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Polk County News DEADLINES Polk County Itemizer-Observer • December 2, 2015 3A From sergeant to sheriff NEWS DEADLINES For inclusion in the Wednesday edition of the Itemizer-Observer: Social news (weddings, engagements, anniver- saries, births, milestones) — 5 p.m. on Thursday. Community events — Noon on Friday for both the Community Notebook and Community Calendar. Letters to the editor — 10 a.m. on Monday. Obituaries — 4 p.m. on Monday. By Emily Mentzer The Itemizer-Observer ADVERTISING DEADLINES Retail display ads — 3 p.m. Friday. Classified display ads — 11 a.m. on Monday. Classified line ads — Noon on Monday. Classified ads are updated daily on www.polkio.com. Public notices — Noon on Friday. CORRECTIONS The Polk County Itemizer- Observer is committed to publishing accurate news, feature and sports reports. If you see anything that re- quires a correction or clarifi- cation, call the newsroom at 503-623-2373 or send an e- mail to nadams@polkio.com. WEBSITE The Polk County Itemizer- Observer website, www.polkio.com, is updat- ed each week by Wednes- day afternoon. There, you will find nearly every story that appears in the print version of the newspaper, as well as some items, in- cluding additional photos, that do not appear in print due to space limitations. The Itemizer-Observer is also on Facebook and Twit- ter. Watch for breaking news, links to stories, sports scores updates and more. WEATHER RECORDED HIGH LOW Nov. 24 ............. 43 Nov. 25 ............. 47 Nov. 26 ............. 51 Nov. 27 ............. 52 Nov. 28 ............. 51 Nov. 29 ............. 44 Nov. 30 ............. 35 37 28 24 24 24 20 20 RAIN .39 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .03 Rainfall during Nov. — 4.64 in. Rain through Nov. 30 — 25.43 in. RECYCLE Indy civic center to host holiday movies JOLENE GUZMAN/Itemizer-Observer Polk County Circuit Judge Sally Avera swears in new Polk County Sheriff Mark Garton on Monday during a ceremony at the Polk County Courthouse. Garton was appointed to the office temporarily and is running for election to hold the job permanently. Water plan begins to flow Grants help Falls City move forward with master plan By Jolene Guzman The Itemizer-Observer FALLS CITY — Piece-by- piece, the city of Falls City is finding ways to pay for the plan to upgrade its water system. Soon the city will be hir- ing an engineer to complete the new water master plan, a project that will cost around $80,000. The city already has a $20,000 grant from Oregon’s Infrastructure Finance Au- thority to put toward the project. Falls City Mayor Terry Un- gricht may have found an- other grant that would cover $30,000 more of that cost. The city council approved the application in Novem- ber and Ungricht submitted it for the United States De- partment of Agriculture Special Evaluation Assis- tance for Rural Communi- ties and Households grant program. If the city is awarded the grant, which Ungricht said a USDA representative told him was likely, it would re- imburse the city after the plan is approved by the Ore- gon Health Authority. “She was 70 percent con- fident we would get it,” Mayor Terry Ungricht said. “We fit the income (stan- dards).” The city has budgeted $60,000 to cover the remain- der of expected costs for the plan. If they get the grant, it would repay half of that amount. “We would spend the $30,000 out towards the master plan, and then docu- ment where that is, and then they would reimburse that once the plan is accepted,” Ungricht said. According to the water master plan schedule, the city’s contractor will begin work on the plan in January. It should be completed in mid-2017. INDEPENDENCE — It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and to help bring the community together, Independence Civic Center will host a Christmas movie series in both Eng- lish and Spanish. “We’re doing two sepa- rate movies at the same t i m e,” s a i d Co u r t n e y Williams, coordinator of the event center. “We have a big enough space to have two movies at once.” The same film will be shown in one room in Eng- lish and in another room in Spanish. “We’ll be offering pop- corn and mini candy canes, too,” Williams said. The movies are free, kicking off on Friday at 6 p.m. with “The Grinch.” It’s another way the city can get involved with cele- b ra t i n g t h e h o l i d a y s, Williams said. “It’s a great way to get the community together, and also to … show off the space,” she noted. “It will be decorated for Christ- mas, too.” Three movies will be shown, each Friday in De- cember, ending the week before Christmas. The city had to pay li- censing fees, but the toughest part was finding films that were translated into Spanish, not just sub- titled. Williams said volunteers are needed, particularly for the Dec. 11 showing, to help get the video started and be a presence in the room. Movies at the Civic Center What: Christmas movies in both Span- ish and English. Friday, “The Grinch”; Dec. 11, “Arthur Christmas”; Dec. 18, “Elf.” When: 6 p.m. on Fri- day and Dec. 11. “Elf” starts at 5 p.m. on Dec. 18. Where: Independ- ence Civic Center, 555 S. Main St. Admission: A dona- tion of two cans of non-perishable food is requested. Food goes toward the city’s food drive. Of note: The movies will be shown in two rooms simulta- neously. In one room, the movie will be in English. In the other room, the movie will be shown in Spanish. “We’re hoping someone will be there as a welcome person, someone to run the popcorn machine, someone to hand out candy canes,” she said. To volunteer or for more information: Courtney Williams, 503-837-1195. 90 Days for Only $99 ALL Memberships includes fitness classes Insurance Memberships Available Expires 12/31/2015 165 E Main St, Monmouth www.monmouthfit.com The Itemizer-Observer Your community news source
