Polk County Living
Polk County Itemizer-Observer • July 5, 2017 9A
COMMUNITY NOTEBOOK
Fourth of July kicks off
Left Coast to host
Great Wine Fest
Left Coast Cellars, 4225
North Pacific Highway W.,
Rickreall, will host the Great
White Wine Festival Satur-
day from noon to 7 p.m.
Wineries will showcase
some of their offerings, and
tasting stations will be
available throughout the
grounds.
Food stations will also be
serving menu items created
to pair with featured white
wines.
Yard games will be avail-
able for all to enjoy as well
as carnival games.
Tickets cost $25 and in-
cludes seven drink tickets,
three game tickets and a
souvenir glass. Additional
drink and game tickets will
be available for purchase
for $10 for four tickets or
$20 for 10 tickets.
The cost is $15 for club
members of participating
wineries and the price is
$10 for people ages 11 to 20,
designated drivers and
non-drinkers. Children 10
and younger are free.
Chamber to host
eclipse workshop
The Monmouth-Indepen-
dence Chamber of Com-
merce will host a Solar
Eclipse and Moon Phases
workshop Tuesday from 6:30
to 7:30 p.m. at Chemeketa
Polk Center, 1340 SE Hol-
man Ave., Dallas.
Geologist Sheila Alfsen
will explore the solar eclipse
phenomenon through
demonstration and audi-
ence participation.
There is no cost to attend.
For more information:
Beth Bonnet, 503-623-5567.
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).
STEPHAnIE BLAIR/ Itemizer-Observer
People headed to Main Street Park in Monmouth early on Monday to see what vendors
offered for the Fourth of July festival.
DH Arboretum
seeks volunteers
The Friends of the Del-
bert Hunter Arboretum are
seeking volunteers for
Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at
the arboretum at Dallas
City Park.
Volunteers will spread
bark around trees and
benches, and do some
weeding. People will gather
at the arboretum building
prior to starting. Children
are welcome with an adult.
Gloves are recommended.
Tools and snacks will be
provided.
For more information:
Kimber, 503-623-7359.
Entries for wine
maker contest due
Online entries for ama-
teur wine makers for com-
petition at the Oregon State
Fair are due by July 17.
Ribbons will be awarded in
each classification. Blue rib-
bon winners from each cate-
gory will be announced and
presented as Amateur Best of
Show on Aug. 18 at the Ore-
gon State Fairgrounds.
The top three Best-in-
Class winners in the red
wine, white wine and berry
wine will receive the
Chemeketa Amateur Wine-
maker Prize and receive
free tuition for any three-
credit course in the wine
studies program.
For more information:
www.oregonstatefair.org/
competitions/amateur-wine/.
LIBRARY CALENDAR
DALLAS
950 Main St.
503-623-2633
www.ci.dallas.or.us/library
• Wednesday, July 5, 11:30 a.m. — Sum-
mer Readying Activity at Dallas City Park
(Ropebusters).
• Thursday, July 6, 10:30 a.m. — Chil-
dren’s Storytime.
• Thursday, July 6, 2:30 p.m. — Lego
Building.
• Thursday, July 6, 7 p.m. — Friends of
the Library meeting.
• Tuesday, July 11, 10:30 a.m. — Morn-
ing Children’s Story Time.
• Tuesday, July 11, 3:30 p.m. — After-
noon Children’s Story Time.
• Wednesday, July 12, 11:30 a.m. —
Summer Readying Activity at Dallas City
Park (Steve’s Creature Features — rep-
tiles).
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INDEPENDENCE
175 Monmouth St.
503-838-1811
www.ci.independence.or.us/library
• Wednesday, July 5, 10:30 a.m. — Fam-
ily Story Time.
• Wednesday, July 5, 1 p.m. — Scrabble
with Betty.
• Wednesday, July 5. 3 p.m. — Build a
Better World (birdhouse).
• Thursday, July 6, 3 p.m. — Build a Bet-
ter World (build a periscope, kaleidoscope
and more).
• Friday, July 7, 3 p.m. — Build a Better
World (for teens — build a snack ma-
chine).
• Saturday, July 8, 2 p.m. — Solar Satur-
days (Two Sundowner — flash fiction and
poetry with Maren Anderson).
• Monday, July 10, 3 p.m. — Maker Mon-
days (3-D printing and pens).
• Monday, July 10, 4:30 p.m. — Cuentos
en Español.
• Tuesday, July 11, 4:30 p.m. — Chess
Club.
• Wednesday, July 12, 10:30 a.m. —
Family Story Time.
• Wednesday, July 12, 3 p.m. — Build a
Better World (Steve’s Creature Features at
Riverview Park).
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MONMOUTH
168 S. Ecols St.
503-751-0182
www.ci.monmouth.or.us/library
• Thursday, July 6, 10:15 a.m. — Make a
UV bracelet.
• Friday, July 7, 1:30 p.m. — Family
movie (Oddball, PG).
• Tuesday, July 11, 3 p.m. —Henrik
Bothe (Magic).
• Wednesday, July 12, 2 p.m. — Book
Club.
• Wednesday, July 12, 6:30 p.m. — The
Solar Eclipse: How to see and enjoy it.
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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.
Polk County Historical Society
Annual
July 15
9 AM to 3 PM
at the
Polk County
Museum
South side of the
Polk Co. Fairgrounds
Rickreall
For more information call 503-623-6251.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 5
• Monmouth Business Association — 7:30 a.m., Main Street
Park Amphitheater. A meeting of business people, the Mon-
mouth-Independence Chamber of Commerce director, 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.
• Scrabble with Betty — 1 p.m., Independence Public Li-
brary, 175 Monmouth St., Independence. Scrabble games first
Wednesday of every month. Free; refreshments and prizes
available. 503-551-7687 or 503-838-1811.
• 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.
• Yarning for Others — 3 to 5 p.m., St. Thomas Episcopal
Church, 1486 SW Levens St., Dallas. Knitters and crocheters
gather to make clothing and accessories for those in need on
the first Wednesday of every month. 503-689-7222.
• Pickleball — 9 a.m. to noon, Roger Jordan Community
Park. Meets on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m.
to noon and Sundays and Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Karen Freeman,
503-871-4172.
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THURSDAY, JULY 6
• 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.
• 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, JULY 7
• 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, JULY 8
• Donation Yoga — 11 a.m. to noon, Dallas Yoga and Bal-
ance Studio, 115 SE Court St., Dallas. Bring a few cans of food or
cash to donate to the food bank. 503-999-8016.
• 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, JULY 9
• 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, JULY 10
• 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, JULY 11
• Independence Riverview Market — 1 to 6 p.m., Riverview
Park and Amphitheater, 50 C St., Independence. 503-910-8193.
• Caregiver Connection — 2 to 3:30 p.m., Salem Health West
Valley (conference room immediately inside the front entrance),
525 SE Washington St., Dallas. Meets on the second Tuesday of
the month. Free. 503-831-5593.
• Free Blood Pressure Checks — Salem Health West Valley,
525 SE Washington St., Dallas. Second Tuesday of the month.
Free. 503-831-5593.
• 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.
• James2 Community Kitchen Meal — 4:45 to 6:30 p.m.,
Falls City Methodist Church, 242 north Main St., Falls City. Free.
503-787-3371. (Second, third and fourth Tuesdays)
• 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.
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