Polk County News
Polk County Itemizer-Observer • July 12, 2017 5A
Sign: Community comes together to help Traffic: Expect to
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“I thought it was fitting,”
he said. “We painted the
words white, and then I
went around the little
trench line around the let-
ters with black to make it
pop out more.”
To cover the spray paint
on the posts, Sires painted
them black.
“I didn’t want the family
to go out there last night
and say, ‘the sign looks
great,’ and still see that
paint on those posts,” Sires
said. “I’m just glad they
woke up this morning and
they did not have to see any
ugly. That’s all I cared
about.”
Lofton said the sign looks
different from other city
park signs, but it’s fitting
because it’s more than a
park, it’s a memorial to a
fallen soldier.
Theda Tawney, Ian’s
mother, said she was upset
when she first found out
about the vandalism, and
surprised by the number of
people who responded and
how strongly they felt.
“I was not sure how it
could be fixed, but Alex took
action right away,” she said.
“It was comforting to know
a veteran was working on
the situation. Alex and
everyone involved did an
amazing job. It looks great
and we have met some new
friends.”
Tawney also said she was
grateful for the way the situ-
ation was explained by Lt.
Jerry Mott.
“Mott did a beautiful job
of describing the situation,”
she said.
Mott posted on the Dal-
las Police Facebook page
that the suspect, “a 55-year-
old female known to Dallas
Police from previous
events” was cited and re-
leased for two counts of
third-degree criminal mis-
chief. The woman told po-
lice she spray-painted “City
Park” and an arrow to make
“directions so others could
more easily find it.”
“Nothing suggested the
suspect targeted the sign in-
tentionally to disrespect the
sacrifice Sgt. Tawney made
for us,” Mott said in the
Facebook post.
Lofton and Sires were
concerned the city of Dallas
would replace the sign so it
would be consistent with
the color scheme of other
park signs, but Park Super-
visor Eric Totten said he has
no plans to do that.
“The response was amaz-
ing on it,” Totten said. “I
was scratching my head
with what we were going to
do with the posts, but it
looks good. We’re going to
see major delays
EMILY MENTZER/Itemizer-Observer
The repainted sign at Sgt. Ian Tawney M. Memorial Park.
leave it as-is.”
Because of his efforts,
Lofton said he’s “Dallas
Facebook famous,” but he
insists it was a community
effort to fix the sign.
“I started it, but it wasn’t
just me who did it,” he
said. “There were four of
us the first night; there
were two of us the next
day; and then Janie and
her husband showed up to
help. This has been a com-
munity thing from the get-
go. I’ve just been the fig-
urehead, for lack of a bet-
ter word. I was the first
one who, instead of saying
‘I’m going to do it,’ I just
went and acted.”
Lofton insists that, given
the time, many others
would have done the same.
“I’m retired; it was mid-
night on the Fourth of July,
probably because I’m a lit-
tle crazy, too. Most people
wouldn’t go out there at
midnight and try and do it,”
he said. “There were a lot of
people who wanted to do it
the next morning, I’m sure.
But 95 percent of them
probably had to work be-
cause it was the first day
back coming from a four-
day (weekend).”
Shirley Buchanan, owner
of Sassy’s Keggs and Eggs,
paid for the paint used to fix
the sign, and Jake Frazier
from Dallas Dominos do-
nated pizzas to Lofton and
his crew — which Lofton
used to host an informal
“rededication” of the newly
painted sign for the com-
munity on Thursday night.
Lofton said the entire or-
deal is a reflection of how
great the Dallas community
is.
“From the vile acts of one
person, you really see what
your community’s based
on,” he said. “This commu-
nity’s great. Whenever
something bad happens, it
seems like the community
pulls together and takes
care of it.”
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The morning of the eclipse
could be even more hectic
from a traffic perspective if
weather on the Coast doesn’t
cooperate.
“If we wake up at 7 a.m.
and it’s cloudy, people will
rush into the valley,” Beers-
Seydel said.
