Two local soldiers graduate from combat training
Army National Guard Spc. Daniel A. Scott and Pvt. Jacob M. Fortune have completed the Army Combat Skills…
Frances Robertson
Jan. 28, 1916 – Aug. 21, 2007 Frances Ellen Robertson, 91, of Sweet Home died Aug. 21, 2007.…
Victoria Triplett
Dec. 26, 1942-Aug. 7, 2007 Victoria Marie Triplett, 64, a former Sweet Home resident, died Aug. 7, 2007…
Delmer Fuson
Feb. 6, 1925-Aug. 6, 2007 Delmer Fuson, 82, died in the early morning of Aug. 6, 2007 after…
Editor’s note
We’d like to remind our readers that we welcome letters to the editor. Lately, though, we’ve received several…
Law doing end run around voters
Editor: Oregon’s new Domestic Partnership law (HB 2007) imposes by fiat what the citizens of Oregon in 2004…
Dierks a lot more than loud
Editor: This letter is in response to those people at the Jamboree that felt Dierks Bentley was too…
Photo fixes can turn into a lie
Photos don’t lie. Or do they? Though our main focus here at The New Era is on issues…
Huskies get early start – against powerful Sisters – Friday
Sweet Home’s football team will get an early start to the season Friday as the Huskies take on…
SH runners finish seventh in Portland to Coast run
A group of runners from Sweet Home High School finished seventh in the male division and ninth overall…
Field burning’s real impact is here
Editor: Great article in the Albany Democrat-Herald Friday, Aug. 17, about the state Environmental Quality Commission, which declined…
Pearl Wilkinson
July 22, 1932-Aug. 8, 2007 Pearl Louise Wilkerson, 75, of Lebanon, died Aug. 8, 2007 at Samaritan Lebanon…
Mabel Korn
April 13, 1916 – Aug. 18, 2007 Mabel Helen Korn, 91 of Waldport died Saturday. She was born…
Meals on Wheels rewarding
Editor: I would like to just follow up on Joan Scofield’s letter to the editor from last week…
Raise not right for city manager
Editor: After reading the article about the “City Council” giving the City Manager a thumbs-up (Aug. 1), why…
Questions about airport project
Editor: I am writing this letter about an article in the Aug. 15 paper on the airport (subdivision)…
Outdoors: Another great barbecue showdown produces new winner
Shane Ullrich This year’s Grills Gone Wild Barbecue at the Jennings residence was another hit. This is not…
Attitude is back
Camper Josiah Schuermyer, 7, of Portland has his photo taken with Smokey Bear (Rob Helfrich) at Camp Attitude…
Fires down; danger’s not
Fire season around Sweet Home continues to be fairly quiet, but fire danger is high. “We’re in high…
Clyde Brown
May 14, 1945 – Aug. 7, 2007 Clyde James Brown, 62, of Sweet Home, died Aug. 7, 2007…
Ida J. Dysert
Jan. 21, 1929 – Aug. 6, 2007 Ida J. (Bradshaw) Dysert, 78, of Grants Pass died Aug. 6,…
Harvey H. Zoom
Oct. 5, 1918-Aug. 3, 2007 Harvey H. Zoom, 88, died on Aug. 3, 2007. He was born on…
Nancy O’Bryan
July 27, 1963-Aug. 6, 2007 Nancy Lynn O’Bryan, 44, of Lebanon, died at her home Aug. 6, 2007.…
Hailey Jones
March 27, 1996-Aug. 6, 2007 Hailey Shea Jones, 11, of Lebanon, died Aug. 6, 2007 at Doernbecher Children’s…
Rita Newport
Oct. 4, 1913 – July 31, 2007 Rita Isabelle Newport, 93, of Sweet Home, died July 31, 2007.…