Health education
for kids has slots
Entry forms for the annual Sweet Home Christmas Parade are available at the Chamber of Commerce, 1575 Main St.
The parade is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2.
The route will run along Long Street from 22nd Avenue to 10th Avenue, with staging at Husky Field, said Parade Committee Chairwoman Debbie Walvatne. Entries may disband at East Linn Museum.
The theme is “A Christmas Toyland,” Walvatne said, and at the end of the parade route, 10th and Long, “we are doing the popcorn log again.”
Last year, chunks of the popcorn log were cut out with an ax and distributed to children.
Jan Hufford of Cedar Shack is making the popcorn log. Ted Hufford is donating the cash to pay for it. Paige Banta Peterson is making the float for the log.
Santa Claus will ride in the parade, Walvatne, and Mrs. Claus may join him.
The parade entry fee is $20. Entry forms may be dropped off at the Chamber of Commerce.
Two trophies will be given, a Sweepstakes Award and a Committee’s Choice, she said. Each division will have first- through third-place ribbons.
The Parade Committee has sufficient volunteers for the event but is still seeking judges, Walvatne said.
Anyone who has a nonprofit group who would like to judge or looking for more information may contact Walvatne at (541) 570-2218.
Tax-Aide program
needs volunteers
The AARP Tax-Aide program is recruiting volunteers.
Training for volunteers starts in January. They offer this free tax preparation service in Linn and Benton counties, but their greatest need is for volunteers in Lebanon and Sweet Home.
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide provides tax preparation help for anyone who cannot afford paid tax services, however those age 60 and over are their primary target audience.
The Tax-Aide program is the nation’s largest free volunteer tax program, offered in conjunction with the IRS. There is no fee and no sales pitch for services, and AARP membership is not required.
Volunteer counselors are needed to work with taxpayers directly by filling out tax returns, using software approved by AARP and the IRS.
If you are interested in volunteering, call (541) 971-5152 or email [email protected].
Public invited to
Redneck Luau
The public is invited to a Redneck Christmas Luau Saturday, Nov. 25, in the Lebanon Senior Center Auditorium, 80 Tangent St., Lebanon.
A matinee is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Dec. 1.
Admission is free with “redneck” luau vittles included.
This production is a mix of Hawaiian and traditional Christmas music with lots of laughs in between, said director Shirley Austin. “Everyone is invited so be ready to eat some tasty morsels, clap your hands with the music and sing along to the holiday songs you know and love.”
The luau food is sponsored by Brookdale Senior Living of Albany. Community members from Albany, Corvallis, Lebanon and Sweet Home are among the cast, which includes the Pacific Pearls as never seen before.
Roger Nyquist to
speak at Forum
County Commission Chair Roger Nyquist will speak on the “State of the County” at Lebanon Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Forum Lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, at Samaritan Lebanon Community Career Training Center, 525 N. Santiam Highway.
Cost is $15 and RSVPs are required. The menu will be roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, steamed vegetables, potato roll and butter, with assorted pies for dessert.
To RSVP, contact Shelly at (541) 258-7164 by Nov. 28.
Meals on Wheels
weekly menu
Meals on Wheels, also known as Your Table or Ours, 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.
First-time diners are invited to come in and have a free lunch to give it a try.
Suggested donation is $3.50. All meals are served with milk, coffee or tea upon request and diabetic desserts are available on request.
No meal will be served Friday, Nov. 24, due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
The menu on Monday, Nov. 27, is chicken tetrazzini or ground beef stew, green peas, pickled beets, whole wheat roll and spiced pears.
The menu on Tuesday, Nov. 28, is southwest omelet bake or baked beef rigatoni, country trio vegetables, spinach Romaine salad, herb roll and banana pudding.
Volunteers are needed for both kitchen help and meal delivery.
For more information, contact Norene at (541) 367-8843.