Polk County News
2A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • November 25, 2015
NEWS IN BRIEF
DEADLINES
OHSU-Salem partnership official
NEWS DEADLINES
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WEATHER
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HIGH LOW
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Nov. 18 ............. 53
Nov. 19 ............. 52
Nov. 20 ............. 52
Nov. 21 ............. 52
Nov. 22 ............. 47
Nov. 23 ............. 47
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Rainfall during Nov. — 4.22 in.
Rain through Nov. 23 — 25.01 in.
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DALLAS — West Valley Hospital’s parent company Salem
Health and Oregon Health & Science University have inalized
an agreement to manage their respective clinical services as an
integrated health system. The agreement creates OHSU Part-
ners, a joint management company that became operational
on Nov. 16.
OHSU and Salem Health will retain their existing hospital li-
censes, and employees will continue to work for their respec-
tive organizations. Salem Health retains its name, but will
change its logo to the OHSU torch to relect the ailiation.
The OHSU Partners management company will develop an
integrated strategy and budget for the system, which will be
approved by each board. The ailiation includes the clinical en-
terprises of each organization. In Salem, this includes Salem
Hospital, West Valley Hospital, Willamette Health Partners,
Salem Hospital Foundation and West Valley Hospital Founda-
tion. OHSU's clinical enterprise encompasses OHSU Hospital
and Doernbecher Children's Hospital.
Help name Dallas’ newest city park
MICHAEL WILLIS/ for the Itemizer-Observer
Mike Ainsworth decides what silent auction items to bid on at last year’s Monmouth
Independence YMCA Christmas auction at Green Villa Barn.
GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE
Tickets to the annual YMCA auction are going fast
By Emily Mentzer
Learn to be an NWS weather spotter
The Itemizer-Observer
INDEPENDENCE — It’s
still more than two weeks
away, but tickets are going
fast for the annual Mon-
mouth-Independence
YMCA auction, slated for
Dec. 11.
“I have 25 tickets left,”
said Natascha Cronin, direc-
tor at the Y. “It’s a great prob-
lem to have.”
Last year, Cronin said she
sold 49 tickets to the event,
noting that she and her em-
ployees have done a better
job of marketing this year,
selling 175 tickets so far.
Tickets are $25 per person or
$200 for a table.
The annual fundraiser
supports programs in Mon-
mouth and Independence.
“The money goes toward
the scholarship fund for
youth and families,” Cronin
said. “So whether it’s a child
who needs help paying for a
soccer program or a family
who needs help paying for
their membership, our mis-
sion is we want everybody to
be able to participate in our
programs.
“This fundraiser allows us
to fulfill that part of our mis-
sion.”
The auction will see a re-
turn of the wine pull,
where people pay $20 and
draw a number which cor-
responds to a bottle of
wine valued at $20 or
more, Cronin said.
“There will also be three
different tastings available,”
she said. “One is worth $200.
It’s a chance, but you’ll get
your $20 worth.”
The silent auction will fea-
ture about 150 items, and 14
big-ticket items for the live
auction, including a tour of
Bull Run distillery with the
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DALLAS — The city of Dallas has a new park and it needs a
name.
The now-untitled park is located south of Walnut Avenue
across the street from the “Welcome to Dallas” fountain if you
are headed downtown.
Have an idea? Submit possible names via email to
jeremy.teal@dallasor.gov, by calling 503-831-3502, comment-
ing on the city’s Facebook page or dropping by City Hall in per-
son, 187 SE Court St., Dallas.
After suggestions are collected, the city will post a poll on its
website for people to vote for their favorite. Poll results will be
given to the city’s Park Advisory Board, which will forward its
pick to the Dallas City Council for inal approval.
Suggestions are due by Dec. 13.
DALLAS — The National Weather Service in Portland is ofer-
ing its fall Skywarn Spotter Training on Dec. 2 from 7 to 8:30
p.m.
The NWS Spotter program is a network of volunteers trained
to identify irregular weather events and report abnormal
weather conditions where they live.
