Douglas Schamp
Sept. 23, 1946 – April 9, 2007 Douglas “Doug” Schamp, 60 of Brownsville died Monday. He was born…
Merle Loven
June 18, 1923 – April 10, 2007 Merle “Cowboy” Loven, 83, of Lebanon died April 10, 2007. He…
Real problems not those cited in letter
Editor: In response to the letter entitled “Gambling Not Real Problem (April 18),” I believe that the author…
Gambling not real problem
Editor: All these people who oppose Texas Hold ‘Em coming into this “beautiful little town of ours,” I…
Proposal to protect gays going too far
Gay rights is an old issue in Oregon, a state where many people pride themselves for being free-thinking…
Unhappy resident should move away
Editor: The townspeople of Sweet home have always been for the most part a very close community. The…
Bus drivers have long safety record
Editor: I would like to respond to a recent (April 18) letter to the editor that raised a…
Personal attacks going too far
Editor: Regarding the letter titled “Council off on cats, gambling” (April 11): I have a cat, so I…
School buses going too fast
Editor: Last year, I noticed the school buses were speeding. In my own neighborhood, the speed limit is…
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…