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Polk County Itemizer-Observer • August 23, 2017 11A
Eclipse: Officials say preparation helped events go well
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“Our folks in town were
really fantastic for this
event,” he said. “Our visitors
were pretty good as well. I
could not tell you how many
more people came to town,
but I know there were folks
visiting from Asia as well as
the United Kingdom repre-
sented, along with people
from all over the U.S.”
Mott said one lesson
learned during the event
was a designated lost-and-
found location and manage-
ment system.
“I didn’t even think of it
until we needed it,” he said.
Garton said that while his
department responded to
incidents over the weekend,
they weren’t anything major
or out of the ordinary.
Independence Police Sgt.
Juventino Banuelos Jr.
echoed those remarks in In-
dependence.
ROGER HARNACK/for the Itemizer-Observer
Independence officers assist a woman at the festival.
“It was rather uneventful
for police,” he said, adding
that the weekend provided
an opportunity to prepare
for an event in which out-
side help may not be avail-
able.
“Traditionally, (with) our
planned events, such as our
Fourth of July celebration,
we’re able to ask for assis-
tance from nearby agencies
in advance,” Banuelos said.
“In a case like this, other
agencies are having to tend
to their own events.”
Because of the unknowns
surrounding the eclipse –
how many people would
come, where they would be
from, how bad traffic would
be — the logistics in plan-
ning a response was tricky,
Banuelos said.
“We ended up being pre-
pared for a larger crowd than
actually attended,” he said.
“I would prefer that to being
underprepared any day.”
Monmouth also reported
no major incidents.
“I thought it went very
well,” Monmouth Police
Chief Darrell Tallan said.
“We were actually a little
slower and quieter on Friday
and Saturday — more so
than usual. We actually had
a noticeably lower traffic
volume.”
Most of the people who
stayed in Monmouth
camped at Western Oregon
University or stayed in the
dorm rooms there, Tallan
said.
“Saturday evening, we
started to see more people
walking downtown and visit-
ing,” he said. “Sunday, more
arrived and were walking in
the downtown area, and eat-
ing in local restaurants. And
then Sunday evening we had
our concert in the park. That
was a nice event. It went off
really well.”
April Welsh, spokes-
woman for Dallas Fire &
EMS, reported for Dallas
and for Polk County Fire
District No. 1 and Southwest
Fire District.
“I would say it went ex-
ceptional,” Welsh said.
“Even with the influx of peo-
ple we had in town, every-
thing went as smooth as we
could have possibly imag-
ined.”
Dallas firefighters and
paramedics responded to a
roll-over crash on Saturday
that inadvertently caused a
field fire, Welsh said, but no
one was transported to the
hospital as a result, and the
field fire was extinguished in
minutes.
“Our volunteers were
here all weekend,” Welsh
said. “They were prepared
for anything that was going
to get thrown our way.”
Garton said the connec-
tions made to prepare for
this event are invaluable.
“Not that we have to have
meetings every two weeks,
but I think we learned a lot
about each other and the or-
ganizations that we repre-
sent,” Garton said. “Those
relationships will be good
going forward. It’s only
going to help us going for-
ward, whatever we do — big
or small.”
University), graduating in
1997.
He was self-employed
and worked in delivery,
computer and auto repair,
and serving veterans.
He had a passion for as-
sisting fellow veterans in ac-
cessing their veteran’s ad-
ministration benefits.
He was a voice for veter-
ans who needed guidance.
He had a special ability to
make anyone laugh, any-
time, and his dream was
scoring the best deal at
Goodwill.
Surviving Kelly are his
wife, Ann; son Andrew
“Billy” (Susan) Cape (grand-
sons Andrew, Levi and
Noah), of Fresno, Calif.; son
Michael (Paddie) Cape
(granddaughter Abigail Bet-
tijane), of Amity.
A celebration of life will
be held Saturday, Aug. 19,
2017, 11 a.m. at Life Center
Foursquare Church, Inde-
pendence. Farnstrom Mor-
tuary is caring for the family.
Memories and condolences
may be shared at Farn-
stromMortuary.com.
