Hold the line on grammar
Editor: “Aaaargh!” is not just Pirattitude. I’ve used the expression for decades to indicate my extreme distress. This…
Football camp starts Aug. 14
Husky football conditioning camp begins Monday, Aug. 14, with its initial team meeting and practice. The camp will…
Keys second in javelin at Junior Olympics nationals
Dakotah Keys, of Sweet Home, placed second in the boys intermediate javelin at the USATF Junior Olympics held…
Bersadis Van Orsdel
Nov. 1, 1926-July 17, 2006 Bersadis Leoda Van Orsdel, 79, died July 17, 2006. She was born Nov.…
Former Sweet Home resident killed by Albany police officer
An Albany police officer shot and killed former Sweet Home resident Rachel Soto, 33, on July 20 after…
Pirattitude essential to buccaneer lifestyle
“What’s the first thing a pirate needs?” Ol’ Chumbucket asked the teens at the Sweet Home Library July…
Karen Shreve
July 14, 1962-July 15, 2006 Karen Lee VanEpps-Shreve, 44, died in her sleep July 15, 2006 at her…
Gretchen W. Beebe
an. 22, 1916- July 17, 2006 Gretchen W. Beebe, 90, of Sweet Home died July 17, 2006. She…
Jack C. Adams
Dec. 16, 1917-July 18, 2006 Jack C. Adams, 88, died at his home in Sweet Home on July…
Arvie Fox
May 13, 1920 – July 17, 2006 Arvie Robertson Fox, 86, of Sweet Home, died July 17, 2006.…
Earl “Jiggs” Johnson
March 17, 1918 – July 18, 2006 Earl E. “Jiggs” Johnson, 88, of Sweet Home, died July 18,…
Billy Eugene Nave
May 3, 1956 – July 17, 2006 Billy Eugene Nave, 50 of Sweet Home, died July 17, 2006.…
Thank you to Safeway
Editor: To the employees and patrons of Sweet Home Safeway, On several occasions, I have had “senior moments,”…
Abortion is a sorry option
Editor: Wow, Sean Morgan, you surprised and pleased me with your knowledgeable, well-thought-out article on the school-based health…
School clinic wouldn’t be free
Editor: My objection to a school-based health clinic is financial. None of this is “free.” We taxpayers foot…
President’s veto focuses on real embrynic issue
President Bush’s veto last week of a bill that would have increased federal funding for stem cell research…
Lots of options besides clinic
Lots of options besides clinic Editor: I have been called a lot worse names than a Crips, Skinhead,…
Outdoors: It’s the rotten experiences that sometimes make the best stories
By: Shane Ullrich For a story teller or a story listener, there’s one thing that makes a story…
Gilliland logging to fund new land purchases
The Sweet Home Cemetery District is logging a strip of land along the city limits, at the north…
Amy Belveal to marry Bryan Offutt
Amy Nichole Belveal and Bryan Kelly Offutt have announced their engagement to marry on July 29. Belveal is…
Larry Horton, Milli Bostrom to wed
Milli Bostrom and Larry Horton have announced their engagement to marry on July 22. Bostrom is the daughter…
First Baptist Block Party
Marian Taft, 3, clearly enjoys herself as she plays in the bounce house with her Scott Patton, 5,…
Deane P. Morris
6 in Eugene. He was born the youngest child of John Thompson and Bertha (Bracewell) Morris in Coquille.…
Shane Robinson
Aug. 9, 1975 – July 9, 2006 Shane Robinson, 30 of Sweet Home, died July 9, 2006. He…
Virginia M. Taylor
Dec. 2, 1933 – July 14, 2006 Virginia M. Taylor, 72, of Sweet Home, died July 14, 2006…