Roamin’ The Halls
Tiffany Martin Student Intern Hello everyone! My name is Tiffany Martin. I am a junior at the Sweet…
School News
Negotiations on hold till Feb. 10 Teachers negotiations will continue on Feb. 10 following the Feb. 3 election…
SLCH offers classes in eating right
The Family Eating Challenge, a series of classes geared to help parents develop ways to produce a healthy…
VFW Cooties and Auxiliary hold mid-winter meeting here
Sweet Home Cooties #20 and the Women’s Auxiliary hosted the mid-winter meeting of the Women’s Auxiliary Grand of…
An open letter to the leaders of the Episcopal Church
The Episcopal Church leaders who have voted to confirm Gene Robinson, and who have tiptoed around the issue…
Legislative Report
Phil Barnhart State Representative Central Lane and Linn Counties I woke up early on a Saturday morning last…
Grapplers open league with win over Stayton
The Husky wrestlers opened up their league competition with a 46-22 triumph over Stayton, one of the better…
After layoff, swimmers come out swinging
Despite a month layoff, the swim team combined for 16 personal bests in their victory over North Marion…
Good news, bad news for girls BB
It was the proverbial case of good news, bad news for the Sweet Home girls basketball team last…
Girls search for state dance cues
Coach Traci Gagner had one goal in mind when the dance team competed at Thurston lastweekend: find out…
Sweet Home man dies in Sunday morning fire
A 28-year-old man died when the mobile home where he was staying burned Sunday morning. Jonathan Kirby’s body…
The Bookworm
New books available at the Sweet Home Public Library. Read This; It’s Funny! A compilation of more than…
Grant helps get kids off to a good start in
Tracii Hickman For The New Era Fifth in a Series Do you remember the feeling of excitement about…
Coupled married near Calapooia home
Jessica Martin and Kristopher Pickle of Sweet Home were married on Sept. 6 outdoors near their home on…
Classfieds
Real Estate HIGHWAY 20 COMMERCIAL LOT Great location near Foster Lake for a water accessory rental store or…
This Week in Sports
Jan. 15th, Thursday Away Wrestling @ Stayton 6:00 Boys Basketball vs. Banks 5:45/7:30 Jan. 16th, Friday Home Swimming…
Grapplers seventh at Oregon Classic
In one of the biggest meets of the year, the Huskies faced some of the toughest 3-Acompetition at…
Husky girls keep win streak over Toledo going
In their second meeting with Toledo, the Husky girls didn’t have it quite as easy, having beaten the…
Huskies back in action after extended holiday break
With just four practices in since the holiday break, coach Mark Risen wasn’t sure what to expect when…
Chamber banquet will be Mexican Fiesta
The Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Banquet begins at 6 p.m. on Feb. 7. Tickets are $15 each.…
News from the VFW
VFW Post 3437 and Ladies Auxiliary gave a Christmas part for members’ children and guests on Dec. 21.…
Area honor rolls
Oregon State University CORVALLIS – Names of students who have made the Scholastic Honor Roll Fall term have…
Husky winter sports rosters
Boys Basketball Name Grade Exp Pos Ht Emmert, Tyler 12 2V Post 6’2 Graves, Seth 12 1V Post…
Thoughts after a week without local sporting events
What has upset Frosty so much? He certainly has had a bad attitude lately. And because of that…
Rotary, volunteers brighten holiday with new lights
Many hands came together to create new Christmas lighting decorations for downtown Sweet Home, thanks to the Rotary…