Last movie night Friday at church
The Sweet Home Mennonite and River of Life churches will hold their final movie night of the summer at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31, at 1266 44th Ave.
There will free food and drinks each night as well as a free drawing for children 12 and under to receive a Veggie Tales movie.
“A Bug’s Life” will be the featured film.
The animated movie tells the story of Flik (voiced by Dave Foley), an inventive ant who’s always messing things up for his colony. His latest mishap was destroying the food stores that were supposed to be used to pay off gangster-type grasshopper Hopper (Kevin Spacey). Now the strong-arming insect is demanding that the ants gather double the food – or face annihilation. To avert disaster, Flik goes on a journey to recruit fighters to defend the colony. When he meets a band of high-flying circus insects, he thinks he’s found his salvation.
‘Americana blues’
at Marks Ridge
Marks Ridge Winery’s summer concert series winds up Friday evening with a performance by Forest Beutel at 29255 Berlin Road.
Bring your own picinic or snacks and enjoy open-air seating at bistro tables or bring a chair or blanket.
Cover is $10 per person. No outside alcohol is allowed.
The Tacoma, Wash.-based Beutel performs “Americana blues,” which he describes as “slinging banjo, guitar, harmonica, kick-drum and a high-hat.” Beutel builds a twangy upbeat atmosphere that engages a crowd and gets folks on their feet. He credits as influences Hank Williams and Townes Van Zandt “with gruff baritone vibrations akin to Tom Waits and Johnny Cash.”
For more information, contact Janet at (541) 974-4457, or email [email protected].
Pregnancy center
fund-raiser sale
Sweet Home Pregnancy Center will be hold a fund-raiser yard sale Saturday, Sept. 1, at 1344 Main St., next to Dairy Queen.
Items for sale include clothes, furniture, tools, and more. Shoppers can pay $3 to fill a bag full of any of the items available. Donations of gently used items will be accepted on Friday, Aug. 31, as well as Saturday before the sale. Volunteers are needed.
For more information or to volunteer, contact Nelia at (936) 522-6797.
Albany Carousel story at Forum
The Lebanon Chamber of Commerce’s Forum Lunch will feature a presentation on the Albany Carousel project from 11:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31, at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Career Training Center, 525 N. Santiam Hwy.
Wendy Kirby from the Carousel project will tell how an army of volunteers pulled it together. The community and many from the Valley created the carousel with hard work and determination, and it has become one of the most popular destinations in Linn County.
Cost is $15 per person and RSVP’s are required. The menu will be barbecued chicken quarters, baked beans, corn and rolls with butter, tossed salad with dressing, and Lemon Berry Jazz Dessert.
To RSVP, contact the chamber at (541) 258-7164.
‘Non-technical’ DNA information
Learn about the “non-technical” side of DNA research at the Linn Genealogical Society’s monthly meeting at 1:15 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, at Albany Public Library Meeting Room, 2450 14th Ave. SE.
David Devin will give a presentation on the topic and an open discussion on DNA questions will follow.
For more information, call (541) 791-1618 or visit http://www.lgsoregon.org.
Merkle Music to
play at market
Merkle Music will perform on Tuesday, Sept. 4, at the Sweet Home Farmer’s Market in the square at 12th and Kalmia in front of City Hall.
The event runs from 2 to 6 p.m. and features local vendors selling all manner of local produce and wares. Musical performers appear each week at the market, which is scheduled to run through the summer.
Learn how to
prevent diabetes
The Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital’s Diabetes Education team will offer a Diabetes Prevention class starting Wednesday, Sept. 5, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
The weekly class will run for eight Wednesdays, concluding on Oct 24. Topics will include weight loss, healthy eating, exercise, and other lifestyle changes that will help people avoid a diagnosis of diabetes.
To register either for the class or for a support group, call (541) 451-6313.
Storytelling, folk music at library
Adam Miller, folksinger, storyteller and autoharp virtuoso, will perform a free, sing-along concert at the Sweet Home Public Library on Thursday, Sept. 6, at 6:30 p.m.
He will perform folksongs about the American Labor Movement and tell stories that are sure to capture the attention of all ages.
For more information, call (541) 367-5007.
Concert band
seeking musicians
Local musicians are invited to join the Willamette Valley Concert Band, which is starting its 2018-19 season.
The 55-member community band, which performed in Sweet Home for the first time in June, rehearses Thursday evenings starting Sept. 6 in the band room of South Albany High School on South Columbus Street in Albany. Rehearsals start at 7:30 p.m. and last two hours.
Openings exist for clarinet, oboe, trumpet, baritone, French horn and percussion. Post-high school instrumentalists with previous experience may participate. No formal auditions are required. Current members of the band live in Albany, Corvallis, Keizer, Lebanon, Monmouth, Philomath, Salem, Silverton and Sweet Home.
Those interested in joining the band should contact director Dr. Richard Sorenson at (503) 838-3474 and show up for the first rehearsal Sept. 6.
Class in managing woodlands offered
OSU Extension-Lane County will offer a nine-session Master Woodland Manager Training program providing knowledge, skills, and excellence in land stewardship from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays, beginning Sept. 6 at the Lane County Extension Office – 996 Jefferson St., Eugene.
Classes run through Dec. 13.
Participants will gain in-depth skills to tend their forests, including assesssing woodland property by understanding local ecological factors (soils, historical land use, tree and plant species and associated wildlife) as well as how to conduct assessments.
Cost of the workshop is $75 per person, or $100 for two people from the same household sharing hand-outs. Space is limited so pre-registion by Sunday, Sept. 2, is requested at bit.ly/MWMLane.
For more information or to request registration support contact Nicole Wells at (541) 344-5859 or [email protected].
Meals on Wheels
weekly menu
Meals on Wheels, also known as Your Table or Ours, offers 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.
First-time diners are invited to come in and have a free lunch to give it a try.
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, Aug. 31, is Salisbury patty with gravy or breaded, baked fish with Tartar sauce, sour cream and chive potatoes, mixed vegetables, seven grain bread and chocolate chip bar.
No meals will be served on Monday, Sept. 3, due to the Labor Day holiday.
The menu on Tuesday, Sept. 4, is a Labor Day special: buffalo chicken sandwich or kielbasa/kraut, both selections on a bun, baked beans, carrot raisin salad and peanut butter bar.
For more information, contact Norene at (541) 367-8843.