Polk County Living
Polk County itemizer-Observer • march 1, 2017 9A
COMMUNITY NOTEBOOK
Spinning away
Registration for
farmers’ workshop
Registration is available
for a workshop for farmers
titled “Geese, Slugs & Voles:
Biocontrol Options.” The
workshop will be held
Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. at Hamersly Library at
Western Oregon University.
Cost is $5 without lunch
or $10 with lunch.
Register online at
www.polkswcd.com/bio-
control.html or email to
rc1@polkswcd.com or by
calling 503-623-9680, ext.
101.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Community Calendar is a listing of upcoming events
taking place in Polk County that are open to the pub-
lic. To submit an event for calendar consideration,
please send it at least two weeks before the actual
event date to the Itemizer-Observer via email
(ionews@polkio.com).
Putman to discuss
opportunities
Salem Interfaith Hospi-
tality Network’s TJ Putman
will hold a meeting about
the network, and opportu-
nities to volunteer Thursday
at 7 p.m. at Christ’s Church
Methodist and Presbyterian
United, 412 W. Clay St.,
Monmouth.
Putman will provide in-
formation about SIHN, how
it works with families and
children, and how they help
move families into perma-
nent residents and employ-
ment or connect with re-
sources to allow them to
sustain themselves.
The meeting is open to
the public.
Ash Wednesday
service today
St. Thomas Episcopal
Church, 1486 SW Levens St.,
Dallas will hold an Ash
Wednesday service Wednes-
day (today) at 7 p.m. The
church will also hold a serv-
ice of Compline followed by a
soup supper Wednesday
evenings from March 8 to
April 5 starting at 6 p.m.
Father Fred Heard will
teach Episcopal 101 following
the supper from 7 to 8 p.m.
Seed Exchange set
for Saturday
The Marion-Polk Food
Share, 1600 Salem Industrial
Drive NE, Salem, will host
the seventh annual Seed Ex-
change Saturday from 10
a.m. to noon.
The free event guarantees
that all who attend will take
home seeds.
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Emily mEntzEr/ itemizer-Observer
Adeline Mattison, 4, and her mother, Jamie Mattison, watch Karen Hein spin fur into
yarn at the Mid-Valley Ag Fest on Sunday at Polk County Fairgrounds & Event Center.
Seeds will be handed out
on a first-come, first-served
basis. Squash seeds are par-
ticularly abundant this year,
but there will be many dif-
ferent fruit and vegetable
varieties available.
For more information:
Heather McPherson, 503-
581-3855.
Rickreall Grange
bake sale coming
The Rickreall Grange
March Madness bake sale
will take place Saturday
and Sunday at 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. at Rickreall Grange
Hall, 280 N. Pacific High-
way, Rickreall. Donations
are accepted.
Model trains will be on
display on Sunday.
Dessert fundraiser
coming Friday
Cross and Crown Min-
istries will celebrate four
years of service with a
dessert appreciation event
Friday at 6:30 p.m. at 1156
SE Holman Ave., Dallas.
The evening will include
desserts, live music, raffle
prizes, a silent auction and
a live dessert auction.
There is no cost to at-
tend, but RSVP is request-
ed.
RSVP to 503-917-1625.
For more information:
www.crossandcrownmin-
istries.org.
Dallas Library
Friends meeting
The Friends of the Dallas
Public Library will hold its
annual meeting on Tuesday
at 7 p.m. at the library, 950
Main St., Dallas.
The agenda includes
electing officers, preparing
for author visits this spring,
celebrating increases in li-
brary use, and exploring
volunteer skills.
The Friends will highlight
2016 activities, discuss 2017
priorities, and preview the
April 7-8 book sale.
The public is invited.
Joining the Friends group is
possible year-round.
For more information:
503-623-2633.
Farm Bureau
pesticide course
The Polk County Farm
Bureau will hold a pesticide
education and recertifica-
tion course Thursday from
8 a.m. to noon at Polk
County Fairgrounds, 520 S
Pacific Highway, Rickreall.
Registration will run from
7:30 to 7:55 a.m. Classes
begin at 8 a.m.
For more information:
Kathy Hadley, 503-559-5901
or email to Kathfree17@
aol.com.
‘Emma’s Child’
opens at Pentacle
“Emma’s Child” will open
at Pentacle Theatre Friday
and runs through March 25.
The play centers around a
woman’s attachment to a
child she had hoped to
adopt.
Tickets and show times
at: www.pentacletheatre.org.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
These Polk County groups would welcome individuals who have time or expertise to volunteer. Organizations that would
like to be added to this list should call 503-623-2373 or email IOnews@polkio.com.
