Fault often not easy targets’
Editor: When I read The New Era article relating how the School Board decided to advocate for a…
Board made wrong choice
Editor: I am enraged by the decision made by the Sweet Home School Board to adopt a four-day…
Credit deserved – not ridicule
Editor: I am writing to thank the School Board for their dedication, hard work, and willingness to make…
Civil rights in general under fire
Editor: Diane (Daiute, Feb. 15) forcefully said in a way it will be heard; every American with a…
Zac Pearce, Naomi Gunselman named Outstanding Swimmers
Naomi Gunselman and Zac Pearce, both individual state swimming champions for Sweet Home this year, were named Outstanding…
Annie Whitfield named MVP for girls basketball team MVP
Annie Whitfield was named the varsity girls basketball team’s most valuable player Thursday night at the team’s annual…
Nick Hall signs letter to run track at Lane CC
Nick Hall, a two-time district champion in cross-country for Sweet Home and one of the Huskies’ most versatile…
Fast food drive-in
A Cessna 172, with 101-year-old Paul Miller aboard, lifts off from Lebanon State Airport.
SLCH offers free art programs for cancer survivors
Cancer survivors who have received treatment at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital can learn fun art skills through four…
B&G Clubs name executive director
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Greater Santiam has announced that Kris Latimer has joined the organization…
Top high school music groups to perform
A Little Night Music, a fund-raiser concert featuring performances by the advanced groups in the Sweet Home High…
Kelli Fanning named B&G Club Youth of Year finalist
Kelli Fanning of Sweet Home is one of three Boys and Girls Club of the Greater Santiam Youth…
1,000 meals last month by Manna
Many Sweet Home residents enjoy their evening meal in dining room of the Methodist Church, 845 Sixth Avenue.…
Board decision slap in the face
Editor: District 55 School Board’s decision to approve a four-day school week beginning next year is a slap…
‘Shock’ over board decision
Editor: I’m writing in regards to the passing of the proposal of a four-day school week by the…
No adult store in downtown
Editor: I recently learned that an adult store is opening downtown on Main Street, and my reaction was,…
How far are we willing to go for our youngsters?
Now that the Sweet Home District #55 School Board has decided to institute a four-day school week next…
Girls finish with loss to Junction City
The Huskies varsity girls team ended its season with a 90-54 loss at La Pine on Feb. 14…
ASA softball tryouts next week
Tryouts for American Softball Association teams will be held on Feb. 27, Feb. 28 and March 1. A…
B&G Club deadline March 9
The deadline to register for baseball and softball at the Boys & Girls Club of Sweet Home is…
Outdoors: Turn in your tag and (maybe) win a drift boat
Anglers who turn in their 2011 combined angling tag before May 18, 2012 could win one of 100…
Boys and Girls Club launches program to teach kids healthy living
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Lebanon and Sweet Home, assisted by students from Western University of Health…
Richard Reid
Sept. 29, 1938 – Feb. 8, 2012 Richard Wayne Reid, 73, a former Sweet Home resident, died Feb.…
Florence Krater
March 12, 1936 – Feb. 6, 2012 Florence M. Krater, 75, of Sweet Home died at her home…
Betty Maxon
Aug. 27, 1923 – Feb. 12, 2012 Betty Jo Maxon, 88, of Sweet Home died Feb. 12, 2012.…