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P o l k C oun t y N ew s Po l k Coun t y I t em fi z e r -Ob se rv e r • Augu s t 26 , 2015 3 A NEWS IN BR IEF D EAD L IN ES S e c o n d c l o s e d ff o r r a fi l r o a d r e p a fi r s NEWS DEADL INES Fo r finc lu s fion fin the W edne sd a y ed fi t fion o ff the I t em fi z e r -Ob s e r v e r : So c fia l new s(w edd fing s , engagemen t s , ann five r - s a r fie s , b fi r th s , m fi le s tone s ) — 5 p .m . on Thu r sd a y . Commun fi ty even t s— Noon on F r fid a y ffo r bo th the Commun fi t y No t eboo k and Commun fi t y C a lend a r . Le t te r s to the ed fi to r— 10 a .m . on Mond a y . Ob fi tua r fie s — 4 p .m . on Mond a y . IND EP END ENC E — Se cond S t r ee t , ff rom C to D S t r ee t , w fi l l be c lo sed W edne sd a y ( tod a y ) th rough Sep t . 2 fin Independen c e . The c lo su r e fi s due to r a fi l ro ad t r a c k r ep a fi r s . Th fi s fin c lude s the Monmou th S t r ee t / Se cond S t r ee t fin t e r se c - t fion . I ff you a r e he aded to o r ff rom down town Independen c e he aded e a s t o r w e s t , you w fi l l be de tou r ed . Monmou th S t r ee t e a s tbound w fi l l be de tou r ed a t Th fi rd S t r ee t . I ff you a r e t r a v e l fing on No r th M a fin S t r ee t , you w fi l l be de tou r ed a t B S t r ee t . Tho se on Co rv a l l fi s Ro ad w fi l l be de tou r ed a t D S t r ee t . W fi l l ame t t e & P a c fifi c R a fi l ro ad and the c fi t y o ff Independen c e a r e wo r k fing toge the r on the p ro je c t , wh fi ch con s fi s t s o ff two b lo c k s o ff t r a c k r ep a fi r s and ro ad r ep a fi r s . P o l k F fi r e b o a r d h fi r e s n ew c h fi e ff ADVERT IS ING DEADL INES Re ta fi l d fi sp lay ad s— 3 p .m . F r fid a y . C la s s fi ff fied d fi sp lay ad s — 11 a .m . on Mond a y . C la s s fi ff fied l fine ad s— Noon on Mond a y . C l a s s fi ff fied ad s a r e upd a t ed d a fi l y on www .po l k fio . com . 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CORR EC T IONS Th e P o l k C oun t y I t em fi z e r - Ob s e r v e r fi s comm fi t t ed to pub l fi sh fing a c cu r a t e new s , ff e a tu r e and spo r t s r epo r t s . I ff you s e e an y th fing th a t r e - qu fi r e s a co r r e c t fion o r c l a r fi ff fi - c a t fion , c a l l th e n ew s room a t 5 0 3 - 6 2 3 - 2 3 7 3 o r s end an e - m a fi l to n ad am s@po l k fio . com . W EBS I T E The Po l k Coun t y I t em fi z e r - Observer websfite , www .po l k fio . com , fi s upd a t - ed e a ch w ee k b y W edne s - d a y a ff t e rnoon . The r e , you w fi l l ff find ne a r l y e v e r y s to r y th a t appe a r s fin the p r fin t v e r s fion o ff the new sp ape r , a s w e l l a s some fi t em s , fin - c lud fing add fi t fion a l pho to s , th a t do no t appe a r fin p r fin t due to sp a c e l fim fi t a t fion s . t em fi z e r -Ob s e r v e rfi s The I a l so on F a c eboo k and Tw fi t - te r . W a t ch ffo r b reak fing new s , l fin k s to s to r fie s , spo r t s s co r e s upd a t e s and mo r e . W EA TH ER R ECORD ED H IGH LOW RA IN A ug . 1 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 7 A ug . 1 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 8 A ug . 2 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2 A ug . 2 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 0 A ug . 2 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 A ug . 2 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 A ug . 2 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4 5 6 6 1 5 9 5 3 5 3 5 5 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R a fin ff a l l du r fing Augu s t —0 fin . ug . 2 4 — 15 . 