8A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • July 15, 2015
Polk County Living
COMMUNITY NOTEBOOK
Picnic, auction to
benefit SFA series
A Little Bit Country
T h e Hi s t o r i c G e n t l e
House will host the 15th an-
nual mid-summer luau pic-
nic and auction, “The Fabu-
lous ’40s,” at 4:30 p.m. on
Sunday.
The event is a benefit for
Western Oregon University’s
Smith Fine Arts Series. Cost
is $35 per person or $240 for
a table of eight. Donations
and sponsorships are avail-
able.
Live music will be provid-
ed by Swingers Unlimited.
The evening will include a
raffle, silent and live auc-
tion.
T h e Hi s t o r i c G e n t l e
House is located on WOU’s
campus at 855 Monmouth
Ave. N., Monmouth.
RSVP by July 22 by calling
503-838-8333; email fin-
eart@wou.edu; online at
wou.edu/sfa.
IDA Art in the Park
will be on Tuesday
Independence Down-
town Association will pres-
ent Art in the Park from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday in
Riverview Park and Am-
phitheater, 50 C St., Inde-
pendence.
Ash Creek Arts Center will
direct the creations of one-
of-a-kind projects. Admis-
sion is free.
For more information,
find Independence Down-
town Association on Face-
book.
Rep. Evans holds
Measure 91 talk
Rep. Paul Evans will host
an open forum Wednesday
(today) on Measure 91,
which made recreation
marijuana use legal, and its
implementation . The
forum will run from 6 to 8
p.m. at Monmouth Volun-
teer Hall located at 144 S.
Warren St. in Monmouth.
For more information:
503-986-1420.
Outdoor cooking
class is Saturday
STEP up to 4-H will offer
an outdoor cooking class on
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. The class is open to all
students in grades four
through 12.
The class will teach par-
ticipants how to harness
the sun’s power to make
pizza box solar ovens to
cook an appetizer, flip some
pancakes/fritters on tin can
stoves made from coffee
cans, and work together as
EMILY MENTZER/ Itemizer-Observer
Joe Shinkle & 99West brought their country sound to Main Street park in Monmouth
on July 8. People packed the lawn for the performance, enjoying the shade on the hot
summer evening. Music in the Park is each Wednesday through August at 6:30 p.m.
a group to construct an ap-
plebox oven to cook
dessert.
Cost is $8 for 4-H mem-
bers and $10 for non-mem-
bers. Preregistration is re-
quired by Friday.
For more information:
Polk County Extension Of-
fice, 503-623-8395.
Flower arranging
for youth is July 23
STEP up to 4-H will be
teaching the basics of flower
arranging and principals of
design, color and balance
during a workshop July 23
from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Maggie Triplett, of Petals
& Vines in Monmouth, will
teach the class, open to chil-
dren in grades four through
12. Preregistration is re-
quired by July 22.
The workshop will be
held at the Polk County Ex-
tension Office, 289 East El-
lendale Ave., Suite 301, Dal-
las. Admission is $5 for 4-H
members and $6 for non-
members.
For more information or
to register: 503-623-8395.
Polk job fair to
offer opportunity
The Polk County Job Fair
will be from 11 a.m. to 7
p.m. Wednesday (today) at
Central High School, 1530
Monmouth St., Independ-
ence.
More than a dozen local
employers will be present
with jobs available. Help
will be on hand to write or
re-write resumes, fill out
online applications or prac-
tice interviewing skills.
For more information: in-
citeworks.org.
Horse owners
workshop Aug. 1
Registration is open for
Old Mill Feed & Garden’s
2015 Horse Owner’s Work-
shop, to be held Aug. 1.
The workshop will fea-
ture presentations on caring
for aging performance hors-
es, proper nutrition for
“equine athletes,” trail
showing and pleasure riding
and a demonstration by an
equine chiropractor. Also
on the schedule is a “myth
busters” question-and-an-
swer session.
Admission is free, but
preregistration is required.
For more information:
503-831-1222.
Eola Hills hosts
Friday Star Party
Eola Hills Wine Cellars
will host a “Star Party” on
Friday from 7 to 11:30 p.m.
Members of the Salem-
based astronomy club
Nightsky 45 will be in atten-
dance with telescopes and
knowledge of features visi-
ble in the night sky.
The event is open to any-
one ages 8 and older.
Festivities begin at 7 p.m.
with a “Star Flight” of wines
offered in the Legacy Hills
tasting room for $10.
Stargazers are also invited
to bring supplies to roast
marshmallows and make
s’mores. Optimal viewing
time is suggested from 9:30
to 11:30 p.m. Telescopes will
be provided.
