Polk County Itemizer-Observer • July 15, 2015 3A
Polk County News
NEWS IN BRIEF
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Winners named of annual art show
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CORRECTIONS
In the story, “Music fills the
air,” on Page 7A, Ramble On is
misidentified in the photo.
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MONMOUTH — The second annual Community Art Show at
Monmouth’s Fourth of July Festival was a success, said show co-
ordinator Nancy Lehto.
Although the show garnered a lower number of entries from
artists, it maintained the attendance numbers, she added.
Visitors to the show were encouraged to vote for their fa-
vorite pieces, which were displayed in the Monmouth Public Li-
brary through Tuesday.
People’s Choice winners were: (ages 5-7) Jocelyn Locke, “Fire-
works;” (ages 8-10) Kaylee Hatch, “Zentangled Hummingbird;”
(ages 11-14) Nayeli Lopez Melton, “Rain Forest Iguanas;”
(adult/amateur) Rachel Prescott, “Head in the Clouds;” and
(semi-pro/professional) Jackie Digmann, “Telling Secrets.”
Each winner also received a gift certificate to the Art Depart-
ment Inc., an art supply store in Salem.
Blue Garden receives facade grant
PETE STRONG/ Itemizer-Observer file
Struggles with raising money is putting a Falls City tradition — July 3 fireworks — in jeop-
ardy. The fire department decided not to put on the show next year without more support.
Donations not enough
Falls City Fire needs money to continue annual fireworks
By Jolene Guzman
The Itemizer-Observer
FALLS CITY — Without
more financial support, Falls
City’s July 3 fireworks show
may not happen in 2016.
Jenn Drill, a Falls City city
councilor, said at its latest
meeting the Falls City Fire
Department board decided
it would not put on the show
without more support from
the city or other sources.
Drill said the department
would need at least $3,000 in
outside support to make the
show financially feasible in
2016. This year’s display cost
$7,000, and donations taken
on July 3 amounted to $400.
Gracie Drill, granddaugh-
ter of Falls City Fire Chief
Bob Young, asked the Falls
City City Council at its meet-
ing Thursday to consider
helping pay for the display
to keep the Falls City tradi-
tion going.
“My grandpa enjoys doing
it and I’m sure the commu-
nity loves it,” she said.
This year, the city’s July 3
celebration had a few signif-
icant changes, including
moving vendors out of
Upper Park to North Main
Street. The city’s park and
recreation department will
review the event and may
make recommendations for
changes next year.
The council also learned
the city would be dropping a
long-standing code violation
case against the owners of
Akha Farm. Farm owner
Matthew McDaniel was ap-
pealing a conviction on
seven code violations stem-
ming from citations issued in
spring and summer of 2014.
Since then, the city has
lost its code enforcement of-
ficer, which further compli-
cated the case for the city.
“We decided to drop the
case on our attorney’s advice,”
Mayor Terry Ungricht said.
He said the city’s new at-
torney, Ross Williamson, re-
viewed the case and deter-
mined the city had a 50-50
chance to win and likely no
chance of recouping the cost
it would take to proceed. At-
torney Moe Brown, not
Williamson, was represent-
ing the city in the case.
“He (Williamson) just felt
it would be better to drop
this case,” Ungricht said.
“Once we have a procedure
in place, if there are still vio-
lations, (we should) better
record them. One of the
problems he had with this
case is the pictures didn’t al-
ways match the dates of the
citation.”
In other business, the city
passed a resolution setting
its tax on medical and recre-
ational marijuana products
at zero. The city will keep
that rate until the state de-
termines if cities can charge
taxes.
DALLAS — Downtown Dallas’ Blue Garden building just re-
ceived $30,000 in grant funding from two programs.
Dallas Urban Renewal District awarded building owner Bob
Collins $10,000, and a $20,000 grant was awarded from the
Oregon Historic Preservation Office.
The money is intended for restoring the iconic Blue Garden
neon sign and replacing the blue tiles on the first floor exterior
wall.
In addition to the Blue Garden, the Dallas locksmith building,
869 Main St., and House of Floors, 680 Main St., have received
matching grants through the urban renewal district to improve
facades. The program provides for improvements in the 500 to
900 blocks of Main Street.
For more information on the Dallas Urban Renewal Agency’s
Downtown Facade Improvement Program, contact Suzanne
Dufner at 503-831-3572.
Dallas officers graduate from academy
DALLAS — Two Dallas Police Department officers will gradu-
ate this week from the Oregon Department of Public Safety
Standards and Training (DPSST) basic police class.
Officers Jordan Houser and David King were part of the de-
partment’s 349th class.
The class is 16 weeks in length and includes dozens of train-
ing areas including survival skills, firearms, emergency vehicle
operations, ethics, cultural diversity, problem solving, commu-
nity policing, elder abuse and drug recognition.
The class will graduate Friday at the Oregon Public Safety
Academy at 4190 Aumsville Highway SE in Salem at 11 a.m.
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July 23
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Children $6.75
Senior $7.00
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Food Available
Tasting fees & glasses of wine $5.00
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