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Polk County News 6A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • December 28, 2016 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 fur- ther investigation. Individu- als arrested or suspected of crimes are considered inno- cent until proven guilty. — DALLAS Arrests/Citations Ricardo M. Guardiola, 32, of Dallas, in the 200 block of NE Fern Ave. on Dec. 17 on a charge of physical harassment. Asher L. Lawrence, 28, of Dallas, in the 200 block of E. Ellendale Ave. on Dec. 19 on misdemeanor driving under the influence of intoxicants. Colin M. Lynch, 27, of Mon- mouth in the 100 block of SW Hader Ave. on Dec. 19 on first-de- gree theft and second-degree theft. INDEPENDENCE Arrests/Citations Gabriel Jared Cassidy, 33, of Salem, at Independence Hwy. and Deann Dr. on Dec. 21 for possession of methampheta- mine and delivery of metham- phetamine. Travis D. Edwards, 209, of Independence, in the 0-99 block of N. Log Cabin St. on Monday for motor vehicle theft and probation violation. MONMOUTH Arrests/Citations Timothy Michael Staffon, 35, of Salem, at Fourth and A sts. on Dec. 18 for DUII. Tyler Kirk Toedtemeier, 28, of Monmouth, at Adams and Clow Corner rds. on Dec. 20 for DUII, reckless driving, and in- terfering with a police officer. Abdulaziz Almuhawwis, 32, of Monmouth, Texas, in the 400 block of Main St. E. on Dec. 21 for DUII and driving while suspended. Minet finds more stability Company still struggles to pay its debt, but has more reliable revenue Why not try cooking with beer? Looking for something new to ring in the New Year? Try these award-winners Itemizer-Observer staff report POLK COUNTY — With New Year celebrations around the corner, try one of these award- winning recipes from the 2016 Hop & Heritage Festival’s cook- ing with beer contest. Beer Bread by Tammy and Kelly Carmichael 3 cups self-rising flour 1/3 cup sugar ¼ cup Tuscano pep- per cheese, shredded 12 ounces 10 Barrel Sinister Black beer Directions: 1. Put self- rising flour, sugar and shredded cheese in mix- ing bowl. Mix and form a well. 2. Add Sinister Black Beer and mix until well combined. 3. Divide into eight mini loaf pans. 4. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. 5. Brush tops with butter. 6. Re- move from pan onto rack until cool. By Emily Mentzer The Itemizer-Observer INDEPENDENCE — Monmouth Independence Net- works continues to rely on the cities of Monmouth and In- dependence to pay down the debt taken out on its behalf, but the company is more stable financially than in years past. That was the report heard by the board of directors at its Thursday meeting. Although the company has lost cable and phone cus- tomers as more people find ways to “cut the cord,” it has gained data customers. Board chair Scott McClure said he was pleased the com- pany was a little better than the budget forecasted. “We used to have huge swings,” he said. “We weren’t sure if the budget meant anything. Now we know where we are. It might not be where we expected, but we know where we are. It’s all good trends.” Minet director Don Patten said the company has to ad- dress the loss of revenue as people cut cable. “We have not thought at all what the formula needs to look like to correctly reflect what we anticipate will be on- going losses to cable TV, but we are cognizant that we need to,” he said. The board also learned that Minet will be decommis- sioning its email service, noting that people are moving away from using internet providers for emails. Board member David Ritchey said one reason for this is because of portability. “They don’t want to have to change their emails when they change providers,” he said. Minet customers who have @minetfiber email addresses will continue to receive forwarding services for a period once the email service has been decommissioned. Bacon-wrapped beer brats by Darlene Hudlow, from teaspoonsf.com 3 packets of bratwurst 1 package of bacon (16 ounces) 2, 12-ounce beers 2/3 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon wasabi powder 1 teaspoon dry mustard Deli mustard for dipping Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 425. Line your jelly roll with foil or parchment paper. 2. Pierce each of your brats several times with a fork. 3. In a large skillet, place half of the bratwursts and pour in 24 ounces of American lager. Once the beer is close to boiling, turn it down to low and let the brats simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, turning after 10 minutes. The brats are done with they are no longer pink on the inside. 4. In the meantime, cut your bacon in thirds. 5. In a separate bowl, mix the brown sugar, wasabi powder and dry mustard to- gether. 6. Now that the brats are done, let them cool until you can handle them. Then cut the brats in thirds. 7. Wrap a piece of bacon around the brat. Roll them in your sugar mixture and place them on your baking sheet with the bacon flap side down. 8. Bake for 20 to 25 min- utes. Let them drain on paper towels before serving. 9. Add mustard to your serving plate and let them eat! Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar Brownies by Emily Daigle 4 eggs ¾ cups super fine sugar 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped 4 ounces white choco- late, chopped 6 tablespoons unsalted butter ¾ cups all-purpose flour ¾ cups cocoa 1 ¼ cups Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter 8-inch square pan. 2. Com- bine eggs and sugar. Beat until light and fluffy. 3. In medium sauce pan, over medium heat, melt bitter- sweet chocolate, white chocolate and butter. Stir until smooth. Remove from heat and beat into egg mix- ture. 4. Stir in flour and cocoa. Whisk in beer. 5. Pour into pan and bake 20 to 25 minutes or until skew- er inserted comes out clean. 