The New Era
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Track opener features javelin school record
For a non-scoring meet, the Sweet Home track and field squad’s opener Thursday against Cascade and 6A North…
March 28, 2010
Rep. Sprenger vows to fight for wood industry
The Oregon Legislature considered some “ridiculous” bills, state Rep. Sherrie Sprenger told a crowd of about 15 district…
March 28, 2010
Foster musical
Foster School put on the musical “Metaphasia,” a retelling of the folk tale of the 12 Dancing Princesses…
March 28, 2010
Florence man arrested in SHPD drug investigation
Sweet Home police, assisted by officers from other agencies, arrested a Florence man on Tuesday, March 16, while…
March 28, 2010
Ashton scholarships offered to prospective LBCC students
Applications for the annual Dan and Daisy Ashton Scholarship are available from the Linn-Benton Community College Sweet Home…
March 28, 2010
Classes offered at local LBCC branches
Linn-Benton Community College’s Lebanon and Sweet Home Centers offer a variety of classes that begin the week of…
March 28, 2010
Editorial: Healthcare fix opens can of worms
We’d like to be shocked that our U.S. Congress, duly elected by the American people, would be either…
March 28, 2010
Obituary: Jim Bean
Jim K. Bean, 68, of Sweet Home passed away Sunday, March 21, 2010. He was born Feb. 7,…
March 28, 2010
Obituary: Robert Melcher
Robert Lee Melcher, 40, of Sweet Home died unexpectedly but peacefully at his home March 18, 2010. He…
March 28, 2010
Obituary: Clifford Leader Sr.
Clifford Marc Leader Sr., 45, of Sweet Home died on the afternoon of March 16, 2010 at his…
March 28, 2010
Obituary: Walter Wilcox
Walter F. “Bill” Wilcox, 86, of Sweet Home died March 19, 2010. He was born Nov. 19, 1923…
March 28, 2010
Obituary: John E. Seward
John E. Seward, 61, passed away in the family home Tuesday, March 9th. He was born in Eugene,…
March 28, 2010
Obituary:Guy Jeppsen
Guy A. Jeppsen, 88, of Sweet Home died February 3, 2010. He was born in Salmon, Idaho to…
March 28, 2010
Robbie Melcher, 40, dies ‘too young’
Friends and neighbors expressed shock and recalled Sweet Home logger Robbie Melcher as a man deeply involved in…
March 28, 2010
Councilman Jim Bean remembered for ‘devoted’ service to community
City officials Monday remembered City Councilman Jim Bean as a man who cared passionately for his community and…
March 28, 2010
Nine organizations get $16,000 in Community Foundation grants
The Sweet Home Community Foundation awarded more than $16,000 to nine projects as it handed out its annual…
March 28, 2010
SHEDG board grows by one
The Sweet Home Economic Development Group membership elected three new members during its annual meeting on March 17,…
March 28, 2010
The Eighth-Grade B Boys Basketball team
The Eighth-Grade B Boys Basketball team finished its season 3-8-1. Members are, in front, from left: John Hambrick,…
March 20, 2010
Dance Team members
Dance Team members are, in front, from left: Juleanna Mendoza, Brandie Lovik, Latisha Virgen, Andrea Wilcox and Maddy…
March 20, 2010
The Eighth-Grade Girls Basketball Teams
The Eighth-Grade Girls Basketball A Team finished its season 3-7, while the B Team finished 6-6. Team members…
March 20, 2010
Crocker, Schilling named Outstanding Wrestlers
Senior Brock Crocker and freshman Colton Schilling were named the Sweet Home wrestling team’s Outstanding Wrestlers Wednesday at…
March 20, 2010
Choir qualifies for state
Sweet Home High School’s Symphonic Choir has qualified for the OSAA state competition for the first time in…
March 20, 2010
College focus intensifying for SHHS, Jr. High students
The effort to focus Sweet Home junior high and high school students’ attention on the importance of going…
March 20, 2010
Improvement program proving popular
Funds available through the revamped Commercial Exterior Improvement Program are going fast this year. The Sweet Home Active…
March 20, 2010
Police, library levies on ballot
The Sweet Home City Council decided last week to place the operating levies for police and library services…
March 20, 2010