Nov.
5 ceremony to honor veterans
A
Veterans Day ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, at the
Sweet Home Veterans Memorial, in front of Hoy’s Hardware.
Parking
is available at the Highway 20 Church of Christ, down the block.
Can
drive to raise funds for PBIS
Sweet
Home Junior High School will run a PBIS Recycling Drive from 9 a.m.
to noon on Friday, Nov. 6.
People
are asked to leave recycling on the curb or drop it off at the Junior
High, 880 22nd Ave. PBIS is the school’s positive behavior
reinforcement program.
For
more information, contact the Junior High at (541) 367-7187.
Holiday
brunch at Methodist church
Sweet
Home United Methodist Church will host a Holiday Brunch from 10 a.m.
to noon on Saturday, Nov. 7, as a fund-raiser for the church’s
Christmas boxes.
The
menu will include a variety of flavors of muffins, peach Dutch
pancakes, broccoli and cheese casserole, Andouille sweet potato
frittata casserole, fruit, juice, coffee and tea.
Cost
is a free-will offering. Tickets or reservations are not needed.
Father-daughter
dance Saturday
Fathers
are invited to escort their daughters to a Father-Daughter Dance, to
be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at Sweet Home High School, 1641
Long St.
The
event is hosted by Sweet Home Junior High Cheer. Doors open at 6:30
p.m. for the inaugural event, and complementary “Cherish the
Moment” photos will be taken at admission. Cost is $25 per couple,
$5 for each additional daughter, aged 1-18. Semi-formal attire is
required.
Tickets
are available at Sunshine Espresso, 1209 Main St., or by contacting
Kayla at (541) 401-0772.
Veterans
patriotic concert
in Lebanon
Willamette
Valley Concert Band and the Lebanon High School choirs will present
“Made in America,” a Veterans Day patriotic pops concert, at 2
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at Lebanon High School Auditorium.
Admission
is free, but donations will gratefully be accepted to benefit the
high school music department.
The
program includes “Within These Hallowed Halls” and “Hymn to the
Fallen” from “Saving Private Ryan,” “Armed Forces Salute,”
“Clarinet on the Town,” “The Three Trumpeters,” “Grand
Canyon Fanfare,” “Great America Fantasia,” “Yankee Patrol,”
“Stars and Stripes Forever,” and much more.
The
band will be directed by Dr. Richard A. Sorenson and the choirs by
Kevin Wong. Jeff McMahon of KGAL Radio will emcee.
Senior
safe driving program at SHPD
Sweet
Home Police Department will host a driver’s safety class for
seniors from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 7, in SHPD’s training
room.
The
Smart Driver Program, sponsored by AARP, is designed to help develop
and reinforce safe driving skills and techniques. Satisfactory
completion of this class may qualify participants who are 55 or older
for reduced auto insurance premiums (check with your insurance
carrier).
Cost
is $15 for AARP members, $20 for non-members to cover materials.
To
register, contact Gina Riley at (541) 367-5181.
Gospel
concert at Lebanon church
The
Pacific Gospel Music Association will hold its Lebanon Road Tour from
2 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the First Assembly of God church,
726 Oak St., Lebanon.
The
event will feature a variety of local groups, including Liberty
Quartet, Knox Brothers, Cornerstone, Scrap Iron Band, The Arena
Family and many others.
For
more information, call (541) 367-4780.
Veterans
film at LBCC Saturday
Two
free showings of the documentary film “Project 22” will be held
at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, and Saturday, Nov. 7, at Linn-Benton
Community College’s Russell Tripp Performance Center, Takena Hall,
6500 Pacific Blvd. SW, Albany.
The
film includes interviews with leading researchers in the fields of
traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress, mental health
clinicians and educators, and leading experts in warrior culture and
combat stress.
This
event is free and open to the public. Refreshments provided after the
film.
For
more information, visit the Project 22 web site at
medicinalmissions.com, or contact LBCC Veteran’s Club advisor Lewis
Franklin, (541) 917-4542.
Dinner
for vets at SH Elks Lodge
The
Sweet Home Elks are offering a free dinner to all veterans from 4:30
to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the Elks Lodge, 440 Osage St.
Non-veteran
members and guests are welcome to participate; a contribution would
be appreciated.
For
more information, call (541) 367-3559.
Forages
meeting, tour Tuesday
Linn-Benton
Livestock and Forages will hold its monthly breakfast meeting at 7
a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the Pioneer Villa restaurant on Highway 228
at the Brownsville exit on I-5.
Tour
the facilities of the Kalapooia Grass Fed Processing Plant in
Brownsville at 7 a.m. before or after breakfast.
For
more information, contact Joel Pynch at (541) 466-5344 [email protected] Shelby Filley at (541) 236-3016 or [email protected].
Women’s
dinner in Lebanon Nov. 10
Lebanon’s
After Five Connection for women will hold its monthly dinner from 6
to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at King’s Coffee House, 661 S. Main
St. in Lebanon.
Kelly
Cole will discuss creative budgeting ideas for the holidays and guest
speaker Marge Thompson of Starbuck, Wash. will share how her life was
a “desert and wasteland” until she found solace and peace through
her “greatest adventure.”
All
women are invited.
Cost
is $8.50. Credit cards are not accepted.
For
reservations, contact Nancy at (541) 259-1396 or Nancy
[email protected] or Norma at (541) 259-5672 or [email protected].
Stand-Down
for veterans Nov. 12
A
Mid-Valley Stand Down for Homeless Veterans will be held from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at The River Center, 3000 S. Santiam
Highway in Lebanon.
Multiple
organizations will provide information and help with all manner of
issues including job searches, medical care, legal aid, alcohol and
drug treatment, identification and more.
Food
and refreshments, personal care items and Department of Labor gear
will be available.
Participants
must bring proof of veteran status.
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.
The
Senior Center serves a separate lunch on Wednesdays.
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, Nov. 6, is BBQ smokehouse chop or honey mustard
chicken, Delmonico potatoes, peas and carrots, herb bread and
pineapple.
The
menu for Monday, Nov. 9, is Oriental shoyu chicken or liver and
onions, whipped potatoes with gravy, country trio vegetables,
sunflower seed bread and golden fruit cup.
The
menu for Tuesday, Nov. 10, is beef patty with gravy or chicken patty
with Dijon sauce, Lyonnaise potatoes, broccoli cuts, multigrain roll
and apple crisp.
For
more information, call (541) 367-8843.