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MAS TER OF THE MA IZE OM L ID COMES TO WOU CORN MAZE Page 7A BASKE TBA L L Page 10A V o lume 140 , I s sue 34 www .Po lk fio . com Augu s t 26 , 2015 75¢ QUAK E IS COM ING ? IN YOUR TOWN DA L LAS N EWS O ff ff fi c fia l s awa fi t an ‘ o v e rdu e ’ 9 .0 ea r thquak e o ff ff th e O r e gon coa s t Ron and Che r y l Sp fi c e r don ’ t w an t shu t the doo r s ffo r a fin a l t fime a t the fi r s to r e , Fo s t e r ’ s Fu rn fi tu r e , on Mond a y . Bu t fi t ’ s t fime to s t ep aw a y . The coup le h a s owned the s to r e ffo r s fi x y e a r s — o r fig fin a l owne r and the coup le ’ s ff r fiend , G a r y Fo s t e r , opened fi t 20 y e a r s be ffo r e then — and h a s se a r ched ffo r a bu y e r w fi thou t mu ch lu c k . “ I ’m go fing to be 80 on De c . 3 , ” Ron Sp fi c e r s a fid , e xp l a fin fing the t fim fing o ff the c lo su r e on Mond a y . “W e a r e hop fing someone s t fi l l w fi l l come ffo rw a rd . ” By Jo lene Gu zman The I t em fi z e r -Ob se rv e r Ed fi to r ’ s no t e : Th fi s fi s th e ff fi r s t fin a s e - r fi e s o ff th r e e s to r fi e s exp lo r fing wha t wou ld happ en lo ca l l y du r fin g and a ff t e r a p r ed fi c t ed 9 .0 Ca s cad fia subdu c t fion zon e ea r thquak e o ff ff th e O r e gon Coa s t . POLK COUNTY — G eo lo g fi s t s c an ’ t s a y p r e c fi s e l y wh en th e C a s c ad fi a subdu c t fion zon e w fi l l sh a k e th e P a c fi ff fi c Co a s t , bu t th e con s en su s fi s fi t w fi l l h app en . G fi v en the a r ea fi s “ o v e rdue ” ffo r “The R ea l l y B fig One , ” a s a r e cen t s to ry fin The N ew Y o rke r co fined fi t , the r e ’ s a chan ce fi t cou ld happen w fi th fin the l fi ffe t fime s o ff r e s fiden t s o ff the P a c fi ff fi c No r thw e s t now . Wha t doe s tha t mean ffo r tho se l fi v fing fin Po lk Coun t y ? A r ea s no t d fi r e c t l y on th e coa s t won ’ t b e h fi t w fi th th e on e - two pun ch o ff v fio l en t shak fing fin a po s s fib l e 9 .0 magn fi tud e quak e ffo l low ed b y a d e v a s ta t fing t suna - m fi . Bu t fi t won ’ t b e p r e t t y , e sp e c fia l l y fi ff fi t w e r e to happ en fin th e n ea r ffu tu r e . In The N ew Y o rke r s to ry pub l fi shed la s t mon th , a FEMA o ff ff fi c fia l o v e r see fing th fi s r eg fion o ff the coun t ry sa fid fi ff the ea r thquake w e r e to happen now “Ou r ope ra t fing a s sump t fion fi s tha t e v e ry - th fing w e s t o ff In te r s ta te 5 w fi l l be toa s t . ” S ta te and lo ca l o ff ff fi c fia l s sa y “ toa s t ” ma y be a d rama t fi c wa y o ff de s c r fib fing wha t wou ld happen fin the W fi l lame t te V a l le y . A l thea R fi z zo , the geo log fi c ha za rd s p rog ram coo rd fina to r ffo r O r egon Eme r - gen c y Managemen t , sa fid , no , the va l le y w fi l l no t look l fike a s cene ff rom the mo v fie “S an And r ea s , ” though some a r ea s w fi l l e xpe r fien ce hea v y damage , she no ted . Th fi s ffa r awa y ff rom ffau l t , the shak fing wou ldn ’ t be a s s t rong a s on the coa s t , bu t no th fing to sh rug a t when you con - s fide r the age o ff man y bu fi ld fing s and b r fidge s fin the a r ea . R fi z zo sa fid the ff fi r s t se fi sm fi c bu fi ld fing code s w e r e no t e s