Polk County Itemizer-Observer • April 1, 2015 15A Polk County News BUSINESS NOTEBOOK Literature: Gallagher well-liked Continued from Page 1A She is a retired teacher from Western Oregon Univer- sity, having taught children’s literature to future teachers for more than 20 years. “She has a reputation for being one of the best re- sources around,” said Fran Kosko, retired Monmouth li- brarian. “She has such a love and interest, and loves shar- ing that.” It’s that reputation that made members of the Ore- gon Reading Association board decide to name the new children’s choice award after her in 1997, Karen An- tikajian, board member of the ORA, said. “She was very well-respect- ed and liked,” Antikajian said. “She is an extremely gracious person with a great sense of humor and, of course, a wealth of knowledge about children’s literature.” Gallagher tells a different story about how the award came to be named after her. “Well, the joke is, and it’s one I started and perpetuate, is that most of the board was made up of my former stu- dents,” she said. Gallagher’s love of reading has transferred from her stu- dents to theirs. Business start-up workshop slated EMILY MENTZER/ Itemizer-Observer Jade Morris, Lilly Sims, Isaac Hoffman and Will Hoffman sit with Patricia Gallagher. Each child got to take home his or her favorite book after reading time with Gallagher. Lynne Rainwater of Al- bany is one of those former students. She taught at Mon- mouth Elementary School for about 20 years. When she met Gallagher, she said she was “blown away.” “I thought I was a lover of books and literature,” Rain- water recalled. “It wasn’t until I met her that I truly found I loved it and wanted to share it.” Gallagher includes every- body in her love for books, Rainwater said. “There was a time during the read-aloud and sharing of books that was going real- ly good … I could almost feel Pat emanating from me,” she said. “I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, do I even have her voice right now?’” INDEPENDENCE — If you live in Polk County, have a business idea and need some help getting your momentum going, MERIT’s Polk Rural Business Springboard may be for you. This 11-week series will help you examine the feasibility of your business concept, assess your personal readiness, identify the steps you need to take and provide you access to the people and information you need to successfully launch the business. In- formation will be presented by MERIT staff, instructors and busi- ness professionals, and will cover personal financial manage- ment, legal formation, licensing and registration, bookkeeping, access to capital, and developing a plan to operate the business. Class size is limited, and registration is restricted to rural Polk County residents (living outside the city of Salem) meeting the selection criteria. Classes will be held at the Independence Civic Center begin- ning April 7, and will continue each Tuesday through June 16. Following completion of the exploratory phase of this series on April 21, staff and participants will evaluate each participant’s readiness to proceed to the launch phase. Only those partici- pants whose business concepts can be implemented within nine months will continue into the remaining classes of the se- ries. For those participants not continuing, action steps will be identified that will help the participant develop the concept and their personal readiness further. To register for the Polk Rural Business Springboard: http://www.meritnw.org. For more information: Mona Edwards, 503-584-7314. Coffee business opens on Hwy. 22 WEST SALEM — Cuppers Coffee Co. recently opened at 5152 Highway 22, between Independence and West Salem. Owned by Kevin and Jenel Farrell, Cuppers Coffee Co. offers espressos, Italian sodas, smoothies, various pastries and more. Business hours are Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information: 503-383-2577. SHAMANIC HEALING POLICE Local woodlands course set REPORT Information for the police re- port comes from law enforce- ment agencies. Not all calls for service are included. The status of incidents reported may change after further investigation. Indi- viduals arrested or suspected of crimes are considered innocent until proven guilty. — DALLAS Arrests/Citations • Scott B. Blair, 41, of Salem in the 1400 block of Southeast Uglow Avenue on March 25 on a charge of unlawful possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. • Todd W. Robotham, 45, of Dallas in the 1400 block of Main Street on March 25 on a Polk County felony drug warrant. • Evan M. Neeley, 20, of Dallas in the 500 block of Southeast Hankel Street on Friday on a Mon- mouth Municipal Court warrant. • Antonio C. Wilkins, 26, of Dal- las in the 200 block of Southeast Dimick Street on Saturday on a Multnomah County warrant. • Christopher R. Woodward, 34, of McMinnville on Northeast Fern Street on Saturday on a pa- role violation. INDEPENDENCE Arrests/Citations • Angela Kay Melton, 35, of In- dependence in the 0-99 block of North Polk Street on Thursday for first-degree criminal mistreatment. • Erika Vera Manzo, 24, of Mon- mouth in the 1400 block of Mon- mouth Street on Friday for failure to perform the duties of a driver when property is damaged. MONMOUTH Arrests/Citations • Jeffery David Mounts, 29, of Monmouth at the corner of Catron Street North and Powell Street East on March 23 for mis- demeanor driving under the in- fluence of intoxicants. • Virgil Peralta Malang, 41, of Monmouth in the 100 block of Main Street East on March 23 for second-degree theft. • Brett Marr, 45, of Monmouth at the corner of Main Street East and High Street North on March 24 for unlawful possession of marijuana. LUCKIAMUTE DOMESTIC WATER COOPERATIVE BOARD MEETING Monday 7:00 p.m. April 13th 503-838-2075 Location: Business Office 8585 Suver Rd. • Monmouth Itemizer-Observer staff report DALLAS — OSU Exten- sion Polk County is offering a woodland management class, a basic forestry short- course for Polk County landowners, beginning April 8 in Dallas. The five-session course is ideal for anyone who is just starting out taking care of a woodland property. Topics covered include: Getting Started: Assessing your property and your site; What’s Going on in Your Woods? Understanding tree biology and forest ecology; Taking Care of Your Woods: tree planting, care for an es- tablished forest, weed con- trol; and Getting it Done: Safety, timber sale logistics, and laws and regulations. The course will be held at the Polk County Extension office, 289 E. Ellendale Ave., Suite 301, Dallas. It takes place Wednesdays from April 8 to April 29 from 6:30 to 9 p.m., with a Saturday field session set for May 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost is $40 for one partic- ipant or $50 for two or more participants from the same family. Preregistration is required by Monday. Register online at https://secure.oregonstate.edu /osuext/register/855. For more information: Jody Einerson, 541-766-6311; email to jody.einerson@ore- gonstate.edu. Shamanism is the path of direct revelation. It is a spiritual healing method that has been prac- ticed over 100,000 years. Shamanism is world- wide. No one culture invented the drum or shamanism. The purpose of shamanism is to help and heal others. 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