• AArP Foundation tax-Aide – 503-930-7636
• After DArC — 503-623-9501
• Arc of Polk County — 541-223-3261
• Central School District — 503-838-0030
• City of Dallas — 503-831-3502
• City of independence — 503-838-1212
• City of monmouth — 503-751-0145
• Crime Victims Assistance Program — 503-623-9268
• Dallas Area Chamber of Commerce — 503-623-2564
• Dallas Fire Department — 503-831-3532
• Dallas Food Bank — 503-623-3578
• Dallas Kids, inc. — 503-623-6419
• Dallas Police Department — 503-831-3582
• Dallas Public library — 503-623-2633
• Dallas retirement Village — 503-623-5581
• Dallas School District — 503-623-5594
• Delbert Hunter Arboretum — 503-623-7359
• Girl Scouts of Southwest Washington and Oregon
— 503-581-2451
• Ella Curran Food Bank — 503-917-1681
• Falls City Arts Center — 503-559-6291
• Falls City School District — 503-787-3531
• Family Building Blocks – 503-566-2132, ext. 308.
• H-2-O — 503-831-4736
• HArt (Horses Adaptive riding & therapy) — 971-301-4278
• HandsOn mid-Willamette Valley — 503-363-1651
• Heron Pointe Assisted living — 503-838-6850
• independence Health and rehabilitation — 503-838-0001
• independence Public library — 503-838-1811
• Kings Valley Charter School — 541-929-2134
Sunday, March 5 • 9-3
Early Admission Sunday 6am-9am $5
Regular Admission $1 ★ Free Parking
Espresso Bar provided by
www.polkfleamarket.com
polkproduction@minetfiber.com
• luckiamute Watershed Council — 503-837-0237
• luckiamute Valley Charter School – 503-623-4837
• meals on Wheels — 503-838-2084
• monmouth-independence Chamber of Commerce
— 503-838-4268
• monmouth-independence ymCA — 503-838-4042
• monmouth Public library — 503-838-1932
• northwest Human Services — 503-588-5828
• Oregon Child Development Coalition — 503-838-2745
• OSU Extension Service - Polk County — 503-623-8395
• Perrydale School District — 503-623-2040
• Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of
Polk County inc. — 503-623-8473
• Polk Community Development Corporation — 503-831-3173
• Polk County Community Emergency response team
— 503-623-9396
• Polk County museum — 503-623-6251
• Polk County Public Health — 503-623-8175
• Polk County resource Center — 503-623-8429
• Polk Soil and Water Conservation District — 503-623-9680
• relief nursery Classroom — 503-566-2132
• rickreall Watershed Council — 503-623-9680
• SABlE House — 503-623-6703
• SAlt (Senior & law enforcement together) — 503-851-9366
• Salvation Army — 503-798-4783
• SmArt (Start making A reader today) — 503-391-8423
• Salem Health West Valley Hospital — 503-623-8301
• Victim Assistance Program-Polk Co. District Attorney’s
Office 503-623-9268 x1444
• Willamette Valley Hospice — 503-588-3600
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1
• Monmouth Business Association — 7:30 a.m., monmouth
Senior Center, 180 Warren Street S., monmouth. A meeting of
business people, the monmouth-independence Chamber of
Commerce director, and city officials. 503-751-0147.
• Indoor Play Park — 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., tuesday
through Friday, First Presbyterian Church, 879 SW levens St.,
Dallas. Drop-ins welcome. For ages infant through pre-K with
parent. Free, but donations accepted. 503-623-3397.
• Helping Hands Emergency Food Bank — 10 a.m. to noon,
monmouth Christian Church, 959 Church St. W., monmouth. For
eligible community members; available every Wednesday. 541-
404-6517.
• Senior meals, Dallas — 11:30 a.m. monday through Friday,
laCreole manor, 204 SW Walnut St., Dallas. Free, but $3 dona-
tion suggested. reservations required. 503-623-6232.
• Senior meals, Monmouth — 11:30 a.m. monday through
Friday, monmouth Senior Center, 180 Warren St. S, monmouth.
Free, but $3 donation suggested. reservations required. 503-
838-2084.
• Scrabble with Betty — 1 p.m., independence Public li-
brary, 175 monmouth St., independence. Scrabble games first
Wednesday of every month. Free; refreshments and prizes
available. 503-551-7687 or 503-838-1811.
• Willamette Valley Food Assistance Program Food Bank
— 1:30 to 6:30 p.m., 888 monmouth Cutoff road, Building E,
Dallas. Weekly distribution for eligible community members.
503-831-5634.
