Articles from the June 28, 2023 edition
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Transformative Sweet Ride
Bumblebee (Sweet Home resident Dan Ames), of "Transformers" fame, poses next to a 2012 Chevy Camaro owned by Gary Bennett of Foster at the 15th Annual Sweet Home Sweet Ride car show, held behind...
Police investigate brush fire
The Sweet Home Police Department is investigating the cause of a brush fire that burned one-quarter of an acre Sunday afternoon, June 25, north of the railroad tracks near 47th Avenue and Osage...
Wildland fire school returns to SH
More than 200 wildland firefighters and instructors have convened in Sweet Home this week to participate in the annual five day Mid-Willamette Valley Interagency Wildland Fire School. This is the...
Susan Gay Olson
Susan Gay (Riddle) Olson, 75, of Sweet Home passed away on June 23, 2023. Sue was born to Richard and Ramah (Peterson) Riddle in Omaha, Neb., on January 18, 1948, the baby of five siblings. She would... Full story
Donna B. Desler-Ulep
Donna was born on the family farm near Otis, Colo., to Mary Louise (Newcomb) and William Gielenz on New Year's Eve, 1930. She was the youngest of six children (four sisters, one brother). The family... Full story
Victor John Carlson
Victor John Carlson, 60, owner of Carlson Hardware in Brownsville, passed away at his home on June 20, 2023. Vic was born in Lebanon on April 3, 1963, to Carl E. "Ed" and Merrily (Williams) Carlson.... Full story
John Welty
John Wesley Welty, 86, of Sweet Home, died June 24, 2023. He was born June 21, 1937, in Portland to Harvey A. and Eva M. (Rowley) Welty. Mr. Welty served in the U.S. Navy from 1955 to 1963. He lived... Full story
Thomas York
Tom Russell York, 63, of Sweet Home, died June 19, 2023. He was born Jan. 17, 1960, in Northridge, Calif., to Joan (Clohesey) and Russell York. He grew up in Northridge. Mr. York was an electrician by profession and spent most of his career in that... Full story
Death Notices (June 28, 2023)
Shari Jeanne Dodge, 64, of Sweet Home, died June 21, 2023, at Samaritan Evergreen Hospice House. Fisher Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. John William Downs, 84, of Sweet Home, died June 25, 2023. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the... Full story
By Notes from the Newsroom: Where did all the music go? (June 28, 2023)
Some months ago, I was sitting backstage in the Sweet Home High School auditorium, awaiting my turn to perform in the Gala Concert put on by SHOCASE. As I sat there, it occurred to me that while we had one high-schooler on the program to perform,...
From Our Files (June 28, 2023)
June 28, 1973 A boa constrictor named Stanley is still missing after it disappeared from Robert Wetzell's auto while he was out of town. The car was parked at 410 18th Ave. and neighbor Noel Derr saw...
Icebox Cookoff returns with barbecue
Barbecuing might be a Fourth of July weekend staple, but Sweet Home will take it to the next level again with 38 pro barbecue teams from around the country at this year's Icebox Cookoff, which runs...
Fire board OKs budget
The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District on June 20 approved a $8.8 million budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year. Also at the meeting, the board: -- Approved the transfer of $75,000 appropriations...
Final election votes tallied
Newcomer Mary Massey and incumbents Mike Adams and Dale Keene all will serve on the Sweet Home School Board after winning seats in the May 16 election, according to final vote totals certified by the Linn County Elections Office. Massey finished with...
Around Town (June 28, 2023)
Meals on Wheels weekly menu Meals on Wheels offers an on-site lunch at noon Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays to seniors over 60 at the Sweet Home Community Center. There is a suggested donation of $3.50 per meal. Meals are ordered in advance, and are...
Public Safety (June 24, 2023)
June 19 8:53 a.m. - A theft reported from the 39600 block of Hwy. 228. Missing items included a Husqvarna lawn mower, rusted log splitter and a Walmart brand pressure washer. The items were taken from a barn in December 2022, but the caller decided t...
Volunteers sought for downtown paint plan
Plans for a corporate sponsor to play a major role in painting Sweet Home’s downtown core are taking shape, but the city needs lots of volunteers, Sweet Home City Manager Kelcey Young told the Ad-Hoc Committee on Arts and Culture at its June 20...
Cars and music keep life's motor running
Steve Magnolia is not bored. He's puttering in his garage, with some blues music reverberating off the walls. "Government Mule," he tells a visitor who asks about the artists. Outside the back door,...
Memories of a sawmill man (Part 1)
“Go talk to Lynn Rice,” a pair of East Linn Museum volunteers were advised after expressing an interest in collecting stories about disappearing area mills. So Mike Sele and Glenda Hopkins did...
New Quarry Park opens for camping
A city-owned parcel of land currently known as Quarry Park officially opened Friday, June 16, for camping. The 230-acre park, located north of 24th Avenue and south of the Santiam River, offers three...
Sixth-graders say 'good-bye' at Hawthorne
Talon Temple waves to the crowd after getting a certificate of promotion at Hawthorne School's Sixth Grade Promotion on June 14. Behind him is sixth-grade teacher Pete Saveskie....
Science in the Park
Brandon Molina, of Portland, in the first photo, lets youngsters check out what happens to water when it contacts sodium polyacrylate (the powdery substance inside disposable diapers) during Sweet...
Fallen tree blocks Highway 20
Sweet Home and Oregon Department of Forestry personnel responded Wednesday, June 21, to a fallen tree across Highway 20 at Milepost 39, east of Sweet Home. The tree blocked both lanes of the highway...
Caution advised for 2023 fireworks season
“Keep it legal, keep it safe” is the message from the Oregon State Fire Marshal during this year’s Fourth of July celebration. The 2023 fireworks retail sales season runs through July 6. “We ask Oregonians to be responsible if they plan to...
Real Estate Sold (June 28, 2023)
Following are Lebanon, Sweet Home and Brownsville area real estate transactions recorded with the county during May/June 2023. These are not properties for sale, and some transactions may represent a change of ownership within a family or...
