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Genealogists plan workshop
Sweet
Home Genealogical Society will hold its 35th annual Genealogy
Workshop March 20 and 21 at the Genealogical Society Library, 1223
Kalmia St.
Registration
will be each day from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Sessions begin at 10:30.
Speakers
on Friday will be Terri Lanini on the use of Picasa, the
photo-editing program; Lon and Cathy Tidwell on organizing
photographs; and a webinar on “Using Google Earth for Genealogy”
by Lisa Louise Cooke.
Saturday’s
program includes Linda Forrest with DNA updates and a case study
using DNA; Joanne Skelton on Quaker research and what records have
become available recently; and a webinar on “Newspaper Research
– More Than Obituaries,” by Patricia Walls Stamm.
Early
registration deadline is Monday, March 16. Participants who register
early will save $5 on registration for both days ($30 for members,
$35 for non-members). Similar discounts are available for single-day
registration.
Lunch
is available for $5. Lunch will be a baked potato bar, with a side
and a salad and dessert. Participants are welcome to bring a brown
bag lunch. Coffee, tea and water will be available.
To
register or for more information, visit shgenealogy.comand
click on “Events.”
Garden
get-together Thursday in Lebanon
The
Santiam District of Garden Clubs invites all interested gardeners to
a day of fun gardening information, food and prizes from 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. Thursday, March 19, at The First Christian Church 170 E. Grant
St., Lebanon.
There
is a $1 registration fee as the day begins with coffee, continental
breakfast and a “Country Store.”
The
event includes Guest speaker Andrea Mull from Territorial Seeds with
give a Powerpoint presentation at 11:30 a.m. showing her company’s
newest seeds selections, along with merchandise for sale.
A
potluck lunch will follow, at approximately 12:30 p.m. Bring a dish
to share, along with your own table setting.
In
the afternoon club presidents and members from six area garden clubs
will share information, along with district and state officers. There
will be raffles, and door prizes.
If
you are interested in a garden club from Alsea to Salem, this is your
chance to get acquainted. Contact Trudie Bason
[email protected] or at (541) 521-5677.
Medicare
class in Lebanon March 19
Senior
Health Insurance Benefits Assistance, SHIBA, will hold a class that
covers the basics of Medicare parts A, B, C and D on Thursday, March
19 from 10 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. at the LBCC Lebanon Center Annex, 44
Industrial Way.
The
class is designed for anyone who will be eligible for Medicare within
a few months or is new to Medicare, or for current beneficiaries who
would like a better understanding their Medicare benefits and options
for changes or additional coverage. Spouses and other relatives are
welcome to attend. The free class is taught by a SHIBA counselor and
sponsored by Linn-Benton RSVP.
Preregistration
is required by calling (541) 812-0849.
Pollinator
seminar at OSU Saturday
Oregon
State University Extension is hosting a one-day educational
conference called the BEEvent: Pollinator Conference from 8:30 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at the Phoenix Inn & Suites in
Albany.
The
event is geared towards educating homeowners on what they can do in
their home landscape to support pollinator health. Three different
sessions will feature local experts, followed by a panel discussion.
There will also be a vendor fair with local honey products, bee
habitats, and pollinator friendly plants for sale. The conference is
hosted by the Linn County OSU Extension Master Gardeners.
Cost
is $25, with registration at oregonstate.edu/osuext/register/813or
by calling (541) 967-3871.
Gem
and Mineral Show March 28-29
The
67th Annual Sweet Home Gem and Mineral Show will be held Saturday and
Sunday, March 28-29, at the Sweet Home High School Activities Gym.
Admission
is 50 cents for visitors 13 and above. Children 12 and under are free
when accompanied by an adult. They will also receive a free egg
containing polished rocks.
The
event will include multiple displays of rocks, gems, fossils and
jewelry by avid collectors, demonstrations of jewelry making and
opening geodes, dealers in all manner of rocks and mineral-related
items, raffles, door prizes and lots of activities for children.
The
event is sponsored by the Sweet Home Rock and Mineral Society, which
meets on the second Wednesday of each month at Santiam Event Center,
139 Main St. in Lebanon.
Visitors
are welcome.
The
club also is sponsoring displays of fossilized wood at the Lebanon
Public Library and Sweet Home Ranger District headquarters.
For
more information, call (541) 451-2740.
Pre-diabetes
class offered by hospital
East
Linn County residents diagnosed with pre-diabetes or similar
conditions are invited to a free eight-week class at Samaritan
Lebanon Community Hospital.
The
hospital’s Diabetes Education team will begin its next Diabetes
Prevention class on Tuesday, March 31, from 1 to 2 p.m. The weekly
class will run for eight Wednesdays, concluding on May 19. Topics
include weight loss, healthy eating, exercise and other lifestyle
changes that will help people avoid a diagnosis of diabetes.
In
addition, the hospital’s diabetes team facilitates a monthly
support group for anyone diagnosed with diabetes, pre-diabetes or
similar conditions. The group meets the first Monday of every month –
unless the first Monday is a holiday.
Pre-registration
is required for both. Participants are encouraged to complete the
Diabetes Prevention class before joining the support group, but it’s
not required.
To
register, either for the class or the support group, call (541)
451-6313.
Steelheaders
to hear from guide
Long-time
professional fishing guide Jack Glass will be the featured speaker
for the Mid-Valley Chapter of the NW Steelheaders at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 1, at the Albany Senior Center, 489 Water Avenue NW.
Any
angler who pays any attention at all to Oregon fishing and guiding
know of Glass, who has been guiding on the Columbia and Sandy rivers
full time for over 20 years and is a steward of the waters he fishes.
He started fishing northwest Oregon rivers at age 8, and began
professionally guiding in May of 1983 under the name Hook-up Guide
Service.
In
2005 Glass teamed up with his son Brandon and renamed his business
Team Hook-up Guide Service. He will be talking about catching
Columbia and Willamette River spring Chinook.
Door
prizes and refreshments are included. The public is always welcome
and admission is free. For more information, contact Larry Bell at
(541) 337-5427.
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.
The
lunch menu on Friday, March 20, is turkey or egg salad sandwich half
on wheat bread, vegetarian vegetable soup, carrot salw and spiced
pears.
The
menu for Monday, March 23, is chicken breast supreme or roast pork
with gravy, whipped potatoes, green beans and tomatoes, squash bread
and butterscotch bar.
The
menu for Tuesday, March 24, is chicken and dumplings or spaghetti
with meat sauce with French roll, green peas and onions, Romaine
iceberg salad and pineapple.
For
more information, call (541) 367-8843.