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Polk County News Polk County Itemizer-Observer • August 3, 2016 3A ‘Marketplace’ to go to sheriff’s auction By Emily Mentzer The Itemizer-Observer JOLENE GUZMAN/Itemizer-Observer People gather to play ukulele and watch a documentary about the instrument at the Dallas Civic Center on Friday. Friends of the Mighty Uke gather Ukulele fans start monthly meetings at library to strum, sing on Wednesdays By Jolene Guzman The magical Uke The Itemizer-Observer DALLAS — Doneille Cho- miak calls it “the magic of the ukulele.” She says the instrument has a positive influence on people when they start play- ing. Shy people begin lead- ing songs. Those overhear- ing the music are drawn to find the source, she said. “When you get a group of people playing and singing, all differences fall away,” said Chomiak, one of the leaders of Ukulele Fans of Oregon. “It truly is magical.” The group, UFO for short, wants to bring that magic to Dallas by launching a lend- ing program to check out ukuleles and monthly jam session through Dallas Pub- lic Library. UFO made its official in- troduction at Summerfest’s “Hawaiian Luau” celebra- tion on Friday. Chomiak and Laurie Linn, the group’s musical director, said UFO often encounters What: Ukulele Fans of Dallas “strum and sing.” When: First Wednesday of the month, starting Wednes- day (today) at 5:30 p.m. Where: Dallas Public Library, 950 Main St., Dallas. Of note: other instruments are welcome. For more information, 503-623-2633. such timing coincidences that they attribute that to the instrument’s mysterious allure. Something else might be at play, too. “It’s the easiest to play, but the hardest to master,” Cho- miak said. Linn said that means peo- ple can pick it up without getting frustrated, but they won’t get bored either be- cause there always remains room for improvement. Whatever the draw, ukule- les and groups meeting to play them are growing in popularity. Chomiak said UFO, which started in Salem, quickly outgrew its first meeting place at Life- source Natural Foods in South Salem. The Salem Li- brary’s lending program can’t keep ukulele’s in stock. Thirty-two other libraries in Oregon have contacted the group to help start simi- lar programs. Fr i d a y n i g h t’s e v e n t brought in more than 20 people to play and watch a documentary about the in- strument. UFO announced that it would meet at the Dallas Library for the first time Wednesday (today). Chomiak said the group — Ukulele Fan of Dallas — will begin with monthly meet- ings and grow from there if necessary. 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City Manager David Clyne said Cresser has not made any serious offer to get current with payments on the building. “The bill now is 400 and some odd thousand at this point,” he said. “If she still wants to buy the building, she still can, the foreclosure is not complete until the sale’s complete.” Cresser started a petition on change.org in hopes to gather public support for what she sees as a future community center at the Family Treasure’s Market- place. “I want to have a true community center where anyone who wants to learn art, or participate in a per- formance art or share what they know would have a place to go,” Cresser said. She said she is prepared to sue the city for “fraud in the inducement” if a deal cannot be reached. Clyne said the public and it’s money deserves to be treated better. “I think she’s tried every- thing that she could have done,” Clyne said. “She’s tried bankruptcy; she’s tried to prevail in the circuit court, and has not succeed- ed. 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