Brenda Weaver - a survivor
Brenda Weaver, a five-year breast cancer survivor, enjoys spending time in the Capt. Tom Tennant Memorial Garden at the Woodburn Police Department, where she has worked since 1978 as a 911 dispatcher.
Brenda Weaver was no stranger to life-altering events when she heard the news she had cancer.
Since starting as a 911 dispatcher in 1978, Weaver has witnessed countless tragedies and phone calls from people in distress.
“I already had a good grasp on how precious life is,” she said. “But now, I not only appreciate the big picture, but every day of the big picture.
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Latest News
Published:
6/18/2013 1:52:01 PM
Relay Ball Drop
Relay For Life of the Woodburn Area will be July 12 and 13 at Centennial Park. One of this year’s features will be a Super Ball Drop.
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The Woodburn bookkeeper who used company credit cards and checks to pay her personal bills pleaded guilty June 6 to four counts of identity theft and will serve 20 days in jail.
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St. Paul becomes the mecca of the western world during Fourth of July week.
That's when the annual Fourth of July rodeo stampedes into town, bringing several hundred contestants and thousands of fans to the little town.
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The Woodburn City Council passed its $33.8 million 2013-14 budget last week, but not before objections were raised about an apparent plan to cut six Public Works maintenance positions and shift their services to the private sector.
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Two suspects were arrested and two remain at-large from the May 31 burglary of the North Marion County Justice Court and the Marion County Health Department in Woodburn.
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Seniors age 55 and older who have one day a week, one day every two weeks or even one day a month to volunteer can join the Marion County Retired & Senior Volunteer Program.
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Taking a week off this time of year is good for some people, but not for Abby’s Legendary Pizza and its customers.
An electrical failure caused a fire that closed Abby’s for a week after it burned up the restaurant’s two pizza ovens.
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Get more out of reading this summer — and win prizes — by registering for Woodburn Public Library’s summer reading programs through Aug. 8.
There is a unique program for every member of the family: Children ages 0-4 are “Little Diggers”; children ages 5-12 can “Dig into Reading”; teens in grades 6-12 can dive “Beneath the Surface”; and adults age 18 and up can explore “Groundbreaking Reads.
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A ban on open and backyard burning took effect June 15 in Marion, Linn and Benton counties.
The Oregon Department of Forestry and the fire defense boards of the three counties announced the ban, which aims to reduce the incidence of open debris burns escaping control.
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Construction began June 7 on “Heartwood Place Memory Care,” an $8.5 million facility at the intersection of Boones Ferry Road and Country Club Road in Woodburn.
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Sacred Heart Catholic School seventh-grader Jessica Gonzales has won the Gervais “If I Were Mayor” contest at the seventh- and eighth-grade level.
As winner in the essay contest, Jessica has been invited to be recognized before the Gervais City Council, receive a gift certificate, tour the city of Gervais, tour the state Capitol building with the mayor and have lunch at the park.
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Woodburn will host a celebration for Fourth of July at Centennial Park this year.
Festivities go from 6 to 11 p.m., including food booths, artisans, entertainment starting at 7 p.
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Woodburn Kiwanis has partnered with the City of Woodburn Parks and Recreation Program to create the Kiwanis Safety Camp Program.
Safety Camp teaches children ages 4 through 6 important safety rules such as stranger danger, bicycle and water safety and more.
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The Marion County Sheriff’s Department has arrested a man believed to have been involved in the May 31 burglary of the North Marion County Justice Court and the Marion County Health Department in Woodburn.
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An Indianapolis-based real estate investment firm has purchased the Woodburn Company Stores for a whopping $147.7 million.
Simon Property Group, Inc.
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