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2A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • May 6, 2015 Polk County News Falls City budget mostly status quo By Jolene Guzman The Itemizer-Observer FALLS CITY — Falls City’s $1.85 million 2015-16 budg- et passed budget commit- tee review and will now move before the Falls City City Council, likely in June. The city’s budget com- mittee approved the pro- posed budget on April 23. The budget includes a gen- eral fund of $538,355, which includes administra- tion, parks, fire, cemeteries, planning, municipal court and some Wagner Commu- nity Library costs. Mayor Terry Ungricht, who is serving temporarily as city manager, said with the exception of a few large projects, the proposal is status quo. “It’s pretty much a copy of (this) year’s budget,” he said. Included in the 2015-16 proposal is funding to pur- chase the property sur- rounding the falls on the Lit- tle Luckiamute River owned Government by the Falls City Alliance. The city has applied for a grant to buy the land and develop it as a park. Also, the city has budgeted for an update of its water master plan. Ungricht said the city in- creased resources are going to staffing throughout the budget, but there are a num- ber of unknowns surround- ing how that money will be spent. The city is without a code enforcement officer and is searching for a part- time city manager. “What I did was set up a budget so that when a manager comes, (he or she) will have some leeway,” Un- gricht said. TRAVEL CHANNEL/for the Itemizer-Observer Medium Amy Allan sees much activity during her walk through a reportedly haunted home in Independence. PARANORMAL ACTIVITY The Dead Files duo investigate Indy property By Emily Mentzer The Itemizer-Observer INDEPENDENCE — When investigator Steve DiSchiavi heard about the paranormal activities at a farmhouse in Independ- ence, it was so bizarre, he had a hard time believing it. “The stuff these guys were telling me that was going on, I thought I was being punk’d because I’d never heard any- thing like it,” DiSchiavi said. He and Amy Allan from the Travel Channel’s Dead Files came out to investigate in fall 2014. The episode airs on May 9. In the Dead Files, DiSchi- avi and Allan, a physical medium, investigate para- normal activity. They keep their investiga- tions separate from one an- other, never speaking until they come together to reveal their findings for their client. The May 9 Independence episode is titled, “House of Mirrors.” During DiSchiavi’s inves- tigation, he discovers the disturbing history of the home and property, includ- ing the original owner’s pos- sible suicide and a violent feud between neighbors. Allan faces off against dangerously mischievous entities capable of ruining the lives of the living, ac- cording to the synopsis by TRAVEL CHANNEL/for the Itemizer-Observer Searching for evidence and records, Steve DiSchiavi digs through the archives at a local library. DiSchiavi and medium Amy Allan investigated an Independence home. the Travel Channel. DiSchiavi, a former New York Police Department homicide detective, said he has seen and heard a lot of disturbing things in both his career in New York and dur- ing seven seasons of the Dead Files. But what he heard in In- dependence was “absolutely bizarre.” “This is even over the top for me, and I’ve heard it all,” he said. DiSchiavi said he was sur- prised to hear that Allan was able to see exactly what the Independence clients de- NEWS IN BRIEF Indy PD enforces crosswalk safety INDEPENDENCE — The Independence Police Department par- ticipated in a pedestrian safety enforcement operation between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on April 20 at two locations within the city. During the operation, 19 warnings were given to motorists who failed to stop for a pedestrian while in a crosswalk. Five other warnings were issued as well as four citations for non-crosswalk driving offenses. The operation was one of the busiest the police has had, said Officer David Oliveros. “Educating our citizens in traffic safety is our only goal when conducting these types of operations,” he said. “Please don’t be distracted, pay attention to what is going on around you, and al- ways drive safe.” scribed. “That really took me to the point of, … listen close and listen intently, because you never know if this stuff is really what’s going on,” he said. “It all turned out to be pretty much on point, which is kind of scary if you live there.” “Yes,” Allan agreed. “Very, very (scary).” During this, their seventh season, Allan and DiSchiavi travel from Jamaica — the first time the show has filmed outside of the United States — to New York, Inde- pendence, Pennsylvania and Illinois. The paranormal inves- tigative duo chooses clients who are “middle of the road” — people who really need their help. “We just try to get the reg- ular, everyday person that couldn’t be afforded the help that we can give them,” DiS- chiavi said. “People that we go to, really, have nobody to turn to. They don’t know what to do.” Independence isn’t the only place the pair have en- countered strange happen- ings — in fact, they have had some very intense findings in this season. Last season, Allan said 15 dead people latched onto her and followed her home. “Unfortunately, in my need to help, sometimes I go a little too far,” Allan said. “I was, not in a conscious way, … leaving myself open, and I had about 15 dead people attach to me.” She said she became very ill and was in denial for a while before she dealt with it. Now she sets the proper boundaries before and after she does a walkthrough of the haunted properties. “Even somebody who has been a medium my entire life and doing this profes- sionally for over 20 years, sometimes you need to check yourself,” Allan said. Auction: Big hopes for development Continued from A1 • Parcel B: about 26 acres; minimum bid, $960,000. This piece has frontage on Monmouth Cutoff Road and is adja- cent to the former Tyco building and Parcel E. • Parcel D: about six acres; minimum bid, $225,000. This parcel is irregularly shaped and has a 6,500 square-foot shop building on the property. • Parcel E: 13.75 acres; minimum bid $515,000. The property has frontage on Southeast Holman Avenue and a rail line on its north boundary. • Minimum bid to purchase for all properties: $2.35 mil- lion. Matinees are all shows before 6pm. New pricing for matinees are: Adult $7.25 Children $6.75 • Senior $7.00 Pricing does not reflect 3D showings. Friday - Wednesday May 8 - May 13 HOME (Digital 2D) (PG) (12:20 2:35) WOMAN IN GOLD (Digital) (PG13) UNFRIENDED (Digital) (R) (4:50) EX MACHINA (Digital) (R) (11:40 2:10 4:40) AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON (Digital 2D) (PG13) (2:20 5:25) AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON (Digital 2D) (PG13) (12:15) AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON (Digital 2D) (PG13) (11:45 2:50) AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON (NEC Dolby 3D) (PG13) (11:15) AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON (NEC Dolby 3D) (PG13) (3:20) FURIOUS 7 (Digital) (PG13) (12:40 3:40) PAUL BLART: MALL COP 2 (Digital) (PG) (12:25 2:45 5:05) AGE OF ADALINE (Digital) (PG13) (12:00 2:20 4:45) 6:50 9:10 7:10 9:40 8:30 6:30 6:00 9:05 9:30 6:40 9:30 7:25 9:30 7:15 9:35 Thursday May 14 FURIOUS 7 (Digital) (PG13) (12:40 3:40) HOME (Digital 2D) (PG) (12:20 2:35) UNFRIENDED (Digital) (R) (4:50) MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (Digital 2D) (R) MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (NEC DOLBY 3D) (R) AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON (Digital 2D) (PG13) (2:20) AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON (Digital 2D) (PG13) (12:15) AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON (Digital 2D) (PG13) (11:45 2:50) AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON (NEC Dolby 3D) (PG13) (11:15) AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON (NEC Dolby 3D) (PG13) (3:20) PAUL BLART: MALL COP 2 (Digital) (PG) (12:25 2:45 5:05) PITCH PERFECT 2 (2D) (PG13) EX MACHINA (Digital) (R) (11:40 2:10 4:40) AGE OF ADALINE (Digital) (PG13) (12:00 2:20 4:45) 6:40 9:30 7:00 9:40 7:15 9:55 6:30 6:00 9:05 9:30 7:05 9:45 7:10 9:40 7:15 9:35