Polk County Living
8A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • April 5, 2017
COMMUNITY NOTEBOOK
Monmouth Police
to host crafts
Busy bee
Children and their
guardians are invited to
Craft with a Cop at the Mon-
mouth Police Department
from 2 to 4 p.m. on April 5.
The event is part of Na-
tional Child Abuse Preven-
tion Month, which is April.
Children, their guardians
and police personnel will
create the most recognized
symbol of child abuse pre-
vention: Pinwheels for Pre-
vention.
Participants are encour-
aged to wear blue, the color
associated with Child Abuse
Prevention Month. Other
craft activities and snacks
will be available at the after-
noon event.
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).
Sons of Norway to
hold potluck
The Thor Lodge of the
Sons of Norway will hold a
potluck dinner and a pres-
entation Saturday at 6:30
p.m. at 1625 Brush College
Road NW, Salem.
The presentation will cen-
ter around a history of the
Sami people of northern
Scandinavia.
There is no cost to attend.
The event is open to the
public.
For more information:
503-302-7973.
Connolly to visit
Dallas library
Oregon author Tina Con-
nolly will visit Dallas Public
Library, 950 Main St., Thurs-
day at 7 p.m. Connolly is the
author of several books and
stories, including the sci-
ence fiction/fantasy collec-
tion, “On the Eyeball Floor:
and Other Stories.”
A selection of her work
will be available for pur-
chase.
There is no cost to attend.
For more information:
503-623-2633.
DivorceCare
launches Monday
DivorceCare will begin
Monday at American Gas
and Technology Conference
room, 1270 Monmouth Cut-
off Road, Dallas.
The 13-week class will
meet each Monday at 6:30
p.m.
Cost is $25. Classes will
include workbook journaliz-
ing, study exercises, video
lessons and small group dis-
cussions.
For more information:
Restore My Soul Ministries,
971-301-2454.
Arndt tells how to
plan a road trip
Steven Arndt, author of
more than 10 “Roads Less
Traveled in Oregon” books,
will be a guest speaker at the
Independence Public Li-
brary, 175 Monmouth St., at
7 p.m. on Monday.
The presentation is free,
and will include refresh-
ments.
Arndt’s books are guides
to back roads and special
places in Oregon. His pas-
sion was sparked by tours of
Oregon and Washington
back roads and byways he
took with his uncle.
His books share informa-
tion about each out-of-the-
way community, explaining
how places were named,
when they were settled, his-
torical sites and events. He
also writes about ghost
towns of Oregon.
For more information:
Betty Plude: 503-838-1811.
Second Saturday
Family Art returns
Second Saturday Family
Art returns Saturday at 2
p.m. at the Independence
Women’s Club, 340 S. Third
St.
Participants will take part
in clay imprints: plaster re-
lief with Mary Harden.
There is no cost to attend.
JOLENE GUZMAN/ Itemizer-Observer
Trees at Left Coast Cellars in Rickreall are in full bloom and bringing out the vineyard’s
pollinators on a sunny Friday afternoon. The stretch of mostly sunny days will end as
April showers are predicted to return Wednesday (today).
Children and their
guardians are welcome to
attend.
MI Chamber lunch
features foundation
The Monmouth-Indepen-
dence Community Founda-
tion will be the speaker at
the April 12 Monmouth-In-
dependence Chamber lunch
forum.
The forum will be from
noon to 1 p.m. at the Polk
County Service Club, 340 S.
Third St., Independence.
Boxed lunch will be pro-
vided by Critelli Sweets for
$12. Lunches must be or-
dered by noon on Tuesday.
Forums are open to all
chamber members, guests
and friends, and are held on
the second Wednesday of
each month. Registration is
requested to help the host
site properly prepare.
More information:
micc@minetfiber.com.
Free seeds
available now
The Monmouth Public Li-
brary’s Seed Library is open.
The Seed Library is a col-
lection of donated seeds,
vegetable, herbs and flowers
that are available to both pa-
trons and nonpatrons of the
library. Seed packets are
free. Adults may “check out”
three packets of seeds per
day.
The Seed Library operates
on an honor system. You be-
come a member when you
withdraw seeds to plant.
Math: The new
civil rights issue
The Center for Academic
Innovation at Western Ore-
gon University will host a
community lecture from
5:30 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday at
the Instructional Technolo-
gy Center, Room 205, on
campus, 345 Monmouth
Ave. N., Monmouth.
The lecture will be “Math:
The New Civil Rights Issue,”
presented by Sylvia Valdes-
Fernandez.
The lecture is free and
open to the public.
Fiddlers return to
fairgrounds
The Oregon Old Time
Fiddlers ASsociaton will
hold its annual state con-
vention at the Polk County
Fairgrounds & Event Center,
520 S. Pacific Highway
(99W), Rickreall, Thursday
through Saturday.
The public is invited to at-
tend a “Fiddle and Variety
Show” at 6:30 p.m. on Fri-
day. It begins with a group of
young fiddlers, and contin-
ues with fiddlers and special
entertainment from every
Itemizer-Observer
corner of Oregon. The show
will conclude at 10.
Tickets for the Friday
show will be available at the
door: general, $7; students,
$3; preschoolers, free. Look
in the Itemizer-Observer for
a $1 coupon.
For more information:
oregonoldtimefiddling.org.
Quilts of Valor
topic of discussion
The Willamette Valley
Women’s Military League
will hold its spring meeting
on Tuesday from 11 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. at Murphy’s Grill,
288 E. Ellendale Ave., Dallas.
A no-host lunch is avail-
able. The program will be
Quilts of Valor, with Tom
Korn and guest as presen-
ters.
