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Polk County Itemizer-Observer • October 25, 2017 3A
Threatening text message
causes school lockdown
By Jolene Guzman
The Itemizer-Observer
DALLAS — A juvenile who
threatened to “shoot up” a
Dallas school on Oct. 18,
causing a lockdown, had no
intentions of following
through on that threat, po-
lice said.
Police said a teen-aged
student received a threaten-
ing text message Oct. 18 and
district staff notified Dallas
Police. The juvenile who
sent the message is not a
student and was not at the
campus when the threat was
made, police said.
“The suspect juvenile
made a statement indicating
they would ‘shoot up’ the
school the student was at,”
said a Dallas Police press re-
lease about the incident.
The district placed its
schools under access restric-
tion to control who came
into or left from the school
buildings.
The release said police re-
sponded to the involved
school, but did not identify
which school. Officers were
sent to other schools in the
district, as well.
Dallas Police confirmed
the lockdown and threat at
12:47 p.m. on Facebook.
“There was a specific
threat to one of our schools
made by a specific person
today,” wrote on Oct. 18 Dal-
las Lt. Jerry Mott. “The sus-
pect was NOT on campus at
any of the schools and is in
contact with police now.”
All of our children are safe
and the schools will begin
releasing the lock down sta-
tus,” Mott added.
Officers found the juve-
nile suspect at a residence
just outside of Dallas. After
locating the suspect, police
determined the schools
were safe and the district
lifted lockdowns at about
noon.
“Investigation determined
the suspect juvenile did not
intend to carry out a school
shooting and had made the
statement while frustrated,”
the release said.
The juvenile suspect will
be referred to the Polk
County Juvenile Depart-
ment, police said.
Dallas Superintendent
Michelle Johnstone sent a
message to parents after the
incident was over, thanking
Dallas police for its quick re-
sponse to the potential
threat.
“Student safety is our
number one priority!” John-
stone wrote in a message
linked to a Dallas Police De-
partment Facebook update
on the incident. “Thank you,
Dallas Police Department
for the rapid response and
supports that were put in
place.”
The Polk County Sheriff’s
Office assisted Dallas offi-
cers with this event.
“Without their help, this
would not have been re-
solved as quickly as it was,”
the release said.
Population growth behind
Monmouth zoning change
By Herb Swett
The Itemizer-Observer
MONMOUTH — Popula-
tion growth has prompted a
zoning change in Mon-
mouth.
T h e Mo n m o u t h C i t y
Council voted on Oct. 17 to
change a 5.97-acre parcel
in the 800 block of South
Warren Street from mixed
density residential to high
density residential. Migar
Corp. plans a 180-unit de-
velopment in that area.
On another building mat-
ter, the council approved the
use of recreational vehicles
as living quarters in manu-
factured home parks. This
brings the city into compli-
ance with a state statute re-
quiring that RVs be permit-
ted in manufactured home
parks.
The council voted to re-
move commercial rentals
from the Monmouth Senior
Center and increase the re-
fundable deposit for non-
profit rentals to $100. A non-
profit without a kitchen will
pay $40 an hour for the first
two hours and $10 for each
additional hour for a senior
center rental. A nonprofit
with a kitchen will pay $50
an hour for the first two
hours and $10 for each addi-
tional hour.
A private rental without a
kitchen will be for $60 an
hour for the first two hours
and $20 for each additional
hour. A private rental with a
kitchen will pay $70 an hour
for the first two hours and
$20 for each additional hour.
In other business, the
council approved an update
to the plan for law enforce-
ment use of deadly physical
force.
Mayor Steve Milligan re-
ported that Monmouth and
Independence are compet-
ing in food drive donations
in support of the Ella Curran
Food Bank.
City Manager Scott Mc-
Clure said the Oregon De-
partment of Transportation
has scheduled a reconstruc-
tion project for Highway 51
to start in 2020.
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The haunted house was
created in the 3,000-
square-foot building on
Main Street. People walk in
the front door, through a
maze of frights for all the
senses, and out the back.
Admission is $10 for
adults and $5 for those 17
and younger. Some of that
covers the cost of leasing
the space, but most of it
will go toward helping
those — including
Hoover — with a rare au-
toimmune disease,
Hidradenitis Suppurativa.
