Polk County News Polk County Itemizer-Observer • November 8, 2017 3A Whooping cough hits Dallas High 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. 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Local stories on local people— that’s our specialty. 147 SE Court St., Dallas 503-623-2373 JOLENE GUZMAN/Itemizer-Observer Owners Joe and Kristine Olsen have found more time to spend with family and friends despite opening Consignment Monster in Dallas. ‘Consignment’ offers a chance to buy and sell By Jolene Guzman The Itemizer-Observer Buy or sell DALLAS — It’s not every day that someone opens a new business and finds that they have more time to spend with family and friends. That’s how it’s worked so far for Joe and Kristine Olsen, the owners of Con- signment Monster, located on East Ellendale in Dallas. The store opened on Aug. 31, and features gently used second-hand clothing, fur- niture, housewares, a col- lection of DVDs, and work of local artisans. “I’ve been doing this kind of thing for a while,” Kris- tine said. “My husband travels for work and we wanted something that we could do as a family.” “So, I could be home and watch my kids grow up and not just hear about it,” Joe chimed in. Their skills complement each other, Kristine said. She has experience in re- tail, while Joe has a busi- ness management back- ground. “There’s not a lot of over- lap between our areas of ex- pertise,” Joe said. “So, that probably helps a lot. We are not stepping on each other toes.” The store specializes in name-brand clothing and quality household goods. If What: Consignment Monster. Where: 488 E. Ellendale Ave. Dallas. When: Tuesday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Consignment: The store takes items the first day of the month through the 20th with a limit of 25 items per cus- tomer, per day. For more information: www.facebook.com/Consign- mentMonster/ or call 503-746-3280. you are looking for some- thing unique, the Olsens said they have been amazed at what consignors bring into sell. Kristine said their first consignor brought in a strange-looking wooden scoop with finger-like prongs sticking out of the end. They didn’t know what it was until a customer picked it up and said, “Oh look, they have a cranberry scoop.” “It’s for harvesting cran- berries,” Kristine said. “It’s kind of an education, what comes in.” Joe said they’ve had peo- ple drop off kerosene lamps that look like they came straight out of an old farm- house. “I think it’s fun seeing what comes in. Really unique stuff and it’s differ- ent every day,” Joe said. In addition, you can f i n d n e w Tu p p e r w a re from a retired dealer sell- ing out of stock and hand- made baby gifts — which the artist folds into cake and cupcake shapes. Cus- tom magnates, restored furniture, and a photogra- pher who makes cards and framed photos, all sell their wares at Con- signment Monster. While they only been open a couple of months, the couple feel like they’ve made friends out of their consignors and customers. “The response from the community has really been amazing,” Kristine said. DALLAS — Polk County Public Health officials con- firmed a case pertussis or whooping cough was at Dal- las High School on Thursday. The school sent letters to parents Thursday afternoon notifying families about the case of the contagious ill- ness. “Pertussis is a highly con- tagious and very serious bacterial infection. Pertussis bacteria live in the nose, mouth and throat and are spread by coughing and sneezing,” the letter read. “Pertussis often starts with mild cough and or cold-like symptoms which develop into a severe cough that can cause gagging and some- times vomiting.” Kirk Hillebrand, the com- municable disease nurse at Polk County Public Health, said as of Monday afternoon no other cases have been confirmed. He said the bacterial in- fection is deceptive, at first. “It starts off as a cough or the sniffles, then that cough gets worse,” Hillebrand said. Whooping cough is highly contagious during the onset, about a week. People can spread the in- fection during the time be- fore they know they have whooping cough, so it’s im- portant that people exposed to the disease see a doctor if they have any type of respi- ratory illness, Hillebrand said. He said people should keep track of any symptoms for three weeks after expo- sure. Vaccination — while not 100 percent effective — is the best method of prevent- ing the illness or lessening the severity of it, Hillebrand said. He added it’s especially important to have young children vaccinated, as well as caretakers and family members. “It can definitely prevent s o m e o n e f ro m g e t t i n g whooping cough,” he said. “It’s about 86 percent ef- fective. Sometimes people get pertussis, but it’s a very attenuated version of the illness. The cough isn’t as bad. There’s definitely some value even though not 100 percent effective.” Other recommendations include: • Receive early testing for coughs lasting more than a week. • Check if immunizations are up to date. • Cover your cough and wash your hands. If you have questions about pertussis, contact: • Polk County Public Health – 503-623-8175. • Dallas School District nurse – 503-623-3611. • Your doctor. 242 ND MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION The United States Marines will be celebrating the 242nd Marine Corps Birthday at Murphy’s Grill at 288 E Ellendale Ave, Dallas on Friday, November 10th, 2017 at 6:00p.m. A Special Birthday Cake will be provided. All Marines, present, past, future and their families are invited. The point of contact is: SgtMaj. Bob Herndon USMC (Ret.) 503-623-5395 • SEMPER FI! Come and see me for your hearing needs. Mark Sturtevant Serving the community since 1992. 503-623-0290 • 312 Main Street, Dallas Matinees are all shows before 6pm. New pricing for matinees are: Adult $8.00 Children $7.00 • Senior $7.25 Pricing does not reflect 3D showings. 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