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Polk County News 14A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • January 6, 2016 Dallas arrests lead to Falls City bust Officers use search, seizure warrant at residence and find drugs, weapons By Emily Mentzer The Itemizer-Observer Courtesy of JERRY MOTT Officers seized stolen property at a residence in Falls City. DALLAS — On Dec. 22, an off-duty Dallas police ser- geant noticed two people out- side of Wal-Mart matching descriptions of suspects from an earlier trespassing call. One of the males also had warrants out for his arrest, said Lt. Jerry Mott in a press release. When officers arrived, they contacted Colt Davies and Evan Neeley. Davies, 32, of Dal- las, was cooperative, Mott said. However, Neeley, 21, of Dallas, gave officers false in- formation before trying to run from them and stum- bling into the side of the Wal-Mart building. Neeley continued to fight with officers, including pulling a knife from his waist- band, which he dropped dur- ing his stumble or onset of the struggle with officers. Subsequent investigation tied Neeley and Davies to multiple burglaries and thefts in the Dallas area. During a follow-up investi- gation on Dec. 29, Dallas Po- lice, assisted by Polk County Sheriff’s deputies, served a search and seizure warrant at 11 N. Main St., Falls City. Police seized suspected methamphetamine from the residence. Neeley was charged with felony unlawful possession of methamphetamine, felon in possession of a restricted weapon, giving false infor- mation to a police officer, re- sisting arrest, four counts of second-degree theft, first- degree burglary, first-degree criminal trespass, three counts of unlawful entry into a motor vehicle and felony unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. He was lodged in Polk County Jail on $175,000 bail. Davies was charged with felony unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and felony unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. He was lodged in Polk County Jail on $25,000 bail. The investigation is ongo- ing. More arrests are antici- pated to these connected in- vestigations. Salem Health announces grant recipients Itemizer-Observer staf report SALEM — Salem Health announced the recipients of its 2016 Community Part- nership Grants. The eight organizations share Salem Health’s com- mitment to improve the health and well-being of the communities it serves. The grants, totaling $286,500, were awarded to four new recipients in addi- tion to four previous grant recipients from 2015. New recipients: • Northwest Human Serv- ices Inc., of Salem — $50,000 for purchasing a bus to pro- vide health care for the homeless. • Polk County Family & Community Outreach, of Dallas — $50,000 for devel- oping a suicide prevention project. • Mano a Mano Family Center, of Salem, of Salem — $50,000 to offer a family wellness project centered on stress reduction. • Salem Interfaith Hospi- tality Network — $36,500 for trauma-informed care train- ing and family support serv- ices. (Trauma-informed care involves an organizational structure and treatment framework to understand, recognize, and respond to the effects of all types of trauma.) Continued funding recipi- ents: • The Salvation Army Salem Corps — $25,000 to provide mental health case management for the home- less. • Community Action Agency Home Youth & Re- source Center, of Salem — $25,000 to offer weekend staffing at the center. • Oregon State University, Office for Sponsored Re- search and Award Adminis- tration — $25,000 to expand Just Walk Salem, a grass roots neighborhood walking program. • Boys & Girls Club of Salem, Marion and Polk Counties — $25,000 to staff its Healthy Lifestyles Educa- tion Program. “High quality, sustain- able programs that support t h e m i s s i o n o f Sa l e m Health are critical to the communities we serve,” said Sharon Heuer, director of community benefit with Salem Health, in a press re- lease. “We are glad to sup- port these community part- ners who provide important aspects of health and well- ness care.” Salem Health introduced the Community Partnership Grant program in October 2014, in conjunction with the fifth anniversary of its Community Health Educa- tion Center. Funding is provided to encourage collaboration and innovative engagement among community organi- zations that share a com- mon vision for better health, plus meet community health needs identified by the Salem Health Board of Trustees. Current priorities for proj- ects include diabetes pre- vention and control, mental health, and medical trans- portation. Find more information online at salemhealth.org/ community/community- partnership-grants. Salem Health is a partner with Oregon Health & Sci- ences University. BUSINESS BRIEF Dallas architect moves locations DALLAS — An Architect’s Atelier has moved to 10550 Clow Cor- ner Road. The business provides architectural services for residential — remodeling and new — historical renovation and restoration and light commercial. It ofers services of an in-house pole building specialist for barns, arenas, hangars and garages. The business is owned by Jan A.B. Honbeck, who has run the services since 1993. Projects range in size from adding a room to a new building. Current projects include the Monmouth Senior Cen- ter expansion and the restoration of the Cooper Building in Inde- pendence. