Polk County Living
Polk County Itemizer-Observer • October 12, 2016 9A
BIRTHS
MI TOWN
This past weekend was a
busy one for all of us inter-
ested in fall sports, at Cen-
tral High School, with the
Panthers traveling to Cres-
cent Valley for football Fri-
day evening and Central’s
cross country teams partici-
pation in the Ash Creek In-
vitational both Friday after-
noon and Saturday morn-
ing. Western Oregon Uni-
versity hosted Simon Fraser
at McArthur Stadium for a
football game on a crisp, au-
tumn afternoon where the
stands were filled with stu-
dents and families and fans
of all ages. On October 9,
the WOU women’s soccer
team met Central Washing-
ton in a noontime game on
campus.
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The Hazardous Waste
Clean-up at Riverfront Park
in Independence last Satur-
day gave everyone in MI
Town and all over Polk
P ATTY
T AYLOR
D UTCHER
Columnist
County the opportunity to
clean basements and
garages and safely dispose
of all old aerosol containers,
paint cans and other items
no longer needed. Thank
you to the workers and vol-
unteers who helped us keep
so many hazardous chemi-
cals and materials out of our
landfills and recycling cen-
ters. After a busy summer of
home improvement and
yard projects, many of us
were grateful for this chance
to clear out so many items.
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Now that we’ve finished
clearing out our garages and
basements, how about mov-
ing on to the bookcases and
shelves full of books we al-
ways promised we would
read — but didn’t take either
the time or inclination to
follow through. Those gifts
of books from well-meaning
friends and family members
and the old movie DVDs and
videos that you don’t really
need can certainly be of in-
terest to somebody, and
you’ll have more space for
other things. The Friends of
the Monmouth Library are
making preparations for an
upcoming book sale and
would be grateful for dona-
tions of gently used books.
Please bring donations by
the Monmouth Public Li-
brary during the hours of
operation. Thank you so
much.
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Mark your calendars for
Friday, Oct. 21, when Brian
Doyle, editor of Portland
Magazine and author of
several novels “Mink River,”
“The Plover” and “Martin
Marten,” will be a special
guest at the Virginia Gillis
Memorial Evening at the
Monmouth Public Library.
Gillis was the first librarian
in Monmouth and was in-
strumental in making our li-
brary an important feature
in the community. Please
call the library at 503 838-
1932 to make a reservation
for this free event.
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The community forums
in MI Town and all over Polk
County as well as profiles of
candidates for mayor and
city councilors have given
us all valuable information
on the upcoming election.
Please take the time to learn
all you can about the candi-
dates and the issues, and re-
member that internet post-
ings and advertising aren’t
as accurate as they could be.
Do register and vote.
PEDEE NEWS
The Luckiamute Valley
Charter School welcomed
sixth-to eighth-graders to
the Pedee campus this year,
and so added a modular
building which will house
the sixth grade and comput-
er lab/library. The students
have started fundraising for
their big end-of-the year
field trip next summer,
which will be a two-day raft-
ing trip down the Deschutes
River. They are currently
selling a discount card
and will be doing a popcorn
and pie sale next month, so
watch for news about that.
They are also selling apple
and pear sauce that was
canned and prepared by the
students this year. They
have several other fundrais-
ers in the works, as 38 sev-
enth- and eighth-grade stu-
dents are planning to go.
—
Suzanne Burbank had
several friends over on Oct.
A RLENE
K OVASH
Columnist
1 for their annual UFO (Un-
Finished Object) day. Most
of the women worked on
quilting projects, but some
scrapbooked, sewed Christ-
mas gifts, or just visited.
Donna Wernz came from
Philomath, Jan Andrews
McKirdie came from Corval-
lis, and two were there from
Salem, Suzanne’s sister, Lor-
raine Odell, and her friend
Julie Strauss.
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A small quilt went missing
at the Pedee Women’s Club
quilt show in September.
They’re betting it got shuf-
fled into a stack of quilts
that went home with some-
one. So if you haven’t put
your quilts away yet, can
you take a look? It is a pink
baby quilt with embroidered
Sun Bonnet Sue designs on
it.
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Club members are now
planning for their big holi-
day fair on Nov. 12, but
group candy-making is out
this year as it’s such a chore.
Individual members will still
be making their specialties
for sale, though. And the
club will still have its soup
and pie lunch, with large se-
lections of each at the fair.
—
Tony Rodriquez celebrat-
ed his 50th birthday at the
Pedee Church Thursday
night dinner last week, and
planned to keep on cele-
brating with family and
friends the rest of the week.
