Know a special kid
who needs help?
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires schools to make available special education to children from kindergarten through age 21 who are eligible for special services.
If you know of any child who could benefit from special help or who are not in school but may have a disability, please contact anyone at your local school.
The disabilities could include learning disabilities, intellectual disability, emotional disturbance, physical orthopedic disabilities, traumatic brain injury, hearing or vision impairments, speech or language problems or autism.
Localresidents should contact Linn Benton Early Intervention Program (541) 753-1202, ext 106.
Exchange program
seeks host families
ASSE International Student Exchange Programs is seeking local families to host boys and girls between the ages of 15 to 18 from a variety of countries, such as Norway, Denmark, Spain, Italy and Japan.
ASSE students are enthusiastic and excited to experience American culture while they practice their English. They also love to share their own culture and language with their host families.
Host families welcome these students into their family, not as a guest, but as a family member, giving everyone involved a rich cultural experience.
The exchange students have pocket money for personal expenses and full health, accident and liability insurance. ASSE students are selected based on academics and personality, and host families can choose their student from a wide variety of backgrounds, countries and personal interests.
To become an ASSE Host Family or to find out how to become involved with ASSE in your community, call 1-800-733-2773 or go to http://www.host.asse.com.
Free movie Friday
night at church
The Sweet Home Mennonite and River of Life churches is holding Friday movie nights at 1266 44th Ave.running through Aug 24.
There will be free food and drinks each night as well as a free drawing for children 12 and under to receive a Veggie Tales movie.
This week’s movie is “Storks” an animated feature, on Aug. 17 at 8 p.m. Storks used to deliver babies, but in this story they deliver packages for a global internet retail giant.
Junior (voiced by Andy Samberg), the company’s top delivery stork, lands in hot water when the Baby Factory produces an adorable but wholly unauthorized girl.
Desperate to deliver this bundle of trouble, Junior and his friend Tulip (Katie Crown), the only human on Stork Mountain, race against time to make their first baby drop before the boss (Kelsey Grammer) finds out.
Other movie titles and start times are available at shmch.org.
Jazz artist to play
at Marks Ridge
Marks Ridge Winery’s summer concert series continues on Friday evenings through August at 29255 Berlin Road.
This Friday’s artist will be Ms. T. (Joanne Trzcinski), performing jazz piano and vocals.
Bring your own picinic or snacks and enjoy open-air seating at bistro tables or bring a chair or blanket.
Cover is $10 per person. No outside alcohol is allowed.
For more information, contact Janet at (541) 974-4457, or email [email protected].
CCC veterans to be
honored at picnic
The Willamette National Forest will host a public potluck in celebration of the Civilian Conservation Corps Company 2907 from 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 15, at Longbow Organization Camp.
The potluck style lunch will begin at 12:30 p.m, with foods assigned by last name: A-H brings a hot dish, I-P brings a salad, and Q-Z a dessert. Plates, utensils, napkins, and beverages will be provided.
For more information and to make a transportation reservation, contact the Sweet Home Ranger District at (541) 367-5168.
Irish/Scottish
music Friday
Matthew Gurnsey will perform traditional Irish and Scottish music at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, at Sunshine Industries at 1333 Clark Mill Road.
The concert is presented by the Sweet Home Public Library, admission will be free.
DeFazio to hold
town hall meetings
Rep. Peter DeFazio will hold a town hall meeting in Lebanon as part of a series of visits throughout his 4th Congressional District this summer.
DeFazio will visit Lebanon Public Library, 55 Academy St., from noon to 1 on Monday, Aug. 20.
He will also appear at the Albany Public Library from 2 to 3 p.m.
Garden Club to
meet in Lebanon
Lebanon Garden Club will meet at noon Monday, Aug. 20, at the home of club matriarch Donna Townsend.
The meeting will include a tour of Townsend’s landscaping and her dahlia plants. Among her credentials are service as a Flower Show judge and Daffodil Judge Emeritus.
The Lebanon Garden Club is a member of the Santiam District of Garden Clubs, encompassing Linn, Benton and Marion counties. The public is welcome.
For information, call (541) 521-5677.
Orchestra pops
concert in Albany
The Albany Summer Orchestra and New Horizons Willamette Valley Orchestra will perform an outdoor pops concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, in the Monteith Riverpark in Albany.
A youth strings concert will precede the adult concert, at 6 p.m. That group includes SHARC Showdown winner Moriah Winn, a violinist.
The program includes pops selections through the ages from the 17th century on. Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy music from the movies and other popular favorites. Admission is free.
