Polk County News
8A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • February 3, 2016
COMMUNITY NOTEBOOK
A little off the top
Faith Lutheran
hosts free concert
Faith Lutheran Church in
Mo n m o u t h , 2 0 0 Mo n -
mouth-Independence High-
way, welcomes Harmonious
for a free concert on Satur-
day at 4 p.m.
Harmonious is a quartet
of sisters harmonizing
music of all types. After the
concert, stay for plates of
cheese, nuts, dried fruits,
sweet snacks and beverages.
For more information:
503-838-3459.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Police Department
takes part in blitz
The Independence Police
Department will take part in
the 2016 Seatbelt Blitz Feb.
8-21. During this period,
special attention will be
paid to proper seatbelt use,
proper child restraints, tex-
ting and speeding.
Speeding and distracted
driving continue to be a
major cause of accidents
and fatalities. You are 23
times more likely to be in an
accident while texting and
driving and four times more
likely to be in an accident if
you use your phone in a tra-
ditional manner, according
to information provided by
the Independence Police
Department.
Polk flag design
contest now open
A contest to design a Polk
County flag is now open.
The contest is open to
everyone. The winning de-
sign will be honored during
a ceremony planned for this
fall.
Submissions may be en-
tered through May 13.
The top five finalists will
be chosen by Polk County
Commissioners on May 27.
A three-day public voting
period will take place during
the Polk County Fair, held
Aug. 11-13.
The winner will be un-
veiled on Sept. 7 during the
commissioners meeting at
the Polk County Courthouse.
One entry per person and
entrants must reside in Polk
County. A maximum of five
colors may be used in the
design. For information or
to submit a design: Heather
Chase, chase.heather
@co.polk.or.us.
New Garden Club
seeks members
The new Dallas Garden
Club seeks those who have a
passion for gardening. An
informational meeting will
be held on Monday at 7 p.m.
at the Builders Room in the
Evangelical Bible Church,
1175 SE Howe St., Dallas.
The new club will be part
of the Oregon State Federa-
tion of Garden Clubs.
For more information:
Gaye Stewart, 503-510-4370.
Community Calendar is a listing of upcoming events
taking place in Polk County that are open to the public.
To submit an event for calendar consideration, please
send it at least two weeks before the actual event
date to the Itemizer-Observer via fax (503-623-2395)
or email (ionews@polkio.com).
LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer
Professional dog and cat groomer Nina Davis of Jack’s World helps give Sophie Kai a
trim during the Community Connect on Jan. 27. The event provided a variety of services
to those in need at no charge.
MP Food Share
presents summit
The Marion-Polk Food
Share will put on the Mid-
Valley Food Summit Satur-
day at Willamette Universi-
ty’s Putnam University Cen-
ter, 900 State St., Salem.
Tickets cost $15 for the
event, which runs from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Online reg-
istration closes Wednesday
(today). Tickets may be
available at the door.
The summit is designed
to connect food growers,
processors, buyers, garden-
ers and eaters.
For more information:
Lexi Stickel, 503-581-3855;
email to astickel@marion-
polkfoodshare.org.
Graphic designers
offer services
Jen Bracy, associate pro-
fessor of visual communica-
tion design, will host a casu-
al informational session
Tuesday at 6 p.m. on how
graphic design students can
create work to serve brand-
ing and marketing needs.
The session will be held at
Monmouth Public Library.
Businesses, nonprofits or
public agencies are wel-
come to attend to learn
more about potential proj-
ects including logos, busi-
ness cards, PowerPoint pre-
sentations and more.
For more information: Jen
Bracy, 503-838-8534.
KVCS offers radio
technician class
Kings Valley Char ter
School will sponsor a free
amateur radio technician
class aimed at helping at-
tendees pass the FCC ama-
teur radio technician class
license exam.
The class will be offered
Tuesday or Wednesday
evenings or Saturday after-
noons during the last two
weeks of February and four
weeks in March at KVCS,
38840 Kings Valley Highway.
There will be six sessions.
For more information or
to RSVP: dsprague
@kvschool.org. Indicate
which of these alternative
times you cannot attend.
A cappella music
at Grace Baptist
“KP and the Kings,” an A
cappella music group, will
perform at 11 a.m. on Sun-
day at Grace Baptist Church,
1855 E. Ellendale Ave., Dallas
The group is a gospel
quartet from Polk County.
Members Kyle Padilla and
brothers, Andrew, Peter and
Matthew King, love to sing
and enjoy presenting their
traditional and contempo-
rary music in rest homes
and churches as a ministry
of encouragement.
The event is free and
without obligation.
Monmouth Library
hosts coloring night
Monmouth Public Li-
brary’s Adult Coloring Club
is on Thursday from 5:30 to
7:30 p.m.
Why should kids have all
the fun? There’s research to
suggest coloring is a stress
reliever. The library will pro-
vide the free coloring pages,
colored pencils and pens. All
you need to do is show up at
the library, 168 S. Ecols St.,
Monmouth.
