The New Era
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Volunteers needed Saturday to help with Foster Lake Trail restoration
Anyone interested in more recreational opportunities in the Sweet Home area is invited to join two work parties…
August 7, 2010
SH’s Dennis Bechtel goes to bat for Elks
Tapping into the experience he gained as an Exalted Ruler at the Sweet Home Elks Lodge, Dennis Bechtel…
August 7, 2010
Council backs liquor licenses
The Sweet Home City Council recommended to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission new liquor licenses for the Waterhole…
August 7, 2010
Stranger’s gift gives SH woman chance to savor Jamboree
Cindy Davis says she’s always loved music, but she’d never been to an actual concert until Friday. There…
August 7, 2010
Man arrested after bighorn sheep parts found in SH
Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division troopers are continuing an investigation following the arrest Wednesday, July 28,…
August 7, 2010
ODFW advice: Leave native turtles alone
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists advise Oregonians to be on the lookout for turtles on roads…
August 1, 2010
Sweet Home wrestlers take their ‘lumps’ at nationals
After winning All-American honors in the Greco competition at the Cadet National Wrestling Championships in Fargo, N.C. last…
August 1, 2010
Jamboree offers few new twists this year
The 2010 Oregon Jamboree begins Friday afternoon, with preparations well under way as of last week. “We’re in…
August 1, 2010
Tom Pitts is elder statesman of local racing
Most of today’s racers at the Willamette Speedway were in diapers or weren’t even born when Tom Pitts…
August 1, 2010
Sell wins Clair H. Arnold Memorial at Speedway
Russ Sell of Brownsville drove a patient race Saturday night in the 81-lap Calir H. Arnold Memorial at…
August 1, 2010
Take care using farm equipment around power lines
Pacific Power wants farmers and ranchers to be aware of these safety guidelines because the nature of their…
August 1, 2010
Filing period open for 4 seats in City Council race
The filing period for Sweet Home City Council elections is under way this week. It ends at 5…
August 1, 2010
City tries rain garden to treat storm water the natural way
The City of Sweet Home will use The Landing subdivision as a pilot rain garden, to demonstrate a…
August 1, 2010
Terry Shank takes title in Double D Karaoke contest
Terry Shank was named the winner of the fourth annual Double D Karaoke contest Saturday night at the…
August 1, 2010
Editorial: Want the job? Show up for the interview
I’ve always believed that cynicism is not a quality that contributes much to our political system because, in…
August 1, 2010
Carissa Niemi, Nathan Koran to marry Aug. 14
Albert and Karen Niemi of Sweet Home are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Carissa, to…
August 1, 2010
Library to kick off summer reading program
The Sweet Home Public Library will begin its Summer Reading Program activities next week with a water carnival.…
August 1, 2010
Obituary: Danny Kruesi
Danny Joe Kruesi, 58, of Brownsville died July 19, 2010. He was born Jan. 28, 1952 in Lebanon…
August 1, 2010
Obituary: Angela Gonzalez
Angela L. Gonzalez, 55, of Sweet Home, died at her home July 23, 2010. She was born June…
August 1, 2010
Obituary: Ruth Gates
Ruth Gates, 76, of Sweet Home died July 21, 2010 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis.…
August 1, 2010
Obituary: Dorothy Davis
Dorothy Marsh Davis, 93, of Sweet Home died July 21, 2010. She was born May 27, 1917 in…
August 1, 2010
Facade improvement funds still available
The Sweet Home Area Active Revitalization Effort’s Commercial Exterior Improvement Program still has funds available for projects this…
August 1, 2010
Searching for a home
The Sweet Home Volunteer Fire-fighters Association is hoping to raise funds and construct a new building to serve…
August 1, 2010
Green Peter Kokanee Derby draws crowd €“ of folks and fish
Ron Walker of Sweet Home was the winner of the third annual Green Peter Kokanee Derby Saturday. All…
July 24, 2010
Schilling earns All-American at national tournament
After winning the Oregon high school Triple Crown of wrestling already this year, Colton Schilling went one better…
July 24, 2010