Polk County News
2A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • October 11, 2017
Fair attendance, revenue increases Monmouth council
By Jolene Guzman
The Itemizer-Observer
RICKREALL — Atten-
dance and revenue were up
for the Polk County Fair in
2017, mostly the result of
pleasant weather on the
fair’s closing day, said Fair
Manager Tina Andersen.
During the fair’s three-
day run Aug. 10-12, there
were 10,658 people counted
coming through the gates.
That’s up from 9,282 in
2016, Andersen said.
That count includes fair
volunteers and others who
don’t pay admission. Ander-
sen said the real story is in
paid attendance, which is
up 11 percent.
She said attendance on
Thursday — the day of the
rodeo — was strong.
“It wasn’t a record, but
still good,” she said.
Friday attendance was
typical, she added.
“ Then Saturday just
boomed,” Andersen said. “I
think the weather finally
broke.”
The beer and wine gar-
den performed well, up 40
percent from last year. An-
dersen said that is mostly
due to an effort to make the
garden more welcoming to
the average fairgoer.
Instead of a tent that sep-
arated the beer and wine
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Youths lead their goats through the annual goat obsta-
cle course competition at the Polk County Fair.
garden from the rest of the
fair, this year featured pic-
nic tables and places for
families to sit while the
adults enjoyed a libation.
“We wanted to open it up
more so people aren’t
squeezed into a tent and
feeling punished for want-
ing a beer,” Andersen said.
She said since the fair
added adult beverages to
the fair, people have be-
haved themselves. The typi-
cal patron spends enough
time in the beer garden to
have a glass of beer or
wine — not the whole day,
Andersen said.
“We have such great fam-
ilies who come to our fair,”
she said.
Beer and wine was served
at the arena all three days,
instead of on Thursday dur-
ing the rodeo, which helped
boost revenue.
Positioning the main
stage in the center of the
fair was a success that will
be followed in the future.
“People wanted it moved,
and we tried, but it didn’t
work,” Andersen said.
There were a few com-
plaints that stage entertain-
ment was a little loud in the
animal barns, which fair
staff will work on remedy-
ing for next year.
Andersen said attempts to
make the youth livestock
auction move a little faster
were successful — and with-
out much loss in revenue.
The 2017 auction sold 33
fewer animal that last year,
but was down 1 percent in
dollars. Andersen said fewer
animals meant higher bids
for those that were part of
the auction.
While attendance and
revenue were both up this
year, the annual fair will still
lose money. Andersen said
the fair loses between
$10,000 and $20,000 each
year. She said the losses will
be on the lower end of that
range this year due to Satur-
day’s success and cooler
weather overall.
Andersen said with a
number of county fairs hap-
pening in the region around
the same time, the event
isn’t a money maker for the
Polk County Fairgrounds &
Event Center.
“It’s the right thing to do
for the kids,” she said.
The 2018 version of fair is
taking shape already, with
the highlight being a youth
and adult talent show re-
turning to the entertain-
ment schedule.
looks at city growth
By Herb Swett
The Itemizer-Observer
MONMOUTH — A pro-
posal to update a Polk Coun-
ty plan for procedures in-
volving the use of deadly
physical force by law en-
forcement officers was
tabled at the Oct. 3 Mon-
mouth City Council meeting.
State law requires that
each Oregon county form a
planning author ity for
guidelines regarding deadly
physical force by law en-
forcement officers through-
out the county. The Polk
County Planning Authority
recently adopted minor up-
dates to its plan, which was
originally adopted in 2008.
Once a city in the county
approves an update propos-
al, it is forwarded to the state
attorney general for final re-
view and approval. Police
Chief Darrell Tallan said city
staff recommended approval.
Co u n c i l o r Jo n Ca re y
noted that the plan calls for
elected officials to review it.
He said that he had not read
it and urged that it be tabled
until all council members
had read it. The council will
take up the issue Oct. 17.
Also tabled was a Building
Department proposal for a 10
percent fee increase for all
statewide specialty codes that
the city administers. Building
Official Larry Thornton said
the increase was needed to
maintain the viability of the
department and adjust for in-
creasing costs. He said such
an increase would generate
about $15,000 a year. Thorn-
ton also recommended that
the council hold a hearing in
the second week of Novem-
ber for all increases to take ef-
fect Jan. 1, 2018.
Councilor Laurel Sharmer,
noting what she called “a
scathing personal attack” a
city department head made
on her on Facebook, called it
libelous and urged that City
Manager Scott McClure take
disciplinary action against
the department head.
In a council work session
that followed the meeting,
members of the Tree Advisory
Board discussed planting one
or more trees on the Mon-
mouth Elementary School
campus honoring certain
people in the community
who died prematurely.
Mayor Steve Milligan
noted that there will be a
town hall meeting at 6:30
p.m. Oct. 19 in the Mon-
mouth Library. Carey ex-
pressed concern that Mon-
mouth has several marijuana
stores but no supermarket.
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PHYSICAL THERAPY/
REHABILITATION SERVICES
PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS
• DR. CHARLES ESSEX, family medicine, is accepting
new patients at Salem Health West Valley Medical
Clinic, located at 512 Main St., Suite 300, Monmouth,
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Dr. Essex provides care for the entire family and will
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new patients at the Salem Health West Valley Medical
Clinic at 555 SE Washington St., Dallas, 503-623-
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exams, immunizations, lifestyle counseling, sports
physicals, skin care, cancer screenings and more.
New patients are welcome.
Call the Itemizer-Observer at 503-623-2373
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