The New Era
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Community band idea getting enthusiastic response
A grass-roots effort to put together a community band is rapidly taking shape, according to a former Sweet…
May 3, 2009
Glorious reward for Charter School kids
Alice Smith, center right, of the U.S. Forest Service and the Sweet Home Tree Commission, presents an October…
May 3, 2009
Trio of seniors have bowled together for 40 years
When she travels to Reno today, April 29, for the United States Bowling Congress Senior Queens national tournament,…
May 3, 2009
Ramoz sets course record at Mallard Creek
Sweet Home’s Travis Ramoz played a career round to win the Sweet Home-Lebanon Invitational at Mallard Creek Wednesday,…
May 3, 2009
Huskies bounce back after bad baseball loss
After a nasty 10-0 defeat at Philomath on April 21, the Sweet Home baseball squad rebounded last week…
May 3, 2009
Huskies face down big guns at Centennial Invitational track and field meet
With the district meet 2 1/2 weeks away, Sweet Home sent some of its more advanced track and…
May 3, 2009
Softball team seeks sixth win, faces tough Newport
After beating fourth-ranked Central at Central last week, Sweet Home softball team has been on a roll, winning…
May 3, 2009
District 55 School Board Election, Position Five Candidate Diane Gerson
Diane Gerson, 72, is intent on seeing the implementation of School District 55’s strategic plan during a new…
May 2, 2009
District 55 School Board Election, Position Five Candidate Larry Angland
Larry Angland, 70, and his wife, Susan, are community-oriented, active volunteers, and it’s driven him to run for…
May 2, 2009
District 55 School Board Election, Position Five candidate Melany Glossa
Melany Glossa says her experience with the U.S. Forest Service would be a benefit to School District 55…
May 2, 2009
Donald White
Donald Eugene White, 76, of Sweet Home died April 24, 2009. He was born April 2, 1933 in…
May 2, 2009
Amelia Burns
Amelia A. Burns, 85, of Sweet Home, died April 23, 2009. She was born June 11, 1923 in…
May 2, 2009
SH comes through with aid for victims
A fund-raiser at the Sweet Home Figaro’s Pizza Sunday, April 26, helped raise more than $16,000 for burn…
May 2, 2009
Spring brings out special displays in forests
It’s baseball season, which means it’s spring, and it’s raining. But the sun is peeking out now and…
May 2, 2009
School Board Position Eight: Dale Keene
Dale Keene, 40, joined the School Board because he wants to make a difference; and the board was…
May 2, 2009
School Board Position Two Candidate Jenny Daniels
Jenny Daniels, 38, says she is running for School Board mainly as a way to get involved in…
May 2, 2009
District 55 School Board Election, Position Five Candidate Billie Weber
Billie Weber, 79, believes in education, and as a School Board member, she can help promote it, she…
May 2, 2009
District 55 School Board Election, Position Five candidate Travis Luttmer
Travis Luttmer, 29, says he wants to give back and help continue guiding School District 55 in the…
May 2, 2009
Herbert Davey
Herbert E. “Bud” Davey, 88, of Sweet Home died on Monday, April 20, 2009. He was born Jan.…
May 2, 2009
Marjorie Harris
Marjorie Lorene Harris, 84, died April 20, 2009 at Crestfield Rehabilitation-Fenwood Manor in Manchester, Conn. She was born…
May 2, 2009
Mayco Wiles
Mayco Clara Wiles, 79, of Sweet Home died April 26, 2009. She was born March 29, 1930 in…
May 2, 2009
Early belt-tightening saving city from budget cuts
While other government agen-cies are looking at deep cuts in the 2009-10 fiscal year, the city of Sweet…
May 2, 2009
Schools face tough cuts in budget
A weak economy and declining enrollment have created the bleakest financial picture that Supt. Larry Horton says he…
May 2, 2009
Wallace James
Wallace Lee James, 75, died on March 5, 2009 at St. John’s Medical Center in Springfield, Mo. He…
April 28, 2009
Reu Reeve
Reu A. Reeve, 39, of Sweet Home died April 5, 2009. He was born Jan. 12, 1970 in…
April 28, 2009