Students’ fire-prevention posters on display
Three local elementary school students are the grand prize winners of the 2006 Smokey Bear Fire Prevention Poster…
High school award, scholarship winners announced
Sweet Home High School students were recognized June 13 at the school’s annual awards assembly. Recipients of Outstanding…
Lesters celebrate 50th anniversary
Stanley and Sharon Lester celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a surprise party thrown by their children and…
Bernice Pittsley
March 15, 1918-May 19, 2006 Bernice Helen Pittsley, 88, of Zionsville, Ind., died May 19, 2006. She was…
Thanks for Fishing Derby
Editor: We would like to compliment and sincerely thank all that participated in hosting the fishing derby at…
Thanks to SHJH for can drive help
Editor: Sweet Home Emergency Ministries would like to thank Sweet Home Junior High students and their adult supervisors…
District responds to questions
Editor: There have been two questions raised regarding the Sweet Home School District’s policies surrounding consistency in enforcing…
A sign of growing old: You learn how to listen
It was when I was wrestling a 14-year-old kid a few months ago that I started really feeling…
Difference of priorities?
Editor: The District 55 School Board meeting on June 12 was worth the price of admission. That price…
Give charter school fair opportunity
Editor: I’m writing concerning the charter school. I do not have any children or grandchildren in the School…
Cagers 5-3 at OSU basketball camp
The Huskies summer boys basketball team finished 5-3 in a 32-team camp held at Oregon State University Thursday…
Girls finish fourth
The Huskies summer girls basketball team defeated Yamhill-Carlton twice in a Stayton tournament to place fourth, with a…
Huskies split four games in summer baseball action last week
Sweet Home 4, Salem Academy 3 Game one of doubleheader The summer Huskies high school baseball team defeated…
Fishing Derby bite is slow, but youngsters have fun anyway
Four-year-old Branden Looney of Sweet Home landed the biggest fish of the day during the Foster Lake Fishing…
Honor students immune to MIP?
Honor students immune to MIP? Editor: In last week’s paper, there were two articles that I found amazing.…
Grampa Tom’s Car Show winners
Tom Hufford and family held their annual car show Saturday and Sunday on the site of the former…
Flora Hovey
June 6, 1914 – June 8, 2006 Flora “Emily” Hovey, 92, of Corvallis died June 8, 2006. She…
Norma Thomas
April 26, 1909-June 10, 2006 Norma Banke Thomas, 97, died on June 10, 2006. She was born on…
Stone Ginn
Baby Stone Clayton Ginn was delivered to parents Opal Lucille Murray and Joseph Ginn on June 2, 2006.…
Questions about proposed clinic
Editor: I have a few questions concerning the new health clinic being proposed at the Sweet Home High…
How can senators be so deaf?
How can senators be so deaf? Editor: In regards to our deaf senators, how can they not listen…
Flower power, funding for cops
Flower power, funding for cops Two things have happened or been written that I wish to comment on.…
Outdoors: Technology is advanced, but luck’s still key component of fishing
Many of Oregon’s streams, lakes and river banks were a popular place this last weekend with the state-wide…
Last-second loss bounces Loggers from playoffs
In the first playoff game of their three-year history, the East Linn Loggers had things going for them…
Girls lose to Philomath, Lebanon in summer hoops
The high school girls summer basketball team lost its opening games of summer season to Philomath and Lebanon…