Polk County News
Polk County Itemizer-Observer • December 7, 2016 15A
‘Emporium’ open through December
By Jolene Guzman
The Itemizer-Observer
DALLAS — What was sup-
posed to be a one weekend
event selling Christmas
décor and gift items at the
Dallas Event Center has
turned into a month-long
venture for organizers Kim
and Mark Brehm.
They coordinated a holi-
day bazaar-like event with
20 vendors last Friday and
Saturday in Dallas.
The two-day sale went so
well, Kim and Mark, along
with building owner Mar-
lene Cox, decided to stay
open the rest of the month.
In addition to Kim, there are
seven vendors on board
through the end of Decem-
ber and room for more.
They’ve given the collabo-
rative effort a name: Dallas
Main Street Emporium.
All vendors are local and
all items for sale are hand-
made or refurbished — like
Kim’s “distressed” furniture.
Shoppers can find Christ-
mas decorations, home
décor, hats and furniture.
If this month goes well,
JOLENE GUZMAN/ Itemizer-Observer
Dallas Main Street Emporium will be selling decoration and gift item through the month.
they’ll consider expanding to
a year-round business, with
space for more vendors and
ideas for a coffee shop, con-
signment or boutique cloth-
ing store and craft classes.
Kim said they are looking
for artisan vendors to add
variety to what is being of-
fered now.
“We are trying not to
compete against each
Christmas shopping
What: Dallas Main Street Emporium
Where: 939 Main St., Dallas.
When: Open Tuesday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
Thursday 2 to 7 p.m.; and Sunday noon to 4 p.m.
other,” she said.
For now, the emporium
will be open Tuesdays,
Thursdays, Saturdays and
Sundays.
Kim said there plenty of
unique gift ideas at the em-
porium.
“We have nice items for
$1,” she said.
POLICE REPORT
Information for the police
report comes from law en-
forcement agencies. Not all
calls for service are included.
The status of incidents re-
ported may change after
further investigation. Indi-
viduals arrested or suspect-
ed of crimes are considered
innocent until proven guilty.
—
DALLAS
Arrests/Citations
Melissa F. Adler, 37, of Dal-
las, in the 1300 block of S.
Howe St. on Nov. 20 on a fail-
ure to appear warrant out of
Dallas Municipal Court.
Brenda L. Simpson, 36, of
Dallas, on Orchard Dr. on Nov.
22 on a charge of failure to re-
turn a suspended, revoked or
canceled license.
John A. Day, 42, of Dallas,
on SE Jefferson St. on Nov. 23
on a charge of failure to carry
or present an operator’s li-
cense.
Roger W. Sump, 56, of
Salem, at Salem Health West
Valley, 525 SE Washington St.,
on Nov. 23 on a charge of sec-
ond-degree criminal trespass
and a warrant out of Newberg.
INDEPENDENCE
Arrests/Citations
Tracey Sharlynn Dunkin, 20,
and Wesston Wayne Kirkland,
19, both of Salem, in the 0-99
block of Deann Dr. on Nov. 25,
both for minor in possession
of alcohol.
Kim Roake, 50, of Inde-
pendence, in the 1600 block
of Monmouth St. on Nov. 25
for driving under the influ-
ence of intoxicants and reck-
less endangering.
Kristina E. Arevalo, 25, of Port-
land, in the 1600 block of Mon-
mouth St. on Nov. 26 for DUII.
Edward K. Alapai, 60, of
Dallas, at S. Sixth and D sts on
Nov. 26 for DUII, hit-and-run,
and reckless endangering.
Joshua Michael Gomez, 24,
of Independence, in the 1300
block of F St. on Dec. 2 for
four counts of hit-and-run.
Kwame Ali Braziel, 27, of
Salem, at S. Main and B sts for
DUII and refusing to test for
intoxicants.
Bryson Gregory Show, 21,
of Independence, at Marigold
Dr. and N. Gun Club Rd. on
Dec. 4 for DUII.
MONMOUTH
Arrests/Citations
Billy Allen Bray, 46, of Mon-
mouth, in the 2000 block of
Meadowridge Ave. on Nov. 20
for telephonic harassment.
Roger Eugene Garrett, 24,
of Monmouth, in the 100
block of College St. S, on Nov.
20 for hit-and-run, reckless
driving, reckless endangering,
and second-degree criminal
mischief.
OBITUARIES
Melissa Jean
(Flick) Johnson
Oct. 30, 1951 – Nov. 5, 2016
Melissa Jean (Flick) John-
son passed away peacefully
in
her
home in
Dallas on
N o v. 5 ,
2016, sur-
rounded
by love.
Born in
Flagstaff,
Ar iz., on
Oct. 30, 1951, to Marjorie
and Ted Flick, Melissa grad-
uated from Coronado High
School in Scottsdale, Ariz.,
and received a master’s de-
gree in applied sociology
from Northern Arizona Uni-
versity. She spent her career
working with “at-risk” youth
and as an adjunct instructor
at Chemeketa Community
College. Melissa was em-
ployed at Catholic Commu-
nity Services as an associate
director of training, and had
a special gift and talent for
teaching employees and stu-
dents how to embrace dif-
ferent perspectives. Melissa
was a president and board
member of Willamette Agili-
ty Group and was passion-
ate about competing with
her border collies in agility
trials, and with her horse in
summer gymkhanas to sup-
port the Dallas High School
Equestrian Team. She loved
her friends, trail riding in the
mountains, and days at the
beach with her dogs.