2 8 fin . R a fin th rough A RECYCLE J o b s , u n em p l o ym e n t r a t e u p s l fi g h t l y JO LENE GUZMAN / I t em fi z e r -Ob se rv e r Che ry l Sp fi ce r , le ff t , Eun fi ce Benne t t and Ron Sp fi ce r w fi l l be c lo s fing Fo s te r ’ s Fu rn fi tu re on Monday . The bu s fine s s ha s been open fin down town Da l la s ffo r 26 yea r s . RELUC TAN T FAREWELL F o s t e r ’ s c lo s e s fi t s doo r s Monda y a ff t e r 26 y ea r s fin bu s fin e s s By Jo lene Gu zman The I t em fi z e r -Ob se rv e r DALLAS — Ron and Che ry l Sp fice r don ’ t wan t shu t the doo r s ffo r a ff fina l t fime a t the fi r s to r e , Fo s te r ’ s Fu rn fi tu r e , on Monda y . Bu t fi t ’ s t fime to s tep awa y . The coup le ha s owned the s to r e ffo r s fi x y ea r s — o r fig fina l owne r and the coup le ’ s ff r fiend , Ga ry Fo s te r , opened fi t 20 y ea r s be ffo r e then — and ha s sea r ched ffo r a bu y e r w fi thou t mu ch lu ck . “ I ’m go fing to be 80 on D e c . 3 , ” Ron Sp fi ce r sa fid , e x - p la fin fing the t fim fing o ff the c lo su r e on Monda y . “W e a r e hop fing someone s t fi l l w fi l l come ffo rwa rd . ” Fo s te r ’ s Fu rn fi tu re se l l s an t fique s and fi tem s pu r - cha sed ff rom e s ta te s . F rom now un t fi l Monday , the en - t fi r e fin ven to ry fi s on sa le a t 50 pe r cen t o ff ff . “W e buy e s ta te s , c lean them ou t and b r fing the be s t s tu ff ff he r e , ” Ron sa fid . “E v e ry - th fing e l se goe s to Goodw fi l l o r H2O . Tha t he lp s the com - mun fi t y a l fi t t le be t te r . ” H e sa fid even w fi th Mon - day be fing the la s t day , he ’ s s t fi l l ge t t fing ca l l s abou t e s - ta te sa le s . Now the coup le fi s t ry fing F o s t e r ’ s F u r n fi t u r e ff fi n a l s a l e Wha t : Fo s te r ’ s Fu rn fi - tu r e fi s c lo s fing . When : Mond a y w fi l l be the l a s t d a y o ff the s a le . Whe re : 145 SW M fi l l S t . , D a l l a s . Hou r s :9 a .m . to 5 p .m . W edne sd a y though S a tu r - d a y and Mond a y . O ff no te : The fin v en to r y fi s 50 pe r c en t off be tw een now and Mond a y . Own - e r s Ron and Che r y l Sp fi c e r s t fi l l a re look fing ffo r a bu y e r ffo r the bu s fine s s . Fo r mo re fin ffo rma - t fion :503 -623 -7065 . “ I t ’ s a landma rk fin Da l la s . ” — Ron Sp fi ce r to se l l a s much a s fi t can , no t take fin mo re . The though t o ff c lo s fing fi s sad ffo r bo th o ff them and the fi r co l - lec t fion o ff repea t cus - tome r s . “ I ha te to see fi t c lo se … 26 y ea r s fin bu s fine s s , ” Ron sa fid . “ I t ’ s a landma rk fin Da l la s . ” Eun fi ce B enne t t , a long - t fime emp lo y ee o ff the s to r e , may be a lmo s t a s we l l - known a s the s to r e fi t se l ff . She ’ s wo rked the r e nea r ly s fin ce fi t s open fing . “She ’ s ou r backbone , ” Che ry l Sp fi ce r sa fid . “She ’ s ou r de co ra to r and ou r o rgan fi z - e r . ” Che ry l sa fid one o ff the mo s t ff requen t commen t s ff rom cu s tome r s th roughou t the y ea r s wa s how c lean and o rgan fi z ed the s to r e fi s . “W e ow e a lo t to he r , ” she added . B enne t t sa fid , now , she ’ s r ead y to r e t fi r e , a s w e l l . “Eun fi ce ha s wo rked and wo rked and wo rked , and she de se rv e s fi t , ” Che ry l Sp fi ce r sa fid . B e tw een now and Mon - da y , the coup le and B enne t t w fi l l spend the fi r t fime pa ck - fing up the s to r e and sa y fing goodb y e to cu s tome r s . Tha t w fi l l be the ha rde s t pa r t ffo r the coup le . Che ry l sa fid the y cou ldn ’ t ha v e a sked ffo r be t te r sup - po r t ff rom the commun fi t y , cu s tome r s , and the fi r land - lo rd , Dan D r e fi s zu s , o v e r the y ea r s . “W e ’ v e made some r ea l l y n fi ce ff r fiend s , ” she sa fid . PO LK COUN