Steelheaders to hear from guide
The Mid-Valley Chapter of the NW Steelheaders will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, at the Albany Senior Center, 489 Water Avenue NW.
This month’s speaker will be guide Curt Currey. A full-time professional guide, Currey is the definition of a local angler, raised on the Oregon rivers he guides. He has mastered the art of side drifting for steelhead, is an expert at trolling herring, float fishing and back trolling for Chinook salmon and also truly enjoys guiding fly fishing trout trips on the world famous Mckenzie River.
Door prizes and refreshments are included. The public is always welcome and admission is free.
For more information contact Larry Bell at (541) 337-5427.
Land-use training
starts Tuesday
Learn about land use in a two-session training course offered by the City of Sweet Home.
The course, entitled Planning in Oregon, is designed to be a deep dive into the Oregon planning system and how it applies at the local level. It will include a discussion on the various types of applications, the processes, hearings, and ethics.
The two sessions will be held on two Tuesdays, Jan. 6 and 20, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Jim Riggs Community Center.
The presenter will be John Morgan, who served as facilitator for the community meetings held in 2008 that led to the establishment of the Sweet Home Active Revitalization Effort (SHARE). He will also take time to talk about real-world local issues and questions.
The core objectives of the two training sessions are:
n To create clear understanding of the legal and historic foundation upon which the City’s planning systems are based
n To create detailed knowledge of both the long range and current planning processes, including types of applications, hearing processes, etc.
n To create an understanding of the ethical principles of the quasi-judicial process including ex parté contact, conflicts of interest, and bias
n To get everyone involved in the planning processes –city councilors, planning commissioners, other decision-making bodies, and staff, equally knowledgeable on the details of how the system works and decision making, which also creates an environment of holding each other accountable
Seating will be limited, so RSVPs are required by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30.
To RSVP either e-mail [email protected] or contact Linda at (541) 367-1431.
Lineage society specialist to speak
Linn Genealogical Society will meet at 1:15 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, at the Albany Public Library, 2450 14th Ave. SE.
Guest speaker Janice Heckethorne will talk about how to document and complete a lineage society application.
A professional genealogist and lineage society specialist, Heckethorne is a member of 12 lineage societies and has over 30 years of genealogy research experience. In 2013 she completed the Boston University Advanced Genealogy Research Program and currently serves as a DAR Chapter Registrar and the State Registrar for Daughters of American Colonists.
Joining a lineage society preserves your family line and genealogical research in an archive for as long as the records exist. You will also be making this research available to future generations.
This presentation will help you learn what it takes to become a member of a lineage society and keep in mind a very good foundation for learning to focus genealogy research with how to join a lineage society.
You will learn the common attributes of most lineage societies as well as how they may differ. Standards for proof of lineage is well-covered, as well as the importance of understanding just what is considered true documentary proof and how to cite that proof in the body of the application. In addition, standards for completion and presentation are discussed with differences between lineage societies highlighted.
A class booklet, which includes the content of the class, will be available to purchase for $5. Purchase is not required to attend the class, but would be a handy reference if needed later.
For more information call the LGS Library at (541) 791-1618 or visit our web site at http://www.lgsoregon.org.
Learn how to start a small business
Want to learn what it takes to start a successful business?
The class MicroBiz Explore will be held through the Small Business Development Center at Linn-Benton Community College beginning Jan. 13.
Explore the possibilities of starting your own business. Topics include how to register your business, how to determine pricing, how to find customers, and how to refine your business plan and get started.
A free orientation will be held Tuesday, Jan. 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the LBCC Benton Center campus, room BC-236, 757 NW Polk Ave, Corvallis.
The 10-week class will meet Tuesdays from 6 to 8:50 p.m. beginning Jan. 13. Cost is based on income. The fee is determined and paid at orientation.
For more information or to register, contact the LBCC Small Business Development Center at (541) 917-4929, or visit http://www.linnbenton.edu/sbdc.
Get-together for women in Lebanon
Lebanon’s After Five Connection for women will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, at Kings Coffee House, 651 Main St. in Lebanon.
The event, which includes dinner and a program, is themed “Your Skin is Showing.” Cost is $7, which includes the meal. Guest speaker Janna Clifford of Cottage Grove, a former nurse, will tell a story of love and relationships lost and found. MB Bradshaw will offer customized advice on makeup products and a new skin care line.
All women are welcome. For more information or to RSVP, call (541) 259-1396 or e-mail Nancy [email protected], or (541) 259-5672 or e-mail [email protected].
Square dance fest Jan. 24-26 at Expo
The Oregon Mid-Winter Festival 2015, themed “DANCE DANCE DANCE,” will take place Jan. 24-26 at the Linn County Expo Center on Knox Butte Road in Albany.
All levels of square dancing, round dancing, and clogging will be available. Workshops, seminars, a sewing clinic, after parties, youth and singles events will also be held, along with a vendors hall and resale clothing.
Square dance caller will be Jet Roberts of California; round dance cuers will be Peter and Chama Gomez of Colorado; and clogging instructor will be Shane Gruber of Michigan.
Cost for adult dancers will be $45; youths will be $25, all good for the full three-day festival. Spectators are welcome to view events at no charge.
For more information, call (before Jan. 21) (541) 466-5536 or (503) 465-9389, or visit http://www.midwinterfestival.com or Facebook/MidWinterSDFestival.
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, Jan. 2, is beef Spanish rice or macaroni and cheese, green peas, country coleslaw, wheat roll and zucchini brownie.
The menu for Monday, Jan. 5, is chicken pastina or beef enchilada bake, mixed vegetables, broccoli ranch slaw, wheat roll and chocolate pudding.
The menu for Tuesday, Jan. 6, is curry chicken salad or pasta and ham salad on spinach Romaine, vegetarian vegetable soup, bran wheat roll and chinnamon applesauce.
For more information, call (541) 367-8843.