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Polk County Itemizer-Observer • March 25, 2015 3A Polk County News DEADLINES NEWS IN BRIEF NEWS DEADLINES For inclusion in the Wednesday edition of the Itemizer-Observer: Social news (weddings, engagements, anniver- saries, births, milestones) — 5 p.m. on Thursday. Community events — Noon on Friday for both the Community Notebook and Community Calendar. Letters to the editor — 10 a.m. on Monday. Obituaries — 4 p.m. on Monday. DA will host public forum Thursday DALLAS — Polk County District Attorney Aaron Felton will hold an open meeting on public safety issues Thursday at 7 a.m. at Courtyard Coffeehouse & Deli, 156 SE Mill St., in downtown Dallas. Felton will be available to answer questions and listen to ideas regarding current public safety issues in Polk County, including practices, procedures and funding, during his “java and justice” public safety forum. For more information: Barb Filipponi, 503-623-9268, ext. 1262. City recognizes top police officers INDEPENDENCE — Peter Roy recently was named Independ- ence Police Officer of the Year for his reliability, strong work ethic and desire to improve his community, noted Independ- ence Police Chief Bob Mason. This year, the honor was renamed the Roger J. Lloyd Officer of the Year Award in recognition of a fallen Independence police officer, Mason noted. Roy will lead the Fourth of July parade from Monmouth to In- dependence this year. Jill Thissell was named Reserve Officer of the Year for her countless hours of ride-alongs, assistance with search warrants and investigations, and work as the Independence Municipal Court bailiff, Sgt. Lyle Gilbert said. ADVERTISING DEADLINES Retail display ads — 3 p.m. Friday. Classified display ads — 11 a.m. on Monday. Classified line ads — Noon on Monday. Classified ads are updated daily on www.polkio.com. Public notices — Noon on Friday. CORRECTIONS The Polk County Itemizer- Observer is committed to publishing accurate news, feature and sports reports. If you see anything that re- quires a correction or clarifi- cation, call the newsroom at 503-623-2373 or send an e- mail to kholland@polkio.com. WEBSITE WEATHER HIGH LOW March 17......... 60 March 18......... 64 March 19......... 68 March 20......... 63 March 21......... 61 March 22......... 57 March 23......... 54 39 42 38 45 43 44 46 EMILY MENTZER/ Itemizer-Observer Marc Powell unveils the sign commemorating Capt. Thomas Kistler, a firefighter who died en route to a training exercise in 2003, through an adopt-a-road program. Firefighter remembered via adopt-a-road tribute By Emily Mentzer The Polk County Itemizer- Observer website, www.polkio.com, is updat- ed each week by Wednes- day afternoon. There, you will find nearly every story that appears in the print version of the newspaper, as well as some items, in- cluding additional photos, that do not appear in print due to space limitations. The Itemizer-Observer is also on Facebook and Twit- ter. Watch for updates there. RECORDED Monmouth man wins raffle jackpot RAIN .03 .00 .00 .35 .12 .08 .92 Rainfall during March — 3.84 in. Rain through March 23 — 11.38 in. GOT NEWS? Submit your tip to ionews@polkio.com. The Itemizer-Observer INDEPENDENCE — In honor of Capt. Thomas Kistler, a Polk County Fire District No. 1 firefighter who died on duty, a stretch of road in Independence has been “adopted.” Once Lori Albert, who used to work for Polk County Fire, decided to adopt the road in his honor and keep it clean, she said it took a while to get things sorted. The city of Independence didn’t have an established program for Adopt-a-Road, so Albert had to make a lot of calls to different agencies — including the Oregon De- partment of Transportation and Polk County — before a new program was adopted in Independence in August 2014. “It seemed like I ended up talking to all 900 quadrants of ODOT (Oregon Depart- ment of Transportation),” Al- bert said, exasperated. With the program finally established, Albert and oth- ers organized to clean up the stretch of pavement three times in the last four months “We finally got it done. (The effort was) worth it for him. He was the kind of person who made anything difficult really easy. He was so kind about the way he operated. He was just a kind per- son with everybody.” —Lori Albert on Capt. Tom Kistler to qualify for a sign officially memorializing Kistler. Kistler died en route to a hazardous material drill on March 19, 2003. He was rid- ing in an engine in the front seat when a car approached from the opposite direction on a narrow stretch of Tal- madge Road. The right rear wheels of the engine left the paved surface of the road and dropped into a ditch. The driver of the engine was unable to steer the en- gine out of the ditch and went about 165 feet before crashing into a tree, hitting the front seat where Kistler was. It took firefighters about an hour and a half to remove Kistler from the engine. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Albert was working with Polk County Fire No. 1 when it happened and remembers how painful his death was to the entire department. “It was such a horrific way to go,” she said. “And it was traumatic.” Albert said that part of Tal- madge brings back memo- ries of Kistler, and wanted to do something so everyone who drove by would remem- ber him, too. “It took me, personally, five or six years before I could drive down Talmadge Road,” Albert recalled. “I couldn’t go down that spot.” On Thursday, the anniver- sary of his death, the road was dedicated in his memo- ry. “We finally got it done,” Albert said. “(The effort was) worth it for him. He was the kind of person who made anything difficult really easy. He was so kind about the way he operated. He was just a kind person with every- body.” MONMOUTH — David Lynn of Monmouth won the $1 million St. Patrick’s Day Raffle from the Oregon Lottery on March 17. Lynn purchased the winning ticket at the Stop and Save gas station in Rickreall. Lynn was not available for comment. The raffle, with only 250,000 tickets sold, is the Oregon Lottery game with the best odds to win $1 million, said Patrick Johnson, public information officer for the lottery. The game also had 1,800 other cash prizes. A complete list of winning numbers can be found at www.oregonlottery.org. CCC bonds refinanced for savings SALEM — Chemeketa Community College has refinanced gen- eral obligation bonds for capital construction and saved property taxpayers millions of dollars. The college paid off $23,905,000 from bonds issued in 2011 with a bond purchased on March 10 at a lower interest rate. Tax- payers will net a savings of $1.3 million on a present value basis and $2.2 million over the life of the loan. In May 2014, Chemeketa refinanced its original debt from 2008 to save taxpayers $2.3 million. A majority of voters in Polk, Marion and Yamhill counties sup- ported assuming a property tax liability totaling $92 million dol- lars when they approved a 2008 bond levy. Exhibitors sought for health fair INDEPENDENCE — Room is available for local exhibitors in the wellness, fitness, medical and health fields that would like to par- ticipate in the Talmadge Middle School Community Health Fair. Booths are encouraged to be interactive for both school- aged students and adults. Services and products cannot be sold at the health fair; it is an educational and informational event. The ninth-annual community health fair is scheduled April 23 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Talmadge Middle School in Independence. Those interested in hosting an exhibit, receiving additional information or being a sponsor can contact Cheri Higgins at 503-606-2462 or send an email to chiggins@central.k12.or.us. Dallas UPS driver receives honor DALLAS — A local UPS Inc. employee has been honored for 25 years of driving without an accident. Lavern Fast of Dallas was recently inducted into UPS’s presti- gious “Circle of Honor” for his quarter century of accident-free driving. Fast is among 13 drivers from Oregon and 1,445 nation- wide who are newly inducted into the company’s honorary or- ganization. Oregon boasts 72 active Circle of Honor drivers with a com- bined 2,025 years of accident-free driving. Globally, 7,878 active UPS drivers are members of the Circle of Honor. Collectively, they’ve racked up more than 221,000 years and more than 5.3 billion safe miles during their careers. HEALTH DIRECTORY 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 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 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 Specialty Clinic on Wednesdays, 8 a.m.- noon. Dr. Pol- lak 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 provides care for the entire family and will work with you to build a healthy lifestyle with annual exams, immunizations, 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 Call the Itemizer-Observer at 503-623-2373 for more information or to have your business listed in this directory.