tab l fi shed un t fi l 1994 . “ I ff you r bu fi ld fing wa s bu fi l t s fin ce then , fi t ’ s v e ry l fike l y fi t w fi l l s tand , ” she sa fid . “ I ff no t , you need to look a t r e t ro - ff fi t t fing . ” When R fi z zo sa y s “ s tand , ” tha t fi s p r e - c fi se l y wha t she mean s . Bu fi ld fing s up to code shou ld no t co l lap se , p ro te c t fing the peop le fin s fide , bu t tha t doe s no t mean fi t w fi l l be u sab le a ff te r the quake . F rom th e r e , fi t ’ s d ep end en t on th e t yp e o ff so fi l you r hom e o r o ff ff fi c e fi s bu fi l t on . So fi l t ype s common to the va l le y a r e p rone to l fique ffa c t fion — s fim fi la r to tu rn fing to mu sh — wh fi le the ea r th fi s mo v fing . Land s l fide s a re ano the r common se conda ry r fi sk , so e v en fi ff you r home cou ld su rv fi v e the shak fing , fi t cou ld su ff - ffe r a d fi ff ffe r en t k find o ff d fi sa s te r . In ff ra s t ru c tu r e — e le c t r fi c fi t y , sew e r , »Page 3A FA L LS C I TY N EWS The c fi t y o ff F a l l s C fi t y h a s app l fied ffo r two g r an t s to comp le t e mo r e th an $3 .5 m fi l l fion fin ro ad and b r fidge r ep a fi r s . I ff th fing s go a s p l anned , the c fi t y m a y be ab le to do fi t w fi thou t spend fing a d fime . T o pu l l off th a t m ag fi c t r fi c k , the c fi t y h a s app l fied ffo r a g r an t ff rom the Bu r e au o ff L and M an agemen t (B LM ) to he lp p a y ffo r mu ch needed r ep a fi r s to Du t ch C r ee k C ro s s fing . “ I t ’ s fin b ad sh ape , ” F a l l s C fi t y M a yo r T e r r y Ung r fi ch t s a fid . “ I don ’ t w an t to h a v e to pu t a w e figh t r e s t r fi c - t fion on Du t ch C r ee k . ” »Page 13A IND EP END ENC E N EWS S tuden t s fin se cond g r ade m a y end up fi l l fing job s th a t h a v en ’ t e v en been fin v en t ed y e t , s a fid Inde - penden c e E conom fi c De v e lopmen t D fi r e c to r Sh awn I rv fine . “How do you t r a fin k fid s to be ad ap t ab le , to be p rob lem so l v e r s , to be c r fi t fi c a l th fin ke r s , wh fi ch fi s b a - s fi c a l l y wh a t you need to be to h a v e the s k fi l l s ffo r a job th a t you don ’ t e v en know wh a t fi t ’ s go fing to be , ” I rv fine s a fid . The T e chno log y A s so c fi a t fion o ff O r egon Found a - t fion de s fign a t ed the c fi t y o ff Independen c e a s an In - no v a t e O r egon c fi t y , wh fi ch w fi l l he lp b r fing t r a fin fing and r e sou r c e s ffo r edu c a to r s . OREGON RES I L IENCY P LAN / ffo r the I t em fi z e r -Ob se rv e r When “ the b fig one ” h fi t s , l fique ffa c t fion and land s l fide s w fi l l be a ffa c to r . wa te r and road s — a l so w fi l l be dam - aged and no t ffun c t fiona l ffo r a pe r fiod o ff t fime . F fi r s t - r e sponde r s w fi l l be sho r t - handed , to sa y the lea s t . So wha t now ? P an fi c ? Mo v e ? No , a c co rd fing to lo ca l o ff ff fi c fia l s , ju s t be p r epa r ed . D ean B ende r , Po lk Coun t y ’ s eme r - gen c y manage r , sa fid he ’ s been a sked on a numbe r o ff o c ca s fion s s fin ce the N ew Y o rke r s to ry wa s pub l fi shed wha t peop le shou ld do . H e ’ s app r e c fia t fi v e tha t peop le a r e th fink fing abou t ge t t fing r ead y , bu t he a l so doe sn ’ t wan t them