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By Jolene Guzman
FALLS CITy
The Itemizer-Observer
DALLAS —– The Dallas
City Council is slated to
adopt is 2016-17 budget at
its meeting Monday
evening.
The proposed budget is
$37 million, with $10.9
million in the general
fund. The Dallas Budget
Committee approved the
budget on May 16, and on
June 6 the council ap-
proved having a resolu-
tion for final adoption
prepared for Monday.
The meeting will take
place at 7 p.m. at Dallas
City Hall, 187 SE Court St.
Several new or expand-
ed positions are in the
2016-17 budget in the po-
lice, fire and public works
departments.
Dallas City Manager
Ron Foggin said those in-
clude a full-time police of-
ficer, moving the code
services officer from part-
time to full-time and
adding a new part-time
community outreach and
evidence clerk.
He said adding com-
munity outreach will fill a
role that has been lacking
in the police department.
“One of the things that
we have not had for a long
time is the ability to help
people put together things
like Neighborhood
Watch,” he said, referring
to the program where citi-
zens form groups to moni-
tor their neighborhoods.
“What we know is com-
munity policing really re-
lies on the eyes and ears
of our citizens. The more
eyes and ears we have that
are paying attention, the
easier it is to stop crime.”
In the fire department,
two seasonal firefighters
and emergency medical
technicians will temporar-
ily alleviate staffing short-
ages and lengthy response
times for fire and Emer-
gency Medical Services
(EMS). The firefighters will
be used during peak day-
time call hours, working 8
a.m. to 5 p.m., said Dallas
Fire Chief Fred Hertel.
“They are going to be
dual-responder capabili-
ty,” Hertel said. “They will
either be on a fire engine
or a medic (unit), either
one, wherever the greatest
need is.”
Public works will add a
full-time employee to help
with a number of upcom-
ing projects.
Foggin said the city is
developing a number of
projects and has budgeted
for equipment and vehicle
upgrades paid for with
city funding or grants.
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Wagner Community
library has more
money than originally
thought.
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InDePenDenCe
Central School Board
declares vacancy.
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MonMouTH
emIly menTzer/Itemizer-Observer
Steve Moser helps light a candle at a vigil held at Monmouth Main Street Park on Sunday to remember and mourn
the 49 victims who were shot and killed by omar Mateen, 29, at a gay nightclub, Pulse, in orlando, Fla., Sunday
morning. orlando SWAT officers killed Mateen during the incident. Mateen killed 49 people and injured another
53, according to reports Monday evening. The shooting is the largest in modern history.
Practice for the ‘Big One’
Grand Ronde part of four-day, multi-state exercise ‘Cascadia Rising’
By Jolene Guzman
The Itemizer-Observer
GRAND RONDE — If Thursday’s Cas-
cadia subduction zone earthquake dis-
aster scenario drill had been real, there
may have been some creative surgery
going on in Grand Ronde.
Reading off the symptoms on a card
attached to volunteer victim Pam Mil-
liren, Dr. Marion Hull decided the 23-
year-old female victim Milliren was por-
traying would need a hole in her head.
Not joking.
The victim had debris fall on her
head causing a serious wound that
would have induced swelling that
would put pressure on her brain.
“I would try to figure out which side
of the head you were hit on and drill a
hole,” Hull said. “It doesn’t have to be a
big hole and I would use a clean drill.”
Hull was considering the ability to
evacuate patients may be limited and
doctors would have to find ways to
keep people alive in the field longer.
“The bottom line is life saving,” said
Hull, a doctor with the Grand Ronde
Health & Wellness Center.
Near the end of the exercise, Hull
spoke with an evaluator about what
would have been needed if the disaster
had been real. She listed medications,
specific medical equipment and blan-
kets.
That is kind of lesson Jamie Baxter,
Grand Ronde’s emergency manager,
wanted to learn through the exercise,
part of last week’s four-day, three-state
“Cascadia Rising” drill.
“It did exactly what I wanted it to. It
raised more questions than answers,”
Baxter said. “That was an objective, to
get that feedback.”
Each participant — first responder,
volunteer emergency responder or vol-
unteer victim — was asked to fill out pa-
perwork about their experience, includ-
ing what could have been done better.
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JOlene Guzman/Itemizer-Observer
emergency workers practice life saving skills during Cascadia Rising, a sim-
ulated drill on reacting to an earthquake. The drill took place in Grand
Ronde on Thursday.
monmouth council
approves collective
chicken keeping.
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Monmouth
residents arrested
in reported burglary
Itemizer-observer staff report
SHeDD — Three mon-
mouth residents were ar-
rested near Shedd mon-
day morning.
linn County sheriff
deputies responded to a
reported burglary in
progress at 2:39 a.m. at a
residence on Bell Drive in
Shedd. The homeowner
heard his dogs barking and
believed someone was on
his property. He drove
down his driveway and lo-
cated a pair of bolt cutters,
a baseball bat and two ve-
hicles parked in a field.
as deputies responded,
the caller reported one of
the vehicles, a red Honda
Civic, left and headed east
toward Highway 99e.
Deputies located and
attempted to stop the ve-
hicle, which accelerated to
speeds of more than 100
mph. The deputy pursued
the vehicle through Tan-
gent, when the car turned
onto north lake Creek
Drive and stopped.
The driver was identi-
fied as Thomas Peterson,
19, and the passengers as
mohamed eltelbany, 19,
and Todd Folkerts, 21, all
of monmouth.
an investigation re-
vealed that the three
drove from monmouth to
Shedd in two separate ve-
hicles to steal a marijuana
grow from the location.
They were in possession of
large garbage bags, two-
way radios and cutting in-
struments.
Peterson was charged
with second-degree con-
spiracy to commit burgla-
ry, attempt to elude —
felony, second-degree
trespass, reckless driving
and two counts of reck-
lessly endangering. eltel-
bany and Folkerts were
charged with second-de-
gree conspiracy to com-
mit burglary and second-
degree trespass.
wed
thu
fri
sat
sun
mon
tue
reptile man will visit
riverview Park as
part of the Inde-
pendence Public li-
brary summer
programming.
3 p.m. Free.
The third Thursday,
the Independence
elks lodge hosts
free dinner for all
veterans, and bunko
for families.
6:30 p.m. Free.
The Dallas Public li-
brary will host a cos-
play gaming night,
including internet
gaming and magic
the Gathering.
5:30 p.m. Free.
Faith evangelical
Church hosts a com-
munity party featur-
ing bluegrass band,
eOScene, and free
pie.
6-9 p.m. Free.
Happy Fathers Day!
enjoy a breakfast at
the Dallas Fire De-
partment to treat
Dad on his special
day.
7-11 a.m. $5.
It’s never too late to
learn a instrument
with the Willamette
Valley new Horizons
Orchestra.
6:30 p.m. $25
monthly fee.
The Dallas lions
Club will host a
fundraiser at ugo’s
Pizza to help pay for
community service
projects.
4-8 p.m.
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