Meals on Wheels weekly menu
Meals on Wheels offers take-out 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.
Suggested donation is $3.50. All meals are served with milk, coffee or tea upon request and diabetic desserts are available on request.
The menu on Friday, April 22, is an Italian special featuring spaghetti and meat sauce or chicken parmesan, Italian mixed vegetables, tossed salad, garlic bread and tiramisu cake.
The menu on Monday, April 25, is a beef rigatoni bake or lima beans and turkey ham, green peas, confetti coleslaw, a wheat roll and seasonal fresh fruit.
The menu on Tuesday, April 26, is chicken lo mein or spinach cheese strata, broccoli, a garden vegetable salad, cracked wheat bread and ice cream.
For more information, contact Norene at (541) 367-8843.
Red Cross to hold blood drive
The American Red Cross is holding a blood drive from 2 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, at the Evangelical Church, 1347 Long St.
To schedule an appointment, visit the Red Cross web page at rcblood.org/3tRfD1T.
Low-vision group talks OCB services
Kevin Ehrenshaft, occupational therapist for the Oregon Commission for the Blind, will be the featured speaker at the monthly meeting of the Mid Valley Low Vision Support Group at 2 p.m. Wednesday April 20, at Brookdale Grand Prairie, 1929 Grand Prairie Road, Albany.
Ehrenshaft will speak about many free services available through the Oregon Commission for the Blind. He can also schedule home visits for low-vision or no-vision individuals for individual training sessions to improve their mobility issues as well as a multitude of other challenges such as how to live well in a world built for people with adequate eyesight.
All are welcome to attend the group’s free monthly meetings. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information, call (541) 974-6233.
ID rocks, minerals at April 23 event
The Sweet Home Rock & Mineral Society’s Robert Rosé will be on hand to help rock hounds identify specimens (10 items or less) from their collection from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at the East Linn Museum, 746 Long St.
Light refreshments will be provided. Admission is free, and donations are always welcome.
Celebrate Arbor Day event at park
The Sweet Home Park & Tree Committee is holding its annual Arbor Day Community Event at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at Evergreen Park, 1400 Evergreen Lane.
The event will feature three tree plantings & free seedlings while supplies last.
LBCC to open Chinook Hall
Linn-Benton Community College is holding a grand opening for its Benton Center’s Chinook Hall at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 23, at 931 NW Reiman Ave., Corvallis,
The program and ribbon-cutting begins at 11 a.m., followed by an open house at 11:45. Speakers include LBCC President Lisa Avery and Oregon State University President Becky Johnson.
The new facility will the institution to expand its capacity for transfer and extended learning courses, as well as more parking.
Refreshments will be served.
Spring plant sale set in Eugene
The Lane County Master Gardener Association is holding its spring plant sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at the Lane County Event Center, 796 W. 13th Ave., Eugene.
Admission is free.
For more information, visit the group’s Facebook page at https://bit.ly/3jUfO6E or email [email protected].
Livestock group to hold meeting
The Linn County Livestock Association will hold its spring dessert meeting at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at Brownsville Baptist Church, 27910 Seven Mile Lane, Brownsville.
Brian Thomas will provide an update on the federal predator control program for Linn County and introduce the group’s new trapper. Other agenda items include updates on cameras and on predator issues.
Membership dues are $20, which includes a sign. More, however, are available for purchase.
For more information, send an email to [email protected] or call (541) 258-8263.
Parish mission series at St. Helen
St. Helen Catholic Church is hosting its special parish mission, “Prodigal Daughters, Prodigal Sons,” from Sunday through Thursday, May 1-5, at the church, 600 Sixth Ave., Sweet Home.
Friar Tony Stephens of the Fathers in Mercy will deliver talks from 7 to 8 p.m. during those evenings on such topics as “The Love of the Father,” “The Younger Son: Accepting Responsibility,” “The Elder Son: Burning Bridges,” “Why Confession?” and “Our Lady the Mother of Mercy.” Confessions will be available from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. each evening and again after each talk.
For more information, contact (541) 367-2530 or visit sweethomecatholicchurch.com.
Jr. Sportsman’s Court applications
Applications are being accepted for the 2022 Sportsman’s Holiday Junior Court.
