Congressman
to hold town hall
Congressman
Peter DeFazio will hold a town hall meeting in Sweet Home from 10 to
11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 24, at the Community Center, 870 18th Ave.
DeFazio,
who has represented Oregon’s 4th Congressional District since 1986,
making him the longest-serving House member in Oregon history, is
former chair and now the Ranking Member of the House Transportation
and Infrastructure Committee, which has jurisdiction over the
Coast Guard, highways and transit, water resources, railroads,
aviation and economic development.
He
also is actively involved in energy, healthcare, forestry and
environmental, marine, outdoor recreation and a variety of other
issues through caucus membership.
Blues
guitarist to play at winery
Froggy
will perform blues guitar Friday, Aug. 21, at Marks Ridge Winery,
29255 Berlin Road.
Music
starts at 7 p.m. Bring a dinner or a picnic and enjoy the open-air
seating, bistro tables or bring a blanket. Entry is $10. Children
under 17 are free and admitted with a parent.
For
more information, visit http://www.marksridge.comor call (541) 974-4450.
Learn
how to save, preserve seeds
The
Oregon State University Extension Small Farms Program will host a
Seed-Saving Workshop with Sarah Kleeger and Andrew Still of Adaptive
Seeds from 4 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 25 at the Oak Creek Center for Urban
Horticulture, 844 SW 35th St. Corvallis.
Adaptive
Seeds was established in 2009 and is based at Open Oak Farm in Sweet
Home. They steward and disseminate rare, diverse and resilient seed
varieties for ecologically minded farmers, gardeners and seed savers.
The
three-hour workshop will cover the basics of selecting and saving
seeds. It will include discussion of why seed saving matters,
controlling pests and diseases, fermentation seed processing,
cleaning and storage techniques, and more.
For
more information and registration visit:http://smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/southern-willamette-valley-program/seed-saving-workshop.
Students
needed for Peer Court
Student
volunteers are needed Sweet Home Peer Court during the 2015-16
school year.
Peer
Court is a program in which youths who have committed first-time
misdemeanors or violations are judged through a court system of their
peers. The presenters, clerks, bailiffs, and jurors are volunteers
from 12 through 17 years of age, or in their senior year of high
school.
Offenders
have admitted guilt and are standing trial to be sentenced by their
peers.
Peer
Court will begin in late September and run consistently throughout
the school year. Court Hearings will be held at 4 p.m. every Tuesday
at the police department.
Parent(s)
or Guardian(s) must approve and sign student applications before
teens can participate and be trained as a Peer Court volunteer.
Participation in this program may qualify as community service for
Sweet Home High School students if it is a good fit for a student’s
career path.
The
success of Youth Peer Court depends on the combined effort of the
Sweet Home Police Department, Sweet Home School District, Linn County
Juvenile Department, adult volunteers who work in the legal field,
and teen-age volunteers interested in learning more about the legal
system through hands-on experience.
The
community will benefit from the program’s success since fewer
second-time offenders means a lower juvenile crime rate.
A
Peer Court Volunteer Student will be at SHHS on Monday, Aug. 31, from
12:50 to 3:10 p.m. during Freshman Orientation.
Applications
are available at the police department or by contacting Peer Court
Coordinator Gina Riley at (541) 367-5181.
Sheriff’s
Citizen Academy openings
Linn
County Sheriff’s Office will hold its fall Citizens Academy Sept.
29 – Dec. 7.
The
11-week course will be held at the Linn County Sheriff’s Office in
Albany on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to noon starting Sept. 29 and will end
with a graduation cere-mony on Monday, Dec. 7.
The
interactive and educational course is designed to improve citizens’
understanding of the inner workings of the Linn County Sheriff’s
Office and to gain a deeper understanding of how we are organized and
operate.
Classes
taught by Sheriff’s Office employees will introduce participants to
each division and specialty team within the Linn County Sheriff’s
Office including Patrol, Corrections, Detectives, Civil, Programs,
Search and Rescue, Communications/911 Dispatch, Animal Control, Work
Crew, and SWAT.
In
addition, the Sheriff’s Office will also host a Sunday Range Day
session in which students will learn firearm fundamentals and safety,
and have the opportunity to participate in live-fire exercises.
The
academy is free and is open to qualified and interested citizens of
Linn County.
For an application, visit
http://www.linnsheriff.org/academy.html. Application forms are due by
Friday, Sept. 18. Class will be limited to 25 students.
For
more information, contact Kori Goff at [email protected].
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. All meals are served with milk, coffee or tea
upon request and diabetic desserts are available on request.
The
lunch menu on Friday, Aug. 21, is BBQ chicken or kielbasa with
saurkraut, both on a bun, au gratin potatoes, broccoli raisin salad
and chocolate fluff.
The
menu for Monday, Aug. 24, is sweet and sour turkey with rice or diced
beef and penne pasta, broccoli cuts, marinated zucchini salad, potato
wheat roll and spiced pears.
The
menu for Tuesday, Aug. 25, is beef and black bean chili or macaroni
and cheese, carrots, tossed salad, oat bran roll and fresh
watermelon.
For
more information, call (541) 367-8843.