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Newspaper Page TextPolk County Voices Polk County Itemizer-Observer • June 28, 2017 4A How to Contact Officials EDITORIALS Be safe this holiday No one does Fourth of July as well as Polk County. With celebrations kicking off in Falls City and Independence on Saturday, it’s a four-day affair as the community dons its best red, white, and blue, and gathers for carnivals, pa- rades, barbecues and fireworks. The heat is not forecast to be as high as it was last week- end, but if you’re thinking about going for a swim in one of our rivers, take care. Polk County Fire District No. 1 re- sponded to two water rescues in the Willamette River last week — one of them turned out to be fatal. The river is colder than you might expect. Even if it looks calm on the surface, it’s what’s underneath that could cre- ate a dangerous situation, and quickly. Life jackets are provided at Riverview Park and at the In- dependence Boat Landing for people who want to venture into the water, but they don’t do any good if they remain hanging on a hook. Wear them and watch your surround- ings. Have a designated adult to supervise children at all times. When on the river, avoid using alcohol. It’s illegal to drive under the influence, and that goes for boats and bi- cycles as well as cars. If you choose to consume, designate a driver or have a taxi’s number on hand. Nothing is worth risking the lives of others, your family and friends or yourself. With the Fourth comes fireworks. Three opportunities present themselves for professional displays — Monday at Riverview Park, and Tuesday at both Riverview Park and in Dallas at Roger Jordan Park. Of course, you can also purchase your own fireworks for a private showing, but consider your neighbors, pets and, most of all, safety. We’ve seen a legal burn pile get out of control and threaten to destroy a home this year. The same thing can happen with fireworks. Follow the instructions on the package and have a hose and bucket of water handy. We hope everyone gets out and enjoys each other and our nation’s birthday. Stay hydrated, wear sunscreen, and use common sense to stay safe and help others enjoy the weekend, too. Because the Fourth of July falls on a Tuesday this year — our usual day to print the paper — we will not have many photos of this year’s festivities in next week’s paper. Check online on July 5 for photo albums, and the July 12 issue of the Itemizer for photos in print. 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 The planet has survived worse I read the letter from Wal- dron Joura and wondered where he got this ridiculous theory about global warm- ing. If you look back at the history of the world, you will find that we go though many changes of warming and cooling, and yet life has flourished in all this. We are still warming up from the last Ice Age and will continue to do this until we go through another Ice Age. Ever wonder what life was like when we were so warm that the earth was covered in foliage that cre- ated all that oil and coal be- neath us? We did not pull out of the global warming pact to stop our way of treating the problem, we did it because it would cost us trillions of dollars and many lost jobs that we cannot afford. One volcano eruption gives out thousands more carbon dioxide than people do in one year. Maybe we need to plug them up. Also as anyone knows, we take in oxygen and let out carbon dioxide. Maybe we should all stop breathing. Now we only theorize that a large comet or aster- oid was the cause of the loss of the dinosaurs — remem- ber this all took place 64 million years ago. Ever think that maybe they just evolved into other animals in the next one or two mil- lion years. We now think that they are the forerun- ners of the birds. I doubt very much that what we do will wipe out all life on earth. All plants will survive in a world of warmth and car- bon dioxide as it did billions of years ago. Mr. Joura is probably one of those who thinks the world is only a few thou- sand years old as the Bible says. Funny I have seen that in the Bible. Walt Davies Monmouth Let officials know your concerns Parents train children so eventually they can function as adults. With the resound- ing defeat of Measure 97, parents/voters clearly com- municated to state officials the fiscal parameters within which they must function, and revenues are higher than ever. Reminiscent of the emer- gency clause that was used to raise the minimum wage, our children/leaders re- tooled the small business tax, worsened it, and are pressing to impose it with- out a general election. In- vestigate immediately, con- vey thoughts to officials now due to July 10 budget deadline. Kris Dalton Monmouth 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 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 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 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 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 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 28 • Polk County Board of Commissioners — 9 a.m., Polk County Courthouse, ﬁrst ﬂoor conference room, 850 Main St., Dallas. 503-623-8173. THURSdAY, JUnE 29 • monmouth-Independence networks — 11 a.m., Minet board oﬃce, 405 Hogan Road N., Monmouth. 503-837-0700. WEdnESdAY, JULY 5 • monmouth Historic Commission — 6 p.m., Volunteer Hall, 144 Warren St. S., Monmouth. 503-838-0725. • 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. 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. Friday. Letters 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. 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. 26 (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. Box 108, dallas, Oregon 97338 Lukas Eggen..................Sports Editor......................................................................leggen@polkio.com Jolene Guzman............Dallas/Falls City/Polk County Reporter ................jguzman@polkio.com dISPLAY AdVERTISInG Heidi Leppin .................Display Advertising Manager ....................................hleppin@polkio.com Rachel Best ....................Display Advertising.............................................................rbest@polkio.com Karen Sanks...................Client Services ...................................................................ksanks@polkio.com CLASSIFIEd LInE AdVERTISInG Dawn Ohren.....................................................................................................................ioads@polkio.com PROdUCTIOn Kathy Huggins ..............................................................................................................iosales@polkio.com Karyn Pressel .................................................................................................................iosales@polkio.com The Polk County Itemizer-Observer assumes no ﬁnancial responsibility for errors in advertise- ments. It will, however, reprint without charge for the portion of an advertisement Web: www.polkio.com Phone: 503-623-2373 Fax: 503-623-2395 which is in error if the Itemizer-Observer is at fault.