Livestock Association
Fall Meeting Nov. 4
The Linn County Livestock Association will hold its fall meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, at Brownsville Baptist Church, 27910 Seven Mile Lane, Brownsville.
Doors open at 4:30 pm.
Dinner, featuring barbecued beef and lamb, will be at 6. Donations will be appreciated.
A wide range of topics will be on the agenda, including reports from local predator control experts, Farm Service Agency updates, a report from Linn County Commissioner Sherrie Sprenger, a report on HB 3991, reports from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, and much more.
Membership in the association is $20.
RSVPs are requested to Lynden Brown at ([email protected], Mike Cowdry at (541) 979-3703, or Tom Nichols at (541) 990-2878.
Presentation on
headstone repair
Lebanon Museum Foundation and Lebanon Public Library will host a presentation on “The Art of Headstone Repair” on Wednesday, Nov. 5, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the library, 44 Academy St.
Preservationists David Pinyerd and Bernadette Niederer, who have repaired headstones in Lebanon’s Pioneer Cemetery more than 1,400 other old graveyards in Oregon, will speak about their work.
The principals at Historic Preservation Northwest, a small business based in Albany, David and Bernadette are both graduates of the University of Oregon’s master’s program in historic preservation.
This program is open to all and free of charge.
Bingo fundraiser
for Christmas Store
The 11th Annual Sweet Home Kids Free Christmas Store will hold a Bingo fundraiser Saturday, Nov. 15, at the RezRock church, 1621 53rd Ave., Foster.
Doors open at 5 p.m. Cost is $20 for 4 Bingo cards. There will be concessions, door prizes, and every Bingo winner wins a gift card from a local business.
The Annual Sweet Home Kids Free Christmas Store is run through a nonprofit, The Presidents Club.
The store will be held Dec. 6 in the gym at Sweet Home Charter School, 28721 Liberty Rd., for Sweet Home kids ages 2 through 17, who can shop for free for the families they live with.
For more information, contact Nancy Patton at (541) 409-4276.
Sharing Tree
forms available
Sweet Home Fire & Ambulance District is now accepting applications for its annual Sharing Tree event.
Forms for each child between 0 and 12 years old can be submitted by visiting the following link: https://bit.ly/4ozk5vY. Forms must be submitted by Dec. 5.
Deliver for Meals
on Wheels
Meals on Wheels of Sweet Home is in urgent need of volunteer drivers, delivering free meals to local seniors and disabled adults in the Sweet Home area.
Delivery days are Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. The role is best suited for people available in the mid-day, as meals go out at noon. Volunteers work one to two days a week for about 2.5 hours each shift.
Meals on Wheels is managed by Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments and operated by local volunteers. Volunteers package fresh meals in the kitchen and the drivers deliver them. Many local people count on this food as a primary source of nutrition.
Email to [email protected] or call Heidi at 541.812.6015. Each volunteer must fill out an application and complete a background check.
Museum needs help from locals
East Linn Museum is seeking volunteers and items that are needed for the operation of the museum.
The museum needs volunteers for its operations to replace retiring volunteers. New volunteers are not required to know anything about the museum or how to operate a computer. The museum operates three days a week from Thursday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Supplies needed by the museum include: copy paper, postage stamps, legal size envelopes, paper towels, toilet paper, glass cleaner, all purpose cleaner and Ajax.
For more information, call the museum at (541) 367-4580.
Free dinners on Mondays
Sunshine Industries invites the public to a free dinner every Monday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at 1333 Clark Mill Road. Because everyone matters.
Free health clinic Tuesdays
The East Linn Community Clinic is held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at 1600 Main St. in Lebanon.
This is a medical clinic that provides primary and acute medical care for under- or uninsured individuals. On select nights, Western U COMP-NW offers osteopathic manipulative medicine to treat chronic and acute pain. Patients may walk in or schedule appointments.
For more information, call (541) 758-3000 ext. 115.