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Polk County News 6A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • August 2, 2017 Indy Continued from Page 3A If users want to dig more into the nitty gritty of the budget — or any of the data posted on the website — they may download the raw data files and create their own graphs, Kistler said. Other ways the city has attempted to be more trans- parent include its meetings portal, which is available through a link on the city’s home page. There, people may sign up to receive no- tices and agendas of public meetings, including city council meetings. The city also has a YouTube account, where interested people may subscribe to receive no- tices when a new city-re- lated video has been post- ed. The city records all city council meetings and posts them on YouTube within a couple of days of the meeting. These methods are aimed at communicating with citizens. “We try to communicate the best we can,” Kistler said. “But we don’t always know how you need us to communicate with you. We just need to know: What works best for you? YouTube, Twitter, piece of paper and an envelope, phone call.” For more information: Gloria Butsch, gbutsch@ci.indepen- dence.or.us. NEWS IN BRIEF AARP workshop for Polk residents POLK COUNTY — AARP Foundation has awarded a grant to MicroEnterprise Resources, Initiatives and Training to conduct “Work for Yourself@50+” workshops in several mid-Willamette Valley cities, including Independence and Dallas. The work- shops will help residents older than 50 assess opportunities for self-employment, build skills and connect with resources that will enable them to generate income by working for them- selves. Workshops will be held at the Indy Commons at 10 a.m. on Aug. 15 and at the Chemeketa Community College Campus in Dallas at 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 15. For more information: Mona Edwards, 503-584-7314. Falls City slates annual Arbor Day FALLS CITY — Now officially a Tree City USA, Falls City will celebrate Arbor Day every year on the second Saturday of Sep- tember. The Falls City City Council approved a resolution, re- quested by the city’s park and recreation committee, to declare that Saturday Arbor Day. The event will coincide with the city’s annual Solve Clean Up. Falls City held its first Arbor Day event on Dec. 10, 2016, in an effort to have its Tree City USA applica- tion accepted. Dallas Aquatic Center report approved DALLAS — The city of Dallas’ Administration Committee ap- proved its final report on Dallas Aquatic Center funding on July 24. The report doesn’t recommend a specific strategy, but em- phasizes finding sponsorship opportunities and has as a per- formance target that the facility cover 60 to 65 percent of its ex- penses with revenue. Committee members also said the city should encourage those who support the center to restart the “Friends of Dallas Aquatic Center” group to help raise money to benefit the center. “We are not proposing closure,” said Committee Chair- woman Kelly Gabliks. “We are talking about continuing to for- mulate and evaluate different revenue sources, but I guess we are not proposing anything specific.” The report now goes to the full council as a recommendation. Willamina open for eclipse WILLAMINA — Family friendly tent and dry RV camping will be available for people spending the eclipse in Willamina at the West Valley Community Campus. On Aug. 19, Second Winds String Band will play in the cam- pus auditorium, and Aug. 20, the West Valley Shakers will play. Beer, wine and food will be available for sale during the music. Eclipse viewing will be Aug. 21. The college will have viewing glasses on sale. For more information: info@westvalleycommu- nitycampus.org. Monmouth public works to replace valve, repair well By Stephanie Blair The Itemizer-Observer MONMOUTH — At the July 18 Monmouth City Council meeting, City Manager Scott McClure announced that the Mon- mouth public works de- partment would be taking on two new projects, both to do with water services. The first is the replace- ment of a valve at the waste treatment plant. Though the valve is still functional, it is beginning to show signs of impending failure, according to public works director