Safe medication
class on Aug. 21
Oregon Care Partners will host a free, instructor-led class, “Safe Medication Management in Older Adults,“ from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, at Boulder Falls Inn, 505 Mullins Drive, Lebanon.
The class is designed to help anyone who cares for an aging Oregonian learn about safe medication use, pain management and medication reviews. It will cover how medicines work in older adults, and skills to optimize care.
A professional instructor will share real-world experience in an interactive classroom environment. The class is free, thanks to funding by the State of Oregon.
Learn fermentation
in Extension class
OSU Extension Master Food Preservers will offer a class on Basic Fermentation from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, at Community of Christ Church, 1485 Gilham Road, Eugene.
Cost is $35 per person, which includes handouts, lots of sampling, and a quart jar of kraut to ferment at home.
The class will cover the science of fermentation, what is safe and what is not. Topics to be covered include home fermented pickles, basic sauerkraut making, kimchi, and homemade kombucha. Also covered will be equipment needed and how to use it.
Pre-registration is required. To register, visit extension.oregonstate.edu/lane or contact Nicole Wells at (541) 344-5859.
Tomato Day at Farmers Market
The Santiam Food Alliance and Lebanon Downtown Farmers Market will hold Tomato Day from 2 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, at the Farmers Market location at the corner of Main and Grant streets.
The event is free.
Lisa Almarode of Fairweather Farm will give tastings of dozens of unusual and often beautiful tomato varieties from the market farmers and her own garden.
Oregon State University Extension volunteers will offer information on growing and drying tomatoes and canning them – whole or in pieces, as pizza or spaghetti sauce, as ketchup, as juice, as salsa, and even as marmalade or preserves. Volunteers will offer free samples of tomato gazpacho.
Living history at county museum
The Linn County Historical Museum in Brownsville will host a Hands on History living history event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at 101 Park Ave., Brownsville.
Participants will have opportunities to try their hands at various crafts, skills and pastimes that made up the lives of folks who lived in the area long ago, including domestic skills such as carding and spinning wool, weaving, quilting, wash day using wash boards and basins and sourdough bread making. Farmstead skills offered will include blacksmithing, beeswax candle dipping and apple cider pressing.
n Weave a necklace/pouch with Kalapuya tribal member Stephanie Craig, who will also be demonstrating Kalapuya weaving and telling about camas harvest and use.
n For general ambiance, take a ride in a wagon pulled by Tom Marquette’s beautiful Belgian draft mules, much like the breeds of mules that pulled many of the covered wagons on the Oregon Trail.
n Feelin’ like a kid? You can play with pioneer era toys, like the limberjack and the gee haw whimmy diddle.
n Between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., husband and wife duo the Crazed Weasels will perform and teach some dances to music from the 1850s.
n Between 1 and 4 p.m.,
storyteller Gordon Munro will share amazing true stories of folks’ experiences on the Oregon Trail.
n Pioneer clothing will be available for both young and old to try on and have pictures taken in front of the Drinkard covered wagon that crossed on the Oregon Trail in 1865.
n Gwen Carr will be there telling of the experience of Oregon’s black pioneers.
All activities are free of charge thanks to a generous donation by Randall Tripp and grants from the Oregon Cultural Trust and the Linn County Cultural Coalition.
For more information, call (541) 466-3390, visit linnmuseum.com or find the Linn County Historical Museum on Facebook.
Albany paper mill
workers reunion
The Annual Picnic of Past Employees of the Albany Paper mill will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug 25, Millersburg City Park, 3030 Alexander Lane NE.
Participants are asked to bring their own service and beverages as well as a salad and main dish, or a main dish and dessert.
For information call (541) 619-8044 or (541) 926-4353.
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.
The Senior Center serves a separate lunch on Wednesdays.First-time diners are invited to come in and have a free lunch to give it a try. Suggested donation is $3.50. Diabetic desserts are available on request.
The menu on Friday, Aug. 17, is turkey or tuna salad sandwich half on wheat bread, split pea soup, broccoli raisin salad and pears.
The menu on Monday, Aug. 20, is sweet and sour chicken with brown rice or ground beef and pasta, broccoli, spinach Romaine salad, potato wheat roll and spiced peaches.
The menu on Tuesday, Aug. 21, is roast turkey or turkey patty, both with gravy, whipped potatoes and gravy, Capri blend vegetables, multigrain bread and gelatin jewels with whipped topping.
Volunteers are needed for both kitchen help and meal delivery.
For more information, contact Norene at (541) 367-8843.