April is a busy month over in Rindge. Aside from the yearly spring thrills of buds returning to the tips of lilac branches, robins dotting our yards and crocuses poking their curious heads through the soil, the Town of Rindge has plenty to offer the.
The Oregon State Marine Board recognized heroic life-saving efforts by Sheriff's Office deputies, marine safety officers and private citizens, in five separate counties this season, during the agency's virtual post-season conference held on November 18. The Life Saving Award recognizes individuals who have exhibited heroism, going above and beyond the call of duty, by directly attempting to rescue one or more persons involved in a water-related incident. Jefferson County Marine Officers Recognized for Life-Saving Efforts On June 26, 2021, Jefferson County Sheriff deputies noticed a group of young men running into the water near the Crooked River boat launch at Lake Billy Chinook. The young men were swimming to an offshore floating dock. Initially, deputies thought they were racing each other until they heard a person yell that someone was drowning. Deputy Marty Kaczmarek turned around and saw that there were two people struggling to stay afloat. One person was subm
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Explosive charges demolish defunct Newberg paper mill
Thunderous explosion marks continued work to demolish and scrap the former newsprint fabrication plant.
On May 5, near noon, Newberg was rocked by a booming sound emanating from south of the city. Dogs barked, car alarms blared and social media sites were sent into a frenzy, but in the end it was just another indicator that a historic local landmark s days are numbered.
The manmade thunder, it was later revealed, came about when a contractor set off explosive charges in one of the buildings that made up the former WestRock paper mill sandwiched between Wynooski, 11th and River streets and the Willamette River. Community Development Director Doug Rux said the explosives were placed on the legs of one of the mill s tall tower buildings; when detonated, the building was destabilized and came crashing to the ground.
March 2, 2021
County ends emergency declaration
Commissioners ended the county’s pandemic emergency declaration on Thursday, saying they don’t believe the situation can still be considered an emergency since the county has had a year to determine how to operate under pandemic conditions.
The emergency declaration was tied to certain county actions. The one that most concerned staff and commissioners was a provision allowing employees to donate their vacation time to colleagues suffering hardship from the extended school shutdown.
Last year, commissioners rejected authorizing extra leave for employees affected by having to supervise remote schooling.
In order to let employees continue donating leave to one another for school-related reasons, commissioners tied the authorization to the governor’s statewide emergency declaration, instead.