Posted: Friday, March 2, 2007 10:00 pm
ALBANY
Group invites everyone to celebrate friendship
Friendship Force of Oregon's Mid-Willamette Valley is joining with 366 clubs in 56 countries around the world to celebrate World Friendship Day, with a dinner at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 11, at the Albany Senior Center, 489 Water Ave. S.W.
Cost is $13, and there will be music, dancing and dinner for members and guests. Reservations must be made by Monday; call (503) 364-3969.
The goal is to recognize all friendships that have been created in spite of the cultural barriers that tend to separate people. Founded in 1977, Friendship Force has a single mission: to create an environment in which personal friendships are established through an extensive program of home hosting exchanges and travel.
Metals photography on display at City Hall
Photographs by Brad Webb are on display throughout March at Albany City Hall, 333 Broadalbin St. S.W.
Webb photographs the metals he has worked with for more than 20 years in the metallography lab at Wah Chang. He has developed his photographic skills over the years, and credits Ron Graham for help and George F. Vander Voort for training.
Metallography is the art and science of the observation of metal structures. All metals consist of ordered arrays of atoms, called crystals. The three-dimensional arrays may take on the repeating pattern of stacked cubes, hexagons, tetragons and so on. Atoms are typically at the corners of the arrays, in the center, and between shared faces. The photographs of the metals show multi-colored images.
For more information, call Theresa Johnson at 917-7767.
MID-VALLEY
LBCC Foundation awards grants
The LBCC Foundation has awarded $41,493 in allocation grants for 2007 to fund various college projects and activities.
A total of 13 grants were awarded. Some of the major projects include phantoms for the digital imaging program, physics lab equipment for the Benton Center, e-ignition secondary ignition analyzers for the auto technology program, and general science integrated classroom improvements.
Grant funding is used to purchase innovative items for teaching excellence and to support projects and programming for student enrichment that would otherwise not be covered by the college budget. Grants are also awarded for library resources to support student instruction.
Student enrichment programs provide LBCC students with leadership development opportunities that help promote responsive citizenship through creative and culturally sensitive projects.
Democrat-Herald