Junior high soccer helped local kids
Editor: Thank you for the wonderful article you published regarding junior high soccer (Nov. 2). I feel it…
Money for bridge not city budget
Editor: I can certainly understand why Kim Lawrence is confused about the Weddle Bridge repairs in her Nov.…
Thank you for welcoming troops
Editor: I want to give a huge thank you to the community of Sweet Home. On Sunday, Nov.…
Two state records set at Sweet Home swim meet
A Lake Oswego boy set two Oregon state swimming records during the Sweet Home Swim Club’s Fall Splash…
East Linn Loggers to hold nine-man football tryouts
The East Linn Loggers will hold tryouts for the National Nineman Football League team in December and January.…
Galloglys to mark 75th birthdays
Donald and Alice Gallogly, longtime residents of Sweet Home, will celebrate their 75th birthdays this year with a…
Margriet Ruurs tells how books get to kids
Reviewed by Mary Rife Do you want a book to read? In Linn County, you may borrow books…
Scouts collect food from “Civil War”
Local Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts held their Scouting for Food Day Civil War Saturday, Nov. 19. The…
Children’s author Eric Kimmel to appear at library
The Linn Library League invites the public to a presentation by Eric Kimmel, a children’s book author from…
Ann Garcia
May 24, 1923 – Nov. 11, 2005 Ann Magaret Garcia, 82, of Sweet Home died Nov. 11, 2005.…
William Van Horn
May 4, 1920-Nov. 12, 2005 Mr. William Van Horn, age 85, of O’Fallon, Ill., a former Sweet Home…
Bertha Ward
March 20, 1914 – Nov. 12, 2005 Bertha E. Ward, 91, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 12, 2005.…
Edwin Milton Kleiven
May 3, 1933 – Nov. 13, 2005 Edwin M. Kleiven, 72, of Sweet Home, died Sunday, Nov. 13,…
Christine M. Burke
April 2, 1966-Nov. 13, 2005 Christine Marie Burke, 39, died from epilepsy on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005. She…
Harold ‘Max’ Kent
July 1, 1929-Nov. 15, 2005 Harold ‘Max’ Kent, 76, of Sweet Home died on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2005,…
Fred Naeve Jr.
Feb. 7, 1929 – Nov. 18, 2005 Fred M. Naeve Jr., 76, of Sweet Home, died Nov. 18,…
Beth A. Miller
Jan. 6, 1953-Nov. 17, 2005 Beth Ann Miller, 52, of Indiana, died at 6:10 a.m. on Nov. 17,…
Memorial fund aids local students
Editor: Greg Hagle was a promising 1984 Sweet Home High School graduate who loved to hunt and fish.…
Please return my elk antlers
Editor: To the person who stole my five-point elk antlers from my carport at 366 11th Ave. last…
Chamber needs help — possibly from you
Sweet Home is known for its volunteerism. This is a town where residents will step up to make…
Money for bridge going wrong place
Editor: I read your article “City chips in for funds for bridge repairs” (Nov. 16) and was outraged.…
Troops’ return a small-town high
Editor: Isn’t it wonderful to live in a small town? To know neighbors and share in the moments…
Reader clarifies ‘poaching’ article
Editor: I am writing in response to the Nov. 16 article in The New Era, “Man Arrested for…
November 24, 1955
Volunteer firemen, hampered by a lack of toys to repair, sent out a “four alarm” signal to area…
Cody Shipp is football MVP
When he walked in as a freshman, had football Coach David Younger been told Cody Shipp would earn…