Men honored at Flag Day dinner
Eleven men from the community were honored at the first Honoring the American Man Dinner and Awards held…
Businesses should consult customers
Editor: An open letter to Sweet Home businesses that are no longer in business: (This does not apply…
Local resident Alex Paul honored by LBCC
Sweet Home area resident Alex Paul was among several community members honored June 14 by Linn-Benton Community College…
Bill Beebe
April 19, 1929 – June 17, 2007 Bill Beebe, 78, of Sweet Home died on Sunday, June 17,…
Clella Barger
Dec. 28, 1930-June 15, 2007 Clella Belle Barger, 76, a resident of Seal Rock, died June 15, 2007…
Dorothy Rugg
April 9, 1909-May 9, 2007 Dorothy L. Rugg, 98, of Lebanon died May 9, 2007. She was born…
Pearl Hammons
Feb. 9, 1930 – June 13, 2007 Pearl Hammons, 77, of Sweet Home died June 13, 2007. She…
Are city planners paying attention?
Editor: On June 4 I attended the Planning Commission meeting regarding the request of Danny McCubbins for approval…
Happiness is teams that work hard and win
Larry Johnson is leaving Sweet Home High School once again to retire for the third time. As we’ve…
Loggers just shy of first win in loss to Capital City
Things are beginning to gell for the East Linn Loggers, who nearly pulled off their first win of…
Keys brothers first, third in decathlon championship
Sweet Home brothers Dakotah and Jess Keys placed first and third, respectively, in the Oregon Junior Olympic Decathlon…
Ashley Pauley, Jacob Culley to wed
Ashley Pauley and Jacob Culley have announced their engagement and plan to wed on Sept. 8. Pauley is…
Sportsman’s Holiday 2007 Meet the court: Ashley Byrns
Sportsman’s Holiday Princess Ashley Byrns says she got involved with this year’s court because it’s an opportunity to…
Skye Weikel, Robert Eli engaged
Skye Weikel and Robert Eli have announced their engagement to marry on Aug. 11. Weikel is the daughter…
John Dompier
Dec. 2, 1957 – June 7, 2007 John Gregory Dompier, 49, of Sweet Home died June 7, 2007.…
Lena Gibbs
July 29, 1978 – June 4, 2007 Lena Marie Gibbs, 28, of Glendale, Ariz. died on June 4,…
Jeanne Griffin
Dec. 18, 1929 – June 1, 2007 Jeanne Grace Carroll Griffin, 77, died of cancer June 1, 2007…
Lessons from Albany: Make them come
Business can be rough sometimes and it definitely has its ups and downs. The down side has been…
Deceased veteran deserves a flag
Editor: I want to thank those who took part in the ceremony on Memorial Day at Gilliland Cemetery.…
City lacks some basic services
Editor: Jim Musgrave’s letter that appeared in the May 30 edition of The New Era was insightful and…
Too many loose ends in SH
Editor: What is going on in this town? First, we have a majority of the council members vote…
Walkers mark 50th anniversary
James B. and LouVee Walker celebrated their 50th anniversary on May 19 at the Walker Homestead at 1001…
Johnsons mark 67th anniversary
Jim and June Johnson, long-time residents of Cascadia celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary on March 31. A dinner…
Sportsman’s Holiday 2007 Meet the court: Chelsea Gregory
Chelsea Gregory says she’s wanted to be a member of the Sportsman’s Holiday Court “since I was a…
Cops catch wallaby
City police captured an escaped wallaby Monday morning on 15th Avenue. The wallaby was reported to police at…