Peer Court needs
teenage volunteers
Are you a young person with an interest in the criminal justice system? Law enforcement? Maybe becoming a lawyer?
Sweet Home Peer Court needs youth volunteers to help run the courtroom here in Sweet Home. First time youth offenders cases are heard by a jury of their peers and sanctioned by those same peers.
Peer Court cases are heard on Tuesday afternoons from 3:45 to 5:00 p.m. at SHPD. You do not have to come to every hearing. Come when you can. Applications available from SHPD or SHHS guidance offices.
Peer Court service is open to any Sweet Home School District student at least 12 years old and actively enrolled in school.
Volunteering could benefit your high school career path, enhance your leadership skills, provide scholarship opportunities and much more.
For more information contact SHPD Community Relations Officer Gina Riley at (541) 367-5181.
Josai Program seeks host families
The Josai Program at Sweet Home High School is looking to place two Japanese exchange students in good homes for the upcoming school year.
Sweet Home’s student exchange program with Josai, its sister school in Tokyo, has been operating for more than 30 years.
For more information, contact Suzette Andersen, Josai Club adviser, at (541) 401-2750.
David Sheehy to
perform at winery
Solo performer David Sheehy will perform iconic rock ‘n’ roll and other favorites, along with original compositions, at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, at Marks Ridge Winery, 29255 Berlin Road.
Sheehy, of Arizona, has written more than 150 original songs and plays a repertoire of 300 cover songs from 125 different artists as a national performing and recording artist.
Bring your own picnic or snacks and enjoy open air seating at bistro tables or bring a chair or blanket.
The concert is the last of weekly Friday night offerings at the winery this summer, which will have featured a wide range of musical styles. Cover is $10 per person. No outside alcohol is allowed.
For more information, call (541) 974-4457 or visit http://www.marksridge.com.
Berry picking hike
offered on Friday
Sweet Home Ranger District is offering a Berry Picking Bonanza outing Friday, Aug. 26.
Participants on this one-mile, easy hike can learn about the berries that have sustained people and wildlife in the Cascades for thousands of years.
They will learn traditional uses of berries and how to distinguish between edible and non-edible berries. This is a great hike for families.
Cost is $10 per person or $5 with a Senior or Access Pass. Register at http://www.recreation.gov or call 1-877-444-6777 and press #1 for tours. Tours often fill up quickly, so early registration is recommended.
For more information, times and fees, stop by district headquarters at 4331 Hwy 20 or call (541) 367-5168.
‘Alvin’ and gang on
big screen in park
The City of Sweet Home Parks and Recreation will screen an outdoor movie, “Alvin and the Chipmunks – Road Chip,” at dusk on Thursday, Aug. 25, in Sankey Park.
Admission is free and the public is encouraged to show up early and enjoy the park. The movie is the last of three that have been shown on successive Thursdays in the park.
For more information, contact Katie at (541) 367-8113 or [email protected].
Last chance for
Class of ’86 alums
Sweet Home High School Class of 1986 will hold its 30th class reunion, scheduled for Aug. 26-27.
If you are a member of the class and have not received an invitation, contact Tracey Weidner at (541) 788-7503.
Teachers or staff members from this time are also welcome and are asked to contact Weidner for information.
Music, produce at
Farmer’s Market
Sweet Home’s Farmer’s Market runs from 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays in the City Hall Parking lot at the corner of 12th and Kalmia, and will continue weekly at that time through October.
Vendors will sell produce, pasture-raised chicken, lamb, beef and pork, wild-caught fresh salmon and steelhead, locally made preserves and much more.
Oregon Trail customers get an additional $10 each week.
Also, the market includes live music each week, thanks to grants from the Oregon Country Fair and the Linn County Cultural Coalition.
When Picks Fly will perform “American old-time music” Aug. 24.
On Aug. 30, Kurt Smith will perform songs from American and Canadian folk musicians from the 1960s through ’90s.
Smith hails from the Corvallis.
Used genealogical
book sale Sept. 3
A Genealogical Fair and Used Book Sale will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, in the Albany Public Library Meeting Rooms, 2450 14th Ave SE.
The event is open to the public.
Demonstration tables will also be available, dealing with topics including: Find A Grave, Daughters of the American Revolution, Sons of American Revolution, Grand Army of the Republic, ‘‘Next Generation of Genealogical Site Building,’’ ‘‘Legacy Family Application,’’ and ‘‘Roots Magic Application.’’ For more information, call (541) 926-4353 or (541) 926-8153.
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 lunch menu on Friday, Aug. 26, is pasta primavera or beef cabbage bake, cut green beans, spinach Romaine salad, sunflower seed roll and confetti cake.
The menu for Monday, Aug. 29, is orange glazed chicken or beef liver and onions, whipped potatoes, green peas, multigrain bread and peaches.
The menu for Tuesday, Aug. 30, is western beef goulash or chicken rice bake, mixed vegetables, spinach Romaine salad, wheat dinner roll and lemon whip.
For more information, call (541) 367-8843.