Extension
food preservation help
Oregon
State University Extension Service is offering its summer food
preservation and safety hotline for queries on testing pressure
canner gauges, ensuring jam sets properly and preparing tomato salsa.
The
hotline at 1-800-354-7319 runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday from July 15 to Oct. 11.
For
more information about the Master Food Preserver Program, go tohttp://bit.ly/OSUFoodPreservationand http://extension.oregonstate.edu/fch/food-safety. OSU Extension’s
Ask an Expert service also takes online questions about food
preservation at http://bit.ly/OSUAskAnExpert.
Line
dancing class at Elks Friday
Sweet
Home Elks Lodge presents “Rockin’ Robyn” Line Dancing the
fourth Friday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 440 Osage
St.
Admission
is $5, open to the public. Beginners and advanced are welcome.
Members
and guests call the lodge at (541) 367-3559 to find out the Friday
night dinner menu.
Classical
guitarist to play at winery
Marks
Ridge Winery Summer Music Series will feature Classical guitarist
Gina Machovina on Friday, July 26 from 7 to 9 p.m., 29255 Berlin
Road.
Admission
is $10. The whole family and a picnic dinner is welcome, but no
outside alcohol.
For
more information, call (541) 367-3292 or visit http://www.marksridge.com.
Heritage
trio to perform Saturday
A
gospel concert featuring the trio Heritage will be held at 7 p.m.
Saturday, July 27, at the Sweet Home Church of the Nazarene, 415
Holley Road.
Heritage
is considered among the top female gospel singing groups in the
Pacific Northwest. For more information, call (541) 367-3124.
American
Man Dinner at VFW
The
Sixth Annual Honoring the American Man Recognition and Awards Dinner
is Saturday, July 27, at 5:30 p.m. at Sweet Home VFW Hall, 580 Main
St.
Cost
is $16, which includes dinner and entertainment.
For
more information, contact Nancy Patton at (541) 409-4276.
Car
show, cruise-in at Cheadle Park
A
car show and cruise in for the Lebanon Community Foundation will be
Saturday, July 27 at 10 a.m. at Cheadle Lake Park, off of Weirich Rd,
Lebanon.
It
is $10 to register your car in the show. The money will go to
maintaining and improving the park. Aluminum dash plates will be
provided for the first 50 pre-registered cars. There is a Hawaiian
theme. For $12 you can get an official car show shirt with a picture
of your vehicle. All pictures must be mailed or emailed before the
deadline listed on the application.
An
awards ceremony will be at 2 p.m. The Misplaced Tropics will be
playing live music from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A flea market will be next
to the car show. Admission to both events is free. The Dajoys will
have a food trailer on site.
Homes
needed for exchange students
The
International Student Exchange Programs are seeking local families to
host exchange students.
Students
are 15 to 18 years old and are coming here for the upcoming high
school year or semester. They are conversant in English.
For
more information, visit host.asse.com or contact Amy at
1-800-733-2773.
Veterans
MC Club plans music, BBQ
Northwest
Veterans M.C. of Sweet Home will host a Rock ’n’ Roll concert and
barbecue beginning at 11 a.m. Friday through Sunday, Aug. 2-4, at
1228 Main St.
Admission
is $5. The band 3 Degrees Astray will play live music on Friday and
Saturday from 6 p.m. to midnight. No minors are allowed in the Rock
’n’ Roll Arena. The barbecue dinner will be $8 a plate.
For
more information, contact Ted Lindsey at (541) 731-3508.
CASA
orientation meeting Aug. 5
Court
Appointed Special Advocates will host an orientation meeting from
noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5, at the CASA office, 2122 1/2 S.
Santiam Hwy., Lebanon.
CASA
is a volunteer organization that serves abused and neglected children
who are in foster care.
For
more information, contact Lene Garrett at (541) 926-2651.
Alzheimer’s
help offered Aug. 6
The
Alzheimer’s Network presents a discussion about taking care of
yourself while serving as a caregiver on Tuesday, Aug. 6, from 2 to
3 p.m. at the Nest, 241 State St., Salem.
Guest
speaker is Dr. Vicki
Schmall, Ph.D., a Professor Emeritus in
Gerontology at Oregon State University and Executive Director of
Aging Concern in West Linn.
Contact
the Alzheimer’s Network at (503) 364-8100 to register. CEU’s are
available for $10.
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 26, is fish patty with Tartar sauce or
sloppy joe on a bun, baked beans, Mandarin pineapple salad and
frosted white cake.
The
menu for Monday, July 29, is chicken patty marsala or beef
Swiss-style patty, Delmonico potatoes, broccoli and carrots, oat bran
bread and banana pudding.
The
menu for Tuesday, July 30, is chicken in peanut sauce over pasta or
beef stuffed green pepper, mixed vegetables, tossed salad, sunflower
seed roll and fresh orange.
For
more information, call (541) 367-8843.