Genealogy class in SH this Saturday
Sweet Home Genealogy Society will offer a mini-workshop, Genealogy Basics, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at the SHCS Library, 1223 Kalmia St.
The workshop is open to the public. Cost is $8 for members, $10 for non-members. For more information, call (541) 367-5034.
Trees, woodcraft sale at fairgrounds
The Linn County Chapter of Oregon Small Woodlands Association will hold its annual Seedling Sale from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 4, or while supplies last, at the Santiam Building at the Linn County Fair and Expo Center on Knox Butte Road in Albany.
The 2017 Goods from the Woods, a local woods products fair, is also returning, and will feature many products and crafts on sale that are made from native local woods, also at the Expo Center.
The sale is intended as a service to the community, providing a great opportunity for local homeowners to pick up small amounts of trees and shrubs that may otherwise be hard to obtain. Some of the species are suited to smaller places around a home, with spring flowers and/or fall colors. Portions of the money earned each year are used to help fund educational programs for youth in Linn County, including 4-H and college scholarships.
A plant list/information sheet and seedling order form are available on line. Links can be found at extension.oregonstate.edu/benton/forestry/events. Seedling pre-orders (due by Jan. 27) are always encouraged.
For questions or additional information, contact Bonnie Marshall at [email protected] or (503) 769-6510.
Orchid Society to host show and sale
The Mary’s Peak Orchid Society, an orchid club with members throughout the Willamette Valley, will hold its annual show and sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at Garland Nursery, 5470 NE Hwy 20, between Albany and Corvallis.
Break up the winter gray with a brilliant display of orchid flowers. Dozens of blooming orchids will be on display, and numerous vendors will be selling orchid plants, materials, and books. Repotting will be available for a small fee. Admission and advice are free.
‘Winnie the Pooh’ on stage at LBCC
The 42nd annual Children’s Theater at Linn-Benton Community College will present “Winnie the Pooh” at 2 p.m. on Feb. 4, 11 and 18 at LBCC’s Russell Tripp Performance Center, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW, Albany.
Journey through the Hundred-Acre Wood with Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore and Christopher Robin in this classic tale filled with imagination and wonder, lessons about friendship, and the best way to eat honey.
Tickets are $8 adults, $6 for under 18. Purchase online at http://www.linnbenton.edu/tickets, or at the door one hour prior to performance.
For more information, contact the LBCC theater box office at (541) 917-4531.
College Night at LBCC on Feb. 6
Linn-Benton Community College will hold a College Night open house from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 6, starting in the college theater in Takena Hall, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW, Albany.
Information will be available on college admissions processes, financial aid, scholarships and how to earn college credits while still in high school.
Advisors will be on hand to discuss degree options and college partnership programs with Oregon State University and Oregon Institute of Technology.
Information tables include program majors, college clubs, co-curricular programs, short-term training programs and more.
Information in Spanish will be available as well.
For more information or to register online, visit http://www.linnbenton.edu/college-night.
Foundation grant deadline Feb. 15
The Sweet Home Community Foundation has begun its annual grant cycle and is seeking proposals.
The goal 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 at http://www.sweethomecommunityfoundation.org. Completed applications must be returned to the SHCF, P.O. Box 24, Sweet Home, OR 97386 by 5 p.m. on Feb. 15.
Grant applicants must be a 501(c) or other qualified tax-exempt organization or the proposed project may be implemented in partnership or affiliation with such an organization.
Grant award recipients will be announced in March.
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, Jan. 27, is chicken lo mein or beef and black bean chili, zucchini and red peppers, garden vegetable salad, seven grain roll and Mandarin and pineapple cup.
The menu for Monday, Jan. 30, is BBQ chicken breast or beef liver and onions, Colcannon potatoes, country trio vegetables, cracked wheat bread and gelatin jewels with whipped topping.
The menu for Tuesday, Jan. 31, is lima beans and ham or spaghetti with meat sauce, spinach, carrot raisin salad, oatmeal roll and golden fruit cup.
For more information, call (541) 367-8843.