Polk County Itemizer-Observer • June 10, 2015 3A
Polk County News
NEWS IN BRIEF
Eola Drive to be closed for upgrade
POLK COUNTY — Eola Drive Northwest will be closed to
southbound (downhill) traffic from Kingswood Drive Northwest
to Edgewater Street Northwest Thursday through Sept. 2, for
road improvements.
A detour route will direct motorists to Glen Creek Road
Northwest. One northbound lane will remain open. At times,
flaggers will be present to control traffic and pedestrians.
The road work will create traffic congestion within the area,
and motorists should expect delays.
For more information: Aaron Edelman, project manager, 503-
588-6211.
Monmouth PD looking for reserves
JOLENE GUZMAN/Itemizer-Observer
Wendi Uselman, right, packs an order of doughnuts Thursday while her sister, Jennifer Stan, makes another batch.
Little treats pack big punch
By Jolene Guzman
The Itemizer-Observer
DALLAS — In urgent need
of a little something sweet?
A Little Donut Therapy
has just the thing for you:
mini doughnuts.
Don’t worry — the tiny
pastries still pack plenty of
flavor.
“They are kind of addict-
ing. I think they are more
addicting than the regular-
size doughnuts. They stay
softer and they have more
flavor to them,” said owner
Wendi Uselman, adding,
“but that is just my personal
opinion.”
Others may agree. A Little
Donut Therapy, a drive-thru
doughnut stand located in
the parking lot of Dallas Fuel
& Foodmart, 430 Main St.,
already has quite a few re-
peat customers.
Since opening on May 21,
Uselman said she’s even had
people return on the same
day to buy more of her mini
treats.
With nine flavors to
c h o o s e f ro m — p l a i n ,
Something
sweet?
What: A Little Donut
Therapy
Where: In the parking
lot of Dallas Fuel & Food-
mart, 430 Main St.
Hours: 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
chocolate, maple, vanilla,
lemon, cinnamon sugar,
powdered sugar, sprinkles,
and chocolate with co-
conut — return trips may be
necessary.
Uselman said the cake
doughnut recipe is a mix she
buys, but A Little Donut
Therapy adds its personal
touch in the homemade
glazes and toppings.
“We put it on there just
enough that you can still
have the cake doughnut
taste and the good flavor,”
Uselman said.
Her personal favorite?
“I like the chocolate and
coconut, but the maple is up
there, too,” she said.
Uselman, her sister Jen-
nifer Stan, and fellow
doughnut enthusiast Dave
Rabe joined forces to bring
the drive-thru idea to Dallas.
It’s a concept they are famil-
iar with — though the cur-
rent operation is on a small-
er scale in terms of store and
pastry size.
“My parents owned their
own bakeries in Spokane,
Wash.,” Uselman said. “We
were raised in bakeries.”
Not only that, Uselman
said they recently sold three
restaurants in the Salem
area, White’s Restaurant,
Don’s Restaurant, both in
Salem, and Mommy & Mad-
die’s in Keizer. She’s used to
arriving early — like 3:30
a.m. — to open by 6 a.m.
At that point, she may have
customers waiting to pick up
a sweet treat before heading
to work or out of town.
Lunch is also a popular
time — A Little Donut Ther-
apy offers hot dogs and chili
dogs in addition to dough-
nuts.
So far, Uselman said cus-
tomer feedback has been
positive and the reception
from other businesses in
town overwhelming.
“It’s been busy and I’m
right on the Main Street. It’s
b e e n g o o d ,” s h e s a i d .
“Everybody is helping. It’s
been a great welcoming.”
MONMOUTH — The Monmouth Police Department is ac-
cepting applications for reserve police officers to augment full-
time staff.
Successful candidates will attend the Mid-Valley Reserve
Training Academy from November through May, receiving
more than 300 hours of Department of Public Safety Standards
and Training certified training. While attending the training,
participants may be eligible for credit toward a degree from
Western Oregon University or Chemeketa Community College.
The reserve training academy includes classroom and hands-
on survival skills training, with topics ranging from criminal law,
crash investigation, major crimes investigation, firearms, defen-
sive tactics, emergency vehicle operation and confrontational
simulations.
The deadline to apply is June 26 at 5 p.m. Applications may
be found at the Monmouth Police Station or online at
www.ci.monmouth.or.us. For more information: Officer Mark
Hamilton, 503-838-1109.
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