Contest
focusing on Linn County
The
Albany Visitors Association is holding its ninth annual Albany
Photography Contest.
The
purpose of this contest is to collect images suitable for use in the
coming year’s marketing materials for Albany and Linn County.
All
photos must have been taken within the last three years and must have
been photographed in Albany (including North Albany) and/or Linn
County with the exception of the “Open” category, which can
include photos from anywhere in Oregon.
The
contest is open to photographers of all skill levels and top winners
will get awards or ribbons.
Deadline
for submission is 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19. For further information,
contest rules and entry forms contact the Albany Visitors Association
at 110 3rd Ave SE, Albany, OR 97321, (541) 928-0911 or email
College
Transfer Day at LBCC
College
Transfer Day Information Fair, for students interested in
transferring from LBCC to a four-year college, will be held from 10
a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21 at Linn-Benton Community College,
Takena Hall, 6500 Pacific Blvd S.W., Albany.
Representatives
from a wide variety of public and private four-year colleges will be
present to answer questions.
The
Ford Family Foundation will be on hand with scholarship information.
For
more information, contact Amanda Stanley at (541) 917-4842.
Squarenaders
dance
this Sunday
Sweet
Home Squarenaders will hold a B-51 Square Dance with the theme “Come
Dance with our New Dancers” from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24,
at the Oak Height School Gym, 6th Avenue and Elm Street in Sweet
Home.
Caller
will be Jim Voll and Jackie Gale will cue. The public is invited to
join the club for an afternoon of fun, food, and fellowship.
Suggested
donation is $5 per person.
Dance
fest at Expo Center Jan. 29-31
Square
dancers are invited to the 2016 Oregon Mid-Winter Festival Jan. 29-31
at the Linn County Expo Center.
Fees
at the door will be $45 for adults and $25 for youths for the full
three-day festival.
For
more information, call (before Jan. 25) (541) 466-5536 or (541)
829-3800 or visit www. mid winterfestival.com or
Facebook/MidWinterSDFestival.
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. The lunch menu on Friday, Jan. 22, is roast
turkey or beef patty with gravy, whipped sweet potatoes, cut green
beans, wheat bread and ice cream cup.
The
menu for Monday, Jan. 25. is turkey divan bake or early American
goulash, green peas, pickled beets, bran rye roll and zucchini
brownie.
The
menu for Tuesday, turkey loaf or county steak with country gravy,
whipped potatoes, Capri blend vegetables, wheat bread and orange
whip.
For
more information, call (541) 367-8843.