Here's to WOW Man of McMinnville

What used to be City Sanitary Service in McMinnville became WOW/Western Oregon Waste. Now it's Recology Western Oregon (ho hum). One of the distinguishing things about WOW, other than the name, was WOW Man, who came to the rescue in various garbage and recycling efforts. Don't know if WOW Man survived the name change. Unlike Superman, WOW man not affected by Kryptonite. But, perhaps he was killed off by a name change?! Mac News photos taken 9/16/2014 morning in parking lot of Jake's restaurant, McMinnville. 

McMinnville Farmers Market 9/4/2014

McMinnville's Scottish roots

In the "old days," McMinnville played up its Scottish roots, whether or not the city had any roots in Scotland. 

For instance, see "MAC," the Scotsman in this ad for McMinnville Water & Light in an old (1950s or 1960s?) city directory.

More recently (appx. 2014) one McMinnville business was tooting its Scottish bagpipe.

California Firm Lowest Bidder On CAA Airport 5/7/1942

Page 1, McMinnville, Ore., Telephone-Register

Thursday, May 7, 1942

California Firm

Lowest Bidder

On CAA Airport

The contracting firm of Axman Miller, Burbank, Cal., was low bidder among four May 1 on a contract for federal construction of an airport near here, according to the district United States engineer's office at Portland.

Exact among of the building contract was not released from the office, but it was indicated that the project approximated $400,000.

The city of McMinnville recently voted a $50,000 bond issue to provide the land for a 467-acre modern port under the CAA federal construction program.

Details of the work cannot be announced because of war-time censorship.

Slideshow: Rev. Kent Harrop - First Baptist Church Farewell - McMinnville, Ore. 4/27/2014

'Mac News' visited opening day of 2-day (March 22-23, 2014) Amity Daffodil Festival

Linfield, McMinnville connections to Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl championship

Super Bowl rings recap for former Linfield football player Lance Lopes, a 1985 Linfield and 1989 University of Oregon Law School grad:

• First ring with the 1997 champ (1996 team) Green Bay Packers while he served (1993-2000) as the team's general counsel. Super Bowl XXXI.
• Second (ring forthcoming) with the 2014 champ Seattle Seahawks (2013 team) for which he is VP/general counsel. Super Bowl XLVIII.

He was a member of two national football championships with Linfield. Lopes was a tight end on the 1982 and 1984 Wildcats' Ad Rutschman-coached NAIA title teams.

Read more about Lopes:

• Puget Sound Business Journal 4/12/2013
• Seahawks' website

There’s a McMinnville connection to the 2014 Super Bowl champs. Subscribe to the McMinnville N-R? Read its story about McMinnville's Textile Graphics producing Seahawks title shirts.

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Photo from 1984 Linfield football media guide cover. Lance Lopes #83, TE, with Coach Ad Rutschman; Mike McAllister #46, DE; Tim Nacrelli #24, RB, and Steve Boyes, DT, #66.