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Medical marijuana
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Monmouth will allow businesses
By Emily Mentzer
The Itemizer-Observer
ORNSTEINCOMPTON.COM/for the Itemizer-Observer
Lisa Ornstein and Dan Compton are the musical headliners for the first Polk County Folk-
life Festival, which features the music, dance, food and art of Willamette Valley cultures.
Cultural event will debut
in March at fairgrounds
By Jolene Guzman
The Itemizer-Observer
DALLAS — Two years in
the making, the Polk County
Folklife Festival is nearly
ready to make its debut at
the Polk County Fairgrounds
& Event Center in Rickreall
on March 7.
The one-day festival will
explore and celebrate the
Willamette Valley’s diversity
through music, food, per-
forming arts and crafts.
Folklife had been a vision
of originator and program
director Kurt Dugan of Dal-
las for a number of years.
“The main reason I want-
ed to do a festival like this is
not only for the music and
the fun and putting Polk
County onto the map with
the folk festival, I also want-
ed our cultures in the
( W i l l a m e t t e ) Va l l e y t o
comingle,” he said.
His vision is for people to
see and experience a variety
of cultures in one place. For
example, the Jane Keefer —
an old-time music legend —
main stage will feature head-
liners Lisa Ornstein and Dan
Compton’s fiddle and guitar
duo act, Native American
flute player Jan Michael
Looking Wolf, Latin band Ro-
mance, and reggae-ska group
Big Outside to name a few.
“It’s about bringing people
together and experiencing
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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 Valley
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 Jef-
ferson 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
therapy, 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 Mon-
mouth and Independence locally with a wide range of
rehabilitation services including physical therapy, oc-
Polk County
Folklife Festival
When: March 7, 10 a.m.
to 10 p.m.
Where: Polk County
Fairgrounds & Event Cen-
ter, 520 S. Pacific Highway
(99W), Rickreall.
Admission: $10 or five
cans of food and $5. Food
donations will be donated
to the Dallas Food Bank.
Of note: organizers are
still looking for exhibitors
(indoor and outdoor),
food vendors, craft ven-
dors and volunteers. Ap-
plications can be found at
www.polkcountyfolklife.com.
For more information:
info@polkcountyfolklife.-
com or www.polkcounty-
folklife.com.
other people’s culture,” he
said.
Dugan presented his idea
to the Dallas Arts Association
and Dallas Area Visitors Cen-
ter, and it soon began to
grow. Now, the Polk County
Folklife Festival Committee
consists of 12 people, each
organizing a different part of
the new event.
Folklife will have enter-
tainment stages, vendors
and exhibits in three build-
ings at the fairgrounds. The
schedule is packed with
bands and dance groups
performing on the two
stages throughout the day.
Festivalgoers can experi-
ence culture through cuisine,
as a variety of ethnic food will
be featured. Youngsters will
have an area designated for
them, with face painting,
craft activities, a juggler and a
ventriloquist-magician put-
ting on shows. For the adults
21 and older, there will be a
beer and wine garden featur-
ing local vintages and brews.
Truman Price, the regular
dance caller at Guthrie Park’s
monthly country dances, will
play old-time music on the
performing arts stage and in
the evening host a dance.
“We will have an old-fash-
ioned, old-time barn dance
that anyone can dance to,”
Price said.
Dugan said he continues
to be approached by acts
wanting to perform at the
festival that he’s had to turn
away. He says that is a good
sign for the future of Polk
County Folklife.
“It’s more than I envi-
sioned,” he said. “It’s going to
be a festival that this commit-
tee, this town and this county
can be really proud of.”
cupational therapy, speech therapy and aquatic ther-
apy (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 ac-
cidents, 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 therapeu-
tic 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 physician
referral to 503-362-4017. For an appointment with Dr.
