Polk County Living
8A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • August 23, 2017
COMMUNITY NOTEBOOK
Ready to leap
Community Fiesta
set for Saturday
The Independence-Mon-
mouth Community Fiesta
will be Saturday from 9 a.m.
to 11 p.m. at Riverview Park
in Independence. Dona-
tions of $2 will be accepted.
The fiesta will feature
music, dance demonstra-
tions, food and vendor
booths.
The day celebrates His-
panic culture.
For more information:
503-999-5043.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Moonlight dinner
to fund projects
Community Calendar is a listing of upcoming events
taking place in Polk County that are open to the pub-
lic. To submit an event for calendar consideration,
please send it at least two weeks before the actual
event date to the Itemizer-Observer via email
(ionews@polkio.com).
Moonlight and Vines is
scheduled for Friday from 6
to 9 p.m. at the Nesmith
Readiness Center, 12830
Westview Drive, Dallas.
Attendees will learn about
projects supported by the
West Valley Hospital Foun-
dation. The evening will in-
clude dinner, music and a
silent auction.
Cost is $50 per person.
For more information: Jodi
Deming, 503-831-3456.
Community Yard
Sale seeks sellers
Registration is open for
sellers for the Community
Yard Sale Sept. 2 from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. in Main Street
Park in Monmouth.
There is no charge.
Register online at
www.micc-or.org.
The Community Yard
Sale will also include music
and food. Last year, more
than 50 sellers took part in
the yard sale.
JOLENE GUZMAN/ Itemizer-Observer
A pair of curious sugar gliders drew a crowd of onlookers on Saturday at Dallas’ Eclipse
Celebration on the Square. The small creatures would jump from one person to another
and settle on their shoulders, heads or even try crawling in their shirts.
WOU student feed
vendors needed
Western Oregon Universi-
ty is accepting vendor appli-
cations for its new student
feed Sept. 18 from 5:30 to 7
p.m.
Cost is $30 for Mon-
mouth-Independence
Chamber of Commerce
members and $60 for non-
members.
Vendors will receive one
table and two chairs, and
are responsible for all sup-
plies, giveaways and stock.
Approximately 500 to 600
students are expected to at-
tend if held outside and 350
to 450 students if held in-
side.
Applications are avail-
able online at www.micc-
or.chambermaster.com/ev
entregistration/register/
1553.
LIBRARY CALENDAR
DALLAS
950 Main St. •
503-623-2633
www.ci.dallas.or.us/library
• Thursday, Aug. 24, 10:30 a.m. — Chil-
dren’s Story Time.
• Thursday, Aug. 24, 2:30 p.m. — Lego
Building.
• Tuesday, Aug. 29, 10:30 a.m. — Morn-
ing Children’s Story Time.
• Tuesday, Aug. 29, 3:30 p.m. — After-
noon Children’s Story Time.
• Wednesday, Aug. 30, 4 p.m. — Lowly
Worm Kid’s Book Club.
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INDEPENDENCE
175 Monmouth St. • 503-838-1811
www.ci.independence.or.us/library
• Wednesday, Aug. 23, 10:30 a.m. —
Family Story Time.
• Monday, Aug. 28, 4:30 p.m. — Cuentos
en Español.
• Wednesday, Aug. 30, 10:30 a.m. —
Family Story Time.
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MONMOUTH
168 S. Ecols St. • 503-751-0182
www.ci.monmouth.or.us/library
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• No schedule available by press time.
WAGNER COMMUNITY LIBRARY
111 N. Main St., Falls City
503-787-3521, ext. 319
www.facebook.com/
WagnerCommunityLibrary/timeline
• See the library’s Facebook page.
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May - Sept
10 am - 3 pm
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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 23
• Respite care — 1 to 3 p.m., 182 SW Academy St., Suite 216,
Dallas. Free child care for parents who need time to run errands,
pay bills, etc. Free. Open for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years.
503-877-8473 to reserve space. Diapers are provided.
• Willamette Valley Food Assistance Program Food Bank
— 1:30 to 6:30 p.m., 888 Monmouth Cutoff Road, Building E,
Dallas. Weekly distribution for eligible community members.
503-831-5634.
• Pickleball — 9 a.m. to noon, Roger Jordan Community
Park. Meets on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m.
to noon. Karen Freeman, 503-871-4172.
• Music in the Park — 6:30 p.m., Main Street Park, Mon-
mouth. Dina y Los Rumberos, Cuban salsa. Free. www.ci.mon-
mouth.or.us.
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THURSDAY, AUG. 24
• Monmouth-Independence Rotary Club — Noon, First
Baptist Church, 1505 Monmouth St., Independence. Visiting Ro-
tarians, guests and prospective Rotarians are welcome to these
luncheon meetings. Free. 503-838-4884.
• Mom and Me — Salem Health West Valley, 525 SE Wash-
ington St., Dallas (enter through emergency door on Clay
Street). Breastfeeding support group. Free. 503-831-5593.
• James2 Community Kitchen Meal — 4:30 to 6 p.m., Dallas
United Methodist Church, 565 SE LaCreole Drive, Dallas. Free;
everyone welcome. 503-623-8429.
