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Polk County News Polk County Itemizer-Observer • February 24, 2016 3A NEWS IN BRIEF DEADLINES New Dallas park named after Tawney 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. 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, Twitter and Instagram. Watch for breaking news, links to stories, sports scores updates and more. WEATHER RECORDED HIGH LOW Feb. 16.............. 59 Feb. 17.............. 61 Feb. 18.............. 50 Feb. 19.............. 49 Feb. 20.............. 54 Feb. 21.............. 54 Feb. 22.............. 55 48 46 43 40 38 33 36 RAIN .02 .22 .40 .38 .01 ..2 T Rainfall during Feb. — 2.31 in. Rain through Feb. 22 — 10.31 in. DALLAS — The votes are in and the result was a landslide. The name of Dallas’ newest park, located of Main Street, will honor the service and sacriice of U.S. Marine Sgt. Ian Tawney. He died while serving in Afghanistan in 2010. After developing the new park, city oicials decided citizens should name it and took suggestions. Three of those — Ian Tawney Memorial Park, Cynthian Park, and Creekside Park — were part of a poll on the city’s website that citizens voted on. “Ian Tawney Memorial Park overwhelmingly received the ma- jority of the votes,” said Dallas City Manager Ron Foggin during the Dallas City Council’s meeting on Feb. 16. The park is located south of Walnut Avenue across the street from the “Welcome to Dallas” fountain if you are headed toward downtown. The Dallas City Council approved the recommendation unan- imously on Feb. 16. Manos funding campaign nearing end EMILY MENTZER/ Itemizer-Observer Members of the Kit Kat Klub welcome American writer and English teacher Cliff Brad- shaw to the Berlin boardinghouse where he will be staying. LIFE IS A CABARET Western Oregon presents musical about 1930s Berlin By Emily Mentzer Life is a Cabaret The Itemizer-Observer MONMOUTH — It’s the 1930s in Berlin, Germany. Hitler and the Nazi Party are rising to power, about to change the face of the coun- try — indeed, the whole world — but in the Kit Kat Klub, life is a Kabaret. Western Oregon Universi- ty’s theater department will present, “Cabaret,” written by Joe Masteroff, based on a book by Christopher Isherwood. The musical tells the tale of two worlds: one of every- day people caught up in the swift changes occurring around them politically and how that relates to their lives; one of bohemian artis- tic souls who find them- selves performing and at- tending the cabaret. “They couldn’t believe it would happen the way it w o u l d ,” s a i d M i c h a e l Phillips, director. “It’s not a comedy. We have some pret- ty heavy concepts going on here. Cabarets gave them a place to express themselves. It was the underground; the antithesis of everything that was happening with Hitler.” Characters in the musical have differing levels of reali- ty when it comes to what is What: Western Oregon University performs, “Cabaret.” When: The show opens Feb. 25, 26, 27 and March 2, 3, 4 and 5 at 7:30 p.m. A matinee at 2 p.m. will be on Feb. 28. Where: Rice Auditori- um, Western Oregon Uni- versity. Admission: $12 gener- al; $7 students; $10 sen- iors. Of note: The musical is a nitty-gritty look at the cabaret and bohemian lifestyles during the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party. Viewer discretion is advised. happening around them. “Sally’s in her own world, where she doesn’t under- stand the Nazis and politics, and she doesn’t understand what’s going on,” said Re- becca LaPorte, who plays Sally Bowles, a performer at the Kit Kat Klub. Gabriel Elmore plays the Emcee, or Master of Cere- monies, at the cabaret. Elmore’s character is the only one who really under- stands and knows what’s going on in the political cli- mate of 1930s Berlin as he Happy 16th Birthday ALEX FRINK 02-29 2000 16 YEARS OF AWESOME! You make us all very proud. Love you so much, Mom A Pleasant Place to Buy or Sell Your RV CALL TODAY FOR A NO-CHARGE EVALUATION. takes the audience on the journey of life both inside and out of the Kit Kat Klub. “He starts out knowing everything that is going to happen,” Elmore said. “And he still has to have these satirical numbers, these en- tertainment pieces in be- tween these scenes that break your heart, just to keep the audience going. It’s really the Emcee’s job to rake in the entire audience, which was extremely diffi- cult to figure out for me.” In the play, as can be found in real-life, modern-day poli- tics, there are people who op- pose things and people who support them, “and then there are the people who let it happen,” Elmore said. The show is not for young children. The show is shock- ing, with the actors and con- tent making some audience members feel uncomfort- able, but that’s the beauty of live theater, LaPorte said. “A lot of people go to see musicals and kind of get the gist of what’s going on,” she said. “Oh, this is a guy; this is a girl; they fall in love; oh no, there’s a problem, but every- body ends up happy.” That is not the case with “Cabaret.” FALLS CITY — The Master is pleased, but still needs more sup- port. With less than a week to go, the “MANOS Returns” Kickstarter campaign is more than 90 percent to its goal. Produced by Falls City resident Jackey Neyman Jones, this comedic horror sequel to the classic B-movie “MANOS — The Hands of Fate” must reach its goal of $24,000 by March 1. “It was almost surreal how the thing just took of,” said Jones, who played the little girl “Debbie” in the original MANOS. “The fans are speaking loud and clear, and I am so appreciative of all their support.” One of aspect of MANOS Returns that has garnered a lot of at- tention is the return of Tom Neyman, who, at 80, will be repris- ing his role as The Master. Diane Mahree, who played long sufering wife Maggie; and Nicki Mathis, the vocalist from the MANOS soundtrack are also on board for the sequel. Donors giving just $5 will be given a digital download of Mathis’ “Forgetting You,” and there are giveaways at every sup- port level. Directed by award-winning Seattle ilmmaker Tonjia Atomic (Plain Devil, Hobo with a Trashcan), MANOS Returns will be in- ished in time for the 50th anniversary of MANOS, Nov. 15, 2016. The bulk of ilming will take place in Oregon this summer. For more information or to donate: www.ManosReturns.com. M-I Chamber announces nominees MONMOUTH/INDEPENDENCE — The Monmouth-Indepen- dence Chamber of Commerce announced the nominees and i- nalists for the 51st annual Community Awards Banquet, to be held on March 4 at Eola Hills Wine Cellars, 501 S. Paciic Highway (99W). Tickets are $40 for the event, which includes dinner and one drink ticket. Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m., with the program starting at 6:30. For more information or to register and pay for tickets: micc- or.org. For a full list of nominees, go to www.polkio.com. 24 hour Service Pick up & Drop Off Get your customers ready for... SPRING Home Garden & Car Care 2016 Deadline: March 4 ~ publish: March 16 1/8 pg. ......... $ 79 1/4 pg. ....... $ 147 1/2 pg. ...... $ 266 Full pg. ..... $ 499 Back pg...... $ 590 Purchase eye catching Full Color in your display ads for only $50 more. 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