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Newspaper Page TextPolk County Voices Polk County Itemizer-Observer • December 21, 2016 4A How to Contact Officials EDITORIALS ‘A Visit from St. Nicholas’ 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 (Also known as, “’Twas the Night Before Christmas”) By Clement Clarke Moore ’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds; While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads; And mamma in her ’kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap, When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow, Gave a lustre of midday to objects below, When what to my wondering eyes did appear, But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer, With a little old driver so lively and quick, I knew in a moment he must be St. Nick. More rapid than eagles his coursers they came, And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name: “Now, Dasher! Now, Dancer! Now, Prancer and Vixen! On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Donner and Blitzen! To the top of the porch! To the top of the wall! Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!” As leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky; So up to the housetop the coursers they flew With a sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too — And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof The prancing and pawing of each little hoof. As I drew in my head, and was turning around, Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound. He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot; A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack. His eyes — how they twinkled! His dimples, how merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow; The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath; He had a broad face and a little round belly That shook when he laughed like a bowl full of jelly. He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself; A wink of his eye and a twist of his head Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread; He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, And he filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose; He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thistle. But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight — “Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!” Source: The Random House Book of Poetry for Children, 1983 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dance troupe raises money, food The Polk County France School of Dance would like to thank all the dancers and families that helped with the Dec. 13 performance/food drive at LaCreole Middle School. We collected $252 and 420 pounds of food for the Dallas emergency food bank. The France studios have collected over 60,000 pounds and thousands of dollars for Marion-Polk counties. Admission to the performance was three cans of food or $3 per person and per dancer. All proceeds benefit Dallas Food Bank. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to rent LaCreole. We will be having our next performance/food drive at LaCreole in late May. For more information, please contact us at 503- 390-3481, www.fsodance. com, like us on Facebook. Linda France Martin CITY Dallas community pulls together We at the Dallas Food Bank would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to Safeway and the Dallas community for the enormous success of the Thanksgiving “Turkey Bucks” fundraiser. Safeway collected $11,154 to donate over 3,222 pounds of food to the Dallas Food Bank. These donations al- lowed about 200 families to partake in a traditional Thanksgiving meal. We also would like to say a big thank you to the Dal- las Merchants Association for their donation of 28 turkeys. Thanks again to all for making Thanksgiving a spe- cial, delicious and happy day for these families. Mona Ordonez Dallas Food Bank Reader shares own candy failures We have been enjoying your feature articles regard- ing the I-O staff making Christmas candy, and we give you a huge kudos for “sticking” with it (pardon the pun). I would like to share this 35-year-old story about the candy maker who resides at our home. Greg is known for his wonderful peanut brittle, and has even received some high marks at our local fairs for it. However, when he made his first few batches, it re- sembled peanut syrup. We raise chickens, and keep a “chicken bowl” that receives leftover stuff from the kitchen (non-meat stuff). So we rationed maybe the chickens would like the peanuts that was in the syrup state. We fed the chickens, and the next day, three of our birds were sitting in the coop with their heads down and not moving. I picked one bird up, and instead of squawking, it just looked at me, closed beak. I noticed its beak seemed to be sealed shut. You guessed it; the peanut brit- tle syrup had sealed the poor bird’s beak closed. So, after working the beak open, we looked for the re- maining syrup to get it out of the coop, and it was gone. What we also noticed was a small hole under the fenc- ing in the coop. Strange, the hole wasn’t there before. A few days later, one of our neighbors told us their dog had vomited in their house, and the vomit con- tained peanuts. I guess even if your candy making isn’t as picture per- fect as it shows on the inter- net, if it’s eatable, then you’re still in the game. Deb Darr Falls City Editor’s note: We appreci- ate you sharing your experi- ence, Deb Darr and family. We will keep working on our baking and candy making skills. 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 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 the Itemizer-Observer via email (ionews@polkio.com). — WednesdAy, deC. 21 • Glenn-Gibson Watershed Council — 5:30 p.m., Salem- towne Breezeway Room, West Salem. 503-623-9680. ThursdAy, deC. 22 • Monmouth-Independence networks Board of direc- tors — 7:30 a.m., Henry Hill Education Support Center, 750 S. Fifth St., Independence. 503-837-0700. TuesdAy, deC. 27 • Independence City Council — 7:30 a.m., Independence Civic Center, 555 S. Main St., Independence. 503-838-1212. • Polk County Board of Commission work session — 9 a.m., Polk County Courthouse, BOC oﬃce, 850 Main St., Dallas. 503-623-8173. WANT TO WRITE A LETTER? Letters to the editor are lim- ited to 300 words. Longer letters will be edited. Each writer is restricted to one letter per 30-day period. Letters that are libelous, ob- scene or in bad taste will not be printed. Attacks by name on businesses or individuals will not be printed. Letters to the editor that are obvious promotions for a busi- ness, products or services will not be printed. The Itemizer-Observer does not guarantee the accuracy of facts presented by letter writers; dissenters are welcome to re- spond. Letter writers who dis- agree with other published letter writers should maintain a civil discourse and address the subject, not the author. Letters, like all editorial mate- rial submitted to the newspa- per, are edited for length, grammar and content. Letters must include the au- thor’s name, address and tele- phone number. For the full letters policy: www.polkio.com, or call 503- 623-2373 ext. 117. 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. 51 (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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