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.
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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
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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
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8AM - 6PM
Sat 8AM - 5PM
INDEPENDENCE
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Prices good through January 31, 2016