to pan fi c . “T oda y fi s no d fi ff ffe r en t ff rom the da y be ffo r e , bu t ju s t be se l ff -p r epa r ed , ” he sa fid . “ I t ’ s go fing to be a bad da y . The r e ’ s no wa y a round fi t . ” R ea l l y , fi t ’ s go fing to be a bad s t r e t ch o ff mon th s , a c co rd fing to the O r egon R e s fi l fien ce P lan , wh fi ch ou t l fine s the s ta te ’ s ab fi l fi t y to w fi th s tand a Ca s cad fia quake and o ff ffe r s r e commenda t fion s to p r epa r e o v e r the ne x t ff fi v e de cade s . See QUAKE , Page 5A D fi d y o u k n ow ? • The C a s c ad fi a subdu c t fion zone fi s a 600 -m fi le long e a r thqu a ke ff au l t s t r e t ch fing ff rom off sho r e no r the rn C a l fi ffo rn fi a to sou the rn B r fi t fi sh Co - lumb fi a . Th fi s ff au l t bu fi ld s up s t r e s s ffo r hund r ed s o ff y e a r s a s the Ju an de Fu c a and No r th Ame r fi c a t e c ton - fi c p l a t e s pu sh ag a fin s t e a ch o the r . E v en tu a l l y , the two p l a t e s r fip ap a r t , c r e a t fing some o ff the l a rge s t e a r th - qu a ke s and t sun am fi s on e a r th . Whe r e the Ju an de Fu c a o c e an fi c p l a t e and the No r th Ame r fi c an con - t finen t a l p l a t e mee t fi s c a l led a sub - du c t fion zone , be c au se the den se r Ju an de Fu c a p l a t e fi s be fing pu l led unde r No r th Ame r fi c a . The Ju an de Fu c a p l a t e fi s mo v fing to the no r th - e a s t a t abou t an fin ch a y e a r a s the No r th Ame r fi c an p l a t e mo v e s w e s t . »Page 16A MONMOU TH N EWS — Sou r c e : O r egon Ofi c e o ff Em e rg en c y Manag em en t . T rack s on Second to ge t fface l fi ff t Ind ep end en c e , W fi l lam e t t e & Pa c fi ff fi c wo rk to g e th e r to r epa fi r road , ra fi l By Em fi ly Men t ze r The I t em fi z e r -Ob se rv e r INDEPENDENCE — M fike Danko d fidn ’ t th fink he ’ d e v e r see the da y when the ra fi l - road t ra ck s on S e cond S t r ee t wou ld ge t r e ff fin fi shed . “ I ’ v e been wo rk fing to fim - p ro v e tha t ra fi l road ( t ra ck ) ffo r the who le 25 y ea r s I ’ v e been he r e , ” Danko sa fid . A ff te r r eque s t s ff rom Inde - pendence c fi ty counc fi lo r s da t fing ba ck 100 yea r s , and the t fime Danko ha s spen t 7 THE NEX T DA YS PLANN ING FOR YOUR WEEK cu l t fiva t fing re la t fion sh fip s w fi th d firec tors a t the W fi l lame t te & P a c fi ff fi c Ra fi l - road , cons t ruc t fion w fi l l beg fin W edne sday ( today ) and con t finue th rough the weekend . The wo rk shou ld be com - p le ted b y Monda y o r Tue s - da y , Danko sa fid . I t w fi l l m e an d e tou r s a round th e Monmou th and S e cond s t r e e t fin t e r s e c t fion , bu t D an ko s a fid h e hop e s fi t do e sn ’ t c au s e too mu ch fimp a c t on down - town bu s fin e s s e s . wed “Th fi s a rea (down town ) w fi l l be open to lo ca l t ra ff ff fi c , ” he sa fid . “W e ’ r e go fing to p ro - v fide a r figh t -hand tu rn on to Second S t ree t ( ff rom C S t r ee t ) , ju s t one lane so you can go down to B S t r ee t . The r e w fi l l be a l fi t t le fimpa c t , bu t hope ffu l l y fi t won ’ t be too bad . ” P a r t o ff the 100 - y ea r de la y on the p ro je c t wa s tha t , fin gene ra l , ra fi l road owne r s don ’ t ca r e abou t the cond fi - t fion o ff the s t r ee t c ro s s fing the ra fi l s . thu G r ab a yog a m a t and he ad to Rogue Hop F a rm s ffo r some ff r ee yog a fin the b fine s . S t a y ffo r ffood and a be v e r age . 