Polk County News
NEWS IN BRIEF
Trash pickup delayed next week
DaLLaS — Republic Services will not pick up trash or recy-
cling on Monday.
Because of expected heavy traffic, trucks will not operate
and offices will be closed, according to a letter from Republic
Services.
all services will be pushed back one day. If your service day
is usually Monday, it will be picked up on Tuesday, and so on.
Friday’s pickup will be on Saturday that week.
Residential customers may put extra bags to the curb on
their service day to be picked up at minimal charge, according
to the letter.
For questions: Republic Services Salem office: 503-363-8890.
BOC approves employment contracts
STePHaNIe BLaIR/Itemizer-Observer
An exhibit on the Japanese internment camps in Oregon is on display at the Inde-
pendence Civic Center through Aug. 25.
Internment exhibit on display at
Independence Civic Center
By Stephanie Blair
The Itemizer-Observer
INDEPENDENCE — On
the second floor of the Inde-
pendence Civic Center
stands a series of panels. On
them, scanned images of
blueprints and letters along-
side written captions tell the
story of how Japanese in-
ternment camps came to be
in Oregon; with rousing sup-
port from Oregonians.
The series is an exhibit
put on by Graham Street
Productions, entitled “Archi-
tecture of Internment: The
Build Up to Wartime Incar-
ceration.”
“We wanted to shed a dif-
ferent light on (how intern-
ment happened) — this was
not just top-down, because
that is how the story is told,”
said Anne Galisky, a Graham
Street Productions member
whose master’s thesis was
the basis for the exhibit. “It
was not a natural disaster, it
was not just a response to
the federal government. You
could see how the people
pushed state government
leaders, and then they are
begging— including here,
there’s a telegram from Gov-
ernor Sprague where he’s
demanding that Japanese-
Americans ‘work or be told
they would be ordered (to
be) deported.’ Deported?
They were born here!”
The exhibit puts on dis-
play how internment in Ore-
gon was citizen supported
and planned for by state
government before the fed-
eral government passed
down any executive order.
Citizens’ letters to then-
governor Charles Sprague
advocating for the incarcer-
ation of Japanese nationals
and Japanese-Americans fill
one panel, while the one
next to it shows a pledge of
loyalty to the U.S. that many
Japanese-Americans from
Hood River signed and sent
to Sprague shortly after the
bombing of Pearl Harbor.
The effect of the letters
advocating for internment
seemed to sway Sprague sig-
nificantly, Galisky explained.
“After initially urging calm
(in response to Pearl Har-
bor) he sends a telegram to
the Attorney-General of the
U.S. … and he actually asked
for the internment of Japan-
ese-Americans of the state,”
Galisky said.
“I think (a lot of people)
don’t realize that it was
something that happened
here, necessarily,” added
Roland Wu, another mem-
ber of the team who assem-
bled the exhibit. “I think we
tend to think of things as
happening in other
places.”
This disconnect is one
thing the exhibit was de-
signed to abolish with such
visuals as the layout of a
building that was repur-
posed from a livestock facili-
ty into an internment camp.
This building is now the
Portland Expo Center.
The exhibit opened yes-
terday and will stay in Inde-
pendence until the Aug. 25.
It is free to view and open to
the public.
Though the exhibit will
only be in Independence for
two weeks, those who miss
the opportunity to see it will
be able to find it at the Cor-
vallis Public Library in De-
cember.
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DaLLaS — The Polk County Board of Commissioners ap-
proved contracts for County administrator greg Hansen to
continue working with the county through 2022.
Hansen, who is now retired, will work full-time through a
contract ending Dec. 31.
after that, Hansen will work part-time, no more than the
1039 hours limitation required by the Oregon Public employ-
ees Retirement System. Hansen said his schedule would vary,
but will mainly consist of 24-hour work weeks.
Hansen announced his intention to retire at the July 18
meeting, but offered the board options to keep him in his ad-
ministrator role after Dec. 31 on a part-time basis for three to
five years.
