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Polk County Itemizer-Observer • March 23, 2016 3A
Lack of funding threatens Wagner
By Jolene Guzman
The Itemizer-Observer
FALLS CITY — The future
of the Wagner Community
Library in Falls City will be
the topic of am upcoming
meeting between Mayor
Terry Ungricht and library
leaders.
Ungricht, Library Director
Cynthia Hovind, and Amy
Houghtaling, the library
b o a rd p re s i d e n t , w e re
scheduled to meet Tuesday,
but it was canceled and yet
to be rescheduled.
The mayor mentioned the
need for a discussion during
the March 10 Fall City City
Council meeting during his
“mayor’s report.”
He said he was concerned
that funding dedicated to
the library is running short,
and he hasn’t seen much
progress in finding re-
sources long-term.
Threatened with closure,
Wagner was given an ap-
proximately two-year re-
prieve when the Wagner
Trust was released to the city
to use for operations in mid-
2014.
The trust was originally
established to pay for library
materials, but the city suc-
cessfully took the issue to
court making the case that
under the circumstances,
the purpose of the fund
should be expanded.
Approximately $168,000
was released to the city to
keep the doors open and
hire a permanent director
while other funding options
where explored.
Hovind was hired as di-
JOLENE GUZMAN/Itemizer-Observer file
Storyteller Christopher Leebrick entertains children at the Wagner Community Library last summer.
rector in November 2014
and work began on creating
a voter-approved library dis-
trict including libraries in
surrounding communities.
Ungricht said March 10
that he had not seen much
progress on that front and
worried the library would
reach the end of its funding
without future plans.
“After this year, it will be
below $100,000,” he said, re-
ferring to the Wagner Trust.
He said if the scenario is
as he fears, he would suggest
a temporary closure of the
library, something which
has not been discussed with
Hovind or Houghtaling yet.
“My recommendation is if
we are not getting citizen in-
volvement and the board is
not moving forward to put a
district on the ballot and ne-
gotiating with the other
communities in Polk Coun-
ty, that we close the library
at the end of the summer,”
he said. “I haven’t gotten
good reports back from our
councilors on the library
board that we are moving
toward what our goal was
when we received the Wagn-
er Trust.”
His plan would be to save
the remaining money until
there is interest in forming a
district.
Library managers have
discussed exploring other
options to the library dis-
trict, but have not spoken
with Ungricht about his rec-
ommendation.
“This meeting is so we
can all get on the same
page,” Ungricht said.
In other business, the
council:
• Approved paying ap-
proximately $3,000 for an in-
spection and market analy-
sis for the former Luckia-
mute Clinic at 304 N. Main
St.
The current owner of the
building is considering do-
nating it to the city to rede-
velop and sell.
The building would need
repair work if the city ac-
quired it.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Tax help available for seniors
POLK COUNTY — AARP Tax Aide program will pro-
vide tax assistance for low- and middle-income sen-
iors in Dallas and Monmouth.
Dallas assistance will be at DHS, 177 Oak St., on Fri-
days from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call for appointments: 503-
634-5546.
Assistance will also be provided at Northwest
Senior and Disability Services in Dallas, 260 NE
Kings Valley Highway, on Mondays from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m.
Call 503-831-0581 for appointments.
Monmouth and Independence assistance is avail-
able at the Monmouth Senior Center, 180 S. Warren
St., on Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Satur-
days from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Call 503-838-5678 for appointments.
Indy PD honors top officers
INDEPENDENCE — Caldelario Navarro earned Re-
serve Oicer of the Year honors from the Independ-
ence Police Department for volunteering almost 200
hours of his time to the department, said Sgt. Tino
Banuelos.
Navarro also provided assistance during communi-
ty events such as Western Days and the Community
Fiesta, as well as supplementing patrols and investiga-
tions.
Officer Daniel Unverferth displayed tremendous
growth, a drive for excellence and quality police
work in his first year with the Independence PD,
Banuelos said. Unverferth was named Officer of the
Year.
“Although not originally from this community, Oi-
cer Unverferth has taken ownership for his role in pro-
moting its safety,” Banuelos said. “The balance of ac-
countability and compassion with which he approach-
es his profession has been exemplary.”
HEALTH DIRECTORY
LABORATORY SERVICES
• WEST VALLEY HOSPITAL provides lab services at two
convenient locations in Dallas and Monmouth. Both
labs are fully accredited, providing collections and test-
ing with healthcare provider referral. Employment and
self-referral drug testing is offered. The West Valley Hos-
pital lab in Dallas is open 24 hours, seven days a week,
at 525 SE Washington St., 503-623-7303. The Mon-
mouth lab is located in the Monmouth Medical Center,
512 Main St., Suite 300, 503-838-1388. It is open Mon-
day-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., closed between noon
and 1 p.m. Appointments are not required.
