Gardening class
at LBCC SH branch
“Effortless Gardening” workshop teaching easy gardening methods will be at the Steelhead Fitness Center in Sweet Home on Saturday, Feb. 22 from 9 to 11:20 a.m. Cost is $29.
For more information or to register, visit the LBCC online schedule at http://www.linnbenton.edu or call the LBCC Lebanon Center at (541) 259-5801 or the Sweet Home Center at (541) 367-6901.
Legion Auxiliary open house Feb. 15
The Sweet Home American Legion Auxiliary is holding an open house Feb. 15.
Come learn what the veterans support organization is all about. For more information contact Linda Paddock at (541) 367-1225.
Seedling sale
Saturday morning
The Linn County Chapter of Oregon Small Woodlands Association is sponsoring its annual Seedling Sale from 8 a.m. to noon, or while supplies last, on Saturday, Feb. 15, in the Santiam Building at the Linn County Fair and Expo Center at 3700 Knox Butte Road in Albany.
Trees for sale include Douglas fir, Willamette Valley ponderosa pine, western red cedar, noble fir, grand fir, coast redwood, giant sequoia and incense cedar. The hardwood trees and shrubs are Oregon grape, Oregon ash, Pacific madrone, quaking aspen, red alder, vine maple, mock orange, eastern redbud, kousa dogwood, red flowering currant, purple smoke tree, three roses (cluster, pink and white), and Japanese snowbell. Many of the seedlings are Oregon natives.
Prices for the conifers are $1 to $1.50, depending on species. Hardwoods and shrubs range from $1.50 to $3. Bagged sword fern will be available at $5.
Some of the trees and shrubs are excellent for smaller places around a home, flower in the spring and/or have nice fall colored leaves. 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 OSU Extension-trained master woodland manager will be available to answer questions and provide information on which trees are best suited for a particular planting site.
For the fourth year, there will be display and sale of local wood products. While the list of participants has not been completed, we hope to have vendors with 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 by e-mail at [email protected].
Extension classes in
fruit trees, poultry
The OSU Extension Service is offering Growing Great Tree Fruit classes, teaching about fruit tree varieties and how to care for them. The $25 fee must be paid prior to class.
Classes are:
n Saturday, Feb. 8, 1-3:30 p.m. at Catholic Community Service meeting room, 1025 G Street, Springfield.
n Tuesday, Feb. 22, 9:30 a.m.-noon at OSU Extension Service office, 996 Jefferson Street in Eugene.
Registration forms are available at the OSU Extension Service office in Eugene, or call (541) 344-5859 for information.
A class for small-scale and backyard poultry producers is designed for those interested in raising poultry for eggs or for meat. The class will cover hatching eggs, brooding and raising chicks, poultry nutrition, flock & bird health, breeds of poultry, and housing for poultry.
The class begins Feb. 12 at 6 p.m. on the Lane Community College main campus in Eugene. The cost is $35, pre-registration is required. To register, call the Lane Small Business Development Center at (541) 463-6200.
SAFE to hold can
collection Feb. 22
Class of 2014 SAFE Committee is holding a can/bottle drive Saturday, Feb. 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Students and parents will collect from neighborhoods. Cans and bottles can also be dropped off at the high school, or picked up by special request.
Contact Kristin Adams at (541) 367-6962 to make arrangements. All money raised will benefit the Class of 2014 all-night graduation party.
Gospel artist to
perform locally
Artist Tim Walter will perform a gospel concert at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Sweet Home Church of the Nazarene at 415 Old Holly Road.
For more information call (541) 367-3124.
SH Trails planning
community walk
Sweet Home Trails is hosting a community walk on the South Hills Trail Feb. 22 from 10 a.m. to noon.
The trail, beginning and ending at the Girl Scout Hut in Sankey Park, is 2.5 miles from start to finish. Coffee and snacks will be provided at the end.
SH Trails is hosting the group annual group hike with Build Lebanon Trails on March 8. Location TBD.
OSU to host Small
Farms Conference
The 14th annual Oregon Small Farms Conference will be held from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 22 at Oregon State University.
The conference is geared toward farmers, agriculture professionals, food policy advocates, students and managers of farmers markets.
Michael Ableman will present the keynote address. The conference features 24 workshops in three concurrent sessions including: financing a farm, growing quinoa in the Northwest, selling produce to schools and hospitals, transitioning to organic agriculture and health insurance options for farmers. Lunch is prepared with locally produced food.
Registration is is $65 through Feb. 14 and $100 on the day of the conference – if space is available.
For more information or to register visit http://smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/sfc.
‘Little Shop of
Horrors’ auditions
Auditions for “Little Shop of Horrors” will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the Russell Tripp Performance Center at Linn-Benton Community College, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW, Albany.
Auditionees should prepare 32 bars from a musical to sing a cappella, and be prepared to read excerpts from the play and sight-read music from the show.
For more information, contact LBCC theater director Dan Stone at (541) 917-4566 or at [email protected].
Foundation grant
deadline is Feb. 28
Sweet Home Community Foundation is accepting grant proposals for its 2014 Community Grant Cycle.
The goal of the Foundation is to provide funding and support to a wide variety of local projects and activities that provide lasting improvements to the community. Grants are given in the following categories: Children and Families, Education, Livability, and Arts and Culture. Grants of up to $2,500 will be awarded.
Grant application packets are available for download from http://www.sweethomecommunityfoundation.org. Completed applications must be returned to the Sweet Home Community Foundation, P.O. Box 24, Sweet Home, OR, 97386, by 5 p.m. on Feb. 28, 2014. Grant award recipients will be announced in March.
Grant applicants must be a 501(c) 3 or other qualified tax-exempt organization or the proposed project may be implemented in partnership or affiliation with such an organization.
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.
First-time diners are invited to come in and have a free lunch to give it a try.
Suggested donation is $3.50. The lunch menu on Friday, Feb. 14, is meatloaf with gravy or rotisserie chicken, whipped potatoes and gravy, Oregon bean medley, onion bread and strawberry ice cream.
No meal will be served Monday, Feb. 17, due to Presidents Day.
The menu for Tuesday, Feb. 18, is chicken chow mein with noodles or macaroni and cheese, glazed carrots, spinach Romaine salad, garlic roll and butterscotch bar.
For more information, call (541) 367-8843.