Polk County News
12A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • March 23, 2016
Local Easter Egg Hunts
Eggs’tra Special
Egg Hunt Saturday
For more information:
503-581-9622.
An Easter Egg Hunt for
children aged kindergarten
through 18 with special
needs will be held from 1 to
2:30 p.m. on Saturday at
Grace Community Church,
598 E. Ellendale Ave., Dallas.
The hunt includes inside
sensory activities, gluten-
free snacks, games, candy
and prizes.
Registration is required
for this free event at gracein-
dallas.org. For more infor-
mation: Charisa Burbank at
503-623-4961.
Jefferson Lodge
Easter Egg Hunt
Jefferson Lodge Memory
Care will host an Easter Egg
Hunt at 3 p.m. on Friday at
the lodge, 664 SE Jefferson
St., Dallas, for children 10
and younger.
Find the golden egg and
win a special prize. Atten-
dees will be able to get pho-
tos taken with the Easter
Bunny. A bunny petting zoo
will be available, as well as a
bounce house.
Everybody is welcome.
Gentle Woods Park
Easter Egg Dash
Easter Egg Hunt
The Monmouth-Indepen-
dence YMCA will hold an
Easter Egg Hunt in Gentle
Woods Park in Monmouth at
10 a.m. on Saturday for chil-
dren aged infant through 5
and at 10:15 a.m. for those
aged 6 and older.
Collect eggs, visit the
Easter Bunny and win
prizes.
The Grace Community
Church, 598 E. Ellendale Ave.,
Dallas, will host its annual
Easter Egg Dash at 10 a.m. on
Saturday for kids from infant
through fifth grade.
Meet in the sanctuary,
then dash to get as many
eggs as possible.
Doughnuts and juice will
be served afterward.
BIRTHS
Owens
Gordon Bailee Owens was born to Kameron Owens and
Stephanie Peirce, of Hobbs, N.M., at 10:35 p.m. on March
2 at Salem Hospital Family Birth Center.
He weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounces, and was 19.5 inches
long.
Gordon joins Areah, 2.
Grandparents are Dayna Perkins, of Dallas, Randy
Peirce, of Dallas, Chris Owens, of Dallas, and Cedee Miller,
of Hobbs.
Miller
Moore Insurance
Agency ‘Egg Pass’
Nathan E. Moore Insur-
ance Agency, 157 Main St.
W., Monmouth, is spon-
soring an Easter egg scav-
enger hunt now through
Monday.
Pick up the “Egg Pass” at
the agency and search for
the hidden egg at seven
local businesses to have
your pass stamped. Partici-
pating businesses are: Veal
Bikes Plus, Gracy Lu’s, Java
Crew, Koyotes Tacos, Yeasty
Beasty, Main Street Ice
Cream Parlor and Urban
Deli.
Take the stamp cards
back to Moore Insurance by
Monday to receive your final
stamp and prize bag.
For more information:
503-838-1199.
Falls City Egg Hunt
Falls City will host an
Easter Egg Hunt at 11 a.m.
on Saturday.
The hunt will take place
in the Upper Park ballfield.
MI TOWN
James Dustin Miller was born to Dusty and Lisa Miller,
of Keizer, at 10:12 p.m. on March 9 at Silverton Hospital
Family Birth Center.
He weighed 8 pounds, and was 21 inches long.
James joins Amelia, 2.
Grandparents are Keith and Corinne Eckley, of Keizer,
and Bob and Shari Miller, of Dallas.
Sickles
Lucy Louise Sickles was born to Justin and Jessica Sick-
les, of Dallas, at 5:36 p.m. on March 15 at Salem Hospital
Family Birth Center.
She weighed 5 pounds, 12 ounces, and was 19 inches
long.
Lucy joins Dylan, 9, and Gavin, 6.
Grandparents are Janelle Hale, of McMinnville, Steve
Hale, of Salem, Debra Sickles, of Dallas, and Dennis Sick-
les, of Falls City.
Great-grandparents are Elsie Hale, of Willamina,
Betty Sickles, of Dallas, and Nancy Seabourne, of Falls
City.
Gene’s Meat Market
1/4 BEEF
8 lbs T-bone Steak
80 lb.
8 lbs Rib Steak
As of Monday, it’s official-
ly springtime — and not a
moment too soon. After a
season of cold wind and
seemingly unrelenting rain,
most of us are very happy
that Old Man Winter packed
his bags and moved to an-
other hemisphere for the
next several months. Now
that we’ve adjusted to day-
light saving time, we can all
enjoy this season of new be-
ginnings and look forward
to all the good and bountiful
joys of living in this paradise
we call the Willamette Valley.
—
All of MI Town celebrated
our very own Western Ore-
gon University’s men’s bas-
ketball team with cheers
and hearty congratulations
to the players and coaches
and everyone who worked
so hard to beat University of
California, San Diego, to
reach the Elite Eight in the
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T AYLOR
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Columnist
NCAA Division II champi-
onship. Our hopes are high
that the Wolves will be victo-
rious over Saginaw Valley
tonight in Frisco, Texas.
