Area
artists’ work
on
exhibit at OSU
Giustina
Gallery, in The LaSells Stewart Center at Oregon State University, is
hosting the Albany Artists 10 x 10 art exhibit again this year. The
show will be on display through Feb. 19.
A
free public reception will be held Wednesday Feb. 3, from 6:30 to
8:30 p.m.
This
show is comprised of a diverse collection of two-dimensional work by
10 local artists. Each is showing 10 pieces of new work. New artists
in this year’s show include Bill Marshall, Lynn Powers and Mio
Streitberger. Returning artists are Molly Perry, Kurt Norlin, Marsha
Meidinger, Diane Wenzel, Rob Robinson, Billie Moore and Michael
Moore.
The
Giustina Gallery is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
is located inside The La Sells Stewart Center on the OSU campus, 875
S.W. 26th Street. Parking is available in the Reser Stadium parking
lot across the street.
More
information about this show and upcoming exhibits is available athttp://oregonstate.edu/lasells/gallery.
Genealogists
to
meet
in Lebanon
The
Lebanon Genealogical Society will meet at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5,
at the Lebanon Public Library, 55 Academy St.
Steve
Bryant, retired Albany city manager, who has been involved with many
Oregon programs as a volunteer, will present a program about national
parks. Everyone is welcome.
For
more information, contact Colleen Cook at (541) 928-8926 or Pat Dunn
at (541) 258-5062.
Small
Woodlands
tree
sale Saturday
The
Linn County Chapter of Oregon Small Woodlands Association will hold
its annual Seedling Sale on Saturday, Feb. 6, in the Santiam Building
at the Linn County Fair and Expo Center, 3700 Knox Butte Road.
The
sale runs from 8 a.m. to noon, or while supplies last.
The
seedlings are fresh from local nurseries and many are Oregon natives.
Conifer varieties will include Douglas-fir, Willamette Valley
ponderosa pine, noble fir, grand fir, western red cedar, coast
redwood, giant sequoia and incense-cedar. Hardwoods and shrubs will
include Oregon grape, Oregon ash, vine maple, nootka rose,
mockorange, red-flowering currant, sword fern and Douglas spiraea.
Most seedlings will be two-year old bare root or plugs, directly from
the nursery.
An
information table will be available to view samples, see pictures and
read information about the seedlings. An Oregon State University
Extension-trained master woodland manager will be present to answer
questions and provide information on which trees are best suited for
a particular planting site.
Local
wood products will be displayed and for sale. Vendors will have
native woods and wood products available for viewing and sale.
Portions
of the money earned will be used to help fund the Linn County
Chapter’s educational programs for youth in Linn County. These
include 4-H and college scholarships.
For
more information, contact Fay or Sherm Sallee at (541) 451-5322 or
Genealogy
pro to
speak
in Albany
The
Linn Geological Society will meet at 1:15 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, in
the Albany Public Library Meeting Room, 2450 14th Ave. SE, Albany.
Professional
genealogist Hannah Allan will speak on “History for the Genealogist
and How to Use Historical Societies.”
Allan
is a graduate of Brigham Young University in family history and
genealogy graduate. She is genealogist for the Oregon Historical
Society and the vice chair of Portland Metro’s Cemetery Advisory
Committee.
She
teaches monthly genealogy workshops at OHS, along with speaking at
local and national events.
Her
program will focus on how to overcome genealogical road blocks and
flush out an ancestor’s story through general history.
Participants will also learn the value of historical societies and
how to use their resources to find records, answer questions and
write biographies.
For
more information, contact the LGS Library at (541) 791-1618 or visit
http://www.lgsoregon.org.
After
Five dinner
Tuesday
in Lebanon
Lebanon’s
After Five Connection will hold its February dinner event from 6 to
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at King’s Coffee House, 661 S. Main St.
Valerie
Lacer of the local FISH program will talk about the needs in the
community. Participants are asked to bring a non-perishable food
item.
Guest
Speaker Tammy Ortung of Port Orchard, Wash., a military veteran who
served in Iraq who is now a teacher and public speaker, will share
her personal story.
All
women are invited.
Cost
is $8.50. Credit cards are not accepted.
For
reservations, contact Nancy at (541) 259-1396 or Nancy
[email protected] or Norma at (541) 259-5672 or [email protected].
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.
Suggested
donation is $3.50. All meals are served with milk, coffee or tea
upon request and diabetic desserts are available on request.
The
lunch menu on Friday, Feb. 5, is BBQ chicken or kielbasa with
mustard, both on a bun, baked beans, pineapple slaw and banana
chocolate chip bar.
The
menu for Monday, Feb. 8, is homestyle turkey patty or liver and
onions with gravy, whipped potatoes, Scandinavian blend vegetables,
bran wheat bread and chocolate orange pudding.
The
menu for Tuesday, Feb. 9, is chicken patty or roast pork with gravy,
whipped sweet potatoes, mixed vegetables, wheat bread and lemon whip.
For
more information, call (541) 367-8843.