8A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • June 17, 2015
Polk County Living
COMMUNITY NOTEBOOK
Celebrate new
park features
Exploring the Skies
Monmouth Parks and
Recreation Board and Tree
Advisory Board will host an
annual potluck dinner on
Thursday after a dedication
of the park.
The $620,000 project is
the largest park project in
Monmouth’s history. To cel-
ebrate the project comple-
tion — and the beginning of
summer — a dedication of
the park, walking trail and
arboretum will be at 6 p.m.,
followed by the potluck.
The community is wel-
come to attend both the
dedication and the potluck.
Bring a dish to share.
For more information:
Mark Fancey, 503-751-0147.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Local painter is
artist of the month
Dallas Public Library art
display for June features the
work of Debbie Howe, a Dal-
las High School graduate
who attended Portland
Commercial Art College.
Howe now lives outside
Dallas on a farm. Her paint-
ings show rural scenes and
landscapes. She is teaching
her grandchildren to paint
and a few of their painting s
will be on display alongside
hers.
For more information on
the monthly display: 503-
623-2633.
Firefighter’s host
Sunday breakfast
The city of Dallas Fire and
EMS will host its annual Fa-
ther’s Day Breakfast Sunday
from 7 to 11 a.m.
Cost is $5 and children
ages 6 and younger are free.
Proceeds from the breakfast
will go toward supporting
Relay for Life and the Frank
“Harpy” Bovard Scholarship
fund, which gives a high
school senior financial assis-
tance for college through a
process that includes aca-
demics, community service
and an interview panel.
For more information:
Ap r i l We l s h , a p r i l .
welsh@dallasor.gov.
LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer
Mason Martin prepares for his flight during the Experimental Aircraft Association’s
Young Eagles program on Saturday morning. Young Eagles, launched in 1992, is aimed
at getting youths aged 8 to 17 the chance to learn about aviation.
DSA hosts music
event on Monday
Dallas Area Seniors will
host a “Music is in the Air”
dance from 7 to 10 p.m. on
Monday at the Dallas Civic
Center.
Senior Karaoke Band and
Singers will be featured.
Everyone is invited. Admis-
sion is by donation. Refresh-
ments will be served.
For more information:
503-623-8687.
Storyteller to visit
Wagner Library
Awarding winning story-
teller Christopher Leebrick
will speak at Wagner Com-
munity Library, 111 N. Main
St. in Falls City Thursday at
10 a.m.
Oregon College Savings
plan is sponsoring the visit,
which will include Leebrick
telling world folk tales, orig-
inal stories, narrative poet-
ry, “whoppers” and jump
tales. His performance in-
cludes mood-setting music
with instruments such as
the harmonica, the tam-
bourine and the eastern
cedar flute.
The performance is part
of “Save for College, Save the
Day!,” a statewide campaign
that encourages kids and
teens to participate in sum-
mer reading at their local li-
brary.
For more information:
503-787-3521, ext. 319.
PCL Solstice event
auction Saturday
The 19th annual Summer
Solstice Benefit Auction will
begin at 5 p.m. on Saturday
at Eola Hills Wine Cellars in
Rickreall.
Tickets are $25 each and
include dinner, the silent
auction, an oral auction and
wine. The silent auction will
include many pieces of art
and fun, themed baskets.
The auction benefits Part-
nerships in Community Liv-
ing Inc.
Tickets may be purchased
online at auction.pclpart-
nership.org, or by calling
PCL at 503-838-2403.
For more information:
Kevin Priest, 503-569-6580.
Chamber luncheon
to feature CCCBI
Marcia Bagnall, with
Chemeketa Community
College’s Center for Business
and Industry will be the fea-
tured speaker at Monday’s
Dallas Area Chamber of
Commerce luncheon.
Bagnall will review the
range of services CCBI cur-
rently offers, from online
classes to customized train-
ing from reference material,
to professional advising.
Doors open at 11:30 a.m.
and lunch is served at 11:45
a.m. The program begins at
noon.
Admission is $12 for
chamber members; $15 for
nonmembers; and $10 for
members who bring new
guests.
