SHPD offers 1-day
Citizen’s Academy
Sweet Home Police Department is seeking participants for a one-day Citizen’s Academy.
Once 10 to 12 have signed up, the department will work with the participants to set a date for the six-hour program.
During the Citizen’s Academy, participants learn about a wide variety of topics related to law enforcement.
They also have the opportunity to use MILO, a life-size video simulation of law enforcement situations.
Applicants must go through a light background check prior to acceptance into the program. For more information or to sign up, contact SHPD at (541) 367-5181.
Free Going-Into-
Business class
A free Going Into Business seminar will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at the Brownsville Library, 146 Spaulding Ave.
Led by local entrepreneur and business advisor George Medellin, the class will include business planning, rules, regulations, financing, markets, and feasibility of starting a new enterprise.
For more information, contact the LBCC Small Business Development Center at (541) 917-4929, or visit linnbenton.edu/sbdc.
SH genealogists to hold workshop
Sweet Home Genealogical Society will hold its 39th Annual Workshop Friday and Saturday, March 8-9, at the society library, 1223 Kalmia St.
Registration is from 8:30 – 9:00 a.m both days, or attendees can contact Angela Thoma at [email protected] for an email workshop form which they can bring, filled out, to the event. Price for both days is $25 for members, $30 for non-members, and $5 for students.
Each day will include four speakers, with presentations ending about 3 p.m. A “bring your own sandwich bar” with fruit and vegetable trays will be available for $7 per day. Coffee, tea and cookies, will be available all day long for no charge.
Speakers will include: Dr. David Larsen, presenting two topics, “Finding Sam” and “The Story Continues;” Pam Vestal on “Genealogy Pits I Have Fallen Into and How to Avoid Them” and “Finding What You Need and Using What You Find;” Susan Copple on “Creating Source Citations” and “Using Ancestry for Effective Research;” and Janice Sellers on “Where There’s a Will: Probate Records Can Prove Family Connections” and “Read All About It: Using Online Newspapers for Genealogical Research.”
For more information, contact Angela Thoma at the above email address or at (541) 409-2093 or SHGS at (541) 367-5034.
Photo contest deadline March 8
The Albany Visitors Association presents its 12th Annual Albany Photography Contest. The purpose of the contest is to find images suitable for use in the coming year’s marketing materials for Albany and Linn County.
The contest is open to photographers of all skill levels. First through third place ribbons will be given to winners in each of seven categories. There will also be a ribbon awarded for People’s Choice and Staff Choice. Prizes will be awarded to Champion, Reserve Champion People’s Choice, and Staff Choice winners.
Deadline for submission is 5 p.m. Friday, March 8.
For further information, contest rules and entry forms, contact the Albany Visitors Association at (541) 928-0911, or visit 110 3rd Ave SE. Rules and entry forms are also available online at AlbanyVisitors.com
The reception will start at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 10, at the Pix Theater. There will be door prizes, and all winning photographers will be entered into a drawing for a $200 prize.
Squarenaders to
host square dance
The Sweet Home Squarenaders will host a square dance from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at the Oak Heights school gym, at 6th and Elm streets.
Caller is Jim Voll, and cuer is Jackie Gale. There is a potluck during the break. Donations to attend are accepted; $5 for adults, $4 for youth. Spectators are welcome free of charge.
For more information, call (541) 401-3600, or (541) 409-0345.
Composting on tap at garden class
Master gardener Ranee Webb will teach about composting from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 9, at Hoy’s Hardware Garden Center, 3041 Main St.
This is one in a series of free gardening classes presented by Linn County Master Gardeners. Classes meet the second Saturday of the month into April at Hoy’s.
For more information, contact Elizabeth Records at (541) 967-3871 or email [email protected], or call Hoy’s Hardware at (541) 367-2221.
Learn about rural
living Saturday
Rural Living Day workshops will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at Harrisburg High School, 400 South 9th St., Harrisburg.
Workshops are suited for small acreage/rural property owners and those considering a move to the country, and include food preservation, beekeeping, compost, pasture management, well water management, soils, tree identification, wildfires, and more.
Registration is required and costs $25 per person; lunch is not included. To register online, visit Extension.Oregonstate.edu/smallfarms/events/rural-living-day-2019. For more information or to request accommodations for persons with physical and mental disabilities, contact Teagan at (541) 766-3553.
LBCC Family Fun
Day this Saturday
Linn-Benton Community College will host its 42nd annual Family Fun Day for families and children ages 1 to 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at the Linn-Benton Community Activities Center gym, 6500 Pacific Blvd, Albany.
