Polk County News
6A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • May 17, 2017
Wine Down encourages
exploring Dallas shops
By Emily Mentzer
The Itemizer-Observer
DALLAS — The Oregon
State University College of
Business has partnered
with the Dallas Downtown
Association to bring Wine
Down Downtown Dallas
on Sunday from 2 to 6
p.m.
Undergrad, first-year
students put on a wine
walk in a small, rural com-
munity as a way to pro-
mote small businesses
and historic cities, said
DDA manager Emma
Guida.
“They chose Dallas this
year, which is exciting,”
Guida said.
The DDA received a
grant from the Dallas
Community Foundation to
include local artists in
businesses participating in
the Wine Down event.
Jennifer Villalobos, busi-
ness professor at OSU,
said the Wine Down used
to be run by the OSU En-
actus Club, student leaders
committed to using entre-
preneurial action to trans-
form lives and shape a bet-
ter world, according to the
club’s website, now called
16xOSU.
OSU Enactus held Wine
Down Downtown events in
Monmouth and Independ-
ence in 2014 and 2015.
First-year business stu-
dents have taken over the
project.
Villalobos said Dallas
checks all the boxes need-
ed for a successful Wine
Down project.
“They were looking for
something close to Cor-
vallis, with a cute down-
town, business owners
that were willing and
open to something like
this, and a really great
c o m m u n i t y p a r t n e r,
which we found in the
Dallas Downtown Associ-
ation,” she said. “Also, it’s
near the heart of the
Willamette Valley wine
area, so close to the pop-
ulation of wineries. And
the historical signifi-
cance.”
Villalobos said 36 OSU
business students have
been working for two
terms on this project.
“Our main goal is
twofold,” she said. “One,
to give students the abili-
ty to plan an event, exe-
cute it and learn funda-
mentals. Two, support
businesses and the com-
munity of Dallas, bringing
new people to those busi-
nesses to show what they
have to offer, and let them
see what Dallas has to
offer.”
The event includes 12
business locations and six
wineries as of Monday,
though that number may
increase by the time the
event begins on Sunday af-
ternoon.
Villalobos said she is
still getting people calling
to be a part of it.
“There will be wine tast-
ings at different locations,”
she said. “Food samples at
a variety of locations. One
(business) is doing little
tartlets and bite-sized
desserts. It depends on the
specific location and what
they’re offering.”
All who are 21 and older
will receive a keepsake
wine glass to use as they
walk around town. A trol-
ley will provide rides
around town, also. Parking
will be available.
Check in will be at
Pressed Coffee and Wine
Bar, or at booths located in
front of the courthouse
lawn.
Tickets cost $15 if pur-
chased before noon on
Sunday, or $23 at the door.
“I think it’s going to be a
lot of fun,” Villalobos said.
“Our students have
learned a lot and been cre-
ative with a lot of things.
It’s a great, cute town. We
want to bring as many
people from inside and
outside Dallas to see what
it has to offer.”
For more information or
to buy tickets online:
w w w. w i n e d o w n d o w n -
towndallas.com.
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A single-car accident in Independence on May 10 left three injured. The driver, Donna
Zachary, of Independence, was arrested for reckless driving.
Independence crash totals car,
occupants injured but OK
Itemizer-Observer staff report
INDEPENDENCE —
Three people were injured in
a single-car crash into a light
pole at the intersection of
Gun Club Road and Mon-
mouth Street on May 10.
T h e d r i v e r, D o n n a
Zachary, 58, of Independ-
ence, was arrested for reck-
less driving.
Two occupants were able
to get out of the sedan on
their own. One needed
heavy extrication before
being transported via ambu-
lance to a local hospital.
Independence Police De-
partment Sgt. Tino Banuelos
said traffic at the intersec-
tion was significantly affect-
ed for about half an hour.
The vehicle was towed from
the scene, and electrical
service was not affected.
Banuelos said they are in-
vestigating whether drugs,
alcohol or speed were fac-
tors in the accident.
Polk County Fire District
No. 1 responded with one
fire engine, two medic units,
one heavy rescue, and 26
personnel.
Deputy Chief Neal Olson
said Polk No. 1 personnel
encourages everyone to al-
ways wear their seatbelts.
The intersection was
crowded with bystanders
taking photos and video,
Olson said.
“If you witness one of
these events, please consid-
er whether you would want
a stranger taking photos of
your son, daughter, hus-
band, wife, mother or father
in the same situation,” he
said in a press release.
“Please respect victims and
their privacy.”
liked attending family bar-
becues.
She is survived by her fa-
ther, Tom; brother, Jerry; sis-
ter, Tanya; great-aunts, Mary
Hillyer, Florence Nelson;
aunts, Debi Wallace, Cheryl
Hague; uncles Harold, Ger-
ald and Dean Potter; as well
as her grandfather Ed Mat-
sler.
