B&G Club Auction Saturday night
The Sweet Home Boys and Girls Club will hold its sixth annual Fall Benefit Auction, Hula for Moola, from 5 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Boys and Girls Club, 890 18th Ave.
Break out those grass skirts and Hawaiian shirts, and join in the fun!
The event is sponsored by Santiam Spray Service. Sponsorship packages and tickets are available now. They are accepting donations for silent and live auctions as well.
For more information, contact Kate at the Boys and Girls Club at (541) 258-7105.
Lunch and Learn in Lebanon
The 2017 Fall Lunch and Learn Series is being held at the Lebanon Senior Center, 80 Tangent St.
Bring your lunch for educational presentations co-hosted by the Lebanon Senior Center and Linn-Benton Community College Community Education.
– At 1 p.m., Monday, Oct. 23, A Lebanon Senior Center Activities planner will host a video series on some of Oregon’s historic haunted communities. The story of Bay Ocean, Scottsburg, Chitwood Bridge, and Idiotville will be featured.
– At 1 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 30, join Emily Simpson, Oregon State University graduate student studying history of science and education, in her talk “Martians in New Jersey?-Science, Literature, and Myth in the 1938 Panic Broadcast.” She will be discussing the original War of the Worlds radio broadcast and the Martian Canal Controversy.
You can register at LBCC or the Lebanon Senior Center.
For more information, call the Senior Center at (541) 258-4919.
Medicare class at Lebanon LBCC
A class covering the basics of Medicare parts A, B, C, and D will be offered from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, at LBCC’s Lebanon branch, 44 Industrial Way.
The free class is open to anyone who is eligible for Medicare within a few months or is new to Medicare; current beneficiaries who would like to better understand Medicare benefits and options; and spouses and other relatives of Medicare eligible clients.
A Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance counselor will present this class, which is is offered by Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments, in partnership with the SHIBA program and Linn-Benton Community College.
Reservations are required. For more information or reservations, call (541) 812-0849.
Runaway Pumpkin races Oct. 21
The annual Runaway Pumpkin Half Marathon and 8K will take place, rain or shine, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at Cheadle Lake Park.
The event is an annual benefit for Albany’s ABC House, the Child Abuse Intervention Center of Benton and Linn Counties.
The start and finish line will be located on Weirich Drive. The half marathon will follow the river along Berlin Road, heading toward Mallard Creek Golf Course to Waterloo, across the bridge and will return on River Road, finishing at the north end of Cheadle Lake. This event will feature a local craft beer/cider garden, food trucks, a Kidz Zone, and much more!
Halloween costumes are encouraged. Admission for non-racers is free.
For entry fees and more information, visit http://www.runawaypumpkinhalf.org.
Disc golf tourney for breast cancer
The 2017 Hope Open disc golf tournament will be held Saturday, Oct. 21, at Waterloo County Park in Lebanon.
Online registrations close at 8 p.m., Oct. 19.
Presented by Innova, the tournament will support Breast Cancer Awareness Month and benefit the American Cancer Society. The tournament will feature two 18-hole layouts. The permanent Waterloo course will be for all players except Recreation Level and Youth competitors, who will play a temporary course.
Hole sponsorships are available for $25 and honor signs for $25.
Tournament entry fees are $50 for amateurs, $60 or $55 for professionals and $35 for youth. Player’s packs include a custom-stamped Innova disc as well as an $18 voucher to custom-designed apparel from Events by Idea.
For more information or to purchase a tee/honor sign, contact Tournament Director Chris Slinger at (541) 981-0017.
Free geraniums at City Hall Oct. 24
Geraniums from Sweet Home’s median will be available for free giveaway at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, at Sweet Home City Hall, 1140 12th Ave.
Bring bags and boxes to the Sweet Home City Hall parking lot.
‘Medicare for all’ panel discussion
Rural Oregon Progressives of Linn County will present a panel discussion on what “Medicare for all” would look like from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, at Linn-Benton Community College Lebanon Annex, 44 Industrial Way.
Dr. Bruce Thomson, who had a family practice in Corvallis for many years and was the recipient of the Oregon Family Physician of the Year award in 2001 will speak on his views about universal health care. Since retiring from private practice, Thomson has travelled the world extensively, mostly through countries with universal health care. He will share what he has been learning.
Thomson’s presentation will be followed by two speakers with first-hand knowledge of what it is like to live under a universal health care system, in Canada and in the U.K. These presentations will be followed by a time for open dialogue and questions.
Rural Oregon Progressives is a group of local concerned citizens whose mission includes encouragement and facilitation of grassroots action to achieve positive progressive change. Bring your questions and concerns. The goal is for you to come away with answers and increased understanding.
For more information, email [email protected].
Living with chronic pain class offered
Samaritan Health Services will host a Living Well with Chronic Pain workshop at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital.
The series will meet for six weeks every Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to noon beginning Oct. 25.
Living Well with Chronic Pain is a free workshop that teaches practical skills for living a happy and healthy life while managing chronic pain. This interactive workshop will help participants learn: techniques to deal with problems such as frustration, fatigue, isolation and poor sleep; appropriate exercise for maintaining and improving strength, flexibility and endurance; appropriate use of medications; how to communicate effectively with family, friends and health professionals; nutrition; and pacing activity and rest.
The series is free and does not require a physician referral.
To register, please call (541) 768-6811 or email [email protected].
Mayhem, murder tales at museum
Stories of murder and mayhem in early Sweet Home, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26 at East Linn Museum, 746 Long St.
Admission is free. though donations are always welcome.
For more information call, (541) 409-0997 or [email protected].
Pumpkin carving, auction Oct. 28
Sweet Home Rotary Club will hold a Halloween Pumpkin Carving Contest and Auction from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at the Sweet Home Boys & Girls Club, 890 18th Ave.
Three grand prizes of $50 each will be offered for winning carvers aged 12 and under, over 12 and People’s Choice.
Bring completed pumpkins to the Boys & Girls Club by 11 a.m. and receive five raffle tickets for several great prizes. Additional raffle tickets will be available for purchase at $1 each or $5 for six.
Vote for your favorite team – Oregon State University or the University of Oregon – and get a chance to win a university-themed basket and other great prizes.
Pumpkin pie will be available at $2 a slice.
Proceeds from the event support local Rotary projects.
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 menu on Friday, Oct. 20, is homestyle turkey patty or braised beef, whipped potatoes, country trio vegetables, sunflower seed bread and applesauce gingerbread.
The menu on Monday, Oct. 23, is pork choppie with gravy or chicken patty with honey mustard, whipped sweet potatoes, mixed vegetables, rye bread and spiced pears.
The menu on Tuesday, Oct. 24, is chicken rice bake or diced pork and penne pasta, country trio vegetables, spinach Romaine salad, oatmeal roll and butterscotch bar.
Volunteers are needed for both kitchen help and meal delivery.
For more information, contact Norene at (541) 367-8843.