Polk County Living
8A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • June 8, 2016
COMMUNITY NOTEBOOK
Staying cool
Second Saturday
family art returns
Ash Creek Arts Center,
311 Monmouth St., Inde-
pendence, will host the Sec-
ond Saturday Family Art
Program Saturday from 2 to
4 p.m.
Participants will make
Japanese Carp Windsocks
with Anna Cottom.
The class is open to chil-
dren and parents. Children
should be old enough to
use scissors, glue, tape, etc.
No registration required.
For more information:
971-599-3301.
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).
Falls City hosts
garage sale
The city of Falls City will
host a garage sale Saturday
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. More
than 20 residents are ex-
pected to participant. Par-
ticipants will have garage
sale signs in front of their
homes. A map of those tak-
ing part will be available at
Frink’s General Store or at
the Welcome Booth in front
of the Community Center
on Main Street.
Young Eagles to
hold rally Saturday
The EAA Young Eagles
will hold a rally Saturday
from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at In-
dependence State Airport,
4803 Airport Road, Inde-
pendence.
The rally offers free
flights for children ages 8 to
17.
All participants will re-
ceive ground school train-
ing, a free flight, a picture
and a certificate.
Gro u n d s c h o o l l a s t s
about 45 minutes. Flights
last about 15 minutes on a
first-come, first-ser ved
basis.
Young Eagles must have a
registration form signed by
a parent or guardian, avail-
able at the event.
For more information:
www.eaa292.org.
WVP Health offers
free weight class
WVP Health Authority
will offer a free, 90-minute
informational session on
weight management
Thursday from 10 to 11:30
a.m.
The class will be held at
the Flaming Medical Cen-
ter, 1000 SE Uglow St., Dal-
las.
The session will cover
safe weight loss, obstacles
and meal planning ideas.
Questions are encouraged
throughout the session. In-
formation for follow-up
support will also be avail-
able.
To register or for more in-
formation: WVP Health Au-
thority, 503-587-5129 or
em ai l t o l i vi n gh e al t h y
@mvipa.org. On-site regis-
tration will be available.
MI YMCA pool to
open Saturday
The Monmouth-Inde-
pendence YMCA pool, 490 I
St., Independence, will
open Saturday.
The pool will have open
swim Mondays through
Thursdays from noon to 4
p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m.; Fri-
days from noon to 5 p.m.
and 7 to 8 p.m.; and Satur-
days from noon to 4 p.m.
Swim lessons, aqua fitness
classes and family swim
times are also available. For
a full schedule: www.the
Yonline.org.
LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer
With temperatures reaching as high as 99 degrees over the weekend, some families
went for a swim at Dallas City Park to help stay cool. The creek proved to be a popular
destination all weekend long for those in search of a way to battle the heat in Polk
County.
Art in the Park
returns Tuesday
Art in the Park will return
to Riverview Park in Inde-
pendence Tuesday from 11
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Inde-
pendence Downtown Asso-
ciation sponsors the event,
which will be held the sec-
ond Tuesday of the month
in June, July and August.
For more information:
www.independencedown-
town.org.
Pet store to hold
kitten camp
Nature’s Pet Market, 4555
Liberty Road S., Salem, will
host the Crazy Kitten Camp
Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3
p.m.
Kittens will be available
to visit and play with. They
will be available for adop-
tion at the store through the
Willamette Humane Society.
Vendors will be on-site
with food samples and a live
demonstration of do-it-
yourself vaccines.
The store is also a drop
off location for donations,
including kitten milk re-
placement, litter, towels,
canned cat food and more.
The store offers 20 percent
off all items purchased for
donations.
For more information:
Terri Ellen, 503-362-4555.
Sons of Norway to
hold celebration
The Sons of Norway and
Swedish Lodge will hold a
Midsummer Celebration
Saturday at 2 p.m. at the
Salem Masonic Temple,
1625 Brush College Road
NW, Salem.
Traditional activities, in-
cluding May pole dances,
will be offered. Food will be
supplied by both Norwe-
gians and Swedes.
There is no cost to at-
tend, but reservations are
required.
For more information or
to RSVP: 503-910-3302.
Jr. Master Gardener
camp hits Dallas
The Junior Master Gar-
dener Day Camp, a two-day
program, will be offered in
Dallas June 15-16 and in
Monmouth June 29-30.
Both camps will run from
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
OSU Extension 4-H, Ore-
gon 4-H Foundation and
Mo n m o u t h Pa r k s a n d
Recreation is sponsoring the
event, which is open to all
kids in grades kindergarten
through fourth. A 4-H mem-
bership is not required to
participate.
The camp will give youth
outdoor learning experi-
ences with natural science,
forestry, gardening, herbs,
flowers, vegetables, ento-
mology, soils, ecology, crafts
and more.
