Summer exchange
opportunities in SH
Linn-Benton County 4-H is seeking host families for Japanese youths from July 23 to Aug. 18.
The program is open to area families who have a child close in age to the Japanese youths, who are all between 12 and 16. Families do not have to be currently involved in 4-H to participate in the program.
Host families are asked to include their new family member in their regular activities including family trips and outings, sporting events, camps, visiting friends and relatives, running errands and even doing chores.
Families do not have to plan special activities or incur extra expenses; just treat them as a member of the family.
For more information, program details, requirements, resources and application forms, visit oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu/programs/global-citizenship/exc-in/japan or contact Jennifer Bradford, Linn-Benton County 4-H Japanese Exchange Coordinator at [email protected] or (541) 207-4435.
Applications are requested as soon as possible, though they may be accepted as late as July 22.
Free lunch for kids
through Aug. 25
Sweet Home School District will provide free lunch to children ages 18 and younger through Aug. 25.
No meals will be served on Aug. 3 and 4, due to the Oregon Jamboree.
Lunch is served from 11:45 to 12:15 p.m. at the following locations:
n Sweet Home High School, 1641 Long St. (Breakfast will be served from 9 to 9:30 a.m.)
n Hawthorne Elementary, 3205 E. Long St
n Oak Heights Elementary, 610 Elm St.
n Pleasant Valley Little Promises, 28028 Pleasant Valley Rd. (Breakfast will be served from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. and lunch will be served from 11:30 to 12:30 p.m.)
Lunch is served from 12:30 to 1 p.m. at the following locations:
n Ashbrooke Park, 28th Ave & Juniper St.
n Northside Park, 11th Ave & Redwood St.
n Skate Park, 1920 Long St.
Bible study weekly
at Christian Church
Sweet Home Christian Church is holding a community Bible study from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursdays in the education building at 18th and Long St.
Everyone is welcome.
The study topic will be the book of Ephesians until Aug. 31.
For more information, call Stacey at (541) 367-0772.
Country artist Guy
to play The Point
Melody Guy will provide entertainment at The Point Saturday, July 9, at 6:30 p.m.
Guy, based in Nashville, Tenn., has created her own blend of country-flavored music. She’s released seven albums since 1995 and had songs recorded by Jessie James, Amanda Williams, Sherrie Austin, and independant artists. She has performed the national anthem for the Pittsburgh Pirates at a home game.
Reservations are required. To reserve seats, call (541) 367-1560.
Free reception for community art
The public is invited to a free reception from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 13, to celebrate the opening of the 12th annual Community Art Show at the Giustina Gallery in The LaSells Stewart Center at Ore-gon State University.
The show will run through July 27. Attendees can meet participating artists, and there will be complimentary appetizers and a no-host bar.
For more information, visit oregonstate.edu/lasells/gallery.
PEO berry sale
deadline July 7
Local Chapter DD – PEO (Philanthropic Educational Organization) is holding its annual berry sale.
This fund-raiser allows PEO members to provide scholarships to local young ladies seeking higher education. It’s a great way to help and the berries are excellent.
The nine-pound pails of flash-frozen strawberries, marionberries or blueberries are $26 each.
The deadline to order is Friday, July 7.
Orders will arrive and will need to be picked up in Sweet Home on Saturday, Aug. 12.
For more information or for order forms, contact Wendy Smith at (541) 974-0883.
Brewketts to play
at Marks Ridge
The Brewketts will perform on the patio at 7 p.m. Friday, July 7, at Marks Ridge Winery, 29255 Berlin Road.
The Eugene-based acoustic trio plays a blend of rock, blues, and folk.
Tickets are $10.
For more information, call (541) 974-4457.
Arts and Crafts
show Saturday
Sweet Home Singing Christmas Tree will host an Arts and Crafts Show from 9 to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 8, on the Sweet Home High School Walkway, 1641 Long Street.
The event will include vendors from throughout Linn County, the Willamette Valley and the coast.
Food concessions will be available all day.
More vendors are welcome. Call Sherry Johnston at (541) 367-4824.
For more on Sportsman’s Holiday activities, see the festival program.
Parking lot sale
during festival
The second annual Sweet Home Outtasight Party parking lot sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., directly behind Trash to Treasure and across from the fire station in the 1000 block of Long Street.
Vendors of all sorts will have merchandise for sale; local band Loki’s Labyrinth will perform from 10 a.m. to noon; and there will be a hippie costume contest.
For more information, visit http://www.facebook.com/Maintrash.
Women’s dinner to feature candle talk
Lebanon’s After 5 Connection will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, at The Lobby.
Camelia Moss, owner of Camelia’s Candles, will talk about the art of candle making. Pam Pingle from Medford will share about spending life in a bubble of protection and how to find a bubble that will never burst.
For reservations, contact Sherri at (541) 258-6414, [email protected] or Nancy at (541) 259-1396, [email protected].
Lebanon Concert in the Park July 11
Lebanon’s summer Concerts in the Park series takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday beginning July 11 at Ralston Park, at Park and Oak streets.
The performances are open to the public at no cost.
The July 11 performer will be Morgan Alexander, singer, songwriter, musician, radio personality and entertainer. Alexander plays both jazz/blues and country music.
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.
Suggested donation is $3.50.
The menu on Friday, July 7, is rotisserie style chicken or meatloaf with gravy, Delmonico potatoes, green peas, wheat bread and homestyle chocolate pudding.
The menu on Monday, July 10, is breaded baked fish with Tartar sauce or teriyaki meatballs, garden vegetable rice, broccoli cuts, marinated zucchini salad and cookies-and-cream pudding.
The menu on Tuesday, July 11, is roast turkey or homestyle pork patty, whipped sweet potatoes, mixed vegetables, onion bread and ice cream cup.
For more information, contact Norene at (541) 367-8843.