For more information:
503-623-2405.
Reception honors
BG restoration
The Dallas Downtown As-
sociation and new Blue Gar-
den owner Bob Collins is
inviting people to celebrate
the “renaissance” of the
downtown Dallas icon
Thursday.
The reception will be held
at Pressed Coffee & Wine
Bar, 788 Main St., Dallas at 7
p.m.
Restoration on the build-
ing began in June, with the
removal and refurbishing of
the building’s sign.
For more information,
dallasdowntownassocia-
tion@outlook.com or
www.dallasdowntownasso-
ciation.com.
REUNION ROUNDUP
• Dallas High Class of 1956 — Dallas
High School Class of 1956 will hold its an-
nual reunion on Aug. 1 at Murphy’s Grill,
on Ellendale Avenue in Dallas. It will be a
no-host lunch or dinner from 11:30 a.m. to
5 p.m. RSVP: Robert Mehl, 503-623-4425 or
Delores Friesen, 503-910-7491.
• Dallas High Class of 1985 — Dallas
High School’s Class of 1985 will host its 30-
year class reunion with a casual gathering
at 7 p.m. on July 24 at North Dallas Bar and
Grill. Everyone is welcome. A social hour at
Pressed Coffee and Wine Bar will be at 6 p.m.
on July 25. The deadline to register for din-
ner has past. For more information: Kellie
(Osborne) Ackerman, 971-239-8618, or use
Paypal at DallasDragons1985@gmail.com.
• Independence High Class of 1950 —
Independence High School’s Class of 1950
will celebrate its 65th class reunion on
Aug. 21 with a luncheon at Farrol’s Restau-
rant in Rickreall. Farrol Webb had been a
classmate. There are 34 survivors out of 51
in the class, the largest ever to be graduat-
ed from HIS. For more information or to
register: 503-838-1353.
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Submit your reunion announcement infor-
mation to ionews@polkio.com, or Itemizer-
Observer office, 147 SE Court St., Dallas.
LIBRARY CALENDAR
DALLAS
950 Main St.
503-623-2633
www.ci.dallas.or.us/library
• Wednesday, July 15, 3:45 p.m. — Teen
Advisory Board Meeting, followed by Book
Club at 4:30 p.m.
• Friday, July 17, 11:30 a.m. — Candy
(Dallas City Park).
• Friday, July 17, 5:30 p.m. — Movie
Night, Big Hero 6, with pizza and root beer
floats.
• Wednesday, July 22, 11:30 a.m. — Vikki
Green, puppeteer (Dallas City Park).
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INDEPENDENCE
175 Monmouth St.
503-838-1811
www.ci.independence.or.us/library
• Wednesday, July 15, 10:30 a.m. — Fam-
ily story time.
• Wednesday, July 15, 3 p.m. — Magician
Jay Frasier.
• Wednesday, July 15, 5:30 p.m. — Cuen-
tos en Español.
• Thursday, July 16, 3 p.m. — Animal He-
roes, Search and Rescue of Polk County.
• Friday, July 17, 3 p.m. — Hero/Villain
science (for teens).
• Tuesday, July 21, 4:40 p.m. — Chess
Club for Kids (grades 1 and older)
• Tuesday, July 21, 5:30 p.m. — Cuentos
en Español.
• Wednesday, July 22, 10:30 a.m. — Fam-
ily story time.
• Wednesday, July 22, 3 p.m. — Minion
Madness.
• Wednesday, July 22, 5:30 p.m. — Cuen-
tos en Español.
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MONMOUTH
168 S. Ecols St.
503-751-0182
www.ci.monmouth.or.us/library
• Wednesday, July 15, 10:15 a.m. —
Super story time.
• Thursday, July 16, 2 p.m. — Lego “un-
mask” building challenge (grades six
through 12).
• Tuesday, July 21, 2 p.m. — Storyteller
Chetter Galloway.
• Wednesday, July 22, 10:15 a.m. —
Super story time.
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WAGNER COMMUNITY LIBRARY
111 N. Main St., Falls City
503-787-3521, ext. 319
www.wagner.plinkit.org
• Thursday, July 16, 10 a.m. — Vicki
Green: Ventriloquism and Magic.
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COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
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, JULY 15
• 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 Val-
ley 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.
• Music in the Park — 6:30 p.m., Main Street Park, Monmouth.
Hillstomp, blues. Free. www.ci.monmouth.or.us.
• Polk County Job Fair — 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Central High
School, 1530 Monmouth St., Independence. More than 100 jobs
will be available. Employers will be on site to take resumes and
interviews. Free.
