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Newspaper Page TextPolk County Voices Polk County Itemizer-Observer • November 9, 2016 4A How to Contact Officials EDITORIALS Brush it off, let’s move on together Your candidate won, or didn’t. You feel a sigh of relief, or are considering a move to Canada. It’s easy to get tied into the presidential election, espe- cially this year with such widespread information and mis- information, but don’t pack your bags yet. Don’t forget that we are a community — friends, family, businessowners, neighbors — and we’ve been through worse; and better. It’s all about perspective. Remember that you aren’t the only one with a perspec- tive, and try and see others points of view. The only hope we have of not pushing the repeat button on this year is by changing the way we communicate with one another dur- ing the next four. Election results were too late to print in this week’s edi- tion — this isn’t about who won. This is about how they won, and how we handled it as Americans. Most of all, it’s how we handle it from here. GOVERNOR gov. Kate Brown (Dem.) 160 State Capitol 900 Court St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-378-4582 Email: via website, http://governor.oregon.gov/ — STATE LEGISLATORS Sen. Arnie Roblan (District 5, Democrat) S-417 State Capitol 900 Court St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-986-1705 sen.arnieroblan@state.or.us www.oregonlegislature.gov/roblan LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Glow Run first year huge success PUBLIC AGENDA Public Agenda is a listing of upcoming meetings for gov- ernmental and nongovernmental agencies in Polk County. To submit a meeting, send it at least two weeks before the actual meeting date to the Itemizer-Observer via email (ionews@polkio.com). — WEDNESDAY, NOv. 9 • Independence heritage Museum Commission — 4 p.m., Independence Heritage Museum, 112 S. Third St., Independ- ence. 503-838-1212. • Monmouth Library Advisory Board — 7 a.m., Monmouth Public Library, 168 Ecols St. S., Monmouth. 503-838-0725. • Monmouth Parks and Recreation Board — 7 p.m., Volun- teer Hall, 144 S. Warren St., Monmouth. 503-838-0725. • Polk County Board of Commissioners — 9 a.m., Polk County Courthouse, ﬁrst ﬂoor conference room, 850 Main St., Dallas. 503-623-8173. ThuRSDAY, NOv. 10 • Polk County Fire District No. 1 Board — 6 p.m., Central Station 90, 1800 Monmouth St., Independence. 503-838-1510. • Western Days Commission — 7 p.m., Independence Civic Center, 555 S. Main St., Independence. 503-838-1212. • Falls City City Council — 7 p.m., Falls City Community Cen- ter, 320 N. Main St., Falls City. 503-787- 3631. MONDAY, NOv. 14 • Dallas School Board — 6:30 p.m., Dallas School District of- ﬁce, 111 SW Ash St., Dallas. 503-623-5594 • Southwest Polk Fire Protection District Board — 7:30 p.m., Rickreall Fire Station, 275 Main St., Rickreall. 503-831-3530. (location moves each month). TuESDAY, NOv. 15 • Independence historic Preservation Commission — 4 p.m., Independence Civic Center, 555 S. Main St., Independence. 503-838-1212. • Monmouth City Council — 7 p.m., Volunteer Hall, 144 S. Warren St., Monmouth. 503-838-0725. • Dallas Parks Advisory Board —5:30 p.m., Dallas City Hall, 187 SE Court St., Dallas. 503-831-3502. • Falls City School Board — 6:30 p.m., Falls City High School, 111 N. Main St., Falls City. 503-787-3521. • Polk County Board of Commission work session — 9 a.m., Polk County Courthouse, BOC oﬃce, 850 Main St., Dallas. 503-623-8173. WEDNESDAY, NOv. 16 • Monmouth Planning Commission — 7 p.m., Volunteer Hall, 144 S. Warren St., Monmouth. 503-838-0725. • Polk County Board of Commissioners — 9 a.m., Polk County Courthouse, ﬁrst ﬂoor conference room, 850 Main St., Dallas. 503-623-8173. We can’t thank enough the committee that initiated and helped make the Glow Run happen. City of Dallas members Suzanne Dufner and Dave Brautigam headed the com- mittee that included com- munity members Patti Sen- ger, Geoff Guiger, Judy Boustead, Betsy Miller and Mike and Kelly Davis, and city personnel Jeremy Teal, and Dallas Parks Depart- ment. All spent countless hours getting this run organized only to have it postponed due to weather concerns that kept the team in the planning and orchestrating mode for two additional challenging weeks. This amazing event and fundraiser had over 500 par- ticipants. These runners and walkers lit up the night as they moved down streets, through the park and ar- boretum, finally completing their route at the Academy Building. It was wonderful to see a variety of folks enjoying the run and supporting Christ- mas Cheer. Serious runners sped through, while fami- lies — strollers in tow — along with walking club members and a few sponta- neous bystanders complet- ed the course in their own time. At the finish line they were all welcomed with live music, food and drink. Over 100 volunteers spent hours preparing the course, stuffing goody bags and working the registration ta- bles. A big thank you goes out to the many sponsors who stepped up to make this inaugural event one of Dallas’ best yet. The pro- ceeds from the Dallas Glow Run allow Christmas Cheer to continue doing what we do best — putting together amazing holiday food boxes for local families in need. Thank you for believing in our program and in our community. We are hum- bled by the love and sup- port. Sue Lamb Dallas Christmas Cheer Board of Directors Dallas Turn on headlights driving in rain, fog This maybe a trivial topic, but since we are in the sea- son, I wanted to voice my frustration with those that don’t use their headlights when driving in the rain and fog. The opportunity for a col- lision increases as the weather becomes more dif- ficult to drive in and visibili- ty decreases. Don’t invite trouble; do us all a favor and turn your headlights on. It won’t cost you a dime, and you may save someone injury. So, talk it up at home with friends, neighbors and