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This slide has 3 news articles, not related. The first article “Lore ‘n’ Legend” by Vina King tells a story of historical events that took place over time in this building. A shooting that took place at the at the Smiths store on the corner of Main St. in Lowell. The owner of the store that lived it, E.E. (Dodie) Smith shot the post man, Josua Cain because it surprised him. Thankfully, he did survive it. The building had different phases and changed appearances over the years. It was also known as “Pauls Place”. It also had different building added around it such as a dance hall, auction barn, garage and storage shed. The second article is regarding a Councilman named Ernest F. Gillespie resignation letter and the 2 men that were nominated candidates to fill his shoes. There was a city ordinance document created that was public information that need had some important topics such as a zoning code, that needed to be read in public on Feb. 7 1972 The third article “Heard around Lowell” seems like a gossip column. It states when a couple of children were born, their parents and grandparents named. A mobile home purchase announcement. A couple being approved to be adoptive parents. Also Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins holiday travel plans and employers.

The was a flood in Rapid City South Dakota that affected 6,000 families. The mayor of Lowell, Wilma May is asking for $4,692 in funds from Lane County to help the victims. It urges people to donate and where to donate to.

This advertisement is looking for local cooks to give their tested recipes for a cookbook to be sold at Raise the roof sale. The ‘Busy Bees’ woman are making crafts for the roof fundraiser. This is encouraging locals to participate in the farmers market as well. Donations of vegetables, jams, plants, and seeds and trees are encouraged. This add asks participants to notify Betty Conrad ahead of time so there will be adequate space reserved for you to sell your goods.

The county is going to dispose of 20 two-bedroom houses, 2 apartment buildings and 45 acres of land in Lowell. This could mean more affordable housing, community, and economic development. There are some unhappy residents that do not like that the government is selling the homes as a package deal, rather than selling them to individuals. Nevertheless, the construction of the Dexter Dam and Lookout Point deflated when the projects were completed and they want the economy back. This article is influencing the public to join in on urging the sales of houses one by one.

This article is about the city employees and officials along with neighbors have contributed and decorated the city streets with lights and other various Christmas décor for the season. This town tradition started in 1969 when the city council and residents each bought lights for the town tree that was on the corner of Main and Pioneer.

The article is explaining that there will be condominiums built on the north shore of Dexter Reservoir by July 1. There is some conflict with the town houses impeding the view of the reservoir. There are some controversies amongst the city officials. It’s a large construction project with many local businesses that want to be part of developing it.

This fishing derby announcement is in the sports section. The winner of the fishing derby will be awarded $10k for catching a “specially tagged” northern pikeminnow. There will be 10 other fish tagged for cash prize of $50 dollars. It mentions a few local businesses that are selling tickets to this event. The derby is a fund raiser the Lowell High school wrestling team and helps improve the wellbeing of the trout in Dexter Lake, because the minnow competes with their food source.

This news snippet has a few different images and descriptions, but they are all highlights from the jamboree. There was a crowning of the queen, Loretta Farmer by the mayor. There was a candid shot of Commodore Lonnie Crampton of the Lowell-Lane boat club and Mrs. Darrell sisters receiving instructions prior to the coronation. There was a boat that was won by Scotty Walter, the Postman. A boat parade took place as well to highlight the recreational values of Dexter Lake.

This announcement is for the “Raise the roof” parade that encourages the public submit an entry if they want to partake in the parade. All entries are to be turned into Mrs. Betty Neet who has put in the work of organizing this parade and bringing it to Lowell. There is a clear description of what streets the parade will be on. The time and date was 9am Saturday, August 26.

This articles topic is on why the city administrators can put a timeline on auto and home repairs for low-income families. It starts off by asking the reader, “Should we protest a theme, 'It’s only a shanty in our shanty town?’” The write up gives examples of how when times are tough, and money is tight that projects and auto repairs take time and that shouldn’t be frowned upon. The writer feels that low-income families are being discriminated against.

The article covers a day that made history of the water being redirected and filling the concrete dam of Lookout Point Dam. Dexter Dam is a downstream barrier that was designed to reregulate the flow from the big dam upstream. A group of 1000 local spectators sat on the rocks and observed the white-water cascading into the dam.

The city of Lowell purchased its first piece of construction equipment, a tractor for $5,033 dollars with accessories. At the time, Lowell didn’t have any city employee that was skilled to use a tractor/ backhoe, but they were sure they could find a local that would be willing to operate it. There was also mentioning of a Councilman, John Conrad that was soon to retire from the military and they would hire him on for maintenance jobs.

This article covers the incident of a Lowell Councilman-elect and his wife suing the town because the sidewalk street that was built took 1 foot strip of their property. Apparently, the plaintiffs requested a building permit, and it was denied, this forced them to incur legal costs.

This article is about the new city hall fire station that is going to be built with federal aid. This is different because the federal government is providing manpower instead of money. The Seabee and Marine reservists will be donating time and labor, and the city pays for material. This ends up costing the city of Lowel $10k instead of $60k. The Seabees were working on the weekends during the summer, it took longer only working 2 days a week. The building has 4,100 sq ft. At the time, they needed more funding to finish the office spaces inside and invest in a fire truck.