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THURSDAY, JULY 16
• 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.
• Dallas Lions Club — 11:30 a.m., Hong Kong Restaurant, 325
Main St., Dallas. Everyone welcome. 503-931-9860.
• Monmouth-Independence Rotary Club — Noon, First Bap-
tist Church, 1505 Monmouth St., Independence. Visiting Rotari-
ans, guests and prospective Rotarians are welcome to these
luncheon meetings. Free. 503-838-4884.
• 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 welcome.
503-881-5836.
• Monmouth-Independence Chamber of Commerce — 5:30
to 7 p.m., Business After Hours. www.micc-or.org or call 503-838-
4268.
• Polk County Bounty Market — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Academy
Building lawn, on the corner of Main and Academy streets, Dallas.
503-623-2564.
• Movies in the Park — 9:30 p.m., Riverview Park and Am-
phitheater, 50 C St., Independence. “When the Game Stands Tall,”
rated PG. Free. www.independenceamphitheater.com.
• Dementia Support Group — 9:30 a.m., Monmouth Senior
Center, 180 S. Warren St., Monmouth. A group for people coping
with a loved one with Alzheimer’s or dementia. 503-838-5678.
• Sounds of Summer — 6:30 p.m., Rotary Performing Arts
Stage, corner of Main and Academy streets, Dallas. Oregon Valley
Boys, western swing. Free. Business.dallasoregon.org.
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FRIDAY, JULY 17
• Altered Attitudes Alcoholics Anonymous — Noon, Dallas
United Methodist Church, 565 SE LaCreole Drive, Dallas. 503-399-
0599.
• Guthrie Park Acoustic Music Jam Session — 7 to 10 p.m.,
Guthrie Park Community Center, 4320 Kings Valley Highway, Dal-
las. Free (donations accepted). 503-623-0809.
• River’s Edge Summer Music Series — 7:30 p.m., Riverview
Park and Amphitheater, 50 C St., Independence. Beth Willis,
acoustic rock. $5 suggested donation. www.independenceam-
phitheater.com.
• Family Building Blocks Independence play group — 10
a.m., St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1275 E St., Independence. Play
group for children and families. Activities and snacks provided.
Free. RSVP, 503-363-3057.
• American Red Cross blood drive — 12:30 to 5:30 p.m., Trin-
ity Lutheran Church, 320 Fir Villa Road, Dallas. To donate: redcross-
blood.org, or 1-800-733-2767.
• Music at Redgate — 6 to 9 p.m., Redgate Vineyard, 8175
Buena Vista Road, Independence. Ted Vaughn Blues Band. 503-
428-7115.
• Fundraiser & barbecue for Correction Peace Officer Foun-
dation in honor of Randy Whittaker — 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Jail park-
ing lot Dallas.
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SATURDAY, JULY 18
• The Original Independence Farmers Market — 9 a.m. to 2
p.m., Umpqua Bank parking lot, 302 S. Main St., Independence.
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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SUNDAY, JULY 19
• Dallas Wingdingers RC Flying Club Indoor Fly — 1 to 3
p.m., Whitworth Elementary School gym, 1151 SE Miller Ave., Dal-
las. 503-623-7288.
• Rogue Farms Summer Concert Series — 3 p.m., Rogue
Farms Hopyard, 3590 Wigrich Road, Independence. Take in the
views, sip on an ale, cider or soda. Free. All ages welcome. 503-
838-9813.
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MONDAY, JULY 20
• Dallas Area Chamber of Commerce Luncheon — 11:30
a.m., The Majestic, 962 SE 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 inter-
mediate musicians. Meets every Monday. Players of all levels wel-
come. $25 monthly fee to cover expenses. 503-838-4884.
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TUESDAY, JULY 21
• 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.
• Dallas Wingdingers RC Flying Club — 7 p.m., Whitworth El-
ementary School library, 1151 SE Miller Ave., Dallas. 503-623-
7288.
• Polk County Coin Club — 7 p.m., Monmouth Senior Center,
180 S. Warren St., Monmouth. 503-362-9123.
• Polk County Bounty Market-Monmouth — 10 a.m. to 3
p.m., Main Street Park, 120 E. Main St., Monmouth. 503-623-2564.
• Family Building Blocks Dallas play group — 10 a.m., Acad-
emy Building, 182 SW Academy St., Dallas. Suite 216. Play group
for children and families. Activities and snacks provided. Free.
RSVP, 503-877-8473.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 22
• 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.
• Music in the Park — 6:30 p.m., Main Street Park, Monmouth.
Carried Away Trio, jazz and blues. Free. www.ci.monmouth.or.us.