Polk County News
Polk County Itemizer-Observer • November 9, 2016 3A
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NEWS IN BRIEF
NEWS DEADLINES
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Group to meet for economic vitality
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WEATHER
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Rainfall during Nov. — 1.00 in.
Rain through Nov. 7 — 35.95 in.
Pointer
Deleon
Lecher
Corrections posts ‘most wanted’
Itemizer-Observer staff report
DALLAS — Polk County
Community Corrections lists
these individuals as “most
wanted” for November.
Citizens with information
on the whereabouts of any of
them can call Community
Corrections at 503-623-
5226.
• Carl James Pointer, born
June 3, 1966, 6-3, 185
pounds, brown hair, brown
eyes. Charge: Felon in pos-
session of a weapon, and
driving under the influence
of intoxicants.
• Steven Joe Deleon, born
Feb. 1, 1974, 5-6, 145
pounds, black hair, brown
eyes. Charge: Second-degree
burglary.
• Andrew James Lecher,
born Dec. 6, 1988, 6-1, 150
pounds, brown hair, green
eyes. Charge: First-degree
mistreatment.
• Benjamin Jeffrey Stone,
born Dec. 27, 1986, 5-6, 170
pounds, brown hair, brown
eyes. Charge: Failure to reg-
ister as a sex offender.
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Dallas award grant for pickleball
Itemizer-Observer staff report
DALLAS — The HEAL Cities
Campaign awarded the city of
Dallas a $9,500 grant to install
four pickleball courts near the
Dallas Aquatic Center and the
Rickreall Creek Trail.
Pickleball is racquet sport
that combines elements of
badminton, tennis, and table
tennis. Two, three, or four play-
ers use solid paddles made of
wood or composite materials
to hit a ball, similar to a wiffle
ball, over a net.
The city anticipates the proj-
ect will be completed in spring
2017.
Dallas’ Parks Advisory Board
recommended installing pick-
leball courts as part of the
parks master plan. Additionally,
a local pickleball group ap-
proached the city with a re-
quest for permanent courts.
The group is currently using
the city’s tennis courts. The
group offered to help maintain
the courts once they are built.
The HEAL Cities Campaign,
active in Oregon since 2012, is
a partnership between OPHI,
the League of Oregon Cities,
and Kaiser Permanente to help
civic leaders create healthy
communities.There are 37
HEAL cities in Oregon. Dallas
has been a HEAL City since
2013.
SMART comes to Western Oregon
Itemizer-Observer staff report
MONMOUTH — Oregon’s largest volunteer-
based literacy program, SMART (Start Making A
Reader Today) announced it will open a program
at The Child Development Center at TRI on the
campus of Western Oregon University.
SMART delivers one-on-one reading support
for TRI’s preschool students, who also will re-
ceive up to 14 new books to take home and
share with their families.
SMART was invited to WOU by TRI directors
Carey Gilbert and Ingrid Amerson, and WOU
President Rex Fuller, who all recognize the value
the SMART reading program brings to children
at their school, and are excited to welcome
members of the Polk County community to read
with their students, according to a press release.
The SMART program at TRI will be on Wednes-
days from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. SMART’s goal is to
serve 60 students once a week this year. A SMART
program is also offered at Independence Elemen-
tary School on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30
to 10:30 a.m.
SMART volunteer readers commit to one hour
a week during the school year. Anyone interest-
ed in volunteering with SMART can contact the
local SMART office at 503-391-8423, or mfin-
lay@getsmartoregon.org.
American Legion to hold breakfast
Itemizer-Observer staff report
DALLAS — The American Le-
gion Veteran’s Breakfast will be
Saturday from 8 to 11 a.m. at
the United Methodist Church,
565 SE LaCreole Drive, Dallas.
Live mu-
sical enter-
tainment
will be pro-
vided by the
Orchard
Mountain String Band.
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Domino’s is remodeling.
We hope to reopen
Thursday, Nov. 10th
at 3 pm.
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We apologize for any inconvenience.
DALLAS — An Economic Vitality Roadmap meeting will be
held on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Dallas Community
Center, 954 SE Jefferson St.
The meeting is open to the public.
Shawn Irvine, economic development director for the city of
Independence, will speak on how to get results related to
downtown business, property development, and community-
image building.
There will also be recaps of previous meetings and action
team planning. Finally, the meeting will end with a look into
what’s next on the roadmap to success for the community of
Dallas.
This economic vitality opportunity is sponsored by the city of
Dallas.
Economic Vitality Roadmap is a program of Rural Develop-
ment Initiatives that takes rural communities through a three-
part process to create an action-oriented roadmap to economic
success. The process includes an assessment, identification of
key initiatives, and implementation. Through roadmaps and
other rural economic vitality services, RDI’s staff helps rural
communities take the road to community vitality.
All veterans and families are
welcome.
Admission is free, but dona-
tions are accepted.
For more information: 503-
623-2591.
POLK COUNTY — The Polk County Master Gardener Training
is now accepting applications. Those interested in becoming a
Master Gardener may reserve a spot in the 2017 class by Dec.
16.
The classes run from Jan. 11, 2017, through March 22, 2017,
on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost for the class is $100
or $250.
For more information: 503-623-8395, visit extension.oregon-
state.edu/polk/master-gardener-training, or email
pam.scharf@oregonstate.edu.
Dallas readies for 2017 eclipse
DALLAS — The Dallas Eclipse Task Force will meet on Mon-
day at 5:30 p.m. at Pressed Coffee and Wine Bar. Guest speaker
will be Maricela Guerrero, from Travel Salem, who will brief par-
ticipants on unfolding eclipse events in the region and at the
state level.
Salem event seeks artist submissions
SALEM — Oregon visual artists are invited to submit original
artwork for the 14th annual Something Red Art Walk and Exhib-
it, to be held in downtown Salem Dec. 7 through 31.
Submission criteria requires all pieces feature the color red.
The juried event is open to any Oregon artist working in the fol-
lowing media: painting, drawing, printmaking, photography,
ceramic, sculpture, collage, mixed-media, fiber, jewelry or other
fine arts media. Deadline and delivery for entries is Nov. 26 at
Whitlocks Sewing Shop, 455 Court St. NE, Salem, second floor,
between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
For more information visit www.artistsinaction.org.