Blood drive at local church Wednesday
Sweet Home Evangelical Church will host a blood drive from 2 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, at the Activity Center, 1347 Long St.
The Red Cross has implemented new measures to ensure blood drives and donation centers are safe for donors and staff, including:
– Checking the temperature of staff and donors before entering a drive to make sure they are healthy.
– Providing hand sanitizer for use before the drive, as well as throughout the donation process.
– Spacing beds, where possible, to follow social distancing practices between blood donors.
– Increasing enhanced disinfecting of surfaces and equipment.
To donate blood, individuals need to bring a blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification that are required at check-in.
High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also must meet certain height and weight requirements.
Prospective donors can save up to 15 minutes at the blood drive by completing a RapidPass. Donors complete the pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of donation, from a mobile device or computer.
To complete a RapidPass, follow the instructions at RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or use the Red Cross Blood Donor App.
Scholarships for health students
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 and nursing students as well as students in a
Linn-Benton Community College health career program.
Deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on Thursday, 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.
Applicants must have a primary residence in east Linn County and 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.
Applicants must submit an official transcript including fall 2019 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 given to applicants from the Lebanon area and single parents. Applicants must submit an application.
Applications and additional information on all scholarships are available at http://www.samhealth.org/careers-education/scholarships/linn-county or by calling (541) 451-6303.
New deadline for studded tires
Oregon drivers will not be required to remove studded tires until 11:59 p.m. Friday, May 15, the Oregon Department of Transportation has announced.
The deadline had previously been extended from April 1 to May 1.
While studded tires are allowed in Oregon by law from Nov. 1 through March 31, ODOT decided to again extend that deadline in response to the continuing public health emergency of COVID-19.
ODOT encourages drivers to have their studded tires removed before May 15, if it can reasonably be done while maintaining social distancing.
Free firewood in
national forest
Personal firewood cutting will be free to the general public through June 1 on Willamette National Forest.
No permit will be required during that period, the U.S. Forest Service has announced.
Woodcutters can take up to four cords of firewood for personal use. A cord is the amount of tightly piled wood in a stack 4 feet high by 4 feet wide by 8 feet long.
Personal-use firewood cutting allows you to remove downed timber or to cut standing dead trees under most conditions on the Willamette National Forest.
It is important to check with the local ranger district to see what specific local restrictions or requirements may apply.
Woodcutters are also required to follow requirements governing types of trees cut, location of trees, wetlands considerations and skidding and yarding restrictions.
Firewood cutting information and guidelines are available at go.usa.gov/xvrDp.
Handouts will also be made available to pick up from the front doors at the Sweet Home Ranger District headquarters at 4431 Highway 20, by emailing [email protected], or by calling (541) 367-5168.
Meals on Wheels
weekly menu
Meals on Wheels offers take-out and delivered lunches at the Sweet Home Community Center to seniors over 60 at noon on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays.
The Senior Center serves a separate take-out lunch on Wednesdays.
Suggested donation is $3.50. The menu on Friday, April 24, is a choice of chicken cordon bleu or homestyle pork patty with pork gravy.
The menu on Monday, April 27, is baked beef rigatoni or scalloped potatoes and turkey ham.
The menu on Tuesday, April 28, is chicken lo mein or spinach cheese strata.
Volunteers are needed for meal delivery.
For more information, contact Norene at (541) 367-8843.