Polk County News
2A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • April 20, 2016
Dallas introduces 2016-17 budget Falls City considers
Fiscal plan as proposed Monday maintains current services and adds staff
By Jolene Guzman
The Itemizer-Observer
DALLAS — The proposed
2016-17 budget for the city of
Dallas contains no cuts and
will add a few employees.
City Manager Ron Foggin
introduced the $37 million
total budget —10.8 in the
general fund — Monday
during the Dallas Budget
Committee meeting.
“I’m happy to report that
we are maintaining (current)
levels of service,” Foggin
said. “Where we can find
places to improve at a low
cost, we are doing so.”
Employees will be added to
code enforcement, police and
public works, Foggin said.
He also discussed chal-
lenges facing budget plan-
ning for 2016-17 and be-
yond.
Increases to the Oregon
Public Employees Retire-
ment System are at the top
of the list.
Foggin said the rate hike
will cost the city $160,000
starting in July 2017. Half of
that amount is included in
2016-17’s financial plan.
“That is something that in
this budget, we’ve already
started working towards,”
Foggin said. “In an effort to
get ahead, we’ve budgeted
for that increase this year
and we will budget every
year for that.”
Other challenges include
planning for minimum wage
increases over the next sev-
eral years and paying for in-
frastructure improvements.
“Long-range planning is
important, so I think that
we’ve done what we can to
keep up with our chal-
lenges,” Foggin said.
The budget committee
will meet next on Monday at
6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 187 SE
Court St.
The committee will cover
public safety and public
works departments.
A meeting covering ad-
ministrative, and building
and grounds departments is
slated for May 2.
Timber: Counties, loggers, environmentalists clash
Continued from 1A
O&C counties and the
logging industry aren’t the
only groups displeased with
the proposal.
Environmental groups
have also criticized the plan,
saying it weakens protec-
tions for clean water, healthy
fish habitats and recreation
implemented through the
Northwest Forest Plan.
A statement from Casca-
dia Wildlands expressed dis-
appointment with the plan’s
r e d u c t i o n o f “s t r e a m
buffers” — where logging
isn’t allowed to protect water
resources. The proposal de-
creases these zones by half.
“Monitoring reports re-
leased in 2015 revealed the
Northwest Forest Plan has
succeeded in restoring wa-
tersheds and the old-growth
ecosystem over the last 20
Western Oregon Resource Management
Plan by the numbers:
Total acres: 2.5 million west of the Cascade Mountain
range.
Harvest target: 278 million board feet annually. A board
foot of lumber is 1 foot wide, 1 foot long and 1 inch thick, or
the equivalent in volume.
Percentage of total acres slated for reserves: 75.
Estimated increase in annual harvest value: from $23
million in 2012 to $51 million.
Estimated increase in recreational activity value:
from $223 million to $271 million in 2023.
years as intended, some-
thing the new BLM plan will
set back,” the statement
said.
Pope noted because the
O&C lands in Polk County
are home to spotted owl
habitat, even if the lawsuit
were successful, logging
probably wouldn’t increase
much here. That won’t affect
the amount of revenue the
county would see. Because
of the “shared distribution
formula,” Polk would always
get the same percentage of
the timber cut regardless of
where the trees are cut. The
average payments to coun-
ties from 1960 to 2011
amounted to $134 million
annually, according to the
AOCC.
He added he doubts
counties will see a reautho-
rization of the Secure Rural
Schools (county payments)
program, which has served
as a replacement for timber
revenue after harvests de-
creased.
“Don’t expect anything to
happen in this Congress. We
are embroiled in ‘lame duck’
politics here that will just
keep us from being able to
do anything substantive
until after the presidential
election,” Pope said.
The county lawsuit could
not be filed until the BLM
has issues its “record of deci-
sion” following the protest
period. That is anticipated to
happen this summer, Pope
said.
hiring own engineer
By Jolene Guzman
The Itemizer-Observer
FALLS CITY — With a
number of infrastructure
planning projects under-
way or impending, Falls
City Mayor Terry Ungricht
is understandably feeling a
little overwhelmed.
The city was awarded
funding from the Federal
Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) to replace a
bridge washed out in a
storm last winter and has a
city street paving project
coming up. Water and
wastewater systems im-
provements also are need-
ed in the near future.
With no city manager on
staff, Ungricht has been
taking the lead on complet-
ing the work necessary to
get the projects ready.
