Search-for-Gemma scavenger hunt
Registration for the Sweet Home Police Department’s annual Cascade K9 Jamboree will continue through Nov. 18.
This year, instead of a live festival with a wide variety of canine-oriented events, the event is a photo scavenger hunt that will run through Dec. 4, with a drawing for prizes on Dec. 5.
The event is still dog-oriented and will still benefit SHPD’s canine program, headlined by Gemma, the drug-detection specialist.
Starting Thursday, Oct. 29, visit the Sweet Home Police Department and locate the image of Gemma, SHPD’s drug detection dog. Take a photo of you or you and your dog with Gemma and send the photo to SHPD via Facebook Messenger.
Gemma will hold clues to the next stops. Use those clues to find her again and continue submitting photos. Each photo submitted by participants will give players one entry into a drawing for gifts and prizes donated by local businesses.
Registration is $35 through Nov. 18. Each registrant will receive a Gemma T-shirt and dog bowl. The T-shirts will be available while starting supplies last. Bowls and additional T-shirts will be available at the end of the event.
Proceeds from the 2020 Cascade K9 Jamboree help pay for supplies, training, and veterinary services to ensure Gemma can continue to assist police officers in their fight against crime. Dogs/pets are not required to participate.
Register ONLINE at Eventbrite, http://www.eventbrite.com/e/cascade-k9-jamboree-photo-scavenger-hunt-tickets-126342274143, or the Sweet Home Police Department (cash or check only), City Hall, The New Era, Sweet Home Choppers or the Chamber of Commerce.
OSU offers free webinar on cattle
Oregon State University’s Beef Cattle Working Group is presenting a Fall Webinar Series on beef cattle production.
The weekly webinar series runs through Nov. 17, presented by OSU faculty. Webinars begin at 5:30 p.m. each Tuesday, except for Nov. 5, which is a Thursday.
Upcoming topics include:
Nov. 5: Understanding EPDs for Selecting Bulls, presented by Sergio Arispe and Morgan Johns-rud (Select Sires).
Nov. 10: Pain Mitigation of Routine Procedures for Calves, presented by Chuck Estill.
Nov. 17: Plants Toxic to Livestock in Range and Pastures, presented by Scott Duggan and Mylen Bohle.
Registration is required only once, at extension.oregonstate.edu/douglas/events/beef-cattle-working-group-fall-webinar-series. You will receive an email with a link to access the webinar. The same link can be used for all webinars.
For more information, contact by visiting extension.oregonstate.edu/people/juliana-ranches, or contact OSU Extension at (541) 967-3871.
School Board to meet at SHJH
Due to the coronavirus/COVID-19 state-wide restrictions, and in keeping with the efforts of social distancing to reduce the spread of the coronavirus/COVID-19, the Nov. 9 meeting of the Sweet Home School Board will move locations to the Sweet Home Junior High School Cafeteria, 880 22nd Ave., until further notice.
Meeting participants are asked to follow Oregon Health Authority protocols: face-coverings and social distancing.
For more information, visit sweethome.k12.or.us.
Chamber offers website webinars
Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce is offering a series of business development webinars on making the Internet work for you.
Chamber members can register for free.
For information and to sign up, visit http://www.eventbrite.com/o/sweet-home-chamber-of-commerce-27417028101.
Free webinar on finding customers
Linn-Benton Community College’s Small Business Development Center will hold a free virtual webinar on “Business Foundations: Identifying Your Ideal Customer” from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov 10.
The Zoom platform webinar is one of a series of five. Whether you are just embarking on your new business adventure or have been in business a few years and need a refresher, the webinars were built with you in mind. Zoom link will be sent after registration. Instructor is George Medellin.
Register at oregonsbdc.org/business-foundations-identifying-your-ideal-customer.
Samaritan program on ‘Troubled Veins’
Samaritan Health offers a class on “Troubled Veins, No Problem” from 12:15 to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11.
If you suffer from troubled veins that are painful and unsightly, a minimally invasive treatment is available to help you get back to the activities you enjoy most. Vein specialist and general surgeon Dr. Frederic Bahnson, MD, will lead the free virtual seminar on common vein problems, care tips and treatments.
Reigster at http://www.samhealth.org/health-services/classes-and-events/h/m/hmhb/yearly/2020/11/troubled-veins-no-problem.
Veterans’ stories to be told on stage
Local military veterans will be matched with local playwrights and actors to bring their stories of service to the stage in the Veterans’ Voices Project II on Nov. 11 and 18.
The show will will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 11 and 18 at the Majestic Theatre, 115 SW 2nd Ave. in Corvallis.
Local director Leigh Matthews Bock has assembled an all-star cast that will be bringing these stories to life on both nights. The cast will be Tom Martin, Bob Olin, Rob Otrembiak, Chris Tavernia and Michael Wren.
Tickets range from $10 to $20 and are available at majestic.org. The show will be streamed online as well as performed live.
Kids Christmas Store sign-ups
The sixth annual Kids Free Christmas Store will once again be held this year, on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 11 and 12.
Due to COVID-19 concerns, things will be a little different. The event will be held in two locations for kids ages 4-12.
Participants must pre-register by Friday, Nov. 13. Once all pre-registration applications are in, participants will receive letters indicating the time and location they will be able to shop.
Applications can be picked up at the Sweet Home Chamber of Commerce, 1575 Main St., or at Trash to Treasure , 4432 Main St. (next to O&M Tire).
Financial donors are needed for purchasing gifts. For details, visit Facebook at Home Sweet Home for Christmas or text Nancy Patton at (541) 409-4276.
VFW spaghetti fundraiser Nov. 13
The Sweet Home VFW will hold a spaghetti dinner fundraiser from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at the Sweet Home Veterans Club, 580 Main St.
Dinner includes a full plate of spaghetti, covered in homemade fire-roasted spaghetti sauce, green salad with your choice of dressing, garlic bread and a choice of pumpkin cobbler or apple pie for dessert.
Proceeds benefit the VFW and its holiday programs, including a bike giveaway.
For details, call (541) 367-4435.
SAFE committee plans can drive
The 2021 Senior Alcohol-Free Entertainment party organizing committee will hold a bottle and can drive fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, in the parking lot at O’Reilly Auto Parts, 1118 Main St.
Contributors may also call or text Brandi at (541) 401-7167 to make other arrangements to donate.
B&G Club to hold Mask-Arade event
The Boys & Girls Club of the Greater Santiam will hold a Champions of Children Mask-Arade fundraiser beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, in both Lebanon and Sweet Home.
The event will include a live auction and dinner from 7 to 8 p.m. and live music from 8 till 10.
Appetizers, dinner and live entertainment are included in the admission – $1,200 for a table of six, in-person, or virtually (two adults) for $300. Virtual attendees will have access to the silent and live auctions via their tablets or smartphones. Their appetizers and drinks will be delivered.
Due to state mandates, capacity is limited for actual attendees.
For more information, contact Shyla at (541) 258-7105 or by email at [email protected].
Meals on Wheels weekly menu
Meals on Wheels offers take-out 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.
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, Nov. 6, is chicken or tuna salad sandwich half, potato chowder, creamy cucumber salad, whole wheat bread and diced pears.
The menu on Monday, Nov. 9, is shoyu chicken with brown rice or country meatballs with gravy and brown rice, spinach, broccoli cauliflower craisin salad, herb French roll and fresh orange.
The menu on Tuesday, Nov. 10, will be a Veterans Day special of beef patty with barbecue sauce and hamburger bun or hot dog with sauerkraut, whole kernel corn, country coleslaw, carrot cake.
For more information, contact Norene at (541) 367-8843.