Russ Coop- er. “We are taking steps now to reinforce the valve in the near term, while we work with a consultant to determine a path forward,” Cooper said. “A worst-case scenario would be that the piping associated with the valve will need to be re- placed also.” Cooper said the replace- ment of the valve is expect- ed to take place next sum- mer, “when flows and la- goon levels at the waste- water treatment plant are at their lowest.” The second is a repair to Marion County Well No. 2, which failed in early July, one of Monmouth’s two primary sources of drink- ing water. Cooper believes the failure to be a result of graphite build up. “The previous pump had a cast iron body that is more susceptible to the process of graphitization,” explained Cooper. “To pre- vent this from occurring on the new well pump, the city has specified a ductile iron body.” Though public works is currently waiting for the new pump to arrive, the re- pairs are expected to be complete in two weeks. While repairs are happen- ing, the public works office would like to encourage residents using their serv- ices to conserve water, Cooper said. “With the pending hot weather this week, we an- ticipate water demand will increase. With one of our main wells out of service, any conservation measures our customers can take would be appreciated,” Cooper said. “This can take some of the burden of our other water sources.” POLICE REPORT Information for the police report comes from law en- forcement agencies. Not all calls for service are includ- ed. The status of incidents reported may change after further investigation. Indi- viduals arrested or suspect- ed of crimes are considered innocent until proven guilty. — DALLAS Arrests/Citations • Robert L. Busey, 62, of Dal- las, in the 1200 SE Godsey Road on July 26 on a failure to appear warrant out of Marion County. • Christian J. Lange, 36, of Dallas, and Kellye S. Phillips, 53, of Dallas in the 1900 SE Miller Ave. on July 26, both on a charge of second-degree criminal trespassing, littering waters in Rickreall Creek. INDEPENDENCE Arrests/Citations • Isaac Ito, 20, of Salem, in the 0-99 block of S. 16th St. on July 27 for driving under the in- fluence of intoxicants, unlawful possession of a firearm, minor in possession of alcohol while operating a motor vehicle, and unlawful possession of mari- juana – younger than 21. MONMOUTH Arrests/Citations • William Erin Hawkins, 38, of Salem, in the 100 block of Catron St. S. on July 27 for de- livery of methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school, and on an arrest arraignment warrant for failure to appear. OBITUARIES Junior Fischer Feb. 3, 1933 – July 16, 2017 Junior Fischer, 84, of Falls City, died on July 16 at Salem Hospital. He was born on Feb. 3, 1933, in Vernon Center, Minn., to Max and Martha Fischer. He married Mary Woodruff on Aug. 10, 1953, in Tremonton, Utah. He lived in Falls City most of his life. He worked as a machin- ist and was active in the SDA Church. Survived by wife Mary Fischer; and children J. Arnold Fischer, Rosita Tice, Cindy Ostrander, Vernon Fischer, and Trudy Pritchard. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. on Aug. 13 at Falls City, SDA Church. Salem Teddy Thommen 412 Lancaster Drive NE Salem, OR 97301 Dec. 5, 1951 – July 27, 2017 (503) 581-6265 Teddy “Ted” Allen Thom- men, 65, of Falls City, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2017, at his home. A celebration of life serv- ice will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 5, at Grace Baptist Church, 1855 E. El- lendale, Dallas, 97338. Chaplain Russ Hilsinger will be officiating. Memorials may be made to B.A.C.A. (Bikers Against Child Abuse). Ted was born Dec. 5, 1951, in Myrtle Point to Glen and Patsy (Taylor) Thom- men. He graduated from Co- quille High School in 1970. He joined the Navy in Octo- ber of 1970, and was honor- ably discharged to the re- Low Cost Cremation & Burial Funerals & Memorials Simple Direct Cremation $595 Simple Direct Burial $710 Traditional Funeral $2,275 Discount priced Caskets, Urns and other Memorial items. Privately owned cremation facility. Locally owned and operated by Oregon families. www.ANewTradition.com serves in January of 1974. On May 20, 1974, he mar- ried