Polk County News
6A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • July 27, 2016
Chief: Stange takes reins
POLICE REPORT
Information for the police
report comes from law en-
forcement agencies. Not all
calls for service are included.
The status of incidents report-
ed may change after further
investigation. Individuals ar-
rested or suspected of crimes
are considered innocent until
proven guilty.
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DALLAS
Roger Orlan Valladares
Ramos, 26, of Springfield, in
the 200 block of West Ellen-
dale Avenue on July 20 for
second-degree theft — lost or
mislaid property.
On Friday in the 100 block
of Southwest Washington
Street, both Ryan James Ash-
ley, 40, of Corvallis, and
Joseph James Ashley-Burns,
21, of Dallas, for second-de-
gree disorderly conduct.
Billy Ray Broyles Jr., 55, of
Dallas, at the intersection of
Main Street and Southwest
Rainbow Avenue on Friday for
failure to carry or present an
operator’s license.
Nicholas Allen Schier, 30, of
Oak Grove, in the 100 block of
West Ellendale Avenue for fail-
ure to return a suspended, re-
voked or canceled license.
Brody James Parks, 30, of
Dallas, in the 500 block of
Southeast Maple Street on
Sunday for driving under the
influence of intoxicants, reck-
less driving, failure to perform
the duties of a driver when
property is damaged, and sec-
ond-degree criminal mischief.
INDEPENDENCE
Nicholasa Meza Martinez,
27, of Independence, on July 9
on the corner of Main and Oak
streets for driving under the
influence.
Paul Thomas Dodele, 55, of
Independence, on July 16 in the
700 block of Monmouth Street
for driving while suspended/re-
voked and unlawful possession
of methamphetamine.
Dennis Dewayne Vander-
creek, 47, of Independence, on
July 17 in the 300 block of Ash
Street for noise disturbance,
second degree disorderly con-
duct and harassment.
Jesus Ismael Julian Tiburcio,
26, of Independence, on July
19 in the 700 block of Wisteria
Street for driving while sus-
pended/revoked.
MONMOUTH
Abdulrahman Jadid Alanazi,
23, of Monmouth, on July 15
for driving wile suspended/re-
voked, driving uninsured and
failure to carry/present opera-
tors license.
La Tishia Ann Crosen, 36, of
Monmouth, on July 19 on the
corner of Clay Street and
South Pacific Highway for
driving under the influence
and driving while
suspended/revoked.
Shane Michael Flanigan, 49,
of Salem, on July 19 on the
corner of Pacific Highway and
Church Street for driving
under the influence, driving
while suspended/revoked and
driving uninsured.
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Two panels did the first
round of interviews. One
consisted of community
members and the other was
made up of professionals
who work with the fire dis-
trict on a regular basis
“They were told that they
can select up to three candi-
dates to forward to the
board, and if they didn’t
think anybody was good
enough for the job, then
they can say, ‘zero,’” Stange
said.
He added that the fact
that the panels recommend-
ed the maximum candidates
to the board really spoke
volumes for the depth of tal-
ent in the district.
Snair said the field of ap-
plicants — all internal —
was competitive.
Stange started his journey
at Polk No. 1 as a volunteer
firefighter in 2000 while a
student at Western Oregon
University.
He said he did not plan to
make it a career.
But the gratefulness of a fa-
ther changed his perspective.
“I went on a call and the
paramedic who was working
said he needed an extra set
of hands in the back,” Stange
said.
They were on their way to
the hospital, treating a
young boy.
“I remember the father
being so thankful,” Stange
said. “Seeing that impact on
him in a situation where,
when we first showed up —
and I’ve seen it so many
times since then, but it was a
new thing for me at the
time — to see an adult father
completely with no control
over what to do in that situa-
tion, and then to be able to
help him. It was powerful.”
Stange said he doesn’t
have plans to completely re-
vamp the district.
“I have a list of some
things I could see doing, but
one of the things I’m inter-
ested in is hearing from the
other chief officers and the
captains and the volun-
teers — what their lists are
and see where ours match,”
Stange said. “Because I’m
certainly not going into this
thinking that just because I
was offered a tentative posi-
tion, all of a sudden I have
all the answers to every
question. It wasn’t magically
bestowed upon me.”
The past two recruitments
to fill the fire chief position
had been outside searches.
