Articles from the February 15, 2023 edition
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Dreaming of a white Valentine's Day
Some people like a white Christmas, but how about a white Valentine's Day? That's exactly what Sweet Home got Tuesday, Feb. 14. In the first photo, Carol Esparza and Vicky Cruz share laughs together...
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Finding shelter from war
A year ago, Sweet Home, Oregon, was the farthest thing from Daniia Martyniuk's mind. In fact, she'd never heard of it. She and her husband Viktor lived in Odesa, Ukraine, with their two sons, Maksym...
School contracts approved
The Sweet Home School District Board on Monday, Feb. 13, unanimously approved a 2023-2026 licensed professional agreement between the Sweet Home Education Association (SHEA) and the district. About...
James Black
James (Jim) Sherrell Black, 96, of Sweet Home, died Feb. 5, 2023. He was born Oct. 28, 1926, in Miami, Fla., and adopted by Claude and Lessie Black at the age of 3 months. He moved with them to the We... Full story
Carl Cleem
Carl Raymond Cleem, 88, of Sweet Home, died Feb. 5, 2023, in Madras. He was born Jan. 2, 1935, in St. Vincent, Minn., to Carl Adolph and Gertrude (Borgeson) Cleem. Mr. Cleem served in the United... Full story
Carolyn Propps
Carolyn Faye Propps, 74, of Sweet Home, died Feb. 4, 2023, in Corvallis. She was born July 28, 1948, in Elwood, Ind., to Hubert Wesley and Alice Faye (Phillips) Slayton. She lived in Pendleton, Ind. before moving to Sweet Home in 2010. Mrs. Propps... Full story
Jean JoAnn Trask
Jean JoAnn Trask, 93, of Sweet Home, a beloved mother, passed away Feb. 1, 2023, two months shy of her 94th birthday. She was born April 14, 1929, in Chilhowee, Mo., to Odes McKinley and Viola Goldie... Full story
Beverly Nunez
Beverly Nunez, 84, of Sweet Home, passed away Feb. 8, 2023. She was born May 30, 1938, in Hammond, Ind., to Roscoe and Fanny (Hobson) Waddell. She lived in Indiana until 1955; Los Angeles, Calif.... Full story
Ramona Jean Reynolds
Ramona Jean Reynolds, 81, of Sweet Home, passed away Feb. 8, 2023. She was born May 17, 1941, in Lebanon to George Wesley and Edith Ramona (Philpott) Heeter. Othe than a brief time after marriage, Jea... Full story
Virtue named Volunteer of the Year
Sweet Home resident and Weyerhaeuser Santiam Lumber Mill operations manager George Virtue was named the Weyerhaeuser Company's Volunteer of the Year for 2022, a distinction the firm, which operates...
Editorial: Rekindle spirit of local volunteerism when needs arise
Sweet Home has certain qualities that endear it to people who arrive here and who end up staying – often for decades. We all know it, even those who complain about the way the downtown looks, the inertia that seems to keep improvements from happeni...
Michael Stalford
Michael Lawrence Stalford, 40, of Foster, died Feb. 8, 2023. He was born Nov. 2, 1982, in Albany to Erle Stanley and Suzette Sibyl (Niflis) Stalford. Mr. Stalford lived in Albany most of his life and... Full story
Death Notices (Feb. 15, 2023)
Karen Ann Contant, 80, of Corvallis, died Feb. 11, 2023. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements. For updated information, visit www.sweethomefuneral.com. James Oliver Elkins, 82, of Sweet Home, died Feb. 8, 2023. Sweet Home Funeral... Full story
From Our Files (Feb. 15, 2023)
Feb. 15, 1973 The Oregon Consumer League is making landlord/tenant law a priority as they try to base law on a model by the Uniform Code Commissioners. When a product such as a car or radio is...
Carbon company tax break OK'd
Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker on Tuesday morning, Feb. 7, unanimously approved a three-year property tax abatement for Aymium (formerly National Carbon Technologies), a Minnesota-based carbon production...
Rep. Chavez-DeRemer responds to Biden's SOTU
Newly elected Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who represents east Linn County in Congress, released the following statement after attending President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Feb. 7: “President Biden’s State of the Union address was...
Circuit Court (Feb. 15, 2023)
Warrants are out on the following individuals: Samuel Frank Ayers, Noah David Colgrove, Curtis Ray Daniel, Ashlee Dee Flanagan, Aaron Thomas Halvorson, Isaac Booker Justham, Noe Hernandez-Reyes, Michael Trevor Hilton, Isaac Booker Justham, Faron...
Around Town (Feb. 15, 2023)
SHCF seeks grant applicants The Sweet Home Community Foundation will begin accepting grant applications for its 2023 cycle beginning Feb. 15. The goal of the foundation is to provide funding and support to worthwhile community projects in the Sweet...
Junior High inaugurates Tiger Scholar program
Sweet Home Junior High School on Friday, Jan. 13, rolled out a new Tiger Scholar program that has already awarded special privileges to 48 students for good behavior and academic success. Honorees...
Honor Roll (Feb. 15, 2023)
SWEET HOME JUNIOR HIGH SEVENTH GRADE 4.0 Kyler Bondesen, Andru James Collings, Elijah Cruz, Autumn Dieterich, Sydney Dominy, Henry Gainer, Grace Gardner, Trenton Michael Howard, Aliyah Killmaster, Natasha Marin, Grayson Mathers, Conner Northern, Benj...
Public Safety (Feb. 15, 2023)
Feb. 6 2:01 a.m. - Jamie Daniel Carpenter, 46, was cited and released on a Sweet Home Municipal Court warrant for failure to comply on an original charge of criminal driving, 4800 block of Main St. 10:22 a.m. - Jason Holder, 51, of Sweet Home, was...
Foster man dies in crash
A Foster man was killed just before daylight Wednesday morning, Feb. 8, in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 228, Oregon State Police reported. OSP troopers and Sweet Home emergency personnel responded at approximately 6 a.m. to the crash on the...
APD officers on leave after fatal shooting
Two Albany Police Department personnel were placed on critical incident leave after a fatal Wednesday, Jan. 8, incident that resulted in the death of an Albany man at a residence in southwest Albany. Officers Eric Tress and Ken Fandrem, both...
Fire destroys Lebanon home
A fire destroyed a triple-wide manufactured home Thursday, Feb. 9, on Butte Creek Road in Lebanon. The blaze was reported shortly after 2 p.m. According to the Lebanon Fire District, the caller...
Man dies in Hwy. 99 crash near Corvallis Airport
An 18-year-old man died Friday evening, Feb. 10, in a two-vehicle crash on Hwy. 99 near the Corvallis Airport. Neither involved driver was immediately identified. According to the Benton County Sheriff’s Office, a 33-year-old man was traveling...
