Fire Awareness Week focuses on responsible burning
For the fourth consecutive year, Gov. Kulongoski has declared May 4-10 as “Wildfire Awareness Week.” “This week is…
Community Foundation to expand size of board
The Sweet Home Community Foundation announced last week that it plans to expand its Board of Directors to…
4-H’ers qualify for state fair in county cooking competition
Linn County 4-H clubs held their annual Linn County 4-H Food Preparation Contestt April 26 at Sweet Home…
Workshop offered on child abuse
ognizing and reporting child abuse will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, at the…
Bernice Reynolds
April 27, 1933 – May 1, 2008 Bernice L. Reynolds, 75, of Sweet Home died May 1, 2007.…
Wanda Estes
Dec. 29, 1931 – May 3, 2008 Wanda Lee Estes, 76, of Sweet Home died May 3, 2008.…
Annetta Cleland
Dec. 9, 1917 – April 26, 2008 Eva Annetta Cleland, 90, of Sweet Home died April 26, 2008.…
Catherine Brocard
June 24, 1929 – April 28, 2008 Catherine Julia Brocard, 78, of Sweet Home, died April 28, 2008…
Iris Grimmett
May 12, 1928 – May 4, 2008 Iris Elaine Grimmett, 79, of Sweet Home died May 4, 2008.…
Lina Baumgartner
March 14, 1915 – April 26, 2008 Lina Zen-Riffinen Baum-gartner, 93, died April 26, 2008 at a local…
Fishing may be starting to pick up in local lakes
Green Peter Reservoir continues to fill. Boaters are picking up some kokanee near the surface, though bank anglers…
Relay teams pace Huskies to good day at track
A win by the boys 4×100 relay team got Sweet Home off to an excellent start Thursday in…
Huskies lose two baseball games in offensive manner
Sweet Home’s baseball squad dropped two games late last week, to Central on Thursday, May 1, and to…
Golfers win first district championship in history
The Sweet Home boys golf team won its first district title in history last week at the Val-Co…
Playoff berth two wins away for softball team
Sweet Home split a pair of league softball games last week, losing 6-1 to Central on April 30,…
Fifth-graders move on to regional spelling bee
Two Sweet Home students will compete at a regional spelling competition on May 6 at Calapooia Middle School.…
Jeremy Henson, Stacey Friberg to marry Aug. 2
Jeremy Henson of Sweet Home and Stacey Friberg of Waldport have announced their engagement to be married. The…
State Senate District 9 candidates talk about platforms
Three Republicans and two Democrats are running in the May 20 primary election for Senate District 9. Running…
Forestry Club attends fire school
Ten Sweet Home High School Forestry Club students participated in a fire school April 3-5 at Camp Cascade,…
Boys & Girls Club
Pat Baxter, center, with her daughter Shauna Baxter and Renee Weidner, right, discuss the merchandise during the Almost…
Norman Jimmerson
Nov. 24, 1938 – April 24, 2008 Norman F. Jimmerson, 69, of Sweet Home died April 24, 2008.…
Beatta Stevahn
Sept. 9, 1925 – April 27, 2008 Beatta Edna Stevahn, 82, of Sweet Home died April 27, 2008.…
Millie Renoud
Sept. 4, 1924 – April 25, 2008 Millie Ethel Edith (Kimball) Renoud, 83, of Sweet Home died peacefully…
Pit bulls showed true character
Editor: My sympathies lie with the Vista Lane residents who were attacked and mauled by their neighbor’s dogs…
Voter offers wish list for winners
To the winners of the upcoming election, scheduled for May 20 with ballot out on May 2, here’s…