Oregon Department of En-
ergy Nuclear Emergency Pre-
paredness Coordinator
Deanna Henry said local
drivers should not break nor-
mal driving habits.
“We’re working with our
petroleum companies so that
they can apply their special
events planning strategies to-
ward that event,” Henry said.
“That means they have
ample time to gradually max-
imize their supply volume to
meet an increase in demand.
They are prepared if there is a
need to increase delivery
from once every four days to
every day and a half, and our
trucking companies operate
at about 40 percent capacity.
We anticipate increasing that
to 100 percent, if needed.”
Henry said she is confident
the strategies will be enough,
but things could change.
“We do anticipate some
spot problems in the more
rural communities,” Henry
Poetic wisdom
If you wait to arrive
You’ll be late on the drive
And miss the celestial
lights.
If you hurry to leave
You’ll surely feel peeved.
Stick around and see Ore-
gon’s sights.
* — ODOT
said. “The strategies also
don’t accommodate for be-
haviors out of the norm for
our Oregon motorists. If they
go out of the norm, it may
put an unnecessary strain on
an already strained supply
system and may create our
own problems.”
Jim Todd, space science
director at OMSI and mem-
ber of the statewide task
force, suggests approaching
the eclipse weekend as if ex-
treme weather hit.
“Treat it like a snow day,”
Todd said. “The infrastruc-
ture in Oregon is not built to
handle (the traffic). We are a
mountain state. Here in Ore-
gon it’s a bit of a challenge to
get around. Give yourself
extra time. Get there early,
stay put and leave later.”
HEALTH DIRECTORY
AUDIOLOGY
GENERAL DENTISTRY
MASSAGE
Trust your hearing to those that specialize in hearing
and hearing related disorders. Evan L. Evans, Ph. D,
and Julie B. Evans, AuD are both doctoral level Audi-
ologists who have the knowledge, experience and
compassion to provide you with the best care for your
hearing health. We offer free hearing screenings; by
our hearing aid specialist. We offer full & complete di-
agnostic evaluations, counseling and recommenda-
tions by our clinical Audiologists. Other Audiological
services include testing, management and treatment
options for Tinnitus. We have the knowledge and ex-
perience to assist your physician with the diagnosis of
diseases and disorders pertaining to hearing and the
hearing mechanism. We offer wax removal or ceru-
men management, Tinnitus testing and Tinnitus man-
agement techniques. An Audiologist, having the
Audiology credentials of the American Academy of Au-
diology (F-AAA) and the The American Speech Hear-
ing and Language Association’s Certificate of Clinical
Competency (CCC-A) is the professional of choice for
anything related to hearing and or hearing related is-
sues. Serving our hearing impaired since 1980, with
two locations to serve you.
Audiology Associates
1343-A Monmouth St., Independence • 503-838-3001
2296 NW Kings Blvd, Corvallis • 541-757-2500
• DALLAS FAMILY DENTAL - Benjamin James DDS,
Tom Davis DMD, Les Wheeler DDS. 289 E Ellendale
Ave Ste. 204, Dallas. Dallas Family Dental provides
general and cosmetic dentistry for children and adults.
We are happy to serve as your dental providers, and
are accepting new patients. www.dallasfamilyden-
taloregon.com
• OUT OF GRAVITY MASSAGE - Julianne Klingberg
DeForest, LMT - 503.510.2256 - NOW IN INDEPEND-
ENCE Enter Stressed, Leave Blessed - Out of Gravity
Massage offers massage sessions to suit a variety of
needs and health concerns. Intuitive and holistic
bodywork are blended with extensive and varied edu-
cation, creating a caring and knowledgeable environ-
ment of healing. Also, with a prescription and a claim
number, up to a year's therapeutic massage sessions
will help in your rehabilitation from a motor vehicle
accident. Relaxation, well care, geriatric and pediatric
massage is available, as well as motor vehicle accident
rehabilitation. Infant massage instructional sessions
available. Call today for an appointment. 503-510-
2256 OR # 7627/ National #295187-00
CHIROPRACTIC
• JOYNT FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC - Dr. Brian Joynt,
DC - 629 Clay Street East, Monmouth, OR 97361
Family-oriented chiropractic clinic, dedicated to cre-
ating an unparalleled experience of service, quality
and care by teaching the true principles of chiroprac-
tic. We look forward to empowering each of you to
help your family participate more fully in life. New pa-
tients welcome. Accept most insurance. Auto/per-
sonal injury and work comp. Massage therapist on
site. Complimentary consultations. Call us today to
make your appointment (503) 837-0550.
