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Pressed to host
PCFC celebration
DALLAS — Pressed Cofee
and Wine Bar will host a cele-
bration of four years of Polk
Community Free Clinic.
Located at 788 Main St., the
event will feature an opportuni-
ty for attendees to learn about
the PCFC and hear stories about
how the clinic has afected the
recipients and volunteers in the
community.
Hors d ’oeuvres will be
served.
Space is limited. To reserve,
call the clinic at 503-831-0551
or email to polk-
clinic.info@gmail.com.
Polk County Itemizer-Observer • October 7, 2015 3A
Curfews to align in two cities NEWS IN BRIEF
Independence, Monmouth work together to ease confusion
By Emily Mentzer
The Itemizer-Observer
INDEPENDENCE —
Pending council approval,
youths coming and going
across the city border with
Monmouth will no longer be
confused about curfew.
A proposed change to the
curfew ordinance will make
it easier for officers to un-
derstand, too, said Inde-
pendence Police Chief Bob
Mason at a joint city council
work session on Sept. 29.
The councils and mayors
from both Monmouth and
Independence listened to a
joint presentation by the po-
lice chiefs Mason and Dar-
rell Tallan on the topic.
The concerns about the
inconsistent and somewhat
confusing curfews between
Monmouth and Independ-
ence came up at Indepen-
dence’s April council meet-
ing held at Central High
School.
“It’s very difficult to go
from one town to the other,
to know if they’re in compli-
ance,” Mason said.
In Independence, the cur-
few ordinance is different for
those 15 and younger, and
for those aged 15 to 17.
“This has long been an
issue for the youth, and the
parents, and the officers,”
Tallan said. “Sometimes they
(officers) weren’t able to re-
member what it was off the
top of their head.”
Monmouth’s ordinance is
for anyone younger than 18,
making it easier for all to un-
derstand, Tallan said.
“If it’s anything prior to a
no-school day, Friday and
Saturday, it’s 11:59 p.m.,” he
said. “State law is midnight
for anyone under 18. If it’s a
night that school follows
(Sunday through Thursday),
curfew is at 11.”
Adding confusion to In-
dependence’s ordinance
was the way school days
was defined. Mason said it
wasn’t based on days of the
week, but rather whether or
not there was school for
that individual the next
day, which was complicat-
ed when a child was not in
the school system.
To park or not to park?
By Jolene Guzman
The Itemizer-Observer
Editor’s note: This is the
first in a series of articles
we’ve begun at the I-O in
which we answer questions
prompted by readers.
DALLAS — If you have a
disabled parking placard, do
you know what your privi-
leges are parking in the
timed parking zones in
downtown Dallas?
Dallas Police Chief Tom
Simpson said it’s a cause of
confusion for permit users
from time to time because
the rules can vary by city or
county.
There are three types of
parking placards: disabled
parking, wheelchair user
permits, and program per-
mits.
Simpson said disabled
parking placards allow hold-
ers to park in marked dis-
abled parking spaces, but
the same rules apply to
them when parking in timed
spaces or metered spaces as
to anyone else.
Those with wheelchair
user permits are allowed to
park in any public parking
zone with a time limit of
more than 30 minutes with-
out being charged overtime
penalties, or in a metered
space with a time limit of
more than 30 minutes with-
out being required to pay
fees.
Vehicles using program
placards (designated for ve-
hicles that are regularly used
as part of a program for the
transportation of people
with disabilities or adult fos-
ter homes) are, according to
state statute ORS 811.637, al-
lowed to park: in a public
parking zone with time re-
strictions or metered space
for three hours or less with-
out overtime penalties or
being required to pay the
meter.
Here’s where it get tricky.
Some jurisdictions allow dis-
abled parking permit hold-
ers of any type to have the
privileges of wheelchair user
SALEM — Authorities have arrested a suspect in a fatal crash
involving two vehicles on River Road South. The suspect has
been identiied as Luis Enrique Huerta-Martinez, 22, of Inde-
pendence.
Huerta-Martinez turned himself in to the Independence Po-
lice Department on Monday. Marion County Detective Nancy
Hubbard interviewed and arrested Huerta-Martinez on charges
of manslaughter II and failure to perform duties of a driver.
Huerta-Martinez was held at the Marion County Jail until his ar-
raignment on Tuesday after press time.
Authorities were called at 7:20 p.m. on Friday. Upon their ar-
rival, Marion County Sherif deputies learned both occupants of
one of the vehicles led the scene of the crash on foot. They con-
irmed the driver of the second vehicle, Raymond Myers, 59, of
Salem, was deceased. Myers was traveling eastbound on River
Road near Riverside Drive when Huerta-Martinez allegedly
pulled out in front of Myers, who was thrown from the motorcy-
cle he was riding.
Marion County Sherif deputies were assisted by members of
the Oregon State Police, Independence PD, Monmouth PD, Polk
County Sherif’s Oice, Salem PD and Polk County Fire District 1.
Dallas mayor named to OMA board
SALEM — Dallas Mayor Brian Dalton has been selected to
serve on the Oregon Mayors Association (OMA) board of direc-
tors for calendar year 2016.
Named to the board in addition to Dalton were: President
Michael Cape, Amity;President-Elect George Endicott, Red-
mond; Past President Scott Burge, Scappoose; Secretary-Treasur-
er Mike McCauley, LOC Executive Director; and directors John
Cook, Tigard; A.J. Mattila, Depoe Bay; Lou Ogden, Tualatin; Betty
Roppe, Prineville; and Sandra Roumagoux, Newport.
An ailiate of the League of Oregon Cities, the OMA’s purpose
is to increase the knowledge and skills of Oregon mayors and
make a strong, collective efort to inluence state programs and
legislation.
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What?
permits as state law (ORS
811.635) gives cities and
counties the authority to ex-
tend those rights.
The city of Dallas does
not, and that distinction is
the source of the confusion,
Simpson said.
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FALLS CITY — Your opportunity to support the production of
the sequel to “Manos: The Hands of Fate” is not over. The T-shirt
fundraiser for the project has been extended to Oct. 15 due to
continuously increasing interest and sales.
Jackey Raye Neyman Jones, aka “Debbie” from the original
movie, is producing the project, which will be directed by
award-winning Seattle ilmmaker Tonjia Atomic.
Money from the campaign will cover start up costs for the
ilm, including shooting scenes with Tom Neyman, who played
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RECYCLE
A little effort.
A big difference.
If the Monmouth ap-
proach is adopted in Inde-
pendence, the summer
curfew will be restricted
back. The curfew law in In-
dependence allowed for a
later curfew during sum-
mer months, where Mon-
mouth’s is consistent all
year, Mason said.
“B u t t h e Mo n m o u t h
model seems to be working,”
he noted.
Tallan said police officers
understand events happen
where youths may be out
past curfew and take things
on a case-by-case basis.
“(Both cities) have good
officers who use discretion
very well,” he said. “This
gives us a tool to start a con-
versation with youths under
18. This allows us to talk
with people who may be out
doing something they
shouldn’t be doing.”
Tallan noted that police
do not have the same issues
with curfew as they used to
since the advent of cell-
phones, because parents are
tracking their children bet-
ter.
‘Manos’ T-shirt fundraiser not over
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