Knitters, crocheters sought to make caps
Samaritan Health Services is launching its third annual Click for Babies campaign, to help raise awareness and prevent infant abuse during the normal period of infant development when babies cry more than any other time, sometimes inconsolably.
Beginning now and continuing through the end of 2014, knitters and crocheters are invited to create any number of purple colored baby caps and bring them to a Samaritan hospital where caps will be distributed to the parents of newborn babies.
The purple caps will serve as a reminder of the Period of PURPLE Crying prevention program, an educational program for parents of newborns at the five Samaritan hospitals located in Albany, Corvallis, Lebanon, Lincoln City and Newport.
Purple baby caps may be dropped off locally at: Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital, front desk, 525 N. Santiam Hwy .; at Samaritan Albany General Hospital, front desk, 1046 Sixth Ave. SW; or Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, front desk, 3600 NW Samaritan Drive in Corvallis.
Those interested in knitting or crocheting caps are asked to contact Joni Scholz, SHS perinatal educator, at (541) 768-6460, or visit clickforbabies.org for more information and a collection of baby cap patterns.
To learn more about the Period of PURPLE Crying Prevention Program, visit purplecrying.info.
Deadline for Vets
Parade is Oct. 31
Entries are still being accepted for the 63rd annual Albany Veterans Day Parade.
Applications are available by visiting http://www.albanyveteransdayparade.org. Parade categories include bands, floats, marching units, private vehicles, equestrians, walking units, bands and color/honor guards. The parade is the largest west of the Mississippi River.
Deadline for applications is Friday, Oct. 31.
For more information, contact Al Severson at (541) 981-2390.
Senate candidate
to visit Albany
The Linn County Republicans will host a visit from Dr. Monica Wehby, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, at the GOP campaign office, 33936 Hwy. 99E, Suite A, Tangent.
Refreshments will be served. Children are welcome.
GPS units seem to misdirect drivers to the wrong location. A better landmark would be milepost 7 and a parking lot shared with Northwest Truck Driving Academy and Rice Heating and Cooling.
RSVPs are requested as a full house is expected. RSVP at (541) 401-1069 or e-mail [email protected].
Parks cleanup event is Nov. 1
A volunteer parks cleanup day is set for 9 a.m. on Nov. 1 at the corner of Nandina and 12th. To those who cannot be involved all day, drop-in volunteers are welcome.
A few volunteers will pick up debris around the park, Goodrich said. Trash bags and latex gloves will be available.
Volunteers also will prune low-hanging limbs, cut brush and pull English ivy, Goodrich said. Weeds are currently taking over the sidewalk and portions of the park.
Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own work gloves, although some gloves will be available for those need them.
Contact James Goble at [email protected] or Laura Goodrich at [email protected] for more information.
Genealogists to
talk land records
Linn Genealogical Society will meet at 1:15 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Albany Public Library, 2450 14th Ave. SE, Albany.
Judi Scott will speak on “Land Records: A Genealogical Treasure Chest.” According to statistics, 90 percent of adult males in this country before 1850 were landowners. Not many early records include such a large segment of the population, which makes them an invaluable resource for genealogists.
For more information call the LGS Library at (541) 791-1618 or visit http://www.lgsoregon.org.
Diabetes support
group Monday
People with diabetes or pre-diabetes can learn more about managing their condition at a free support group that meets from 11 a.m. to noon on the first Monday of each month at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital.
The hospital’s Diabetes Education team will host the group. One of the team’s educators will lead a lesson, followed by time for any questions that participants may have.
Up next, on Nov. 3, is cardiac rehabilitation and exercise with Rachel Lasselle.
Registration is required as space is limited. For more information, or to sign up, call (541) 451-6313.
Extension offers
farming classes
OSU Extension Service in Lane County is starting a Small-Scale and Urban Farming Series of classes.
The first class “Pasture Management” will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 6-8:30 p.m. at 996 Jefferson Street, Eugene (enter on 10th at the ramp). Cost of each session is $25 per person. This class is for the small acreage landowner who is managing pasture and livestock.
Each session is taught by an OSU professional expert in their field. Classes are limited to 25 participants so sign up early.
For more information, contact the OSU Extension Service office at (541) 344-5859, or stop by the Extension office at 996 Jefferson St. (corner of 10th, enter on 10th at the ramp) in Eugene, to pick up an application. Pre-registration is required.
Beautification to
give away plants
The Sweet Home Beautification Committee will give away geraniums and other plants seasonally removed from the Main Street median strip at the close of this year’s season beginning at noon Tuesday, Nov. 4, at the City Hall parking lot, 1140 12th Ave., Sweet Home.
Free-will donations towards the committee’s ongoing efforts will be accepted but not required for those wishing to obtain some of the free plants.
The Sweet Home Beautification Committee is a volunteer run effort and is always seeking interested people to assist with efforts to maintain the various planting and landscape locations throughout the City.
Those interested in volunteering or contributing to the effort should contact Volunteer Coordinators Arlene Paschen at (541) 367-9100 or Alice Grovom at (541) 367-5231.
Steelheaders to
hear about beads
The Mid-Valley Chapter of the Northwest Steelheaders will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, at the Albany Senior Center, 489 Water Ave. NW, Albany.
This month’s program will be a presentation by Randy Bales of Lured Beads, who will demonstrate his bead fishing techniques for winter steelhead. Bales is a native Oregonian, born and raised here in the Willamette Valley, and has been fishing for over 33 years.
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.
Ceremony to
honor veterans
Hawthorne Elementary School fifth-grade students will present a Veterans Day ceremony from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 6 at the Veterans Memorial Park in front of Hoy’s Hardware.
Visitors are asked to park at the Highway 20 Church of Christ.
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, Oct. 31, is roast turkey or beef patty, both with gravy, whipped potatoes with gravy, green peas, bran oat bread and red devil beet cake.
The menu for Monday, Nov. 3, is lima beans and ham or beef Spanish rice, cut green beans, pineapple slaw and lemon pudding.
The menu for Tuesday, Nov. 4, is meatloaf with gravy or breaded baked fish with Tartar sauce, whipped potatoes with gravy, mixed vegetables, cornmeal bread and maple frosted cake.
For more information, call (541) 367-8843.