First-grade students who want to participate in the festivities are encouraged to apply. One boy and one girl will be randomly drawn from each first-grade class in the Sweet Home School District.
Junior Court members will need to be available for events during Sportsman’s Holiday, July 7-10; practices for Chips ’n’ Splinters; and a photo shoot session (TBA). Additional fun activities may be added to the schedule, which will be provided.
Parents must also be willing to contribute the cost to participate, which is $65. This will provide each child with a sash, outfit and shoes. Each participant will also receive a Sportsman’s Holiday keepsake.
Applications must be returned to the child’s teacher by May 2.
For more information, contact Karla Burcham at (541) 401-3339 or [email protected], or Kylie Armstrong at (541) 401-7089.
Seven Oak club to stage musical
Seven Oak Middle School Theatre Club will present Roald Dahl’s “Matilda, The Musical JR” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, May 5-7, and at 2 p.m. on Saturday in the old gymnasium at Seven Oak Middle School, 550 Cascade Dr., Lebanon.
“Matilda The Musical JR.” tells the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny.
The story is adapted from the full-length musical which was based on the book by Roald Dahl, and features a book by Dennis Kelly and music and lyrics by Tim Minchin.
The show opened on the West End in 2011 and made its Broadway premiere in 2013. The musical earned seven Olivier Awards, including “Best New Musical,” and five Tony awards, including The Tony for “Best Book of a Musical.”
Tickets are $7 for adults, and $5 for students and seniors. For more information, visit facebook.com/sevenoaktheatre, or email [email protected].
BLT holds May 7 run in Lebanon
Build Lebanon Trails is hosting a run that can be done either virtually between May 1 and May 14 or in person on Saturday, May 7, at Cheadle Park.
This is a self-paced event over 5K or 10K distances, with free registration, though donations are accepted. Anyone interested in sponsoring the event can do so prior to April 22 at buildlebanontrails.com/sponsor2022.
Grab your walking shoes, running shoes, or bike. Enjoy the beauty of Lebanon’s growing system of public trails along waterways and in riparian areas along the South Santiam River, Cheadle Lake and the Albany/Lebanon Canal.
All routes follow 8-to-12-foot-wide soft- and hard-surfaced trails with natural landscapes, wildlife, and walk bridges along the South Santiam River, Cheadle Lake and the Lebanon water canal system.
Visit runsignup.com/Race?raceId=15558 and register to run, walk or roll for the virtual 5k or 10k, then download one of the route maps.
After finishing a route, go to your event at runsignup.com and register your time. Your results will be added to the results leader board. Finishers will receive a downloadable finish certificate.
You can sign up for as many events as you want on runsignup.com.
Those who prefer to participate in person are invited to show up around 9 a.m. at Cheadle Park and run, walk, or bike either the 5k or 10k route. You time yourself and there will be some volunteers along the way to guide you along the route. Report your time on runsignup.
After 5 to host spring program
After 5 Connection is hosting a “Spring Flowers in the Air” program from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at Ma’s Restaurant, 2416 S. Santiam Hwy., Lebanon.
Cora Brantner of Maple Valley, Wash., will serve as the event’s guest speaker. Brantner is a vocal soloist, a former Red Cross worker and an active community volunteer. She recently completed and published her mother’s biographical novel about her grandmother and is now working on its sequel.
Garden club member and Master Gardener Linda Boyd will discuss garden tips and how to assemble a hanging basket. Soloist and Lebanon Community Choir member Brenda Ireland will provide special music.
Cost is $15, which includes everything. Credit cards cannot be accepted. For reservations, contact Nancy at (541) 259-1306 or [email protected]. If unable to attend, please cancel your reservation.
Hospital group offers scholarships
The Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation is accepting applications for its scholarship programs for east Linn County students pursuing careers in health care.
Scholarships are available for medical, nursing and nursing education students as well as students enrolled in a Linn-Benton Community College health career program.
Deadline to apply is 5 p.m. Saturday, April 30. Scholarship recipients will be announced by June 1.
The following scholarships are available:
— The Frank Girod, MD, Medical Scholarship: This scholarship, for students enrolled in medical school, is named for the late Frank Girod, MD, a primary care physician who was instrumental in the establishment of Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital. Applicants must submit an application, a written statement about their goals and any community service involvement, as well as a Cost and Resource Estimate Work Sheet.
