Church serves free dinner Saturday
Lynn Cooper and her team of volunteers from Reigning Glory church offer free dinner on Saturdays from 5 to 7 p.m. at Home Sweet Home Cafe, 1333 Main St.
For more information, call (541) 409-6194.
Get prepared for
whatever’s coming
Linn-Benton Community College will offer a workshop focusing on personal preparedness and supply readiness from 9 to 11:50 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, at the Lebanon Center, 44 Industrial Way, Lebanon.
Participants in the one-day workshop will learn about local hazards, emergency disaster plans, home preparedness, community resources, and more.
Learn skills to mitigate a disaster’s impact, with tips for both natural occurrences and those human-induced.
Instructor Sierra Anderson is a current volunteer for Red Cross Disaster Response and the Benton County Sheriff’s Department CERT program. Anderson has a bachelor’s in public health from Oregon State University, with a minor in environmental occupational health and safety.
To register, contact Extended Learning at (541) 917-4840 or visit linnbenton.edu/extendedlearning.
SH foundation
grant applications
The Sweet Home Community Foundation’s annual grant cycle is under way and the foundation is seeking proposals.
The mission of the foundation is to provide funding and support to a wide variety of Sweet Home community projects. Special consideration is placed on projects that provide lasting benefits to our community.
Grants are given in the following broad categories: children and families, education, community livability and arts and culture. Grants of between $250 and $2,500 are awarded but consideration will be given to requests up to $5,000 based upon the project need and quality.
Grant application packets are available for download from http://www.sweethomecommunityfoundation.org.
Completed applications must be returned via email or received by the Sweet Home Community Foundation, P.O. Box 24, Sweet Home, OR, 97386, by 5 p.m. on Feb. 15.
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.
Support for the foundation is provided through the generosity of local individuals and businesses.
Grant award recipients will be announced in March.
Get information on public benefits
Brownsville Community Library presents a “Lawyer in the Library” workshop from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at the library in the Kirk Room, 146 Spaulding Ave.
A volunteer lawyer from Legal Aid of Oregon will cover basic information on public benefits, including Medicaid, social security and social security disability income, SNAP, and unemployment.
The workshop is free and open to the public. No registration is required. For more information, contact Sherri at (541) 466-5454.
Learn to live with illness naturally
Love Thy Neighbor Services invites the public to its monthly vendor gathering from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at Home Sweet Home Cafe, 1333 Main St.
Vendors for all aspects of body and mind health will be there to help you learn how to manage and live with your illness naturally. For more information, call (541) 409-6194.
Land planning
workshop Thursday
The South Santiam and North Santiam watershed councils and the Marion Soil and Water Conservation District are offering help to “Plan for Your Land,” a four-week workshop walking property owners through the steps of developing a long-term conservation plan.
Experts will work with property owners to inventory and map property; talk about various conservation concerns, from wildlife habitat to water quality; and develop a plan based on the property owners’ goals. Property owners may even have the chance to fund projects.
Workshops begin at 5 p.m. on Jan. 17 and continue the following three Thursdays. Weekly subjects are mapping and inventory, conservation focus areas, land use areas and creating an action plan.
To sign up, visit eventbrite at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/plan-for-your-land-workshop-series-registration-49653203067 or contact the South Santiam Watershed Council at (541) 367-5564.
Lacemakers group
welcomes visitors
The Oregon Trail Lacemakers monthly meeting will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at Willamette Oaks Retirement Living, 455 Alexander Loop, north of Valley River Center in Eugene.
They meet every third Saturday of the month to make lace by hand (bobbin laces, tatting, needle lace, crochet, knitted lace). Guests are welcome.
For more information, call (541) 913-9070 or visit http://www.OregonTrailLacemakers.weebly.com.
Women’s Bible study next week
A weekly community-wide Bible study for women will begin the week of Jan. 21 at one of three participating churches.
The topic is “Psalm 23: The Shepherd with Me,” by Jennifer Rothschild, who says many women know Psalm 23, but haven’t experienced its power in their lives.
Classes are open to women of all faiths, and are free to attend; study guides are available for purchase. Classes offer small group discussion and prayer, as well as a community outreach project, “Keeping Women Safe,” by donating personal care items to women in shelters.
Classes will be held at the following locations: from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Hope Church, 890 Mountain View Road; from 1 to 2:30 p.m., or 6:30 to 8 p.m., Wednesdays at Sweet Home Evangelical, 1347 Long St .; or from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursdays at Hillside Fellowship, 501 Nandina St.
For more information, contact Lagea Mull at (541) 405-8005, or visit MidValleyWomenOfChrist.org.
Square dancers to
celebrate 70 years
The Lebanon Square Circlers dance club will celebrate its 70th birthday with an ALLIANCE dance from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, at IOOF Hall, 20 Ash St., Lebanon.
Charlotte Jeskey is calling, Jackie Gale is cueing, and Jim Voll will serve as special guest caller. Dancers pay $6 each, or $14 per family. Strawberry shortcake will be served at the break.
