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, coffee or tea upon request and diabetic desserts are available on request.
The menu on Friday, July 14, is Swedish meatballs with sauce or roast pork with gravy, whipped potatoes, Scandinavian vegetable blend, sunflower seed bread and hermit bar.
The menu on Monday, July 17, is sloppy joe or herbed chicken patty, ranch beans, creamy cucumber salad, hamburger bun and snickerdoodle bar.
The menu on Tuesday, July 18, is chicken Spanish rice or pork carnitas with cilantro lime sauce, black beans, whole kernel corn, flour tortilla and cinnamon chocolate pudding.
For more information or to learn about volunteer opportunities, contact Norene at (541) 367-8843.
FAC Marble Hunt to roll July 15
Family Assistance and Resource Group and Haught Flash Glass host the “Great Sweet Home Marble Hunt” from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 15, at Sankey Park, 877 14th Ave.
The FAC fundraiser features handcrafted marbles by borosilicate glass artist Christan Stagg from Haught Flash Glass. Marbles are valued at between $10 to $150 each.
Cost to participate is $5 per child and $10 per adult. Registered participants will be entered into a drawing for a giveaway.
Register in person or by visiting http://www.eventbrite.com and entering “Sweet Home Marble Hunt” in the search field.
For more information, call (541) 224-7503.
Class of 1983 Reunion July 22
Sweet Home High School’s Class of 1983 will hold its 40th Class Reunion Saturday, July 22, at The Woods Roadhouse, 6099 Hwy. 20, Foster.
Organizers are trying to locate class members.
To contribute to that effort, contact Tami Volz at (541) 990-3405 or Kyla (Jones) Jutte at (541) 390-6826.
Stand By Me Day in Brownsville
Brownsville will host Stand By Me Day from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 23.
The event is headquartered at the Linn County Historical Museum, at 101 Park Ave.
Family games will take place from noon to 4 p.m. next to the museum.
A Fan Forum will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 339 N. Main St.
A blueberry pie eating contest will start at 3 p.m. on Park Avenue, followed by 50/50 raffle drawing at 4 p.m. in front of the museum.
Ongoing events include guided walking tours, Stand By Me Singers, blueberry pie and ice cream, a food truck and classic cars on display.
For more information, call (541) 466-3390.
Native American cultural events
Linn County will host two cultural encampments at local county parks during the summer:
Each runs Friday through Sunday. Events scheduled are:
– July 28-30 at Waterloo County Park, 39510 Gross St., Lebanon.
– Aug. 25-27 at Cascadia County Park, 48241 Cascadia Drive, Cascadia.
For more information, contact Deitrich Peters at [email protected].
Japanese culture program July 27
Yumi Torimaru will provide a program of Japanese folklore and mythology at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 27, at the Lebanon Library, 55 Academy St.
Torimaru, a bilingual Japanese “cultural edutainer” from Portland, has performed hundreds of times in the Northwest on Taiko drums, the three-stringed tsusgaru shamisen and shinobue (bamboo flute).
This event is for all ages. Registration is not required.
Sodaville to hold reunion
A reunion for past and present residents of Sodaville will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 29, at Sodaville Sandridge Charter School.
The event will include dessert at 2:30 p.m. and a 20-minute presentation on Sodaville history at 3:30.
Drinks and table service will be provided. Each family is asked to bring a dessert to share. Alcoholic beverages will not be allowed.
For more information, contact Julie at (541) 258-3897.
Guitars Under the Stars July 27-29
Guitars Under the Stars returns for its 10th year with a four-day intensive music camp and festival July 27-29 at Cheadle Lake Park.
It will offer a diverse range of musical performances across various genres, from blues to hard rock and heavy metal, as well as food vendors and a beer garden.
The festival kicks off with a free-to-public event on Thursday, July 27, featuring two-time Grammy winner Larry Mitchell, Robert Anthony Robinson, Sad Reason, Alamance and Beautiful Skeletons.
Friday’s lineup includes a GUTS Music Experience Camp All-Star Jam featuring George Lynch, Greg Howe, Stu Hamm, Carmine and Vinny Appice, Jeremiah Johnson, Larry Mitchell, Robert Anthony Robinson, Ty Curtis, Eric Barnett, Travis Larson, Ed To Shred and Chris Poland. The evening headliner will be the Greg Howe Band featuring Stu Hamm, along with Points North, blues artists Jeremiah Johnson and Ty Curtis, and progressive rocker Travis Larson of California.
Saturday’s lineup will be headlined by Lynch Mob, preceded by the Appice Brothers, Ed to Shred, Nixon Rodeo, Boundless Joy, Hyper Sloth, Othrys, Sweater For An Astronaut and Seven Second Circle.
For ticket and RV camping information, visit aftontickets.com/GuitarsUnderTheStars.