The New Era
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Forget dreamers, we want
We left a good job with a large advertising agency to move to Sweet Home in 1985, so…
December 5, 2003
Boys swimming
Row one: Cole Stumbaugh, James Davis, Anthony Ertsgaard, Peter Vanderlip. Row two: Asst. Coach Rene Kirkland, Matt Maloney,…
December 5, 2003
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…
November 28, 2003
(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…
November 28, 2003
Post Office: Please mail early
With the volumes of cards, letters and packages expected to balloon with the countdown to the holidays, Sweet…
November 28, 2003
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.…
November 28, 2003
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…
November 28, 2003
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…
November 28, 2003
A great season, great kids…
I hoped that I wouldn’t have to write this piece. Like most of you, I hoped for a…
November 28, 2003
Datebook
NOVEMBER November 20 – Willamette Valley Rehabilation Center Fundraiser. Gala at the Lebanon Elks, doors open at 6…
November 20, 2003
Snow hits Sweet Home area
An anticipated rain storm Wednesday morning turned into an unanticipated snow storm throughout Eastern Linn county.Snow started falling…
November 20, 2003
Crawfordsville reaches around the world
Crawfordsville Community Church joined other interested persons in East Linn County in filling shoeboxes with Christmas goodies for…
November 20, 2003
Scouting for Food 2003 Beaver Fans vs. Duck Fans!
The annual “Scouting for Food” is scheduled for Saturday, November 22 which coincides with the annual Civil War…
November 20, 2003
Gleaners donate flag pole for Veterans Memorial
The Sweet Home Gleaners donated a flag pole to the Veterans Memorial in front of Hoy’s True Value.…
November 20, 2003
Community Foundation grant improves variety and quality of food distributed to local poor
Second in a series… More than 300 low-income families are getting fresh fruit, vegetables and dairy products on…
November 20, 2003
City Link
In the next few editions, City Link will delight readers with a brand new series on Transportation Planning.…
November 20, 2003
Remembering state championship team of 1987
Pete Porter Pee’s Pot-Shots Former Sports Editor The New Era All Hail Sweet Home! The football Huskies are…
November 20, 2003
Writer steps up, gets pumpedand gives 110% for this column
As I have interviewed coaches and players during the fall sports season, I have begun to notice the…
November 20, 2003
Marist overpowers Ontario
Saturday, to determine Sweet Home’s opponent for this Friday night, Marist took the heart out of Ontario early…
November 20, 2003
Helping hands…
Sweet Home firefighters rescue Nan Seiber, 53, of 26277 Old Holley Rd. from her 2003 Toyota Camry by…
November 14, 2003
McDonald family donations puts thermal imager project over the top
Mary and Scott McDonald presented the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District with two checks totaling $972 to…
November 14, 2003
A good deed done…
Local contractors and businesses joined together last week to complete a project at the home of one of…
November 14, 2003
Teacher, business woman ZelmaCardwell to celebrate 100th year
Family and friends will privately celebrate the 100th birthday of former Sweet Home businesswoman and teacher Zelma Groves…
November 14, 2003
Community Foundation grant gives East Linn Museum computer information tools
First in a series… Plant fossil imprints thousands of years old. A collection of photographs of the construction…
November 14, 2003
Government issues…
Government work at its finest, City Planner Carol Lewis tells me the Department of Land Conservation and Development…
November 14, 2003