Polk County Living
8A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • March 2, 2016
COMMUNITY NOTEBOOK
Passed Out Pollinators
Pentacle Theatre
Diary of Anne Frank
The Pentacle Theatre, 324
52nd Ave. NW, Salem, will
present The Diary of Anne
Frank. The play begins Fri-
day and runs through March
26.
An exhibit featuring Anne
Frank photographs, histori-
cal artifacts and a documen-
tary will be presented in the
lobby. Shows run at 7:30 p.m.
except for Sundays, which
have 2 p.m. performances.
Tickets cost $20 for week-
day performances and $21
for weekend shows.
For tickets or more infor-
mation: www.pentaclethe-
atre.org.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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).
Movie fundraiser
set for Monday
Friends of the Independ-
ence Public Library will hold
its 10th anniversary movie
fundraiser Monday at Inde-
pendence Cinema 8.
“The Intern” will be
played at 7 p.m. Tickets cost
$15 and can be purchased at
the Independence library.
Free popcorn and door
prizes will be available.
MVCA to host
banquet & auction
Mi d - Va l l e y C h r i s t i a n
Academy will host its eighth
annual banquet and auction
Saturday at 5 p.m.
The auction will be held at
Central Baptist Church, 655
S. Pacific Highway, Mon-
mouth. Money raised will
support MVCA. Polk County
Commissioner Mike
Ainsworth will serve as auc-
tioneer.
Dinner tickets cost $20
each. Entrees include a
choice of prime rib or chick-
en marsala.
Child care services are
also available for kids ages 3-
10. Cost is $5 for the first
child, $10 max per family.
A pizza dinner is included.
RSVP required: 503-838-
2818.
Tickets may be purchased
at MVCA, 1483 N. 16th St.,
Monmouth or via credit card
over the phone at 503-838-
2818.
Ash Creek offers
two art camps
Ash Creek Arts Center will
offer two art camps this year,
free for those attending
grades four through seven.
Previous camps have
filled up quickly. The ACAC
board of directors hopes to
serve twice as many children
by offering two camps.
The first camp will be
March 21 through 24 from 1
to 3 p.m. daily at St. Hilda’s
Episcopal Church Parish
Hall in Monmouth. Children
will work together to make a
large-scale model of a South
America cloud forest and
EMILY MENTZER/ Itemizer-Observer
Darrell Ward checks on hybernating mason bees at the Inspiration Garden at Mt. Fir
Park.
populate it with drawings
and ceramics featuring
brightly colored beetles, but-
terflies, hummingbirds and
other exotic creatures of the
cloud forest.
The second camp will be
held July 18 through 21 from
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Children wishing to at-
tend both camps may sign
up for one and request to be
added to the waiting list of
the second.
To register: www.ashcreek
arts.org. Advanced registra-
tion is required. Space is lim-
ited.
Monmouth Library
to host concert
Monmouth Public Library
will host Magic Mama Hip
Hop and World Beats con-
cert Friday at 10:30 a.m.
Magic Mama plays a vari-
ety of instruments, from an
acoustic guitar to canning
jars filled with water. She
records and layers vocals
and multiple instruments
through a loop machine. Au-
dience members will receive
handmade, recycled instru-
ments.
OSU Master food
preservers wanted
Polk, Marion, and Yamhill
county offices of Oregon
State University Extension
Service are recruiting volun-
teers to become Master
Food Preservers.
Trainees require 48 hours
of hands-on food safety and
preservation instruction.
Training classes will be held
on Friday April 15 through
June 3 at the Salem Health
Community Health Educa-
tion Center Gehlar Wellness
Kitchen. Applications are
due March 11. The classes
cost $100.
Following the classes, vol-
unteers are asked to provide
40 hours of service helping
other safely preserve food.
For more information: go
to http://extension.oregon-
state.edu/marion/master-
food-preserver-program; call
503-373-3763; or email
tonya.johnson@oregon-
state.edu.
Author, illustrator
visits Dallas library
The Dallas Public Library
is hosting Oregon author
and illustrator Mark Fearing
Thursday at 4 p.m. Fearing
has written and illustrated
several books and graphic
novels for kids and young
teens, including “The Great
T h a n k s g i v i n g E s c a p e,”
“Earthling!,” and “How
Martha Saved Her Parents
from Green Beans.”
Fearing’s presentation
“Drawing Stories” will focus
on narrative, examining vi-
sual art through powerful
images and how stories are
told through pictures and
words.
The event will appeal to
kids age 10 and older who
are interested in art, drawing
and creating stories.
For more information:
503-623-2633.