—
There were so many good
things to do last week in MI
Town as we dodged down-
pours and raindrops before
Mother Nature brought us
blue skies and bright sun-
shine. We were treated to a
wonderful lunch of soup
(minestrone or Irish stew),
good bread and butter, as
well as lemonade and cook-
ies at the Monmouth Public
Library where author Mag-
gie Stuckey spoke about her
latest book, “Soup Night:
Recipes for Creating Com-
munity Around a Pot of
Soup.” Stuckey has written
several books on food and
gardening and shared lots of
stories with us. Stop by the
library for more information
about her publications.
—
Wednesday evening was
Family Literacy Night at
Burgerville, another in a se-
ries of family events that are
bringing so many good
things to our community.
How fun it is to see bright-
eyed children and happy
parents at these occasions.
What could be better than
good food and good books?
—
While corned beef and
cabbage were simmering at
our house on St. Patrick’s
Day, it was soup and pie time
at the Monmouth Senior
Center. Good weather helped
guarantee that many hungry
folks came out to partake of
good things from the best
kitchens in MI Town.
—
The Independence Public
Library’s book sale at the old
library building on Friday
and Saturday rounded out
the week just fine, with all
kinds of bargains and good-
ies galore.
—
We’re right in the middle
of spring break this week,
and many families are mak-
ing preparations for Easter
weekend, as well as trips to
the coast or activities right
here in town. There will be
colored eggs and jelly beans
and happy kids and pets en-
joying the great outdoors,
along with the sounds of
lawnmowers, as we get
ready for springtime in our
yards and gardens.
PEDEE NEWS
Easter is Sunday and
Pedee Church will be having
their traditional Sunrise
Service, celebrating Christ’s
arising, at Womer Cemetery
at 6:30 that morning. The
service is short but it’s usual-
ly cold, so dress warmly.
When the church started
having the Sunrise Service at
the cemetery, the trees were
short and we could actually
see the sun coming up when
it wasn’t cloudy or rainy.
Since that seldom happens,
we’re OK with tall trees.
—
After that service, the
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church hosts a community
breakfast from 7 to about 9
a.m., which the men serve.
The main Easter service will
be at 10 a.m.
—
Allison Barnhart is the
new secretary at church and
she’s planning to do some
redecorating and is looking
for old barn boards. Call her
at the church, 503-838-4073,
if you have some you’re will-
ing to part with.
—
I’ve been to two confer-
ences in the last month,
both with speakers empha-
sizing the importance of
grazing to the health of the
land. Rangeland was de-
signed to be roamed by an-
imals, wild or domestic,
and when there is no graz-
ing, the land is taken over
by weeds that aren’t affect-
ed by grazing, instead of
the grasses who need it and
the “natural fertilizer”
(poop) the animals pro-
vide.
—
Kids particularly like to
be mentioned in the paper,
so if any community mem-
bers (broadly speaking)
have birthday parties or
o t h e r c e l e b ra t i o n s f o r
them, or if they have other
accomplishments like mak-
ing the honor roll or dean’s
list at school, please con-
tact
act
me
at
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503-835-3512.
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DIVERGENT SERIES:
ALLEGIANT (Digital) (PG13)
MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2 (PG13)
BATMAN V SUPERMAN:
DAWN OF JUSTICE (Digital) (PG13)
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DAWN OF JUSTICE (Digital) (PG13)
MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN (Digital) (PG)
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ZOOTOPIA (Digital 2d) (PG)
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7:15 9:30
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Sunday March 27
10 CLOVERFIELD LANE (Digital) (PG13)
DIVERGENT SERIES:
ALLEGIANT (Digital) (PG13)
MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2 (PG13)
BATMAN V SUPERMAN:
DAWN OF JUSTICE (Digital) (PG13)
BATMAN V SUPERMAN:
DAWN OF JUSTICE (Digital) (PG13)
MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN (Digital) (PG)
DEADPOOL (Digital) (R)
ZOOTOPIA (Digital 2d) (PG)
(11:50 2:25 4:55) 7:25
(1:35 4:20) 7:05
(12:25 2:45 5:05) 7:25
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(11:35 2:00 4:35)
(11:55 2:20 4:50)
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Monday - Thursday March 28 - March 31
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DIVERGENT SERIES:
ALLEGIANT (Digital) (PG13)
MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2 (PG13)
BATMAN V SUPERMAN:
DAWN OF JUSTICE (Digital) (PG13)
BATMAN V SUPERMAN:
DAWN OF JUSTICE (Digital) (PG13)
MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN (Digital) (PG)
DEADPOOL (Digital) (R)
ZOOTOPIA (Digital 2d) (PG)
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(1:35 4:20) 7:05
(2:45 5:05) 7:25
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Outcry Auction begins at 7 pm • Live Music
Suggested donation $5 per meal,
$20 maximum for immediate family
Menu:
Spaghetti and sauce
Green salad
Garlic bread
Choice of drinks
(Until 7:00 pm while it lasts)
Auction
items include:
• Antiques and other old stuf
• International arts and crats
• Quilts and wooden boxes
• Local crats and goods
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