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Newspaper Page TextPolk County Voices Polk County Itemizer-Observer • June 21, 2017 4A How to Contact Officials EDITORIALS Tech and education are a good mix At LaCreole Middle School, phones, tablets and other devices are not banished from the classroom. Far from that, they have become part of the learning process. This is a good thing, for the students’ education — and for the future of education itself. Technology isn’t going away, and we should treat it not like an unwelcome distraction, but a tool for school and career. Jamie Richardson, one of the National Association of Secondary School Principals’ Digital Principals of the Year, has embraced that idea. So has the staff at the school, which he credits for taking his vision and making it reality — and meaningful for stu- dents. Teachers have ventured out of their comfort zones to meet this challenge and are learning alongside their stu- dents. The reward for that risk? Students are excited about their education. Richardson and the teachers at LaCreole witnessed what can happen when you take things that stu- dents are passionate out of education when electives where cut during the recession. Now they are seeing the opposite. Children using their imaginations to create things and solve problems — and they are having fun at the same time. LaCreole is just getting started. The school is transforming a old weight room into a makerspace designed from the ground up for that pur- pose. Students will be able to design, test and improve on their ideas in that space. Richardson has plans to invite the public to see how the new lab will work. That is the kind of innovation that can change educa- tion for the better. GOVERNOR Gov. Kate Brown (dem.) 160 State Capitol 900 Court St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-378-4582 Email: via website, http://governor.oregon.gov/ — STATE LEGISLATORS sen. Arnie roblan (District 5, Democrat) S-417 State Capitol 900 Court St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-986-1705 sen.arnieroblan@state.or.us www.oregonlegislature.gov/roblan LETTERS TO THE EDITOR sen. Brian Boquist (District 12, Republican) S-305 State Capitol 900 Court St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-986-1712 sen.brianboquist@state.or.us www.oregonlegislature.gov/boquist Good to see patriotic display I would like to give a big "Kudos" (praise) to Stu's Auto Service and employees in Dallas for their show of patriotism and pride in ac- knowledgment of Flag Day on June 14. Our American flags proudly flew totally around the corner of Main & Ellendale streets at the site of Stu's. It was nice to see that some of us know it was a day to celebrate American history and inde- pendence. Shamefully though, I saw few other es- tablishments flying our col- ors on that special day. rep. david Gomberg (District 10, Democrat) H-471 State Capitol 900 Court St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-986-1410 rep.davidgomberg@state.or.us www.oregonlegislature.gov/gomberg rep. Paul evans (District 20, Democrat) H-281 State Capitol 900 Court St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-986-1420 rep.paulevans@state.or.us www.oregonlegislature.gov/evans Patricia Utter Dallas PUBLIC AGENDA Public Agenda is a listing of upcoming meetings for gov- ernmental and nongovernmental agencies in Polk County. To submit a meeting, send it at least two weeks before the actual meeting date to the Itemizer-Observer via email (ionews@polkio.com). — WednesdAy, June 21 • Monmouth Planning Commission — 7 p.m., Volunteer Hall, 144 Warren St. S., Monmouth. 503-838-0725. • Polk County Board of Commissioners — 9 a.m., Polk County Courthouse, ﬁrst ﬂoor conference room, 850 Main St., Dallas. 503-623-8173. ThursdAy, June 22 • Monmouth-Independence networks Board of directors — Henry Hill Education Support Center, 750 S. Fifth St., Inde- pendence. 503-837-0700. MondAy, June 26 • Independence Library Board — 4 p.m., Independence Public Library, 175 Monmouth St., Independence. 503-838-1212. • dallas school Board — 6:30 p.m., Dallas School District of- ﬁce, 111 SW Ash St., Dallas. 503-623-5594. TuesdAy, June 27 • Independence City Council — 7:30 a.m., Independence Civic Center, 555 S. Main St., Independence. 503-838-1212. • Monmouth senior Advisory Board — 1 p.m., Monmouth Senior Center, 180 Warren St. S., Monmouth. 503-838-0725. • Polk County Board of Commission work session — 9 a.m., Polk County Courthouse, BOC oﬃce, 850 Main St., Dallas. 503- 623-8173. WednesdAy, June 28 • Polk County Board of Commissioners — 9 a.m., Polk County Courthouse, ﬁrst ﬂoor conference room, 850 Main St., Dallas. 503-623-8173. Support made student trip possible Twenty-nine students Falls City students got to ex- perience Disneyland thanks to their own hard work and the generous support of local sponsors and commu- nity members. This project and the Fam- ily Academic Community and Enrichment for Suc- cess, or FACES, after-school program could not sustain without the support of the community and we really want to thank them. Changes in priorities at the federal level make our com- munity's support even more vital. These local businesses generously sponsored the trip this year: Tim's Auto- motive Specialties, Dallas City, Cleaners, Robert Young Construction, Dogs 4 Dayz, The Bread Board, Salem Health, Elkhorn Tim- ber, LLC sen. Jackie Winters (District 10, Republican) S-301 State Capitol 900 Court St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-986-1710 sen.jackiewinters@state.or.us