Mary Lee Smith
Mary Lee Smith, 76, of Lebanon died Oct. 6, 2008. She was born March 28, 1932 in Oakland,…
Taxes should not support district
Editor: My home is on an 80-acre tree farm that I own in Linn County. I understand the…
Bible has answers that U.S. ignores
Editor: The late Peter Marshall, chaplain of the U.S. Senate, tells of a village that grew up below…
Teacher’s care ‘refreshing’
Editor: I’d like to share something that I witnessed last Tuesday. It only took up a minute or…
Youth sports about kids, not parents or coaches
A letter to the editor from Chanz Keeney a couple of weeks ago was also a statement made…
Boys soccer loses final homestand to Newport
Sweet Home’s boys soccer team played its last home game in a 5-1 loss to Newport Monday that…
Missing runners take toll on cross-country teams
A depleted boys varsity team placed third behind Crescent Valley and Philomath Friday on the tough Philomath Forest…
Poker posing minimal problems
Fifteen months after the ordinance allowing Texas Hold ‘Em took effect, Sweet Home Police Chief Bob Burford is…
Local 4-H members march in support of Extension taxing district
Local 4-H members marched at the intersection of 18th and Main on Sept. 30 in favor of a…
Meet Dan Thackaberry
Dan Thackaberry, 52, is a farmer in the Lebanon area. He lives in Lebanon and runs a farm…
Dodge, Bishop engaged
Stephanie Lynn Dodge and Samuel Adam Bishop have announced a May 15, 2009 wedding. Dodge is the daughter…
Fire season ends early
As of noon on Monday the annual burn ban, along with regulated use, was lifted in east Linn…
Wineries weary of fall weather in the valley
On Monday, vineyard consultant Stirling Fox offered a quick snapshot of the Yamhill Valley’s prospective 2008 harvest. “The…
Meet Sherrie Sprenger
Sherrie Sprenger grew up in the Lacomb area, where she lives with her husband, Kyle, and son, Austin,…
Jay-vee spikers impressive
Editor: Thank you to the JV volleyball team and coaches Mary Hutchins and Shawna Baxter for an exciting…
Doris Keller
Doris Irma Keller, 87, a longtime resident of Sweet Home and Lebanon, died peacefully on Oct. 3, 2008.…
Isham McCammon
Isham (Ike) Thomas McCammon, 73, of Sweet Home died Sept. 25, 2008. He was born on the family…
Evelyn Hathaway
Evelyn Hathaway, 88, of Sweet Home died Sept. 30, 2008. She was born Oct. 4, 1919 in Pratt,…
Betty Lou Hyer
Betty Lou Hyer, 78, of Sweet Home died Oct. 2, 2008. She was born Sept. 3, 1930 in…
Good words for PA’s, midwives
Editor: The second week of October celebrates National Nurse Midwifery Week and National Physician Assistant Week, giving those…
Define Obama’s ‘accomplishments’
Editor: Adam Smedberg of Portland responded in the Oct. 1 issue to my letter to the editor of…
Paying the piper because nothing’s free
If you’re feeling angry right now, join the club. The bailout of the ailing financial institutions in this…
Cross-Country boys win Junction City Invitational
Sweet Home’s boys put together a strong performance Tuesday, Sept. 30, to win the Junction City Invitational. Led…
Huskies fall 7-2 to Philomath
Philomath defeated the Husky boys soccer team 7-2 on Thursday in Sweet Home. “We gave up some easy…
Girls lose two in soccer
A good shot at victory slipped through the Husky girls’ soccer team’s feet at home Wednesday when Horizon…