The New Era
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Cowans celebrate 60th anniversary
Albert and Beulah (King) Cowan of 42343 North River Drive celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary March 4. They…
March 17, 2005
Welcome to Sweet Home
Ashley and Laura Cauchi from San Diego, Calif. Tim and Glenda Mulrooney from Albany. Jeremy and Karla Cochran…
March 17, 2005
Girls and Guitars
The Huskiette dancers hosted their annual exhibition Monday evening at the SHHS gym. Their routine is called Girls…
March 17, 2005
Campgrounds open this month
John Neal Memorial Park Campground, on the North Santiam River near Lyons, and Sunnyside Park Campground on Foster…
March 17, 2005
Police seek suspect in Wells Fargo theft
Police are looking for a 29-year-old man in connection with a theft and attempted forgery at Wells Fargo…
March 4, 2005
Class of 1980 plans summer reunion
The SHHS Class of 1980 will hold its 25 year class reunion on August 6. If anyone knows…
March 4, 2005
Two charged with animal neglect
Two Foster residents have been charged with animal abuse, after Linn County Sheriff’s officers served search warrants and…
March 4, 2005
2004-’05 campaign goal achieved!
The United Way of Linn County is pleased to announce surpassing its goal of $800,000 for the 2004-2005…
March 4, 2005
Community colleges fill an
Editor: On February 17, six local business leaders and two LBCC graduates joined me at the Capitol to…
March 4, 2005
Public records are for readers, not newspaper’s good
They?re at it again. It never fails, when politicians think the budget sky is falling, they turn to…
March 4, 2005
Sweet Home Mat Club has many placers at classic, state
Sweet Home Mat Club had an outstanding season, Coach Steve Schilling said last week. The future Huskies placed…
March 4, 2005
Molalla defeats girls 45-28 in tie breaker
Molalla 45 Sweet Home 28 The Molalla Indians defeated the Husky girls 45-28 to break a tie for…
March 4, 2005
North Marion nips cagers in first round of league playoffs
North Marion 56 Sweet Home 53 The Husky boys failed to end a losing streak and stay in…
March 4, 2005
Rep. DeFazio announces nomination of Sweet Home student for West Point
U.S. Rep Peter DeFazio, D-Springfield, announced Friday that several of his nominees have been accepted to military academies.…
February 19, 2005
Council should allow social gambling, poker tournaments
The Sweet Home City Council should revisit the social gambling issue and change its ordinance to allow the…
February 19, 2005
Vandals marring Weddle Bridge
Vandals are marring and threatening to destroy the symbol of our community…the Weddle Covered Bridge. For the last…
February 19, 2005
Stayton, Sisters knock boys back to third place in hoops
Sweet Home’s boys lost two basketball games last week to fall from a tie with Stayton for first…
February 19, 2005
Sisters Outlaws defeat girls on last-second three
Sisters 41 Sweet Home 38 Sisters sank a three on the buzzer to take a 41-38 win from…
February 19, 2005
Boys win, girls second at district swim meet
“We didn’t come here to just swim…we came to win.” Coach Doug Peargin made that comment Saturday afternoon…
February 19, 2005
Huskies win district mat title; send 13 to state tourney
After holding a 70 point lead over rival Capital Conference squad Molalla, Coach Steve Thorpe’s Husky wrestlers set…
February 19, 2005
Driver blacks out and crashes into Main Street building
A driver damaged struck a parked car, a street sign, a wall and the White’s building on Main…
February 10, 2005
LBCC hosts Valley Writers Series
The Valley Writers Series at Linn-Benton Community College kicks off with an open reading titled Loving Literature, on…
February 10, 2005
School Lunch Menus
Elementary Feb. 9: Fried chicken or hot dogs. Feb. 10: Mashed potatoes and hamburger gravy or toasted cheese…
February 10, 2005
LBCC Foundation comprehensive gifts campaign reaches beyond $10 million goal
Linn-Benton Community College Foundation Comprehensive Gifts Campaign reached beyond its $10 million fund raising goal in December, ending…
February 10, 2005
LBCC’s 30th annual childrens play–Puss In Boots
Linn-Benton Community College’s Performing Arts Department will present its 30th Annual Children’s Play with two public performances of…
February 10, 2005