Loy Leann Boruff in Myrtle Point. Ted was employed as a heavy equipment mechanic most his life. He en- j o y e d working, and only retired a few years prior to his passing. Ted was a loving hus- band, fa- t h e r , grandfa- ther and friend to all. He loved riding his motorcycle, and was an ani- mated artist who created sculptures and drawings. He spent most his weekends spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren. He also enjoyed cooking, gardening, tinkering in his garage and volunteering at his grandchildren’s elemen- tary school. Ted is survived by his wife Loy; his son Jered Thom- men, of Troutdale, his son Jad Thommen and his fi- ance Ashley Moore, of Oak- land, his daughter Samie Se- bring and her husband Josh Sebring, of Dallas; his grand- children Rob Thommen, Kayla Thommen, Grace Se- bring, Piper Sebring and Ava Thommen; his sisters Karen Helton, of Dexter, Mo., Tonya McGraw, of Spring Valley, Calif., Debra Thom- men, of Coquille, his brother Dane Thommen, of Co- quille; his mother-in-law Leone Boruff, of Omaha, Neb., his brother-in-law Justin Boruff and his wife Denise Boruff, of Albany, his brother-in-law Marty Toulou and his wife Mitzi Toulou, of Coquille; his sis- ter-in-law Joy Turner and her husband Eric Turner, of Sweet Home; his sister-in- law Leah Boruff, of Carson, Iowa; and several nieces and nephews. The Dallas Mortuary Trib- ute Center is caring for the family. Please go to www.dallastribute.com to leave a message or memory for the family. Renamae Johnson July 9, 1918 – July 6, 2017 Renamae Johnson, 98, of French Gulch and Inde- pendence, passed away July 6, 2017. She was preceded in death by her hus- band, Rus- sell John- son. Rena- mae is sur- vived by her children, Roger Johnson, Rita O’Neil, and Royal Johnson. Her family will have a pri- vate memorial for her at a later date. Cherlyn Lewis Aug. 2, 1959 – July 22, 2017 Celebration of life 3 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 5, at Dallas City Park. Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center is caring for the family. Ruth Louise Strand Feb. 18, 1926 – July 25, 2017 Ruth Louise Strand, 91, of ~ Polk County’s ONLY Family Owned Funeral Homes~ Monmouth, died on July 25. Ruth was born in Gyp- sum, Colo., to Lawrence and Helen Steinhoff, and spent most of her childhood in Denver and Fort Collins, Colo. She was preceded in death by two sons, two grandchildren and her hus- band, Lloyd, in 1994. She is survived by daugh- ters Carole Gardner, of Inde- pendence, and Laurie Ped- ersen, of San Rafael, Calif.; and sons Jeffrey Strand, of Dallas, and Bruce Strand, of Salem; as well as 10 grand- children; nine great-grand- children; and one great- great-granddaughter; and her brother Harold Stein- hoff, of Windsor, Colo. Memorial services were held. Farnstrom Mortuary handled arrangements. Memories and condolences at FarnstromMortuary.com. Violet Mae Bowden March 25, 1927 – July 30, 2017 Violet Mae Bowden, 90, of Dallas, died July 30 in the Salem Hospital. She was born on March 25, 1927. Viewing will be from 1 to 5 p.m. on Aug. 6 in the Dal- las Mortuary Tribute Center. Funeral services will begin at 1 p.m. on Aug. 7 in the Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center. Private interment will be in the Dallas Ceme- tery. To leave a message or memory: www.dallastrib- ute.com. Obituary Information Obituaries cost $8 per col- umn inch (25 words) and in- clude photos and flags for vet- erans. Obituary information must be submitted by 4 p.m. on the Monday before publication to be included in the newspaper. Most funeral homes handle obituary information and pro- vide it to the newspaper. How- ever, information can also be submitted directly from family members. Color and black-and-white photos can be submitted, but photos will only be published in black and white. The Itemiz- er-Observer uses a flag logo in the obituaries of people who served in the armed forces. Death notices — like all in- formation submitted to the news department — are sub- ject to editing for style, con- tent and length. Information can be brought or mailed to the Itemizer-Ob- server, 147 SE Court St., Dallas, OR 97338, or emailed to ionews@polkio.com. For more information: Emily Mentzer, 503-623-2373.