Foster Dam Road
closure this week
The road over Foster Dam is closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday, Jan. 29 to allow climbing inspections of the spillway gates.
For more information, call (541) 968-9915.
OSU series focus is disaster recovery
The annual Starker Lecture Series at Oregon State University will this year focus on resilience in the face of disasters and other disturbances and how people across the forest landscape work to overcome them and learn from them.
The series examines how communities, industries and organizations have responded to recent and previous disruptions and are poised to play critical roles in creating a better future in the areas of forest economics, recreation, education and research.
The series, which kicks off Jan. 28, is free and open to the public via Zoom and Facebook Live. It features four panel discussions and concludes with a capstone workshop scheduled for a still-to-be-determined date in April. Registration for each of the panel discussions is open.
The series begins with a discussion on recreation from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28. Subsequent sessions, all running from 2 to 3:30 p.m., are on education (Feb. 10), economics (March 3) and research (March 10). The capstone will be from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on April 7 or April 21, whichever date is ultimately selected.
The lecture series is sponsored by the Starker family in memory of T.J. and Bruce Starker, prominent leaders in the development of the Oregon forest products industry.
The series is also supported by the OSU College of Forestry and the Oregon Forest Resources Institute.
For more details or to sign up, visit starkerlectures.forestry.oregonstate.edu
Women’s Grief Support Meeting
A Women’s Grief Support Group meets every other Friday night at Calvary Baptist Church, 1042 Pleasant Valley Road. The next meeting will be at 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29.
The group aims to provide a safe space to acknowledge grief, find others who have suffered in similar ways, be heard, and share in mutual support and healing for life’s hardest losses. Participants are there to help begin the healing process.
While many participants are of Christian faith, all faiths are welcome. There will be no preaching and absolutely no judgment.
The group was created by and for women. Counseling can be coordinated with a chaplain and a men’s group could be created, as interest is expressed.
For information, contact Nelia Taraski at (936) 522-6797 or Adina Blackwell at (503) 729-9896.
Cultural grants
deadline Monday
The Linn County Cultural Coalition is accepting proposals for grants to fund projects that will promote and improve access to the arts, to history and local heritage, and for humanities-related activities in Linn County.
The LCCC may allocate up to $18,000 for grants in this funding cycle. Grants typically range between $250 and $2,500. Project proposals are considered on a case-by-case basis and may not be awarded the full amount requested.
Deadline for completed applications is Feb. 1. Coalition members will review the applications and make decisions on awards within a few weeks of that date.
Proposals must address the arts, history and heritage, and/or humanities in a manner that promotes and protects cultural activities and assets of Linn County. Proposals must be submitted and signed by an authorized officer of a sponsoring 501(c)3 tax-exempt nonprofit sponsoring organization. Organizations or individuals who do not have their own tax-exempt status may be sponsored by a nonprofit organization that does.
Grant applications and guidelines are available at https://linnculture.org/our-grants/.
They should be submitted by mail to Brian Carroll, Linn County Cultural Coalition, P.O. Box 69, Albany, OR, 97321 or by email.
For further information, contact Rebecca Bond at (541) 928-0911, or Brian Carroll at (541) 967-3917 or [email protected].
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, Jan. 29, is beef stew or macaroni and cheese florentine, brussel sprouts, broccoli cauliflower Craisin salad, squash roll and chocolate cake with frosting.
The menu on Monday, Feb. 1, is cowboy campfire stew or Mexican pasta bake, chuckwagon corn, spinach romaine salad, white dinner roll and S’more pudding.
The menu on Tuesday, Feb. 2, is spaghetti and meat sauce or chicken rice bake, green beans, garden vegetable salad, garlic roll and seasonal fresh fruit.
For more information, contact Norene at (541) 367-8843.