Dr. Dean Kyle named a Kiwanis Hixson Fellow
Alex Paul A week after being named a Hixson Fellow by Kiwanis International, Sweet Home’s Dr. Dean Kyle…
Young and old celebrate libary’s grand re opening
Alex Paul “Daddy, is the library open yet? asked the little girl wearing pink rubber boots as she…
Hospital, LBCC celebrate opening of radiologic technology center
Alex Paul Educate your own and put them to work. It may be over simplifying the process but…
Jamboree reports $200,000 record profits; to donate $20,000 to Community Foundation
Alex Paul The 2003 Oregon Jamboree in Sweet Home netted more than $200,000, director Peter LaPonte reported recently…
Linn-Benton C.C. welcomes President Cavin,community learns of $10 million fund drive
Alex Paul At a recent meeting of the Linn-Benton Community College Foundation Board of Trustees, members were asked…
Foy Cochran builds knives that are works of art and functional
Alex Paul Although Foy Cochran’s hand made knives, with their brilliant stainless steel blades and elk bone handles,…
Annamarie Wilson, Chad Workman areSHHS Junior First Citizens 2003-04
Alex Paul Student leaders Annamarie Wilson, 18, and Chad Workman, 17, will represent Sweet Home High School at…
SHHS students battle the heat but enjoy European adventure
Alex Paul “Scary…at first.” That’s how SHHS senior Lisa Brocard described her feelings during a summer trip to…
Sweet Home firefighters aid B and B battle as part of conflagration
Alex Paul Five Sweet Home firefighters got an up close and personal view of the Bear and Booth…
With new building comes new opportunities for Willamette Valley Rehabilitation Center
Alex Paul The workman picks up the wooden disk, about the size of a medium pizza pie, moves…
Archbishop Vlazny helps Sweet Home’s Saint Helen’s parish celebrate 50th year
Alex Paul For the Sentinel Sweet Home, Ore.–It isn’t a big church, nor is it ornate but for…
Holley Christian church celebrates completion of new children’s wing
Alex Paul Jennifer Hill pushes the Holy Bible forward and tells the four-month-old baby to “pat the Bible…”…
Community dedicates veterans walk memorial
Alex Paul Families of Sweet Home veterans strolled Wednesday evening along the sidewalk, checking the names of those…
Community remembers Katie Reynoldsas a vibrant, hard-working, friend to all
Alex Paul She did her best to not stand out in a crowd, but Katelyn “Katie” Reynolds lifted…
Old photos, crafts, music, BBQ…mark Crawfordsville Bridge Day
Alex Paul The sounds of classic country music filled the background and the tantalizing smell of barbecue wafted…
Wrestling Alumni group formed,
Alex Paul They’ve picked up a few pounds and for some, their hairline is receding a bit. They…
S.H. man makes leap of faith becoming Catholic deacon
Alex Paul After his ordination Saturday as a deacon in the Roman Catholic church, Skip Malone was asked…
All rural children should have bus transportation, parents say
Alex Paul If the Sweet Home School District provides bus service for any rural families it should for…
Services Wednesday for civicleader, volunteer Jerry Wooley
Alex Paul If a community is fortunate, it will be led and nurtured by someone like Jerry Wooley.…
Phase I of high school project right on target
Alex Paul Right on schedule…maybe slightly ahead. That’s how Chuck Taylor, superintendent for McKenzie Commercial Contractors describes Phase…
Weyerhaeuser visits S.H., meets new employees
Alex Paul Like many others in Sweet Home, Jerry Underwood had planned to spend his entire working career…
Daughter tells story of father’s ordeal in Japanese POW camp
Alex Paul There are defining moments in any life. For Ernie Pickett, one such moment came in 1936…
Seafood school a tasty weekend adventure
Alex Paul Do you like to cook? Do you like to eat good food? Do you like to…
SMART makes readers one at a time; volunteers needed
Alex Paul The youngster rushes to the open arms of volunteer Chris Sherman. They open a book together…
Sweet Home man among 750 who helped make Olympics click
Alex Paul For a confessed ski-bum, volunteering at the recent winter Olympics was two weeks of hard work…