Cheer squad third at Springfield
The Sweet Home cheer squad took third place in a seven-team 3A field at the competitive Springfield Invitational…
Wrestlers third, behind state’s top teams, at Oregon Classic
Coming off their first league dual meet loss in years — to Cascade on Jan. 5 in their…
Grants available for local non-profits
The Sweet Home Community Foundation is offering funding for several projects that will improve the quality of life…
Harvey Jeppsen
Aug. 22, 1916-Nov. 19, 2005 Harvey Delmont Jeppsen, 89, died on Nov. 19, 2005 in Pueblo, Colo. He…
Lloyd L. Roberts
Oct. 10, 1931-Dec. 26, 2005 Lloyd L. Roberts, 74, of Prineville died on Dec. 26, 2005 from cancer.…
Leora May (Layton) Keenon
Dec. 3, 1915 -Dec. 31, 2005 Leora (Layton) Keenon, 90, of Sweet Home, died Dec. 31, 2005 at…
Hazel Margaret Rakestraw
Aug. 13, 1916 – Jan. 3, 2006 Hazel Margaret Rakestraw, 89, of Sweet Home, died Jan. 3. She…
Brenda Lee (Thill) Black
March 10, 1958 – Jan. 6, 2006 Brenda Lee (Thill) Black, 46, of Sweet Home, died Jan. 6,…
Nadine Hamilton
Feb. 15, 1911-Jan. 2, 2006 Nadine Hamilton, 94, of Lebanon died on Jan. 2, 2006 at her home…
‘Domestic spying’ a misnomer
Editor: Yesterday and in days past, writers critical of the Bush Administration have dumped on these pages. “Dump”…
Thanks for aiding Katrina family
Editor: On behalf of Crawfordsville Community Church, I would like to thank those of you who walked beside…
Why isn’t Holley Road repaved?
Editor: I just wonder who is responsible for not resurfacing that wretched one mile called Holley Road??!! Last…
Resident worried about emissions
Editor: We live above the Weyerhaueser Foster Plywood Plant on Riggs Hill Road each night as we eat…
Just don’t let those burned forests go to waste
A new study by Oregon State University researchers, which was reported last week, suggests that forests recover on…
Girls lose close hoops contest to Toledo after blowout by Philomath
Toledo 37, Sweet Home 33 A last-minute shot at victory slipped through the Husky girls basketball team’s fingers…
Ten Mat Club wrestlers qualify for Oregon Classic
Sweet Home Mat Club sent 21 wrestlers to the Redmond Oregon Classic Qualifying Tournament Jan. 7. Ten placed…
Girls swim to first place at Junction City Invitational; boys third
A little spent from a hard series of workouts over the holiday break, Sweet Home’s swimmers still managed…
Boys pick up pace on court with upset of Philomath
The boys basketball team picked things up as it heads into league playoffs, extending its 3-7 non-league record…
Wrestlers bounce back at Roseburg tourney after loss to Cascade
Sweet Home’s wrestlers got a nasty turn Thursday, Jan. 5, in their first Capitol Conference dual meet of…
Rodeo get second Award
Rodeo Queen Holly Keesecker holds an Northwest Professional Rodeo Association award presented to the Sweet Home Rodeo by…
A look back at 2005: New industry, challenge for Sweet Home
January – Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District reported that medical calls reached a record 1,948 in 2004.…
Maureen Lucky
Nov. 16, 1951-Dec. 27, 2005 Maureen Lucky, 54, of Sweet Home died Dec. 27, 2005 at the Samaritan…
Bonnie Pearl (Hasty/Clark) Foster
Sept. 20 1924-Dec. 11, 2005 Bonnie (Hasty/Clark) Foster, a longtime Scio resident and matriarch of the John Clark…
Shirley K. Eddy
Aug. 25, 1922-Sept. 8, 2005 Shirley K. Eddy died at her home in Sweet Home on Sept. 8,…
Robert Wolfer
April 12, 1930-Dec. 31, 2005 Robert L. Wolfer, 75, of Lebanon died Dec. 31, 2005. He was born…