co-workers; you’ll never know when it helped. Mike Berkes Dallas Christmas pageant remembered fondly Dear Rickreall Christmas Pageant attendees and par- ticipants: I want to thank you for your years of support to the “Pageant” while I was the director from 2005 through 2015. It is because of you that we finished strong at our 75th annual “final” per- formance on Dec. 5, 2015. With the retirement of myself and several others on the pageant’s board of direc- tors, we made the decision to discontinue the pageant. I hope you will join our Rickreall Christmas Pageant Facebook Group to share what the pageant meant to all of us, whether it be com- munity involvement, new friendships, or faith inspira- tion. Sen. Jackie Winters (District 10, Republican) S-301 State Capitol 900 Court St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-986-1710 sen.jackiewinters@state.or.us www.oregonlegislature.gov/winters Sen. Brian Boquist (District 12, Republican) S-305 State Capitol 900 Court St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-986-1712 sen.brianboquist@state.or.us www.oregonlegislature.gov/boquist Rep. David gomberg (District 10, Democrat) H-471 State Capitol 900 Court St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-986-1410 rep.davidgomberg@state.or.us www.oregonlegislature.gov/gomberg Rep. Paul Evans (District 20, Democrat) H-281 State Capitol 900 Court St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-986-1420 rep.paulevans@state.or.us www.oregonlegislature.gov/evans Rep. Mike Nearman (District 23, Republican) H-378 State Capitol 900 Court St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-986-1423 rep.mikenearman@state.or.us www.oregonlegislature.gov/nearman — U.S. CONGRESS Sen. Ron Wyden (Dem.) 221 Dirksen SOB Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone: 202-224-5244 Fax: 202-228-2717 Salem oﬃce: 707 13th St. SE, Suite 285, Salem, OR 97301 Phone: 503-589-4555 Email: via website, www.wyden.senate.gov Mary McCarron Retired pageant director Rickreall SUPERINTENDENT’S CORNER I t’s hard to believe we are quickly approach- ing Thanksgiving. I am thankful for all of you — our community, parents, staff, and students — for your support and engagement in our dis- trict. I want to take a mo- ment to provide you with an update on school Johnstone safety pro- tocols and the evacuation drill process. This year we are imple- menting the protocols from the I Love U Guys Founda- tion, which began in 2009 by Ellen and John Michael Keys. Each school in our district began training staff and stu- dents at the beginning of the year. Additional information can be found at iloveuguys. org. We are beginning to test our systems and refine safe- ty practices by running evac- uation drills at three schools this year. Our district safety com- mittee, in conjunction with local emergency responders, will plan and debrief each evacuation drill. Once a drill has begun, parents will receive a phone message stating: “This is a drill. The school has been evacuated. Please pick up your student at the designat- ed evacuation site.” At the same time, drill in- formation will be available on the district Facebook page and district website. Details before the drill are purposely limited to fully test our plans. We began testing our process with a drill at Lyle Elementary School on Oct. 21. The staff did an excellent job of preparing every detail from evacuation to reunifi- cation. We greatly appreciate all the parents who were able to pick up their students dur- ing the drill. The pickup process is called “reunification,” and it is an important step in the process to ensure we have the best practices in place. We will use the feedback from observers, staff, and parents involved in the Lyle drill to refine our practices for the next drill. Many have heard the phrase, “practice makes per- fect,” but I support the mod- ified version of this phrase: “perfect practice makes per- fect.” When it comes to safety, we want to ensure we have a perfect process in place to keep kids safe. Thank you for supporting our efforts. Have wonderful Thanks- giving. Michelle Johnstone Superintendent Dallas School District No. 2 Sen. Jeﬀ Merkley (Dem.) 313 Hart SOB Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone: 202-224-3753 Fax: 202-228-3997 Salem oﬃce: 495 State St. SE, Suite 330, Salem, OR 97301 Phone: 503-362-8102 Email: via website, www.merkley.senate.gov Rep. Kurt Schrader (Dem.) 108 Cannon HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 Phone: 202-225-5711 Fax: 202-225-5699 Salem oﬃce: 544 Ferry St. SE, Suite 2, Salem, OR 97301 Phone: 503-588-9100 Fax: 503-588-5517 Email: via website, www.schrader.house.gov — POLK COUNTY Board of Commissioners 850 Main St. Dallas, OR 97338 Phone: 503-623-8173 www.co.polk.or.us — CITIES Dallas 187 SE Court St. Dallas, OR 97338 503-623-2338 www.ci.dallas.or.us Falls City 299 Mill St. Falls City, OR 97344 503-787-3631 www.fallscityoregon.gov Independence 555 S. Main St. Independence, OR 97351 503-838-1212 www.ci.independence.or.us Monmouth 151 W. Main St. Monmouth, OR 97361 503-838-0722 www.ci.monmouth.or.us HOW TO REACH US NEWSROOM Emily Mentzer ..............Editor/Monmouth/Independence Reporter ....ementzer@polkio.com Vol. 141, No. 45 (USPS) - 437-380) The official newspaper of Polk County • Serving Polk County families since 1875 Winner of 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014 General Excellence Awards from the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association Periodicals postage paid at Dallas, OR, Independence, OR and Monmouth, OR. Published weekly at 147 SE Court Street Dallas, Oregon 97338 Phone: 503-623-2373 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Polk County — One Year $35 Other Oregon Counties — One Year $40 Outside of Oregon — One Year $45 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Polk County Itemizer-Observer, P.O. 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