Heritage Mall Marketing Director: Melody Clark, has been promoted to Marketing Director at Heritage Mall. Melody has worked for the mall for two years as customer service manager and previously spent 21 years at Oregon State University.

She is an Oregon native and a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and the Albany, Corvallis and Lebanon chambers of commerce. Clark replaces Joni Hickey who has been with the mall since the spring of 2006. Hickey is returning with her family to the Rogue Valley in southern Oregon.

New therapy director: Michael Gray, physical therapist at The Corvallis Clinic, has been hired as the new director of The Clinic's Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Department. Gray has worked as a physical therapist at The Clinic since 2000. Prior to that, he worked at rehabilitation and acute care clinics in Oregon and Washington, D.C. Gray received his master's in physical therapy in 20000 from Marymount University in Arlington, Va.. He graduated with a master's degree in exercise and sports science in 1996 from Oregon State University, and earned a bachelor's degree in 1994.

Scholarships/Donations

Scholarship recipient: Chelsie Burroughs of Lebanon, is one of seven students who will receive a $1,000 scholarship from the Willamette Valley Ag Association. Burroughs is a junior in animal science at Oregon State University. Scholarships were awarded to college-level juniors, seniors and graduate students seeking degrees in ag-related fields at an Oregon university.

Donation: Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital will give $62,500 in the next 12 months to non-profit organizations that support community health initiatives in Lebanon, Sweet Home, and Brownsville. The hospital's Social Accountability Budget donates up to 10 percent of the previous year's net earnings to support community-based initiatives.

Calendar of Events

Aug. 21: Albany Phoenix Inn Suites will hold an open house to celebrate its recent renovation from 5 to 7 p.m., 3410 Spicer Road S.E. Refreshments and prizes.

Aug. 25: Albany Saturday Farmer's Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., City Hall parking lot, 4th and Ellsworth. Call 752-1510 for more information.

Aug. 25: The 7th annual Casco Classic golf tournament will be held at Mallard Creek Golf Course. This year's proceeds will be donated to the Linn Benton Food Share, the Lincoln County Food Share and the Mario Pastega House. For more information, call (541) 738-4968.

Aug. 31: Albany Downtown Association's Movies by Moonlight, "Nanny McPhee", starring Emma Thompson. Show starts at dusk at the parking lot behind Wyatt's, 211 1st. Ave. W. Call 928-2469.

Sept. 5: Jean Bonifas, owner of Springboard Productions in Corvallis, will be the guest speaker at the Women in Business luncheon Sept. 5 at the Spring Hill Country Club. Her talk is titled "Emotions in the Workplace: Use 'Em or Lose 'Em?"

The luncheon starts at 11:45 a.m. and is sponsored by the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce. Cost is $15 for chamber members and $20 for nonmembers. Make reservations by calling 926-1517, faxing 926-7064 or at info@albanychamber.com.

Sept. 8: The annual Sweet Home and Valley Stars Talent Show will be held at Sanke Park. No age limit. The talent show is fashioned after the American Idol contest. For more information, call 818-0073.

Sept. 10: The second annual Lebanon Fire Community Assistance Initial Relief Services golf tournament will be held Sept. 10 at Mallard Creek Golf Club. Entree fee is $300 per team by Aug. 21 to LFCAIRS, 1050 W. Oak, Lebanon, OR 97355.

Sept. 19: The annual Albany Area Chamber of Commerce Businesses on Display Tradeshow will be held from 1 to 6:30 p.m. at the Linn County Fair & Expo Center. More than 100 businesses will participate. Call 926-1517 for more information.

Oct. 5: The Albany Area Chamber of Commerce presents the One is Enough Golf Tournament, sponsored by Coastal Farm & Ranch. One club only. Shotgun start at 9 a.m. at the Golf Club of Oregon. Team entry fee is $350 before or $375 after Sept. 14. Individual: $70 before or $75 after Sept. 14. Call the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce at 926-7064 to register or for more info.

Nov. 2-4: Linn-Benton Community College will host the 2007 Oregon Diversity Institute Nov. 2-4. The conference will attract more than 200 participants from colleges, universities, private business, and non-profit groups and organizations. The theme is "Moving Beyond Words." For more information visit www.linnbenton.edu/go/odi or contact Tammi Paul at pault@linnbenton.edu or 917-4457.