Extension
seeks
Master
Preservers
Community
members are invited to become certified volunteer Master Food
Preservers this spring.
Applications
are being accepted by OSU Extension Service now.
The
eight-week training (one day a week) will begin in April. Volunteer
duties include assisting with community food preservation classes and
staffing information tables at farmers markets and community events
throughout the upcoming food preservation season.
OSU
Extension Service and Master Food Preservers also plans to offer a
variety of hands-on food preservation classes during the summer and
fall for community members who want to learn more about food
preservation but do not wish to volunteer.
Extensive
food preservation experience is not required to be Master Food
Preserver. Participants should learn all aspects of food safety and
preservation during the training. A desire to interact with the
public in a cheerful and positive way is more important. There is a
$125 fee for supplies and materials for the training, which will be
held at the Linn County Extension office at their new location, near
the Hwy 99 and Hwy 34 intersection in Tangent. For more information
about the program visit http://extension.oregonstate.edu/linn/ or
contact Jeanne Brandt at (541) 730-3544 or
Museum
open for winter Thursdays
The
East Linn Museum is open Thursday evenings from 5 to 8 p.m. during
the winter months.
The
East Linn Museum will celebrate its 40th Anniversary in 2016 with a
variety events: Family Scavenger Hunt, cemetery tours, Lost Arts and
Crafts Fair, hiking the Santiam Wagon Road, local history lectures,
Dollar Railroad Tours, Christmas Carriage Rides, and a Quilt Show.
For
more information, call (541) 367-4580.
Square
dance fest
this
weekend
Square
dancers are invited to the 2016 Oregon Mid-Winter Festival Jan. 29-31
at the Linn County Expo Center.
This
year’s theme will be “SWEET 16.” All levels of square dancing,
round dancing and clogging will be offered, along with workshops,
seminars, a sewing clinic, after parties, youth and singles events.
Square
dancers will perform a demonstration from 11 a.m. to noon Friday,
Jan. 29, at the Heritage Mall in Albany. Square dance attire is
required.
The
Grand March and Ceremonies will begin at 7 p.m. Friday in the
Willamette-A (mainstream) Hall.
Other
times and locations will be listed in the event program book. The
event will also include a vendors hall and resale clothing.
Square
dance caller will be Matt Worley from Virginia; round dance cuers
will be Steve and Irene Bradt from Pennsylvania; and clogging
instructor will be Andy Howard from Florida.
Fees
at the door will be $45 for adults and $25 for youths for the full
three-day festival.
For
more information, visit http://www.mid winterfestival.com or
Facebook/MidWinterSDFestival.
Whole-grain
bread
class
Saturday
OSU
Extension Service Master Food Preservers are offering a hands-on
whole-grain bread baking class using a variety of whole grain flours
locally grown and milled by Camas Country Mill of Junction City.
The
class will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m Saturday, Jan. 30, at
the Community of Christ Church, 1485 Gilham St. in Eugene.
The
goal of the class is to explore different varieties of wheat and
their flavors in the context of familiar recipes. Participants will
learn to replace white flour with whole grain flour in a variety of
easy recipes. Students will bake a buttermilk sandwich loaf,
hamburger buns, cinnamon rolls, baguettes and whole wheat crackers.
Each item will feature different whole wheat and high extraction
flours. Lunch will be provided.
Cost
of the class is $65 plus a $20 lab fee. Class size is limited to 12
students. For more information and to register visit
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/land/announcements/food-preservation-baking-classes.
For
questions call (541) 344-5859.
Diabetes
support
group
at hospital
People
with diabetes or pre-diabetes can learn more about managing their
condition at a free monthly support group at Samaritan Lebanon
Community Hospital.
The
hospital’s Diabetes Education team will host the group on the first
Monday of each month, from 11 a.m. to noon, at the hospital. One of
the team’s educators will lead a lesson, followed by time for any
questions that participants may have.
Upcoming
topics include:
nMonday, Feb. 1: Medication updates, with Dr. Sarah Swarts, Samaritan
Endocrinology;
nMonday, March 7: Diabetes footwear, with Rube Petersen, Samaritan
Medical Supplies;
nMonday, April 4: Freestyle products, with Rachel Roberts; and
nMonday, May 2: Vacationing with Diabetes, with Donna Keen.
Registration
is required as space is limited.
For
more information, or to sign up, call (541) 451-6313.
‘Desdemona’
to be
staged
at OSU
Oregon
State University Theatre will present Paula Vogel’s haunting tale,
“Desdemona: A Play About a Handkerchief,” on Feb. 4-7.
The
play, a witty drama based on Shakespeare’s “Othello,” will be
performed at 7:30 p.m. from Feb. 4-6, and at 2 p.m. on Feb. 7, in the
OSU Lab Theatre, 2901 S.W. Campus Way, Corvallis.
The
production continues the 2015-16 theater season, “All the World’s
a Stage – Celebrating Shakespeare.”
“Desdemona”
tells the story of three of Shakespeare’s most memorable female
characters while exploring themes of sex, violence, love and trust.
In the play, set on the island of Cyprus, Desdemona, Bianca, and
Emilia share their hopes, frustrations, and fantasies as rivalries
emerge and tender friendships are forged.
Tickets
are $8; $6 for seniors; $5 for students/youths; and $4 for OSU
students. There is no reserved seating. Tickets can be purchased
online at http://bit.ly/1wgmTkJ beginning Jan. 25, or by calling the
Theatre Box Office at (541) 737-2784. For more information or for
disability accommodations please contact the Theatre Box Office or
visit http://bit.ly/1jdKUgy.
Woodlands
tree
sale
Feb. 6 at Expo
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.
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
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, Jan. 29, is chicken lo mein or beef and black
bean chili, zucchini and red peppers, garden vegetable salad, seven
grain roll and Mandarin pineapple cup.
The
menu for Monday, Feb. 1, is lima beans and ham or spaghetti with
meat sauce, country trio vegetables, broccoli raisin salad, oatmeal
roll and golden fruit cup.
The
menu for Tuesday, Feb. 2, is scalloped potatoes and ham or three
cheese lasagna, cut green beans, spinach Romaine salad, cornmeal roll
and fresh orange.
For
more information, call (541) 367-8843.