Polk County Living
8A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • March 30, 2016
COMMUNITY NOTEBOOK
Egg hunting
SA offers financial
literacy classes
The Salvation Army of
Marion and Polk Counties
will host financial literacy
classes beginning Tuesday.
Classes will run each Tues-
day through April 26 from 6
to 8 p.m. at the Dallas Acad-
emy Building, Suite 220.
Topics include budgeting,
facing debt, saving money,
identity theft and credit re-
ports.
O re g o n St a t e C re d i t
Union’s Amanda Brenne-
man-Brown will teach each
session. There is no cost to
attend.
To register: Nicole Bats,
503-623-9664, ext. 2481 or
send an email to
Nicole.bats@usw.salvation
army.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).
Bookstore to host
a meet and greet
Local author Carl Lee
Scott will be at Calmlee’s
Bookstore, 147 SW Court St.,
Dallas, on Saturday from 5 to
7 p.m. Scott will have copies
of his novel, “The Vow” avail-
able for $15.
LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer
Parish Gap will
perform at Tony’s
Classic rock band Parish
Gap will perform at Tony’s,
127 SW Court St., Dallas, at 9
p.m. Saturday.
The band will feature a
mix of classic rock hits and
original music.
For more information:
www.parishgap.com.
Dallas recycle
event on Saturday
Republic Services will
hold a Spring Clean-up
event for Dallas Residents on
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. at 1030 W. Ellendale,
Dallas.
Accepted items include
yard debris, clean wood,
scrap metal and assorted
rubbish.
Household trash, paint,
tires and chemicals are not
permitted.
For more information:
Rachel Snyder, 541-754-0444.
Boy Scouts begin
can, bottle drive
Boy Scout Troop 288 will
collect bottles and cans on
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. in the Rite Aid parking
lot, 178 W. Ellendale, Dallas.
The bottles and cans drive
is a fundraiser for equip-
ment.
For more information or
to schedule a pick-up of bot-
tles and cans: Venessa, 971-
506-2823; email to
dvdk1402@gmail.com.
Annual Survivor
Dinner is Saturday
Eola Hills Winery will host
the Relay for Life’s Survivor
Dinner and Celebration on
Donna Compton, left, helps Lydia Nightengale, 1, hunt for eggs, while Jace McKibben,
4, races ahead. The Easter Egg Hunt at Jeferson Lodge was one of numerous local egg
hunts over the weekend.
Saturday. Doors open at 5:30
p.m. with dinner being
served from 6:15 to 8 p.m. at
Eola Hills Wine Cellars, 501
St. Pacific Highway (99W),
Rickreall.
Entertainment will be
provided by Oregon Spirit.
Relay for Life of Polk County
and Team Perrydale is spon-
soring the event.
Every survivor and guest
will be guests of honor.
To RSVP your name and
one guest: Vicki Bailey, 503-
623-5241. RSVPs are encour-
aged.
9th annual Dragon
Run sign ups begin
Registration is open for
the ninth annual Dragon
Run on April 9 at 10 a.m.
The Dragon Run features
distances for kids of all ages
ranging from a quarter mile
to 1½ miles long.
There is also a 5-kilometer
run for adults, teens and
younger kids (accompanied
by an adult).
Starting locations differ
based on distance, but each
race will finish on the Dallas
High School track.
Register by Saturday to
guarantee a race T-shirt de-
signed by one of the middle
school art students.
Every runner will receive a
medal.
After covering the costs of
the event, the rest of the
money raised will be donat-
ed to the Dallas Education
Fund.
Cost is $25 for the 5k run
and $20 for all other dis-
tances. A family/group rate
(four or more runners) is
available.
To r e g i s t e r o n l i n e :
www.runsignup.com/Drag-
onRun. Day-of-race registra-
tion will also be available at
Whitworth Elementary
School.
Pottery class will
begin Tuesday
A weekly pottery class be-
gins Tuesday at 3 p.m. at
Monmouth Senior Center,
180 Warren St. S., Mon-
mouth.
Elinor Maroney will teach
the seven-week class on
Tuesdays through May 17.
Maroney will instruct par-
ticipants on several methods
of hand building, pinching,
coiling and rolling slabs of
clay to make bowls, cups,
vases and other original
forms.
No artistic talent or prior
experience required.
Cost is $68 and needs to
be paid prior to the class. A
scholarship for $20 is avail-
able for qualified individu-
als. Sign up is in the senior
center office. For more infor-
mation: 503-838-5678.
WOU holds April 9
discussion on race
Western Oregon will hold
a guided conversation on
race in Oregon on April 9
from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in
the Columbia Room at the
Werner University Center
on the WOU campus. The
conversation will center
around the question, “Why
aren’t there more Black
people in Oregon.
Walidah Imarisha, au-
thor and adjunct professor
at Portland State University,
will guide the discussion,
which is open to the public.
Attendees are also invited
to watch a Hip Hop concert
that begins at 8:30 p.m. in
the student center, featur-
ing Warren Sipes. Sipes en-
gages participants in music
through deaf eyes. He uses
sign language to perform
his poetry and lyrics.
Both programs are free.
For more information:
www.forhumanequality.org.
