Swimmers take all but 2 races in beating Cascade, Salem Academy
Sweet Home won 20 of 22 events Friday to win a dual meet with Salem Academy and Central.…
Hold on to that Wilco ad!
The flyer included in this week’s advertisements from The New Era for the grand opening of the new…
Sweet Home Junior High honor roll, fall trimester 2011
Following is the Fall 2011 Sweet Home Junior High Honor Roll as reported by school officials: Seventh Grade,…
Public Safety Dec. 23-Jan. 2
Jan. 2 4:56 a.m. – Caller reported someone threw a rock through the window at Dutch Bros. and…
We review top news of 2011: July through December
Editor’s note: This is the continuation of our review of the major news events of 2011. The events…
Doris Gertrude Moore Hatch-Stone
April 20, 1930-Dec. 17, 2011 Doris was born in White, Georgia and was around the 8th of 21…
H. Bruce Battey
August 11, 1917 – December 26, 2011 H. Bruce Battey, 94, of Lebanon, passed away Monday, December 26th…
Elmer Carpenter
Jan. 10, 1921 – Dec. 22, 2011 Elmer “Mal” Carpenter, 90, of Lebanon died Dec. 22, 2011 at…
Ella Hicks
Nov. 22, 1940 – Dec. 24, 2011 Ella Ruth Hicks, 71, of Sweet Home died Dec. 24, 2011…
Jennie Doreen Cookson
September 18, 1921 – December 22, 2011 Jennie Doreen Cookson, 90, of Salem passed away peacefully Thursday at…
Wolf columns make interesting points
Editor: Interesting pro/con on wolves in Oregon (Dec. 28). Daiute’s “pro” seemed to be supported by easily verifiable…
Resolutions require reader response
Now that the new year’s here, I’ve got a few resolutions to work on this year. As publisher…
Swimmers finish on top at Stayton Invitational
12/4/11 Sweet Home’s boys won the Stayton Invitational swim meet Thursday, Dec. 29, while the girls wound up…
Girls get swept at Stayton tourney
The Sweet Home High School girls basketball team lost three games at the Stayton Christmas Classic tournament held…
Wrestlers coming together, coach says, after tough break
In their second of two tough tournaments during Christmas break, Sweet Home’s wrestlers made it into the championship…
Alleged firearms violation results in arrest of two men
Two Sweet Home men were arrested Thursday, one allegedly for being a a felon in possession of a…
Public Safety Dec.19-Dec.25
Dec. 25 11:21 a.m. – Kevin Wayne Johnston, 19, cited for careless driving in two-vehicle crash, 12th and…
2011: January to June
As 2011 comes to an end, The New Era staff looks back at a year full of some…
Douglas Fegles
April 9, 1966 – Dec. 19, 2011 Douglas Ray Fegles, 45, of Sweet Home died Dec. 19, 2011.…
Harold Fosback
Aug. 11, 1929 – Dec, 19, 2011 Harold Leland Fosback, 82, of Springfield died Dec. 19, 2011 of…
Joyce Klopp
Dec. 4, 1948 – Dec. 25, 2011 Joyce Jeannine Klopp, 63, of Sweet Home died Dec. 25, 2011.…
Cosette Frentress
May 31, 1934 – Dec. 23, 2011 Cosette “Edie” Frentress, 77, of Eugene died of heart failure Dec.…
Doris Hatch-Stone
April 20, 1930-Dec. 17, 2011 Doris Gertrude Moore Hatch-Stone, 81, died Dec. 17, 2011. She was born in…
Editor: I am saddened by the deliberate killing of our “Neighborhood Nutria.” He or she was a resident of 4430 Long St. and lived in the ditch along our road. It was a friendly sort, who only came out to trim our lawn. Many mornings, we would watch i
Editor: I am saddened by the deliberate killing of our “Neighborhood Nutria.” He or she was a resident…
Kudos to local SHIBA volunteers
Editor: I would like to thank Cliff and Devina Oden, volunteers who give a considerable amount of time…