For more information:
503-751-0182.
Show your love
and support IDA
The Independence
Downtown Association is
accepting orders for its an-
nual Walk of Hearts in
downtown Independence.
Express your sentiment
on the bright red heart
branded with a personal
message. Each heart will be
hung on the lampposts
along Main Street. Messages
are $28 per side. Proceeds
benefit IDA’s efforts to beau-
tify the business district.
For more information or
to order: Nancy Lodge, 503-
838-2314 or email
pd1571@yahoo.com.
Shrove Tuesday
supper is Feb. 9
St. Thomas Episcopal
Church’s annual Shrove
Tuesday Pancake Supper is
Tuesday from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
The traditional supper
marks the beginning of
Lent, the season leading up
to Easter.
The supper includes pan-
cakes, eggs and ham and
will be served with coffee,
tea, milk and juice. The
event is free; donations are
accepted.
The church is located at
1486 SW Levens St., in Dal-
las. For information: Rich or
Janice Wolcott, 503-831-
5593.
LIBRARY CALENDAR
DALLAS
950 Main St. • 503-623-2633
www.ci.dallas.or.us/library
• Thursday, Feb. 4, 11:15 — Story time.
• Thursday, Feb. 4, noon — Book discus-
sion group.
• Thursday, Feb. 4, 2:30 p.m. — Lego
building.
• Tuesday, Feb. 9, 11:15 a.m. — Morning
story time.
• Tuesday, Feb. 9, 3:30 p.m. — After-
noon story time.
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INDEPENDENCE
175 Monmouth St.
503-838-1811
www.ci.independence.or.us/library
• Wednesday, Feb. 3, 1 p.m. — Scrabble
with Betty (adults).
• Wednesday, Feb. 3, 10:30 a.m. — Fam-
ily story time.
• Wednesday, Feb. 3, 5:30 p.m. — Cuen-
tos in Español.
• Thursday, Feb. 4, 1 p.m. — Community
ESL.
• Thursday, Feb. 4, 4:30 p.m. — Chess
Club for kids (irst grade and older).
• Saturday, Feb. 6, 10 a.m. to noon — e-
Reader workshop.
• Tuesday, Feb. 9, 4 p.m. — Winter Fun
Club (Valentine’s party)
• Wednesday, Feb. 10, 10:30 a.m. —
Family story time.
• Wednesday, Feb. 10, 5:30 p.m. —
Cuentos in Español.
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MONMOUTH
168 S. Ecols St. • 503-751-0182
www.ci.monmouth.or.us/library
• Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2:30 p.m. —
Builders Club (K-5).
• Thursday, Feb. 4, 10:15 a.m. — Pre-
school story time.
• Thursday, Feb. 4, 5:30 p.m. — Adult
Coloring Club.
• Tuesday, Feb. 9, 10:15 a.m. — Tales for
Tots.
• Wednesday, Feb. 10, 3 p.m. — Family
movie (Rated PG). Snack provided.
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WAGNER COMMUNITY LIBRARY
111 N. Main St., Falls City
503-787-3521, ext. 319
www.facebook.com/
WagnerCommunityLibrary/timeline
• See the library’s Facebook page for up-
coming events.
Find February’s
Polk Properties
inside this issue
of the
Itemizer
Observer
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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 3
• Monmouth Business Association — 7:30 a.m., Burgerville,
615 E. Main St., Monmouth. A meeting of business people, the
Monmouth-Independence Chamber of Commerce director, and
city oicials. 503-751-0147.
• Indoor Play Park — 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Tuesday
through Friday, First Presbyterian Church, 879 SW Levens St.,
Dallas. Drop-ins welcome. For ages infant through pre-K with
parent. Free, but donations accepted. 503-623-3397.
• Helping Hands Emergency Food Bank — 10 a.m. to noon,
Monmouth Christian Church, 959 Church St. W., Monmouth. For
eligible community members; available every Wednesday. 541-
404-6517.
• Senior meals, Dallas — 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday,
LaCreole Manor, 204 SW Walnut St., Dallas. Free, but $3 dona-
tion suggested. Reservations required. 503-623-6232.
• Senior meals, Monmouth — 11:30 a.m. Monday through
Friday, Monmouth Senior Center, 180 S. Warren St., Monmouth.
Free, but $3 donation suggested. Reservations required. 503-
838-2084.
• Scrabble with Betty — 1 p.m., Independence Public Li-
brary, 175 Monmouth St., Independence. Scrabble games irst
Wednesday of every month. Free; refreshments and prizes
available. 503-551-7687 or 503-838-1811.
• Willamette Valley Food Assistance Program Food Bank
— 1:30 to 6:30 p.m., 888 Monmouth Cutof Road, Building E,
Dallas. Weekly distribution for eligible community members.
503-831-5634.
