Polk County News
2A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • August 17, 2016
Falls City to show ‘pride’ at picnic
By Jolene Guzman
The Itemizer-Observer
FALLS CITY — Polk Coun-
ty’s LGBT pride festival is
back for a second year in
Falls City this weekend,
adding a second day to the
schedule.
Polk Pride begins at noon
on Saturday with a picnic
and barbecue at Faye Wilson
Memorial Park (Lower Park)
next to city hall, 299 Mill St.
Event co-host The Boon-
docks will be grilling ham-
burgers and hot dogs, but
people are encouraged to
bring their own drinks, side
dishes, plates, cups and
utensils.
Music and games will
keep the celebration lively.
It’s forecast to be hot, so
think about bringing a
swimsuit to play in the near-
by Little Luckiamute River.
The celebration continues
with “Bingo on the Patio” at
co-host The Bread Board
from 5 to 7 p.m. Bingo is
free, but donations to Polk
Pride will be accepted.
After bingo, the party
moves to The Boondocks for
pool, brews, and karaoke at
Stange contract OK’d
By Emily Mentzer
The Itemizer-Observer
INDEPENDENCE — Polk County
Fire District No. 1 board of directors ap-
proved a contract for Chief Ben Stange,
who will take the reins at the district on
Aug. 29. The contract runs through June
2018 at $97,000 a year.
Also at the meeting, the board ap-
proved an increase to Assistant Chief
Neal Olson’s salary at its Thursday
meeting.
The proposal came because Olson
has been serving as interim fire chief
for two months.
Based on the salary of the former fire
chief, Al Alcalde, Olson will get paid
one-12th of $99,360 for July and August.
“We need to be clear that this is for
Neal, for this position and for this situa-
tion,” board member Mike Lippsmeyer
said.
Joost Vanderhave said that Olson
“stepped up to the plate. He didn’t say,
‘I’m not going to take that responsibili-
ty.’”
7 p.m. until closing at 2 a.m.
A karaoke dance party be-
gins at 8.
The festival will conclude
Sunday with a pizza
fundraiser, “Piñatas and
Pizza” at The Bread Board
from 2 to 5 p.m. Admission
is $15 for the wood-fired
pizza buffet, serving thin-
crust pizza, salad, iced tea
and lemonade. Beer and
wine will be sold separately.
Polk Pr ide organizer
Laura Britton said the 2015
celebration was put together
at the last minute, and she
wasn’t able to let as many
people know about it as she
would have liked. About 50
people attended.
This year, planning began
earlier in hopes of letting
more people know it’s hap-
pening.
“We didn’t get the word
out very well,” she said.
“This year, we had a booth at
Summerfest and talked to
people. We got the word out
more that way.”
Britton added that the
event isn’t just for people in
the LGBT community.
“Everyone is welcome to
attend,” she said.
BLM plan draws more litigation
By Jolene Guzman
The Itemizer-Observer
POLK COUNTY — As
promised, the 17 mem-
bers of the Association
of O & C Counties, in-
cluding Polk County,
filed a lawsuit against
the Bureau of Land
Management upon
adopting its new West-
ern Oregon manage-
ment plan.
On Aug. 5, the agency
issued its “record of de-
cision” on the 2.5 mil-
lion acres the BLM over-
sees west of the Cas-
cades, also called “O & C
lands.”
The proposed plan
would increase logging
to a target of 278 million
board feet a year, but
also put 75 percent of
the lands in reserves.
Polk and the other 16
counties disagree with
both the cut target and
the amount of land set
for reserves
The suit was filed on
Aug. 5, the day the plan
was approved, and two
more groups have done
the same.
The American Forest
Resource Council and a
coalition of conserva-
tion groups have filed
lawsuits against plan.
Oregon Farm Bureau seeks photos for annual calendar
Itemizer-Observer staff report
POLK COUNTY — Through Sept. 15,
Oregon Farm Bureau invites the public to
submit their best photos of Oregon agri-
culture for possible inclusion in the 2017
Oregon's Bounty calendar.