• THORNTON CHIROPRACTIC - Drs. Sharon and
Marty Thornton - Palmer Graduates - We care, God
cures. 1650 Monmouth St., Independence, OR 97351
• 503-838-3346. Office hours: Mon, Tues & Thurs 8-
noon & 2-6 pm; Wed 2-6 pm. & Fri 8-noon. Proudly
serving Polk County for over 17 years. Offering
Thompson Drop and other hands-on techniques, as
well as Advanced Activator Methods and Functional
Neurology. We provide gentle and effective full-spine
and extremity adjusting for all ages in a loving and car-
ing environment. We are accepting new patients for
Family Wellness Care, Medicare, Auto or personal in-
jury & Workers Comp. Licensed Massage Therapy
available on site.
COUNSELING
• CROSS AND CROWN COUNSELING ~ KATE
KOENS, NCCA Licensed Clinical Christian Counselor
and Certified Temperament Therapist. Cross and
Crown Counseling offers counseling services to indi-
viduals, couples and families as well as identity semi-
nars and grief recovery workshops. Our office is
located at 1156 SE Holman Ave. Dallas. Some specific
areas of counsel are adolescent, premarital, marriage,
trauma, crisis, grief, depression, anxiety, anger, di-
vorce, and identity crisis. We help our clients find
healing, learn communication skills, and appropriate
responses to individual and family needs and how to
obtain overall health, mentally, emotionally, and spir-
itually. We provide a safe and caring environment to
face life situations, address interpersonal and intrap-
ersonal conflict and help individuals realize their full
potential in order to live decisively with truth, rele-
vance, perspective, and purpose. For more informa-
tion or to schedule an appointment please call (503)
917-1625 or visit our website at www.crossandcrown-
counseling.com
• RANDALL C. JONES, DMD - 1004 Monmouth St., In-
dependence, OR 503-838-0434. Offering a broad
range of dental services in a relaxed and comfortable
atmosphere. New patients and emergencies welcome.
• WESTON K. MORRILL, DMD - 289 E. Ellendale Suite
#201, Dallas. 503-623-6616. Family, preventive, and
cosmetic dentistry. Complete dentistry for the entire
family. Se habla español.
• DR. MICHELLE HASBROOK, DMD - 120 N. Atwater,
Monmouth, OR 503-838-2998. Providing all phases of
dental care for children and adults. We welcome new
patients!
• KENNETH WINOKUR, DMD - 329 South Main Street
Independence, OR 97351. 503-838-1633. High quality
service with your comfort in mind. Nitrous oxide gas
sedation available. www.independencedental.org
GYNECOLOGY SERVICES
Gynecological care is available in Dallas at the Salem
Health West Valley Specialty Clinic. Gynecologist
Keita Sakon, MD, specializes in gynecology exams and
procedures, including hysteroscopy and laparoscopy,
as well as family planning, abnormal Pap evaluation,
treatment of pelvic pain, symptom control for
menopause and abnormal periods. Dr. Sakon works
in Dallas on Friday afternoons from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.
seeing patients at the clinic and performing gynecol-
ogical procedures in the Salem Health West Valley
surgical suites. New patients are welcome! Salem
Health West Valley Specialty Clinic is located at 591 SE
Clay St., Dallas. Call 503-831-0784 for an appointment.
Visit salemhealth.org/westvalley.
HEARING HEALTH
• JOYFUL SOUND HEARING SERVICES, INC. Mark
Sturtevant, 312 Main Street, Dallas OR, 503-623-0290.