Pollak, call 503-831-0784, or fax physician referral 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
• DALLAS FAMILY MEDICINE has been caring for
local families for more than 50 years. We strive to heal
the whole family with care and compassion, from the
infant to the elderly. Pediatrics is a key part of our
practice and a staff favorite, from newborn care, cir-
cumcision, and infant immunizations to early child-
hood wellness exams and the unique needs of
MONMOUTH — Medical
marijuana dispensaries will
be allowed in Monmouth
o n c e t h e m o ra t o r i u m
placed on March 4, 2014,
lapses in May.
Exactly what a dispensa-
ry will look like — where it
will be allowed to locate —
remains undetermined.
The Monmouth City
Council discussed the issue
at its Jan. 6 work session.
Four councilors spoke in
favor of letting dispensaries
— and potential recreation-
al marijuana sellers next
year — operate based on
state law, with little city code
attached.
While no councilors
spoke strongly against dis-
pensaries, some had more
concerns about regulation
than others.
Where a medical mari-
juana dispensary may lo-
cate is outlined in state law.
One of the requirements is a
dispensary may not be
within 1,000 feet of an ele-
mentar y or secondar y
school, or within 1,000 feet
of another dispensary.
Councilman Jon Carey
said medical marijuana has
been approved by voters,
and should be accessible
for Monmouth citizens
within the city boundaries.
M a y o r Jo h n O b e r s t
agreed, but wanted the
council to consider adding
restrictions on dispensaries
— and perhaps future recre-
ational marijuana shops —
in downtown on Main Street.
Councilman Darin Sil-
bernagel said he would not
like to see marijuana on the
boundaries of Western Ore-
gon University. He also
works as the director of
business services for WOU.
“We don’t want them
across the street from the
park, either,” said Silber-
nagel. “There are some
things we want to have
some criteria around.”
Councilman Marshall
Guthrie disagreed.
“What’s the difference
between coming out of the
minimart with a six pack
versus coming out of a dis-
pensary with a brown paper
bag?” he asked. “It’s not like
they can pull it out (and
smoke marijuana) at our
bluegrass concert (in Main
Street Park).”
Monmouth will be the
second city in Polk County
to allow dispensaries. Dallas
and Falls City banned them
through language in code
that requires businesses to
meet state and federal law.
The federal government
does not recognize legal
medical or recreational
marijuana use.
In other business:
• Mayor John Oberst and
councilmen Marshall
Guthrie, Royal Johnson and
Jon Carey were sworn into
office. Each was elected or
re-elected during the No-
vember general election.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Fundraiser for LWC set Wednesday
MONMOUTH — Monmouth Burgerville will host a fundraiser
for the Luckiamute Watershed Council on Wednesday (today)
from 5 to 8 p.m.
During that time, 10 percent of all sales will go toward sup-
porting the work of the Luckiamute Watershed Council. There
will also be an opportunity to participate in a raffle for prizes.
Burgerville is located at 615 Main St.
For more information: LWC, 503-837-0237; Monmouth Burg-
erville, 503-838-6096.
Fair board changes meeting time
RICKREALL — The Polk County Fair Board has changed the
time for its monthly meetings that are held on the third Thurs-
day of every month.
The new meeting time for 2015 is 8 a.m. The next meeting of
the fair board is Thursday.
Meetings are held in Meeting Room 2 of the Main Building at
the Polk County Fairgrounds & Event Center, 520 S. Pacific High-
way (99W), Rickreall. Meetings are open to the public.
For more information: 503-623-3048.
adolescents. We also maintain same-day urgent care
appointments to be available when you need us for
yourself or your sick child. Adult medicine features
wellness exams for men and women which includes
utilization of our complete laboratory, EKG testing,
and x-ray and in partnership with the local hospital,
colonoscopy. Between wellness exams we are your
healthcare home for managing chronic diseases,
helping to minimize risk factors with training on
lifestyle modifications, and maintaining prescrip-
tions. We are open Monday to Saturday at 641 SE
Miller Ave, Dallas - 503.623.2345. Learn More at dfm-
CARE.com
• 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 pro-
cedures. 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