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holiday weekend:
Social news (weddings,
engagements, anniver-
saries, births, milestones) —
5 p.m. on Wednesday.
Community events —
Noon on Thursday for both
the Community Notebook
and Community Calendar.
Letters to the editor —
10 a.m. on Monday.
Obituaries — 4 p.m. on
Monday.
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Polk County Itemizer-Observer • December 30, 2015 3A
Review: Look back on the news in 2015
Continued from 1A
April
April 1: “Downtown eye-
sore being sold; Deal nearly
complete for ‘Blue Garden’
site in Dallas” — Bob Collins
announced his plans to pur-
chase and restore The Blue
Garden. Since April, blue
glass tiles have been re-
placed and the sign has
come down to be refur-
bished and renewed to its
former glory.
April notables:
April 22: “WOU leader
chosen” — Rex Fuller is se-
lected out of four finalists to
be Western Oregon Universi-
ty’s 23rd president.
May
May 20: “A new home;
Residents tour MPD’s bigger,
more secure place” — Mon-
mouth Police Department
unveiled its new home, off
Highway 99W, to a crowd of
hundreds during an open
house. The building, which
was renovated for the MPD,
cost taxpayers roughly $4.5
million when it was all said
and done, and was paid for
through a voter approved
bond.
May notables:
May 27: “A welcome
home” — Sgt. Bradley Hol-
brook surprises his son,
Landon, 6, while at Lyle Ele-
mentary School.
June
June 3: “Pulling her
weight; Metzgar-Deacon ac-
cepts honor” — Western
Oregon University’s Director
of Sports Performance Cori
Metzgar-Deacon was named
a master strength and con-
ditioning coach by the Col-
legiate Strength and Condi-
tioning Coaches Associa-
tion, a rare honor, particu-
larly for a woman.
June notables:
June 10: “Sheriff Wolfe set
to retire” — Polk County
Sh e r i f f Bo b Wo l f e a n -
nounces his plans to retire at
the end of the year.
July
July 8: “The heat is on;
June shatters records for
hottest in 90 years” — It
seems like a distant memory
in these cold days of Decem-
ber, but summer of 2015
shattered records for both
heat and days without pre-
cipitation, causing some to
have their water rights re-
voked, including Daryll’s
Nursery.
July notables:
JOLENE GUZMAN/Itemizer-Observer file
Little dancers aren’t deterred by a little rain on their parade during “Krazy Dayz” in
July. It was some of the only rain the county saw this month.
July 22: “Deputy pulled
from burning car; Latty OK
after Saturday accident on
Monmouth Cutoff” — Polk
County Deputy Shon Latty
crashed his patrol car into a
ditch while responding to a
call for backup. His car
caught fire. He was pulled to
safety by Dallas officers and
Polk deputies.
August
Aug. 26: “Quake is com-
ing?” — With much talk
about “everything west of
Interstate 5” falling into the
ocean because the Cascadia
subduction zone is overdue
for a large-scale earthquake,
reporter Jolene Guzman
takes a look at what an
earthquake of that magni-
tude really means for Polk
County and those living in it,
including follow-up cover-
age on how to be prepared
and how prepared local gov-
ernments are.
September
Sept. 23: “Full-day kinder-
garten means long days for
kids, teachers” — As schools
throughout the county ac-
cept kindergarteners for a
full day, that means extra
tired teachers as well as kids.
Schools continue to struggle
with enough classroom
space and desks for young-
sters as they made the
switch to full-time students.
September notables:
Sept. 30: “Hot season, big
wines; Warm growing sea-
son should translate to fla-
vorful wines in 2015” – The
dry, warmer summer meant
a bumper crop and good de-
velopment of grapes for Polk
County vineyards.
October
Oct. 7: “Steps to recovery;
Mass casualty shooting in
Roseburg touches everyone;
would we be ready?” — A
mass casualty shooting at
Umpqua Community Col-
lege in Roseburg spurs a
candlelight vigil at Western
Oregon University. While
school officials say you can
never be truly prepared for
that kind of tragedy, they
have the policies and proce-
dures in place to handle a
situation like that, should
the need arise.