6. Remove from oven and let cool on wire rack. 7. Dust with confectioners’ sugar and serve. Top Facebook posts from 2016 Here are the things that you interacted with the most on the Itemizer’s page Itemizer-Observer staff report POLK COUNTY — Ar- rests, fires, accidents and weather dominated the posts you, our readers, inter- acted with most on our Facebook page. 10. March 3: Lifetime post total impressions: 18,913. Dallas firefighters re- sponded to a fire at Forest River's Dallas facility today. Read about it here: http://www.polkio.com/ne ws/2016/mar/03/fire-forest- river-contained/ 9. Aug. 5: Lifetime post total impressions: 19,458. This just in from Mon- mouth Power and Light: This post shared informa- tion from the city of Mon- mouth’s Facebook page about an expected, planned outage for Monmouth Power and Light customers. 8. Jan. 25: Lifetime post total impressions: 19,477. Four residents of Falls City were arrested Sunday after a search warrant was executed by Polk County Sheriff's Of- fice deputies. 7. Dec. 16: Lifetime post total impressions: 19,696. Oregon State Police re- porting an officer-involved shooting at the Dallas Wal- Mart. Dallas officer and sus- pect both wounded. No more information available at this time. Update: A media briefing has been scheduled for 9 p.m. 6. Dec. 16: Lifetime post total impressions: 25,603. Winter weather advisory i s s u e d f o r S a t u r d a y. http://www.polkio.com/ne ws/2016/dec/16/winter- weather-advisory-issued- saturday/ 5. Aug. 24: Lifetime post total impressions: 20,112. A Polk County Grand Jury clears Deputy Casey Gibson in a fatal officer-involved shooting. Read more here: 4. April 22: Lifetime post total impressions: 23,264. Did you see a funnel cloud over the Monmouth- Independence area? Chris- tine sent us this photo over Independence. The National Weather Service does not have any reports of tornados or funnel clouds, and does not have data on its radar. Let us know what you saw today, and we'll see what we can find out. 3. Dec. 4: Lifetime post total impressions: 33,544. The hazardous weather outlook has officially be- come a winter weather advi- sory: 2. Sept. 13: Lifetime post total impressions: 38,951. Kirk David Myrold — a Spanish teacher and girls’ soccer coach for DHS — was arrested Monday for al- legedly having an inappro- priate relationship with a 17- year-old student. Read more here: 1. Jan. 29: Lifetime post total impressions: 57,588. Dallas Police Lt. Jerry Mott expects to reopen Washington Street at Shel- ton after a fatal pedestrian- vehicle accident. More in Wednesdays paper. light of his life, in 1965. Jim served in the U.S. Navy from 1966-68. He began his lifelong teaching career in 1968, married in 1970, and earned his mas- ter’s in education from Chapman College in 1976. Following his divorce in 1987, Jim came back to Monmouth to reclaim his high school sweetheart. After several years of search- ing, he found her in 1991. They married in 1993 and rejoiced in the 23 years of marriage God granted them. Jim taught in Central School District, then served as counselor, vice principal and principal at Sprague, Dallas and Gervais High Schools, retiring in 2002 after 34 years as an educator. Jim and Penny had 14 su- perlative years of retirement. Jim died after a brief, un- expected illness. He is sur- vived by his wife, Penny, of West Salem; son, Damon Garner, of Eugene; and brother, Jerry, of Las Vegas. We who remain grieve his loss, but heaven rejoices his arrival! Donations to FCC’s Help- ing Hands Funds are wel- come. A Celebration of Life will be Saturday, Dec. 31, at 1 p.m., at Salem First Chris- tian Church, 685 Marion St., NE. Please wear purple. OBITUARIES James Harry Blackwell Aug. 10, 1944 – Dec. 14, 2016 First and foremost, Jim is a beloved child of God, who took to heart and put into action Jesus’s mandate to care for the disenfranchised. Parallel to Jim’s dedication to the Lord’s calling was his devotion to and uncondi- tional love for his wife and soul mate, Penny. God led him to her twice, culminat- ing in the marriage God in- tended in 1993. They were members of Salem First Christian Church. Jim and Penny delighted in travel. They were able to travel extensively in retire- ment. Another adventure al- ways awaited. Jim loved football, Bible study, DWTS, and nothing more than other people. He enriched many lives, and his in- fectious smile will remain in our mem- ories. Jim was born to James Hol- lis and Ann T. Black- well in L o n g Beach, Calif. He spent childhood years in Monmouth, Dallas, and Corvallis. In 1954, the family moved to Joseph and subse- quently Athena, where Jim graduated from McEwen H.S. in 1962. Jim had a happy childhood, with fond recollections of times spent with his maternal grandpar- ents in Monmouth. While there he was baptized into the Christian Church. Jim lived in Fairfield, Calif., from 1962 until 1992. He graduated from OCE with a Bachelor of Science in 1967. While attending OCE Jim met Penny, the love and Joyful Sound Hearing 312 Main Street • Dallas • Hearing Testing • Hearing Aids • Service Call today for your FREE Consultation Mark Sturtevant 503-623-0290 Personally involved and invested in the Dallas community Nov. 24, 1928 – Dec. 14, 2016 K. Mary Olsen, 88, of Monmouth, died on Dec. 14 at her home. She was born in Clatskanie. Obituary Information Welcoming new patients. Most insurance health plans accepted. Also a Moda preferred provider. 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The Itemiz- er-Observer uses a flag logo in the obituaries of people who served in the armed forces. Information can be brought or mailed to the Itemizer-Ob- server, 147 SE Court St., Dallas, OR 97338, or emailed to ionews@polkio.com. For more information: Emily Mentzer, 503-623-2373, ext. 117.
