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Polk County Itemizer-Observer • May 20, 2015 7A
MEMORIAL DAY EVENTS
Polk County will celebrate
Memorial Day with a num-
ber of events Monday. Com-
munity members are wel-
come to attend any of the
ceremonies scheduled in
honor of Memorial Day.
Tribute to aviators
at Indy airport
INDEPENDENCE — In-
dependence State Airport is
the site of the 22nd annual
Memorial Day Aviator Trib-
ute, honoring Oregon mili-
tary and civilian aviators
who have made their final
flight in the past year.
United States flags flown
in honor of the aviators will
be presented to their fami-
lies during the tribute,
which begins shortly before
11 a.m. on Monday, Memo-
rial Day.
The event honors those
who have gone before, enjoy
aircraft displays and con-
tribute to the camaraderie of
the community at a picnic
lunch.
The day starts with a trib-
ute fly-over at 10:50 a.m.
Rep. Paul Evans (D) (District
20) will present the Memori-
al Day welcome. Former
U.S. Army Aviator Col. Paul
Disney, professor of busi-
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Local Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts help place American flags by veterans’ graves in Dallas
Cemetery as part of last year’s Avenue of Flags ceremony in Dallas.
ness management at West-
ern Oregon University, will
present the tribute to avia-
tors.
Rep. Kurt Schrader (D
Fifth District) has provided
families of the deceased avi-
ators with U.S. flags that
have been flown over the
U.S. Capitol.
Following the ceremony,
the Polk County Chapter of
Oregon Pilots Association
and the Boy Scouts will pro-
vide a $5 per person picnic
lunch hosted in a local
hanger, beginning at 11:45
a.m.
Parking is limited at the
airport. The Marquis Spa
parking lot on Hoffman
Road will be available for
free parking, and a free shut-
tle to the airport will be pro-
vided by First Baptist
Church.
American Legion,
VFW Women’s
Auxiliary to host
Avenue of Flags
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Part of preparing for the annual Avenue of Flags has local Boy Scout troops searching
for the graves of veterans and placing a flag by the headstone.
West Valley Housing Authority will hold their Work
Session Meeting on Thursday, May 28 2015 be-
ginning at 11:00 a.m. at 204 SW Walnut in Dallas,
Oregon. The Regular Meeting will be held on
Wednesday April 29, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at 204 SW
Walnut in Dallas, Oregon. An Executive Session
pursuant to ORS 192.660 will be held immedi-
ately following the Regular Meeting.
Agenda for the meeting is posted on the Housing
Authority website at www.wvpha.org. The location
for the meeting is handicapped accessible. Please
advise the West Valley Housing Authority if you need
any special accommodations to attend the meeting.
For information, please call 503-623-8387, TDD 1-
800-735-2900.
Music from the Redgate Winery & Fieldhouse
Enjoy your Memorial Day
Weekend with us!
Friday,
May 22, 6-9 PM
featuring Ted Vaughn
Blues Band
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Saturday, May 23, 1-4 PM
featuring Gail Gage
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Sunday, May 24, 1-4 PM
featuring Leanne McClellan Band
$5.00 cover • Must be 21
Food Available
Tasting fees & glasses of wine $5.00
8175 Buena Vista Road, Independence
503-428-7115 • www.redgatevineyard.com
DALLAS — The 24th an-
nual Avenue of Flags Cere-
mony will take place at Dal-
las Cemetery, 2065 SW
Fairview Ave. at 11 a.m.
Monday. The hour-long pro-
gram will include guest
speaker Retired U.S. Army
Lt. Col. Frank Flux, a per-
formance by the Dallas High
School Choir and atten-
dance by members of Boy
Scout Troop 288.
The namesake display will
feature about 700 flags com-
memorating local deceased
veterans.
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Avenue of Flags, one the local events marking Memorial
Day, will line the road through the Dallas Cemetery with
flags, each honoring a veteran.
Avenue of Flags is coordi-
nated and hosted by Carl B.
Fenton American Legion
Post 20 and the Women’s
Auxiliary, VFW Post 3203 and
Dallas Cemetery.
For more information:
Dennis Johnson, Avenue of
Flags coordinator, 503-623-
3727.
Confederated
Tribes of Grand
Ronde to recognize
veterans
GRAND RONDE — The
13th annual Grand Ronde
Memorial Day observance
will start Monday at 1 p.m.
at the West Valley Veterans
Memorial on the Grand
Ronde Tribal Campus, 9615
Grand Ronde Road, between
highways 18 and 22, west of
Spirit Mountain Casino.
Yamhill County Veterans’
Services Administrator Jerry
Wilson and Oregon Depart-
ment of Veterans’ Affairs Di-
rector Cameron Smith will
be the featured speakers at
this year’s ceremony.
The West Valley Veterans
Memorial was created by
Tribal Elder, Vietnam veter-
an and Veterans Special
Event Board Chairman Steve
Bobb Sr. It features four
black columns representing
the major branches of the
Armed Forces: Army, Navy,
Air Force and Marines.
The names of tribal and
nontribal residents from the
West Valley area communi-
ties of Sheridan, Willamina
and Grand Ronde who have
served in the military are
etched into the columns as a
reminder of the sacrifice all
who serve in the military
make for their country.
This year, 31 new names
will be added — including
two World War I veterans —
and those veterans will be
honored on Memorial Day.
The 2015 additions will
bring the total number of
names to 2,314.
For more information:
503-879-5211.
Dallas Retirement Village
invites you to an
OPEN HOUSE
for the Polk County community
May 27th, 2015
from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Food & Prizes!
An introduction to what
Mediation
Community
Service,
Mediation
(AKA VORP)
Services for
is and who
Polk County
we help.
Come meet Ken Braun and
his board of directors!
Location:
377 NW Jasper, Dallas
In the Chapel
Ben Meyer, AAMS ®
Bob Timmerman
Financial Advisor
Financial Advisor
503-606-3048
503-623-5584
193 E. Main Street Mon-
mouth, OR 97361
159 SW Court Street
Dallas, OR 97338
Kelly K. Denney
COMMUNITY MEDIATION SERVICES
FOR POLK COUNTY
320 SE Fir Villa Rd. Dallas OR 97338
Mailing: PO Box 1194 DalIas OR 97338
Phone/Fax: 503 623-3111 Cell: 503 871-3766
vorpcmsfms@gmail.com • www.cmsmediate.org
Financial Advisor
503-623-2146
244 E. Ellendale, Suite 2
Dallas, OR 97338