‘Pushing the Edge’
new WOU art show
The Dan and Gail Cannon
Gallery of Art on the campus
of Western Oregon Universi-
ty presents Pushing the
Edge, a new show that will
run from Wednesday (today)
through April 22.
The show will feature the
works of Jessica Benjamin,
Alfonso Gosalbez, Henry
Jabbour, Ian Factor and Gre-
gory Poulin.
A reception with the
artists is scheduled for April
13 from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
For more information:
503-838-8607.
Dallas Library book
sale this weekend
The Friends of the Dallas
Public Library will hold a
book sale on Friday and
Saturday at the Dallas Civic
Center, 945 SE Jefferson St.
The sale, which runs
from 3 to 7 p.m. on Friday
and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on
Saturday, will feature $1
hardcovers and 50 cent pa-
perbacks. A bag sale will
also be held from 3 to 4
p.m. on Saturday.
LIBRARY CALENDAR
DALLAS
950 Main St.
503-623-2633
www.ci.dallas.or.us/library
• Thursday, March 31, 11:15 a.m. — Chil-
dren’s story time.
• Thursday, March 31, 2:30 p.m. — Lego
Building.
• Friday, April 1, 3 to 7 p.m. — Friends of
the Dallas Public Library book sale (Dallas
Civic Center, 945 SE Jeferson).
• Saturday, April 2, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. —
Friends of the Dallas Public Library book
sale (Dallas Civic Center, 945 SE Jeferson).
• Tuesday, April 5, 11:15 a.m. — Morning
children’s story time.
• Tuesday, April 5, 3:30 p.m. — After-
noon children’s story time.
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INDEPENDENCE
175 Monmouth St.
503-838-1811
www.ci.independence.or.us/library
• Wednesday, March 30, 10:30 a.m. —
Family story time.
• Wednesday, March 30, 5:30 p.m. —
Cuentos in Español.
• Thursday, March 31, 4:30 p.m. — Chess
club.
• Thursday, March 31, 1 p.m. — Commu-
nity ESL.
• Friday, April 1, 3:30 p.m. — Cuentos en
Español.
• Friday, April 1, 4:30 p.m. — Teen Cook-
ing Club.
• Wednesday, April 6, 10:30 a.m. — Fam-
ily story time.
• Wednesday, April 6, 1 p.m. — Scrabble
with Betty.
• Wednesday, April 6, 5:30 p.m. — Cuen-
tos in Español.
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MONMOUTH
168 S. Ecols St.
503-751-0182
www.ci.monmouth.or.us/library
• Tuesday, April 5, 10:15 a.m. — Tales for
Tots Storytime.
• Tuesday, April 5, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. —
Family Coloring Night (supplies provided).
• Wednesday, April 6, 2:30 to 3:45 p.m.
— K-5 Builders Club.
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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.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30
• 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.
• 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.
• Painting, Canvas and Cocktails — 7 p.m., The Boondocks,
318 N. Main St. Fall City. All supplies, paint, canvas and instruc-
tion provided. No experience necessary. $30, snack and cocktail
included. 503-787-2700.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 31
• 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.
• 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, APRIL 1
• Rickreall Grange Flea Market — 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rickreall
Grange Hall. Multiple vendors, including baked goods. Kitchen
serving breakfast and lunch. For more information: 503-508-
9954.
• 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.
• American Red Cross Blood Drive — 12:30 to 6 p.m., Faith
Evangelical Church, 2290 E. Ellendale, Dallas. www.redcross-
blood.org.
• Friends of the Dallas Public Library Book Sale — 3 to 7
p.m., Dallas Civic Center, 945 SE Jeferson St., Dallas.
• Guthrie Park Acoustic Music Jam Session — 6:30 to 10
p.m., Guthrie Park Community Center, 4320 Kings Valley High-
way, Dallas. Free (donations accepted). 503-623-0809.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 2
• 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.
• Independence Riverview Market — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
Riverview Park and Amphitheater, 50 C St., Independence. 503-
910-8193.
• Boy Scout Troop 288 Bottles and Cans Drive — 9 a.m. to
2 p.m., Rite Aid parking lot, 178 W. Ellendale, Dallas. Fundraiser
for equipment. Venessa, 971-506-2823.
• Friends of the Dallas Public Library Book Sale — 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m., Dallas Civic Center, 945 SE Jeferson St., Dallas.
• Relay for Life Survivor Dinner and Celebration — 5:30 to
8 p.m., Eola Hills Wine Cellar, 501 S. Paciic Highway, Rickreall.
Evening celebrating and honoring cancer survivors and their
guests. RSVPs are encouraged. Vicki Bailey, 503-623-5241.
• Parish Gap concert — 9 p.m., Tony’s, 127 SW Court St., Dal-
las. Classic rock band will perform a mix of covers and original
music. www.parishgap.com.
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SUNDAY, APRIL 3
• 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, APRIL 4
• American Red Cross Blood Drive — 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Western Oregon University, 345 N. Monmouth Ave., Mon-
mouth. www.redcrossblood.org.
• 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, APRIL 5
• 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 activi-
ties aimed at losing weight. Open to anyone. First meeting is free.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6
• Monmouth Business Association — 7:30 a.m., Burgerville.
A meeting of business people, the Monmouth-Independence
Chamber of Commerce director, and city oicials. 503-751-
0147.
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