Local vision group
meeting April 8
The Mid Valley Low Vision Support Group will hold its monthly meeting at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, at the First Christian Church in Albany at 432 Ferry St., directly across the street from the Linn County Court House.
This month’s program is designed to be a Round Table Discussion concerning your issues with low vision and blindness.
All are welcome to attend the free meeting. There will be light refreshments. Transportation may be available.
For more information, call (541) 928-5008.
Ames Creek work
day this Saturday
The public is invited to join local teams in sprucing up Ames Creek from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 11.
Individuals or groups who want to help remove invasive species to improve Sweet Home’s parks and natural areas are encouraged to sign up for the project in advance. Meet at Weddle Bridge in Sankey Park.
Some tools and gloves will be provided. However, volunteers are encouraged to bring pruners and hand saws. Volunteers should wear heavy duty gloves, shoes, and clothes that can get dirty, and bring water to drink.
To register, call Sweet Home Parks & Recreation at (541) 367-8113 or email [email protected]. Drop-ins are also welcome, but advance sign-ups help staff plan appropriately.
Boys & Girls Club
day this Saturday
The Sweet Home branch of the Boys & Girls Club of the Greater Santiam is about $10,000 away from its $60,000 May 31 goal.
Upcoming and ongoing fundraisers for the club include:
n Sweet Home A&W Restaurant will donate 15 percent of its proceeds on April 13 to the Boys & Girls Club.
nHoy’s Hardware will donate $5 per carpet cleaner rental through May 31.
nThe Point Restaurant has an ongoing dollar up for kids campaign.
nOK Feed is donating $1 on selected dog food.
To donate directly to the Sweet Home Boys & Girls Club, visit bgcsweethome.org/get-involved/donate.
Get-together for
women in Lebanon
Lebanon’s After Five Connection will hold its monthly dinner, themed “Eggstravaganza,” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, at King’s Coffee House, 661 S. Main St. in Lebsanon.
Cost is $7 and only cash will be accepted. Leona Wolfman of Lebanon, a master of egg art, will demonstrate her intricately decorated eggs. Guest speaker DeAnn Chambers of Newberg, a personal coach at Curves who treaches women about healthy eating habits and exercise, will tell how she overcame depression.
To RSVP, contact Nancy at (541) 259-1396 or at [email protected] or Norma at (541) 259-5672 or [email protected].
Foster Dam road
closure April 13
The Foster Dam Road will be closed from 8 a.m. to noon Monday, April 13, in order to install fish research equipment.
Since there will be a crane operating on the roadway, no vehicles or pedestrians will be allowed to cross the road during this time period.
For more information, contact the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at (541) 942-5631.
Master Gardeners
plant sale April 18
Lane County Master Gardeners will hold a plant sale from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at EWEB’s River’s Edge Plaza, 500 E 4th Ave., Eugene.
The sale will include vegetable starts, bare root trees, roses, native plants and perennials, decorative and functional items such as garden art, and a great selection of gently used garden guides and cookbooks.
A silent auction will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., featuring a wide variety of gift certificates from local merchants and garden related baskets.
Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer gardening questions, as will the compost specialist, sustainable landscape specialist and master food preservers.
For more information, call the Master Gardener hotline 541-344-0265, or visit http://extension.oregonstate.edu/lane/gardens.
GOP Lincoln Day
event April 18
The Linn County Republicans will host their Annual Lincoln Day Dinner at 6 p.m. Saturday April 18, at Linn Benton Community College.
Keynote speaker will be
Oregon House Minority Leader Mike McLane.
Tickets for the purchase of a table of six are $300 or $60 each.
Registration form is available online at linncountyrepublicanparty.org or by calling or texting Renee Smith at (541) 619-3041, or by email at [email protected].
A silent auction will offer a wide range of items, including a weekend condominium at Seaside, wine tasting for 10 people and collectible Oregon china.
Those who cannot attend are welcome to donate an auction item or make a donation that would allow a College Republican to attend as your guest.
The Linn County Republicans meet monthly on the first Wednesday of the month at Pop’s Branding Iron at 6 p.m.
For more information, contact Linn County Republican Vice Chair Chris Ruck at (541) 401-0457.
SAFE rubber duck
fund-raiser tickets
Senior Alcohol-Free Entertainment organizers are holding the 2015 SAFE Duck Race Saturday, April 25.
The SAFE party will be held June 5, the night of graduation, to provide alcohol-free activities for graduating seniors.
Donors can adopt a rubber duck to float down Ames Creek from Sankey Park to 12th Avenue. Cost of adopting a duck is $5 each. Buy as many as you want. The goal is to sell 800 ducks – no more, no less.
Winners do not have to be present. Each duck will be numbered and the first one across the finish line will win. Ticket numbers will be mixed so purchasers have a better chance at winning.
The first duck across the line will win its “owner” $400, or 10 percent of the sales total if it is less than 800 ducks. Second place will win $250 or 6 percent of sales, and third will win $150 or 4 percent.
Deadline to purchase tickets and turn money in to Kristin Adams at the high school is the close of school on April 23.
PEO selling plants
for scholarships
P.E.O. Chapter FA of Sweet Home is holding its spring plant sale, which funds scholarships for deserving women in the area.
The sale includes annual and perennial bedding plants, organic veggies, herbs, beautiful planters, hanging baskets and more. All plants are Oregon-grown.
Pre-orders will be taken until Monday, April 27, with delivery on Friday, May 8, in time for Mother’s Day. For order forms and information, contact Linda Mader at (541) 367-6310 or Lin Gagner at (541) 367-2969.
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.
Suggested donation is $3.50.
The lunch menu on Friday, April 10, is southern chicken and rice or macaroni and cheese florentine, mixed vegetables, Romaine iceberg lettuce, bran rye roll and gelatin poke ’n pour cake.
The menu for Monday, April 13, is hearty chicken stew or lima beans and ham, whole kernel corn, country coleslaw, white dinner roll and vanilla pudding.
The menu for Tuesday, April 14, is pasta primavera or beef cabbage bake, country trio vegetables, spinach Romaine salad, caraway rye roll and chocolate chip bar.
For more information, call (541) 367-8843.