Sandy class of 1982 to hold reunion

The Sandy High School class of 1982 will hold a reunion dinner and picnic at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at Resort at the Mountain, Welches.

Tickets for the dinner buffet and social cost $65 per person or $130 per couple.

Following the reunion dinner will be a potluck noon to dusk Sunday, July 15, at Milo McIver State Park on the Clackamas River in Estacada.

Admission is free, but a day pass ($5) for parking is required for each vehicle. Frisbee golf, volleyball, horseshoes and other activities are available.

To RSVP, write to Tim Systsma, care of Sandy High Class of 1982, Westminster Glen Ave., Austin, Texas, 78730-3403.

For more information, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , visit the reunion page at SUHS1982 or visit the Facebook page under group No. 73958180871.

AntFarm holds summer programs

AntFarm, Sandy's youth development center, has new summer hours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The center is running its summer internship workforce development program and outdoor classes incorporating its community garden, which is located behind Suburban Ford and the new urgent care.

It is also starting its AntFarm Café.

In addition, AntFarm is continuing to collect cans, plastic bottles and old phones for recycling.

A new AntFarm Spanish Conversational group will run 11 a.m. to noon beginning July 9 and running for four weeks. Everyone is welcome, from beginners to advanced speakers.

Mount Hood CPO cancels July meeting

The Mount Hood Corridor Community Planning Organization has canceled its July 5 meeting, as it coincides with the Fourth of July weekend.

The group will resume meeting Aug. 2.

Next on the group's agenda is finding a meeting space outside the Dorman Center and finding candidates for its board of directors.

The CPO board elections will be held in September.

Those interested in running for the board or those who know of an alternative meeting space should call the board at 503-622-6387 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Apply to be a SOLVE leader

SOLVE, an environmental stewardship nonprofit, is accepting leadership applications through July 13 for community projects in support of its annual Beach and Riverside Cleanup from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22.

SOLVE provides free project planning assistance and training, event fliers and pre-event publicity, online volunteer registration and cleanup project supplies.

For more information, visit solv.org or call 503-844-9571.

Three authors to read during coffee house

Sandy Public Library will welcome three Sandy-area authors for its next Library Coffee House, a First Friday event from 6-8 p.m. July 6.

Kathryn Hurd (local historical nonfiction), Scott Lazenby (adult fiction) and Nancy Osa (young adult fiction) will read excerpts from their books and answer questions from the audience.

Free and family friendly, the Library Coffee House will include refreshments, a children's activity from 6-7 p.m. and a book sale from noon to 8 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday sponsored by Friends of the Library.

For more information, call the library at 503-668-5537.

Class of 1967 to hold reunion

The Sandy High School class of 1967 will celebrate its 45th anniversary with three events Aug. 10-12 at Linda Moore Parker's home in Boring.

From 5-10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10, classmates can eat a $7.50 barbecue; Saturday offers a 3-11 p.m. event, with a 6 p.m. dinner for $15; and Sunday is a potluck running from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Please RSVP and direct questions to Scott Schaeffer at 503-666-2245 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Summer sounds are on the way

The Sandy Summer Sounds and Starlight Cinema are scheduled at Meinig Park on two stages; Theater in the Woods and the Dale Nicholls Main Stage.

The Theater in the Woods, with bench seating available, has planned activities that will interest lots of local residents. Included are the Portland Actors Ensemble's version of "Hamlet" at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 8; "Wine in the Woods," with live music groups from 5-9 p.m. Sunday, July 22; and several Sunday concerts in July and August.

On the Dale Nicholls Main Stage, which might require a blanket or lawn chair, the Brewgrass Festival is scheduled from 5-9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1.

The following week, "Fiesta en Meinig" will fill the park with Latin culture, followed with concerts on the rest of August's Wednesdays.

On Saturdays from July 28 to Aug. 25, the Dale Nicholls Main Stage is the site of the annual Starlight Cinema movies. Included are "Rango," "The Muppets," "Dolphin Tale," "Hugo" and "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban."

For more information, visit sandysummersounds.com.