Polk County Living
8A Polk County itemizer-Observer • May 17, 2017
COMMUNITY NOTEBOOK
Plant frenzy
Sheriff’s office to
provide protection
training
The Polk County Sheriff’s
Office will host a third per-
sonal protection training
class from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on
Friday.
The class is free to women
and girls to learn self-de-
fense and awareness tech-
niques.
Participants will learn
ways to protect themselves,
increase confidence, and
learn what to do after an in-
cident has occurred.
Class size is limited. For
more information:
Segovia.jennifer@co.polk.or.
us.
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).
Fill the Bus Food
Drive continues
The Fill the Bus food drive
will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
on Saturday at the Roth’s
Fresh Market in Independ-
ence.
In addition, the Central
School District Transporta-
tion Department has placed
boxes in all CSD schools, the
school district office, and
the transportation depart-
ment office.
The goal is to completely
fill a bus with personal and
non-perishable food items.
All items collected will go to
the Ella Curan Food Bank.
Zandol artist of
the month at DPL
Francine Zandol is the
featured artist at the Dallas
Public Library for the month
of May.
Zandol’s display is a series
of paintings using mixed
media, all centered on the
theme, “a curious life.”
Elks to host
charity auction
The Independence Elks
Lodge will host a charity
auction and dinner on Sat-
urday at the lodge, 289 S.
Main St.
Dinner costs $8 and starts
at 5 p.m. The auction will
follow at 7.
Proceeds go toward the
Elks Eye Clinic building
fund.
MICC to host
Discover MI Town
The Monmouth-Indepen-
dence Chamber of Com-
merce will host its third an-
nual Discover MI Town from
3 to 7 p.m. on Saturday.
Tickets cost $10 if pur-
chased by Friday; $15 the
day of the event.
Shuttles will take partici-
pants to tour businesses
throughout Monmouth and
Independence. Ticket hold-
ers will be entered to win a
basket featuring items from
participating businesses and
organizations. Earn more
chances to win by visiting all
the businesses and complet-
ing a Discover MI Town
passport.
Kid and family friendly
activities will be available at
some stops.
For more information or
to register: micc-or.org.
Photography class
kicks off May 24
The Monmouth Senior
Center will host a photogra-
EMiLY MENTzER/ itemizer-Observer
Hundreds attended the annual Polk County Master Gardeners Mother’s Day Plant Sale
on Friday and Saturday. The sale featured a plethora of vegetable starts, fruits, peren-
nials and annuals, as well as some unusual plants.
phy class with Barbara Di-
Mattio at 1:30 p.m. on May
24 at the Main Street Park
Amphitheater.
Bring a camera to partici-
pate in this free class.
Museum to feature
WWI women
The Polk County Museum
w i l l f e a t u re A m e r i c a n
Women in World War I from
1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Satur-
day at the museum, 560 S.
Pacific Highway W., in Rick-
reall.
Quilt historian Rachel
Greco, from Grandma’s Attic
in Dallas, will discuss
women’s roles during this
“war to end all wars,” with a
special show-and-tell of
quilts that were made dur-
ing that era.
The program is free, and
will be held in the Stafrin
Room. Light refreshments
will be served.
Wrecknciled to
perform at Pressed
Join Wrecknciled for an
afternoon of music and fun
from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Sun-
day at Pressed Coffee &
Wine Bar, 788 Main St., Dal-
las.
The group is a Christian
jazz and rock band playing
uplifting and encouraging
music of today.
Library to host
lock-in for teens
Friday from 5:30 to 7:30
p.m., the Dallas Public Li-
brary will host a Locked in
the Library event for
teenagers.
The event includes open
gaming, including computer
games, video games and
Magic the Gathering, as well
as a flashlight scavenger
hunt and snacks.
For more information:
503-623-2633.
Smoked meat
competition is back
The Dallas Area Visitors
Center is recruiting barbe-
cue competitors for the
Fourth of July Freedomfest
celebrations.
The competition will be
sponsored by MAK Grills
and will include cash prizes
for the best smoked meats.
The event is family friendly,
amateur and non-sanc-
tioned. Categories will in-
clude brisket, pork, ribs or
chicken. Set up will be July 3,
with judging on the Fourth.
For more information: ex-
ploredallasoregon.org/free-
domfest.
Declutter Your Life
starts Thursday
Monmouth Public Library
will host Terri Gregory in the
second installment of her
“Declutter your Life” series.
The program will address
the question: When do I
start decluttering the family
home? The program is from
6 to 7 p.m. on Thursday at
the library, 168 Ecols St. S.
Car wash benefits
DAC missions
Dallas Alliance Church will
host a car wash from 1 to 4
p.m. on Saturday in its park-
ing lot, 775 E. Ellendale Ave.
The event was resched-
uled from May 13 because of
the weather.
The wash is by donation
and benefits summer mis-
sions and service intern-
ships in Burkina Fasco.
For more information:
503-931-8715.
Thirsty Thursday at
Pfaff-Karren
The Monmouth-Indepen-
dence Chamber of Com-
merce’s Thirsty Thursday will
be 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Pfaff-
Karren Insurance, 1327 Mon-
mouth St., Independence.
Quench your thirst for
business and community
connections while promot-
ing your business or organi-
zation, learn about the host
site, enter to win giveaways
and enjoy refreshments.
For more information:
micc-or.org.
Make your own
flower basket
The Independence
Downtown Association will
host a “Make your own
flower basket” from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. at the top of
Riverview Park on Saturday.
