Input
sought for
Forages
meetings
The
Linn-Benton Livestock & Forages breakfast educational program has
been suspended, at least temporarily, for the winter.
A
successful, collaborative program among livestock and forages
producers, OSU Extension Service, and the agricultural industry for
many years, attendance in recent months has declined.
Organizers
are seeking community input regarding future Regional Livestock and
Forages educational programs. Would-be participants are asked to fill
out a form, available at
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/douglas/sites/default/files/documents/lf/2015/l-b_contact_update_and_survey_form.pdf,
with input on topics, presentation styles and timing. Information
contributed will not be shared beyond the planning staff.
For
more information, contact Shelby Filley, regional livestock and
forage specialist, at (541) 236-3016 or
SHCF
announces
grant
applications
The
Sweet Home Community Foundation is seeking proposals for its 2016
grant cycle .
The
foundation’s goal is to provide funding and support to a wide
variety of Sweet Home community projects. Special consideration is
placed on projects that provide lasting benefits to the Sweet Home
community.
Grants
are given in the following broad categories: Children and Families;
Education; Livability; and Arts and Culture.
Grants
of between $250 and $2,500 are awarded, but consideration will be
given to requests up to $5,000, based upon the project need and
quality.
Grant
application packets are available for download at
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. 15.
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.
Support
for the Foundation is provided through the generosity of local
individuals and businesses.
Grant
award recipients will be announced in March.
LBCC
hosting local artists’ exhibitions
Linn-Benton
Community College is hosting exhibits of tapestries and infrared
photography by local residents this month in its galleries.
An
exhibit of tapestries entitled “Past Narratives” by Albany fiber
artist Kathe Todd-Hooker, will be on display through Jan. 28 at the
South Santiam Hall Gallery on the LBCC campus at 6500 Pacific Blvd.
SW, Albany.
Todd-Hooker,
a long-time Albany artist, has been creating tapestries, exhibiting
her work, and winning numerous awards throughout the last three
decades. Her exhibit features over 30 handmade tapestries in a
diverse and colorful range of styles and subjects, including many
involving a complex combination of psychological symbols from the
artist’s past experiences.
The exhibit of infrared photography
by five Willamette Valley photographers will be on view in the North
Santiam Hall Galleries, also on the main LBCC campus, through Feb.
24.
“Invisible
Light” includes both color and black-and-white infrared work by
Corvallis photographers Paul Barden, Rich Bergeman and Jack Larson,
as well as Phil Coleman of Philomath and Sandi O’Brien of Eugene.
The photographers will talk about their work at a reception on
Wednesday, Jan. 20, from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Gallery second floor
atrium.
The
exhibit takes its name “Invisible Light” from the fact that
infrared photography explores a world in a way that is not visible to
the naked eye.
Infrared
light lies just above the visible spectrum, between 700 and 900
nanometers. Even though that range doesn’t register with the human
eye, it can be recorded with special black-and-white films and with
converted digital imaging sensors.
Examples
of both techniques are represented in the show.
In the natural
world, organic objects like plants, people and animals reflect more
infrared light, and inorganic things like water, rocks and the sky
reflect very little IR.
In
black-and-white IR photography, this usually results in dramatic
skies and snowy-looking landscapes. In color infra-red photographs,
blues and magentas often dominate, and the effects are even more
pronounced when sunlight strikes portions of the scene.
Both
galleries are open Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lebanon
chorus
seeking
singers
The
Lebanon Community Chorus is inviting singers to perform in its
upcoming spring pops concert.
The
chorus is looking for singers of all ages to join in singing songs by
Gershwin and Fleetwood Mac, from the movie “Frozen” and from
Broadway shows, including “Phantom of the Opera,” “South
Pacific” and “Les Miserables.”
Kevin
Nordquist will direct the program. He was co-director of the pops
concert last April.
Rehearsals
start at 7 p.m. on Jan. 14 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 3111
South Main St., Lebanon.
The
concert will be held at 3 p.m. on April 24 at the First Assembly of
God church in Lebanon.
All
singers are welcome with no auditions required. Singers pay $15 dues
to participate, with limited scholarships available.
For
further information contact Kevin at (541) 243-4104.
Small
farm series
starting
Thursday
Considering
launching a small farm enterprise, but are not sure where to start?
OSU
Extension is offering an Exploring the Small Farm Dream Workshop
Series from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 14, 21 and 28, at the Linn
County Extension Service office in Tangent.
Whether
you are dreaming of raising sheep, growing berries, or selling
heirloom vegetables, this class series will give you the tools to
start making choices to determine if farming is right for you. In
this three-session course you will learn about current opportunities
in small-scale agriculture, explore objectives, assess personal and
financial resources, conduct preliminary market research, and develop
an action plan to guide your next steps.
Cost
is $60 for one individual; $75 for two farm business partners. The
fee includes worksheets and handouts, 7½ hours of detailed
instruction and class exercises led by Extension faculty and
successful local farmers, and refreshments at each session.
To
register for the Willamette Valley series, visit
http://smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/south-valley/events or
contact Chrissy Lucas at (541) 766-3556.
Low
Vision group
meeting
Jan. 20
The
Mid-Valley Low Vision Support Group will meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday,
Jan. 20 at Brookdale Grand Prairie, 1929 Grand Prairie Road, Albany.
The
topic of discussion is Low Vision Services for Military Veterans. The
new VA Clinic in Salem includes an eye clinic that offers low vision
rehabilitation services to military veterans. Kara Hackney, the
clinic’s certified low vision specialist, will discuss the range of
these services.
Hackney
is also a certified orientation and mobility specialist for the
clinic and provides blind and low-vision training. The meeting is
free to attend; all are welcome, including family and friends.
Light
refreshments will be served. For more information, please call
(541) 928-5008.
College
transfer info fair Jan. 21
College
Transfer Day Information Fair, for students interested in
transferring from LBCC to a four-year college, will be held from 10
a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21 at Linn-Benton Community College,
Takena Hall, 6500 Pacific Blvd S.W., Albany.
The
Ford Family Foundation will be on hand with scholarship information.
For more information, contact Amanda Stanley at (541) 917-4842.
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. 15, is herb chicken patty or meatloaf,
both with gravy, Lyonnaise potatoes, herbed carrots, rye bread and
peach crisp.
No
meal will be served Monday, Jan. 18, due to recognition of the Martin
Luther King Jr. holiday.
The
menu for Tuesday, Jan. 19, is baked chicken breast with gravy or BBQ
smokehouse chop, sour cream and chive potatoes, lima beans, cornmeal
bread and peanut butter bar.
For
more information, call (541) 367-8843.