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6A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • May 27, 2015 Polk County News NEWS IN BRIEF Wyden to host town hall at Nesmith Readiness Center DALLAS — Sen. Ron Wyden (D) will host a town hall at 10 a.m. on Friday at Nesmith Readiness Center, 12830 Westview Drive, Dallas. Since elected in 1996, Wyden pledged to hold at least one town hall in each of Oregon’s 36 counties each year. He has held more than 700 town hall meetings. For more information: www.wyden.senate.gov. Wingdingers RC Club host annual youth fun fly this Saturday DALLAS — The Wingdingers Radio Control Club will host its annual Youth Fun Fly on Saturday at 1833 SE Miller Ave., Dallas. Registration begins at 8 a.m., with activities starting at 9. The event is free to youths aged 11 and older. Participants may build foam board flying models, compete in flying contests and learn how to use radio control transmitters. Instructors will be on hand to demonstrate how to fly an RC air- plane. Each participant will receive a free raffle ticket for prizes, which will include a flight in a full-scale airplane. Free lunch will be served. POLICE REPORT Information for the police report comes from law enforce- ment agencies. Not all calls for service are included. The status of incidents reported may change after further investiga- tion. Individuals arrested or suspected of crimes are consid- ered innocent until proven guilty. — DALLAS Arrests/Citations • Codie A. Wellman, 20, of Dallas in the 700 block of Southeast Ash Street on May 18 on charges of physical ha- rassment and second-degree disorderly conduct. William W. Wellman II was also arrested during the same incident on a charge of third-degree crimi- nal mischief. • Heather Miller, 39, of Dal- las in the 500 block of South- east Uglow Avenue on May 18 on a charge of physical harass- ment. • Tyler J. Svendsen, 28, of Salem in the 1100 block of Southeast Miller Avenue on May 18 on charges of unlaw- ful possession of metham- phetamine, a parole violation, and possession of the a stolen vehicle. Also arrested was Cruzita M. McCartney, 28, of Salem on charges of unlawful possession of methampheta- mine and a parole violation. • Zachary Young, 24, of Salem at Safeway, 138 W. El- lendale Ave., on Thursday on a charge of third-degree theft. • Leonard L. Fitzgerald, 53, of Dallas in the 300 block of Southwest Brandvold Drive on Thursday on warrants out of Polk and Linn counties. • Jessica Newsom, 22, of Salem in the 100 block of West Ellendale Avenue on Friday on a warrant. INDEPENDENCE Arrests/Citations • Alec Blanchard, 21, of In- dependence in the 1600 block of Monmouth Street on May 12 for failure to perform the duties of a driver in a hit-and- run. • Medardo Antonio Garcia Diaz, 37, of Independence in the 400 block of Monmouth Street on May 14 for having dogs as a public nuisance. • Sergio Jimenez, 20, of In- dependence at the corner of South Seventh and C streets on May 16 for minor in posses- sion of alcohol. • Kourtney Nichole Cooley, 19, of Keizer and Logan Genaro Hess, 18, of Dallas in the 0-99 block of South 16th Street on May 16, both for minor in possession of alco- hol. MONMOUTH Arrests/Citations None available. Falls City considers options Intern, contract weighed for city manager candidate By Jolene Guzman The Itemizer-Observer FALLS CITY — Six candi- dates have applied for Falls City’s part-time city manag- er position that opened when interim manager Jon Hanken accepted a job else- where in April. The Falls City City Council will consider its next steps in a special meeting yet-to-be scheduled. Falls City is looking for a manager to work 20 to 24 hours per week. How e v - er, at its May 18 regular meeting, the coun- Ungricht cil added more options to consider, including contracting the position instead of hiring someone or even bringing in an intern to lend a hand. “I’ve heard the idea come up that instead of hiring a manager, we contact it, which could save quite a bit of money,” said Councilor Tony Meier. Meier said he would like the council to explore the option if it is both cost-effec- tive and serves the purpose the city needs. GOVERNMENT Mayor Terry Ungricht — who is now serving as “city manager pro tem” — said with a contract, the city would not have to pay “em- ployer costs,” payroll taxes or Public Employee Retire- ment System costs. Ungricht said he only knows of one person who of- fers contracting, former Monmouth public works di- rector Craig Johns, who was interviewed for the interim post, but didn’t apply for the permanent job. Councilor Jenn Dr ill added yet another facet to the discussion, saying she had been approached by a graduate student looking for a one-year internship who might be willing to work for only transporta- tion costs. “I know Tony’s concern is cost, my concern is cost as well,” she said. If nothing else, bringing on an intern will offer much needed assistance at city hall, she said. If the council proceeds with the more traditional approach — hiring a part- time manager — the candi- dates will most likely be nar- rowed down during a closed session meeting, but the in- terview and hiring process would have to be outlined publicly. D r i l l asked if an- other city manager from the area could sit in on the inter- views. Drill “Some- body who knows the infra- structure, knows city gov- ernment, who can step back and kind of have an unbiased opinion,” she said. Ungricht said he would ask local city managers to sit in on interviews and if that wouldn’t work, he would ap- proach the Council of Gov- ernments with that same re- quest. No matter which direction the city decides to go with its next administrative leader, Ungricht said there are a few areas the city needs help with. “Mainly the budgeting and the planning, that’s where we are having the hardest time,” he said. OBITUARIES Melvin John Hutt March 29, 1926 – May 20, 2015 Melvin John Hutt, 89, of Dallas died May 20 in Dallas. He was born in Estelline, S.D., to Joe C. and Wubena “Bena” Mulder Hutt. Melvin’s parents were farmers. After attending school, Melvin s t a ye d