Community choir
seeking singers
The Lebanon Community Chorus is recruiting singers for its Spring Pops Concert to be performed on Sunday, April 26, in the First Assembly of God church in Lebanon.
The pops concert program will cinclude favorite rock and pop songs spanning the last 40 years, featuring artists such as Queen, Neil Diamond, The Beatles and Elton John. Selections from contemporary artists Ellie Goulding, Bruno Mars, and Cee-lo Green will also be on the program.
Rehearsals began last week First Christian Church, 170 E. Grant in Lebanon, but the chorus is still accepting singers, with no auditions required. Dues are $15 to participate, with limited scholarships available.
For further information contact Cathey Shields at (541) 405-5299 or Anne Johnson at (541) 258-6511.
Learn to use tablet
in LBCC SH class
Learn the iPad or Kindle Fire device’s core functions and settings in a class offered by Linn-Benton Community College’s Sweet Home Center.
Search, download, and use practical and fun apps. Learn tips for shopping at the different on-line stores. See how to edit and share your favorite pictures and videos.
Class will meet Wednesdays from 6 to 7:50 p.m. starting Jan. 14 at the LBCC Sweet Home Center, 1661 Long St. Cost is $49.
For more information, see the LBCC online schedule at http://www.linnbenton.edu or call (541) 367-6901.
Shea Point cleanup needs volunteers
A volunteer clean-up at Shea Point will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, and Saturday, Jan. 17, to remove overgrowth, blackberries, and trash from the Shea Point viewpoint and trail corridor.
Some gloves and hand tools will be available to use but volunteers are encouraged to bring their own. Tools that would be especially useful are pole saws, rakes, and loppers.
For more information, contact Laura LaRoque at (541) 367-1431 or [email protected].
Free gardening class
at LBCC Lebanon
Linn-Benton Community College’s Lebanon Center is offering a free Winter Gardening Series that meets Thursdays from noon to 12:50 p.m. at the Lebanon Center Annex, 44 Industrial Way.
Spend your noon hour sharpening your gardening skills and learning new techniques. Taught by OSU certified Master Gardeners, the series, which started Jan. 8, covers a wide variety of subjects of interest to the home gardener, with a different topic covered each week. Pick up a complete list of topics and dates at the LBCC Lebanon or Sweet Home Centers.
Symphony concert
this weekend
Willamette Valley Orchestra will perform a chamber orchestra concert Saturday, Jan. 17, and Sunday, Jan. 18, in Albany and Corvallis.
The program will include Charles Gounod’s “Petite Symphonie for Winds,” J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 and Carl Maria von Weber’s Symphonie No. 1 in C Major.
Saturday’s concert will be at 7 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 1115 28th Ave. SW in Albany.
Sunday’s will be at 4 p.m. At the Ashbrook Independent School, 4045 Research Way in Corvallis.
Tickets are $18 for adults and $12 for students and seniors. Youths under 12 are free.
Tickets are available on-line at http://www.willamettevalleysymphony.org or at the door 1 hour before each performance.
Bible studies begin
locally next week
Community-Wide Bible Studies sponsored by Mid-Valley Women of Christ will begin Monday, Jan. 19, in Sweet Home and 14 other cities in the mid-Willamette Valley.
The free study, open to all women, will feature a seven-week video series by teacher/author, Priscilla Shirer, entitled “Discerning The Voice of God,” discussion groups and homework.
Optional study guides are available for minimal purchase at host churches. Participants may register now to attend through the Mid Valley Women of Christ website http://www.midvalleywomenofchrist.org and view a video clip of the study. Host churches throughout the mid-Willamette Valley will offer 30 different class times.
Locations and times in Sweet Home are:
n Tuesdays at 10 a.m. at the Sweet Home Assembly of God, 890 Mountain View Road; e-mail Jan Tombleson at [email protected] or call (541) 367-2038.
n Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Cornerstone Fellowship, 1234 Long St .; e-mail Brooke Lamb at [email protected] or call (541) 401-9273.
n Thursdays from noon to 1:45 p.m. (bring your lunch) at Hillside Fellowship, 501 Nandina St .; e-mail Susan Coleman at [email protected] or call (541) 367-8410.
For a complete listing of participating churches and locations, visit http://www.midvalleywomenofchrist.org.
SafeHaven to hold
kids movie night
SafeHaven Humane Society will host a Pets and Pajamas Movie Night featuring the movie “How to Train Your Dragon 2” from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23.
Children in grades K through middle school are invited to join some of SafeHaven’s adoptable animals for the movie night, which will include pizza and beverages.
Cost is $10 per child.
For families, the fee is $10 for the first child and $5 for each family member after that.
Parents are not required to stay for the movie. Children are welcome to wear their pajamas.
The event will be held at the humane society, which is located at 32220 Old Hwy 34 in Tangent.
A registration form can be downloaded at safehavenhumane.org under the Kids tab.
For more information, contact Katie at [email protected] or call (541) 926-2924.
Foster Dam Road
closure Jan. 20
The road over Foster Dam will be closed from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, for removal of floating debris from the spillway area.
For more information, call (541) 942-5631.
Square dance fest at Expo Jan. 24-26
The Oregon Mid-Winter Festival 2015, themed “DANCE DANCE DANCE,” will be held Jan. 24-26 at the Linn County Expo Center on Knox Butte Road in Albany.
Square and round dancing for a wide variety of skill levels will be offered.
Cost for adult dancers will be $45; youths will be $25, all good for the full three-day festival. Spectators are welcome to view events at no charge.
For more information, call (before Jan. 21) (541) 466-5536 or (503) 465-9389, or visit http://www.midwinterfestival.com or Facebook/MidWinterSDFestival.
‘Beauty and the Beast’ at SHJH
Sweet Home Junior High Drama Club will present “Beauty and the Beast” on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 30 and 31 in the Sweet Home High School Auditorium.
Show times are 6 p.m., with an extra 2 p.m. performance on Saturday.
Admission is $2 for students (K-12) and $4 for adults. Children too young for kindergarten get in free. Roses will available for $3 each or two for $4. All proceeds go towards the production of the play.
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.
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, Jan. 16, is herb chicken patty with gravy or BBQ smokehouse chop, Lyonnaise potatoes, herbed carrots, rye bread and chocolate cake with chocolate frosting.
No meal will be served Monday, Jan. 19, due to the Martin Luther King Day holiday.
The menu for Tuesday, Jan. 20, is breaded chicken breast or meatloaf, both with gravy, whipped potatoes, lima beans, cornmeal bread and rhubarb applesauce.
For more information, call (541) 367-8843.