UO jazz band part
of free DHS concert
JazzArts Oregon Combo,
from the University of Ore-
gon, will join the Dallas High
School Jazz Band for a free
concert Monday.
The show begins at 7 p.m.
at Bollman Auditorium at
Dallas High School, 1250 SE
Holman Ave.
UO’s JazzArts Combo is a
donor-funded scholarship
ensemble, which debuted
last fall. The group is per-
forming in Dallas as part of a
Northwest tour.
More info about the Jazz
Arts Oregon Combo go to
music.uoregon.edu.
WOU symphony
winter concert
Western Oregon Universi-
ty’s symphony winter con-
cert, “It don’t mean a thing if
you can’t make it sing,” will
be at 7:30 p.m. on March 9
at Rice Auditorium on cam-
pus.
Admission is $3. Students
are $1. WOU students and
faculty get in free with ID.
The symphony, directed
by Ike Nail, will present a
program of music that is
mostly from singing, about
singing or just sounds
singable.
The program lasts about
an hour.
Rickreall Grange
to host market
The Rickreall Grange Flea
Market will be Saturday and
Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
at the grange, 280 Main St.
(Highway 99W), Rickreall.
The kitchen will be open
for breakfast and lunch. Pro-
ceeds will go toward the
building fund. Fresh cinna-
mon rolls will be available
daily.
LIBRARY CALENDAR
DALLAS
950 Main St.
503-623-2633
www.ci.dallas.or.us/library
• Thursday, March 3, 11:15 a.m. — Dr.
Seuss story time.
• Thursday, March 3, noon — Adult
book discussion group.
• Thursday, March 3, 2:30 p.m. — Lego
building.
• Thursday, March 3, 4 p.m. — Author, il-
lustrator Mark Fearing.
• Tuesday, March 8, 11:15 a.m. — Chil-
dren’s story time.
• Tuesday, March 8, 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, March 2, 1 p.m. – Scrabble
with Betty.
• Wednesday, March 2, 7 p.m. — Dr.
Seuss’ Birthday Party. Annual family event
ofering activities, crafts, photo booth,
birthday cake.
• Wednesday, March 2, 10:30 a.m. —
Family story time.
• Wednesday, March 2, 5:30 p.m. —
Cuentos in Espanol.
• Thursday, March 3, 4:30 p.m. — Chess
club.
• Thursday, March 3, 1 p.m. — Commu-
nity ESL.
• Monday, March 7, 7 p.m. — Friends of
the Library movie fundraiser, “The Intern,”
PG, at Independence Cinema. $15.
• Wednesday, March 9, 10:30 a.m. —
Family story time.
• Wednesday, March 9, 5:30 p.m. —
Cuentos in Espanol.
Gene’s Meat Market
8 lbs T-bone Steak
1/4 BEEF
80 lb.
8 lbs Rib Steak
5 lbs Top Round Steak
20 lbs Chuck Roast
7 lbs Boneless Rolled Roast
NOW
$349.95
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MONMOUTH
168 S. Ecols St.
503-751-0182
www.ci.monmouth.or.us/library
• Wednesday, March 2, 2:30 p.m. —
Builders Club (K-5th).
• Thursday, March 3, 10:15 a.m. — Pre-
school story time.
• Friday, March 4, 10:30 a.m. — Magic
Mama Hip Hop and World Beats concert.
• Tuesday, March 8, 10:15 a.m. — Tales
for Tots.
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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.
We’re on a hunt
for local Easter
Egg Hunt
events!
Save $100!
5 lbs Boneless Stew Meat
27 lbs Lean Ground Beef
503-859-2252
Send us an email with information
about the event to: ionews@polkio.com
by noon on Friday, March 18th.
21991 Fern Ridge Rd SE, Mehama
Like us on www.facebook.com/GenesMeatMarket
USDA Inspected Meat
147 SE Court St., Dallas
503-623-2373 • www.polkio.com
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2
• Monmouth Business Association — 7:30 a.m., Haugen’s
Galleri, 275 Main St. E., Monmouth. A meeting of business peo-
ple, the Monmouth-Independence Chamber of Commerce di-
rector, 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.
• Lenten series — 5:30 to 8 p.m., St. Thomas Church, 1486
SW Levens St., Dallas. Free. Worship service at 5:30; soup supper
at 6; video lecture series on Old Testament followed by discus-
sion from 7 to 8.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 3
• 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, MARCH 4
• 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, MARCH 5
• 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 under 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, MARCH 6
• 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, MARCH 7
• 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, MARCH 8
• 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.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9
• 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.
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