8A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • January 7, 2015
Polk County Living
BIRTHS
MI TOWN
Richert
Remington Michael James Richert was born to Jonathan
and Ashley Richert of Dallas at 8:38 a.m. on Dec. 13 at Sil-
verton Hospital Family Birth Center.
He weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces, and was 20 inches
long.
Remington is the couple’s first child.
Grandparents are Bruce and DeAnna Richert of Dallas
and Bill and Jill Pfankuch of West Salem.
Great-grandparents are Walt and Evelyn Roquet of Dal-
las, Dormer and Lois Richert of Dallas, and Bill and Linda
Lewis of Fullerton, Calif.
Ensz
Finley LaRue Ensz was born to Brandon and Victoria
Ensz of Portland at 5:22 p.m. on Dec. 19 at Providence
Willamette Falls Medical Center in Oregon City.
She weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces, and was 20½ inches
long.
Finley is the couple’s first child.
Grandparents are Glen and Cindy Ensz of Dallas and
Kurt and Tami Loehlein of Spokane, Wash.
Bruno
Keegan Max Bruno was born to GianPaul and Stephanie
Bruno of Dallas at 9:23 a.m. on Dec. 28 at Salem Hospital
Family Birth Center.
He weighed 9 pounds and was 20 inches long.
Keegan joins Natasha, 18, Tristan, 16, Hailey, 12, and
Meghan, 9.
Grandparents are Debbie Mersch of Independence,
Karen Syers of Lebanon and Paul Knox of Kingston,
Okla.
Bob Timmerman
Ben Meyer, AAMS ®
Financial Advisor
Financial Advisor
503-623-5584
503-606-3048
159 SW Court Street
Dallas, OR 97338
193 E. Main Street
Monmouth, OR 97361
Kelly K. Denney
Financial Advisor
503-623-2146
244 E. Ellendale, Suite 2
Dallas, OR 97338
We celebrated the end of
2014 watching two Central
High graduates — and out-
standing football players —
in postseason college bowl
games. Jordan Pratt, wide re-
ceiver for Stanford University,
and his team beat Maryland
resoundingly in the Foster
Farms Bowl on Dec. 30. Boise
State quarterback Grant
Hedrick and the Broncos
kept us on the edge of our
seats as they narrowly won
over the Arizona Wildcats in
the Vizio Fiesta Bowl on Dec.
31. Both of these young men
and their teammates have
given many of us in MI Town
all kinds of bragging rights as
we begin the new year.
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I’d like to thank the Mon-
mouth-Independence Lions
Club for providing MI Town
with a wonderful communi-
ty breakfast for our area sen-
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iors and their families on
Jan. 1 at the Monmouth Sen-
ior Center. We shared a
hearty breakfast with friends
and neighbors. It’s a joy to be
surrounded by such caring
and hard-working volun-
teers who do so many good
things for all of us.
—
Our recent cold and crisp
weather has given us many
reasons to bundle up in
warm coats, hats and mittens
as we head out on our way to
work, school and for walks
around MI Town. It’s also a
good time to remember our
other family members — cats
and dogs and other pets who
would welcome the opportu-
nity to sleep in a warm house
when the temperature dips
below freezing. If pets must
spend the majority of their
time outdoors, try to find a
sheltered spot and an old
blanket for them to sleep on,
a place to find refuge during
these bitterly cold winter
nights. Always be sure there
is a bowl of fresh water that
hasn’t frozen over. These
furry creatures give us un-
conditional love on a daily
basis, so let’s return the favor
and help them keep warm
this winter.
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A group of talented local
musicians get together on
the second Wednesday of
every month at 6:30 p.m. at
the Monmouth Senior Cen-
ter for a couple hours of
music and fun. Community
members are invited to par-
ticipate or to listen and enjoy
good music and conversa-
tion. The next gathering will
be Jan. 14. The Monmouth
Senior Center is located at
180 S. Warren St.
—
We’re one week into 2015,
and those of us who made
resolutions have no doubt
broken at least one or two by
now. This year, why not
make a resolution to “pay it
forward?” How about help-
ing to pay for a family’s gro-
ceries, or buying coffee for
the next car in line, or secret-
ly picking up somebody’s
dinner check? Or maybe tak-
ing cookies to a neighbor
who lives alone? Doing
something for somebody
else is doubly rewarding.