The training will cover cloud identiication, gauging rainfall,
identifying types of severe wind, rating snowfall, NWS weather
terminology and knowing when to call in a report.
The class will be held in the main conference room at the
Polk County Courthouse, 850 Main St., Dallas. All you need to
bring to the class is a notebook and pen if you want to take
notes.
For more information: www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/skywarn
.php.
MICHAEL WILLIS/for the Itemizer-Observer
Many Christmas gifts will be available for both the silent
and the live auctions at this year’s event, slated for Dec.
11 at the Green Villa Barn in Independence.
Attend the gala
What: Monmouth Independence YMCA annual Christ-
mas auction.
Where: Green Villa Barn, 2315 Independence Highway,
Independence.
When: Doors open at 6 p.m., with dinner at 7 on Dec. 11.
Admission: Tickets are $25 per person, or buy a table for
$200. Admission is limited, and tickets are going fast.
Of note: The event will include live music, socializing, a
great meal and a chance to do some Christmas shopping,
all while supporting the programs at Monmouth-Indepen-
dence YMCA, director Natascha Cronin said.
For more information: Monmouth Independence
YMCA, 503-838-4042, or online at theyonline.org.
owner and distiller, a private
dinner and pairing for eight
at Three Legged Dog, a cus-
tom bird tour in Bend, a
handmade quilt, tickets to
the Blazers, and a stay in
Lincoln City.
The silent auction has a
lot of toys, as well as certifi-
cates to local restaurants,
handmade hats and a gift
certificate to a local tattoo
place.
“From distillery tours to
birding, I feel like we’re hit-
ting all the age groups (and
2 DAYS
ONLY!
interests),” Cronin said.
New this year is a game
called “Lucky Key,” Cronin
said.
“We’ll have a door and a
bucket of keys,” she ex-
plained. “People will buy a
key — or 10 — and at the
end of the night, they can try
their key. Whoever can open
the door will win a big
prize.”
Everyone who plays the
Lucky Key will end up with
at least a cool keychain,
Cronin said.
Monmouth man arrested for ID theft
MONMOUTH — Monmouth Police oicers investigated a
theft of a purse from a car in the neighborhood of Catherine
Court and Stephanie Street in Monmouth.
The investigation led to the arrest of Casey Jones Wyckof,
18, who was charged with 10 counts of identify theft, 10
counts of fraudulent use of a credit card and one count of sec-
ond-degree theft on Nov. 17.
The victim’s purse contained multiple credit cards. She was
able to provide details on purchases made on her credit cards
in Monmouth and Independence on Nov. 17.
One of those was made at Bi-Mart in Monmouth. The inves-
tigating oicer contacted several stores in an attempt to iden-
tify the suspect.
At about 5:10 p.m., Bi-Mart employees contacted Mon-
mouth PD because the suspect was back in the store.
Oicers contacted Wyckof, who was in possession of the
credit cards belonging to the victim and her mother.
He was lodged in Polk County Jail.
The investigation is ongoing.
Think safety on Thanksgiving Day
SALEM — With Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, State Fire
Marshal Jim Walker is reminding Oregonians to keep ire safety
front and center when cooking and preparing holiday meals.
“When friends and family gather at this festive time of year,
it shouldn’t be marred by tragedy,” Walker said in a press re-
lease. “By following a few ire prevention tips, you can keep
yourself and loved ones safe.”
From 2010 through 2014, there were more than3,900 cook-
ing-related ires in Oregon, causing seven deaths, 232 injuries
and more than $35 million in property loss.
Cooking safety tips:
• Keep a close eye on your cooking; never leave cooking
food unattended. If you leave the kitchen, turn of the stove or
set a timer. Keep anything that can catch ire — oven mitts,
wooden utensils, dishtowels and food packaging — away from
your stovetop.
• If you have a cooking ire, us a lid to smother grease ires
and turn of the burner. Never pour water on a grease ire.
For more tips: www.oregon.gov/osp/sfm/pages/kitchen-
safety.aspx.
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