Shoot
for Sherrie at fund-raiser
Friends
of Sherrie Sprenger will hold their annual Post Session Shooting
Fund-raiser, featuring state Rep. Andy Olson as rangemaster, at 2
p.m. Thursday, July 30, at Albany Rifle and Pistol Club, 29999 Saddle
Butte Road in Shedd.
Suggested
donation is $35 for local residents.
To
RSVP, contact Rachel @SherrieSprenger.com or call (503) 871-2480.
‘Mary
Poppins’ to play in Lebanon
The
Lebanon Association For Theatre Arts will stage an off-Broadway
traveling production of “Mary Poppins” opening July 30 and
continuing on July 31, Aug. 1 and 4-7 at Lebanon High School.
Doors
open at 7 p.m. and shows start at 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, Aug. 8, a 2
p.m. matinee will be staged, followed by a 7:30 performance.
Tickets
are $8 for seniors and students, $10 for general admission. Tickets
are available at Stainthorpe’s Music, Umpqua Bank, LinnCo Credit
Union, Lebanon Chamber of Commerce and the Albany Antique Mall.
They are also available at the door.
For
more information, call (541) 990-1413.
Guitarist
to play
at
Marks Ridge
Soul
guitarist Steve Hale will perform Friday, July 31 at Marks Ridge
Winery, 29255 Berlin Road.
Music
starts at 7 p.m. Bring a dinner or a picnic and enjoy the open-air
seating, bistro tables or bring a blanket. Entry is $10. Children
under 17 are free and admitted with a parent.
For
more information, visit http://www.marksridge.comor call (541) 974-4450.
Eat
breakfast, help local organizations
Several
local organizations are serving breakfasts during the Oregon Jamboree
this weekend to raise funds for their programs.
Sweet
Home Fire and Ambulance District, the Elks Lodge, the Senior Center
and Sunshine Industries are all offering breakfasts on Saturday and
Sunday, with the Senior Center serving on Friday as well.
Proceeds
from the firefighters breakfast go to the Sportsman’s Holiday
Fireworks Show.
For
more details and locations, see page 16.
‘Chickenstock’
in Brownsville
Vendors
from around
Oregon will come together in a sea of tie dye to sell
their animals, wares and homemade treats in Pioneer Park in
celebration of the fourth annual Chickenstock poultry swap from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, in Pioneer Park.
Chickenstock is
one of four major events that comprise Brownsville’s Antique Faire,
which includes a car show and an antique faire.
Pick
up some new animals for your farm or backyard, learn how to make
soap, bid on items in a silent auction, choose the grooviest booth
and give back by donating food to the Sharing Hands Organization in
Brownsville through our Give Back Program.
Vendor
spaces are still available for $15 and a $1 Vendor Area is open to
those with five or less animals to sell. This event is free and open
to the public but due to bio security and the abundance of livestock,
pets are not allowed within the venue – service animals only.
Chickenstock
has steadily grown over the past four years to become one of the
largest four featured events in Pioneer Park the first weekend in
August.
Junk
Art Show at Brownsville gallery
Brownsville
Junk Art Show will be held Aug. 1-29 at Brownsville Art Center, 255
Main St.
The
show features art made from repurposed found objects. It is designed
to encourage artists to look at trash, junk and recycling in a
different way and to come up with unique and creative ways to deal
with waste in society.
Artists
are invited to drop off their work, made from repurposed objects, at
the Art Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday, July 30
and 31. Participation forms are available at the Art Center. A
reception for the artists will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday,
Aug. 15.
Clear
Lake shuttle runs Aug. 8-9
Linn
Shuttle’s All Day Adventure Bus is running from Sweet Home to Clear
Lake, with stops at campgrounds and major trailheads along the way,
on Aug 8-9 and Aug 22-23.
The
shuttle service includes a trailer for bikes and equipment and allows
riders to enjoy all the recreational activities available in the
area, without the worry of getting there.
More
information is available at linnshuttle.com.
Free
Dry Farming Field Day at OSU
Oregon
State University Extension Small Farms Program will host a Dry
Farming Field Day from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3, at the Oak Creek
Center for Urban Horticulture, 844 SW 35th St. Corvallis.
The
free event will feature three 10-x100-foot plots that have been
established to demonstrate dry farming management practices in
several crops including dry beans, tomatoes, potatoes, squash and
melon. Varieties and management practices were selected based on
interviews with several established growers experienced in dry
farming. Soil temperature and moisture in each plot are being
monitored throughout the growing season at 6 and 18 inches.Absolutely no
irrigation has been or will be applied to these plots.
This
is a drop-in-style event. so you can come and stay as long as you
would like between 4 and 7 p.m. Amy Garrett with OSU Extension will
be present to talk about dry farming and have tasting tables set up
that will include dry farmed and irrigated tomatoes. This event is
open to the public.
RSVP
if you plan to attend by visiting:http://smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/dry-farming-demonstration.
For more information contact Amy Garrett at the OSU Extension office
at (541) 766-3556.
Red
Cross to hold local blood drive
The
American Red Cross will collect needed blood supplies in east Linn
County in early August.
Summer
is an especially difficult time to collect sufficient blood to meet
needs of hospital patients. To make an appointment to donate,
download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or
call 1-800-733-2767.
Blood
will be collected in Sweet Home from 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, at
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1155 22nd Ave.
Collections will also be done in Lebanon on Wednesday, Aug. 5, from
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Linn-Benton Community College, 44 Industrial
Way.
Classes
of ’53, ’54 to hold reunion
The
Sweet Home Union High School Classes of 1953 and 1954 will hold their
traditional reunion Aug. 14-15 at the Sweet Home Elks Lodge, 440
Osage St.
The
Friday evening activity will be a casual get-together beginning at 5
p.m.
Saturday
evening will include a social hour at 5 p.m., followed by dinner at
6:30 p.m. Dinner choice is chicken for $15 or tri-tip steak for $20.
RSVP’s are necessary. Send a dinner choice and check to Helen
Cowart, 31627 Bellinger Road, Lebanon, OR 97355 by Aug. 5.
For
more information, contact Helen at [email protected] call (541) 259-5546.
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
lunch menu on Friday, July 31, is cancled due to the Oregon Jamboree.
The
menu for Monday, Aug. 3, is turkey divan bake or beef rigatoni, green
peas, marinated zucchini salad, white dinner roll and orange whip.
The
menu for Tuesday, Aug. 4, is Salisbury patty or pork choppie with
gravy, sour cream and chive potatoes, cut green beans, seven-grain
bread, and yellow cake with chocolate frosting.
For
more information, call (541) 367-8843.