All-class SHHS reunion canceled
The annual Sweet Home High School multi-class reunion picnic, hosted by the Class of 1958, has been canceled to the coronavirus pandemic.
The picnic would have been held Sunday, Sept. 13.
The annual event is held on the second Sunday in September at Roberts Park in Sweet Home.
For information, contact Darlene Vavrosky at (541) 405-9458.
OSU offers food preservation help
The Oregon State University Extension Service Master Food Preserver program is offering a free hotline to help local residents preserve their fruits, vegetables and meats.
The toll-free hotline at 800-354-7319 runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. When the hotline is closed, callers can leave a message. The hotline is staffed by certified Master Food Preserver volunteers and is available statewide.
Also, in partnership with OSU Extension, Bi-Mart has placed signage and information in food preservation aisles in the employee-owned chain’s 80 stores in Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
The Extension-designed posters and brochures provide tips on canning, freezing, smoking, pickling, drying, jerky and jams and jellies. They come complete with a QR code that, when scanned with a smartphone, takes you to OSU Extension’s Home Food Safety and Preservation website with additional information.
Extension’s Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer service, is another way to get information. Post a question and an expert will get back to you within 48 hours. They can offer information about anything related to food preservation from safety concerns to recipes.
A free app, Canning Timer & Checklist, provides reminders of essential steps in the canning process.
Also, check out the new Facebook page and Instagram page.
Additionally, many Extension offices offer free pressure gauge testing. The hotline volunteers can provide you with information specific to your county.
Friday night music at Marks Ridge
Marks Ridge Winery hosts its summer concert series at 7 p.m. Fridays at 29255 Berlin Road.
This Friday, Aug. 21, the performer will be Dorian Michael. A guitarist for 40 years, Michael’s fingerstyle performances feature “contemporary traditional” acoustic solo blues and folk, jazz and rock ’n’ roll – both covers and original material. He does his best to give listeners “at least a few small surprises.”
Cost is $10 per person. Bring a picnic dinner, friends, blankets and lawn chairs. Wine is available for sale. For more information, contact Janet at (541) 974-4457.
Bands and Brews Saturdays in Plaza
Summer Bands and Brews takes place Saturday evenings in Strawberry Plaza, 847 S. Main St. in Lebanon.
Performances begin at 7 p.m. Admission is free.
Performers on Saturday, Aug. 22, will be Adam Larson and Company.
Corvallis-based Larson and his group perform old-time-style country music of hard times and moving on. As a member of the Lonesome Valley Rounders, Larson was part of five Oregon Jamboree appearances before forming his new band and recently releasing their first single, “These Colors Never Run,” in conjunction with producer Nate Roos of The Castle House studio in Lebanon.
Dry Farm Field Days offered online
The Oregon State University Extension Small Farms Program is offering its sixth annual series of Dry Farming Field Days.
These virtual tours will provide an online opportunity to learn about the five core research projects, ask questions, and view video footage of crops grown with little or no supplemental irrigation in the field. Field days are held on Wednesday mornings at 10 a.m. during August and September.
There will be a total of nine field tours, including: Site Suitability for Dry Farming, Soil Management Trial, Potato Variety Trial, Tomato Management Study, Tomato Variety Trial, Bean Variety Trials, Squash Variety Trials, Corn Breeding Project, and Harvest Showcase of Dry-Farmed Vegetable Varieties.
All events are free to attend. Registration is required to receive the webinar link. For more information and to register, visit smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/smallfarms/dry-farming or contact Teagan Moran at (541) 713-5011 or by email at [email protected].
Fundraiser for bowling alley
Gary Heintzman, owner of Linn Lanes in Lebanon, has been nominated to compete in the “Save the Alleys” fundraiser, a bowling event aimed at supporting eight local bowling alley proprietors.
Proprietors compete at 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, at AMF Firebird Lanes, 4303 Center St. NE, Salem.
Proprietors sell “shares” for $20 to go into cash prizes. They will compete for the cash by bowling in a parking lot with three pins at 50 yards. Prizes will be used toward the alleys’ needs.
Those who bought shares from the winning proprietor will bowl to win cash prizes.
For more information, contact Linn Lanes during business hours at (541) 451-3900.
Rally against human trafficking
A rally against human trafficking is at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at the corner of Airport Road and Santiam Highway.
Interested people may bring signs to show support.
Oaks concert for Alzheimer’s Walk
The Oaks at Lebanon Retirement and Assisted Living will host its annual benefit concert supporting Mid-Valley Walk to End Alz-heimer’s from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, on the lawn at the library, 25 Academy Square.
Weldwood Blues Band and Gabriel Cox will perform live music. Food trucks will be there. Bring blankets and lawn chairs. Social distancing will be encouraged.
For more information, contact Jenni at (541) 619-0556.
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 upon request and diabetic desserts are available on request.
The menu on Friday, Aug. 21, is chicken pomodoro or beef and cabbage bake, Capri blend vegetables, spinach salad, herb roll and vanilla pudding.
The menu on Monday, Aug. 24, is orange glazed chicken or homestyle pork patty with gravy, whipped potatoes, green peas, raisin bread and seasonal fresh fruit.
The menu on Tuesday, Aug. 25, is chicken rice bake or vegetable lasagna (zucchini), Brussels sprouts, spinach romaine salad, whole wheat roll and cranberry fluff.
For more information, contact Norene at (541) 367-8843.