“With all that is going on,
especially with this FEMA
project, the road project,
I’ve identified that we are in
desperate need of a city en-
gineer,” he said. “We’re hit-
ting stuff that is a little bit
out of my league and I’m
going to make sure that it is
taken care of.”
Falls City has a contract
with the city of Dallas for
engineering services, but
with both cities working on
several projects, Ungricht
believes the city needs its
own engineer.
At the Falls City City
Council meeting Thursday,
Ungricht asked for permis-
Government
sion to issue a request for
proposals (RFP) for a firm
to serve as “city engineer of
record.”
The contract would be
similar to what the city has
with its attorney. The engi-
neer would be on retainer
and only paid for the hours
spent working on city proj-
ects, Ungricht said.
The council approved is-
suing the RFP for bids on a
unanimous vote.
In other business, the
council:
• Approved a 1.8 percent
rate increase for garbage
pickup and recycling services
provided by Republic Servic-
es. The city’s contract with
the company allows for rate
adjustments based on the
average increase in regional
consumer price indexes.
• Approved submitting a
grant to Oregon Depart-
ment of Parks & Recreation
to purchase the property on
the south side of the falls on
the Little Luckiamute River.
The $85,000 grant would
allow the city to buy the
property and expand
Michael Harding Park.
P OLK C OUNTY W ORSHIP D IRECTORY
DALLAS
Calvary Chapel Dallas Currently meeting for
worship and verse by verse Bible teaching at
628 SE Jefferson St. www.calvarydallasor.com
Worship service begins at 10 a.m. on Sunday.
Sunday school is available from youth ministry
and below to nursery. Wednesday evening
cafe-style Old Testament study starting at 6:30
pm. Come join us for a relaxed study around a
cup of coffee or drink. Mens prayer is Saturday
at 7:30 a.m. Womens Bible studies are sched-
uled also, call for times. The Pastor/Teacher is
Larry King. Come join us and be a part of God's
family here in Dallas. For more information call
503-831-1074.
Church of God of Prophecy New Beginnings
- 575 SW Ash St., (corner of Ash & Stump St.)
Pastor Travis Clemons, 541-671-0375. Bible
Study School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship
11:00 a.m. We welcome all to come and get ac-
quainted with our Pastor and his wife Christina.
Home Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Sunday. Associate
Pastor Jim Dickason 503-302-9816.
Church of Christ - 691 N.E. Kings Valley Hwy.
Sunday Class 9:30 A.M. Worship Service
10:30 A.M. Sunday Afternoon Service 2:00
P.M. Thursday evening Bible Study 7:00 P.M.
We follow the New Testament Plan of Salvation
in becoming a Christian and the Pattern of the
N. T. Church. We would be glad to study the
Bible with you and answer any of your ques-
tions. We would like to present a very helpful
one hour overview of the Bible. Call 503-831-
4886.
Dallas Alliance Church - 775 E. Ellendale,
Dallas, 503-623-2265, Email office@dallasal-
liance.org, Lead Pastor Jim Jamieson; and
Youth/Children’s Pastor Lance Baker; Every
Sunday: classes for all ages at 9:15 a.m., Morn-
ing Worship at 10:30 a.m., (Nursery provided
for a.m. services); Tuesdays: Youth Night 7:00
p.m. in Ediger Hall; Wednesdays: Adult Prayer
Meeting 1:00 p.m., Choir practice 6:45 p.m.
Call for info on current Bible Studies. Web: dal-
lasalliance.org.
Dallas Church - PO Box 462, Dallas, OR
97338, 503-623-2711. Worship Gatherings:
Sundays 10am. Meeting at 450 SE Washington
St., Dallas OR 97338. Atmosphere is relaxed,
families & children welcome, come as you are,
current music & relevant teaching about Jesus.
Pastor: Ben Bauman. www.dallaschurch.org
Dallas Foursquare Church—Located at 976
SW Hayter St. on the corner of Washington
and Hayter. Worship Service: Sundays at
10am. Youth Group: Sundays 6pm to 8pm.
Pastor: Darrin Hausler. We are a multi-gener-
ational church with a heart for our community.
Our mission is to Love God and Love People
to Extend His Kingdom. For more info call us
at 503-623-8277 or you can visit us online at
dallasfour.com.
