Gifts for Marines
being collected
The Marine Corps Family Foundation is once again preparing to ship holiday packages to our troops in war zones. Holiday foods and treats as well as small gifts will be included. Care packages are sent all year, but at the holidays it’s even more important.
Steelhead Strength & Fitness Center on Main Street is a drop-off site for donations and a list of suggested items may also be picked up there. Monetary donations to help with mailing costs are needed as well and should be sent to:
Operation Santa
P O Box 874
Lebanon, OR 97355
MCFF is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit and 100 per cent volunteer so all donations are used for direct troop support of all branches of the military.
Contact Anita Allen at (503) 258-8239 and provide a mailing address if you have a local family member deployed and would like to have a package sent to them, or if you have any questions.
Learn about garden
design in free class
Oregon State University-trained Master Gardeners will discuss “Incorporating Hardscape and Water Features in your Garden Design” from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, on Nov. 20, at the LBCC Sweet Home Center, room 101, 1661 Long St.
The class is free. For more information, contact the LBCC Sweet Home Center at (541) 367-6901.
Fir Lawn bazaar this weekend
Fir Lawn Lutheran Church will hold its Holiday Bazaar from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22 at 109 W. Holley Road (Highway 228).
The event will feature quality vendors who will sell fused glass, jewelry, knitted items, gourds, wooden items, baked goods and quilts, all in a friendly atmosphere.
Northside Park
clean-up Saturday
A volunteer cleanup party is scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 22, at Northside Park.
Volunteers will help beautify Northside Park by weeding, pruning, picking up trash and general maintenance.
Meet at the Northside parking lot (11th Avenue and Redwood Street). If you can’t volunteer for the entire time don’t worry – drop in volunteers are welcome.
Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own work gloves and tools, though some gloves, safety gear, and loppers will be available for those who need them.
For more information, e-mail James Goble at [email protected] or Laura Goodrich at [email protected].
Turkey Bingo this
Saturday night
The Sweet Home High School Forestry Club and the Volunteer Firefighters Association will hold Turkey Bingo from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22.
Every Bingo wins a turkey. This is a family event, so all ages are welcome but minors must be accompanied by a parent. Concessions will be available and door prizes and raffle drawings will be held. Winners must be present.
Cards are 25 cents each or contestants can play all night for $20 (four cards).
For more information, contact Karla at (541) 401-3339, Liz at (541) 401-7618 or Michelle at (541) 409-2506.
Free Thanksgiving
dinner at The Point
The Point Restaurant and Sports Lounge is inviting everyone to eat Thanksgiving dinner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 27, free of charge.
Donations will be accepted for the Sweet Home Police Department’s Shop with a Cop program.
For more information, contact Gina Riley at (541) 367-5181.
Elks Hoop Shoot
needs contestants
Local boys and girls are encouraged to sign up for the Elks Hoop Shoot free-throw contest, to be held Friday, Dec. 12, at the Sweet Home Boys and Girls Club.
Boys and girls will compete in age groups 8-9, 10-11 and 12-13. Age, as of April 1, must be verified with a birth certificate. Local winners will move on to the district competition, with opportunities to move on to state and national levels for those who win with the best of 25 free throws. Cash prizes are available at the upper levels of the competition.
For more information, contact Randy Claasen at (541) 409-5440 or visit http://www.elks.org/hoopshoot.
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, Nov. 21, is chicken salad or egg salad sandwich half on wheat bread, Popeye potato soup, broccoli ranch slaw and cinnamon applesauce.
The menu for Monday, Nov. 24, is chicken and dumplings or spaghetti with meat sauce and garlic roll, cut green beans, marinated spring garden salad and peaches.
The menu for Tuesday, Nov. 25, is baked ham with orange glaze or roast turkey with gravy, whipped potatoes with gravy, peas and onions, wheat roll, cranberry sauce and pumpkin bar.
For more information, call (541) 367-8843.