Polk County Itemizer-Observer • March 25, 2015 3A
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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.
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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
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Monmouth man wins raffle jackpot
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Rain through March 23 — 11.38 in.
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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
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