For more information, call (541) 401-9780, or visit LebanonSquareCirclers.com
Garden Club plant
exchange Monday
Lebanon Garden Club invites all gardeners to a Bring-One, Get-One plant exchange at its monthly meeting at noon Monday, Jan. 21, at Santiam Place, 139 S. Main St., Lebanon
If you bring a plant, you can take a plant! Participants are asked to have information about each plant to share. The plant can be indoors or outdoors. If you have a very handy garden tool you want to show, bring that too.
There will be light refreshments, the meetings are always open to the public and new participants are welcome.
Lebanon Garden Club is a member of the Santiam District of Garden Clubs encompassing Linn, Benton and Marion Counties.
For information contact Trudie at (541) 521-5677.
‘Addams Family’
open auditions
The Albany Civic Theater will hold auditions for “The Addams Family” at 7:30 p.m. Monday to Wednesday, Jan. 21 to 23, at 111 First Ave. W, Albany.
Performances will be from May 2 to 25.
For more information, visit http://www.AlbanyCivic.org.
Space and flight for teens at COMP-NW
COMP-Northwest medical school in Lebanon will host local teens in a Health Career Ladder event focused on space and aeronautics from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at 200 Mullins Drive.
The free event is one of a series of free Saturday Academies in which COMP-Northwest clinicians, scientists, medical students, and community partners engage the whole family in science activities to educate and build skills and confidence for students from Lebanon and surrounding communities in grades 6-10.
The goal is to provide opportunities for students to create, explore, and develop college and career goals and objectives.
Others will be held March 10 and April 21.
All sessions are held at COMP-Northwest in Lebanon. Free lunch is provided for all attending. Adult accompaniment of students is required as participation from parents, guardians or designated adults is a vital part of the experience.
For more information, call (541) 259-0299.
Teacher of the Year deadline Jan. 31
Know a great teacher?
The Oregon Department of Education is accepting nominations for Teacher of the Year through Jan. 31.
Regional Teachers of the Year will receive a cash prize of $500 and will be celebrated across the state.
The 2020 Oregon Teacher of the Year will receive a $5,000 cash prize (with a matching $5,000 going to their school) and serve as a spokesperson and representative for all Oregon teachers.
Anyone can nominate a teacher.
To submit a nomination, visit oregonteacheroftheyear.org.
Boys & Girls Club sports sign-ups
Kids at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Greater Santiam must register for indoor soccer, volleyball, track and field, and JBO baseball by February to participate in spring season sports.
Indoor soccer for first to fourth grade is mid-March to April, and costs $71 for first and second grade, and $77 for third and fourth grade.
Volleyball for third to eighth grade is mid-March to April, and costs $94 for third to fifth grade, and $105 for sixth to eighth grade.
Track and field for second to fifth grade is March to May, and costs $77. JBO baseball for third to eighth grade is late March to July, and costs $125-$147.
For more information, call (541) 258-7105.
Sweetheart Run
Feb. 9 at Sankey
The fifth annual Sweetheart Run will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at Sankey Park.
The 10K run, 5K run/walk and kids fun run is chip-timed and includes finisher medals. Family activities are designed to demonstrate community participation in support of Sweet Home Parks and Recreation programs. T-shirts available for $10.
The runs begin and end at Weddle bridge. The 10K run costs $35 (or $40 registration on race day), 5K costs $25 (or $30 registration on race day), and Kids under 10 fun run costs $10 and includes T-shirt (or $15 registration on race day).
Proceeds support the Sweet Home Rotary Club.
Register at City Hall, 1140 12th Ave.
For more information, visit shsweetheartrun.weebly.com.
LBCC College Night Feb. 4
Linn-Benton Community College will hold a College Night open house from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4, for high school students and community members looking to start college.
Meet with LBCC instructors in various programs, tour the campus, check out the variety of clubs, and discover all of the student support services on campus.
Information sessions will be held for financial aid and scholarships, programs for free tuition for graduating seniors and GED students, and for the LBCC/OSU Degree Partnership Program.
Program advisors will be on hand to help students explore degree options and learn about college partnership programs with Oregon State University and Oregon Institute of Technology.
For more information or to register for the event, visit www.linnbenton.edu/college-night.
Free business start-up class
A free Going Into Business seminar will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Linn-Benton Community College Lebanon Center, 44 Industrial Way.
Led by local entrepreneur Marlene Peterson, the class will include business planning, rules, regulations, financing, markets, and feasibility of starting a new enterprise.
For more information, contact the LBCC Small Business Development Center at (541) 917-4840.
Meals on Wheels
weekly menu
Meals on Wheels offers lunch at the Sweet Home Community Center to seniors over 60 at noon on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays.
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 menu on Friday, Jan. 18, is roasted turkey with gravy or barbecued smokehouse chop, whipped sweet potatoes, green beans with red peppers, wheat bread and ice cream cup.
No meal will be served Monday, Jan. 21, due to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
The menu on Tuesday, Jan. 22, is Southwest chicken or beef country fried steak with gravy, whipped potatoes, Capri blend vegetables, wheat bread and peaches.
For more information, contact Norene at (541) 367-8843.