Chamber to hold info forum Feb. 25
The Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce will host a virtual Forum at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25.
The program will include discussion of the chamber’s mission and its vision for the coming year. Members of the Board of Directors met in an intensive strategic planning retreat in December with Robert Killen of the Lane Community College Small Business Development Center, and came away with a “brand new vision, mission statement and pillars” which they will share with the community.
Participants will learn what they can expect from the chamber and its Visitors Center this year.
The event will be available live at the chamber’s website, http://www.sweethomechamber.com, or on its Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com.
Learn about dry farming Feb. 25
The Oregon State University Extension Small Farms Program is offering its sixth Annual Dry Farming Collaborative Winter Meeting from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25.
This year the meeting will be held virtually via Zoom and open to growers, plant breeders, educators and agricultural professionals interested in learning about crops production with little to no irrigation. Participants will hear from multiple speakers on the background of the DFC, roots of dry farming in the western U.S., farmer innovation, research updates, and the day will end with grower focus groups.
The event is free to attend. Registration is required to receive the webinar link, and there is limited capacity. For agenda, additional details, and to register visit smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/smallfarms/dry-farming or contact Teagan Moran at (541) 713-5011 or [email protected].
SHCF accepting grant applications
The Sweet Home Community Foundation has begun accepting grant applications for its 2021 cycle.
The Foundation’s goal is to provide funding and support to a wide variety of community projects within east Linn County. Special consideration is placed on projects that can provide lasting benefits to our community.
Once again this year there are two grant programs. Applicants may not apply for both grant programs within the same year.
SHCF Community Grants are given in the following broad categories: Children and Families; Education; Community Livability and Arts and Culture. Grants up to $2,500.00 are awarded.
The Alice Blazer Memorial Grant is for up to $10,000.00. This grant is specifically for projects able to demonstrate tangible long term community benefits; a positive wide reaching impact and have additional financial or in-kind support to achieve success.
Grant applicants must be a 501(c) 3 or other qualified tax-exempt organization or the proposed project may be implemented in partnership or affiliation with such an organization.
The initial application for both grant programs can be submitted online at giveshcf.org/grant2021 through March 15.
Support for the Foundation is provided through the generosity of local individuals and businesses.
Grant award recipients will be announced in April.
Local photographs sought for show
The Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce is holding a photography contest and is inviting local entries.
Deadline is Monday, March 1.
The theme is “Only in Sweet Home.” Submissions will be professionally printed and displayed in the City Hall art gallery on a date yet to be determined. Subject matter can be anything that reflects Sweet Home, including landscapes and landmarks.
Five photos will be chosen to be featured on Sweet Home postcards to be offered in the Visitors Center at the chamber.
For more information or to enter, visit http://www.artinsweethome.com.
OSU lecture series’ focus is recovery
The annual Starker Lecture Series at Oregon State University will this year focus on resilience in the face of disasters and other disturbances and how people across the forest landscape work to overcome them and learn from them.
The series examines how communities, industries and organizations have responded to recent and previous disruptions and are poised to play critical roles in creating a better future in the areas of forest economics, recreation, education and research.
The series is free and open to the public via Zoom and Facebook Live. It features four panel discussions and concludes with a capstone workshop scheduled for a still to be determined date in April. Registration for each of the panel discussions is open.
The series began on Jan. 28 and has addressed recreation and education (Feb. 10) thus far.
Subsequent sessions, all running from 2 to 3:30 p.m., will focus on economics (March 3) and research (March 10). The capstone will be from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on April 7 or April 21, whichever date is ultimately selected.
More information and archives of completed lectures are available at starkerlectures.forestry.
Meals on Wheels weekly menu
Meals on Wheels offers take-out 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.
Suggested donation is $3.50. All meals are served with milk, coffee or tea upon request and diabetic desserts are available on request.
The menu on Friday, Feb. 26, is chicken pastina or broccoli omelet bake, whole kernel corn, spinach romaine salad, oat bran roll and carrot cake.
The menu on Monday, March 1, is chicken chop suey or sweet and sour pork, brown rice, imperial blend vegetables, hot spiced apples and banana pudding.
The menu on Tuesday, March 2, is beef enchilada bake or cheese and green chili bake, Scandinavian blend vegetables, spinach romaine salad, whole wheat roll and lemon blondie.
For more information, contact Norene at (541) 367-8843.