LIBRARY CALENDAR
DALLAS
950 Main St.
503-623-2633
www.ci.dallas.or.us/library
• Wednesday, June 17, 11:30 a.m. —
Juggler Rhys Thomas (Dallas City Park).
• Wednesday, June 17, 3:45 p.m. — Teen
Advisory Board meets.
• Wednesday, June 17, 4:30 p.m. — Teen
book club: “Hush, Hush,” by Becca Fitz-
patrick.
• Thursday, June 18, 11:15 a.m. — Story
time.
• Tuesday, June 23, 11:15 a.m. and 3:30
p.m. — Story time, airplanes and helicop-
ters.
• Wednesday, June 24, 11:30 a.m. —
Story teller Chetter Galloway (Dallas City
Park).
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INDEPENDENCE
175 Monmouth St.
503-838-1811
www.ci.independence.or.us/library
• Wednesday, June 17, 10:30 a.m. —
Family story time.
• Wednesday, June 17, 3 p.m. — Reptile
Man at Riverview Park.
• Wednesday, June 17, 5:30 p.m. —
Cuentos en Espanol.
• Thursday, June 18, 3 p.m. — Super
Hero Science.
• Friday, June 19, 3 p.m. — Super Hero
bingo (for teens).
• Saturday, June 20, 1 - 3 p.m. — Book
signing for “Corporate High School” by
local author Ben Gorman.
• Tuesday, June 23, 4:30 p.m. — Chess
Club for Kids (grades 1 and older).
• Wednesday, June 24, 10:30 a.m. —
Family story time.
• Wednesday, June 24, 3 p.m. — Vikki
Green, ventriloquist.
• Wednesday, June 24, 5:30 p.m. —
Cuentos en Espanol.
• Tuesday, July 28, 4:30 p.m. — Chess
Club for Kids (grades 1 and older).
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MONMOUTH
168 S. Ecols St., 503-751-0182
www.ci.monmouth.or.us/library
• Wednesday, June 17, 10:15 a.m. — Sto-
ries with Monmouth police officers and
sticker scene craft.
• Thursday, June 18, 2 p.m. — Art of
Comics workshop at Talmadge Middle
School (sixth through 12th grade).
• Friday, June 19, 10:15 a.m. — Stories
and play (babies through pre-k).
• Friday, June 19, 2 p.m. — Movie.
• Tuesday, June 23, 2 p.m. — Magician
Jay Frasier.
• Wednesday, June 24, 10:15 a.m. — Sto-
ries with ACES Principal Mr. Harlow and
too much glue craft.
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WAGNER COMMUNITY LIBRARY
111 N. Main St., Falls City
503-787-3521, ext. 319
www.wagner.plinkit.org
• Thursday, June 18, 9:45 a.m. — Christo-
pher Leebrick, storytelling.
LAST CHANCE to be a part of
Summer Celebration Programs 2015
4th of July Celebrations ~ July 1st
Summerfest ~ July 22nd
Polk County Fair ~ August 5th
Hop & Heritage Festival ~ September 16th
Contact Heidi, Rachel or Karen
to be a part of this special!
Itemizer-Observer 147 SE Court St, Dallas 503-623-2373
Community Calendar is a listing of upcoming events tak-
ing place in Polk County that are open to the public. To
submit an event for calendar consideration, please send it
at least two weeks before the actual event date to the
Itemizer-Observer via fax (503-623-2395) or email
(ionews@polkio.com).
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17
• Rockin’ the River — 5 to 8 p.m., Rogue Farms, 3590
Wigrich Road, Independence. Enjoy a fun-filled evening of
music, food, craft bear and live music by The Morgans. An auc-
tion featuring locally-sourced gifts will be held, with purchases
supporting the Luckiamute Watershed Council’s Ash Creek
Restoration Project. www.luckiamuteLWC.org/Rockin-the-River.
• Helping Hands Emergency Food Bank — 10 a.m. to noon,
Monmouth Christian Church, 959 Church St. W., Monmouth. For
eligible community members; available every Wednesday. 541-
404-6517.
• Willamette Valley Food Assistance Program Food Bank
— 1:30 to 6:30 p.m., 888 Monmouth Cutoff Road, Building E,
Dallas. Weekly distribution for eligible community members.
