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Polk County News 2A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • July 26, 2017 Council discusses holding town halls By Stephanie Blair The Itemizer-Observer MONMOUTH — At the Monmouth City Council work session on July 18, a point of discussion was a response to the grassroots town hall meeting organ- ized by former city coun- cilor Marshal Guthrie. That meeting was on June 22 at the Monmouth Public Library. Though neither the mayor nor any member of the council attended the town hall, many expressed an interest in hosting a simi- lar forum in the future. The aim of this forum, in what- ever format is chosen, would be to give the citizens of Monmouth an opportu- nity to voice concerns out- side of the citizen com- ments section of the month- ly city council meetings. “We’ve had a lot of com- ments (over) the last six months here, so the coun- cil was like, ‘well, what other formats are there that you can do to get input?’” said Scott McClure, Mon- mouth city manager. McClure put forth sever- al suggestions for the coun- cil to consider as an alter- native or additional way for citizens to speak directly to the council outside of the citizen comment section: a standard town hall, coffee or breakfast with the mayor meetings, neighborhood meetings held in parks — even electronic town halls. “However we do this, I’m all in favor of it,” said DEADLINES NEWS DEADLINES For inclusion in the Wednesday edition of the Itemizer-Observer: Social news (weddings, engagements, anniver- saries, births, milestones) — 5 p.m. on Thursday. Community events — Noon on Friday for both the Community Notebook and Community Calendar. Letters to the editor — 10 a.m. on Monday. Obituaries — 4 p.m. on Monday. EMILY MENTZER/ Itemizer-Observer file A new contest at the Polk County Fair will pit entrants’ family recipes for chocolate cake and apple pie. Winners in each category will receive a $50 gift certificate. Have your cake, eat it too New contest pits family recipes against each other By Jolene Guzman The Itemizer-Observer Dear Friends of the Windermere Foundation, Thanks to all of you, the Windermere Foundation collected over $903,500 in donations through the second quarter of 2017, from contributions, fundraisers and Windermere agent commissions. So far, we have raised a total of $34,009,527 in donations since 1989. Each Windermere office has its own Windermere Foundation fund account that they use to make donations to organizations in their communities. POLK COUNTY — It’s the ultimate choice at the family barbecue: chocolate cake or apple pie? Why not both? A contest at the 2017 edi- tion of the Polk County Fair gives people a chance to pit their secret family recipes for the two dessert classics against those of other bak- ers. The Best Chocolate Cake and Best Apple Pie contests are the latest additions to the fair’s open class compe- titions. You don’t have to register ahead of time for the con- tests, just bring your best ef- fort to the fair on Aug. 12. “They are bringing them that day, and we are going figure out some really awe- some (local) celebrities to come judge it,” said Polk County Fair Board Chair- woman Anna Scharf. Entries are accepted start- ing at 12:30 p.m., and judg- ing starts at 2. Your cake or pie entry gets you free ad- mission to the fair. Contest- ants 15 and younger enter- ing the contest get ad- mission from themselves and one adult. Grand prizes are $50 gift cer- tificates t o spon- s o r s Oven- bird Bak- ery in In- dependence (apple pie) and Nicky B’s Cakes of Dallas (chocolate cake). Baking not your strong suit? There are plenty of other contests at the fair, from food categories to art to growing flowers. The poetry contest entries are taken Wednesday (today) from noon to 8 p.m. at the fairgrounds office, 520 S. Pacific Highway (99W), Rickreall. Fine Arts, photography, textiles, crafts, youth arts and crafts entries are due Aug. 7. Foods cate- gories, in- cluding the new Pinter- est con- test, are due Aug. 8. For that contest, just print the pin and bring it with your dish. Floriculture, grains, honey, forestry, fruits, nuts and vegetable entries are due Aug. 9. For more information about the contests and entry guidelines, go to: www.co.polk.or.us/fair/an- nual/2017-polk-county-fair. ADVERTISING DEADLINES Retail display ads — 3 p.m. Friday. Classified display ads — 11 a.m. on Monday. Classified line ads — Noon on Monday. Classified ads are updated daily on www.polkio.com. Public notices — Noon on Friday. CORRECTIONS • “Bridlewood” was mis- spelled in story, “The search for the grail” in the July 19 issue of the Itemizer. • Falls City Fire Department also helped with the fire at Black Rock, and contributed the photo used on the front page of the Itemizer on July 19. • Tod Brostrom was misidentified in the story, “Basketball tourney returns to Summerfest,” in the July 19 issue of the Itemizer. The Itemizer regrets the er- rors and omissions. WEBSITE The Polk County Itemizer- Observer website, www.polkio.com, is updat- ed each week by Wednes- day afternoon. There, you will find nearly every story that appears in the print version of the newspaper, as well as some items, in- cluding additional photos, that do not appear in print due to space limitations. The Itemizer-Observer is also on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Watch for breaking news, links to sto- ries, sports scores updates and more. WEATHER RECORDED HIGH LOW July 18............... 86 July 19............... 83 July 20............... 77 July 21............... 85 July 22............... 93 July 23............... 89 July 24............... 91 Windermere/Western View Properties 484 NE Bovard Rd, Dallas North of DMV 503-623-2333 297 N Pacific Hwy, Monmouth Off Highway 99 503-838-1141 RAIN 53 50 53 50 57 59 54 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 Rainfall during July — 0 in. Rain through July 24 — 33.30 in. Vacation Bible School July 31 - Aug. 4 • 9 AM - NOON Evangelical Bible Church 1175 SE Howe St., Dallas • 503-623-2331 Register at Evangelical Bible Church or online at www.ebcdallas.org Thursdays! May - September 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Featuring Growers, Producers & Artisans of the Polk County area & beyond! 182 Academy St., Dallas (corner of Main & Academy) Summerfest Bounty Market & Art in the Park 2 Helpings of Bounty Market THIS WEEK! Bounty Market—Thursday, July 27 SPECIAL EVENT: Republic Service – Kids Re-use Art Project Join Republic Services at the Bounty Market for a fun FREE, drop-in activity to make and take your own bookmarks for summer reading from 10am to 3pm. Republic Services staff will also answer your questions about recycling, trash and yard debris services! Bottle Drive – Boy Scouts Troop 288 Bring your empty cans and bottles down to the Bounty Market to help support our scouts! NEW vendors this week! Come down and sample your favorite products! Pick up your FREE re-usable shopping bag from sponsor Oregon State Credit Union. Purchase Duck Race & Breakfast in the Park tickets and more! Bounty Market at Art in the Park Sunday, July 30, Dallas City Park Get your second helping of the Bounty Market this week at Dallas Art in the Park from 8am to 4pm! Grab a FREE re-useable shopping bag from the Market info booth and stock up on fresh produce (INCLUDING PEACHES), baked goods, canned goods, unketchups, artisan products, wine, health & beauty products, brunch, lunch or dinner with El Pique Family Restaurant ending your visit with a chair massage by Ty! 503-623-2564 Facebook.com/bountymarket http://www.exploredallasoregon.org/bounty-market.html
