Living
Well classes in Lebanon
Samaritan
Health Services will offer a free six-week Living Well workshop on
Wednesdays through Jan. 13, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Sweet Home
Senior Center, 880 18th Ave.
Participants
will learn exercises, nutrition tips and how to feel better about
life, as well as how to deal with pain and fatigue, decrease
depression and anxiety, manage stress, get better sleep, improve
nutrition and fitness and set and meet goals.
Developed
at Stanford University, Living Well workshops are designed to help
people with ongoing health conditions live better lives.
Each
participant will receive a copy of the book Living a Healthy Life
with Chronic Conditions. Different topics are discussed each week,
and the workshop is facilitated by specially trained volunteer
leaders.
For
information and to register, contact Mitchell Heath at (541) 768-6070
Give
to animals
via
SafeHaven
Looking
for a fun way to give this holiday season?
Visit
one of SafeHaven Humane Society’s giving trees at some area
businesses.
Simply
take an ornament, purchase the item listed on the back, and return
both the ornament and the item to SafeHaven Humane Society.
Giving
Trees locations include the following: Heritage Mall 1895 14th Ave.
SE , Albany; Coastal Farm and Ranch 1355 Goldfish Farm Road, Albany;
Cascade Ridge Apartments 701 North 5th St., Lebanon; and SafeHaven
Humane Society headquarters, 32220 Old Hwy 34, Tangent. For more
information, contact SafeHaven at (541) 926-2924.
Family
Night at
Boys
& Girls Club
Boys
and Girls Clubs of the Greater Santiam will host Family Night Out
from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, at the Sweet Home clubhouse, 890
18th Ave.
The
event will include inflatables, Christmas crafts, a gift walk, an
appearance by Santa, cookie decorating and chili and cornbread.
Participants
are asked to bring a can or box of food to help a needy family.
For
more information, call (541) 367-6421.
Beef
Industry Tour
this
Thursday
Oregon
Cattlemen’s Association and the Oregon State University Extension
Service will hold their 2015 Beef Industry Tour from 12:30 to 4 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 10, at Springfield Golf Club, 90333 Sunderman Road,
Springfield.
Topics
to be covered include cattle reproduction and genetic management,
using the OSU Across-Breed EPD calculator, trace mineral
supplementation for gestating beef cows, economic impacts of estrus
synchronization, fixed-time AI in beef systems and use of genetic
tools in beef cattle selection.
Speakers
represent OSU, the University of Florida and the University of Idaho.
Cost
is $10 for non-Livestock Association members, which includes a pot
roast supper.
To
reserve a seat, call (541) 672-4461. For more information, visit
beefcattle.ans.oregonstate.edu/html/extension/.
Squarenaders
Christmas
Benefit
Sweet
Home Squarenaders will hold a Christmas Benefit and New Dancers Dance
beginning at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at Oak Heights School Gym
at the corner of 6th Avenue and Elm Street.
The
Plus will start at 7:30 p.m., followed by the dance from 8 to 10:30
p.m.
Caller
will be Jim Voll; Jackie Gale will cue.
A
potluck dinner will be served. Suggested donation for adults is $5
and $4 for youths.
The
annual dance raises funds for the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance
District’s Christmas collection for local children. A cash box will
be available for donations to that program.
For
more information, call (541) 466-5536 or (541) 409-0345.
‘The
Nutcracker’
Dec.
10-12 at LBCC
Legacy
Ballet will perform a classic holiday production of “The
Nutcracker” Dec. 10, 11 and 12 at Linn-Benton Community College’s
Russell Tripp Performance Center, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW, Albany.
An
annual tradition, Legacy’s performance features adult and children
dancers from local communities. The dance company offers ballet,
jazz, hip-hop, modern and tap dance for ages 3 through adult.
Show
times are 7 p.m. nightly, with a matinee performance Dec. 12 at 2
p.m.
Tickets
are $12, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit FISH of Albany.
Purchase online at http://www.linnbenton.edu/russelltripptheater,
or two hours prior to the performance.
Volunteers
needed
for
Day for Kids
Boys
and Girls Clubs of the Greater Santiam is seeking “caring adults”
to volunteer for its Day for Kids, from 3:45 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday,
Dec. 16 at the Sweet Home clubhouse, 890 18th Ave.
Volunteers
will have an opportunity to demonstrate “in a tangible way” that
the community cares about children and will be able to learn about
the club and its programs, as well as dialogue with a child. Service
clubs, organizations and businesses are encouraged to be part of the
challenge by recruiting volunteers
To
participate, register at tinyurl.com/SHDayforkids.
For
more information, contact Cassie Cruze at (541) 367-6421 [email protected].
5K
to raise funds
for
Hand in Hand
Hand
In Hand Farm will hold its inaugural Santa Dash 5k run/walk
fund-raiser at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, in the Floral Courtyard at
the Benton County Fairgrounds in Corvallis.
Hand
In Hand Farm is a non-profit organization based out of Lebanon that
uses agricultural endeavors to help heal broken and struggling
families, people with disabilities, and troubled youth – serving
about 400 participants per year.
The
money from the run will be matched by an anonymous donor and used to
purchase a wagon which has been offered to HIH for a bargain price.
Registration
starts at 12:30 p.m. Admission is $12 for adults and $8 for students
17 and under. Children 6 and under are free. Race participants
receive a participation certificate that can be redeemed for pony
cart rides given by Hand In Hand Farm. That certificate can be
purchased separately for those who do not want to race for $5.
Immediately
after the race, awards will be presented to the fastest runners in
the adult, high school, and elementary categories. The best-dressed
participants will also get awards, so come dressed up in your
favorite holiday garb. Categories include the best-dressed
participant for all participants and a cutest elf competition for
kids 6 and under.
For
more information, visit http://www.handinhandfarm.org or call (541)
451-1243.
CASA
info session
at
Jim Riggs Center
Court
Appointed Special Advocates will hold a volunteer information session
from noon to 1 p.m. on Dec. 16 at the Jim Riggs Community Center, 890
18th Ave.
CASA
is a volunteer organization that serves abused and neglected children
who are in foster care. CASA volunteers are trained to advocate for
the best interest of abused children and help ensure they are placed
in safe permanent homes.
For
more informationm, contact Mollie Kerins at (541) 833-0340.
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, Dec. 11, is scalloped potatoes and ham or beef
Spanish rice, cut green beans, tossed salad, rye roll and chocolate
orange pudding.
The
menu for Monday, Dec. 14, is sweet and sour chicken and rice or
pasta primavera, green peas, Asian coleslaw, cornmeal roll and
peaches.
The
menu for Tuesday, Dec. 15, is turkey or tuna salad sandwich half on
wheat bread, cream of broccoli soup, carrot raisin salad and cinnamon
apples.
For
more information, call (541)
367-8843.