• Yarning for Others — 3 to 5 p.m., St. thomas Episcopal
Church, 1486 SW levens St., Dallas. Knitters and crocheters
gather to make clothing and accessories for those in need on
the first Wednesday of every month. 503-689-7222.
• Ash Wednesday service — 7 p.m., St. thomas Episcopal
Church, 1486 SW levens St., Dallas. 503-689-7222.
THURSDAY, MARCH 2
• Dallas Lions Club — noon, Hong Kong restaurant, 325
main St., Dallas. Everyone welcome. 503-623-8121.
• Monmouth-Independence Rotary Club — noon, First
Baptist Church, 1505 monmouth St., independence. Visiting ro-
tarians, guests and prospective rotarians are welcome to these
luncheon meetings. Free. 503-838-4884.
• James2 Community Kitchen Meal — 4:30 to 6 p.m., Dallas
United methodist Church, 565 SE laCreole Drive, Dallas. Free;
everyone welcome. 503-623-8429.
• Homework, Hoops and Hotdogs — 5:30 to 8 p.m., the
Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints, 1401 SW 13th St.,
Dallas. Free help with homework for students in middle and
high school. 503-917-9822, nona Springer.
FRIDAY, MARCH 3
• Take Off Pounds Sensibly Club Meeting — 9:45 to 11 a.m.
Church of Christ, 127 Heffley St. n., monmouth. First meeting is
free. 503-930-7936.
• Altered Attitudes Alcoholics Anonymous — noon, Dallas
United methodist Church, 565 SE laCreole Drive, Dallas. 503-
399-0599.
• Guthrie Park Acoustic Music Jam Session — 6:30 to 10
p.m., Guthrie Park Community Center, 4320 Kings Valley High-
way, Dallas. Free (donations accepted). 503-623-0809.
SATURDAY, MARCH 4
• Polk Community Free Clinic — 7 to 11 a.m., trinity luther-
an Church, 320 SE Fir Villa road, Dallas. Free medical and men-
tal health care for uninsured and underinsured. Held on the first
and fourth Saturday of the month. 503-990-8772.
• Monmouth Senior Center All-You-Can-Eat Community
Breakfast — 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., monmouth Senior Center, 180
Warren St S., monmouth. Cost: $6, adults; $3, children younger
than 12. 503-838-5678.
• Rickreall Grange Flea Market — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., rickreall
Grange Hall, 280 main St. (99W), rickreall. multiple vendors.
Also selling fresh-baked goods. Kitchen serving breakfast and
lunch. 503-623-8289.
SUNDAY, MARCH 5
• Polk Flea Market — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Polk County Fair-
grounds, 520 S. Pacific Highway (99W), rickreall. Admission: $1;
children 12 and younger, free. Early admission from 6 to 9 a.m.
is $5. 503-428-8224.
• Rickreall Grange Flea Market — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., rickreall
Grange Hall, 280 main St. (99W), rickreall. multiple vendors.
Also selling fresh-baked goods. Kitchen serving breakfast and
lunch. 503-623-8289.
MONDAY, MARCH 6
• Central Lions Club — noon, independence Elks lodge
1950 Dining room, 289 S. main St., independence. 503-606-
2150.
• Willamette Valley New Horizons Orchestra — 6:30 to
8:30 p.m., monmouth Senior Center, 180 Warren St. S., mon-
mouth. local orchestra for beginning through intermediate
musicians. meets every monday. Players of all levels welcome.
$25 monthly fee to cover expenses. 503-838-4884.
• Brew and BS: The New Testament — 7 p.m., St. thomas
Episcopal Church, 1486 SW levens St., Dallas. A lecture series on
new testament figures. Bring brew of choice – coffee, tea, chai,
beer, wine, cider. 435-503-4304.
TUESDAY, MARCH 7
• Indoor Play Park — 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., First Presbyte-
rian Church, 879 SW levens St., Dallas. Open to children pre-
kindergarten and younger with parent/adult. tuesdays through
Fridays. Free.
• James2 Community Kitchen Meal — 4:30 to 6 p.m., St.
Philip Catholic Church, 825 SW mill St., Dallas. Free; everyone
welcome. 503-623-8429.
• Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) Club — 6 to 7 p.m.
weigh-in, 7 to 8 p.m. meeting, First Christian Church basement,
1079 SE Jefferson St., Dallas. meetings offer programs and activ-
ities aimed at losing weight. Open to anyone. First meeting is
free.
• Overeaters Anonymous — noon to 1 p.m., Salem Health
West Valley, 525 SE Washington St., Dallas. Support group
meets in the quiet room/chapel immediately inside the emer-
gency entrance on Clay Street. Dee Ann White, 971-718-6444.
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