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Events: May 1, 2024
Garden Club Flower Design Classes The Lebanon Garden Club will host free flower design classes at the Lebanon…
Sweet Home Baseball Shows ‘Grit and Tenacity’ Despite Setbacks in Series Against Stayton
The Sweet Home Baseball team (2-16) has finished their third week of league. This week, they faced Stayton…
Fire District Solved Half the Problem, Asks Voters to Solve Other Half
Like many rural fire districts faced with rising costs and mandated EMS write-offs, Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance…
Young Man Wows with Intarsia Art
Josiah Hurst, of Sweet Home, was the talk of the town in Lebanon during the Lebanon Chamber of…
Sankey Park to be Cut the Gut Checkpoint
The Park and Tree Committee solidified plans during its April 17 meeting to host a checkpoint for Cut…
From Our Files: May 1, 2024
May 2, 1974 The Oregon State Health Division may likely force the annexation of Foster-Midway into Sweet…
Blazing a Trail: Young Woman’s Drive Changes Fire Academy Rules
Fourteen-year-old girls who sign up for firefighter training this summer through the Lebanon Fire District can thank Londyn…
Jim Search Remembered for Big Heart
The loss of one of Sweet Home’s own could be felt as hundreds, maybe even a thousand, gathered…
Community Rallies for Child Abuse Awareness
Community members, police personnel and volunteers gathered in front of the Sweet Home Police Department with a mutual…
Dogwood Planted in Memory of Mollie
Despite a light rain falling upon Sankey Park on Saturday, April 20, families and tree lovers seemed to…
New Writers Critique Group in Rough Draft Mode
There are slingers, gunslingers and edible slingers, but the kind of slinger Jim Corley is looking for are…
Paintings and Needle Felted Art at City Hall
City Hall is now decked out with artwork from two different area artists thanks to the ongoing efforts…
Mayor Announces ‘If I Were Mayor’ Contest Winner
Eighth-grader Sydney Dominy was honored as the winner in the annual “If I Were Mayor” contest during the…
Sweet Home Community Foundation Announces 2024 Community Grant Recipients
The Sweet Home Community Foundation (SHCF) annually awards community grants to local projects and organizations that provide lasting…
Friends of the Library Celebrates 40 Years
The Sweet Home Friends of the Library is celebrating its 40th anniversary all year long by offering sale…
Swim Club Participates in Championships In- and Out-of-State
Sweet Home swimmers from the Swim Club participated in championship meets within Oregon, as well as in Arizona…
Kids Learn Japanese Print Art at Library
The Sweet Home Public Library invited children to try their hand at gyotaku, a traditional form of Japanese…
New Local Dog Rescue Receives Abandoned Rare Breed
Bailey Porter had just certified her new nonprofit, Knotty Creek Animal Rescue, out of Sweet Home in January,…
SHEM Seeks More Helping Hands for Maintenance, Board
Volunteers who operate Sweet Home Emergency Ministries (SHEM) have been providing food and resource services since 1980, but…
Convoy Celebrates Life Of Calvin “Cal” Emmert
On Saturday, trucks lined the streets of Sweet Home in remembrance of Calvin Ray Emmert, 86, of Sweet…
A Tradition of Local Legacy and Support
The Sweet Home Community Foundation (SHCF), originating from a vision by the Sweet Home Economic Development Group (SHEDG)…
Sportsman’s Holiday Unveils Princess Court for 2024 Celebration
As anticipation builds for the upcoming Sweet Home Sportsman’s Holiday from July 11 to July 13, 2024, the…
Reptile Man Delights Oak Heights Elementary Students with Reptile Show
Richard “Rich” Ritchey also known as “The Oregon Reptile Man” came to see the children at Oak Heights…