• Polk County Bounty Market — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Academy
Building lawn, on the corner of Main and Academy streets, Dal-
las. 503-623-2564.
• Celebration of American Values picnic — 5 p.m., Gentle
House, 855 Monmouth Ave., Monmouth. Sponsored by the Polk
County Republican Women featuring music, food and speakers.
$25 for adults and $10 for children 11 and younger. Kristy Tin-
dle, 503-999-4322 or Lynnette Henshaw, 503-507-1091.
• Movies in the Park — 8:30 p.m., Riverview Park and Am-
phitheater, 50 C St., Independence. “Beauty and the Beast,”
rated PG. Free. www.independenceamphitheater.com.
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FRIDAY, AUG. 25
• Take Off Pounds Sensibly Club Meeting — 9:45 to 11 a.m.
Church of Christ, 127 Heffley St. N., Monmouth. First meeting is
free. 503-930-7936.
• Altered Attitudes Alcoholics Anonymous — Noon, Dallas
United Methodist Church, 565 SE LaCreole Drive, Dallas. 503-
399-0599.
• The Arc of Polk County Dance and Karaoke Night — 6:30
to 8:30 p.m., Academy Building, 182 SW Academy St., Dallas. For
adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Admis-
sion: $3 (staffers and family admitted free). Snacks available for
purchase. 541-223-3261.
• Guthrie Park Acoustic Music Jam Session — 6:30 to 10
p.m., Guthrie Park Community Center, 4320 Kings Valley High-
way, Dallas. Free (donations accepted). 503-623-0809.
• River’s Edge Summer Music Series — 7:30 p.m., Riverview
Park and Amphitheater, 50 C St., Independence. Chance McKin-
ney, industrialized country. $5 suggested donation. www.inde-
pendenceamphitheater.com.
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SATURDAY, AUG. 26
• Polk Community Free Clinic — 7 to 11 a.m., Trinity Luther-
an Church, 320 SE Fir Villa Road, Dallas. Free medical and men-
tal health care for uninsured and underinsured. Held on the first
and fourth Saturday of the month. 503-990-8772.
• The Original Independence Farmers Market — 9 a.m. to
2 p.m., Umpqua Bank parking lot, 302 S. Main St., Independ-
ence. 503-881-9950.
• Independence Riverview Market — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
Riverview Park and Amphitheater, 50 C St., Independence. 503-
910-8193.
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SUNDAY, AUG. 27
• Last Sunday at River Gallery — 2 to 4 p.m., River Gallery,
184 S. Main St., Independence. Reception to honor corner and
window focus artists. Free. 503-838-6171.
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MONDAY, AUG. 28
• Central Lions Club — Noon, Independence Elks Lodge
1950 Dining Room, 289 S. Main St., Independence. 503-606-
2150.
• Willamette Valley New Horizons Orchestra — 6:30 to
8:30 p.m., Monmouth Senior Center, 180 Warren St. S., Mon-
mouth. Local orchestra for beginning through intermediate
musicians. Meets every Monday. Players of all levels welcome.
$25 monthly fee to cover expenses. 503-838-4884.
• Brew and BS: The New Testament — 7 p.m., St. Thomas
Episcopal Church, 1486 SW Levens St., Dallas. A lecture series on
New Testament figures. Bring brew of choice — coffee, tea,
chai, beer, wine, cider. 435-503-4304.
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TUESDAY, AUG. 29
• James2 Community Kitchen Meal — 4:30 to 6 p.m., Unit-
ed Methodist Church located at 242 N Main St., Falls City. Free;
everyone welcome. 503-623-8429.
• Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) Club — 6 to 7 p.m.
weigh-in, 7 to 8 p.m. meeting, First Christian Church basement,
1079 SE Jefferson St., Dallas. Meetings offer programs and activ-
ities aimed at losing weight. Open to anyone. First meeting is
free.
• Overeaters Anonymous — Noon to 1 p.m., Salem Health
West Valley, 525 SE Washington St., Dallas. Support group
meets in the quiet room/chapel immediately inside the emer-
gency entrance on Clay Street. Dee Ann White, 971-718-6444.
• Independence Riverview Market — 2 to 7 p.m., Riverview
Park and Amphitheater, 50 C St., Independence. 503-910-8193.
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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 30
• Respite care — 1 to 3 p.m., 182 SW Academy St., Suite 216,
Dallas. Free child care for parents who need time to run errands,
pay bills, etc. Free. Open for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years.
503-877-8473 to reserve space. Diapers are provided.
• Willamette Valley Food Assistance Program Food Bank
— 1:30 to 6:30 p.m., 888 Monmouth Cutoff Road, Building E,
Dallas. Weekly distribution for eligible community members.
503-831-5634.
• Pickleball — 9 a.m. to noon, Roger Jordan Community
Park. Meets on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m.
to noon. Karen Freeman, 503-871-4172.
• Music in the Park — 6:30 p.m., Main Street Park, Monmouth.
Coming Up Threes, Celtic. Free. www.ci.monmouth.or.us.