She was preceded in
death by her mother Carol
Vesely; and grandparents
Philip and Margaret Vesely;
grandma Lillie Mae Matsler;
and grandpa Raymond Pot-
ter.
Funeral Services will be
on Friday, May 19, at 1 p.m.
at the Dallas Mortuary Trib-
ute Center. Interment will be
in Dallas Cemetery. Visita-
tion will be on Wednesday
and Thursday from 9 a.m. to
6 p.m. at Dallas Mortuary
Tribute Center.
Memorials may be made
to the Wildlife Conservation
Society, ASPCA or the Foun-
dation for Women’s Cancer,
in care of Dallas Mortuary
Tribute Center, who is caring
for the family. To share a
memory or leave a condo-
lence for the family go to
www.dallastribute.com.
A visitation will be Thurs-
day, May 18, noon to 5 p.m.
at Farnstrom Mortuary, 410
Monmouth St, Independ-
ence.
Graveside service will be
Friday, May 19, 1 p.m. at
English Cemetery, Mon-
mouth.
Farnstrom Mortuary han-
dled arrangements. To leave
an online tribute: Farn-
stromMortuary.com.
OBITUARIES
Carolyn M. Chapin
April 4, 1949 – April 26, 2017
Carolyn M. Chapin, a resi-
dent of Perrydale, died on
Wednesday, April 26, from
cancer. She was born on
April 4 ,
1949, in
Corpus
Christi ,
Texas, and
was the
daughter
of Arthur
and Mary
Mathis.
Carolyn graduated from
King High School in Corpus
Christi in 1967.
Carolyn attended Trinity
University in San Antonio,
and then transferred to
Willamette University in
Salem, and graduated in
1971.
Carolyn and Roy were
married on Sept. 11, 1971, in
the Dallas United Methodist
Church. She loved teaching
and taught Spanish, as well
as English as a second lan-
guage, at Amity High School
for 15 years and later at Per-
rydale High School for four
years.
Carolyn grew up visiting
her grandparents at the
Mathis Family Ranch in Pipe
Creek, Texas, and continued
to enjoy traveling there to
visit family. Carolyn was a
longtime member of the
Dallas United Methodist
Church and the Good Will
Club in Perrydale. She was a
longtime attendee of the
Po r t l a n d Me t r o p o l i t a n
Opera and other musical
events. Carolyn loved gar-
dening, tending to her 150
blueberry bushes and her
flower garden.
She is survived by her par-
ents, Arthur and Mary Math-
is; husband Roy Chapin;
daughters, Karen (Dan)
Myers, Kathy (Rich) Slack;
son, Mark (Carolyn Stock-
Chapin); grandchildren
Rachel Myers, Joshua and
Olivia Slack, Zoe and Ella
Chapin; brothers Allen
(Deanna) Mathis and James
(Cindy) Mathis.
A celebration of Carolyn’s
life will be held Saturday,
July 22 at 3 p.m. at Dallas
United Methodist Church.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the church,
the Delbert Hunter Arbore-
tum, the American Cancer
Society or a charity of choice
in care of Bollman Funeral
Home, Dallas, who is caring
for the family. To leave an
online condolence for the
family go to www.dallastrib-
ute.com
Suzanne ‘Suzie’
Vesely
May 28, 1966 – May 10, 2017
Suzanne “Suzie” Vesely, a
resident of Dallas, died on
Wednesday, May 10. She was
born on May 28, 1966, in
Salem, the daughter of Tom
and Carol Vesely.
Suzie attended Lyle Ele-
mentary, Academy Junior
High, LaCreole Junior High
and graduated from Dallas
High School in 1984. She
graduated from Oregon
State University with a biol-
ogy degree. She then attend-
ed dental school at Oregon
Health & Science University
for one year.
She continued her studies
to become a wildlife biolo-
gist.
She worked as a wildlife
biologist
tech in
He p p n e r,
John Day,
B u r n s ,
Baker City,
Chiloquin
and Salem.
S h e
g a i n e d
valuable
work expe-
r i e n c e
around the
state work-
ing with
Bureau of
Land Man-
agement and State Depart-
ment of Forestry.
Suzie was a caregiver for
her mother until her death
in 2000. She then relocated
to Tempe, Ariz., and worked
for Arizona State University
until returning to Dallas in
2012.
Suzie enjoyed playing
softball in Dallas through
Kids Inc., as well as summer
league softball. She also en-
joyed playing Frisbee golf in
the Dallas Park. She liked
photography and focused
on birds and flowers. Susie
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Jimmy Calvin
Simons
March 7, 1936 - May 11, 2017
Jimmy Calvin Simons, 81,
died May 11. He was born in
Cotton Plant, Ark., to Porter
and Mary Simons.
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