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CENTRAL PRESENTS TENNIS, TRACK TEAMS ALADDIN JR. OFF TO DISTRICTS Page 14A Page 11A Volume 142, Issue 19 www.Polkio.com $1.00 May 10, 2017 Ballots are due IN YOUR TOWN Itemizer-Observer staff report POLK COUNTY — It’s time to get that ballot in. The May 16 Special Dis- trict election will see races for local school boards, fire districts, cemetery districts water districts, plus bond measures from Polk County and Southwestern Polk Rural Fire Protection District. Ballots have to be received at the Polk County Clerk’s Of- fice by 8 p.m. Election Night. Postmarks will not count, so if you waited too long, here’s the dropbox locations: • Polk County Clerk’s Of- fice — 850 Main St., Dallas, on the second floor or a drop box is located on the east side of the courthouse. • Falls City — Wagner Community Library, 111 N. Main St., Falls City. • Grand Ronde — Gover- nance Center, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde. • Independence — Inde- pendence City Hall, 555 S. Main St., Independence. • Monmouth — Mon- mouth Public Library, 168 ECOLS St. S, Monmouth. • Western Oregon Univer- sity — Werner University Center, 345 N. Monmouth Ave., Monmouth. • West Salem — Roth’s Market, 1130 Wallace Road NW, Salem. Here’s the list of local races and measures that will be on the ballot on May 16: Chemeketa Community College Zone 2: Ronald L. Pittman Central School District Board of Directors Position 2: Salvador Diaz; Peggy Clyne Position 4: Jerry J. Shinkle Position 5: Kristina Mann; Steve Milligan Position 6: Donn Wahl Position 7: Darcy Kirk Dallas School District Board of Directors Position 1: Ivan Wm. Barnes; Dave Hunt Position 3: Jon Woods Position 4: Michael Blan- chard Falls City School District Board of Directors Position 1: Kristy Majors See ELECTION, Page 2A DALLAS Polk Bounty Market vendor sells the unob- tainable. »Page 2A FALLS CITY Mountaineers track team is ready for dis- tricts »Page 11A INDEPENDENCE EMILY MENTZER/Itemizer-Observer Eden Olsen, left, and Dylan Stein talk about the urban farm in Monmouth’s Edwards Addition on May 3. Edwards ‘agrihood’ By Emily Mentzer The Itemizer-Observer The Itemizer-Observer FALLS CITY — When David Radke first looked at the property at 246 S. Main St. in Falls City, he saw some- thing most people wouldn’t: A bed and breakfast. At the time, the home on the property — most of it built in 1907 with an addition in the back — looked like its best days were behind it. “It had an old rickety front porch on it. No foundation. A one-car garage,” Radke re- called. “The back was worse than the 1907 part of it. It was scary horrible.” Radke told the property owners Paul and Judy Ward MONMOUTH — Tucked away in the blossoming neighborhood known as Edwards Addition lies an urban farm, an agrihood. About one acre is cultivated, with another one waiting to be planted — someday, once the customer base grows, said Eden Olsen. Olsen, 25, and Dylan Stein, 28, run Lucky Crow Farm, which is contracted by Olsen Design and Development to operate the urban farm surrounded by single-family homes. “These are popping up all over the place — the East Coast, California,” Stein said. “It’s kind of replacing how other communities would be planned around a golf course. These are planned around an urban farm or a big garden, so it’s an amenity to the people.” Community members in Edwards Addition and beyond may purchase CSA (community supported agricul- ture) boxes, supporting a portion of the harvest before the season starts. Throughout the season, which runs the first week of June through the end of October, members receive a weekly box of produce. “So they’re getting — hopefully — THE NEXT 7 DAYS PLANNING FOR YOUR WEEK “Aladdin Jr.” opens tonight at Central High School. Don’t miss this magical performance. 7 p.m. $5-$8. »Page 12A Man charged with menacing Itemizer-Observer staff report EMILY MENTZER/ Itemizer-Observer Rows of newly planted vegetables in the Edwards Addition urban farm. their vegetables for the season,” Olsen said. “It’s supposed to kind of cover what they’d get in the grocery store, so basically everything.” The CSA is limited to 50 this year, and Lucky Crow Farm has filled their shares. To provide food for 50 families each week, crop planning is a big part of what Olsen and Stein do. “We focus on intensive farming, so really planting as densely together as possible to utilize the space efficient- ly,” Olsen said. From herbs to red kitten spinach to garlic to peas and potatoes, things are already sprouting up in the rows. See FARM, Page 5A JOLENE GUZMAN/Itemizer-Observer The shared guest kitchen and living room at the Little Luckiamute Creekside B&B. munity members and friends of Radke and his wife, Cheryl. “They are the greatest,” David said. “She was a teacher of mine years back, and I just think the world of them.” See BED, Page 5A WEST SALEM — The man arrested after threat- ening customers at a gas station last week is due in Polk County Circuit Court Thursday. At about 6 a.m. on May 1, deputies from Polk County Sheriff's Office, along with the officers from the Independence Police Department re- sponded to the VP Gas station, located at 5082 Salem-Dallas Highway, on a reported disturbance. Callers from the scene said a subject, identified as Jessi Cisneros, was threatening customers and employees, according to the Polk County Sher- iff’s Office. Employees and cus- tomers barricaded them- selves inside of the busi- ness. Cisneros eventually forced through two doors, threatening those inside. Eventually, he shut the power down to the build- ing and left. When deputies arrived, Cisneros was run- ning across the highway. They took him into cus- tody, according to police. Cisneros has been charged with 18 counts, in- cluding attempted kidnap- ping, burglary, theft and six counts of menacing. He is in custody at the Polk County Jail on $119,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in court at 1:14 p.m. thu fri sat sun mon tue Drop by the Polk County Bounty Mar- ket to see what’s new at the corner of Main and Academy streets. The Master Gar- dener Mother’s Day plant sale kicks off today at Polk County Fairgrounds & Event Center. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. It’s Stamp Out Hunger day, a food drive hosted by the National Association of Letter Carriers. All day. Food do- nation at mailbox. Happy Mother’s Day! Why not take her out for a special brunch at a number of local wineries or restaurants? Prices vary. Dallas Chamber’s monthly luncheon is at Dallas Retirement Village, featuring speaker Scott Sadler. 11:30 a.m. $12-$15 France School of Dance will perform at LaCreole Middle School — tap, ballet, jazz, and hip hop. 6 p.m. $3 or three cans of food. Showers Hi: 57 Lo: 43 Showers Hi: 57 Lo: 42 Mostly cloudy Hi: 57 Lo: 43 Showers Hi: 58 Lo: 41 Showers Hi: 59 Lo: 40 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Partly sunny Hi: 73 Lo: 48 Western Oregon stu- dents to see 5 to 10 percent tuition in- crease. Dallas softball re- mains unbeaten in Mid- Willamette Conference play. What: Little Luckia- mute Creekside Bed & Breakfast Where: 246 S. Main St., Falls City Contact: 503-539- 7558, 541-979-3245 or www.littleluckiamute- creeksidebnb.com/. Of note: Call for room rates. wed MONMOUTH SPORTS Home away from home his vision for the house and its Little Luckiamute River frontage, and they agreed to put up the financing to make it reality. The Wards, of Dallas, are longtime com- »Page 14A »Page 13A Property turned into bed and breakfast By Jolene Guzman Central High School performs “Aladdin Jr.,” opening Wednesday (today) at 7 p.m. Rain Hi: 57 Lo: 44