4 p .m . F ree . Johnn y L fimbo and the Lugnu t s w fi l l ro c k the Ro t a r y s t age ffo r the l a s t pe r ffo rm an c e o ff Sound s o ff Summe r . 6 :30 p .m . F ree . S unn y H fi : 85 Lo : 54 S unn y H fi : 85 Lo : 58 ff r fi W a t ch the debu t o ff Un C a ro l de Inde - penden c e , a p l a y w r fi t t en abou t and b y the H fi sp an fi c commun fi t y . 7 :30 p .m . F ree . Pa r t l y C loud y H fi : 80 Lo : 57 “The y run a p r e t t y ff fi xed ma fin tenan ce budge t e v e ry yea r , and they ’ re rea l ly t figh t , ” Danko sa fid . “They don ’ t ca r e fi ff the ra fi l road ( t ra ck s ) look s bad , the y ju s t wan t fi t to be sa ffe ( ffo r t ra fin s ) . ” Bu t the two -b lo ck s t r e t ch o ff road wa s no t sa ffe ffo r b fi c y - c l fi s t s , whee l cha fi r s — e v en ca r s . “P eop le ha v e sp l fi t the fi r t fi r e on the ra fi l a numbe r o ff t fime s , ” Danko sa fid . See RA IL , Page 14A sa t Fund fing ffo r the Monmou th Sen fio r C en t e r e x - p an s fion p ro je c t fi s comp le t e w fi th a $90 ,000 g r an t aw a rded on Aug . 17 b y the Fo rd F am fi l y Found a - t fion . Th a t , coup led w fi th $40 ,000 ff rom Me y e r Memo r fi - a l T ru s t , $30 ,000 ff rom O r egon Commun fi t y Fund and $15 ,000 ff rom the Co l l fin s Found a t fion , w fi l l be added to the $127 ,000 r a fi sed b y F r fiend s o ff the Monmou th Sen fio r C en t e r and $120 ,000 don a t ed b y the c fi t y o ff Monmou th . Con s t ru c t fion o ff the 2 ,133 - squ a r e - ffoo t add fi t fion shou ld be comp le t ed fin 2016 . »Page 5A PO LK COUN TY N EWS A su sp fi c fiou s p a c kage w a s neu t r a l fi z ed a t 10 a .m . F r fid a y a ff t e r fi t w a s d fi s co v e r ed fin the G r and Ronde T r fib a l m a fi l room a t abou t 7 . The d fi s co v e r y o ff the p a c kage p romp t ed the c lo - su r e o ff G r and Ronde Ro ad . The S a lem Po l fi c e De - p a r tmen t bomb squ ad a s s fi s t ed a t the s c ene . The b l a c k PVC p a c kage w a s le ff t on the ff ron t de c k o ff the m a fi l room w fi th a Po s t - fi t no t e unde r - ne a th fi t . I t w a s fimmed fi a t e l y r epo r t ed to the G r and Ronde Po l fi c e Dep a r tmen t , who co rdoned off the a r e a and con t a c t ed S a lem PD . sun »Page 3A mon tue B r fing you r un - w an t ed t r e a su r e s to M a fin S t r ee t P a r k fin Monmou th ffo r the commun fi t yw fide g a r age s a le . I t ’ s fie s t a t fime ffo r the who le commu - n fi t y a l l d a y a t R fi v e rv fiew P a r k and Amph fi the a t e r , w fi th ffood , mu s fi c and ffun . Y ou ’ r e ne v e r too o ld to t r y some th fing new w fi th the W fi l l ame t t e V a l le y New Ho r fi zon ’ s O r - che s t r a . S choo l fi s a round th e co rn e r , so s top b y Boun t y M a r k e t and p fi c k up ff r e sh v eg - g fi e s and ff ru fi t s ffo r p a c k ed lun ch e s . S howe r s H fi : 75 Lo : 57 S howe r s H fi : 75 Lo : 55 Mo s t l y C loud y H fi : 7 4 Lo : 54 S howe r s H fi : 7 4 Lo : 52 10 a .m . -4 p .m . F ree . 9 a .m . -10 p .m . F ree . 6 :30 p .m . $25 /mon th . 10 a .m . -3 p .m . F ree .