Polk County Living
8A Polk County itemizer-Observer • October 5, 2016
COMMUNITY NOTEBOOK
“Wolfman”Washington
Folklife Festival
seeks volunteers
The Polk County Folklife
Festival is seeking volun-
teers.
Volunteers are needed
Oct. 28 and 29. On Oct. 28
at 4 p.m., volunteers will
help install signs in the
parking lot and set up ta-
bles and chairs.
On Oct. 29, beginning at
9 a.m. or later depending
on the assignment, volun-
teers are needed for a vari-
ety of jobs, including direct-
ing traffic, selling tickets
and collecting canned
foods, serving snacks to vol-
unteers and performers and
more.
Volunteer shifts are gen-
erally around two hours
long.
For more information:
Judy Maule, 503-319-4328
or online at www.polkcoun-
tyfolklife.com.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Community Calendar is a listing of upcoming events
taking place in Polk County that are open to the pub-
lic. To submit an event for calendar consideration,
please send it at least two weeks before the actual
event date to the Itemizer-Observer via email
(ionews@polkio.com).
Candidates forum
set for Thursday
The Monmouth-Inde-
pendence Chamber of
Commerce in partnership
with the Associated Stu-
dents of Western Oregon
will host a candidates
forum Thursday from 7 to 9
p.m. in the Columbia Room
at WOU.
Invited candidates in-
clude House District 20,
mayoral candidates for
Monmouth and Independ-
ence and city council can-
didates for Monmouth and
Independence.
Each candidate will have
two minutes to introduce
him or herself and why they
are running for election.
Following opening re-
marks, candidates will be
asked questions by a facili-
tator. Questions will be sub-
mitted by attendees upon
arrival. If time permits, ad-
ditional questions will be
taken from the floor.
There is no cost to at-
tend.
Parking will be available
in lots H and F. A map of
WOU’s campus is available
online at www.wou.edu/re-
sources/campus-map.
Hazardous waste
collection Saturday
Polk County, along with
the cities of Dallas, Inde-
pendence, Monmouth and
Salem, are sponsoring a free
household hazardous waste
collection day on Saturday
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The collection location
will be at Riverview Park in
downtown Independence.
Citizens are allowed to
bring household hazardous
chemicals to the site for free
disposal.
Businesses and farms with
large volumes of chemicals
must pre-register for the
event and will be charged a
small fee for disposal. Regis-
tration is available by calling
253-288-2813.
Accepted items include
unwanted pesticides, herbi-
WALTEr “WOLFMAn” WAShingTOn / itemizer-Observer
Walter “Wolfman” Washington, a mainstay on the New Orleans music scene, will
play Rice Auditorium at Western Oregon university on Friday at 7:30 p.m. as part of
the Smith Fine Arts Series.
Tickets are $25 for general admission and $10 for students in advance. For more
information, call 503-838-8333 or wou.edu/smith.
cides, latex/oil-based
paints, poisons, acids, caus-
tic cleaners and other toxic
household chemicals.
Do not bring ammuni-
tion, explosives, radioactive
material or biological mate-
rial such as sharp contain-
ers.
Dallas Dog Day to
be held Tuesday
Oregon Mobile Veteri-
nary Services will sponsor
Dallas Dog Day Tuesday
from 4 to 7 p.m. at Dallas
City Hall, 187 SE Court St.,
Dallas.
The first 100 pets will re-
ceive a free microchip with
a purchase of a city li-
cense.
There will be no exam fee
during the vaccine clinics.
Oregon Mobile Veteri-
nary Services also offers a
number of other services
for pets. For more informa-
tion: 503-389-8987.
Paperwork can be filled
out online at www.oregon-
mobilevet.com.
Friends book sale
coming Friday
The Friends of the Dallas
Public Library will hold a
book sale Friday and Satur-
day at the Dallas Civic Cen-
ter, 945 SE Jefferson St.,
Dallas.
The sale will run from 3
to 7 p.m. on Friday and 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.
Hardcover books cost $1
and paperback books cost
50 cents.
A bag sale will also be
held from 2 to 3 p.m. on
Saturday.
Old Time Square
Dance is Saturday
The Second Saturday Old
Time Square Dance returns
Saturday at the Guthrie
Park Community Center,
4320 Kings Valley Highway,
from 7 to 9:30 p.m.
Cost is $5 per person.
Children 12 and younger
are free. A family rate of $15
is available for families of
four or more (immediate
members only).
No experience necessary.
All dances will be taught.
Cash & Company will pro-
vide live music.
For more information:
www.guthriepark.org or
email
guthriepark
@gmail.com.
Monmouth Fitness
hosts open house
Monmouth Fitness, 165
Main St. E, Monmouth, is
holding an open house Sat-
urday from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m.
You can see demonstra-
tions of exercise classes,
and one-day specials will
be available. Food and
games will be available.
For more information:
503-838-2951.
Plant propagation
workshop offered
An herbaceous plant
propagation workshop will
be held Tuesday from 6 to 8
p.m. at the Independence
Events Center, 555 S. Main
St.
There is no cost to at-
tend. Staff from the USDA
Plant Materials Center will
teach participants how to
propagate native plants
from seed, cuttings and
bulbs.
Light refreshments will
be provided.
Registration deadline is
Friday.
To register: 503-391-9927
or email office@marionsw-
cd.org.
For more information:
www.luckiamutelwc.org/he
rbaceous-plant-propaga-
tion-workshop.html.
Perrydale FFA to
host corn feed
Perrydale FFA will host a
corn feed during Perrydale’s
football game on Friday.
The feed will be available
from 4:30 to 8 p.m.
The student-hosted
event will raise money for
the Perrydale FFA chapter.