Dallas Presbyterian Church invites you:
Warm, spirit-filled fellowship with traditional
Sunday worship 10:30 am, engaging discus-
sion study groups, prayer "chain" and a lov-
ing spirit.—Adult Sunday School 9 am, men's
breakfasts Tuesdays at 7 am, women's
groups, needle crafts group and Indoor Play
Park (for children with accompanying par-
ent). Sensitivity to older adult accessibility
and needs. 789 SW Levens, Dallas. 623-
3397 dalpreschurch@gmail.com.
Evangelical Bible Church - 1175 S.E. Howe,
Dallas 503-623-2331. Senior Pastor Jerry
Franz, Visitation Pastor Allan Wiebe, Youth
Pastor Nathan Ensz. Sunday: Worship *8:00
a.m.; *10:45 a.m.; *6:00 p.m.; Sunday School
9:30 a.m.; High School Youth Group 7:00 p.m.;
Thursday: Jr. High Youth Group - 7:00 p.m.;
2nd & 4th Tuesday: MOPS *9:00 a.m.;
Wednesday: AWANA - 6:30 p.m.; Prayer Meet-
ing & Bible Study 7:00 p.m.; Thursday: Bible
Studies *9:00 a.m. & *7:00 p.m. (women);
Thursday Group Bible Study 2:00 p.m. *Nurs-
ery care provided.
Faith Evangelical Free Church - 2290 E. El-
lendale Ave., Dallas, 503-623-8034; Interim
Pastor Dennis Beatty, Associate Pastor Ed Sut-
ter, Worship Pastor Ted Kitzmiller, Youth Pastor
Aaron Swank, Ministry of Children & Family
Debbie Davies. Sunday School 9:00 a.m.; Sun-
day Worship 10:30 a.m., Sunday High School
Youth Group 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Jr. High
Youth Group 7:00 p.m. Please call or visit our
website for information about other meetings.
www.faithfreechurch.org
First Baptist Church - 245 S.W. Church St.,
Dallas, 503-623-5189; www.gofbc.org; Church
Office Hours: Mon - Fri. 10 am - 2:30 pm; Pastor
Rick Bratton 503-551-9561; Sunday School
9:30 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m., Wednesday
Bible Study 6-7 p.m; Everyone Welcome!
First Christian Church - Joyfully Worshipping &
Serving 1079 S.E. Jefferson Street, Dallas, 503-
623-2569. Pastor Darren Anderson. “Live Wire
Worship” with Praise Team - 8:30 a.m., Adult,
Youth & Children Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.,
Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m. (Nursery pro-
vided), Men’s Bible Study - Thursday, 8:30 a.m.
Christian Women’s Fellowship - 2nd Tuesday,
1:00 pm (Sept through June). Please call church
office for information about other meetings.
Grace Community Church - 598 E. Ellendale
Ave. PO Box 69, Dallas, 503-623-4961. Senior
Pastor-Dave Bertolini, Pastor of Worship & Dis-
cipleship-Ryan Bucher, Pastor of Student Min-
istries-Ben Potloff. Sunday Worship: 1st
Service-9:00 a.m. with Kids, Youth, & Adult Sun-
day School running concurrently. 2nd Worship
Service-10:45 a.m. with Kids Worship running
concurrently. Nursery provided for 0 - 2 year
olds during both services. Office open Tuesday-
Friday for office hours visit our website at
www.graceindallas.org. All are welcome!
Living Hope City Church - 186 SE Mill St.,
Dallas. Family Worship 10:30 am. www.living-
hopecitychurch.org Equipping Center & Offices
186 SE Mill St., Dallas. For more information
call 503-623-6890.
Living Word Faith Fellowship - 830 SE Shel-
ton Street, Dallas, 503-623-9062. Pastor Joan
Siewert. Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m. Wednes-
day Worship 7:00 p.m. Children's Sunday serv-
ice 10:00 a.m., nursery provided. Men’s
fellowship second Saturday of month breakfast
at 8:00 a.m. at Murphy’s Restaurant, Dallas.
Pastor Michael Van Dyke in charge of men's fel-
lowship. Call for additional information. Website:
www.proclaimhim.org
Salt Creek Baptist Church - 15075 Salt Creek
Road, Dallas, 503-623-2976. Senior pastor
David Curtis. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sunday
morning Worship 10:50 a.m. Nursery provided
for worship services. Classes for all ages.