Potting soil, pots of vary-
ing sizes and plants will be
available. Participants may
choose their pot and plants,
and create their own flower
basket. Prices vary. The
fundraiser benefits IDA.
Charity auction
helps eye clinic
Independence Elks
Lodge, 289 S. Main St., Inde-
pendence, will hold a chari-
ty auction Saturday at 5 p.m.
Cost is $8. The evening be-
gins with dinner followed by
the auction, which will
begin at 7 p.m.
Proceeds go to the Elks
eye clinic building fund.
For information: Brittany
Gregory, 503-881-3823.
Paper shredding
offered Saturday
Faith Lutheran Church, 200
Monmouth-Independence
Highway, will offer paper
shredding for free Saturday
from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Small
businesses are welcome.
Faith Lutheran will also
host a free seminar on
money management Satur-
day at 9:45 a.m.
Registration required by
calling 503-508-7094.
LIBRARY CALENDAR
DALLAS
950 Main St. • 503-623-2633
www.ci.dallas.or.us/library
• Wednesday, May 17, 3:45 p.m. — Teen
Advisory Board.
• Wednesday, May 17, 4 p.m. — PAWS
to READ (Davos).
• Wednesday, May 17, 4:30 p.m. — Teen
Book Club.
• Thursday, May 18, 10:30 a.m. — Chil-
dren’s Story Time.
• Thursday, May 18, 2:30 p.m. — Lego
Building.
• Thursday, May 18, 5 p.m. — Adult Col-
oring Night.
• Saturday, May 20, 2 p.m. — Mark
Halleett: The Sauropod Dinosaurs — Life
in the Age of Giants.
• Tuesday, May 23, 10:30 a.m. — Morn-
ing Children’s Story Time.
• Tuesday, May 23, 3:30 p.m. — After-
noon Children’s Story Time.
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INDEPENDENCE
175 Monmouth St
503-838-1811
www.ci.independence.or.us/library
• Wednesday, May 17, 10:30 a.m. —
Family Story Time.
• Thursday, May 18, 4:30 p.m. — Chess
Club.
• Friday, May 19, 4 p.m. — Adult Color-
ing Program.
Friday, May 19, 4:30 p.m. — Fab Friday
(Tech Fun).
• Saturday, May 20, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. —
All Day Tech Fun.
• Saturday, May 20, 3:30 p.m. — Cuentos
en Espanol.
• Tuesday, May 23, 2 p.m. — Tiny Tots.
• Wednesday, May 24, 10:30 a.m. —
Family Story Time.
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MONMOUTH
168 S. Ecols St.
503-751-0182
www.ci.monmouth.or.us/library
• Thursday, May 18, 6 p.m. — Declutter
Your Life.
• Friday, May 19, 10:15 a.m. — Children’s
Day Folktale and Craft
• Saturday, May 20, 11 a.m. — Grow
your vegetable garden in containers
• Saturday, May 20, 2 p.m. — Junior
Master Gardeners.
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WAGNER COMMUNITY LIBRARY
111 N. Main St., Falls City
503-787-3521, ext. 319
www.facebook.com/
WagnerCommunityLibrary/timeline
• See the library’s Facebook page for up-
coming events.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 17
• 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.
• Day-2-Day Diabetes Support Group — 3 to 4 p.m., Salem
Health West Valley (main conference room inside main en-
trance), 525 SE Washington St., Dallas. 503-623-7323.
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THURSDAY, MAY 18
• 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.
• Polk County Bounty Market — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Academy
Building lawn, on the corner of Main and Academy streets, Dal-
las. 503-623-2564.
• 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.
• Hymn sing-along — 6:30 p.m., Monmouth Senior Center,
180 Warren St. S., Monmouth. Sing hymns with others. 503-838-
5678.
• Veterans Night at the Elks — 6:30 p.m., independence Elks
Lodge Post 1950, 289 S. Main St., independence. Different or-
ganization presents about services offered to veterans. Bunko
upstairs for families.
• Dallas Senior Writing Group — 10 a.m. to noon, Dallas
Senior Center, 955 SE Jefferson St., Dallas. For all seniors who
love to write. Free. 503-623-9616.
• American Legion Women’s Auxiliary — 7 p.m., Academy
Building, room 108, 182 SW Academy St., Dallas. 503-623-2591.
• Radio Operators Association of Dallas (ROADS) — 7 p.m.,
Polk County Courthouse (Jefferson Street entrance), 850 Main
St., Dallas. Organization for amateur radio operators; public wel-
come. 503-881-5836.
• 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, MAY 19
• 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.
• Family Building Blocks Independence play group — 10
a.m., St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1275 E St., independence. Play
group for children and families. Activities and snacks provided.
Free. RSVP, 503-363-3057.
• 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.
• Blugrass Music Jam — 7 to 10 p.m., Faith Evangelical Free
Church, community building, 2290 E. Ellendale Ave., Dallas.
Free. Bluegrass instruments only. 503-399-6114.
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SATURDAY, MAY 20
• 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, MAY 21
• Dallas Wingdingers RC Flying Club Indoor Fly — 1 to 3
p.m., Whitworth Elementary School gym, 1151 SE Miller Ave.,
Dallas. 503-623-7288.
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MONDAY, MAY 22
• 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, MAY 23
• 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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WEDNESDAY, MAY 24
• Respite Care — 1 to 3 p.m., 182 SW Academy St., Suite 216,
Dallas. Free child care for parents who need time to run errands,
pay bills, etc. Free. Open for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years.
503-877-8473 to reserve space. Diapers are provided.
• 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.