Families can participate in activities such as play dough, obstacle course, crafts, bounce houses, face painting, putt-putt golf and more. SafeHaven will bring “doggie ambassadors” for children to pet, Kidco Head Start will provide a themed reading area, and there will be a special visit from LBCC’s Rocky the Roadrunner.
Admission is free. Activity tickets are 25 cents each. A used book and toy sale will be held during the event, and there will be a concession stand with food and drinks for purchase.
Proceeds from the event pay partial tuition for more than 2,000 parents in Linn and Benton counties who attend LBCC Parenting Education classes each year.
For more information, contact LBCC Family Connections Pollywog at (541) 917-4884. For special needs and accommodations, contact the LBCC CFAR office at (541) 917-4789 or Oregon Relay TDD at 1-800-735-2900.
Paddle Lebanon’s
water trails March 9
Build Lebanon Trails will host its annual tour of Lebanon’s water trails from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 9, starting at the north shore boat launch at Cheadle Park.
Lebanon Trails members will lead a paddle-powered exploration of the lake-water trail portion of the Lebanon Trails System Plan. Bring your kayaks, canoes or other non-motorized human propelled water craft and enjoy the history of the development of Cheadle Lake Park from a different perspective.
For those who don’t have their own water craft, Peak Sports is sponsoring the event by providing the free use of rental fleet kayaks and canoes, and other equipment. Use of these water craft is on a first-come basis – so show up early to guarantee your spot.
All participants are asked to arrive by 8:45 a.m. so the flotilla can get under way at 9. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult and all participants in water craft must wear life vests. Appropriate dress is highly recommended. Dogs are not allowed to participate in this event.
For more information, visit www.buildlebanontrails.com, visit http://www.facebook/buildlebanontrails on Facebook, or contact Rod Sell at (541) 409-1302 or Christine Davies at (503) 949-4401.
Genealogist to talk ‘Train Children’
“Placing Out – The Story of America’s Orphan Train Children” will be the topic for the Linn Genealogical Society’s meeting at 1:15 Saturday, March 9, at Albany Public Library Meeting Room, 2450 14th Ave. SE, Albany.
Judi Scott will tell how, between the 1840s and 1930s, as many as 300,000 children in the United States were taken from institutions, off the streets, or from their families, and sent “west” to be placed out.
Today there are millions of descendants of those children, many unaware of this part of their heritage.
This meeting will explore the history of placing out, hear the stories of some of the children, look at ways to recognize an orphan train child in our own family, and learn how to do the research.
For more information call (541) 791-1618 or visit www. lgsoregon.org.
Women’s dinner topic: self-defense
Local women are invited to the After 5 monthly dinner from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, at The Lobby, 661 S. Main St.
This month’s topic will be “Damsels in Defense.”
MB Bradshaw-Vogt of Monmouth will discuss and demonstrate ways women can defend themselves against various types of assaults.
Guest speaker Tanja Gotham of La Grande will speak on “Grandma’s Letters.”
A retired kidney dialysis technician, wife and caregiver, Gotham will talk about finding a box of letters from her grandmother and the dramatic story of her life.
Cost is $10. Credit cards cannot be accepted.
Reservations are required by contacting Sherri at (541) 258-6414 or Nancy at (541) 259-1396, or via email at [email protected].
Please call if unable to attend.
Living well with chronic conditions
Samaritan Health Services hosts a six-week “Living Well with Chronic Conditions” workshop from 1 to 3:30 p.m. every Tuesday, beginning March 12, at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital.
The class is open to anyone with a chronic condition. The workshop helps those with chronic conditions learn how to take control of their health. Participants build skills and confidence for managing health, staying active and enjoying life.
Adults who have diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, asthma, COPD or any other chronic condition will learn how to manage medications, fight fatigue and frustration, deal with depression, start an exercise program, eat well, manage stress, help control pain, handle emotions and meet goals.
The workshop is free. To register, call (866) 243-7747 or go to SamHealth.org/ChronicConditions.
Meals on Wheels
weekly menu
Meals on Wheels offers 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, March 8, is kielbasa sausage with sauerkraut or breaded fish with tartar sauce, both on a bun, broccoli, baked beans and golden fruit cup.
The menu on Monday, March 11, is cowboy campfire stew or chicken tetrazzini, green beans, coleslaw, sunflower seed roll and orange whip.
The menu on Tuesday, March 12, is hearty chicken stew or beef and black bean chili, chuckwagon corn, tossed salad, oatmeal roll and apple rhubarb crisp.
For more information, contact Norene at (541) 367-8843.