Wednesday Senior High and Middle School
Youth at 6:30 p.m. Please call for information
about other meetings or visit our website at
www.saltcreekchurch.org.
Seventh-Day Adventist Church - 589 SW
Birch, P.O. Box 450, Dallas 97338-0450. 503-
623-5872. Services on Saturday: 9:30 A.M.
Sabbath School Bible Study for all age groups.
10:50 A.M. Worship Service. Office Hours: Mon-
day, Wednesday, Friday, 9 to Noon. Pastor:
Lary Brown
St. Thomas Episcopal Church – 1486 SW
Levens St., Dallas (at the corner of Levens &
Cherry) 503-623-8522. Email: stthomasdalla-
sor@gmail.com www.stthomasdallasor.org
10 AM worship with Holy Eucharist. Father
Fred Heard. Sunday School and Nursery
Care available during worship. The church
has formally adopted a policy of welcoming
and fully affirming individuals who are les-
bian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT).
The new policy formalizes and expands on
the church’s longstanding tradition of radical
hospitality towards all people regardless of
race or ethnicity, marital status, disability or
socio-economic status. St. Thomas Wel-
comes you—please join us.
Trinity Lutheran Church - 320 SE Fir Villa Rd,
Dallas, 503-623-2233. Pastor - David Pederson.
Adult Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Worship Service
10:00 a.m.; Kids Church during 10:00 a.m. Wor-
ship. Youth Group HS/MS 11:30 a.m. Sundays.
Free Medical Clinic 1st & 4th Saturday of each
month. www.dallastlc.org. Catch us on Facebook.
United Methodist Church – A church with
Open Hearts, Open Minds & Open Doors. 565
SE LaCreole Drive, Dallas, 503-623-2481. Rev.
J. Quinton Kimbrow, Minister. Worship Service
11 a.m. Sunday School for Adults & Youth, 9:30
a.m. Sunday School for Children during worship
service. Child-care available. Handicap access.
All are welcome! Email: dallasumc@qwestof-
fice.net Website: www.sites.umcdallas.com
Valley Life Center (Assemblies of God) -
1795 S.E. Miller Ave., Dallas, 503-623-4116.
Lead Pastor: Chris Barker; Associate Pastor:
Ted Gibson; Children’s Director: Crystal Barker;
Youth Director: Kirk Bathke. Sunday Morning
Service 10:30 a.m., Wednesday Family Night
6:30 p.m. Please call for more information or
visit our website at www.valleylifecenter.com
FALLS CITY
Falls City Christian Church 233 S. Main
Street, Falls City, Oregon 97344, 503-787-3104
Sunday Service: 10 am; www.fallscitycc.com
Falls City United Methodist Church - 242 N.
Main Street, Falls City, 503-851-3213. Pastor
Rebecca Strader. Morning worship Sunday 9:20
am. All denominations are welcome. www.fallsc-
ityumc.org
Mountain Gospel Fellowship - 303 N. Main,
Falls City, 503-787-8037. Sunday School 10:00
a.m., Worship Service 11:00 a.m., Wed. Dinner
6:15 p.m. Everyone welcome just as you are.
Join Us!
Seventh-Day Adventist Church - 205 N. Main,
Falls City 97344, 503-787-3907. Pastor Lary
Brown. Sabbath School Sat. 9:30 am-10:40 am;
Worship Service 11 am. Community Service
Center (Food Bank) third Wed. of each month,
noon-3pm.
INDEPENDENCE
Buena Vista Community Church - 11355
Church St., Buena Vista. Independence. Pastor
Larry Lyon. Morning Worship 11 a.m.
Cornerstone Church of God - 4395 Independ-
ence Hwy, Independence, 503-838-5119. Sun-
day Service 10:30 a.m., Wednesdays 6:30 p.m.
Nursery available.
First Baptist Church - A warm, friendly church
that cares about you! Located at 1505 Mon-
mouth St., Independence (across from Central
High School); 503-838-1001. Senior Pastor
Michael Parks. Sundays: Worship Service 11
am Wednesdays: AWANA 7 pm (during the
school year). Thursdays: Youth Group 6:15pm.
