Polk County News
8A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • August 30, 2017
COMMUNITY NOTEBOOK
Painting the picture
Business summit
coming to CCC
A Business Retention and
Expansion summit will meet
Sept. 6 and 7 at Chemeketa
College in Dallas.
Rural Development Initia-
tives will host the two-day
workshop.
The summit is open to
community economic de-
velopment practitioners and
community leaders. Cost is
$55.
Advanced registration is
required at
http://
conta.cc/2vGF7Pk.
The summit will begin at
noon on Sept. 6 and 5 p.m.
on Sept. 7.
For information: Michael
Held, mheld@rdiinc.org.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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).
Polk Flea Market
returns Sunday
The Polk Flea Market re-
turns Sunday from 9 a.m. to
3 p.m. at the Polk County
Fairgrounds, Rickreall, Ore.
The market will feature
180 dealers offering a variety
of items, including vintage
and antique furniture,
kitchen and household
items, art, pottery, china,
books.
Cost is $1 for general ad-
mission. Early bird admis-
sion at 8 a.m. is $5.
Salem Health hosts
fundraiser sale
A fundraiser sale will be
held at Salem Health West
Valley Hospital, 825 Wash-
ington St., Dallas, Wednes-
day (today) from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. and Thursday from 8
a.m. to 3 p.m.
LUKAS EGGEN/ Itemizer-Observer
Ameyah Higheagle, age 7, gets her face painted by volunteer Jeffrey Watkins during
the Dallas Family Night Out on Friday afternoon. Dallas Family Night Out provided back-
packs, clothes, school supplies and other resources for the community.
The sale will be located in
the hospital conference
room, located immediately
inside the front door.
Items will include rings,
earrings, purses, wallets,
reading glasses and more
with values up to 80 percent
below retail prices.
The sale will benefit the
hospital volunteer services
scholarship fund.
For more information: Pat
Cozad, Pat.Cozad@salem
health.org.
Faith to hold parent
student seminar
Faith Evangelical Free
Church, 2290 E. Ellendale
Ave., Dallas, will host a par-
ent and student seminar on
Sept. 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Preregistration is request-
ed and can be found at
www.faithfreechurch.org.
There is no cost to attend
and lunch will be provided.
The seminar is aimed for
parents and students
younger in fifth grade or
younger.
There will be six 35-
minute sessions during the
seminar.
For more information:
503-623-8034.
LIBRARY CALENDAR
INDEPENDENCE
175 Monmouth St.
503-838-1811
www.ci.independence.or.us/library
• Wednesday, Aug. 30, 10:30 a.m. —
Family Story Time.
• Thursday, Aug. 31, 4:30 p.m. — Chess
Club.
• Monday, Sept. 4 — Library closed for
Labor Day.
• Wednesday, Sept. 6, 10:30 a.m. — Fam-
ily Story Time.
• Wednesday, Sept. 6, 1 p.m. — Scrabble
with Betty.
MONMOUTH
168 S. Ecols St.
503-751-0182
www.ci.monmouth.or.us/library
• Monday, Sept. 4 — Library closed for
Labor Day.
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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 for up-
coming events.
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DALLAS
950 Main St.
503-623-2633
www.ci.dallas.or.us/library
• Thursday, Aug. 31, 10:30 a.m. — Chil-
dren’s Story Time.
• Thursday, Aug. 31, 2:30 p.m. — Lego
Building.
• Tuesday, Sept. 5, 10:30 a.m. — Morn-
ing Children’s Story Time.
• Tuesday, Sept. 5, 3:30 p.m. — After-
noon Children’s Story Time.
• Tuesday, Sept. 5, 7 p.m. — Friends of
the Library meeting.
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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 30
• 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 St. Park, Monmouth.
Coming Up Threes, Celtic. Free. www.ci.monmouth.or.us.
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THURSDAY, AUG. 31
• 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 Washing-
ton 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.
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FRIDAY, SEPT. 1
• 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.
• 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.
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SATURDAY, SEPT. 2
• Polk Community Free Clinic — 7 to 11 a.m., Trinity Luther-
an Church, 320 SE Fir Villa Road, Dallas. Free medical and mental
health care for uninsured and underinsured. Held on the first
and fourth Saturday of the month. 503-990-8772.
• Monmouth Senior Center All-You-Can-Eat Community
Breakfast — 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., Monmouth Senior Center, 180
Warren St. S., Monmouth. Cost: $6, adults; $3, children younger
than 12. 503-838-5678.
• Rickreall Grange Flea Market — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Rickreall
Grange Hall, 280 Main St. (99W), Rickreall. Multiple vendors.
Also selling fresh-baked goods. Kitchen serving breakfast and
lunch. 503-623-8289.
• 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, SEPT. 3
• Polk Flea Market — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Polk County Fair-
grounds, 520 S. Pacific Highway (99W), Rickreall. Admission: $1;
children 12 and younger, free. Early admission from 6 to 9 a.m.
is $5. 503-428-8224.
• Rickreall Grange Flea Market — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Rickreall
Grange Hall, 280 Main St. (99W), Rickreall. Multiple vendors.
Also selling fresh-baked goods. Kitchen serving breakfast and
lunch. 503-623-8289.
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MONDAY, SEPT. 4
• 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., Monmouth.
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, SEPT. 5
• James2 Community Kitchen Meal — 4:30 to 6 p.m., St.
Philip Catholic Church, 825 SW Mill St., Dallas. 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 emergency
entrance on Clay Street. Dee Ann White, 971-718-6444.
• Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3203 meeting — 7:30 p.m.,
182 SW Academy St., Dallas. Meets first Tuesday of each month.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 6
• Monmouth Business Association — 7:30 a.m., Burgerville
615 Main St E, Monmouth. A meeting of business people, the
Monmouth-Independence Chamber of Commerce director, and
city officials. 503-751-0147.
• Senior meals, Dallas — 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday,
LaCreole Manor, 204 SW Walnut St., Dallas. Free, but $3 dona-
tion suggested. Reservations required. 503-623-6232.
• Senior meals, Monmouth — 11:30 a.m. Monday through
Friday, Monmouth Senior Center, 180 S. Warren St., Monmouth.
Free, but $3 donation suggested. Reservations required. 503-
838-2084.
• Scrabble with Betty — 1 p.m., Independence Public Li-
brary, 175 Monmouth St., Independence. Scrabble games first
Wednesday of every month. Free; refreshments and prizes avail-
able. 503-551-7687 or 503-838-1811.
• 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.
• Yarning for Others — 3 to 5 p.m., St. Thomas Episcopal
Church, 1486 SW Levens St., Dallas. Knitters and crocheters
gather to make clothing and accessories for those in need on
the first Wednesday of every month. 503-689-7222.
• 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.