Got bees? SHHS club seeks swarms
Sweet Home High School’s Bee Country Beekeeping is offering swarm and colony removal for honeybees.
If you’ve got a swarm or a colony, call (541) 292-1207 or stop in at 1641 Long St. when school is in session. This benefits high school students who are taking beekeeping.
Donations sought for museum sale
East Linn Museum is seeking donations for its annual yard sale, which will be held during Sportsman’s Holiday on Saturday, July 10, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Small to medium-sized items are preferred. Large items cannot be accommodated. Items may be dropped off at the museum, 746 Long St., which is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
For more information, contact Terri at (541) 543-5455.
Seminar on COVID vaccines for kids
Samaritan Health is offering an online presentation on “COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A for Parents and Youths” will be held 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 18.
Now that the coronavirus vaccine is available to youths ages 12 and over, parents and young people have questions.
Join Pediatrician Eddie Frothingham, MD, and Infectious Disease Specialist Adam Brady, MD, for this free webinar and question and answer session.
Registration is required. To register, visit http://www.samhealth.org/health-services/classes-and-events and scroll to the class you’d like to participate in.
VBS planned at Freedom Hill
Freedom Hill Church will offer Vacation Bible School Monday through Friday, June 21-25 at 2470 Main St., next to Coffee Hut.
The theme will be “Destination Dig” and first- through sixth-graders are invited to participate from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day. Lunch will be provided.
Participants will become junior archaeologists, exploring “real-life archaeological finds that have helped to uncover the truth about Jesus. Along the way, they’ll discover the truth of Jer. 29:13, that God reveals Himself to us when we seek and search for Him with all our hearts.”
Online registration is available at freedomhillchurch.breezechms.com/form/d06372.
For information, contact Jamie Eriksen at (541) 451-0137.
Pioneer Picnic in B’ville next week
Brownsville will host its 134th Pioneer Picnic celebration June 18-20, which includes a variety of live, on-site activities, as well as some virtual events.
The festival includes a passport tour activity in which visitors can get stamps as they visit local businesses and win prizes; and a Kiddie “Shoebox” Parade in which children can decorate shoeboxes in the theme “Homesteading Oregon,” which will be displayed at the American Legion building and judged for prizes;
The Chamber Breakfast will be from 7 to 9 a.m. Saturday, June 19, with a menu of pancakes, eggs, sausage, coffee and orange juice served at the Pioneer Park pavilion. Cost is $8 each for adults, $5 for children.
A “Porch Parade” will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 19, in which residents will decorate their homes and businesses in the theme “Homesteading Oregon” and visitors can drive by and view them via a tour map that will be available.
A Pioneer Picnic Community Church Service will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday, June 20, at First Baptist Church, 27910 Seven Mile Lane. The service will be outside, so participants are asked to bring chairs and blankets.
The Pioneer Dam Run will start at 8 a.m. Sunday, June 20, on Park Street. Distances include a 5K and a 10K. The course follows Kirk Ave-nue and Northern Drive to the Brownsville Dam site on the Calapooia River.
Registration is from 7 to 7:45 a.m. or online at http://www.eclecticedgeracing.com/pioneer-dam-run.html.
Proceeds from the event will be donated toward refurbishment of the Central Linn High School Track.
For more information, visit http://www.pioneerpicnic.com or call (541) 928-0831.
Lacemakers back in action June 19
Oregon Trail Lacemakers are meeting once again, following the coronavirus shutdowns, from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at Willamette Oaks Retirement Living (455 Alexander Loop, north of Valley River Center in Eugene).
The group meets monthly to make lace by hand, especially bobbin laces. Self-paced classes are available. Fully vaccinated guests are welcome to drop in.
For information on vaccination standards, which are required to enter the facility, or other details, call (541) 484-1180 or visit facebook.com/groups/oregontraillacemakers.
B&G Club golf
tournament
The Boys & Girls Club of the Greater Santiam will host its annual golf tournament fund-raiser Friday, June 25, at Pineway Golf Course.
Sponsored by Linn-Co Federal Credit Union, the tournament tees off at 7:30 a.m., with the final group starting their nine-hole round at 2 p.m. The event includes special games and contests, lunch and free drinks, on-course hospitality, and opportunities to support underprivileged children and youth golf.
Cost is $500 per foursome, which includes snacks, drinks, lunch and two carts. Special games area available for $100 per foursome.
For more information on participating, contact Shyla Malloy at (541) 258-7105 or email [email protected].
Car show June 26 in Sweet Home
The Sweet Home Sweet Ride Charity Car Show for Kids will be held from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 26, at 800 22nd Ave. in Sweet Home.
The event will include a large car show featuring a wide variety of divisions, a burn-out pit, a poker walk, raffles, drawings, food, music and more.
For details, visit sweethomesweetride.com.
Meals on Wheels weekly menu
Meals on Wheels offers take-out lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to seniors over 60 at noon on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays.
The Senior Center serves a separate lunch on Wednesdays.
Suggested donation is $3.50. All meals are served with milk, coffee or tea upon request and diabetic desserts are available on request.
The menu on Friday, June 18, is a Father’s Day special of chicken patty parmesan or meatloaf with gravy, whipped potatoes with gravy, capri blend vegetables, oatmeal bread and strawberry ice cream.
The menu on Monday, June 21, is chicken lo mein or cheese and green chili bake, broccoli, marinated spring vegetable salad, whole wheat roll and s’more pudding.
The menu on Tuesday, June 22, is lima beans and turkey ham or chicken spaghetti, country trio blend veggies, spinach romaine salad, cornmeal roll and Grace’s chocolate bar.
For more information, contact Norene at (541) 367-8843.