Nursing Notes: Tears can be help or hindrance for elderly eyes
I frequently have people ask me: “Sarah, why are my eyes so weepy? Is there something wrong with…
Christmas at SHEM
Santa Claus (also known as Safeway Service Operations Manager Brian Adams) and volunteers, above, team up at Sweet…
Public Safety Log December 27, 2016
Dec. 26 12:45 p.m. – Kyle James Elmer, 25, arrested on Linn County warrant for probation violation on…
Swimmers 3rd at Salem Academy
Sweet Home’s swimmers are getting off to a slow start this year. Not on the clock, though. The…
Husky boys fall to Siuslaw, S. Umpqua
Sweet Home lost 49-46 to Siuslaw and 65-57 to South Umpqua at home last week in boys basketball.…
Jeffrey Gridley
May 22, 1953 – Dec. 23, 2016 Jeffrey Paul Gridley, 63, of Sweet Home died Dec. 23, 2016.…
After 10 days on ice, wrestlers get back on mats with wins at Lebanon
Coach Steve Thorpe and his Huskies were back on the mats Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Lebanon’s Weisbrodt Invitational,…
Around Town December 20, 2016
Christmas dinner distribution Dec. 22 SHEM will distribute Safeway Santa Buck Dinners from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.…
Santa gets earful via correspondence from local second-graders
Patricia Kagler’s Class Foster School For Christmas I wish for a red and black vest. Why I want…
STAR Toy Run
Santa (Randy Claasen) gets to ride in style during the STAR Touring and Riding Association’s second annual toy…
Public Safety Log December 20, 2016
Dec. 18 4:06 a.m. – Geremy George Byzewski, 24, arrested on Sweet Home warrant for failure to appear…
Sights and Songs of Christmas
Actors in the East Linn Museum’s Live Nativity, above, portray the original manger scene of Jesus Christ’s birth…
GAME OVER:
A frozen net holds two basketballs on Fourth Avenue Sunday morning, after clearly stopping a shootaround after one…
Rocking Around the Christmas Tree winners announced
Though fewer businesses participated this year in the fifth annual Rocking Around the Christmas Tree, “the fun and…
Carpenter leads Huskies to win over Jefferson
Justin Carpenter led the way for Sweet Home, scoring 29 points in a 70-59 win over Jefferson Dec.…
College wrestlers in Sweet Home
Sweet Home High School alum Tyler Cowger, now a 149-pound senior at Southern Oregon University, wrestles a Clackamas…
Girls lose to Jefferson
Hailey Silver right, battles to get a shot off against some tough Jefferson defense in a 47-28 loss…
Shirley Bird
March 27, 1941-Dec 15, 2016 Shirley H. Bird (aka Mama Bird, Grandma Buzzz, and S.H.), 75, of Sweet…
Editorial: In a world of strife, old words have great meaning
I help out with music for my church and the other day I was looking over some traditional…
Evelyn Light
March 2, 1922 – Dec. 17, 2016 Evelyn May Light, 94, of Sweet Home died Dec. 17, 2016.…
Valentines race offers early sign-up discounts
Need an excuse to get in shape? Do it with your sweetheart in preparation for the third annual…
SH girls fall to Phoenix, NV, in hoops
Sweet Home’s girls lost road games to Phoenix 79-33 Friday night, Dec. 9, and to North Valley 57-16…
Around Town December 13, 2016
Blood collection events locally Blood donors are needed by the American Red Cross during December, when supplies tend…
Editorial: SHEDG board’s efforts to address challenges deserve recognition, appreciation
It’s easy to get frustrated with the way things have played out with the Sweet Home Economic Development…
Letters to the Editor December 13, 2016
Helping the needy takes care, planning Editor: I read with interest about the ministry of Love Thy Neighbor.…