Polk County News
Polk County Itemizer-Observer • August 23, 2017 5A
Local law enforcement behind bars for cause
By Jolene Guzman
The Itemizer-Observer
MIKE McCONNELL/for the Itemizer-Observer
Polk County Sgt. Todd Fenk stands in the Falls City jail.
FALLS CITY — Mike Mc-
Connell wants to put Falls
City Mayor Terry Ungricht
in jail. While he’s at it,
maybe all three Polk County
Commissioners, and his ul-
timate “prison guest”: Gov.
Kate Brown.
Not for the reason you
think — it’s to help restore
some of the town’s history.
McConnell is the chairman
of the Falls City Historic
Landmarks Commission,
the organization hard at
work restoring the old city
jail near Falls City City Hall.
The idea is to “jail” peo-
ple and raise money to bail
them out as a fundraiser.
Other potential “inmates”
are Sheriff Mark Garton,
state senators and repre-
sentatives.
McConnell made his in-
tentions known when leav-
ing a message for Garton
about the project.
“I said: ‘Hey, I’ve been try-
ing to get a hold of you. I
want to throw you in jail,’”
he said.
All proceeds will go to-
ward finishing the restora-
tion, which includes putting
a new roof on the two-cell
jail nicknamed “The Pink
Pokey” for its distinctive
pink hue.
McConnell said there’s a
reason for that. Studies indi-
cate pink is a calming color
and was often used in pris-
ons and mental health insti-
tutions.
The original color was
more salmon than the
“Pepto-Bismol” pink Mc-
Connell and company re-
painted the inside over the
last two weeks.
In addition, the commis-
sion wants to turn one of the
cells into a museum of the
jail’s history while keeping
the other as it would have
been used when it was open.
McConnell said the proj-
ect got an unexpected assist
from Marion County. He was
making phone calls trying to
find authentic jail bedding
and was met with an enthu-
siastic “yes” from Kevin
Schultz, the commander of
Marion County Jails.
Turns out Schultz spent
part of his childhood in
Falls City, from 1966 to
1977, and was so interested
in helping that he drove out
to Falls City the same day
that McConnell called.
Schultz had what was
needed: old mattresses, pil-
lows and wool blankets. He
even offered to show Mc-
Connell how to make up the
beds the way it is done in
jails.
“Anything I can do to help
that community,” Schultz
said. “We had some older
stuff laying around. It was
the right time and the right
connection. It was a no-
brainer for me.”
Schultz said when he
lived in Falls City, it was still
a thriving timber town
where people kept their
doors unlocked and kids
could use half the town as
hide-and-go-seek territory.
“I’ve got a real soft spot
for that little town,” he said.
“I have a lot of fond memo-
ries; that’s my motivation.”
Schultz said he would be
willing to be “jailed” as part
of a fundraiser.
Businesses in town have
volunteered to help, too.
The Boondocks and The
Bread Board pledged to
prepare meals for another
of McConnell’s ideas — a
fundraiser allowing people
to have a meal in the jail.
You can also pay to turn a
friend into an inmate, Mc-
Connell said.
The commission needs
more information about the
jail’s history and when it was
built. It closed in 1962, but
the rest of the timeline is
hazy.
McConnell said Schultz
speculated that it could have
been built in the 1920s,
based on the construction
and type of locks it used, but
that is just a guess.
The commission has
some photos, old uniforms
and uniform patches. Some
of the photos show the bell,
now in front of the Commu-
nity Center, when it was part
of the jail.
“We are looking for stuff
from the era of this jail
restoration, if anybody out
there used to live in Falls
City or has pictures of the
jail or pictures of the city
hall and this area. The pic-
tures we’ve run across, uh,
not so much,” McConnell
said. “When I quiz older
folks, the only story I get is
kids climbing up, ringing
the bell and running. That
was supposed to be the bell
that alerted the town that
something was going on.”
McConnell said he found
out who the last two prison-
ers were — and one still has
a connection to the town —
but hopes others will step
forward with information or
artifacts.
“The last inmate of the
jail was ‘Warrington’ or
‘Harrington,’” he said. “The
second to the last was Bill
Williams, and his wife still
lives here in town.”
Those with information
or artifacts from the jail, or
who would like to partici-
pate in a fundraiser, calll
McConnell at 503-507-0425.
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PHYSICAL THERAPY/
REHABILITATION SERVICES
PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS
• DR. CHARLES ESSEX, family medicine, is accept-
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new patients at the Salem Health West Valley Med-
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New patients are welcome.
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