Polk County Living
8A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • May 31, 2017
COMMUNITY NOTEBOOK
Avenue of Flags
Junior MG Camp
registration open
Registration is open for
the Junior Master Gardener
Day Camp, held June 28-29
in Monmouth from 9:30
a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The two-day program is
sponsored by OSU Exten-
sion 4-H, Oregon 4-H Foun-
dation and Monmouth
Recreation.
The camp is open to stu-
dents in kindergarten
through fourth grade. Cost is
$20 if registered by June 5
and $30 after June 5. The
camp is open to both 4-H
members and nonmembers.
To register: extension.
oregonstate.edu
For more information:
503-623-8395.
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).
Free camping for
State Parks Day
The Oregon Parks and
Recreation Department in-
vites the public to stay and
play for free to celebrate
State Parks day on Saturday.
Camping will be free on
Saturday night in all recre-
ational vehicle hookup sites,
tent sites and horse camps.
Day-use parking will be
free Saturday and Sunday at
the 26 parks that charge a
day-use fee.
People can reserve spots
online at www.oregon-
stateparks.org or by calling
800-452-5687. Reservations
must be made by 5 p.m. Fri-
day. Reservations will still
include an $8 non-refund-
able transaction fee.
Several parks will be hold-
ing special events on Satur-
day.
Latino forum
coming Tuesday
The public is invited to at-
tend a forum Tuesday from
9 to 11 a.m. at the Inde-
pendence Civic Center, 555
S. Main St., Independence.
The forum will discuss tar-
geted marketing and out-
reach efforts for the Latino
community in Polk County.
There is no cost to attend.
JOLENE GUZMAN/ Itemizer-Observer
Volunteers placed more than 700 flags, each with a name of a fallen service member,
around the road through Dallas Cemetery for the Avenue of Flags ceremony held on
Monday. Each year the display adds more names of those who served in the military.
A survey is available on
what your program/agency
is already doing in regards to
outreach to the Latino com-
munity at www.surveymon-
key.com/r/C67KVRF.
The survey will also serve
as an RSVP for the meeting.
For more information:
Brent DeMoe, demoe.brent
@co.polk.or.us.
Arboretum seeks
evening volunteers
The Delbert Hunter Ar-
boretum will hold evening
volunteer hours on the sec-
ond Monday of the month
June through September.
Volunteers are needed to
maintain the park.
The volunteer evenings
will be held from 6 to 7:45
p.m. on June 12, July 10,
Aug. 14 and Sept. 11.
Gloves are recommended.
Tools will be provided.
For more information:
Kimber, 503-623-7359.
Oregon Health to
sponsor workshop
The Oregon Health Insur-
ance Marketplace will spon-
sor a free, two-hour work-
shop titled “Building Blocks
of Health Insurance” Thurs-
day from 5 to 7 p.m. at Dallas
Public Library, 950 Main St.
The workshop will cover
topics including types of
health insurance, summary
of benefits documents, ex-
planation of benefits letters,
and eligibility for financial
assistance.
There is no cost to attend.
To RSVP, 855-268-3767 or
email to info.marketplace
@oregon.gov.
Dementia care
solutions offered
Joyce Beedle, RN, BSN, will
give a free presentation on
real solutions in dementia
care Thursday from 1 to 4
p.m. at Independence Civic
Center, 555 S. Main St., Inde-
pendence.
Beedle has more than 35
years of professional experi-
ence.
To register or for more in-
formation: Ladena Borchers,
503-304-3429 or Amy
Crevola, 503-66-7620.
Refreshments will be
served.
LIBRARY CALENDAR
DALLAS
950 Main St. • 503-623-2633
www.ci.dallas.or.us/library
• Wednesday, May 31, 4 p.m. — Kid’s
Book Club.
• Thursday, June 1, 10:30 a.m. — Chil-
dren’s Story Time.
• Thursday, June 1, noon — Adult Book
Discussion
• Thursday, June 1, 2:30 p.m. — Lego
Building.
• Tuesday, June 6, 10:30 a.m. — Morning
Children’s Story Time.
• Tuesday, June 6, 3:30 p.m. — After-
noon Children’s Story Time.
• Tuesday, June 6, 7 p.m. — Friends of
the Library meeting.
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INDEPENDENCE
175 Monmouth St. • 503-838-1811
www.ci.independence.or.us/library
• Wednesday, May 31, 10:30 a.m. —
Family Story Time.
• Thursday, June 1, 4 p.m. — Library
Board meeting.
• Thursday, June 1, 4:30 p.m. — Chess
Club.
• Saturday, June 3, 3:30 p.m. — Cuentos
en Español.
• Tuesday, May 23, 2 p.m. — Tiny Tots.
• Wednesday, June 7, 10:30 a.m. — Fam-
ily Story Time.
• Wednesday, June 1, 1 p.m. — Scrabble
with Betty.
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MONMOUTH
168 S. Ecols St.
503-751-0182
www.ci.monmouth.or.us/library
• Saturday, June 3,2:30 p.m. — Little
Bits.
• Tuesday, June 6, all day — Summer
reading program sign-up.
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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.
■ PUBLIC NOTICES
NOTICE OF MINET BUDGET
COMMITTEE MEETING
A public meeting of the
MINET Budget Committee,
Polk County, State of Oregon,
to discuss the budget for the
fiscal year beginning July 1,
2017, will be held at the Cen-
tral School District Office, 750
S 5th St, Independence Ore-
gon. The meeting will take
place on the 1st of June, 2017
at 9:00 a.m. in Henry Hill Edu-
cational Center. This is a pub-
lic meeting where deliberation
of the budget by the Budget
Committee will take place and
comment from the public on
the budget will be received.
Any person may appear at the
meeting and discuss the pro-
posed program with the Budg-
et Committee.
The meeting location is ac-
cessible to persons with dis-
abilities. A request for an in-
terpreter for the hearing im-
paired, or for other accommo-
dations for persons with dis-
abilities, should be made at
least 48 hours in advance of
the meeting to Marilyn Mor-
ton, 503 837-0700, mmorton@
minetfiber.net.
A copy of the budget doc-
ument may be inspected or
obtained at the MINET Budg-
et Committee Meeting on
May 18th, 2017, and on or
after May 18th, 2017 at
MINET, 405 N Hogan Road,
Monmouth, Oregon, Monday
- Friday, between the hours
of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M.
This notice is also posted on
the MINET website at:
www.minetfiber.com.
(May 31, 2017)
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 31
• 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.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 1
• 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.
• 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.
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FRIDAY, JUNE 2
• 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, JUNE 3
• 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.
• 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, JUNE 4
• 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.
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MONDAY, JUNE 5
• 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, JUNE 6
• 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.
• 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, JUNE 7
• Monmouth Business Association — 7:30 a.m., Fee Mail
Depot, 169 Broad St. S., Monmouth. A meeting of business peo-
ple, the Monmouth-Independence Chamber of Commerce di-
rector, 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.
• 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 S. Warren St., Monmouth.
Free, but $3 donation suggested. Reservations required. 503-
838-2084.
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