Polk County News
Polk County Itemizer-Observer • November 18, 2015 3A
NEWS IN BRIEF
Dallas approves change on 4-acre parcel
DALLAS — The Dallas City Council approved a zoning
change on a 4.5-acre property in Southwest Dallas from indus-
trial to residential.
The council held a public hearing on the change on Oct. 5,
after which it approved having staf draft an ordinance to make
the change oicial.
The owner, listed as Oakdale Heights Phase 1, sought the
change to prepare the property for development under low-
density residential. The property is located in southwest Dallas
at the end of Southwest Hayter Street. Council members voted
unanimously to approve the ordinance at a Nov. 2 meeting.
Corps of Engineers to host workshop
MONMOUTH — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a
public workshop on Wednesday (today) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
about the upcoming and ongoing remedial investigation and
feasibility study at the former Camp Adair.
The workshop will be held at Western Oregon University in
the Willamette Room, located in the Werner University Center.
The public will be able to view displays related to the inves-
tigations and Corps representatives will be in attendance to an-
swer questions.
Information for community members interested in partici-
pating in a Restoration Advisory Board will also be available.
Documents related to the site history are available at
www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Missions/Environmental/Environ-
mentalProjects/CampAdair.aspx.
For more information: Scott Lawrence, 206-764-6896.
EMILY MENTZER/Itemizer-Observer
Kathy Martin-Willis and Dori Showell drop an old, faded U.S. flag into the new drop box to be retired properly.
What to do with an old Old Glory?
Independence Elks Lodge helps establish a drop box for faded, old flags
By Emily Mentzer
The Itemizer-Observer
INDEPENDENCE —
When an American flag is
worn and aged, it shouldn’t
be tossed in the trash with
the other household
garbage.
“There’s a proper way to
retire them,” said Vince Bor-
dadora, trustee of the board
of the Independence Elks
Lodge. “The Boy Scout troop
will do a small ceremony,
and then they will be incin-
erated.”
But how do you get your
old flag to the Scouts so it
may be put to rest with
honor?
“Finding a place to regu-
larly drop them (old flags)
off is sometimes a chal-
lenge,” said Kathy Martin-
Willis, Elks Lodge member.
The Independence Elks,
with help from other local
businesses, have changed
that.
A new flag drop off box was
dedicated on Veteran’s Day.
Retiring a flag
When the United States lag (Old Glory) becomes worn,
torn, faded or badly soiled, it is time to replace it with a new
lag, and the old lag should be “retired” with dignity and re-
spect ... The traditional method of retire-
ment is to incinerate the lag, but ... one
should not simply drop the entire lag
(intact) into a ire.
The Scouts maintain a vigil over the ire
until all traces of the lag remnants are
destroyed. Then, ... the ashes are buried.
Of note: Before accepting a lag for retirement, the recip-
ient should obtain information about its history. Where has
it lown? How long? Any memorable events happen at that
site? This information should be used in the ceremony.
— Source: Boy Scout Handbook
It will be in front of the
Elks so people may leave
their flags in a safe place
until the Scouts perform the
flag retirement ceremony,
which is typically on Flag
Day, June 14, Martin-Willis
said.
“Unless of course we have
150 (flags) in December,”
she said. “The Scouts can do
it any time.”
The box will be locked so
that old flags will remain se-
cure until the ceremony,
Martin-Willis said.
“The last Flag Day we had
a dozen that we disposed
of,” Martin-Willis said.
“We’re hoping by having
something out there, instead
of inappropriately disposing
of those (flags), people will
do what they need to do and
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get them to us so we can dis-
pose of them properly.”
The Monmouth Post Of-
fice donated the old mailbox
for the project, Bordadora
said. White’s Collision paint-
ed it and cleaned it up.
Robert Lloyd’s Sheet Metal
put on a new hood and feet,
and Mungo Signs decorated
it.
“It looks really good,” he
said.
Providing the service is in
line with the Elks’ virtues,
Bordadora said.
“The Elks have a real
sense of patriotism and nat-
uralism,” he said.
The box will be installed
in front of the Elks Lodge on
Main Street in Independ-
ence.
For more information
about the Independence
Elks Lodge: www.elks.org/
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Nonprofit Share Tank hits Salem Friday
SALEM — The Salem Convention Center will host the irst-
ever Nonproit Share Tank Friday at 7 p.m.
The Share Tank will feature philanthropists who will hear ive
nonproits each present a project that requires funding if it is
to become a reality and beneit the community.
The event, originated by the Center for Community Innova-
tion, will kick of the “Giving Season” with a goal of increasing
public participation in philanthropy as a way to assist all area
nonproits. Tickets cost $18 for CCI members and $25 for non-
members and can be purchased online at
www.ccioregon.org/share-tank/nonproit-share-tank-tickets/.
Audience members will also be able to contribute to any
project that is presented. Nonproit projects must be for
amounts between $10,000 and $100,000.
For more information: Phil McCorkle, 503-581-9922, ext. 314.
West Valley Housing Authority will hold their
Work Session Meeting on Tuesday, November
24, 2015 beginning at 11:30 a.m. at 204 SW
Walnut in Dallas, Oregon. The Regular Meeting
will be held on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at
1:00 p.m. at 204 SW Walnut in Dallas, Oregon.
An Executive Session pursuant to ORS
192.660 will be held immediately following the
Regular Meeting, if required.
Agenda for the meeting is posted on the Housing
Authority website at www.wvpha.org. The location
for the meeting is handicapped accessible.
Please advise the West Valley Housing Authority
if you need any special accommodations to attend
the meeting. For information, please call 503-623-
8387, TDD 1-800-735-2900.
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