Happy New Year, every-
one!
PEDEE NEWS
Did Christmas come early
this year or what? No,
Thanksgiving was late, so the
time between the holidays
was just short enough be-
tween the two that activities
seemed to be more low key.
—
Norm and Donna Baldwin’s
son, Dan, his wife, Jael, and
their daughters, Ginger and
Molly, came to Pedee from
Holley (near Sweet Home) for
dinner, as well as did “neigh-
bors” Wyatt and Joy Overly —
neighbors to us being anyone
within, say, 10 miles.
—
Betty Forry was delighted
to celebrate her 101st Christ-
mas in the company of
daughter June Clark, grand-
son Patrick Clark, and great-
granddaughter Britni Weiss-
Clark. Britni was able to
spend three days in Pedee
enjoying time with her old-
est living relative and uncle.
—
Daniel Russell’s parents,
Jerry and Phyllis Russell of
Pleasant Hill, spent much of
Christmas day with him, wife
Heidi and their kids. They
shared gifts with one another
and snacked on cheese fon-
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due. The next day, Heidi’s
whole side of the family joined
them — her grandparents
from Sisters, her brother and
his family from Cottage Grove,
her sister and her family from
Redding, Calif., and her par-
ents from Creswell. They ex-
changed gifts, played games
and had a great time together.
—
Steven and Audrey
Cameron gathered at son
James and his wife Jenny’s
house in Milwaukie for
Christmas with their family.
The six littlest cousins had
so much fun, they got to-
gether again on Dec. 29 at
the Portland Zoo.
—
Pam Burbank went to
Prineville to be with her par-
ents, Alvin and Elsie Jones.
Family that came and went
over the week were brother
Larry Jones and his wife
Michele and daughter Kailee
from Eugene, sister Kathy
and husband Scott McKinley
from Albany, son Jon and
Maiya Burbank from Port-
land, and son Michael Bur-
bank from Monmouth. Those
that went home over Christ-
mas weekend hit snow and
slow traffic, and had to put on
chains to get over the moun-
tain passes, while Pam stayed
and enjoyed 4 inches of snow
and zero-degree weather.
—
Dave and Suzanne Bur-
bank had a Christmas Eve
dinner with Dave’s brothers,
Dan and his wife Mikki from
Dallas, and Dennis and his
daughter Rachel from Inde-
pendence, son Derek and his
girlfriend Ashley Grucza
from Turner, and his aunt Al-
berta Jones and cousin Ray-
mond Jones. On Christmas
Day, Dave and Suzanne, and
Paul and I, had breakfast
with son Brennan and Callie
and their kids Annabelle and
Jake in Independence, then
went on in to Salem to have
lunch and dinner with sister
Lorraine and Doug Odell
and their two daughters, Vic-
toria and Christina.
—
Sam and Judy Guida had
their Christmas dinner on
Christmas Eve with friends
and family. Sam’s niece, Jackie,
came down to help out, and
brother Joe was there from
Houston for a week’s visit. Bob
and Lynda Schnekenburger
visited on Christmas Day.
Their son, Matt, and Amanda
Guida and granddaughter Mi-
randa came for a four-day
visit after Christmas. Sam,
with leukemia, is rather pes-
simistic about making it to
another Christmas, so he ap-
preciated the company on
this one.
—
Pedee Church served din-
ner to the homeless under the
Marion Street Bridge in Salem
twice in December (Dec. 22
and Dec. 29), taking Christ-
mas goodie bags to the ap-
proximately 125 people. The
bags were made up by the
congregation after church on
Dec. 21. Churches in and near
Salem take turns serving din-
ner and Pedee is scheduled
for the fourth Monday, plus
take the fifth Monday if there
is one, of the month. The peo-
ple are very appreciative.
Please join us in THANKING
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for supporting these extra publications throughout the year.
• Spring, Fall & Winter Sports Previews
• High School Graduations & Homecomings
• Back To School • Polk County Fair
Without them, it wouldn’t be possible! THANKS!
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DMD ”
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811 Main St.
Dallas
503-623-1184
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155 W. Ellendale Ave.
Dallas
503-623-8010
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967 Main St.
Dallas
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4550 Kings
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Dallas
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