Cost is $25 if registered by
Friday, $35 after Friday ($60
family maximum). Scholar-
ships may be available.
The Dallas camp will be
held at Dallas City Park and
the Monmouth camp will be
held at Gentle Woods Park.
Registration and scholar-
ship applications are avail-
able at the Extension Office,
289 E. Ellendale, Suite 301,
Dallas, or online at www.ex-
tension.oregonstate.edu/pol
k/camp.
For more information:
503-623-8395.
Salem Community
Chorus to perform
The Salem Community
Chorus, which includes five
members from Monmouth,
will perform a free concert
Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the
Salem Library, 585 Liberty
SE, Salem.
The group is directed by
Anna Robinson and accom-
panied by Adam Robinson.
For more information:
503-838-3777.
Expert to speak at
PCMG meeting
The Polk County Master
Gardeners will hold a meet-
ing Wednesday (today) at 7
p.m. at Trinity Lutheran
Church, 320 SE Fir Villa
Road, Dallas. The meeting is
free and open to the public.
Andie Wright from the
DeSantis Landscaping
Company will discuss varia-
tions in landscaping design
styles, common plant
palettes of the Pacific
Northwest and general
landscaping challenges.
For more information:
503-623-8395 or online at
www.extension.oregon-
state.edu/polk/mg.
Masons to honor
staff, volunteers
The Lyon Masonic Lodge
No. 29, 303 Main S., Inde-
pendence, will host its an-
nual Strawberry Shortcake
Dessert Wednesday (today)
at 6 p.m. The event recog-
nizes outstanding classified
staff and parent volunteers
from each of the five district
13J schools.
People being honored are:
Central — Justin Kramer
(staff ) and Dale Hedrick
(volunteer).
Ash Creek — Nancy
Albritton (staff) and Shan-
non Taylor (volunteer).
Talmdage — Kevin Wiens
(staff ) and Jennifer Wells
(volunteer).
Monmouth — Courtney
Landels (staff ) and Kelly
Cooper (volunteer).
Independence — Ka Her
(staff ) and Jeannie Scott
(volunteer).
Each will be honored with
a strawberry short cake, a
framed certificate and a
local gift certificate of $25.
The lodge will also pres-
ent two $1,000 scholarships
to Bret Meador and Hannah
Nelson at Central High
School’s Senior Awards pro-
gram.
For more information:
503-838-4051.
Library features
NW Coast Art
The Dallas Public Library,
950 Main St., will feature
Northwest Coast Art by
Blaine Billman throughout
June.
The “First Nations” used
totemic style to decorate
everything from household
items to canoes. Billman’s
artwork showcases the clean,
symbolic and dynamic na-
ture of the totemic art form.
Billman’s work has been
featured in a number of ex-
hibits, including the Na-
tional Gallery of Art at the
Smithsonian.
For more information:
503-623-2633.
LIBRARY CALENDAR
DALLAS
950 Main St.
503-623-2633
www.ci.dallas.or.us/library
• Thursday, June 9, 11:15 a.m. — Chil-
dren’s story time.
• Thursday, June 9, 2:30 p.m. — Lego
Building.
• Tuesday, June 14, 11:45 a.m. — Morn-
ing children’s story time.
• Tuesday, June 14, 3:30 p.m. — After-
noon Children’s story time.
• Wednesday, June 15, 11:30 a.m. —
Reptile Man.
• Wednesday, June 15, 3:45 p.m. — Teen
Advisory Board Meeting.
• Wednesday, June 15, 4:30 p.m. — Teen
Book Club.
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INDEPENDENCE
175 Monmouth St.
503-838-1811
www.ci.independence.or.us/library
• Wednesday, June 8, 10:30 a.m. — Fam-
ily story time.
• Thursday, June 9, 6 p.m. — Mystery
Book Club.
• Tuesday, June 14, 4:30 p.m. — Chess
club.
• Tuesday, June 14, 5:30 p.m. — Cuentos
en Español.
• Wednesday, June 15, 10:30 a.m. —
Family story time.
• Wednesday, June 15, 3 p.m. — Reptile
man (at Riverview Park).
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MONMOUTH
168 S. Ecols St.
503-751-0182
www.ci.monmouth.or.us/library
• Thursday, June 9, 7 p.m. — Thursday
book club.
• Tuesday, June 14, 6:30 p.m. — Food
preservation and safety update.
• Wednesday, June 15, 5:30 p.m. —
Burgerville Family Literacy night.
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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, JUNE 8
• Polk County Republicican Women will not meet Wednes-
day (today).
• 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 Cutoff Road, Building E,
Dallas. Weekly distribution for eligible community members.
503-831-5634.
