14A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • February 25, 2015
Polk County Schools/Education
District may get bonus funds ‘Our Town’: Play opens Thursday
Itemizer-Observer staff report
DALLAS — The Dallas
School District may be able
to double its money by the
time it issues its second
round of bonds from the $17
million maintenance bond
approved in November.
That will depend on the
final version of Oregon Sen-
ate Bill 447, which would
create a program to provide
matching funds up to $8 mil-
lion to school districts with
general obligation bonds.
Meanwhile, the district
needs money to start work
while the bill is finalized.
The Dallas School Board
took the first step Monday,
approving an issuance of no
more than $10 million in
bonds. That would leave
room for the district to po-
tentially benefit from the bill.
Interim Superintendent
Dennis Engle said if ap-
proved as-is, the bill would
match up to $7.3 million for
Dallas, but could be
changed to apply to only
bonds approved by voters
after the bill’s passage.
“There have been no
changes that would elimi-
nate us,” Engle said.
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But tragedies happen even in small towns, and
the final act takes on a more serious and reflective
tone, prompting one character to ask: “Do human
beings ever realize life while they are living it?”
While the answer to that question is offered in
the play, really it could be left for the audience —
and the players — to contemplate.
“I think the fact is, in the third act, life is short
and that’s OK,” said Rachel Tilgner, the play’s
technical manager.
“You’ve got to remember not to take anything
for granted,” Buhler added.
On Stage
What: Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town.”
Where: Dallas High School’s Bollman
Auditorium, 1250 SE Holman Ave.
When: Thursday through Saturday, 7
p.m.
Admission: $5. Tickets can be pur-
chased at the Dallas High School main
office or at the door.
For more information: 503-623-8336.
HEALTH DIRECTORY
AUDIOLOGY
Trust your hearing to those that specialize in hearing
and hearing related disorders. Evan L. Evans, Ph. D,
and Julie B. Evans, AuD are both doctoral level Audi-
ologists who have the knowledge, experience and
compassion to provide you with the best care for your
hearing health. We offer free hearing screenings; by
our hearing aid specialist. We offer full & complete di-
agnostic evaluations, counseling and recommenda-
tions by our clinical Audiologists. Other Audiological
services include testing, management and treatment
options for Tinnitus. We have the knowledge and ex-
perience to assist your physician with the diagnosis of
diseases and disorders pertaining to hearing and the
hearing mechanism. We offer wax removal or cerumen
management, Tinnitus testing and Tinnitus manage-
ment techniques. An Audiologist, having the Audiol-
ogy credentials of the American Academy of Audiology
(F-AAA) and the The American Speech Hearing and
Language Association’s Certificate of Clinical Compe-
tency (CCC-A) is the professional of choice for any-
thing related to hearing and or hearing related issues.
Serving our hearing impaired since 1980, with two lo-
cations to serve you.
Audiology Associates
1343-A Monmouth St., Independence • 503-838-3001
2296 NW Kings Blvd, Corvallis • 541-757-2500
CHIROPRACTIC
• JOYNT FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC - Dr. Brian Joynt,
DC - 629 Clay Street East, Monmouth, OR 97361
Family-oriented chiropractic clinic, dedicated to cre-
ating an unparalleled experience of service, quality
and care by teaching the true principles of chiroprac-
tic. We look forward to empowering each of you to
help your family participate more fully in life. New pa-
tients welcome. Accept most insurance. Auto/per-
sonal injury and work comp. Massage therapist on
site. Complimentary consultations. Call us today to
make your appointment (503) 837-0550.
