‘Food Garden’ class in Lebanon
Master Gardener Sheryl Casteen hosts free organic “Food Garden” classes Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. indoors at the Lebanon Senior Center, 80 Tangent St.
The series of six classes, which began March 16, include lecture and hands-on learning, and is best suited for new gardeners and those needing a refresher course.
Understand why plants don’t produce, learn what to feed your soil, recognized plant disease and nutrient deficiencies, identify insects, and determine whether to plant in ground or in containers.
Reservations are required. Reserve a spot by sending an email to [email protected]. Space is limited due to social distancing. Masks are required.
Student plays online from OSU
Oregon State University Theatre will present “Ten Minutes at the Townsend,” an anthology of student plays set in a small-town diner, at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 19.
The event will be streamed with the support of KBVR-TV on the KBVR YouTube channel.
The original works by OSU students are all based in the real town of Strawberry, Calif. The short slice-of-life conversations are set in a small diner in the fictional town of Pine Riverbend during the years of 1980-1989, and all take place in the same diner booth.
The filmed project includes six 10-minute plays and a three-minute coda.
Student playwrights brainstormed ideas, which developed into this collection of loosely-related stories about the bonds of family, growing up and small town life.
Tickets to the virtual event are available for purchase. Patrons can name their own price to support the work of OSU Theatre. Further support came from KBVR and the OSU campus branch of U.S. Bank.
Elkettes plan local ‘Charity’ Auction
The Sweet Home Elkettes will hold a “Chairity Auction” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 3.
Chairs will be decorated by contestants, then sold at the auction.
Entry fee is $8 per chair. Prizes will go to first-, second- and third-place winners chosen by a panel of judges.
Submit photos to Kimi Nash by Wednesday, March 17. Chairs and fees are due at the Elks Lodge by March 19.
For more information, contact Nash at (541) 401-9844.
Republicans plan family fun day
Linn County Republicans will hold an inaugural Family Day and Fishing Derby at a to-be-disclosed location from 11 a.m. to 5 pm. Sunday, March 21.
The event will include yard games, a barbecue lunch, a raffle, a fishing contest with prizes, Oregon Kettle Corn available for purchase, and old-fashioned ice cream treats from Bontrager’s tractor.
Cost is $5 per person or $20 per family (four or more). Tickets are available at linngop.com.familyday.
Location will be privided at ticket purchase.
SafeHaven bottle drive March 27
Lebanon Gift and Thrift is hosting a SafeHaven Fill the Van with Cans fundraiser from 10 am. To 2 p.m. Saturday, March 27, at 914 S. Second St.
The SafeHaven van will be available to accept empty cans and bottles for redemption as a fundraiser for its animal clients. There is no charge to participate.
For more information, visit safehavenhumane.org.event/fill-the-van/.
Legion Auxiliary to hold bazaar
American Legion Auxiliary Albany Unit 10 will hold its Spring Blossoms Bazaar Friday and Saturday, March 26 and 27, at the American Legion Albany Post 10, 1215 SE Pacific Blvd., Albany.
The event will feature local crafters and artisans as well as home-based business representatives showcasing their creations and products for shoppers just in time for Easter and Mother’s Day. Parking in the back of the Post hall, off 7th).
Hours of operation are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Search and Rescue recruiting teens
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is recruiting young men and women, ages 14 to 18, to join the Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team and participate in a 10 day summer training program.
This will be the 27th Search and Rescue Training Academy in Linn County and will be held June 18 through June 28.
Those who are interested in becoming an integral part of the Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue mission should have an interest in community service and a desire to be a part of a highly trained and professional life saving organization.
There is an application process that includes oral interviews, a background check and physical aptitude test. Applicants must attend one recruit meeting at the Sheriff’s office at 7 p.m. on either April 12 or May 10 to attend the academy. Successful applicants will be eligible to attend the 10-day Search and Rescue Training Academy in June.
The training will include classes in wilderness survival, shelter building, search tactics, first aid/CPR, map and compass reading, rappelling, and many more topics.
For more information about the program contact Lt. Joe Larsen at the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, (541) 812-2272, or visit the Linn County Sheriff’s Office website at http://www.linnsheriff.org. Online applications are available on the website and at the Sheriff’s Office in Albany.
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.
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, March 19, is a tuna or egg salad sandwich half on whole wheat bread, carrot raisin salad, lentil potato soup and pineapple tidbits.
The menu on Monday, March 22, is creamed turkey or DC beef stroganoff, whipped potatoes, carrots, onion bread and peanut butter bar.
The menu on Tuesday, March 23, is orange glazed chicken or breaded beef steak with gravy, Delmonico potatoes, mixed vegetables, seven grain bread and rocky road pudding.
For more information, contact Norene at (541) 367-8843.