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Polk County News Polk county Itemizer-Observer • October 18, 2017 3A Falls City hires new city code enforcer March for ‘Dreamers’ DEADLINES nEWS DEADLInES For inclusion in the Wednesday edition of the Itemizer-Observer: Social news (weddings, engagements, anniver- saries, births, milestones) — 5 p.m. on Thursday. Community events — noon on Friday for both the community notebook and community calendar. Letters to the editor — 10 a.m. on Monday. Obituaries — 4 p.m. on Monday. By Jolene Guzman The Itemizer-Observer ADVERTISInG DEADLInES Retail display ads — 3 p.m. Friday. Classified display ads — 11 a.m. on Monday. Classified line ads — noon on Monday. classified ads are updated daily on www.polkio.com. Public notices — noon on Friday. CORRECTIONS The Polk County Itemizer- Observer is committed to pub- lishing accurate news, feature and sports reports. If you see anything that requires a cor- rection or clarification, call the newsroom at 503-623-2373 or send an email to ementzer@polkio.com. Monmouth and Inde- pendence residents joined together to march for the rights of immi- grants and those affected by Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Central High School stu- dents organized the event, which attracted more than 100 partici- pants. The march showed support for DREAMers and urged Congress to pass “a clean” Develop- ment, Relief, and Educa- tion for Alien Minors Act, according to organizers. The march went from Western Oregon Univer- sity in Monmouth to Riverview Park in Inde- pendence. A representa- tive from Congressman Kurt Schrader’s office, Rep. Paul Evans, and Mon- mouth and Independence mayors Steve Milligan and John McArdle spoke. WEBSITE The Polk County Itemizer- Observer website, www.polkio.com, is updat- ed each week by Wednes- day afternoon. There, you will find nearly every story that appears in the print version of the newspaper, as well as some items, in- cluding additional photos, that do not appear in print due to space limitations. The Itemizer-Observer is also on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Watch for breaking news, links to sto- ries, sports scores updates and more. WEATHER RECORDED HIGH LOW Oct. 10 .............. 60 40 Oct. 11 .............. 56 44 Oct. 12 .............. 58 47 Oct. 13 .............. 54 39 Oct. 14 .............. 59 33 Oct. 15 .............. 65 36 Oct. 16 .............. 69 37 RAIn .19 .30 .56 .15 .00 .00 .00 FALLS CITY — Code en- forcement in Falls City is back on track. Mayor Terry Ungricht said new code enforcer Rose Ba- jorins, a Falls City resident, has finished her first case. It’s under attorney review to make sure all requirements are met, he said. “We are moving along,” Ungricht said at Thursday’s Falls City City Council meeting. “After this one is done, we are going to move on to a bank-owned prop- erty, because that is a differ- ent process. What we are basically doing is setting up procedures so we can move forward.” The city has a contract with the city of Independ- ence to run its municipal court, which enables a code enforcer to write cita- tions and take city code vi- olators to court. That con- tract was approved in April, but the city struggled to keep a code officer on staff. Ungricht reported to the council in September that the city’s newly hired code enforcer quit due to family concerns. Bajorins volun- teered to help with code enforcement at that same meeting after bringing a code complaint to the council. The city took her up on that offer. “Rose seems to be doing a pretty good job,” Un- gricht said. “We’re coming up with some ideas.” Ungricht added that the city and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office is close to completing a contract that would allow the sheriff’s of- fice to enforce the city ordi- nances that it can’t now, such as violations of park rules. Another new hire at- tended Thursday’s meet- ing: City Clerk Cody De Camp. De Camp, hired follow- ing a search and interview process in August, began work in September and joined the council for his first meeting on Thursday. Ungricht said he has put De Camp in charge of over- seeing the closing process for the Wagner Community Library. In other business, the council: • Approved the Polk County Law Enforcement Use of Deadly Force plan. • Began the process of approving the city’s water master plan. Dallas murder mystery tickets on sale Itemizer-Observer staff report DALLAS — See if you can crack the case on Oct. 28 when the Dallas Downtown Association presents a mur- der mystery. A cast of potential suspects will be placed around down- town Dallas and it’s your job to find the real killer. Tickets are $10 and are available a several downtown businesses. Registration is from 10 a.m. to noon. The mystery will run from 12:30 to 5 p.m. For more information: Facebook, Downtown Dallas Murder Mystery. ADRIAnA EScObAR/ for the Itemizer-Observer Celebrating 5 Years! Rainfall during Oct. — 1.30 in. Rain through Oct. 16 — 37.11 in. Now accepting vendor applications for 2018. Please call 503-837-0045. Especially for our neighbors and community with user friendly hours. Come and see me for your hearing needs. Mark Sturtevant Serving the community since 1992. 503-623-0290 • 312 Main Street, Dallas to Close ! Hazelnuts, Fresh Produce, Artisans Home Hadley Radio Bakery, & other vendors Independence Riverview Park LOOK what’s coming up! November Polk County Wine Page Publishes next on November 1st Here are just a few special publications coming your way! Winter Sports Guide Holiday Gift Guide Publishes beginning of December Publishes November 22nd Gifts from A - Z Publishes December 6th Interested in advertising? Call 503-623-2373. Heidi, ext. 115 • Aaron, ext. 110 • Karen, ext. 118 Itemizer-Observer 147 SE Court Street, Dallas