Martin retired from the
OSU Extension Service in
July of 1989 as a full profes-
sor, and he continued to
work as an independent
consultant in crop produc-
tion and seed certification
well into his 70s.
In 2011, Martin and
Dorothy moved to Dallas to
be closer to their children.
Dorothy died August 2014.
Martin’s expertise in crop
production gave him oppor-
tunities for adventure and,
in 1993, he was part of a gov-
ernment agricultural team
sent to Armenia to survey
farms and identify remedies
for wheat production prob-
lems.
The next year he traveled
to Moldova to work with
producers of essential oils.
Several years later, Martin
went to Georgia (the former
So v i et Rep ub li c ) o n a
church-sponsored mission
to improve conditions in or-
phanages.
Back home from his vari-
ous travels, Martin gave pre-
sentations on his experi-
ences that were interesting
and informative.
Martin was a very com-
munity-minded man with a
strong service ethic, and he
was active in his local
churches and civic organiza-
tions including the Lions
Club, Kiwanis, 4-H, and FFA.
Children were frequently
the focus of his charitable
work, and he led the Madras
Kiwanis’ annual toy drive for
many years.
Martin received many
distinguished service
awards in recognition of his
years of service in various
organizations.
Throughout his life, Mar-
tin maintained a positive
outlook, even as his Parkin-
son’s progressed and follow-
ing the death of his beloved
wife. He is survived by his
three children, two grand-
children, and his oldest
brother.
There will be a graveside
service at the Yamhill-Carl-
ton Pioneer Cemetery on
Monday, Aug. 28 at 11 a.m.
Macy & Sons in McMinnville
are handling arrangements.
To leave condolences, visit
www.macyandson.com.
OBITUARIES
David Allen
Duncan
Sept. 9, 1938 – Aug. 14, 2017
David Duncan was born
in 1938.
He lived
a full and
happy life.
He was
married
on Valen-
tine’s Day,
1 9 5 9 ,
when he
was 20
years old
to
his
beautiful
16-year-
old bride,
Karen.
He served in the United
States Coast Guard for 10
years.
His assignments included
final Light House Guards-
men at Cape Mears Light-
house until 1963. After that
he was Lighthouse Guards-
men at Mukilteo Lighthouse
in Washington state.
In his later years, he
worked in lumber sales until
his retirement several years
ago.
He is survived by Karen,
his wife of 59 years; his four
daughters, Tammy, Cindy,
Mitzi and Debbie; eight
grandchildren and four
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David William
Foster
March 1940 – July 12, 2017
David William Foster
passed away on July 12 at
the age of 77.
David had a home in a
wonderful neighborhood in
Dallas.
For the past six months,
he had
been living
with his
eldest son
in Mil-
waukie.
David
was born
in Hills-
boro in
March of
1940.
He grad-
uated from
Hillsboro
High School.
After high school, he
served a term in the military.
Following that, he held a
few positions but settled
with Chrysler and retired
after 30 years.
Earlier this year David’s
beloved wife, Barbara,
passed away, but he is sur-
vived by his five children
David, Jim, Deanna, Brian,
Bill, and Bill’s best friend
Ernie, who was like another
son to him.
He also had 17 grandchil-
dren and 10 great-grand-
children.
Love of family and friends
was a very important part of
David’s life.
His legacy lives on
through his loving children
and grandchildren who will
miss him dearly.
Peter J. Padilla
April 24, 1957 – Aug. 7, 2017
Peter J. Padilla, a resident
of Dallas, died on Aug. 7.
Peter was born on April 24,
1957, in San Jose, Calif., the
son of Levi Manuel Padilla
Sr. and Nadine Evelyn Padil-
la.
At the
age of 5,
the family
moved to
Dallas.
As
a
child, Peter
was active
in 4-H and
his church. He graduated
from Dallas High in 1975.
In the fall of 1976, he en-
rolled at Grace College of
the Bible in Omaha, Neb.,
where he met his wife to be,
Joyce Studebaker.
Peter and Joyce were mar-
ried the fall of 1977 and
promptly made their home
in Dallas.
