Willard Frick
Feb. 7, 1923 – Jan. 14, 2007 Willard Frick, 83, of Sweet Home, died Jan. 14, 2007 at…
Husky swimmers dominant again
Editor: Once again Coach Peargin and the Sweet Home High School Husky swim team dominate rivals (“Husky swimmers…
Police help everyone
Editor: In response to Ms. Lawrence’s most recent tirade (Jan. 10) about not being appointed to a City…
Negativity not productive
Editor: I’m not sure why I am bothering to reply to the most recent letter by Kim Lawrence…
Editorial: Time for Bush to show leadership in Iraq
Leadership is a tricky business, as President Bush has discovered. For whatever his true reasons were, Bush sent…
Cheer squad takes first place
The Sweet Home competition cheer squad took first place Saturday at the Springfield Invitational. “We beat last year’s…
Husky boys slip by Taft on the road in hoops
The Husky boys basketball team fended off a huge attack by a single Taft player to edge out…
Two Mat Club wrestlers win titles at Oregon Kids Classic
Two Sweet Home Mat Club wrestlers won championships at the Oregon Kids Classic in Redmond Saturday. Colton Schilling…
Wrestlers win 4A title at Oregon Classic tournament
Sweet Home’s high school wrestlers chalked up another milestone for the season Saturday by taking home the 4A…
Husky girls roll over Taft 46-29 for first hoops win of season
The Husky girls basketball team dominated Taft in a 46-29 win at home on Jan. 9. “We wanted…
Husky swimmers maintain dual-meet victory streak
Sweet Home’s boys and girls swim teams ran their dual-meet records to 15-0 Friday in a meet with…
Ready to serve
Newly sworn members of the Sweet Home City Council are, from left, Bob McIntire, Eric Markell, Craig Fentiman…
Meet 2007 Rodeo Court Candidate Cat Rodriguez
Ecaterina “Cat” Rodriguez is among five candidates running for Sweet Home Rodeo queen. Rodriguez, 18, is the daughter…
Big Water
Water pours out of Ames Creek into the South Santiam River Saturday as a result of rains that…
Mida Wallace
Sept. 15, 1922 – Dec. 31, 2006 Mida Wallace, 84, of Albany died Dec. 31, 2006. She was…
Erwin Byerley
May 20, 1933-Jan. 2, 2007 Erwin Lamont (Monty) Byerley, 73, died Jan. 2, 2007 . He was born…
Lois N. Stenberg
April 21, 1919 – Jan. 2, 2007 Lois N. Stenberg. 87, died Jan. 2, 2007 at Brookstone Alzheimer’s…
Where was chamber manger?
Editor: When I first moved to the town of Sweet Home I was so proud to see a…
Powerful thanks
Editor: A BIG thank you from Consumers Power to our customers who sent us thank you cards and…
Oath of office rings hollow
Editor: My husband and I attended a “Special City Council” meeting with a friend. It was where the…
Council must make its choice
Editor: Regarding Kim Lawrence (Jan. 3), methinks she doth protest too much. Whether on the factory production line,…
In hindsight, Ford better than we thought
President Gerald Ford, who died Dec. 27, is known as the man who pardoned Richard Nixon. Unfortunately, we’ve…
Police in touch with community
Editor: We have lived here for over a year now and I have a story that I need…
Husky swimmers win boys and girls competitions at Junction City
Weeks of work are paying off for Sweet Home’s swimmers. The Huskies, who are one of the few…