Linn-Benton Community College

A variety of home and garden classes will be offered Linn-Benton Community College’s Lebanon and Sweet Home Centers winter term. The free"Winter Gardening Series” will help you sharpen your gardening skills. This eight-week series taught by OSU Master Gardeners covers a wide variety of subjects of interest to the home gardener, with a different topic covered each week. Series meets Thursdays from Noon to 12:50 p.m. beginning Jan. 9. List of topics is available at the LBCC Lebanon Center. Not your typical gardening class, the "Effortless Gardening Workshop" offers instruction in the easy movements of the Feldenkrais Method of movement using tools and equipment with less pain. This workshop meets two Saturdays, Jan. 11 and 18, from 9 to 11:20 a.m. at the Lebanon Center Annex, 44 Industrial Way. Cost is $24. Workshop will also be held in Sweet Home at the Steelhead Fitness Center beginning Feb. 22. Cost is $29. The 10-week"Knitting/Crocheting Workshop" will meet a...

Winter gardening classes will be offered at the LBCC Lebanon Center, 44 Industrial Way, starting Jan. 9. The class Year-Round Gardening Winter will help you learn techniques for starting seedlings, early disease detection and protection of your winter vegetables. This three-week class will meet on Wednesdays from 1 to 2:50 p.m. beginning Jan. 9 at the center. Tuition is $39 plus a $2 fee. The free Winter Gardening Series offers a different topic each week and is taught by OSU-trained master gardeners. This eight-week series meets at the center on Thursdays from Noon to 12:50 p.m. beginning Jan. 10. Seniors age 62 and above are eligible for a 25 percent reduction in tuition.  Reduction does not apply to fees. For more information or to register, visit the LBCC online schedule at www.linnbenton.edu or call the LBCC Lebanon Center at 541-259-5801.