Providing Polk County with hearing solutions for 30
years. Services include: Hearing evaluations, Diagnos-
ing hearing loss; Impedance; Fitting all types of hear-
ing devices, Servicing all makes and models of hearing
aids; Ear inspections; Wax removal; Hearing protec-
tion. Hours: Monday - Thursday 9-4pm. (Fridays by
appointment only)
IMAGING SERVICES
• SALEM HEALTH WEST VALLEY offers state-of-the-
art all-digital diagnostic imaging services. With your
physician's referral, we provide bone densitometry,
CT scan, fluoroscopy, mammography, ultrasound, X-
ray and MRI services. Check out our comfortable and
spacious mammography suite. We are located at 525
SE Washington St., Dallas, 503-623-7302.
LABORATORY SERVICES
• SALEM HEALTH WEST VALLEY provides lab services
at two convenient locations in Dallas and Monmouth.
Both labs are fully accredited, providing collections
and testing with healthcare provider referral. Employ-
ment and self-referral drug testing is offered. The West
Valley Hospital lab in Dallas is open 24 hours, seven
days a week, at 525 SE Washington St., 503-623-7303.
The Monmouth lab is located in the Monmouth Med-
ical Center, 512 Main St., Suite 300, 503-838-1388. It is
open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., closed be-
tween noon and 1 p.m. Appointments are not required.
ORTHODONTICS
• YENNE & SCHOFIELD - SPECIALISTS IN ORTHO-
DONTICS - 580 Main Street, Suite E, Dallas, 503-623-
5002. Providing Polk County with orthodontic care for
children and adults for functions and cosmetics. Open
Tuesdays & Thursdays.
PHYSICAL THERAPY/
REHABILITATION SERVICES
• PINNACLE PHYSICAL THERAPY is an orthopedic
physical therapy facility committed to getting great re-
sults for each patient. We focus on advanced spine
care, women's health issues, sport rehab, vehicle ac-
cidents, and work injuries. We offer highly specialized
care including manual therapy, aquatic therapy, spe-
cific deep tissue mobilization techniques, Postural
Restoration Institute (PRI) techniques and therapeutic
exercise. We have a warm, caring and friendly staff
and accept most private health insurance, auto insur-
ance, and workers' compensation insurance. We offer
both male and female physical therapists. Often no
physician referral is needed to start care. Call us today
and ask how to get therapy for your condition or talk
to your physician to see if physical therapy is right for
you. Call us: 503-623-2433. We are conveniently lo-
cated at 210 W. Ellendale Avenue Dallas, Oregon
97338; (next to Taco Bell) Check us out on the web:
www.pinnacle-physicaltherapy.com
• SALEM HEALTH WEST VALLEY offers a wide range
of rehabilitation services. Our hospital in Dallas, lo-
cated at 525 SE Washington St. in Dallas, offers phys-
ical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy
and aquatic therapy (at Dallas Aquatic Center). 503-
623-7305. Our clinic in Monmouth offers physical
therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy.
Located at 512 Main St. 503-838-1388. Visit
www.salemhealth.org/westvalley.
PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS
• DR. CHARLES ESSEX, family medicine, is accepting
new patients at Salem Health West Valley Medical
Clinic, located at 512 Main St., Suite 300, Monmouth,
503-838-1182. With a proactive healthcare approach,
Dr. Essex provides care for the entire family and will
work with you to build a healthy lifestyle with annual
exams, immunizations, lifestyle counseling, sports
physicals, skin care, cancer screenings and more. New
patients are welcome.
• DR. JOHN HADLEY, family medicine, is accepting
new patients at the Salem Health West Valley Medical
Clinic at 555 SE Washington St., Dallas, 503-623-7301.
With a proactive healthcare approach, Dr. Hadley pro-
vides offers family medicine for your entire family from
newborns to adults with annual exams, immunizations,
lifestyle counseling, sports physicals, skin care, cancer
screenings and more. New patients are welcome.
Call the Itemizer-Observer at 503-623-2373
to have your business listed in this directory.