Boys & Girls Club fall sports sign-ups
The Boys & Girls Club is accepting sign-ups for fall sports.
Now is the time to sign up for fall baseball, flag and tackle football, and volleyball.
Visit the Sweet Home club at 890 18th Ave. to register or call (541) 367-6421.
Folk musician to perform Friday
Jaspar Lepak will present a program of folk music at 7 p.m. Friday, July 22, at Marks Ridge Winery, 29255 Berlin Road.
Lepak is a folk/Americana songwriter whose songs are deeply influenced by the many places she has called home: Tucson, Ariz .; Minneapolis; Durban, South Africa; and currently, Seattle. Sweeping across landscapes with an emotional depth that is extraordinary, her lyrics expose a brave vulnerability while her clear, pure voice touches the heart.
In 2011, she recorded “Forgiving Wind” which Rolling Stone South Africa hailed as an album full of “beauty and original charm.” Lepak released her seventh CD, “Wide World,” in April 2014. She tours frequently between her former homes and her new home in the Pacific Northwest, often accompanied by husband Kale (accordion and harmonies) and other friends she’s found along the way.
Bring your own picnic or snacks and enjoy open air seating at bistro tables or bring a chair or blanket.
The concert is the first of weekly Friday night offerings through August at the winery, which will feature 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.
‘Stand By Me’ fest in Brownsville
Brownsville will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the filming of the movie “Stand By Me” Saturday, July 23.
Director Rob Reiner chose Brownsville as the filming location for his classic coming-of-age story, which was based on a novella by Stephen King). The film was nominated for an Academy Award and has continued to be a favorite of both critics and many fans around the world.
The anniversary celebration events include a 5K run/walk at 8:30 a.m., guided walking tours, a pie-eating contest (in homage to one of the movie’s most memorable scenes), meet-and-greet opportunities with cast and crew members, a vintage car and trailer show, a geocache challenge at Pioneer Park, a performance by Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuts at 6 p.m. and a screening of the movie itself at dusk in Pioneer Park.
The Brownsville Art Association will present a one-of a-kind Art Market at 255 Main St., featuring a wide variety of art forms for sale including handmade books, hand-painted silk scarves and wind chimes, art prints, encaustic work and more from local and other artists.
For more information on the events of the day, visit stand bymeday.com/30th-anniversary-events/.
For art show details, visit brownsvilleart.org.
Duo to perform 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.
Too Slim Tom and Miz Marsha will perform blues, swing and rags, featuring vocal harmonies, guitar and harmonica, on July 26.
Drawing lessons at Art Center
Brownsville Art Center is offering Children’s Drawing Camps from 9 a.m. to noon over the next two weeks at 255 Main St.
“Draw Any Animal” will be offered July 27-29. “Draw Dinosaurs” will be offered Aug. 3-5.
The $35 tuition includes a sketchbook.
For more information, call (541) 990-9478 or email [email protected].
Sheriff’s Office to hold Dog Fest
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office will hold its third annual Dog Fest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 30, at the Linn County Animal Shelter, 3008 Ferry St. SW, Albany.
The event will include license amnesty on all non-enforced late fees, half price adoptions, $15 microchip clinic and a dog wash. The Oregon Mobile Veterinary Services will offer a low-cost vaccine clinic, as well as other veterinary services. There will be a dog contest and a treasure hunt for kids 12 and under (prizes awarded).
The Sheriff’s Office will provide a barbecue lunch with drinks and music. Numerous other vendors will have booths set up as well.
Raffle prizes will be handed out, along with a one-year supply of dog food (12 bags), and free T-shirts will go to the first 50 raffle entries. The shelter is also sponsoring a pet food give-away.
The Albany Police Department and Linn County Sheriff’s Office will stage K-9 demonstrations.
Trails Committee
to meet Aug. 4
Interested in seeing development of new and existing trails in the Sweet Home area?
Sweet Home Trails Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, at The Point Restaurant.
All interested local residents are welcome. Items to be discussed include the South Hills Trail, Hobart Park, and scheduling trial hikes and trail maintenance.
For more information, email [email protected].
Seminar offered on diabetic foot care
Dr. Priscilla Latta, clinic medical director from Samaritan Wound Care and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Services, will offer a free seminar, Thriving with Diabetes: Caring for Your Feet, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital.
Latta will discuss warning signs, preventative care tips and how diabetes changes the anatomy of the foot.
Registration is required and space is limited. To register, visit samhealth.org/BeHealthy or call 1-855-873-0647.
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, July 22, is fish patty with Tartar sauce or sloppy Joe, both on a bun, baked beans, Mandarin pineapple salad and frosted white cake.
The menu for Monday, July 25, is chicken marsala bake or beef Spanish rice, herbed carrots, spinach Romaine salad, oat bran roll and chilled peaches.
The menu for Tuesday, July 26, is spinach lasagna or western pork stew, country trio vegetables, cucumber/tomato/onion salad, garlic roll and Mandarin oranges.
For more information, call (541) 367-8843.