Webinar offered on effects of nutrition
Nutrition can impact your health now – but did you know it can impact the health of future generations, too?
Learn more on this topic at a free one-hour webinar, Power of Nutrition, to be presented Saturday, April 24, at 10 a.m.
Anyone with an interest in this topic is welcome to attend, whether a member of the general public or from the health care community.
Presenter Kent Thornburg, Ph.D, professor of medicine at Ore-gon Health & Science University, will cover such topics as:
The long-term changes in chronic disease rates including obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease.
The biological changes that occur over generations connected to poor nutrition and social stress.
The foundations of physical changes that lead to higher disease risk.
The changes in medical practices that will help patients plan a healthier life course.
The webinar is presented by the Samaritan Center for Health Education and Oregon Pacific Area Health Education Center. Although there is no charge, registration is requested by going online to bit.ly/CHEnutrition.
For questions, contact Amy Conner at [email protected].
Sloppy joe dinner for Honor Flight
Meadowlark Senior Living in Lebanon will host a National Superhero Day drive-through sloppy joe dinner fundraiser from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, at 181 S. 5th St.
Pick up a dinner, drive-through style, and help fund a veteran’s trip on the Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., to see the memorials of the respective war in which they fought. Cost is $20 for a dinner for four, including chips and dessert.
Call (541) 258-7706 or email [email protected] to reserve a dinner.
Health scholarship deadline April 30
The Lebanon Community Hospital Foundation is now accepting applications for its scholarship programs for east Linn County students pursuing careers in health care.
Scholarships are available for medical and nursing students as well as students enrolled in a
Linn-Benton Community College health career program.
Deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on Friday, April 30. Scholarship recipients will be announced by June 1.
The following scholarships are available:
The Frank Girod, MD, Medical Scholarship for students enrolled in medical school. This scholarship 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 Rachel Easton, RN, Nursing Scholarship named for Rachel Easton, who was 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 you are pursuing a nursing degree and a listing of your goals, a completed application form and a Cost and Resource Estimate Work Sheet, any special circumstances you might like the Easton Scholarship Committee to consider, plus a signed and dated letter of recommendation from someone who knows you 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 are pursuing continued education in the nursing field. Preference is given to applicants from the Lebanon area and single parents. Applicants must submit an application.
For more information, call (541) 451-6303 or visit samhealth.org/Scholarships.
Deadline nearing for cancer exhibit
To honor cancer survivors, the ArtsCare Program at Samaritan Health Services is collecting photos of cancer survivors to build an art installation that will be called the Wall of Hope.
The Wall of Hope will celebrate survivorship, offering hope and inspiration to individuals currently undergoing cancer treatment. It will be displayed in the Samaritan Radiation Oncology building in Corvallis but may move to other locations later.
If you’ve had your own journey with cancer, you’re encouraged to participate by sending an email to [email protected] with the following:
– Your name and contact information (email and phone number).
– A photo of your smiling face. Note: Please send a high-resolution digital photo (jpg or tif).
– Upon submission of the photo, you will be asked to complete a consent form. This signed consent form gives Samaritan permission to use your photo in our Wall of Hope display and in other areas which may be viewable to the public.
– Optional: Share a few words of hope and inspiration you want to pass along to others.
In the email, include Wall of Hope in the subject line. Submissions are required by Friday, April 30.
For more information, contact ArtsCare Program Coordinator Sara Krainik at [email protected] or (541) 768-6762.
Scholarships for forestry students
Linn County Small Woodlands Association is offering four $2,000 scholarships to students graduating from Linn County high schools who plan to pursue forestry or forestry-related natural resources fields of study in an Oregon college or in a duel-enrollment program (such as LBCC-OSU and LCC-UO).
The scholarships are renewable at $1,000 to $2,000 rates depending on the success of the association’s Seedling Sales. Academic achievements, honors and awards, school activities and community engagement will be considered. Application forms, to be postmarked or e-mailed by May 14, 2021, are available at Linn County’s high schools and from Katie Kohl, LCSWA Scholarship Chair ([email protected]).
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 23, is spaghetti and meat sauce or chicken parmesan, glazed carrots, spinach romaine salad, garlic roll and tiramisu cake.
The menu on Monday, April 26, is baked beef rigatoni or scalloped potatoes and turkey ham, green peas, creamy coleslaw, whole wheat roll and apple crisp.
The menu on Tuesday, chicken lo mein or spinach cheese strata, broccoli, garden vegetable salad, cracked wheat roll and seasonal fresh fruit.
For more information, contact Norene at (541) 367-8843.