A quilt will be presented
to Peggy Boquist, a retired
U.S. Army major.
Green bag pickup
Saturday
The Monmouth-Indepen-
dence Food Project will host
its bimonthly pickup on Sat-
urday.
Donors are asked to set
their green bags on their
doorstep first thing in the
morning for pickup. Neigh-
borhood coordinators will
pick up food from 200
donors in Monmouth and
Independence.
The green bags benefit
the Ella Curran Food Bank,
which is particularly short
on tuna fish.
More donors and coordi-
nators are needed. To sign
up: www.monindyfoodpro-
ject.com.
WOU professor
featured on PBS
Western Oregon Universi-
ty professor of history and
gender studies Kimberly
Jensen will appear in the
PBS American Experience
series titled, “The Great
War,” to air from 6 to 8 p.m.
on Friday through Sunday.
The series looks at the
history around World War I
in conjunction with the
100th anniversary of the
U.S.’s entry into the conflict.
At least 25 historians were
interviewed to appear, and
Jensen was tapped for her
expertise in women’s roles in
history.
Polk Pedalers
meet for club ride
The Polk Pedalers Bicycle
Club will host its monthly
ride at 8 a.m. on Saturday.
Cyclists will meet at
Courtyard Coffee House, 156
SE Mill St., Dallas. They will
take the Valley Zig Zag Ride
via Brooks and Woodburn
roads, 40 miles, rated easy.
All are welcome. Children
must have an adult. All rid-
ers must have a helmet. The
ride is free. Carpooling is
available.
Food for fines
kicks off Monday
The Independence and
Monmouth libraries will cel-
ebrate National Library
Week with a Food for Fines
drive.
The annual event allows
local library users to help
the Ella Curran Food Bank
while reducing their library
fines. To participate in the
Food for Fines program,
bring any of the following
items to your library be-
tween Monday and April 15:
15 ounces or larger: canned
fruit, vegetables, chili, soup
(canned or dry), bottled or
canned fruit juices; boxed
hot or cold cereal, pasta
products, pasta sauce,
peanut butter, canned
meats (especially tuna),
cooking oil; or 5-pound bags
of sugar, flour or rice.
For each item donated,
the library will reduce out-
standing fines by $1. Those
who do not have overdue
fines also may donate.
For more information:
Monmouth, 503-838-1932;
Independence, 503-838-
1811.
Hands-on science,
creativity at library
The Dallas Public Library
will host the Makey Makey
for students in elementary
and middle school.
The workshop will be at 4
p.m. on Friday.
The Makey Makey is a cir-
cuit board that can connect
any conductive object to a
computer, transforming
everyday objects into mouse
clicks or keyboard presses.
Students can use the Makey
Makey to create piano key-
boards, custom video game
controllers, gadgets, and
other inventions.
The workshop will teach
students about electrical
current and conductivity
through the exploration of
the highly modifiable
Makey Makey. The project is
supported in whole or in
part by the Institute of Mu-
seum and Library Services
through the Library Services
Technology Act, adminis-
tered by the Oregon State
Library.
Cycling video to
debut Monday
Pressed Coffee and Wine
Bar, 788 S. Main St. Dallas,
will host a release party of
the Ride Polk County cycling
video on Monday at 6:30
p.m. A representative from
Travel Oregon will be in at-
tendance.
Visit our website, www.polkio.com
for local news, sports
and community events.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5
• Monmouth Business Association — 7:30 a.m., Hadley’s
Radio Bakery, 165 Broad St., 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.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 6
• 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.
• Mom and Me — Salem Health West Valley, 525 SE Wash-
ington St., Dallas (enter through emergency door on Clay
Street). Breastfeeding support group. Free. 503-831-5593.
• 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.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 7
• 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.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 8
• Donation Yoga — 11 a.m. to noon, Dallas Yoga and Bal-
ance Studio, 115 SE Court St., Dallas. Bring a few cans of food or
cash to donate to the food bank. 503-999-8016.
• Guthrie Park Country Dance — 7 to 9:30 p.m., Guthrie
Park Community Center, 4320 Kings Valley Highway, Dallas. Ad-
mission: $5 per person; $15 immediate family rate; children 12
and under free. 503-623-0809.
• The Original Independence Farmers Market — 9 a.m. to
2 p.m., Umpqua Bank parking lot, 302 S. Main St., Independ-
ence. 503-881-9950.
• Independence Riverview Market — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
Riverview Park and Amphitheater, 50 C St., Independence. 503-
910-8193.
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SUNDAY, APRIL 9
• Buell Grange Breakfast — 8 to 11 a.m., Buell Grange Hall,
5970 Mill Creek Road, just off Highway 22 northwest of Dallas.
$6. 503-623-8462 or 503-843-4703.
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MONDAY, APRIL 10
• 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.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 11
• 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.
• Caregiver Connection — 2 to 3:30 p.m., Salem Health West
Valley (Quiet Room, use ER entrance), 525 SE Washington St.,
Dallas. Meets on the second Tuesday of the month. Free. 503-
831-5593.
• Free Blood Pressure Checks — Salem Health West Valley,
525 SE Washington St., Dallas. Second Tuesday of the month.
Free. 503-831-5593.
• 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.
• James2 Community Kitchen Meal — 4:45 to 6:30 p.m.,
Falls City Methodist Church, 242 North Main St., Falls City. Free.
503-787-3371.
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