• THORNTON CHIROPRACTIC - Drs. Sharon and
Marty Thornton - Palmer Graduates - We care, God
cures. 1650 Monmouth St., Independence, OR 97351
• 503-838-3346. Office hours: Mon-Fri 8-noon & 2-6
pm. Thurs 2-6pm. Proudly serving Polk County for over
17 years. Offering Thompson Drop and other hands-
on techniques, as well as Advanced Activator Methods
and Functional Neurology. We provide gentle and ef-
fective full-spine and extremity adjusting for all ages in
a loving and caring environment. We are accepting new
patients for Family Wellness Care, Medicare, Auto or
personal injury & Workers Comp. We now have Mas-
sage Therapy with Lisa R. Roe L.M.T. #12832
COUNSELING
• CROSS AND CROWN COUNSELING ~ KATE KOENS,
NCCA Licensed Clinical Christian Counselor and Cer-
tified Temperament Therapist is accepting new clients
at her Dallas and Falls City offices. She works with in-
dividuals in a safe environment to help individuals
find healing and fulfillment by teaching good commu-
nication skills, appreciation for self and others, appro-
priate responses to individual and family needs, how
to build relationships of trust, appropriate crisis re-
sponses, and how to obtain overall family wellness
emotionally, mentally and spiritually. Some specific
areas of counsel offered are marriage and family, ado-
lescent issues, depression, past and present trauma,
grief, identity crisis, divorce, childhood losses, and
feelings of hopelessness. Our goal is to help individu-
als realize their full potential and to live decisively with
truth, relevance, perspective and purpose. For more
information or to schedule an appointment please call
503-917-1625 or visit our website: www.crossand-
crowncounseling.com
GENERAL DENTISTRY
• RANDALL C. JONES, DMD - 1004 Monmouth St., In-
dependence, OR 503-838-0434. Offering a broad
range of dental services in a relaxed and comfortable
atmosphere. New patients and emergencies welcome.
• DR. JOHN D. SHURTZ DDS - 196 Catron Street N.,
Monmouth,OR 503-838-1800. We are welcoming new
patients and we accept most insurance plans!
• WESTON K. MORRILL, DMD - 289 E. Ellendale Suite
#201, Dallas. 503-623-6616. Family, preventive, and
cosmetic dentistry. Complete dentistry for the entire
family. Se habla español.
• DR. MICHELLE HASBROOK, DMD - 120 N. Atwater,
Monmouth, OR 503-838-2998. Providing all phases of
dental care for children and adults. We welcome new
patients!
• KENNETH WINOKUR, DMD - 329 South Main Street
Independence, OR 97351. 503-838-1633. High quality
service with your comfort in mind. Nitrous oxide gas
sedation available. www.independencedental.org
GENERAL SURGERY SERVICES
• WEST VALLEY SURGICAL SPECIALTY CLINIC sur-
geon, Dr. Alison Smith, provides general surgery serv-
ices for a wide range of needs including breast cancer,
gallbladder, biopsies, abdominal surgery, hernia re-
pair, appendectomy, as well as colonoscopy. General
surgery appointments are scheduled at the clinic on
Mondays and Thursdays. Dr. Smith does her surgeries
at West Valley Hospital's spacious, state-of-the art new
surgical suite. West Valley Surgical Specialty Clinic is
located at 591 SE Clay St., Dallas. Call 503-831-0784 or
fax 503-623-2612. Visit salemhealth.org/specialty.
GYNECOLOGY SERVICES
Gynecological care is now available in Dallas at the West
Valley Surgical Specialty Clinic. Gynecologist Keita
Sakon, MD, specializes in gynecology exams and pro-
cedures, including hysteroscopy and laparoscopy, as
well as family planning, abnormal Pap evaluation, treat-
ment of pelvic pain, symptom control for menopause
and abnormal periods. Dr. Sakon works in Dallas on Fri-
days from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. seeing patients at the
clinic and performing gynecological procedures in the
West Valley Hospital surgical suites. New patients are
welcome! West Valley Surgical Specialty Clinic is located
at 591 SE Clay St., Dallas. Call 503-831-0784 for an ap-
pointment. Visit westvalleyhospital.org/specialtyclinic.
(UPDATE W/ONLINE APPT URL WHEN AVAILABLE.)
HEARING HEALTH
• JOYFUL SOUND HEARING SERVICES, INC. Mark
Sturtevant, 312 Main Street, Dallas OR, 503-623-0290.