The calendar celebrates all aspects of
Oregon agriculture: the products, the peo-
ple, the crops, the cultivation, the land-
scape, anything that depicts the beauty,
culture, enjoyment, technology, or tradi-
tion of family farming and ranching.
Horizontal-format, high-resolution (at
least 300 dpi) images are needed of all
types of agriculture in all seasons. De-
tailed photo specifications and contest
rules
are
available
at
www.oregonfb.org/calendar.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Ty Curtis benefit concert on Aug. 24
WEST SALEM — Ty Curtis will perform in a benefit concert
on Aug. 24 for the Rep. Paul Evans campaign at Redhawk Win-
ery, 2995 Michigan City Road NW, West Salem.
Admission is $20. Wine will be available for purchase. Bring a
blanket or chair to sit on.
The concert begins at 7 p.m., with the gates open at 6:15.
RSVP at paulevans.org. Tickets will not be sold at the door.
Dallas approves cable franchise
DALLAS — The Dallas City Council approved a 10-year fran-
chise agreement with Charter Communications for cable TV
service only on Aug. 1.
The previous agreement expired in September 2015.
The agreement was established on behalf of 15 small cities,
including Dallas. It took four years of negotiations with Charter
to establish the agreement, said City Attorney Lane Shetterly.
The contract is for 10 years and charges 5 percent of Char-
ter’s gross revenue. Council members expressed concerns
about the contract, especially that it doesn’t commit Charter
representatives to attending a public meeting where com-
ments about service will be taken from customers.
Shetterly said the city is welcome to negotiate further or
charge a franchise fee without it.
“I’m skeptical of Dallas going back by itself and negotiating
further and getting a substantially better deal,” Shetterly said.
This agreement does not address cable modem services for
phone and internet.
Call before you dig
POLK COUNTY — Public works departments remind con-
sumers to call 811 prior to any digging projects.
The number provides homeowners with a free service that
identifies and safely marks underground utilities to avoid acci-
dental outages and disruption of critical services.
By calling 811 three days before digging, homeowners and
contractors will be connected to an organization that notifies
the appropriate utility companies of the plans to dig. Profes-
sional locators are sent to the digging site to mark the approx-
imate locations of underground lines with flags, spray paint or
both. For more information: www.call811.com.
Rep. Evans to moderate TeleTown Hall
POLK COUNTY — Rep. Paul Evans will moderate a TeleTown
Hall discussion on Monday at 6 p.m. The main topic of the
panel will be small business development. Evans will be joined
by Executive Director of the Monmouth-Independence Cham-
ber of Commerce Jean Love and Co-Founder of the Latino Busi-
ness Alliance and owner of Tu Casa Real Estate, Jose Gonzalez.
The event is free and open to the public.
To register to receive a call invitation to the panel:
www.paulevans.org/summer_small_business_panel.
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 fol-
low the New Testament Plan of Salvation in be-
coming 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 questions. 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: Monday, Tuesday & Thursday
6:30 am - 11:30 am; 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 - 180 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. Wor-
ship Service. Office Hours: Monday, 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 10:00 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-
Independence Hwy., Monmouth (the church
with the lighted cross on the “S” curve).
Summer Schedule thru Sept. 4: Adult Bible
Class 8:15 am; Divine Service of Holy Com-
munion 9:30 am. School Year Schedule be-
gins Sept. 11: Sunday School and Adult Bible
Classes 9:00 am; Divine Service of Holy
Communion 10:30 am. Pastor Dallas C.R.
Dubke. www.FaithLutheranMonmouth.org;
503-838-3459. Everyone is welcome!
Monmouth Christian Church - (503) 838-1145;
www.mymcc.cc. Lead Pastor: Sean Bitzer. Pas-
tors: Ulysses Vela, Aaron Barnhart & Mary Wein-
bender. Sunday Service: 10am in Monmouth
(959 Church St.), 11am in Independence (301 S.
Main St.); Children’s programming from birth to
5th grades every Sunday. Questions? email
info@mymcc.cc. Join us this Sunday in person
or LIVE online at www.mymcc.cc.
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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