Learning wrestling lingo and making up new stuff
I sat next to Donny Cliver and Chad Workman at the Sweet Home Invitational wrestling tournament last Friday…
22nd annual Singing Christmas Tree
Presented by Hometown Drugs December 5, 6,7 2003 An Old Fashioned Christmas Director: Paul Rowton, 22 years. Sopranos:…
Weyerhaeuser surprises eight local non-profits with cash gifts
ALBANY, Ore. – At a surprise party for eight Linn County non-profit and school organizations today, the Weyerhaeuser…
Nominations due for Chamber awards are due by January 19
Plans are underway for the “Mexican Fiesta” celebration of the 60th annual Chamber of Commerce awards banquet to…
Red Cross coordinates holiday help for area military families
In an effort to support families of local military members, the Oregon Pacific Chapter of the American Red…
Blood drive hits 56 units here
Some 56 units of blood were collected during the December 2 Bloodmobile sponsored locally by the American Red…
Community Foundation grant provides startup funds for local bookstore
Tracii Hickman For The New Era If you are looking to buy a book in East Linn county…
Anthony Mink shot at buzzer pushes Huskies to win
Sweet Home wasn’t as prepared for the Elmira game as much as coach Mark Risen would have liked…
Swimmers look sharp in opening relay action
All 19 of the swimmers in the Husky program got a chance to taste what success is all…
Huskies open season at always tough Newberg
In what wrestling coach Steve Thorpe called the toughest dual meet tournament other than the Oregon Classic, the…
A new sports season brings new hopes, goals
It is always interesting to watch the enthusiasm at the beginning of a sports season. The expectations are…
Children caught in dead end with stolen car
Two children were captured at a dead end just a couple of blocks from where they had allegedly…
Christmas in Sweet Home — Dec. 5-7
— Tree Lighting Ceremony: Set for 5 p.m. on Dec. 6 at the intersection of 18th and Long,…
Get government out of marriage: homosexual or otherwise
The U.S. government and people ought to slap down any thoughts of a constitutional amendment defining marriage and…
Forget dreamers, we want
We left a good job with a large advertising agency to move to Sweet Home in 1985, so…
Boys swimming
Row one: Cole Stumbaugh, James Davis, Anthony Ertsgaard, Peter Vanderlip. Row two: Asst. Coach Rene Kirkland, Matt Maloney,…
City of Sweet Home wins awards
The City of Sweet Home received two awards at Nov. 15’s League of Oregon Cities annual conference in…
(Un) civil war at White’s Electronics
Oregon State Beaver and University of Oregon Duck fans had their own (un) civil war battle last Friday…
Post Office: Please mail early
With the volumes of cards, letters and packages expected to balloon with the countdown to the holidays, Sweet…
Dancers earn two trophies at West Albany season opener
In the dance team’s first competition of the year at West Albany Saturday, they packed home two trophies.…
John Lovik experiences Oregon- Washington “Borderclash” race
John Lovik felt nervous last Sunday as he lined up for the Borderclash, a cross country race between…
Husky coaches, seniors reflect on 10-1 season
More important than coaching the X’s and O’s in team sports is teaching the lessons that go along…
A great season, great kids…
I hoped that I wouldn’t have to write this piece. Like most of you, I hoped for a…
Datebook
NOVEMBER November 20 – Willamette Valley Rehabilation Center Fundraiser. Gala at the Lebanon Elks, doors open at 6…
Snow hits Sweet Home area
An anticipated rain storm Wednesday morning turned into an unanticipated snow storm throughout Eastern Linn county.Snow started falling…