Keyboard class more than music
Editor: One paragraph in the article “Teachers want more prep time” (Sept. 17) piqued my interest on how…
Programs open door to college for kids
My mother was the first person in her immediate family to graduate from college. So was my sister-in-law.…
Still looking for right candidate
Editor: Sometimes I just have to sit and think they are smarter than I. I’m watching one of…
Plan needs input from homeless
Editor: Regarding the story “City signs onto planned homeless aid,” (Sept. 3) all the well-laid plans and attempts…
Outdoors: Iron Mountain trail closures
Visitors to Iron Mountain will encounter occasional trail closures from Sept.16 through Oct. 31 due to construction of…
Boys beat Elmira for second soccer win of season
The Husky varsity boys soccer team toppled Elmira 3-2 Friday following two losses earlier in the week. At…
‘Missing’ Sweet Home man turns up in Florence
Almost immediately after Sweet Home police reported they were searching for a missing man last week, he turned…
‘Give and Take’
Now my daddy always told me There is a fool born every minute But I didn’t know that…
LaRane Bowler
LaRane G. Bowler, 78, of Reedsport died Sept. 10, 2008. She was born Feb. 17, 1930 in Bountiful,…
William Moore Jr.
William Moore Jr., 83, of Sweet Home died Sept. 13, 2008. He was born Feb. 15, 1925 in…
Ruth Olga Winthrow
Ruth Olga Withrow, 102, of Sweet Home died Sept. 10, 2008 at Twin Oaks Rehabilitation. Sweet Home Funeral…
Robert Keller Jr
Jan. 5, 1944 – Sept. 8, 2008 Robert J. Keller Jr., 64, of Sweet Home died Sept. 8,…
Correction: Palin not first woman VP candidate
Editor: I read your editorial in the Sept. 3 edition and although I often agree with your positions,…
Signal suggestion gives driver pause
A week ago I was sitting in my vehicle at the crosswalk that runs across the driveway where…
Cross-country boys win at Cascade invitational
The Sweet Home cross-country teams are running tired after some heavy training at the beginning of the season,…
Boys notch first ’08 soccer victory
Sweet Home 2, Yamhill-Carlton 1 The Husky boys varsity soccer team notched its first win this year, defeating…
SHHS alumni making their marks
Freshman Amanda Basham started her college cross-country career for Pacific University of Oregon at the Whitman Invitational in…
Husky girls edged in soccer by Estacada
Estacada 2, Sweet Home 1 The Husky girls soccer team is playing tough and just out of reach…
Renelle Jeppsen, Dane Courtney marry in Eugene
Renelle Jeppsen and Dane Courtney of Eugene were married on Aug. 1 at The Waterfront in Eugene before…
Danielle Kilpatrick
Danielle Terry Kilpatrick, 41, a former resident of Sweet Home, died Sept. 1, 2008. A gathering to share…
Oliver Lamb
Oliver B. Lamb, 96, died Sept. 6, 2008 at Bridgecreek Memory Care Center. He was born on June…
Loyd Sloan
Loyd Louis Sloan, 81, of Sweet Home, died Aug. 28, 2008 at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital. He was…
Tamara Gourley
Tamara “Tammi” Ann Taylor Gourley, 38, of Corvallis, died Sept. 3, 2008 at home. She attended Oregon State…
Governor sticking it to us on smoke
Editor: Citizens of Oregon, our governor must be having a breakdown. Now he wants to kill one of…
Thanks to Meals on Wheels vols
Editor: A good meal and good time was had by Sweet Home Meals On Wheels volunteers this last…