- and 11 of the 25 ways are even worse than in trailer. We hit bottom many tiam Chapel in Lyons, has an riod (1970) was six inches. The and complete displays of fish Mike Posey 4. Cornthwaite 15. the states. Rest areas are non- times, but apparently have had nounced that his book. “A Di average high for the week in ing and hunting equipment. Bergin 20, Makson 5, Staple Other outdoor sports from 1971 was 36 degrees, the aver existant, and when these no damage to our rig. ton 11, Fast 11. gest of Finney’s Systematic to water skiing all Lan Davis Re-elected people wish to relieve them Detroit (85)—Bladen 4. Lynn Theology.” has just been pub age low 23 degrees, an average archery If we ever come to Mexico have a place in the show, re Idanha Mayor selves they just have at it, 24, laming 6, Crist 6, Hiebert lished. The book is a paper mean of 30 degrees. again, and I hope we can, we The mountains are covered garded as the Pacific North however we have not caught back abridgment of the classic IDANHA — At their first 28, Williamson 8, M Monroe 4, any in the act. So far we have want to take about two work on theology that first ap with snow, and the trees and west’s only complete outdoor meeting of the New Year. Id R. Monroe 5. months so we can see some recreational exposition. shrubs are also heavily laden. counted 14 dead dogs tn the will play here (Cas peared in the mid-nineteenth The kids are having fun with The show’s unique diamond! anha City Council re-elected co Detroit ditch, one dead horse, and at thing. This driving like heck century. League) Friday, Jan. 15 len Davis as mayor, and Lynn all day is no fun on these nar "mine” tied in with Its far one place about five dead goats Pastor Jepson reports that their sleds, uno-mobiles, etc.; north theme will have en Williamson as president of the High school vollevnail, Alsea— the grown-ups are being or some other like animal row roads. 4:30 p.m., JV 6:30 p.m. and he has been receiving inquiries and We plan to stay here about concerning his book from kept busy on the business end trances from both inside and founcil. Taking the oath as varsity 8 p.m They just let them lay, until new councilmen was Terry outside the show, so that per of shovels On Santiam Pass •hree days then head back to the buzzards pick them clear. various parts of the United Crisman. Davts’R term is for Another thing. I thought we wards Phoenix, then to Los States and that the interest it was snowing hard and sons who want a free chance two years. Tola Painting Classes for a diamond but don't care chains were required for ve Angeles, and on towards home. could reach this point in about shown in the book so far has hicles. to visit the show can make It I wish we had had another I •wo and a half days, but it Held At Mari-Linn I been very encouraging. to the mountain. Notice — took us four days to make the month, but by then, we prob Classes in tole painting be The 200 foot long “ far and ably would have no job left, trip. It seems that one can Promoted To Corporal furry" north display, arranged Ihie to weather conditions, gan at the Mari-Linn schooi and the crew at home would drive real steady and get no If the number following Marine Cpl. Verlyn P Aemi, by Jonas Bros, of Seattle, said the Presbyterian Women's As Monday, the 11th with Mrs. where. Of course It is over just tell us to keep going sociation dessert luncheon Mary Ann Gerath as Instruc If the spirit moves, we may your name on The En Jr., husband of the former to be the world’s largest taxi scheduled for Thursday. Jan. tor. Classes are held from 7 1 000 miles from Phoenix down dermy firm, will show bear, Miss Rosilie J Whitney of here, and that, too, fooled us. tell you more about this trip reads Gates, was promoted to his seal, caribou, wolverines and I I, at 1 p m. at the Fellow to 9 pm each Monday eve On the map it looked a k>’ later on, even if it may bug terprise label northern fauna in a ship Hall has been cancelled ning A $15 fee will he charg •big bad John ” of Mill City's -’-otter And to make matters 1-71 it's time to send present rank while serving at other scene showing how the Arctic This will he rescheduled at a ed and stu<ient are asked to the Marine Barracks. Naval ” orse. there Ls considerable leading money lending institu furnish their own paints. later date to be announced. ecology function«. Air Station. Alameda. Calif a check for renewal. road construction. When you tion. Santiam Wins In First League Action Lions To Make More Litter Barrels State PoliCC Purchase Old Forest Service Building I i Breitenbush Sale | Still Not Decided Improves Service Registration Open For Log Scaling 1 $150,000 Bond ’ Loses In Gates Mayor Kept For City Of Detroit Rubella Clinic Scheduled For Friday, January 15 Eight Days Little Red Stops Scio 52 to 35 Lyons Minister Publishes Book I Detroit Loses Game In Three Overtimes