New Era out of touch with SH
Editor: Going back through the recent news pertaining to the Sweet Home charter school, I noticed an article…
What is truth on charter school?
Editor: The School Board meeting of May 15 and consequently the editorial from The New Era have left…
They expect a fight
A number of letters on this page this week and last ponder how we could have been at…
Thank-you to SHIBA vols
Editor: There are some terrific people in Linn County who gave of their time to help those in…
Enjoying outdoors includes passing it along
I often wonder what all I have passed on to my kids that was passed on to me…
Riverbank cleanup
Savannah Parkerson, 13, holds up a shoestring she picked up along the South Santiam River below Mountain Shadows…
Joyce L. Goodwin
Jan. 22, 1932 – May 18, 2006 Joyce L. Goodwin, 74, of Warrenton, died May 18, 2006, at…
Clayton Wolfer
Clayton “Clate” Mervin Wolfer, 91, of Sweet Home, died May 18, 2006 at Wiley Creek Community. He was…
Help us help cats
Editor: Our organization was founded in July 2002 to help local area cats and kittens who were abandoned…
Charter school best for kids
Editor: Our kids deserve the best education we are able to give them. That is why I am…
School board ignoring kids
Editor: How many levels of protection do we need in order to cover the incompetence of the leadership…
School board not playing ball
Editor: With all due respect, the individual who wrote the editorial in the May 17 edition of The…
Here’s an excuse to get in shape for summer
The funny thing about being a runner is how interested I am in other runners. When I drive…
All-league honors bestowed
All-league honors went to several golf, baseball, softball players this year. Chelsea Gagner placed eighth at the 3A…
Chelsea Gagner finishes eighth in state golf tourney
Senior Chelsea Gagner finished eighth at the state 3A girls golf tournament in Eagle Crest on May 15…
Baseball team goes down fighting in league playoffs, loses by a hair to Cascade Cougars
Sweet Home 8, Molalla 4 The Husky baseball team won the first round of league playoffs 8-4 against…
Six Huskies qualify for state track championships
At the end of a season in which the Huskies never built up much momentum on the track,…
One and out for Huskies in softball
Baker 3, Sweet Home 2 The Huskies’ softball season ended in disappointment as Baker edged them out 3-2…
Dan Borresen to speak at SHHS Senior Sports Awards Banquet
This year’s Senior Sports Award Banquet, sponsored by the SHHS Booster Club and the High School Athletic Department,…
Loggers dominate Springfield, clinch homefield advantage in league playoffs
The East Linn Loggers have jelled. The Loggers beat the Springfield Buzzards 20-8 Saturday, May 20, at South…
Sweet Home students travel to Florida for Earth Shuttle program
Twenty-four Sweet Home students returned from Florida May 5 after participating in the Earth Shuttle program. The group…
Fuel costs putting squeeze on budgets
Sean Morgan and Scott Swanson Of The New Era The surge of fuel prices over $3 a gallon…
Edgar Powell
Jan. 9, 1945-May 10, 2006 Edgar “Ed” Allen Powell, 61, died on May 10, 2006 in Lebanon. He…
Christen Ives
March 30, 1946 – May 12, 2006 Christen “Chris” Ives, 60, of Sweet Home, died May 12, 2006…
Paul Wands
April 7, 1928 – May 13, 2006 Paul Wands, 78, of Sweet Home, died May 13, 2006 at…