home to help out on the farm. He was active in the Congrega- tional Church and was ac- tive. The church youth groups and the local 4-H groups. It was at church that he met his wife Esther Hooker. Melvin and Esther were married on Sept. 15, 1950. They lived in Estelline with Esther’s father George Hook- er until his death in August of 1954. At that time Melvin was working for Rasmussen Implement Company as a service and parts man. He was an active member of the Masons while living in Es- telline. Melvin and Esther moved their family to Newberg, where Esther had two broth- ers and one sister, to search for better employment. The family settled in Dal- las, where Melvin went to work for Willamette Indus- tries on April 16, 1957. He worked in the planer department and for the last 15 years of his career. He was the set-up lead man. Melvin also served as the treasurer of Union Local No. Salem 412 Lancaster Drive NE Salem, OR 97301 (503) 581-6265 Low Cost Cremation & Burial Funerals & Memorials Simple Direct Cremation $495 Simple Direct Burial $550 Traditional Funeral $1,975 Discount priced Caskets, Urns and other Memorial items. 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Melvin enjoyed gardening and growing beautiful flow- ers, watching sports, espe- cially the Mariners, and going to the beach. In his younger days he en- joyed square dancing with his wife and Friday night game nights with his neigh- bors. Melvin’s greatest joy was his granddaughter. He was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Es- ther and grandson, Jacob. Survivors include his daughters, Donna Sheron and Julie Hutt; sister, Margie (Hutt) Sylvis; brother, Don (Helen) Hutt; and one granddaughter. Service is at noon today (Wednesday) at the United Methodist Church in Dallas followed by a reception. Vis- itation will be at the church from 11 a.m. until the start of the service. Interment will be at Dallas Cemetery. Contributions are sug- gested to Dallas Emergency Food Bank and the Ameri- can Cancer Society. Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center handled arrange- ments. To send an online condolence: www.dallastrib- ute.com. Daniel D. Wiens April 6, 1924 – May 18, 2015 Daniel D. Wiens, 91, of Dallas died May 18 in Dallas. He was born in Dallas to Jacob and Mary Wiens who migrated to Dallas from Saskatchewan in the early 1920s. Dan attended the little one room school house at Polk Station with his future wife Gladys Mae Janzen. He graduated from Dallas High School in 1943. Dan proposed to Gladys in the Dallas City Park, and they were married Aug. 13, 1948. After high school he worked at the Dallas Mill and later at Caterpillar for 32 years as the lead weld- ing fabrica- tor. He re- tired in 1986. Dan and his parents were part of the founding members of the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Church and now the Evangelical Bible Church in Dallas. Dan and Gladys enjoyed their German-Dutch Men- nonite heritage, training their children in the funda- mentals of the Christian faith, leading by example. Dan enjoyed cooking many of the delicious Men- nonite foods and even got his grandchildren involved with making the traditional New Year’s Day cookies. Dan sang in the church choir for most of his life and was a strong bass voice in a gospel quartet which he truly enjoyed for many years. His quartet buddies be- came some of his lifetime best friends. His love for his savior was expressed in music throughout his life. Dan loved to fish, espe- cially with his sons and grandsons as often as possi- ble, taking an annual trip to Diamond Lake. Dan was a handyman with an engineering mind. He was able to fix just about anything. In his later years, he enjoyed woodworking with a scroll saw. He also loved working on puzzles. Survivors include his chil- dren, Monte (Terri) Wiens, Mike (Ann) Wiens, and Cheri ( Ro n ) Ja c o b s e n ; s e ve n grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Celebration of life service is Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the Evangelical Bible Church in Dallas. A reception will fol- low at the church. Private in- terment will be at Dallas Cemetery. Contributions are sug- gested to Brenda Friesen with Campus Crusade. Make donations payable to CRU in care of Evangelical Bible Church. Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center handled arrange- ments. To send an online condolence: www.dallastrib- utecenter.com. Gloria Lee Johnson Feb. 16, 1931 – May 5, 2015 Gloria Lee Johnson, 84, of Dallas died May 5 in Dal- las. She was born in Fruitland, Idaho, to Clayton and Norma Anderson, where she joined her brother Douglas Anderson. Gloria spent most of her youth in Ontario. While in high school she was a drum majorette. At the age of 17, she mar- ried the love of her life Robert “Bob” Johnson and they shared more than 66 years of marriage. They had five children, Randy Johnson, Dann (Sue) Johnson, Kimmie (Al) Bur- master, Brigitte (Jeff) Yates, J a u n a ( D a l e ) Cole; 12 grandchil- dren; and 1 3 g re a t - grandchildren. Bob and Gloria raised and showed Arabian horses. Gloria loved to write, gar- den, paint, decorate, and entertain family and friends. Gloria loved her church family and had a passion for her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Memorial service is Satur- day at 11 a.m. at People’s Church in Salem. In lieu of donations please spend time with fam- ily and friends, as you don’t know how long you have with them. Jack Eugene Vollendroff Jan. 20, 1956 – May 4, 2015 Jack Eugene Vollendroff, 59, of Independence died May 4. He was born in Paradise, Calif., to Jack and Patricia Vollendroff. Private interment will be at Willamette National Cemetery. Farnstrom Mortuary in Independence handled arrangements. To send an online condo- lence: www.FarnstromMor- tuary.com. C. Howard Wilson Sept. 29, 1925 – April 28, 2015 Memorial service for C. Howard Wilson, 89, of Mon- mouth is Monday at 11 a.m. at Monmouth Christian Church, 959 Church St. W. Farnstrom Mortuary in Independence handled arrangements. To send an online condo- lence: www.FarnstromMor- tuary.com.