October notables:
Oct. 7: “Meadow Creek
property tax up 56 percent;
market values increased, as-
sessor says, while seniors are
outraged” — The manufac-
tured homes in Meadow
Creek Village in Dallas went
up in value this year, so
much so that it increased
the property tax on these
homes by roughly 56 per-
cent, the highest jump in
Polk County anywhere.
November
Nov. 4: “Familiar face, new
job” — Polk County Sgt.
Mark Garton is chosen from
two candidates as the inter-
im Polk County sheriff, effec-
tive Dec. 1. Garton was se-
lected because of his knowl-
edge of the department,
County Commissioner Mike
Ainsworth said. Garton and
the second candidate, Todd
Whitlow, both said they’d be
on the November 2016 ballot
for sheriff.
November notables:
Nov. 18: “Dallas reacts to
city councilor’s posts” —
Dallas residents packed the
Dallas Civic Center for a
Dallas City Council meeting
to discuss a city councilor’s
points of view and his rights
to express them via social
media.
December
Weather took center stage
once again this year, only
this time for regular wind
advisories and warnings,
coupled with heavy rains
and flooding. On Dec. 16,
“The weather outside is
frightful,” we saw an other-
wise healthy oak tree fall,
barely missing two buildings
on Southwest Oak Street in
D a l l a s. Ro a d s f l o o d e d
throughout the county,
causing schools to cancel
classes or bus routes (Dec.
9). Alas, the temperatures
did not drop far enough to
give most residents of Polk
County a white Christmas.
Don’t see your most mem-
orable moment on our list?
Send us a letter to the edi-
tor and let us know what
your favorite story of 2015
was. See the Opinion page,
4A, for the letters to the editor
policy.
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January 4 — BACK TO SCHOOL! Hope you all had a great winter break.
January 8 — Smith Fine Arts Series: BodyVox Based in Portland, Oregon
and led by the Emmy Award-winning choreographers Jamey Hampton and
Ashley Roland, BodyVox is a world renowned touring dance company. Humor,
athleticism and breathtaking imagery are hallmarks of a BodyVox performance.
This January, BodyVox brings its most beloved production, "Reverie" to WOU.
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Twin, this unforgettable union of dance, theater, and film will forever change
your idea of what dance can be. 7:30 PM, Rice Auditorium, Western Oregon
University Corner of Knox and Powell Streets, Monmouth. $25 in advance, $28
at door, $11 students. For more information or to order tickets, call Sandy at
503-838-8333.
January 13 — Monmouth-Independence Chamber of Commerce Forum:
Annual State of the Cities Address. Join us as on the campus of Western Ore-
gon University for the Annual State of the Cities Address featuring Mayor John
Oberst from the City of Monmouth and Mayor John McArdle from the City of
Independence. Both mayors will share remarks on successes from 2015, as
well as look ahead to 2016 projects, programs, and services. 6:30 PM to 8:30
PM. Doors Open: 6:30 PM.Program Starts: 7:00 PM. Location: Columbia
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Registration: Register online at www.micc-or.org. Light refreshments provided;
registration is preferred. Please Note: This evening program is in lieu of our
regularly scheduled monthly forum at noon.
January 15 — Smith Fine Arts Series: Ten Strings And A Goat Skin. Winners
of the 2015 East Coast Music Association award for World Music Recording
of the Year, multiple nominees for the 2013 Canadian Folk Music awards, 2015
ECMA's and Music PEI Awards, Ten Strings and a Goat Skin are having the
time of their lives immersed in the music they love as a trad/folk/fusion trio.
Playing Irish, Acadian, French & original creations, infused with modern and
world rhythms, they have created a fiery, contagious & unique sound that has
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January 16 — SNOBALL for Central High School
January 18 — MLK Day! No school Grades k-12
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