TY — O r egon ’ s unemp lo ymen t r a t e w a s up to 5 .9 pe r c en t fin Ju l y ff rom 5 .5 pe r c en t fin June . The r a t e , wh fi ch fi s b a sed on d a t a ff rom the cu r r en t popu l a t fion su rv e y , c an be vo l a t fi le a t t fime s . O r egon ’ s unemp lo ymen t r a t e d ropped d r am a t fi c a l l y fin the e a r l y mon th s o ff 2015 and h a s bumped b a c k up fin r e c en t mon th s . De sp fi t e the fin c r e a se , O r egon ’ s unemp lo ymen t r a t e w a s s fig - n fifi c an t l y be low fi t s figu r e o ff 7 .0 pe r c en t fin Ju l y 2014 . O r egon ’ s r a t e r em a fined c lo se to the U . S . r a t e o ff 3 .5 pe r c en t fin Ju l y . P a y ro l l emp lo ymen t fin O r egon added 4 ,600 job s fin Ju l y , ffo l - low fing a r e v fi sed g a fin o ff 2 ,600 job s fin June . In Ju l y , fi v e m a jo r findu s t r fie s added 1 ,000 job s o r mo r e , w fi th con s t ru c t fion (p lu s 2 ,300 job s ) and p ro ff e s s fion a l and bu s fine s s se rv fi c e s (p lu s 1 ,700 job s ) add fing the mo s t . On l y two m a jo r fin - du s t r fie s — go v e rnmen t (3 ,200 job s ) and le fi su r e and ho sp fi t a l fi t y (1 ,900 job s ) de c l fined sub s t an t fi a l l y . Fo r mo r e fin ffo rm a t fion : O r egon Emp lo ymen t Dep a r tmen t , www .Wo r k Sou r c eO r egon .o rg . B om b s q u a d r e s p o n d s t o G r a n d R o n d e GRAND ROND E — 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 Dep 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 rne 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 De - p a r tmen t , who co rdoned off the a r e a and con t a c t ed S a lem PD . The t r fibe ’ s eme rgen c y ope r a t fion s t e am , wh fi ch w a s mee t fing to de a l w fi th the W fi l l am fin a C r ee k F fi r e , e xp anded the e x c lu s fion a r e a to mo r e th an 1 ,000 ff ee t and e v a cu a t ed the G r and Ronde Food B an k , wh fi ch w a s w fi th fin the e x c lu s fion a r e a and w a s s chedu led to h a v e a ffood d fi s t r fibu t fion th a t mo rn fing . A c c e s s to the t r fibe ’ s m a fin c ampu s en t r an c e a l so w a s c lo sed . Two robo t s ff rom the bomb squ ad w e r e sen t fin to X - r a y the de v fi c e . M fino r d am age o c cu r r ed to the m a fi l room ’ s wooden de c k when the p a c kage w a s neu t r a l fi z ed . The fin c fiden t fi s unde r fin v e s t fig a t fion . E x t r em e ff fi r e d a n g e r n o t l e t t fi n g u p PO LK COUN TY — No r thw e s t O r egon fi s e xpe r fien c fing fi r e d ange r no t seen fin r e c en t memo r y , and w e a the r ffo r e c a s t s don ’ t p ro v fide an y r e l fie ff , a c co rd fing to Sh fi r l F r edenbu rg w fi th the O r egon Dep a r tmen t o ff Fo r e s t r y W e s t D fi s t r fi c t . OD F fi s eng aged fin figh t fing the W fi l l am fin a C r ee k F fi r e , abou t 9 m fi le s no r th o ff W fi l l am fin a . Fou r c ab fin s w e r e e v a cu a t ed a s a r e - su l t o ff the fi r e , and ffo r e s t r e sou r c e s h a v e been lo s t , F r edenbu rg s t a t ed fin a p r e s s r e le a se . The fi r e fi s unde r fin v e s t fig a t fion , bu t be l fie v ed to h a v e been c au sed b y hum an a c t fi v fi t y , po s s fib l y r e c r e a t fion a l a c t fi v fi t fie s . F fi r e - figh t e r s ff rom the W e s t O r egon D fi s t r fi c t o ff OD F a l so a r e r e spond - fing to r epo r t s o ff smo ke and fi r e th roughou t the d fi s t r fi c t , s t r e t ch fing a v a fi l ab le r e sou r c e s v e r y th fin , F r edenbu rg s a fid . Fo r mo r e fin ffo rm a t fion on fi r e r e s t r fi c t fion s : Po l k and sou thw e s t Y amh fi l l coun t fie s OD F D a l l a s ofi c e : 503 -934 -8146 . Check ou t HOT JOBS www .po lk fio .com