• Free Blood Pressure Check Clinic — 2 to 3 p.m., West Val-
ley Hospital (surgery admitting area), 525 SE Washington St.,
Dallas. 503-623-7323.
• Gentle Tai Chi — 3 to 4 p.m., Presbyterian Church, 879 SW
Levens, Dallas. Slow body movements to improve balance, flex-
ibility, agility and meditation. Wear comfortable clothes. Free.
503-623-3397.
• Lyon Masonic Lodge Strawberry Shortcake evening — 6
p.m., 303 Main Street S., Independence. Annual event honoring
classified staff and parent volunteers from each of the five
schools in Central School District 13J.
• Monmouth Senior Center Music Jam — 6:30 p.m., Mon-
mouth Senior Center, 180 S. Warren St., Monmouth. Open to
the public; musicians of all types welcome. 503-838-5678.
• Brew and BS: The Old Testament — 7 p.m., St. Thomas
Episcopal Church, 1486 SW Levens St., Dallas. A lecture series on
the Old Testament. Bring brew of choice — coffee, tea, chai,
beer, wine, cider. 435-503-4304.
• Dallas American Legion Post No. 20 — 7 p.m., Academy
Building, Room 108, 182 SW Academy St., Dallas. 503-831-3971.
• Polk County Master Gardner meeting — 7 p.m., Trinity
Lutheran Church, 320 SE Fir Villa Road, Dallas. Speaker will dis-
cuss landscaping design styles and challenges. 503-623-8395.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 9
• Independence Downtown Association — 8 a.m., Inde-
pendence Grill, 154 S. Main St., Independence. A meeting of
business people regarding the vitality of Independence and its
downtown area. 503-580-8525.
• 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.
• Young Professionals Networking — 5:30 to 7: p.m., Coun-
try Financial, 141 SW Court St., Dallas. After-hours social event
for Polk County young professionals, aged 21-45. 503-623-0581.
• Hotdogs, Hoops and Homework — 5:30 to 8 p.m., The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1401 SW 13th St.,
Dallas. Free tutoring for middle school and high school stu-
dents. Food will be provided and a basketball court for shoot-
ing hoops after. 503-917-9822.
• Polk County Bounty Market — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Academy
Building lawn, on the corner of Main and Academy streets, Dal-
las. 503-623-2564.
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FRIDAY, JUNE 10
• Take Off Pounds Sensibly Club Meeting — 9:45 to 11 a.m.
Church of Christ, 127 Heffley 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.
• Gentle Tai Chi — 3 to 4 p.m., Presbyterian Church, 879 SW
Levens, Dallas. Slow body movements to improve balance, flex-
ibility, agility and meditation. Wear comfortable clothes. Free.
503-623-3397.
• The Arc of Polk County Dance and Karaoke Night — 6:30
to 8:30 p.m., Academy Building, 182 SW Academy St., Dallas. For
adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Admis-
sion: $3 (staffers and family admitted free). Snacks available for
purchase. 541-223-3261.
• 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, JUNE 11
• Donation Yoga — 11 a.m. to noon, Dallas Yoga and Bal-
ance Studio, 115 SE Court St., Dallas. Bring a few cans of food or
cash to donate to the food bank. 503-999-8016.
• Falls City garage sale — 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Falls City. Partici-
pants will have garage sale signs in front of their homes. A map
of those taking part will be available at Frink General’s Store or
the Welcome Booth in front of the Community Center on Main
Street.
• The Original Independence Farmers Market — 9 a.m. to
2 p.m., Umpqua Bank parking lot, 302 S. Main St., Independ-
ence. 503-881-9950.
• Independence Riverview Market — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
Riverview Park and Amphitheater, 50 C St., Independence. 503-
910-8193.
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SUNDAY, JUNE 12
• Buell Grange Breakfast — 8 to 11 a.m., Buell Grange Hall,
5970 Mill Creek Road, just off Highway 22 northwest of Dallas.
$6. 503-623-8462 or 503-843-4703.
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MONDAY, JUNE 13
• Central Lions Club — Noon, Independence Elks Lodge
1950 Dining Room, 289 S. Main St., Independence. 503-606-
2150.
• Gentle Tai Chi — 3 to 4 p.m., Presbyterian Church, 879 SW
Levens, Dallas. Slow body movements to improve balance, flex-
ibility, agility and meditation. Wear comfortable clothes. Free.
503-623-3397.
• Willamette Valley New Horizons Orchestra — 6:30 to
8:30 p.m., Monmouth Senior Center, 180 Warren St. S., Mon-
mouth. Local orchestra for beginning through intermediate
musicians. Meets every Monday. Players of all levels welcome.
$25 monthly fee to cover expenses. 503-838-4884.
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