Peter later returned to
college, receiving his degree
in business administration
from Corban University in
Salem.
His adult work career
consisted of eight years at
the Oregon Bank (Bank of
America) and 15 years with
the Oregon Judicial Depart-
ment working for the courts
of Polk County.
In January of 2000, upon
leaving the courts, he began
his own company, Winter-
creek Business Services, and
in 2004 began Padilla Farms
Landscaping and Hy-
droseeding.
Peter’s desire was to cre-
ate a business in which his
sons could work alongside
him. Padilla Farms became
that business.
As a young married cou-
ple, Peter desired a ministry
that he and his wife could
serve together in.
He was granted that de-
sire as he and his wife began
working with home-school-
ing families in the mid ’80s.
He actively served home-
schooling families across the
state of Oregon up to his
death, diligently seeking to
preserve their God-given
right to direct the upbring-
ing of their children.
Peter devoted his life to
his family, church and com-
munity.
He was a Godly man
whose sole motivation was
to bring glory to God.
He is survived by his
mother, Nadine Padilla; his
siblings Levi Padilla, Tim
and Colleen (Rose) Padilla,
and Suzanne Padilla; his
wife, Joyce; and their seven
sons, Philip and Olla (Stew-
art) Padilla, Mitchell and
Kelliney (Cappoen) Padilla,
Nathan and Jennika (Cap-
poen) Padilla, Kyle Padilla,
Joshua and Candiss (Wa-
gley) Padilla, Micah Padilla
and William Padilla; and
grandson Levi Jeremy Peter
Padilla, son of Joshua and
Candiss.
Memorial Services will be
Friday, Sept. 8, at 3 p.m. at
the Evangelical Bible
Church in Dallas.
Memorial Donations may
be made to OCEANetwork
(Oregon Christian Home
Education Association Net-
work) at www.oceanet-
work.org.
Bollman Funeral Home is
caring for the family.
Kelly William Cape
July 2, 1949 – Aug. 13, 2017
Kelly William Cape was
born on July 2, 1949, in Lyn-
wood, Calif., to George and
Rena Cape. He passed away
in Independence at the age
of 68.
During the Vietnam con-
flict, he served in U.S. Army,
graduating
from Avia-
tion School
and earn-
ing an Air
Medal, Na-
tional Defense Medal and
Vietnam Service Medal in
1968. On April 14, 1973, he
married Ann Marie
Williamson in Anaheim,
Cali., and they raised two
sons.
Kelly attended Western
Baptist College (now Corban
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Martin Joseph
Zimmerman
Oct. 26, 1931 – Aug. 16, 2017
Martin Joseph Zimmer-
man died Aug. 16, 2017, at
Tokarski House in West
Salem of complications
from Parkinson’s Disease.
He was 85.
Martin was born in
McMinnville on Oct. 26,
1931, to Edward and Cecil
Zimmer-
man, the
youngest
of six chil-
dren.
He grad-
uated from Yamhill High
School and then earned a
Bachelor of Science in Crop
Science at Oregon State Col-
lege.
After graduating from col-
lege, Martin served in the
U.S. Army as a training spe-
cialist.
Two years into his service,
Martin married his college
sweetheart, Dorothy Brab-
ham, on June 11, 1955, the
beginning of a long and
happy marriage.
Martin entered the Army
Reserves, and the young
couple returned to the Zim-
merman family farm in
Yamhill for several years
where the first of their chil-
dren, Philip, and then
Kathryn, were born.
In 1960, Martin joined the
OSU Agricultural Extension
Service becoming a county
agent.
His first assignment was
Sherman County and he
and his young family moved
to Moro.
Their second son, Stuart,
was born two years later.
The family moved briefly to
Corvallis while Martin com-
pleted his master’s in Agri-
cultural Science at OSU,
which he received in 1967.
The family relocated to
Condon in 1971, when Mar-
tin transferred to Gilliam
County.
In 1979, Martin accepted
a position in Jefferson
County, and he and Dorothy
settled in Madras as empty-
nesters.
These were good years for
the couple.
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