• Yarning for Others — 3 to 5 p.m., St. Thomas Episcopal
Church, 1486 SW Levens St., Dallas. Knitters and crocheters
gather to make clothing and accessories for those in need on
the irst Wednesday of every month. 503-689-7222.
• Brew and BS: The Old Testament — 7 p.m., St. Thomas
Episcopal Church, 1486 SW Levens St., Dallas. A lecture series on
the Old Testament. Bring brew of choice — cofee, tea, chai,
beer, wine, cider. 435-503-4304.
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THURSDAY, FEB. 4
• Dementia Support Group — 9:30 a.m., Monmouth Senior
Center, 180 S. Warren St., Monmouth. A group for people cop-
ing with a loved one with Alzheimer’s or dementia. 503-838-
5678.
• Dallas Lions Club — 11:30 a.m., Hong Kong Restaurant,
325 Main St., Dallas. Everyone welcome. 503-931-9860.
• Monmouth-Independence Rotary Club — noon, First
Baptist Church, 1505 Monmouth St., Independence. Visiting Ro-
tarians, guests and prospective Rotarians are welcome to these
luncheon meetings. Free. 503-838-4884.
• James2 Community Kitchen Meal — 4:30 to 6 p.m., Dallas
United Methodist Church, 565 SE LaCreole Drive, Dallas. Free;
everyone welcome. 503-623-8429.
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FRIDAY, FEB. 5
• Take Of Pounds Sensibly Club Meeting — 9:45 to 11 a.m.
Church of Christ, 127 Heley St. N., Monmouth. First meeting is
free. 503-930-7936.
• Altered Attitudes Alcoholics Anonymous — Noon, Dallas
United Methodist Church, 565 SE LaCreole Drive, Dallas. 503-
399-0599.
• Guthrie Park Acoustic Music Jam Session — 7 to 10 p.m.,
Guthrie Park Community Center, 4320 Kings Valley Highway,
Dallas. Free (donations accepted). 503-623-0809.
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SATURDAY, FEB. 6
• Polk Community Free Clinic — 7 to 11 a.m., Trinity Luther-
an Church, 320 SE Fir Villa Road, Dallas. Free medical and men-
tal health care for uninsured and underinsured. Held on the irst
and fourth Saturday of the month. 503-990-8772.
• Monmouth Senior Center All-You-Can-Eat Community
Breakfast — 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., Monmouth Senior Center, 180
S. Warren St., Monmouth. Cost: $6, adults; $3, children younger
than 12. 503-838-5678.
• Rickreall Grange Flea Market — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Rickreall
Grange Hall, 280 Main St. (99W), Rickreall. Multiple vendors.
Also selling fresh-baked goods. Kitchen serving breakfast and
lunch. 503-623-8289.
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SUNDAY, FEB. 7
• Polk Flea Market — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Polk County Fair-
grounds, 520 S. Paciic Highway (99W), Rickreall. Admission: $1;
children 12 and younger, free. Early admission from 6 to 9 a.m.
is $5. 503-428-8224.
• Rickreall Grange Flea Market — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Rickreall
Grange Hall, 280 Main St. (99W), Rickreall. Multiple vendors.
Also selling fresh-baked goods. Kitchen serving breakfast and
lunch. 503-623-8289.
• From the Heart Community Sing — 1:30 to 3 p.m., St.
Thomas Episcopal Church, 1486 SW Levens St., Dallas. Free
singing lessons; all ages are welcome. 503-559-5205.
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MONDAY, FEB. 8
• Central Lions Club — Noon, Independence Elks Lodge
1950 Dining Room, 289 S. Main St., Independence. 503-606-
2150.
• Willamette Valley New Horizons Orchestra — 6:30 to
8:30 p.m., Central High School band room, 1530 Monmouth St.,
Independence. Local orchestra for beginning through interme-
diate musicians. Meets every Monday. Players of all levels wel-
come. $25 monthly fee to cover expenses. 503-838-4884.
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TUESDAY, FEB. 9
• Caregivers Support Group — 2 to 3:30 p.m., West Valley
Hospital (Quiet Room, entrance through Emergency Depart-
ment on Clay Street), 525 SE Washington St., Dallas. Meets on
the second Tuesday of the month. Free. 503-831-5593.
• James2 Community Kitchen Meal — 4:30 to 6 p.m., St.
Philip Catholic Church, 825 SW Mill St., Dallas. Free; everyone
welcome. 503-623-8429.
• Take Of Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) Club — 6 to 7 p.m.
weigh-in, 7 to 8 p.m. meeting, First Christian Church basement,
1079 SE Jeferson St., Dallas. Meetings ofer programs and activ-
ities aimed at losing weight. Open to anyone. First meeting is
free.
• Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper — 5 to 6:30 p.m., St.
Thomas Episcopal Church, 1486 SW Levens St., Dallas. Free (do-
nations accepted). 503-831-5593.
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