Treat for a Ninja
Frankie Vandehei, 7, gets a treat from Groves Pharmacy employee Tabitha McKee on Halloween during the annual Downtown…
Free dinner for local veterans and their families
The Veterans Club in Sweet Home will host a free dinner to all veterans and their families at…
Stars and Stripes: News about local servicemen and women
Cadet Kellen Ross Petersen, sone of Todd and Michelle Petersen of Sweet Home, has completed Cadet Basic Training…
Medicare Prescription Drug Program information meeting to be held Nov. 17 at Sweet Home Senior Center
General information about the new Medicare Prescription Drug Program will be available to Linn County residents during special…
Jack R. Williamson
April 10, 1937-Oct. 28, 2005 Jack R. Williamson, 68, of Stayton died on Oct. 28, 2005. He was…
Pauline L. Banta
Jan. 10, 1917 – Oct. 25, 2005 Pauline L. Banta, 88, of Sweet Home died Oct. 25 at…
Robert L. Vaughan
July 13, 1946 – Oct. 27, 2005 Robert L. “Bob” Vaughan, 59 of Albany, formerly of Sweet Home…
Wanda Prinzing-Stroup
March 21, 1934-Oct. 23, 2005 The Rev. Wanda Faye Prinzing-Stroup, 71, died Oct. 23 from liver cancer in…
Lucille Winkler
Nov. 8, 1913 – Oct. 28, 2005 Lucille Winkler, 91, of Sweet Home died Oct. 28 at a…
‘Refugee’ is wrong word
As resident of Gulfport, Miss., I take grave offense to the term “refugee.” My kids and I were…
Correcting errors can be embarrassing, but it’s matter of credibility
One of the more frustrating things about being a journalist is when mistakes happen. Journalists are a varied…
Otto L. Duble
Feb. 28, 1924-Sept. 27, 2005 Otto L. Duble, 81, of McKinleyville, Calif., died on Sept. 27 in Eureka,…
State Police seek leads in waste killings of two elk
The Oregon State Police are asking for the public’s help to identify the person(s) responsible for shooting two…
Residents gather to keep Weddle Bridge from falling down
Some $3,000 was raised during the “Weddle Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down…” event held at…
Wildfire season turned out to be moderate one for Oregon
In the final tally, the summer of 2005 ranks as a moderate wildfire season for Oregon.. On forestlands…
Business owners, residents urged to welcome local Guardsmen home from Iraq
The mother of a local National Guardsman is urging local business owners and residents to put up signs…
New priest brings talent and vision to St. Helen’s
Susan Evans For The New Era When The Rev. Henry Rufo paid his first visit in Sweet Home…
Margaret Ray Wells
July 23, 1947-Oct. 10, 2005 Margaret Ray Wells, 58, of Portland died on Oct. 10 of double pneumonia.…
Mildred Eloise Boyd
July 27, 1913 – Oct. 18, 2005 Mildred Eloise (Hoffman) Boyd, 92, of Sweet Home died Oct. 18.…
Jimmy Carlisle Owen
Feb. 27, 1935 – Oct. 19, 2005 Jimmy Owen, 70, died Oct. 19 at his home. He was…
Linnie Mae Lee
Sept. 7, 1915 ? Oct. 17, 2005 Linnie Mae Lee, 90, formerly of Sweet Home, died Oct. 17…
Halloween not always pagan
Editor: Did you know that Halloween started out as and is a Christian holiday? If not, it may…
Christianity based on love
Editor: I’m quite certain that Char LaFollette is perfectly capable of defending herself against Nathanael Blake. However, I…
Huskies beaten in final two matches to wrap up losing but ‘fun’ season
The Husky boys soccer team lost to Cascade 3-0 and Stayton 6-1 at home to wrap up its…
Sharing Tree returns as holidays near
It’s the time of year when the citizens of Sweet Home come together to help less fortunate local…