Snair said he is glad the
board decided to look inside
the district for the new fire
chief.
Area Chamber of Com-
merce. She worked as cam-
paign chair for both Mike
Propes and Tom Ritchey
when they ran for Polk
County Commissioner.
She ran for state Legisla-
tor in 1996.
Despite losing in the pri-
mary, she actively supported
her opponent, Lane Shetter-
ley, in the general election.
She served on the Dallas
City Council and was proud
to be involved in getting the
Dallas Aquatic Center built.
She was also a Zone Director
for Polk County Water and
Soil Conservation Service
Board. She really enjoyed
serving on the SALT Team
(Polk County Seniors and
Law Enforcement Together).
Alice loved to travel. She
did much traveling through-
out the United States.
She first started traveling
with her husband to various
jobs around the Pacific
Northwest.
After buying their ranch,
they traveled throughout the
West showing horses. She
visited many U.S. cities
while attending Real Estate
conventions.
After her retirement, she
traveled with her son,
Michael Propes, and finally
with her daughter, Sheri
Ruegsegger, who was a
teacher at Perrydale and
worked for National Geo-
graphic. Their last big trip
was to the Holy Lands.
Some of the special
awards she won were as fol-
lows: Polk County Realtor of
the Year, Oregon State Farm
and Land Realtor of the Year,
Good Samaritan of the
Year — Dallas Area Chamber
of Commerce, First Fami-
ly — Dallas Area Chamber of
Commerce, Who’s Who in
America Women, Who’s Who
in the West, and Who’s Who
in Finance and Industry.
She was a preceded in
death by a sister, Doris, and
brother, Hal.
A l i c e i s s u r v i ve d by
daughter, Sheri Ruegsegger
(Randy); foster daughter,
Betty Morey (Bob); five
grandchildren; and eight
great-grandchildren.
Service will be held Satur-
day, Aug. 6, at 2 p.m. at Dal-
las Tribute (Mortuary) Cen-
ter. To leave an online trib-
ute: www.dallastribute.com.
OBITUARIES
Frances Haines
Dec. 13, 1922 – June 26, 2016
Frances Haines, 93, of
Dallas, died on June 26.
A recitation of the rosary
will begin at 10:30 a.m. on
Saturday, July 30, followed
by a funeral Mass at 11 at St.
Philip Catholic Church. In-
terment will follow in the
Dallas Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested
to the Disabled Veteran’s in
care of the Dallas Mortuary
Tribute Center at 287 SW
Washington St. Dallas, OR
97338.
To leave an online tribute:
www.dallastribute.com.
Brice Caldwell
Aug. 25, 1929 – July 17, 2016
Brice Caldwell, 86, for-
merly of Monmouth, died
July 17 in Dallas.
Brice was born in Eugene
to Howard and Violet Burror
Caldwell.
He served in the U.S.
Army during the Korean War
at an Evacuation Hospital in
Taejon, Korea, in 1952.
Brice and Dorothy were
married in Oakland, Calif.,
on June 1, 1957.
They lived in Oakland
until January 1960, when
Brice was promoted to the
job of produce merchandis-
ing manager for the Denver
Division of Safeway Stores,
covering a six-state area.
The next 14 years they
lived in
De n ve r,
Colo., and
Colorado
Springs,
Colo.
Brice
also had
the jobs of
district
manager
and gener-
al mer-
chandising
manager
for Safeway Denver Divi-
sion.
In 1975, the family relo-
cated to Monmouth and
opened a supermarket
named “The Market Place.”
Brice retired in 1990, and he
and Dorothy became “snow-
birds,” spending the winter
months in the Coachella Val-
ley of California.
During his years at the
store, Brice was involved
with many civic and local
organizations. He was elect-
ed to be a Monmouth city
councilman for two years in
1976. He was chairman of
Western Oregon University’s
Foundation from 1979 to
1982. He was a member of
the board of the Edgar Smith
Fine Arts series at the col-
lege for 12 years and chaired
the Monmouth Beautifica-
tion Committee in 1989.
Brice represented small su-
permarkets on the board of
the national Food Marketing
Institute in Washington, D.C.
He also served on the board
of the Oregon Food Industry.
In 1989, Brice was named
First Citizen of Monmouth
by the Chamber of Com-
merce.