The first of a series of videos
on Christian “Apologetics”
also started on Thursday at 7
p.m., at the church and will
continue for 11 more weeks.
Definition of apologetics: A
reasoned argument or writ-
ings in justification of a the-
ory or religious doctrine.
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Don’t forget, Dancing
Oaks Perennial Nursery’s last
day of regular retail hours is
Oct. 30. Never fear, though,
you can contact them No-
vember through February if
you’d like to visit the nursery
then.
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This year we planted our
usual 400 feet of zinnias
(four 100-foot rows) along
the driveway for all to pick
and enjoy, but this weather
is close to wiping them out
now, so hope everyone has
picked all they want. We like
them because they are col-
orful, the deer won’t touch
them, and they don’t need to
be watered. Can’t get better
than that.
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HISTORICAL PIECE!
When the nation is at war.
Life on the Front
during WWII was a
significant part of the
war effort for
all Americans—
EVEN IN POLK COUNTY
It had a major impact
on the outcome
of the war.
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Birdsall
Marshall “Mars” Harlan Birdsall was born to Amanda
Bonds and Mark Birdsall, of Portland, on Sept. 21, at Prov-
idence Hospital in Portland.
He was 7 pounds, 15 ounces.
Grandparents are Ann and Gary Bonds, of Dallas; and
Jim and Sandy Birdsall, of Beaver Island, Mich.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Continued from page 8A
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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 19
• 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.
• 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.
• Day-2-Day Diabetes Support Group — 3 to 4 p.m., West
Valley Hospital (main conference room inside main entrance),
525 SE Washington St., Dallas. 503-623-7323.
VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES
These Polk County groups would welcome individuals
who have time or expertise to volunteer. Organizations
that would like to be added to this list should call 503-623-
2373 or email IOnews@polkio.com.
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• AARP Foundation Tax-Aide — 503-930-7636
• After DARC — 503-623-9501
• Arc of Polk County — 541-223-3261
• Central School District — 503-838-0030
• City of Dallas — 503-831-3502
• City of Independence — 503-838-1212
• City of Monmouth — 503-751-0145
• Crime Victims Assistance Program — 503-623-9268
• Dallas Area Chamber of Commerce — 503-623-2564
• Dallas Fire Department — 503-831-3532
• Dallas Food Bank — 503-623-3578
• Dallas Kids, Inc. — 503-623-6419
• Dallas Police Department — 503-831-3582
• Dallas Public Library — 503-623-2633
• Dallas Retirement Village — 503-623-5581
• Dallas School District — 503-623-5594
• Delbert Hunter Arboretum — 503-623-7359
• Girl Scouts of Southwest Washington and Oregon
— 503-581-2451
• Ella Curran Food Bank — 503-838-1276
• Falls City Arts Center — 503-559-6291
• Falls City School District — 503-787-3531
• H-2-O — 503-831-4736
• HART (Horses Adaptive Riding and Therapy)
— 971-301-4278
• HandsOn Mid-Willamette Valley — 503-363-1651
• Heron Pointe Assisted Living — 503-838-6850
• Independence Health and Rehabilitation — 503-838-0001
• Independence Public Library — 503-838-1811
• Kings Valley Charter School — 541-929-2134
• Luckiamute Watershed Council — 503-837-0237
• Luckiamute Valley Charter School — 503-623-4837
• Meals on Wheels — 503-838-2084
• Monmouth-Independence Chamber of Commerce
— 503-838-4268
• Monmouth-Independence YMCA — 503-838-4042
• Monmouth Public Library — 503-838-1932
• Northwest Human Services — 503-588-5828
• Oregon Child Development Coalition — 503-838-2745
• OSU Extension Service - Polk County — 503-623-8395
• Perrydale School District — 503-623-2040
• Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Polk
County Inc. — 503-623-8473
• Polk Community Development Corporation
— 503-831-3173
• Polk County Community Emergency Response Team
— 503-623-9396
• Polk County Museum — 503-623-6251
• Polk County Public Health — 503-623-8175
• Polk County Resource Center — 503-623-8429
• Polk Soil and Water Conservation District — 503-623-9680
• Reading for All — 503-623-9664
• Relief Nursery Classroom — 503-566-2132
• SABLE House — 503-623-6703
• Salvation Army — 503-798-4783
• SMART (Start Making A Reader Today) — 503-391-8423
• Salem Health West Valley Hospital — 503-623-8301
• Willamette Valley Hospice — 503-588-3600
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