Join us for small groups and life groups through-
out the week. First Baptist Church has min-
istries for children, youth, adults, families and
seniors, throughout the week. Check us out at
www.independencefirstbaptist.com
St. Patrick Parish, Catholic - 1275 E St., Inde-
pendence. 503-838-5801. Father Henry Guillen
Vega Masses Sat., vigil 5 p.m.; Sunday 9:30
a.m. (English), 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. (Spanish);
Weekdays Mon, Tues, Wed, & Thurs. 9am, Sat-
urday 7 p.m. (Spanish). Evergreen Nursing
Home; Holy Days 9 a.m. (Eng) & 7 p.m.
(Eng/Span). Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sat
3:30-4:30 p.m. or by appointment. Religious Ed-
ucation: RCIA Mon 7:00-8:30 p.m.; Mid-High &
High School Grades Mon 7:00-8:30p.m.;
Grades 1-4 Tues. 7:00-8:30 p.m. WOU Campus
Ministry: Mass Sun. 5:00 p.m. at 315 N. Knox
St., Monmouth followed by a social hour.
MONMOUTH
Christ The King Christian Church - Meets at
959 Church St. W., Monmouth 7:00 pm Satur-
day Night. Christ The King Christian Church is
a conservative, contemporary, charismatic Bib-
lical Church. At Christ the King we learn: the
truths of the Bible, how to live Biblical truths,
how to please God, and how to be a blessing to
all people. Come and join us as we learn and
grow together. Everyone is welcome. Wally
Wildman, senior pastor. For more information
call 503-623-2262. www.ctkmonmouth.com
Christ’s Church Methodist & Presbyterian
United - Come care and share with us. 412
Clay Street West, Monmouth, 503-838-1724.
Pastor Rebecca Strader. Worship Service 11
a.m. Call for information on small groups.
Church of Christ - 127 N. Heffley St., Monmouth,
503-838-2360. Minister - Jon Siegrist. Sunday
School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 10:45 a.m.,
Wednesday Service 7 p.m.
Faith Lutheran Church – 200 Monmouth-In-
dependence Hwy., Monmouth (the church
with the lighted cross on the “S” curve). Pas-
tor Dallas C.R.Dubke. 503-838-3459. School
Year Schedule: Sunday School & Adult Bible
Study 9:00 am; Divine Service of Holy Com-
munion 10:30 am. Everyone is welcome!
www.FaithLutheranMonmouth.org;
Monmouth Christian Church - 959 Church
Street W, Monmouth, OR 97361; Office: (503)
838-1145; Fax: (503) 838-1162; Email:
mcc@mymcc.cc; Website: mymcc.cc; Lead
Pastor: Sean Bitzer; Pastors: Ulysses Vela, Mary
Weinbender, & Seth Halligan; Sunday Worship
Service: 10 am, English & Spanish; children’s
programming for birth to 6th grades also avail-
able. Momentum (7th & 8th Grades) meet Tues-
days 6:30-8:00 pm MCC; Join us this Sunday in
person or live online at www.mymcc.tv.
New LIFE Ministries – we’re growing in Polk
County! CHILDREN'S CHURCH NOW AVAIL-
ABLE! We are a God-loving, Bible-believing,
non-denominational church body. This church
is a little different, in that it’s not just a church
service, but is all about being a “service church”.
We strive to seek out and serve the needs of
the community. It is our hope that God will use
us to make a difference. Come join us! We
meet at Henry Hill School 750 S. 5th St. in In-
dependence every Sunday morning at 10:00-
11:00 am. Our minister is Marion Seick. Feel
free to call us at (503) 871-5207. Please come
visit and worship with us this Sunday!"
Praise Assembly 189 Monmouth Ave S., Mon-
mouth (locations in McMinnville and Willamina
as well). Our English worship gathering is 11 am
on Sundays, followed by a Spanish service at 2
pm. Kid’s church available for 12 and under.
Youth group meets at 9:30 Sunday morning.
Other ministries include: Celebrate Recovery
(Tues, 7 pm), College Bible study (Wed, 7 pm),
and Spanish Bible study (Thurs, 7 pm). Please
check our website for the most up-to-date infor-
mation, www.praiseonline.net, or call us at 503-
837-0300.
St. Hilda's Episcopal Church 245 Main St. W.,
Monmouth, 503-838-6087, sthildas church.org
Sunday Eucharist - 10:00 am followed by Fellow-
ship. Children's Sunday School & Adult Bible Study
9:00 am. Wednesday Worship at 8:00 am and
7:00 pm. Nursery care provided. Call for periodic
small groups and celebrations. All are welcome!
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Call 503-623-2373
to be added to this directory.