He is survived by his wife
of 59 years, Dorothy Karls-
son Caldwell; sons, Kenneth
Howard and Charles Clark;
brother, Ardley Caldwell, of
Kelowna, Canada; and ex-
tended family.
He was preceded in death
by his sister, Belva Cyrene, in
1989.
Alice Ida
Costelloe Propes
Aug. 9, 1927 – July 14, 2016
Alice Ida Costelloe Propes,
88, of Dallas, died on July 14
in Keizer.
She was born in Gold
Be a c h t o
Elmer and
Helene
(Fischer)
Costelloe.
Her grand-
parents
h o m e -
steaded in
C u r r y
County on the Winchuck
River.
Alice grew up in Gold
Beach. During World War II
she was an Observer. She
had to watch and identify
planes that approached the
coast.
She also worked with her
father, who managed the
local utility company. Her
duties with him included
operating a diesel plant,
reading meters, and in-
stalling power and water
lines during WW II.
After graduating from
Gold Beach, she became
chief operator for West Coast
Telephone Co. from 1945 to
1952.
After meeting and marry-
ing Frank Finley Propes, she
became a partner in Wash-
ington Utilities Construction
Company from 1952 to
1970. They worked on build-
ing dams, powerlines, roads
and other infrastructure in
the Pacific Northwest.
In 1962, she became a
partner in Mt. Springs Arabi-
an Ranch in rural Polk
County.
In 1973, she started Mt.
Springs Realty, which oper-
ated in Willamina and Dal-
las. She was active in both
Polk County and Oregon As-
sociation of Realtors and
National Farm and Land In-
stitute.
After moving to Dallas in
1979, she concentrated on
service to her community
and country.
She became a public poli-
cy mediator and volunteer
for the Victim Offender
Restitutions Program in Polk
County (VORP). She was an
active member of the Dallas
Kiwanis Club and Dallas
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Pauline Naomi
Gustafson
Aug. 29, 1924 – July 15, 2016
Pauline Naomi Gustafson,
91, of Dallas, died July 15 at
the Dallas Retirement Vil-
lage.
She was born in Walker,
Minn., to
Paul Man-
ning and
Audrey
N a o m i
Case.
Fo l l ow -
ing high
school in
Minnesota, she moved to
Chicago, where she attend-
ed Trinity College. There she
received her “MRS degree,”
meeting Carl Howard
Gustafson.
They were married on
Feb. 6, 1943, in Chicago.
Howard entered the military,
and Pauline returned to
Minnesota to help with a
new baby sister.
They moved to California
before returning to Min-
nesota for a time, and then
moved to Oregon in 1961 to
settle in Woodburn. They
moved to Canby in 1964,
and to Dallas in 1989.
Pauline went through
some difficult times and
turned to the scriptures for
help.
She started sharing and
teaching Bible classes and
counseling in 1972.
She traveled to Alaska for
25 years, four to six weeks at
a time, each year to
teach. Pauline was called on
to speak in New York,
Hawaii, India, Peru, Jamaica,
Israel, Canada, Texas, Min-
nesota and at the Dallas Re-
tirement Village. Pauline
wrote nine inspirational
books and many poems.
She is survived by daugh-
ter, Victoria Michael, of Van-
couver, Wash.; sons, Jack
(Linda) Gustafson, of Red-
ding, Calif., and Steve (Lois)
Gustafson, of Canby; daugh-
ters, Julia (Guy) Borgen, of
Woodinville, Wash., and
Jeanne (Chris) Edwardson,
of Dallas; 13 grandchildren;
21 great-grandchildren; and
two great-great-grandchil-
dren; brothers, Bud Case, of
Woodburn, Wes Case, of
Bend, Stan Case, of Belling-
ham, Wash., Wally Case, of
Aurora, and Howard Case, of
Twin Falls, Idaho; and sister
M a r i l y n Mc Mu r r a y, o f
Salem.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
Howard on July 15, 2011, a
baby sister, Winifred Lee
Case, and a brother, Vernon
Case.
Memorial service was
held. Private interment was
in the Dallas Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested
to “YWAM” (Youth With A
Mission) in care of the Dal-
las Mortuary Tribute Center
at 287 SW Washington St.,
Dallas, OR 97338.
To leave an online tribute:
www.dallastribute.com.
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