Sunshine Industries
needs garden plants
Sunshine Industries is seeking donations of a variety of perennial plants for its community garden.
Among the plants it hopes to collect are asparagus, cranberry, huckleberry, oregano, sea kale, lilac and yarrow. Sunshine Industries offers job and life skills training, and employment opportunities to the developmentally disabled.
For more information or to donate, call Sunshine Industries at (541) 367-2765.
Learn about wells,
septic systems
Two free classes on wells and septic systems are being offered for Willamette Valley residents this month.
Participants will learn about drinking water well and septic systems, animal health, property investments and the safety of the groundwater resources.
Chrissy Lucas, a program assistant with Oregon State University Extension, will teach the first class from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, at the Linn-Benton Community College Lebanon Center, room LC-223.
An identical class will also be held in Monroe on April 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Monroe Library.
Participants may have their water screened for nitrates by bringing about half a cup of untreated well water to class in a clean, water-tight container. Nitrate has been associated with a type of blue-baby syndrome, and there are emerging concerns about additional health problems associated with nitrate in drinking water.
The areas at greatest risk for high nitrate in the Southern Willamette Valley are those with well-drained soils on the valley floor. All homes with private wells should be actively monitored for nitrate levels.
The class is free and open to the public. However, pre-registration is appreciated to ensure adequate supplies. To register, call Chrissy at (541) 766-3556 or email [email protected].
Master Gardeners plant sale Saturday
Lane County Master Gardeners will hold a plant sale from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at EWEB’s Rivers Edge Plaza, 500 E 4th Ave., Eugene.
The sale will include vegetable starts, bare root trees, roses, native plants and perennials, decorative and functional items such as garden art, and a great selection of gently used garden guides and cookbooks.
A silent auction will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., featuring a wide variety of gift certificates from local merchants and garden related baskets.
Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer gardening questions, as will the compost specialist, sustainable landscape specialist and master food preservers.
For more information, call the Master Gardener hotline 541-344-0265, or visit http://extension.oregonstate.edu/lane/gardens.
‘Ransom of Red Chief’ on stage
Lebanon Association for Theatre Arts will stage “Ransom of Red Chief” at 7 p.m. April 16-18 at the Lebanon High School Little Theatre.
Tickets are $5 for seniors and students, $8 for the general public.
LAFTA is holding auditions for its children’s musical theater summer camp later in April, at a date yet to be determined. The camp will be June 15-19 and 22-26.
Auditions for “Mary Poppins” will be held May 11-14. The play will be performed Aug. 1-8.
For more information or to be a sponsor of LAFTA, call (541) 259-1640 or send an email to [email protected].
GOP Lincoln Day
Dinner Saturday
The Linn County Republicans will host their Annual Lincoln Day Dinner at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at Linn Benton Community College.
Keynote speaker will be Oregon House Minority Leader Mike McLane.
Registration form is available online at linncountyrepublicanparty.org or by calling or texting Renee Smith at (541) 619-3041, or by email at [email protected].
For more information, contact Linn County Republican Vice Chair Chris Ruck at (541) 401-0457.
Cancer fund-raiser
at local pizza eatery
East Linn County Relay for Life will be held June 26-27 at the Lebanon High School Track.
To get local fund-raising rolling, All-Star Pizza is donating 50 percent of all sales on Saturday, April 18, from 4 to 8 p.m., to the American Cancer Society.
The annual Relay for Life remembers people lost to cancer and celebrates survivors.
For more information, call (541) 401-3326.
End-of-life care
seminar at hospital
Dr. Jeffrey Lear of Samaritan Evergreen Hospice will host a free seminar on how best to plan for end-of-life medical care from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital in conference rooms B/C.
Pre-registration is required. To register, call toll free 1-855-873-0647 or visit samhealth.org/BeHealthy.
Lear will break down the planning tasks into manageable portions, answering questions such as: Where do I start? What is an advance directive — and do I need one? How can I control my end-of-life care if I can’t speak for myself? What is hospice care, and why would I ever need a hospice house? I’m afraid; it’s all so unknown!
Refreshments and useful materials will be provided.
Charter School to host orientation
Sweet Home Charter School will hold kindergarten orientation for parents of 2015-16 students at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, April 23.
The one-hour orientation will include a visit to the kindergarten classroom, a chance to observe and participate in lunch and recess, and a Q&A time.
RSVP by April 21 is requested for participants. To RSVP, or for more information, call (541) 367-1833.
Life story writing
class in Sweet Home
Linn-Benton Community College will offer an eight week non-credit class in life story writing at the LBCC Sweet Home Center starting Thursday, April 23 from 2 to 3:50 p.m.
This course, Life Stories, provides instruction in recording one’s own memoir or that of other individuals. Tips are provided for self-publishing these kinds of reminiscences, and information is given which enables writers to submit essays to publications.
Pre-registration is suggested online or at any LBCC Center at least two days before the first class date. For more information, call the class instructor, Lori McNulty, at (541) 451-2813.
P.E.O. Plant Sale
deadline April 27
P.E.O. Chapter FA of Sweet Home will take orders for its spring plant sale, which funds scholarships for deserving women in the area, through April 27.
The sale includes annual and perennial bedding plants, organic veggies, herbs, beautiful planters, hanging baskets and more. All plants are Oregon-grown.
Delivery will be Friday, May 8, in time for Mother’s Day. For order forms and information, contact Linda Mader at (541) 367-6310 or Lin Gagner at (541) 367-2969.
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.
Suggested donation is $3.50.
The lunch menu on Friday, April 17, is chicken marsala pasta or beef Spanish rice, herbed carrots, spinach Romaine salad, multigrain roll and cinnamon applesauce.
The menu for Monday, April 20, is herb chicken patty or country fried steak, whipped potatoes with country gravy, pineapple slaw, wheat dinner roll and spiced apples.
The menu for Tuesday, April 21, is egg or chicken salad sandwich half on wheat bread, vegetarian vegetable soup, country coleslaw and fruited gelatin.
For more information, call (541) 367-8843.