She is survived by her
brother, Bill, and sister-in-
law, Corky, nieces Pam,
Shelle, Penny and Amy and
nephew, Todd, her dogs, Joe
and Jess, and her horse,
Sadie. She was predeceased
by her parents, her brother
Mike, sister-in-law Pat, her
soul love, Rick, and her life-
time dog, Zachary Blue.
A Celebration of Life will
be held at 2 p.m. on Mon-
day, Dec. 12, at Chemeketa
Eola Wine Studies Center on
Doaks Ferry Road in West
Salem.
Funeral arrangements are
with Dallas Mortuary Trib-
ute Center in Dallas. To
leave a message or memory,
please go to www.dallastrib-
ute.com.
Laurena Mae
Dukes
Nov. 27, 2016
Laurena Mae Dukes, 89,
went to heaven on Nov. 27,
2016.
Rena was preceded in
death by her husband,
Travis; her sons Alan and
Steve; and her brothers and
sisters-in-law.
She is survived by her
daughter, Mary Lock and
husband Wes; her daughter
Carol De Ridder and hus-
band Larry; grandchildren,
T r a v i s
Lock, Ray
Lock and
wife Shan-
na, Justin
Dukes and
Brooke
Dukes;
g r e a t -
grandchildren Logan Lock
and Cheyanne Lock; and
many nieces and nephews.
Rena spent the last eight
years of her life at Dallas Re-
tirement Village, where she
enjoyed spending time with
her many friends.
She also enjoyed attend-
ing Grace Baptist Church, in
Dallas.
Patrick Addain
Klipfel
Nov. 22, 1937 – 2016
Pat was born in the family
farmhouse near Ashley,
N.D., on Nov. 22, 1937. He
married Diane Wiederrich
on June 4, 1960, in Ellendale,
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Personally involved
and invested in the
Dallas community
N.D. Shortly after gradua-
tion from University of
North Dakota, Ellendale
branch,
t h e y
moved to
Dufur for
their first
teaching
jobs. In
1968, Pat,
D i a n e ,
Kelly and Jill moved to Keiz-
er. From 1968-1991, Pat
taught Vocational Education
at McNary High School.
After retirement, Pat and
Diane became Mission
Builders, doing several
church and church-related
projects for the Lutheran
Church/ELCA. The last
church project being his
h o m e c h u r c h , Tr i n i t y
Lutheran, Dallas.
Survivors include his wife,
Diane, daughters Kelly
(Peter) Hoffman, Jill (Cliff)
Simmons, grandchildren
Taylor, Sam, Laurel, Zachary,
Matthew, Autumn, and
Leanne.
Services will be 2 p.m. Sat-
urday, Dec. 10, in the Trinity
Lutheran Church. Donations
can be made to the church
or the charity of your choice.
The Dallas Mortuary Tribute
Center is caring for the fami-
ly. www.dallastribute.com.
Alice M. Nielsen
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Sept. 26, 1928 – Nov. 26, 2016
Alice M. Nielsen, 88, of
Salem, passed Nov. 26, 2016.
She was born in McMin-
nville and raised on a dairy
farm near Rickreall. Alice
graduated from Dallas High
School in 1946. Following
graduation from the Univer-
sity of Oregon in 1951, she
moved to Salem, where she
worked for the State of Ore-
gon until her retirement in
1993. She was a State Library
Administrative Assistant and
Technician for 27 years and
was a member of the
Chemeketan Outdoor Club
Salem
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She enjoyed hiking-back-
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Survivors include her
brother: Christian F. (Betsy)
Nielsen, Eugene, nieces,
Karen (Rich) Watte and
daughters
Bridget,
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death by her parents and
brother Soren D. Nielsen.
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may be made to The
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Salem, OR 97308, or a chari-
ty of choice. Funeral Servic-
es will be 11 a.m. Saturday
Dec. 10, 2016, at Virgil T.
Golden Funeral Services. In-
terment will follow at Bethel
Cemetery in Polk County.
Robert Dean
Friesen
Sept. 29, 1940 – Nov. 30, 2016
Robert Dean Friesen, age
76, passed away in Belling-
ham, Wash., on Nov. 30,
2016.
A me-
m o r i a l
service will
be held for
Bob on
Thursday
Dec. 8,
2016, at 1
p.m. at
Cornwall Church in Belling-
ham. For more information
and to share your memories
of Bob, please visit moles-
farewelltributes.com.
Nettie Vernell
Cooper
June 2, 198 – Nov. 30, 2016
Ne t t i e Ve r n e l l ( Ne l l )
Cooper, 88, of Monmouth,
died on Nov. 30, in Salem.
She was born to Lee Otis
Wa g g o n e r a n d S u s a n
(Dixon) Waggoner in Dim-
mitt, Texas.
She is survived by sisters,
Georgie Jarvis and Mary Lou
Peoples, both of Grand
Prairie, Texas; children,
Joseph, of Independence,
Eve l y n C h r i s t o p h e r s o n
(Ned), of Buffalo, Minn., and
Marilyn Schouten, of Lyn-
den, Wash.; 11 grandchil-
dren and numerous great-
grandchildren.
She is preceded in death
by her husband, Joseph;
brothers, Fred and Leo; sis-
ter Edith; and a grandson,
David Ben Cooper.
Celebration of life will be
held on Friday, Dec. 9, at
6:30 p.m. at Calvary Chapel,
in Independence.
Farnstrom Mortuary han-
dled arrangements. To leave
an online tribute: www.Farn-
stromMortuary.com.