This article is issuing a statement about the telephone service being integrated into Lowell that replaces the ‘crank-type’ phones from the 1910. There was only one phone at the store that ‘subscribers’ of north bank of the upper Willamette, Fall Creek and Lowell could use. Another phone was used for the Springfield region. This article explains that the dial phones, rotary phones are replacing the ’party line’ phone. There was 50 ‘girls’ that were trained as operators and transferred to different regions and six to eight stayed. This was a passing of an era where the locals would hear a familiar voice transferring their calls, will be no longer.

This snippet announces a meeting that will be at the Grange Hall regarding the “fine zone” of adding to the zoning ordinance. There will be 14 new members due to a merger of High prairie Grange, Oakridge and Lowell. Next announcement is a healthy baby born at Sacred Heart hospital in Eugene. The next section is about a person admitted to the same hospital who had to undergo gall bladder surgery. Lastly there is meeting a that will take place Jan.28, a working and business session with a potluck that is open to the public.

The article is representing a group of businessmen that are investing in the growth of housing development in Lowell. The corporate organization is called, Thaumaturgy meaning “the supposed working of miracles of magic”. This group of men are from Bend, Eugene and Portland and have different skills to bring to the team to take this proposal a step further and begin the project.

This announced that the city recorder resigned, and that the resignation was accepted by city council. No reason was given for the departure, and they are scheduled to have a meeting to find a replacement. Mrs. Briem, the city recorder did mention when asked why did she quit, it was because of the working conditions.

This article is reporting about an old building that was decommissioned because water will cover the site. The new building will be in town and open for public visitors after all official moving business is complete. There are plans to build a barn, office, tool shed, bunkhouse and oil house and three residents on the 20-acre property. There is a list of the first rangers and forest supervisors and how they traveled by horses, sent messages via “carrier pigeons” and how they set up the first phone lines in 1913. There was a big fire in 1919 in Big Fall Creek. The snags were logged 33 years later and started a lucrative logging operation.

The article announced that Lowell will become the ninth city in Lane County. It explains the process of the community voting, the steps it takes to make Lowell a city and an election on what form of government the city will be. The process was going to take a few months. The main reason was that when the Lookout Point Dam project was complete there was a water system and disposal plant up for sale but only to a ‘formal government unit’. There’s more details about the time frame of the surrounding cities and when they were developed.

This section is about the fire station and how it’s becoming more established with a fire truck and how they plan to raise money for equipment. It is a volunteer-based operation. They plan to get some funding from Lane County emergency aid. There are a dozen volunteer firefighters that are on call.

This article is informing the public that Lane County has given Lowell permission to issue their own building permits. John Conrad is the building inspector, and this article gave detailed times when he was available to do so. There needed to be building and codes established and at the time there hadn’t been. The city had declared a 30-day moratorium and some locals proceeded to build during that period and did have to determine the outcome of their actions in court.

This article is about a board member meeting in Lane County regarding the American Red Cross. The woman receiving an award is Mrs. Denise May of Lowell who was an active volunteer in the Red Cross for over 22 years. Another person receiving an award is a man by the name of Frederick Von Appen. Another candidate for the board of directors is Larry Thorpe.

The news article describes the many beautiful recreation camping areas of Fall Creek Lake area. It mentions the various activities such as picnicking, boating, swimming. The article does give information about making reservations, parking areas, fees, and permits that should be obtained if you are frequenting that area. It gives facts about the water levels of the Dexter Dam and Lookout Point such as the kind of fish they hold, Rainbow trout, bass, and catfish.

This article is covers pollical standpoints about the City Administrator, John Conrad studying other local areas municipal court procedures and contemplating serving as a judge himself. City officials believe that a municipal court in Lowell is necessary after establishing city ordinances however, some believe that its best to have a non-resident judge. There is a public reading of the city zoning ordinance held at the Grange Hall.

This report is about John Stewart the fifth and his mysterious disappearance on December 26, 1857. He was one of the first true mysteries in Lane County. The report is that he was walking along Little Fall Creek on his way to deliver a pair of shoes to his granddaughter, and he disappeared. His wife suspected that he was murdered by Indians. It gives a brief history on where the Stewarts family and where they came from, Pittsburg, PA. John Stewart had only been living in Fall Creek for four years before his disappearance.

This snippet is regarding the woman in a local quilting club that made a special quilt to raffle to bring in money for the Roof-Raising sale in August.

This event was held at City Hall as a fundraiser to help raise money for a new roof for City Hall. There was a farmers’ market, quilt raffle, silent auction, bingo, and music. There was an author by the name of Marje Blood there signing autographs in her book called “Heaven Help the Working Girl”. The ad was sponsored by six local business in Lowell.

This snippet announces that there will be a parade in town that will be featuring old cars, horses, dune buggies and more. This a three-day event filled with entertainment, music, games and farmer market goodies. There was a short documentary film called, “Natural Timber Country”. This event was held to help contribute funds to city halls construction project that was being completed by volunteers.

This article is based on the agenda of a subdivision ordinance that was adopted. The public reading of the 34-page ordinance, patterned after the Lane County subdivision code had been a regular topic at the monthly meetings. There seemed to be some questions at the end of the reading, but it was a unanimously adopted by the two councilman present.

This small article snippet is regarding the community project that will be underway as soon as they can raise $1000 to hire a contractor to put a roof over the 4,100 square foot building.