Providing Polk County with hearing solutions for 30
years. Services include: Hearing evaluations, Diagnos-
ing hearing loss; Impedance; Fitting all types of hear-
ing devices, Servicing all makes and models of hearing
aids; Ear inspections; Wax removal; Hearing protec-
tion. Hours: Monday - Thursday 9-4pm. (Fridays by
appointment only)
HEART SERVICES
• WEST VALLEY HOSPITAL provides heart diagnostic
services including electrocardiograms (EKG), pul-
monary function tests, cardiac stress tests and
echocardiograms with a physician referral. Cardiolo-
gists Dr. Raghu Kamineni, Dr. William Stiles and Dr.
Kevin Thompson see patients for office visits at West
Valley Hospital at 525 SE Washington St., Dallas. For
more heart health information, call 503-623-7304.
IMAGING SERVICES
• WEST VALLEY HOSPITAL offers state-of-the-art all-
digital diagnostic imaging services. With your physi-
cian's referral, we provide your bone densitometry, CT
scan, fluoroscopy, mammography, ultrasound, X-ray
and MRI services. Check out our new comfortable and
spacious mammography suite. We are located at 525
SE Washington St., Dallas, 503-623-7302.
LABORATORY SERVICES
• WEST VALLEY HOSPITAL provides lab services at two
convenient locations in Dallas and Monmouth. Both
labs are fully accredited, providing collections and test-
ing with healthcare provider referral. Employment and
self-referral drug testing is offered. The West Valley Hos-
pital lab in Dallas is open 24 hours, seven days a week,
at 525 SE Washington St., 503-623-7303. The Mon-
mouth lab is located in the Monmouth Medical Center,
512 Main St., Suite 300, 503-838-1388. It is open Mon-
day-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., closed between noon
and 1 p.m. Appointments are not required.
MASSAGE
• OUT OF GRAVITY MASSAGE - Julianne Klingberg
DeForest, LMT - 503.510.2256 - NOW IN INDEPEND-
ENCE Enter Stressed, Leave Blessed - Out of Gravity
Massage offers massage sessions to suit a variety of
needs and health concerns. Intuitive and holistic
bodywork are blended with extensive and varied edu-
cation, creating a caring and knowledgeable environ-
ment of healing. Also, with a prescription and a claim
number, up to a year's therapeutic massage sessions
will help in your rehabilitation from a motor vehicle
accident. Relaxation, well care, geriatric and pediatric
massage is available, as well as motor vehicle accident
rehabilitation. Infant massage instructional sessions
available. Call today for an appointment. 503-510-
2256 OR # 7627/ National #295187-00
ORTHODONTICS
• YENNE & SCHOFIELD - SPECIALISTS IN ORTHO-
DONTICS - 580 Main Street, Suite E, Dallas, 503-623-
5002. Providing Polk County with orthodontic care for
children and adults for functions and cosmetics. Open
Tuesdays & Thursdays.
ORTHOPEDIC SERVICES
• DR. STEVE YAO specializes in sports medicine and
knee-replacement procedures. Dr. Yao sees patients
at the Hope Orthopedics of Oregon satellite office in
Dallas, and schedules surgeries nearby at West Val-
ley Hospital in the new state-of-the-art surgery
suites. For an appointment with Dr. Yao, call at 503-
540-6300. The Hope Orthopedics Dallas location is
at 607 SE Jefferson St., Dallas. West Valley Hospital
is located at 525 SE Washington St., Dallas, 503-623-
8301. Visit www.HopeOrthopedics.com and
www.salemhealth.org/wvh.
PHYSICAL THERAPY/
REHABILITATION SERVICES
• WEST VALLEY HOSPITAL provides a wide range of
rehabilitation services in Dallas, offering physical ther-
apy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and aquatic
therapy (at Dallas Aquatic Center). Let us help you get
moving again! We are conveniently located at 525 SE
Washington St., Dallas, 503-623-7305.
• MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER serves Monmouth
and Independence locally with a wide range of reha-
bilitation services including physical therapy, occupa-
tional therapy, speech therapy and aquatic therapy (at
Dallas Aquatic Center). Let us help you get moving
again! We are conveniently located at 512 Main St.,
Monmouth, 503-838-1388. Se habla español.
• PINNACLE PHYSICAL THERAPY is an orthopedic
physical therapy facility committed to getting great re-
sults for each patient. We focus on advanced spine
care, women's health issues, sport rehab, vehicle acci-
dents, and work injuries. We offer highly specialized
care including manual therapy, aquatic therapy, spe-
cific deep tissue mobilization techniques, Postural
Restoration Institute (PRI) techniques and therapeutic
exercise. We have a warm, caring and friendly staff
and accept most private health insurance, auto insur-
ance, and workers' compensation insurance. We offer
both male and female physical therapists. Often no
physician referral is needed to start care. Call us today
and ask how to get therapy for your condition or talk
to your physician to see if physical therapy is right for
you. Call us: 503-623-2433. We are conveniently lo-
cated at 210 W. Ellendale Avenue Dallas, Oregon
97338; (next to Taco Bell) Check us out on the web:
www.pinnacle-physicaltherapy.com
PODIATRY SERVICES
• WEST VALLEY SURGICAL SPECIALTY CLINIC podi-
atrists Dr. Ruben Pollak and Dr. R. Tyson Scott see pa-
tients at West Valley Surgical Specialty Clinic and
provide procedures and surgeries for feet, ankle,
bunions and plantar fasciitis at nearby West Valley
Hospital's state-of-the-art surgery suites. Request one
of these podiatrists and get your surgical care done lo-
cally. Dr. Scott sees patients at West Valley Surgical Spe-
cialty Clinic on Wednesdays, 8 a.m.- noon. Dr. Pollak
sees patients at the Surgical Specialty Clinic on
Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. For an appoint-
ment with Dr. Scott, call 503-370-8784, or fax physi-
cian referral to 503-362-4017. For an appointment
with Dr. Pollak, call 503-831-0784, or fax physician re-
ferral to 503-623-2612. West Valley Surgical Specialty
Clinic is located at 591 SE Clay St., Dallas. Visit
salemhealth.org/specialty. Dr. Scott speaks fluent
Spanish.
PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS
• DR. CHARLES ESSEX, family medicine, is accepting
new patients at Monmouth Medical Center, located at
512 Main St., Suite 300, Monmouth, 503-838-1182.
With a proactive healthcare approach, Dr. Essex pro-
vides care for the entire family and will work with you
to build a healthy lifestyle with annual exams, immu-
nizations, lifestyle counseling, sports physicals, skin
care, cancer screenings and more. New patients are
welcome.
• DR. JOHN HADLEY, family medicine, is accepting
new patients at the West Valley Physicians & Surgeons
Clinic at 555 SE Washington St., Dallas, 503-623-7301.
With a proactive healthcare approach, Dr. Hadley pro-
vides offers family medicine for your entire family
from newborns to adults with annual exams, immu-
nizations, lifestyle counseling, sports physicals, skin
care, cancer screenings and more. New patients are
welcome.
UROLOGY SERVICES
• WEST VALLEY SURGICAL SPECIALTY CLINIC board
certified urologist Dr. Jaffer Bashey sees patients on
Tuesday mornings, providing complete diagnosis and
treatment of urological disorders and diseases for
adults and children. Dr. Bashey does outpatient sur-
geries at West Valley Hospital, including cystoscopy,
minor bladder and prostate surgery, bladder and kid-
ney stones, circumcision, vasectomy and other proce-
dures. For an appointment, call 503-561-7100.
Physician referral may be required and can be faxed to
503-561-7124. Visit salemhealth.org/specialty or West
Valley Surgical Specialty Clinic at 591 Clay St. in Dallas.
SHAMANIC PRACTITIONER
• MARIAN SIMON, MA Shamanic practitioner and
counselor specializing in spiritual healing and devel-
opment since 1994. 503-831-0158. simonart@tele-
port.com http://mariansimon.com
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