— The Julietta A. Pape Scholarship Fund: For east Linn County students pursuing a medical degree at the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest in Lebanon or Oregon Health Science University in Portland. The Julietta A. Pape Scholarship honors her lifetime contribution to education. Applicants must submit an application, a cover letter introducing themselves, what degree they are pursuing, why they are interested in a medical career and an official college transcript.
— The Rachel Easton, RN, Nursing Scholarship: This scholarship, for students enrolled in a nursing degree program, is named for Rachel Easton, a longtime nurse at Samaritan Park Street Clinic in Lebanon. Applicants must submit an official transcript including fall 2020 grades, a one- or two-page typed statement discussing why they are pursuing a nursing degree, a listing of their goals, a completed application form, a Cost and Resource Estimate Work Sheet, any special circumstances for the Easton Scholarship Committee to consider, plus a signed and dated letter of recommendation from someone who knows the applicant well.
— The John and Carol Dinges Medical Scholarship: For east Linn County students enrolled in an entry-level health care program at
Linn-Benton Community College. Examples of entry-level programs include certified medical assistant, certified nursing assistant, medical office specialist and dental assistant. First preference will be given to seniors and graduates of Lebanon High School, but seniors and graduates at all high schools in east Linn County are invited to apply.
— The Nurse Education Scholarship: For caregivers and certified nursing assistants who pursuing continued education in the nursing field. Preference is given to applicants from the Lebanon area and single parents. The deadline to apply for this particular scholarship is 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 28. Scholarship recipients will be announced by July 1.
For complete information about these scholarships, call 541-451-6303 or visit samhealth.org/Scholarships.
Reserve for Stand By Us fundraiser
Reservations are now available for the annual Stand By Us benefit auction fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Greater Santiam, scheduled for Saturday, May 7, at Cheadle Lake Park, 37941 Weirich Drive, Lebanon.
Doors open at 4:30 p.m., with a silent auction at 5 p.m., followed by a live auction and dinner at 6 p.m. The event features a Fogline concert, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Limited tables are available. To make reservations, contact (541) 258-7105 or https://bgcgreatersantiam.org.
‘Kids to Camp’ auction scheduled
The Fir Lawn Lutheran Church has announced its ninth annual “Kids to Camp” auction, running 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 14, at the church, 109 W. Holly Road, Sweet Home.
Events include a silent auction, oral auction, pie purchase, “Duck Race” and “Traeger Raffle.” Its menu features a “Flaminga” feast.
The auction itself is free to attend; however, dinner costs $25 per person and raffle tickets cost $20 apiece.
For more information, call (541) 367-3642.
Strawberry fest coming in June
The Strawberry Festival will be in full festival mode, from Thursday, June 2, to Sunday, June 5.
This year’s event features live entertainment by headliners Jo Dee Messina on Thursday, James Otto & Jackson Michelson on Friday, and Steve Augeri of Journey on Saturday, followed by the Grand Parade on Saturday, and the Flower Show put on by the Lebanon Garden Club at Santiam Place.
Tickets are now available for purchase online at https://bit.ly/37feZTA.
Training program offered for youth
Linn County Sheriff’s Office is recruiting young men and women, ages 14 to 18, to join and participate in a 10-day summer training program for its Search and Rescue Team. The academy will be held June 17-27.
Search and Rescue team members often work alongside deputies of the Linn County Sheriff’s Office. Young men and women build resiliency and gain valuable leadership and professional skills impacting their future personal and professional lives.
The application process includes oral interviews, a background check and physical aptitude test. Applicants must attend one recruit meeting at the Linn County Sheriff’s Office in Albany, at 7 p.m. on March 14, April 11 or May 9. Successful applicants will be eligible to attend the 10-day Search and Rescue Training Academy in June. Training will include classes in wilderness survival, shelter building, search tactics, first aid/CPR, map and compass reading, rappelling, and many more topics.
For more information about the program contact Lt. Joe Larsen at the Linn County Sheriff’s Office (541) 812-2272 or visit the Linn County Sheriff’s Office website at http://www.linnsheriff.org. Online applications are available on the website and at the Linn County Sheriff’s Office in Albany.