www.oregonlegislature.gov/winters and Computer Solutions. Countless community members purchased flower baskets, candy bars and pepperoni sticks. A huge thanks to Hamblins Nursery for working with us to fundraise. Additionally, many kids washed cars, did yard work and completed projects around the area for people who donated money to the program. We had so much support! Students learned and ap- plied science and math skills while experiencing an extraordinarily memorable trip. Lynn Bailey Program Sustainability FACES After-School program No need for social media policy I am responding to your editorial of June 14. I don’t want the Dallas City Council to write policy for councilor conduct ex- cept for council meetings and city-owned media. They are not playground monitors. Conduct outside of meetings is the responsi- bility of the voters. If we elect loud, rude and obnox- ious representatives, per- haps we are just tired of business as usual. Whatever happened to celebrating di- versity and tolerance? Article 1 Sec. 8 of the Ore- gon Constitution protects freedom of expression, in- cluding your right as editor. If business can sell pornog- raphy, obscenity laws are abolished, and women can dance naked on a table in a bar and this is protected speech; I cite State v Henry, State v Ciancanelli and City of Nyssa v Dufloth / Smith, then what can a councilor do that is not protected? Is there a limit to what conduct that the public will tolerate? I think Kathy Grif- fin would say: Yes. rep. Mike nearman (District 23, Republican) H-378 State Capitol 900 Court St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-986-1423 rep.mikenearman@state.or.us www.oregonlegislature.gov/nearman — U.S. CONGRESS sen. ron Wyden (dem.) 221 Dirksen SOB Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone: 202-224-5244 Fax: 202-228-2717 Salem oﬃce: 707 13th St. SE, Suite 285, Salem, OR 97301 Phone: 503-589-4555 Email: via website, www.wyden.senate.gov Gary Weis Dallas WANT TO WRITE A LETTER? Letters to the editor are lim- ited to 300 words. Longer letters will be edited. Election-related letters of all types are limited to 100 words. Writers are limited to one elec- tion-related letter per election season. Election letters from writers outside of Polk County are not accepted. Each writer is restricted to one letter per 30-day period. Letters that are libelous, ob- scene or in bad taste will not be printed. Attacks by name on businesses or individuals will not be printed. Letters to the editor that are obvious promotions for a busi- ness, products or services will not be printed. The Itemizer-Observer does not guarantee the accuracy of facts presented by letter writers; dissenters are welcome to re- spond. Letter writers who dis- agree with other published letter writers should maintain a civil discourse and address the subject, not the author. Letters, like all editorial mate- rial submitted to the newspa- per, are edited for length, grammar and content. Letters must include the au- thor’s name, address and tele- phone number. This includes letters submitted via the I-O’s website. Names and cities of res- idence are published; street ad- dresses and telephone numbers are used for veriﬁcation pur- poses only. Letters must be submitted from individuals, not organiza- tions, and must be original sub- missions to the I-O, not copies of letters sent to other media. Letters of thanks to busi- nesses, individuals and organi- zations are limited to 10 names. The deadline for letters to the editor is 10 a.m. Monday. Let- ters submitted may not be re- tractable after this deadline. — Reach us at: Mail: Editor, Polk County Itemizer-Observer, P.O. Box 108, Dallas, OR 97338. Fax: 503-623-2395. email: ionews@polkio.com. oﬃce: 147 SE Court St., Dallas. sen. Jeﬀ Merkley (dem.) 313 Hart SOB Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone: 202-224-3753 Fax: 202-228-3997 Salem oﬃce: 161 High St. SE, Suite 250, Salem, OR 97301 Phone: 503-362-8102 Email: via website, www.merkley.senate.gov rep. Kurt schrader (dem.) 108 Cannon HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 Phone: 202-225-5711 Fax: 202-225-5699 Salem oﬃce: 544 Ferry St. SE, Suite 2, Salem, OR 97301 Phone: 503-588-9100 Fax: 503-588-5517 Email: via website, www.schrader.house.gov — POLK COUNTY Board of Commissioners 850 Main St. Dallas, OR 97338 Phone: 503-623-8173 www.co.polk.or.us — CITIES dallas 187 SE Court St. Dallas, OR 97338 503-623-2338 www.ci.dallas.or.us Falls City 299 Mill St. Falls City, OR 97344 503-787-3631 www.fallscityoregon.gov Independence 555 S. Main St. Independence, OR 97351 503-838-1212 www.ci.independence.or.us Monmouth 151 W. Main St. Monmouth, OR 97361 503-838-0722 www.ci.monmouth.or.us HOW TO REACH US neWsrooM Emily Mentzer ..............Editor/Monmouth/Independence Reporter ....ementzer@polkio.com Vol. 142, No. 25 (USPS) - 437-380) The official newspaper of Polk County • Serving Polk County families since 1875 Winner of 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014 General Excellence Awards from the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association Periodicals postage paid at Dallas, OR, Independence, OR and Monmouth, OR. Published weekly at 147 SE Court Street Dallas, Oregon 97338 Phone: 503-623-2373 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Polk County — One Year $35 Other Oregon Counties — One Year $40 Outside of Oregon — One Year $45 PosTMAsTer: send address changes to: Polk County Itemizer-observer, P.o. 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