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES These Polk County groups would welcome individuals who have time or expertise to volunteer. Organizations that would like to be added to this list should call 503-623-2373 or email IOnews@polkio.com. — AARP Foundation Tax-Aide – 503-930-7636 • After DARC — 503-623-9501 • Arc of Polk County — 503-949-5552 • Central School District — 503-838-0030 • City of Dallas — 503-831-3502 • City of Independence — 503-838-1212 • City of Monmouth — 503-751-0145 • Crime Victims Assistance Program — 503-623-9268 • Dallas Area Chamber of Commerce — 503-623-2564 • Dallas Fire Department — 503-831-3532 • Dallas Food Bank — 503-623-3578 • Dallas Kids, Inc. — 503-623-6419 • Dallas Police Department — 503-831-3582 • Dallas Public Library — 503-623-2633 • Dallas Retirement Village — 503-623-5581 • Dallas School District — 503-623-5594 • Delbert Hunter Arboretum — 503-623-7359 • Girl Scouts of Southwest Washington and Oregon — 503- 581-2451 • Ella Curran Food Bank — 503-838-1276 • Falls City Arts Center — 503-559-6291 • Falls City School District — 503-787-3531 • H-2-O — 503-831-4736 • HandsOn Mid-Willamette Valley — 503-363-1651 • Heron Pointe Assisted Living — 503-838-6850 • Independence Health and Rehabilitation — 503-838-0001 • Independence Public Library — 503-838-1811 • Kings Valley Charter School — 541-929-2134 • Luckiamute Watershed Council — 503-837-0237 • Luckiamute Valley Charter School – 503-623-4837 • Meals on Wheels — 503-838-2084 • Monmouth-Independence Chamber of Commerce — 503- 838-4268 • Monmouth-Independence YMCA — 503-838-4042 • Monmouth Public Library — 503-838-1932 • Northwest Human Services — 503-588-5828 • Oregon Child Development Coalition — 503-838-2745 • OSU Extension Service - Polk County — 503-623-8395 • Perrydale School District — 503-623-2040 • Polk County Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) — 503-623-9268, ext. 1301 • Polk Community Development Corporation — 503-831- 3173 • Polk County Community Emergency Response Team – 503- 623-9396 • Polk County Museum — 503-623-6251 • Polk County Public Health — 503-623-8175 • Polk County Resource Center — 503-623-8429 • Polk Soil and Water Conservation District — 503-623-9680 • Reading for All — 503-623-9664 • SABLE House — 503-623-6703 • Salvation Army — 503-798-4783 • SMART (Start Making A Reader Today) — 503-391-8423 • West Valley Hospital — 503-623-8301 • Willamette Valley Hospice — 503-588-3600 FAIRGROUNDS CALENDAR POLK COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS & EVENT CENTER 520 S. Paciic Highway (99W) Rickreall 503-623-3048 www.co.polk.or.us/fair — JANUARY 9 — 4-H Critter Campus 9 — Wagon Wheelers 10 — Square Dance lessons 11-12 — France School of Dance 11 — 4-H archery club 17 — 4-H achievers club meeting 17 — square dance lessons 18 — Fair oice closed 18-19 — France School of Dance 19 — 4-H rifle and pistol 20 — ILP cooking class 21 — fair board meeting 22 — PCL meeting 23 — 4-H workshop 24 — square dance les- sons 25-26 — France School of Dance 25 — 4-H archery club 30 — Graduation party 30 — Rickreall Round up — Schedule Subject to Change ACADEMIC HONORS Santiam Christian releases honor roll POLK COUNTY — Santiam Christian Schools listed students from Polk County who have made the fall quarter honor roll last week. Honor roll students are: 12th grade — 3.5 grade-point aver- age or higher: Leahgrace Connor, Jack Fowler, Chance Ottinger Kevin Sheng, Bethany Yelas. 11th grade: 4.0 GPA — Mikayla Manzi, Katie Richert, August Thornton; 3.5 GPA or higher — Sarah An, Peggy Liang, Louis Remy Nicolas Loviat, Makenna Setniker, Alexandra Watson. 10th grade: 4.0 GPA — Kaylee Breyman, Shelby Myrick-Duck- ett, Sebastian Perfecto, Rebeka Preston, Zachary Watson; 3.5 GPA or higher — Caitlyn Killion, Grace Moseman, Tomoka Naru, Kyle Paratore, Buckley Sheng. Ninth grade: 4.0 GPA — Tony Li, Jason Manzi, Winn Miller, Is- abel Montoya, Abby Riedlinger, Cole Setniker; 3.5 GPA or high- er — Sherry Liu. Eighth grade: 4.0 GPA: Ainsley Beam, Lily Hardy, Amanda Pre- ston; 3.5 GPA or higher — Olivia Bellinger-Verbics, James Bod- novits. Seventh grade: 4.0 GPA — Joshua Montoya; 3.5 GPA or high- er — Cooper Brasel; Ann Livingston; Audrey Miller; Ben Stefen, Carolyn Wilfong. Recyle this newspaper. DALLAS 121 Main St. • 503-623-8155 Mon-Fri 8AM - 6PM Sat 8AM - 5PM INDEPENDENCE 1710 Monmouth St. • 503-838-6340 Prices good through January 31, 2016
