Farewell event for Delena Gilman
A farewell event for Delena Gilman, a longtime leader at the Sweet Home Senior Center, will be held from 1:30 to 3 p.m.Thursday, June 3, at the Community Center, 880 18th Ave.
Gilman plans to move to Maine, and friends and acquaintances are invited to stop by and wish her farewell.
Gilman has led an exercise class at the Senior Center for more than 20 years and has participated in other groups, particularly as a knitter and crocheter.
She has also been an active member of the Sweet Home United Methodist Church, where she has devoted time and talent to Santa’s Workshop each year.
All are welcome.
Local Freedom Shoot Saturday
Linn County Republicans are planning a Salute Freedom Shoot event Saturday, June 5, at a location that will be conveyed to ticket holders.
Cost is $75 per person or $125 for two, with proceeds benefiting “constitutional Republican candidates and political activities in Linn County.” Participants must be 18 or older. A full barbecue dinner of pulled pork/brisket, baked beans, smoked macaroni and cheese and salad will be served.
Personal .22 rifles are welcome but no personal shotguns will be allowed for the skeet shooting activities. Raffles will be held for a six-person one-hour jetboat ride, and for a Kaiser US x7 5.56 rifle, the drawing for the latter to be held in September.
Shooting begins at 1 p.m., with dinner at 4:30 p.m., provided by Chris Kustom Smokers.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit http://www.linncountyrepublicanparty.org.
Master Gardeners on winter veggies
The Oregon State University Extension Service Master Gardener program is offering a series of free virtual monthly classes, The Growing Oregon Gardeners: Level Up Series, which will be broadcast via Zoom webinar at 3 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month through November.
The classes, which include topics as far-ranging as Dazzling Dahlias to Adapting Your Garden and Landscape to Climate Change, are meant for those with a bit of gardening under their belt.
The June 8 topic will be “Unique Winter Vegetables to Grow.” Take a deep dive into growing some of the more underappreciated winter vegetables, including cover garlic, radicchio, celeriac (celery root), brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collards, winter squash and purple sprouting broccoli. Basic winter gardening techniques will also be covered.
The classes are free but registration is required. To make them accessible to those who cannot attend the live session, the classes will be recorded and available at extension.oregonstate.edu/mg/growing-oregon-gardeners-level-series for anyone to watch.
Before the pandemic, this series would have been held in person solely as continuing education for Master Gardeners, but the webinar format allows the sessions to be offered to the public.
The content, taught by horticulture experts from around the state, is meant to address current issues like wildfires, climate change and pollinators.
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, June 4, is breaded chicken patty or liver and onions, both with gravy, whipped potatoes, brussels sprouts, french bread and banana cake with frosting.
The menu on Monday, June 7, diced beef stronganoff or chicken and dumplings, California blend vegetables, garden vegetable salad, white dinner roll and vanilla pudding.
The menu on Tuesday, June 8, is chicken rice bake or spaghetti with meat sauce, Oregon bean medley, spinach romaine salad, sunflower seed roll and lime square.
For more information, contact Norene at (541) 367-8843.