Hospital offers
HAM radio class
Anyone interested in learning more about HAM amateur radio, or learning to become a HAM radio operator, is invited to a free upcoming training series at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital.
The hospital and Linn County Amateur Radio Emergency Services are partnering on the training sessions. HAM radio has been recognized as the most reliable form of communication during emergencies and disasters.
The trainings will take place over four Wednesdays, May 14 through June 4, from 7 to 9 p.m. in conference room 3 at the hospital. While the training sessions are free to attend, participants will need to purchase an ARRL HAM Radio License Manual, which is available through Amazon.com. Anyone wanting to take the operator test afterward will need to pay a $15 registration fee for the test.
Registration is required as space is limited. For more information, please email Roger Emery at [email protected].
Hike planned at
Marks Slough
Build Lebanon Trails will host a Marks Slough Trail Hike (Stage Hike Phases 1 and 2) at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 17.
The total time for this hike will be about one hour. Some uneven terrain is expected but the trails are mostly flat and paved. It will begin in the parking lot across from the water plant. To get there, from the intersection of Highways 20 and 34 by the Ixtapa Mexican Restaurant, go east on Wheeler Street and follow it as it turns into Tennessee Road. Continue on Tennessee Road for about half a mile.
Deer may be present during the hike, so dogs should be well-socialized and leashed.
Watch for the BLT Event signs.
Symphony to play this weekend
The Willamette Valley Symphony will perform its final concert Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18.
Saturday’s performance will be at 7 p.m. at First Christian Church, 432 SW Ferry St., Albany.
Sunday’s concert will be at 4 p.m. at Ashbrook Independent School, 4045 SW Research Way, in Corvallis.
The program will include Schubert’s Rosamunde Overture, Brahms’ “Variations on a Theme of Haydn,” and Beethoven’s “Eroica Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major.”
Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors (65 and up) and students 12 and up, including university and college, and free for children 12 and under.
Tickets are available at the box office one hour before the performance.
For more information, visit http://www.willamettevalleysymphony.org.
Fir Lawn auction
for youth campers
Fir Lawn Lutheran Church will host an auction on May 16 to raise funds to send local children to Luther Wood Camp this summer.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The event includes a baked potato bar. The meal is free, but there will be a donation bucket to help pay for the food.
Two years ago, Fir Lawn sent 12 children to camp. Last year, it sent 24. This year, organizers hope to send 25.
The camp is an opportunity for local children who may not ever have the chance to go to camp. The goal is not proselytizing. It’s “no strings attached.”
SHUHS Class of
’47 this weekend
The Sweet Home Union High School Class of 1947 will hold a reunion from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 18, at Skyline Inn.
For more information, contact Bonnie Wittwer at (503) 333-1495 or Marge Cardwell Kikel at (541) 367-4568.
Free class on how
to prevent stroke
A free seminar on stroke prevention will be held Tuesday, May 20, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital, in conference rooms B and C.
The seminar will be led by medical director for Samaritan Stroke Services, Richard Lafrance, MD, and AmieJoe Roper, RN, Samaritan Stroke Services program coordinator, who will share helpful information about how to prevent a stroke, recognize the signs and symptoms of a stroke and what to do if a stroke is suspected.
“A quick and coordinated response is key when it comes to stroke,” said Roper. “Time lost is brain lost, and patients, their family members, emergency responders and health care providers are all partners in responding to stroke. Learning to recognize the signs and signals and knowing what to do can make a huge difference. If you have concerns or a history of stroke in your family, do not miss this educational opportunity.”
Registration is encouraged as space is limited. Heart healthy refreshments will be provided.
To register, visit samhealth.org/BeHealthy, or call toll free, 1-855-873-0647.
Lunch ’N’ Learn
deadline May 21
Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce will hold a Lunch ’N’ Learn event from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, at Spoleto’s restaurant, 4804 Highway 20 in Sweet Home.
Bob Burnhardt of SCORE will speak on principles of running a business. SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship.
SCORE offers expertise in accounting and finance, marketing and advertising, management, product development, insurance, business plan development and much more.
RSVP’s are requested by May 21. For more information, contact the chamber at (541) 367-6186 or e-mail [email protected].
Food preservation
training offered
Master Food Preserver training will be offered in Linn County from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays, from May 1 through June 19, in the Evelyn Downing Room, Linn County Extension Office in Albany.
Family Food Education volunteers are trained to teach
Oregonians about safe food handling and storage/preservation. Several new training modules on sausage making and fermentation will be included in the curriculum. Persons with interest in learning and sharing information about healthy food; how we get it, keep it safe, and prepare it for family for immediate or future use will be interested in this program. Trained volunteers will support Extension foods and nutrition programming in communities/areas in which they live.
For more information, contact Janice Gregg at [email protected] or Leonor Chavez at [email protected], call the Linn County Extension Office (541) 967-3871, or visit http://extension.oregonstate.edu/linn/linn-benton-county-master-food-preserver-program.
Extension offering
scholarships
The Linn County Extension Association is accepting applications for its undergraduate scholarship program.
All applicants for awards up to $500 must be Linn County residents for at least the last 12 months prior to applying. Applications are available from high school counselors, the Linn County Extension Office, or by contacting Melissa at [email protected].
Deadline is June 15. Qualified first-time applicants may be interviewed by the Scholarship Committee.
Veterans to be honored May 22
Hawthorne School fifth- and sixth-graders will remember veterans in a special ceremony at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 22, at the Sweet Home Veterans Memorial, 3037 Main St.
The two classes became involved with the Veteran’s Memorial here in Sweet Home last fall when they helped replant the memorial. The ceremony will include the presentation of flowers to veterans, active members of all branches of the military and to relatives who lost someone in the war. A poem will be read, a wreath will be laid and “Taps” will be played by Ken Collins. The ceremony will also include the placing of bricks in the memorial, with the names of local servicemen and their dates of active duty.
‘Little Shop of Horrors’ at LBCC
LBCC Performing Arts brings the classic sci-fi musical “Little Shop of Horrors” to life at Linn-Benton Community College’s Russell Tripp Performance Center May 15-16 and May 22-24 at 7:30 p.m., and May 17 at 2 p.m.
“Little Shop of Horrors” is a deviously delicious production that tells the story of Seymour, a florist who comes across a new breed of plant, which soon becomes a foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore, promising him fame and fortune if he keeps feeding her – in blood! Audiences have to know, can Seymour defeat her?
Performances are 7:30 p.m., with a matinee performance May 17 at 2 p.m. that is American Sign Language-interpreted.
Tickets are $12 general admission, $7 for seniors, students and youth, and $5 for LBCC students. Purchase at http://www.linnbenton.edu/russelltripptheater, at the theater Box Office and at the door one hour prior to performance.
For more information, contact the LBCC Box Office at (541) 917-4531.
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.
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, May 16, is meatloaf or shaved turkey sandwich half on wheat bread, Popeye potato salad, marinated zucchini salad and pineapple.
The menu for Tuesday, May 20, is chicken a la king or pork sausage gravy over buttermilk biscuit, country trio vegetables, country coleslaw and lime pear gelatin.
For more information, call (541) 367-8843.