Is cost of Iraq worth it?
Editor: In the March 21 edition of The New Era there was a cartoon showing a soldier having…
College-bound
Sweet Home seniors Jess Keys, left, and Hannah McClaskey sign letters of intent to compete for Northwest Nazarene…
Boys last in tough Mallard Creek golf match
The Sweet Home boys golf team finished last against some stiff competition Thursday at the Sweet Home-Lebanon Invitational…
Sisters wins golf match but Huskies’ Moser finishes in top 10
With three freshmen in its five-some, Sweet Home did not finish the match in the team scoring, which…
Husky boys beat Stayton, Philomath on home track
In their first home meet of the season, Sweet Home’s track and field teams showed they aren’t going…
Baseball team loses two in league play
Philomath 10, Sweet Home 3 Giving up eight runs in the fourth inning, the Huskies baseball team lost…
Softball team downs N. Marion in warmup for big week
Sweet Home 1, North Marion 0 The Husky softball team topped North Marion 1-0 in its only outing…
Huskies beat 11th-ranked North Marion, Taft
Sweet Home 8, North Marion 2 The Husky baseball team defeated longtime Capital Conference rival North Marion 8-2…
Skiing:For virgin snow, there’s nothing like helicopter skiing
Last month I wrote about the joys of learning to ski as a beginner. This month I would…
Huskies dominate softball field after loss to fifth-ranked Central
Sweet Home 2, Junction City 1 One of the top teams in the state, the Huskies softball team…
Eggs in a basket
Isaiah Burns, 5, above, watches as his dad, Daryl Burns, opens some of Isaiah’s loot after the Rotary…
Jerome S. Howery
Oct. 6, 1940-April 3, 2007 Jerome “Jerry” S. Howery, 66, of Oakridge died from cancer on April 3,…
Robert H. Mealey
Robert H. “Bob” Mealey, 94, forester, conservation advocate, land steward and longtime resident of Sweet Home and Albany,…
C. Frank Rice
Aug. 12, 1928 – April 3, 2007 C. Frank Rice, 78, of Sweet Home, died April 3, 2007…
Joan Hensley
Joan C. Hensley, 74, of Sweet Home died on March 30, 2007. She was born in 1932 in…
Michelle Wagner
June 29, 1944 – April 5, 2007 Michelle Gail Wagner, 62, of Sweet Home, died at her home…
Lorene Schembri
Nov. 28, 1928 – March 31, 2007 Lorene “Lori” Schembri, 78, of Sweet Home died March 31, 2007.…
Be safe on road; wear seatbelt
Editor: On April 3 Oregon had its 100th traffic fatality of 2007. A traffic crash occurs every 13…
Council off on cats, gambling
Editor: I have a few questions regarding Councilman Jim Bean’s so call ” license for cats” (April 4).…
Thanks, Foundation for donation
Editor: I was once again honored to attend an early breakfast in Sweet Home and personally thank a…
Mea culpa means telling the truth
If you’ve ever seen the 1994 movie “The Paper,” which purported to portray life at a New York…
Baseball team blanked by Newport, beats Taft
Sweet Home’s baseball team opened its Val-Co League season last week with a 10-4 win over Taft, then…
Outdoors: So, what do you like best about the outdoors?
Shane Ullrich If you’re like me you’re starting to get the itch to get out there and do…
Boys third in first Val-Co golf tournament
Sweet Home’s boys golf team played two tournaments last week, improving by 22 strokes in the space of…
Huskies step up on track
Things are looking up for the Sweet Home track and field squad. After a three-way meet on Thursday,…