503-831-5634.
• Day-2-Day Diabetes Support Group — 3 to 4 p.m., West
Valley Hospital (main conference room inside main entrance),
525 SE Washington St., Dallas. 503-623-7323.
• Bingo at the Farm — 6:30 p.m., Rogue Farms Hopyard,
3590 Wigrich Road, Independence. All ages welcome. Free; food
and beverages available for purchase. 503-838-9813.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 18
• Dallas Lions Club — 11:30 a.m., Hong Kong Restaurant,
325 Main St., Dallas. Everyone welcome. 503-931-9860.
• James2 Community Kitchen Meal — 4:30 to 6 p.m., Dallas
United Methodist Church, 565 SE LaCreole Drive, Dallas. Free;
everyone welcome. 503-623-8429.
• American Legion Women’s Auxiliary — 7 p.m., Academy
Building, room 108, 182 SW Academy St., Dallas. 503-420-4021.
• Radio Operators Association of Dallas (ROADS) — 7 p.m.,
Polk County Courthouse (Jefferson Street entrance), 850 Main
St., Dallas. Organization for amateur radio operators; public wel-
come. 503-881-5836.
• Polk County Bounty Market – Dallas — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Academy Building Lawn, on the corner of Main and Academy
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FRIDAY, JUNE 19
• American Red Cross blood donation — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
Partnerships in Community Living, 480 E Main St., Monmouth.
Donors of all types, especially those with types O negative, A
negative and B negative, are needed. To make an appointment
to give blood, visit www.redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-
2767.
• Guthrie Park Acoustic Music Jam Session — 7 to 10 p.m.,
Guthrie Park Community Center, 4320 Kings Valley Highway,
Dallas. Free (donations accepted). 503-623-0809.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 30
• The Original Independence Farmers Market — 9 a.m. to
2 p.m., Umpqua Bank parking lot, 302 S. Main St., Independ-
ence. 503-881-9950.
• Independence Riverview Market — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
Riverview Park and Amphitheater, 50 C St., Independence. 503-
910-8193.
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MONDAY, JUNE 22
• Dallas Area of Chamber of Commerce Luncheon — 11:30
a.m., The Majestic, 962 Main St., Dallas. Cost $12. 503-623-2564.
• Willamette Valley New Horizons Orchestra — 6:30 to
8:30 p.m., Faith Lutheran Church, on the S-curves between
Monmouth and Independence. Local orchestra for beginning
through intermediate musicians. Meets every Monday. Players
of all levels welcome. $25 monthly fee to cover expenses. 503-
838-4884.
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TUESDAY, JUNE 23
• James2 Community Kitchen Meal — 4:30 to 6 p.m., St.
Philip Catholic Church, 825 SW Mill St., Dallas. Free; everyone
welcome. 503-623-8429.
• Polk County Bounty Market - Monmouth — 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. Main Street Park, 120 E. Main St., Monmouth. 503-623-
2564.
• American Red Cross blood donation — 8:30 a.m. to 2
p.m., West Valley Hospital, 525 SE Washington St., Dallas. Donors
of all types, especially those with types O negative, A negative
and B negative, are needed. To make an appointment to give
blood, visit www.redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767.
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
• American Red Cross blood donation —11:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Independence First Baptist Church, 1505 Monmouth St.,
Independence. Donors of all types, especially those with types
O negative, A negative and B negative, are needed. To make an
appointment to give blood, visit www.redcrossblood.org or call
1-800-733-2767.
• Helping Hands Emergency Food Bank — 10 a.m. to noon,
Monmouth Christian Church, 959 Church St. W., Monmouth. For
eligible community members; available every Wednesday. 541-
404-6517.
• Willamette Valley Food Assistance Program Food Bank
— 1:30 to 6:30 p.m., 888 Monmouth Cutoff Road, Building E,
Dallas. Weekly distribution for eligible community members.
503-831-5634.
• Yoga in the Hopyard — 6 p.m. Rogue Farms Micro Hopy-
ard, 3590 Wigrich Road, Independence. Offered on the last
Wednesday of the month. Free; bring your own yoga mat. 503-
838-9813.