Published Monday, Aug. 14, 2006

Aug. 14 — The Business Enterprise Center will host a brown bag lunch seminar from noon to 1 p.m. at the BEC, 4100A S.W. Research Way in Corvallis. Mike Stastny will present “Employee Benefits Planning.” Free. Bring your own lunch.

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Aug. 15 — The Downtown Corvallis Assocation will hold a Downtown After Hours networking reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at B&J Bookbinding, 108 S.W. Third St. Cost: Free to DCA members, $5 for nonmembers. Reservations: 754-6624 or joan@downtowncorvallis.org.

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Aug. 16 — The Downtown Corvallis Association meeting will be held at 8 a.m. at Office Furniture Concepts, 106 N.W. Second St. The agenda will include updates on the Oregon State University volleyball program, the city’s 150th anniversary celebration and plans for a new downtown economic improvement district.

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Aug. 17 — The Linn-Benton Community College veterinary technology training program will hold an orientation session for prospective students at 4 p.m. in Room 210 of the College Center at LBCC, 6500 Pacific Blvd. S.W., Albany.

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Aug. 17 — The Corvallis-Benton Chamber Coalition and OSU Federal Credit Union will host a Business After Hours networking reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at 4411 N.W. Honeysuckle Drive in Corvallis. Cost: $6. Reservations: 757-1505 or info@corvallischamber.com.

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Aug. 22 — SkillPath Seminars will present “Leadership Development and Team Building” from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Best Western Mill Creek Inn, 3125 Ryan Drive S.E., Salem. Cost: $199. Registration: 800-873-7545 or www.skillpath.com.

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Aug. 28 — The Business Enterprise Center will host a BEC After Hours program from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the BEC, 4100A S.W. Research Way in Corvallis. Jeff Peterman will present “Preparing for Acquisition.” Free.

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Sept. 6 — The Albany Area Chamber of Commerce will present a Women in Business Luncheon from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Spring Hill Country Club, 155 Country Club Lane N.W., North Albany. Heidi Clark of Rural Development Intitiatives Inc. will present “Mentoring: Creating a Growing Relationship.” Cost: $15 for members, $20 for nonmembers. Reservations: 926-1517.

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Sept. 20 — The Albany Area Chamber of Commerce will present the 2006 Businesses on Display trade show from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Willamette Events Center at the Linn County Fair & Expo Center, 3700 Knox Butte Road N.E., Albany. Booth rentals cost $400 for nonmembers and $250 for members before Aug. 11 or $450 for nonmembers and $300 for members after Aug. 11. Information: 926-1517.

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Sept. 20-23 — The Pacific Logging Congress will present the fifth annual “In the Woods” logging and construction equipment show at the Longview Fibre Nehalem Tree Farm in Clatskanie. Cost: $10 single day, $25 full show, $30 logger’s barbecue. Information: 425-413-2808 or www.pacificloggingcongress.com.

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Sept. 25 — The Region 4 Workforce Investment Board will meet at 1:30 p.m. at the Embarcadero Resort Hotel, 1000 S.E. Bay Blvd., Newport. There will be a panel discussion titled "The Education of the Emerging Work Force." Information: Steve Bekofsky, 541-758-2605.

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Sept. 27 — The Oregon Department of Human Services will present “Pain Management in the Treatment of Mental Health Patients” from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Chemeketa/Eola Northwest Viticulture Center, 214 Doaks Ferry Road N.W., Salem. Cost: $50 by Sept. 15, $65 after Sept. 15. Information: 503-945-7009, 800-442-5238.

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Sept. 30-Oct. 1 — The Business Development Center of Linn-Benton Community College will hold the first two sessions of a human resources certification prep course in Room 101 of the Business Building at LBCC, 6500 Pacific Blvd. S.W., Albany. The class meets from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays over three weekends, concluding Nov. 19. Cost: $1,280 for three credits, $1,100 for no credit, $99 for a refresher course. Information: 917-4923.

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Sept. 30 — The Oregon Meat Goat Producers will hold its Fall Pen Sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Deschutes Event Center, 3800 S.W. Airport Way, Redmond. Pen rental: $26. Admission: Free. Information: 541-923-5066.

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Oct. 6 — The Albany Area Chamber of Commerce will present the One Is Enough Golf Tournament with a 9 a.m. shotgun start at the Golf Club of Oregon, 905 Spring Hill Drive N.W., North Albany. Cost: $350 per team or $70 per individual before Sept. 15, $375 per team or $75 per individual after Sept. 15. Registration: 926-1517.

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Oct. 5 — CareerTrack will present a creative leadership workshop for managers, supervisors and team leaders from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Red Lion Hotel, 205 Coburg Road, Eugene. Cost: $199. Registration: 800-556-3009, www.careertrack.com.

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Oct. 12-13 — The second annual Government Open Source Conference for public sector information technology professionals will be held at the Governor Hotel, 614 S.W. 11th Ave., Portland. Cost: $200. Registration: www.goscon.org.

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Oct. 19-20 — The Corvallis Police Department and Benton County Crisis Response Team will present a disaster management seminar from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day in the conference room at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, 645 N.W. Monroe Ave. Cost: $140. Group discounts available. Registration: www.code4.org/training/oregon/index.html.