Vern Minkler was an baseball player, musician and music venue owner in Lane County.
Background:
1916 – Born in Oklahoma
1932 – Name in RG Vaughn News Notes – attending a social
1937 – Worked at the Vaughn Store
1939 – Lived in Oakridge, Oregon
1938 – Baseball player for the Public Market (center fielder for local team)
1939 – New Manager at Central Market
1941 – Vern Minkler and his Orchestra play in Oakridge at the Jolly Time Ballroom
1942 – Vern Minkler and his 10-piece dance band play regularly at the Holland Night Club on Franklin Blvd
1942 – Vern Minkler and his Orchestra plays for Musicians Benefit Dance at the Wintergarden
1944 – Lived in Eugene
1945 – The Vern Minkler Orchestra plays for a dance at Eagles Lodge
1945 – Vern Minkler plays at the Wintergarden
1949 – Opens the Holland Market (was the Holland – music venue)
Dec 11, 1950 – Holland Market robbed
1951 – Real Estate Salesman
1951 – Opens the Arena Ballroom
1953 – Closes the Arena Ballroom
Retires and moves to Beaverton then later Seaside, Oregon