Huskies win four of five to open summer hoops league
The boys summer basketball team came out with a vengeance to start their season winning four of five…
Gagner, Waller golfers of the year
Chelsea Gagner and Sam Waller were named outstanding golfers of the year at the Huskies annual golf awards…
Tagle, Gagner named Booster Club athletes of the year
The Booster Club senior athletes of the year are Chelsea Gagner and Trevor Tagle. They were named during…
Loggers lose as they close in on playoffs
A week’s layoff seemed to hurt the East Linn Loggers more than help them as they turned in…
Faulconer and McClaskey named track and field MVPs
Hannah McClaskey and Tim Faulconer were named the Most Valuable Players for the girls and boys track and…
Bradley Emmert , Selena Etzel to wed
Selena Etzel and Bradley Emmert have announced their engagement to marry on July 8. Etzel is the daughter…
Richard Barker
May 14, 1907 – May 22, 2006 Richard James Barker, 99, of Albany, died at the Menonnite Home…
Regina Coughran
Nov. 6, 1931 – May 23, 2006 Regina Catherine Coughran, 74, of Sweet Home, died May 23, 2006…
Jesse Blevins
Dec. 30, 1914-May 24, 2006 Jessie LaVelle (Crane) Blevins, 91, of Sweet Home died on May 24, 2006.…
Kropf off base on border wall
Editor: Rep. Jeff Kropf is entirely wrong that a wall or fence will stop illegal imigration and coyotes…
Concert etiquette
Editor: Of the 8,000 plus residences in Sweet Home, only approximately 100-plus patrons of the arts were in…
Let traffic fines pay for cops
Editor: As a volunteer for the budget and safety committees here in Sweet Home, I have some doubts.…
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…