MASSAGE
• OUT OF GRAVITY MASSAGE - Julianne Klingberg
DeForest, LMT - 503.510.2256 - NOW IN INDEPEND-
ENCE Enter Stressed, Leave Blessed - Out of Gravity
Massage offers massage sessions to suit a variety of
needs and health concerns. Intuitive and holistic
bodywork are blended with extensive and varied edu-
cation, creating a caring and knowledgeable environ-
ment of healing. Also, with a prescription and a claim
number, up to a year's therapeutic massage sessions
will help in your rehabilitation from a motor vehicle
accident. Relaxation, well care, geriatric and pediatric
massage is available, as well as motor vehicle accident
rehabilitation. Infant massage instructional sessions
available. Call today for an appointment. 503-510-
2256 OR # 7627/ National #295187-00
ORTHODONTICS
• YENNE & SCHOFIELD - SPECIALISTS IN ORTHO-
DONTICS - 580 Main Street, Suite E, Dallas, 503-623-
5002. Providing Polk County with orthodontic care for
children and adults for functions and cosmetics. Open
Tuesdays & Thursdays.
ORTHOPEDIC SERVICES
• DR. STEVE YAO specializes in sports medicine and
knee-replacement procedures. Dr. Yao sees patients at
the Hope Orthopedics of Oregon satellite office in Dal-
las, and schedules surgeries nearby at West Valley Hos-
pital in the new state-of-the-art surgery suites. West
Valley Hospital is located at 525 SE Washington St., Dal-
las, 503-623-8301. Visit www.salemhealth.org/wvh.
PHYSICAL THERAPY/
REHABILITATION SERVICES
• WEST VALLEY HOSPITAL provides a wide range of
rehabilitation services in Dallas, offering physical ther-
apy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and aquatic
therapy (at Dallas Aquatic Center). Let us help you get
moving again! We are conveniently located at 525 SE
Washington St., Dallas, 503-623-7305.
• MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER serves Monmouth
and Independence locally with a wide range of reha-
bilitation services including physical therapy, occupa-
tional therapy, speech therapy and aquatic therapy (at
Dallas Aquatic Center). Let us help you get moving
again! We are conveniently located at 512 Main St.,
Monmouth, 503-838-1388. Se habla español.
• PINNACLE PHYSICAL THERAPY is an orthopedic
physical therapy facility committed to getting great re-
sults for each patient. We focus on advanced spine
care, women's health issues, sport rehab, vehicle acci-
dents, and work injuries. We offer highly specialized
care including manual therapy, aquatic therapy, spe-
cific deep tissue mobilization techniques, Postural
Restoration Institute (PRI) techniques and therapeutic
exercise. We have a warm, caring and friendly staff
and accept most private health insurance, auto insur-
ance, and workers' compensation insurance. We offer
both male and female physical therapists. Often no
physician referral is needed to start care. Call us today
and ask how to get therapy for your condition or talk
to your physician to see if physical therapy is right for
you. Call us: 503-623-2433. We are conveniently lo-
cated at 210 W. Ellendale Avenue Dallas, Oregon
97338; (next to Taco Bell) Check us out on the web:
www.pinnacle-physicaltherapy.com
PODIATRY SERVICES
• WEST VALLEY SURGICAL SPECIALTY CLINIC podi-
atrists Dr. Ruben Pollak and Dr. Scott Berg see patients
at West Valley Surgical Specialty Clinic and provide
procedures and surgeries for feet, ankle, bunions and
plantar fasciitis at nearby West Valley Hospital's state-
of-the-art surgery suites. Request one of these podia-
trists and get your surgical care done locally. Dr. Berg
sees patients at West Valley Surgical Specialty Clinic on
Wednesdays, 8 a.m.- noon. Dr. Pollak sees patients on
Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. West Valley Surgi-
cal Specialty Clinic is located at 591 SE Clay St., Dallas.
Visit salemhealth.org/specialty.
PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS
• DR. CHARLES ESSEX, family medicine, is accepting
new patients at Monmouth Medical Center, located at
512 Main St., Suite 300, Monmouth, 503-838-1182. With
a proactive healthcare approach, Dr. Essex provides
care for the entire family and will work with you to build
a healthy lifestyle with annual exams, immunizations,
lifestyle counseling, sports physicals, skin care, cancer
screenings and more. New patients are welcome.
• DR. JOHN HADLEY, family medicine, is accepting new
patients at the West Valley Physicians & Surgeons Clinic
at 555 SE Washington St., Dallas, 503-623-7301. With a
proactive healthcare approach, Dr. Hadley provides of-
fers family medicine for your entire family from new-
borns to adults with annual exams, immunizations,
lifestyle counseling, sports physicals, skin care, cancer
screenings and more. New patients are welcome.
UROLOGY SERVICES
• WEST VALLEY SURGICAL SPECIALTY CLINIC Dr.
Jaffer Bashey, board certified urologist with Willamette
Urology, sees patients on Tuesdays, providing com-
plete diagnosis and treatment of urological disorders
and diseases for adults and children. Dr. Bashey does
outpatient surgeries at West Valley Hospital, including
cystoscopy, minor bladder and prostate surgery, blad-
der and kidney stones, circumcision, vasectomy and
other procedures. Physician referral may be required.
Visit salemhealth.org/specialty.
SHAMANIC PRACTITIONER
• MARIAN SIMON, MA Shamanic practitioner and
counselor specializing in spiritual healing and devel-
opment since 1994. 503-831-0158. simonart@tele-
port.com http://mariansimon.com
Call the Itemizer-Observer at
503-623-2373 for more information
or to have your business listed
in this directory.