Diabetes class
begins Thursday
A six-week workshop on
living well with diabetes be-
gins Thursday at the Flam-
ing Medical Center, 1000 SE
Uglow St., Dallas. The work-
shop will be held on Thurs-
days from 9 to 11:30 a.m.
through Nov. 10.
Self-management skills
will be taught, including
managing symptoms and
medications, learning how
to be active and more.
The class includes a
course book and CD.
There is no charge for the
class or materials.
For more information or
to register: 503-587-5129.
On-site registration is also
available.
LIBRARY CALENDAR
DALLAS
950 Main St. • 503-623-2633
www.ci.dallas.or.us/library
• Thursday, Oct. 6, 10:30 a.m. — Chil-
dren’s Storytime.
• Thursday, Oct. 6, noon — Adult Book
Discussion.
• Tuesday, Oct. 11, 10:30 a.m. — Morn-
ing Children’s Storytime.
• Tuesday, Oct. 11, 3:30 p.m. — After-
noon Children’s story time.
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iNDEPENDENCE
175 Monmouth St.
503-838-1811
www.ci.independence.or.us/library
• Wednesday, Oct. 5, 10:30 a.m. — Fam-
ily story time.
• Wednesday, Oct. 5, 1 p.m. — Scrabble
with Betty.
• Thursday, Oct. 6, 1 p.m. — Community
ESL.
• Thursday, Oct. 6, 4:30 p.m. — Chess
club.
• Tuesday, Oct. 11, 5:30 p.m. — Cuentos
en Español.
• Wednesday, Oct. 12, 10:30 a.m. —
Family story time.
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MONMOuTh
168 S. Ecols St.
503-751-0182
www.ci.monmouth.or.us/library
• Thursday, Oct. 6, 10:15 a.m. — Pre-
school Explorers.
• Tuesday, Sept. Oct. 11, 10:15 a.m. —
Family Storytime.
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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, OCT. 5
• Monmouth Business Association — 7:30 a.m., MaMere’s
Bed and Breakfast, 212 Knox St. north, Monmouth. A meeting
of business people, the Monmouth-independence Chamber of
Commerce director, and city officials. 503-751-0147.
• indoor Play Park — 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Tuesday
through Friday, First Presbyterian Church, 879 SW Levens St.,
Dallas. Drop-ins welcome. For ages infant through pre-K with
parent. Free, but donations accepted. 503-623-3397.
• 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.
• Senior meals, Dallas — 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday,
LaCreole Manor, 204 SW Walnut St., Dallas. Free, but $3 dona-
tion suggested. reservations required. 503-623-6232.
• Senior meals, Monmouth — 11:30 a.m. Monday through
Friday, Monmouth Senior Center, 180 S. Warren St., Monmouth.
Free, but $3 donation suggested. reservations required. 503-
838-2084.
• Scrabble with Betty — 1 p.m., independence Public Li-
brary, 175 Monmouth St., independence. Scrabble games first
Wednesday of every month. Free; refreshments and prizes
available. 503-551-7687 or 503-838-1811.
• 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.
• Yarning for Others — 3 to 5 p.m., St. Thomas Episcopal
Church, 1486 SW Levens St., Dallas. Knitters and crocheters
gather to make clothing and accessories for those in need on
the first Wednesday of every month. 503-689-7222.
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ThuRSDAY, OCT. 6
• Dallas Lions Club — noon, hong Kong restaurant, 325
Main St., Dallas. Everyone welcome. 503-931-9860.
• 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.
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FRiDAY, OCT. 7
• 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.
• The Friends of the Dallas Public Library Book Sale — 3 to
7 p.m., Dallas Civic Center, 945 SE Jefferson St., Dallas. hardcov-
er books cost $1 and paperback books cost 50 cents.
• 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, OCT. 8
• 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.
• The Friends of the Dallas Public Library Book Sale — 10
a.m. to 3 p.m., Dallas Civic Center, 945 SE Jefferson St., Dallas.
hardcover books cost $1 and paperback books cost 50 cents.
• guthrie Park Country Dance — 7 to 9:30 p.m., guthrie
Park Community Center, 4320 Kings Valley highway, Dallas. Ad-
mission: $5 per person; $15 immediate family rate; children 12
and under free. 503-623-0809.
• 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, OCT. 9
• 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, OCT. 10
• Central Lions Club — noon, independence Elks Lodge
1950 Dining room, 289 S. Main St., independence. 503-606-
2150.
• 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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TuESDAY, OCT. 11
• indoor Play Park — 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., First Presbyte-
rian Church, 879 SW Levens St., Dallas. Open to children pre-
kindergarten and younger with parent/adult. Tuesdays through
Fridays. Free.
• Caregiver Connection — 2 to 3:30 p.m., West Valley hospi-
tal (Quiet room, use Er entrance), 525 SE Washington St., Dal-
las. Meets on the second Tuesday of the month. Free. 503-831-
5593.
• James2 Community Kitchen Meal — 4:30 to 6 p.m., St.
Philip Catholic Church, 825 SW Mill St., Dallas. Free; everyone
welcome. 503-623-8429.
• James2 Community Kitchen Meal — 4:45 to 6:30 p.m.,
Falls City Methodist Church, 242 north Main St., Falls City. Free.
503-787-3371.
• Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) Club — 6 to 7 p.m.
weigh-in, 7 to 8 p.m. meeting, First Christian Church basement,
1079 SE Jefferson St., Dallas. Meetings offer programs and activ-
ities aimed at losing weight. Open to anyone. First meeting is
free.
• Salt Creek Neighborhood Association— 7 p.m., Salt Creek
Baptist Church, 15075 Salt Creek road, Dallas. Fall general
meeting: neighborhood watch program, Polk County sheriff
candidates, “fire wise community” program and other topics on
agenda. 503-623-9789.
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