Volunteers needed for eclipse event
POLK COUNTy — Volunteers are needed for events planned
in Polk County around the eclipse.
To volunteer for Dallas’s events, email Bonnie Dreier at
DaVC.Bonnie@gmail.com.
To help at Indy goes Dark, email Courtney Williams at
cwilliams@ci.independence.or.us.
an eclipse volunteer training will be at 4 p.m. at the Dallas
Civic Center, 945 Se Jefferson St., on Wednesday (today) for
Dallas volunteers. all Dallas volunteers will receive T-shirts and
other deals throughout the festival.
Fall conference to be held in Oct.
gRaND RONDe — The Oregon employer Council Fall Confer-
ence will be held Oct. 16 and 17 at Spirit Mountain Casino in
grand Ronde.
The conference offers keynote speakers and breakout ses-
sions on human resources, labor law, and business topics, as
well as chances to network with businesses from around the
state.
early registration for the conference is $299 per person, or
$249 after Sept. 8.
To register or for more information: greg Ivers, 503-947-
1305, or gregory.e.ivers@state.or.us.
agenda at: www.oec.org.
Dallas couple killed in accident
DaLLaS — a Dallas couple and Toledo man were killed on a
three-vehicle, head-on collision on aug. 2 on Highway 20 in
Lincoln County.
On aug. 2 at approximately 5 p.m., Oregon State Police re-
sponded to a report of a three-vehicle collision at milepost 31
of the highway. Police said the preliminary investigation re-
vealed that a 2015 Chevy equinox SUV was westbound with a
2005 Honda Odyssey van traveling in the same direction a
short distance behind the Chevy. For unknown reasons, an
eastbound 2003 Dodge Dakota pickup crossed the center line
and crashed head on into the Chevy, according to OSP. The
Honda was unable to stop and crashed into the other two vehi-
cles and the Dodge caught fire and quickly became fully en-
gulfed.
The two occupants of the Dodge, gerald Bennett, 74 and
passenger as gloria english Bennett 70, both of Dallas, were
pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Chevy has
been identified as Michael Steenkolk, 52, and his passenger was
Kathleen Oliver, 48, both from Toledo. Steenkolk was pro-
nounced dead at the scene and Oliver was airlifted to emanuel
Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the Honda was identified as Lucy Jaeger, 17
and her passenger was Joseph Schmidt, 20, both from Corvallis.
They received minor injuries and were transported by ambu-
lance to Samaritan Hospital in Newport for evaluation.
The OSP was assisted by Lincoln County Sheriff's Depart-
ment, Toledo Police Department, Toledo Fire, Newport Fire,
Oregon Department of Forestry Fire, Pac West ambulance, Life
Flight, Lincoln County District attorney’s Office, Lincoln County
Medical examiner's Office, aa Rowley's Towing, Bateman's Mor-
tuary, and Oregon Department of Transportation.
503-550-6543
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DEADLINES
NEWS DEADLINES
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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.
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.
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WEATHER
RECORDED
HIGH LOW
aug. 8................ 95
aug. 9................ 96
aug. 10............. 92
aug. 11............. 88
aug. 12............. 79
aug. 13............. 76
aug. 14............. 75
RAIN
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Rainfall during aug. — 0.15 in.
Rain through aug. 14 — 33.45 in.
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2A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • august 16, 2017
Day Drink In The Dark
Pencil
us in!
A Total Solar Eclipse to Remember!
The Dallas Forty is sponsoring it’s first PUB CRAWL
August 18-21. Participating locations are throughout
the town of Dallas. Get your Crawl Card
at any one of the locations listed.
www.polkio.com
Solution on Page 10A
Visit each one during Eclipse weekend and get a stamp
at the register. Once card is full bring it to:
The Dallas Forty, 962 Main St.
Raffle will be held at 9 pm on August 21st.
No limit on amount of entries.