“There’s no cure for what
I have,” Hoover said. “We’re
trying to raise money for
that to help find a cure. I’m
going to donate it to the ac-
tual clinic that does all the
research down in Utah.”
Hoover and her crew
have experience in horror
makeup and haunted ex-
periences.
Hoover worked with
Haunted Mansions of Al-
bion for a while.
“And I’ve always done
makeup with my kids,” she
said. “I’ve always done a
haunted front yard, and my
kids get a kick out of it.”
Welcome to the Movies
What: Dallas Haunted House.
Where: 877 Main St., Dallas.
When: Friday through Nov. 3, at 6 to 8 p.m.
Admission: $10 donation requested for adults; $5
for youths aged 17 and younger. Bring in this story for
$1 off entry.
Of note: On Halloween night, the cast at “Welcome
to the Movies”haunted house will cater to children
with a trick-or-treat themed evening — less scary,
more candy.
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“If they turn the cor-
ner — and the corner’s only
10 feet from here — once
they turn the corner, it’s
done.”
No photography is al-
lowed, because it ruins the
experience for others,
Hoover said.
“Being as it changes so
much, I don’t want people
to expect something in
there and it’s not going to
be,” she said.
Hoover and her cast of
creatures take amusement
in return visitors who try to
narrate the action. They re-
called one woman who at-
tempted to tell her friend
what to expect around the
corner.
“A few of us left our
places and took the short-
cuts through to make sure
she wouldn’t know what
was going to be there,” said
Melody Sims, Hoover’s
daughter.
Others are eager to see
what’s different.
“We have three or four
boys who show up to see
what’s changed,” Hoover
said.
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Children $7.00 • Senior $7.25
Pricing does not reflect
3D showings.
Friday - Sunday • Oct. 27 - 29
THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US (Digital) (PG13)
KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE (Digital) (R)
ONLY THE BRAVE (Digital) (PG13)
GEOSTORM (Digital) (PG13)
JIGSAW (Digital) (R)
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE (Digital) (R)
HAPPY DEATH DAY (Digital) (PG13)
MY LITTLE PONY (PG)
FOREIGNER (Digital) (R)
IT (R)
BLADE RUNNER 2049 (Digital) (R)
*Not playing Sunday
(1:05)
(3:40)
(12:40 3:40)
(11:25 2:00 4:25)
(12:45 3:00 5:15)
(1:55 4:30)
(12:30 2:50 5:05)
(1:20)
(3:50)
(12:30 4:00)
6:45
6:40
7:00
7:35
7:05
7:25
9:20*
9:40*
9:35*
9:50*
9:40*
9:45*
9:30*
6:30
7:30
Monday - Tuesday • Oct. 30 - 31
THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US (Digital) (PG13)
KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE (Digital) (R)
ONLY THE BRAVE (Digital) (PG13)
GEOSTORM (Digital) (PG13)
JIGSAW (Digital) (R)
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE (Digital) (R)
HAPPY DEATH DAY (Digital) (PG13)
MY LITTLE PONY (PG)
FOREIGNER (Digital) (R)
IT (R)
BLADE RUNNER 2049 (Digital) (R)
(1:05)
(3:40)
(12:40 3:40)
(2:00 4:25)
(12:45 3:00 5:15)
(1:55 4:30)
(12:30 2:50 5:05)
(1:20)
(3:50)
(12:30 4:00)
6:45
6:40
7:00
7:35
7:05
7:25
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6:30
7:30
Wednesday - Thursday • Nov. 1 - 2
HAPPY DEATH DAY (Digital) (PG13)
ONLY THE BRAVE (Digital) (PG13)
BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS (Digital) (R)
JIGSAW (Digital) (R)
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE (Digital) (R)
GEOSTORM (Digital) (PG13)
MY LITTLE PONY (PG)
FOREIGNER (Digital) (R)
+ IT (R)
BLADE RUNNER 2049 (Digital) (R)
*THOR: RAGNAROK (Digital) (PG13)
(12:30 2:50 5:05)
(12:40 3:40)
(2:10 4:40)
(12:45 3:00 5:15)
(1:55 4:30)
(2:00 4:25)
(1:20)
(3:50)
7:25
6:40
7:10
7:35
7:05
7:00
9:45*
9:40*
9:45*
9:50*
9:40*
9:35*
6:30+
(12:30 4:00) 7:30+
7:00* 7:30* 10:00*
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