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Polk County News 6A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • November 22, 2017 COMMUNITY NOTEBOOK Winter clothing drive begins The Darr family will col- lect warm clothing (coats, sweaters, hats, gloves, socks, scarves, etc.) beginning Sun- day through Jan. 8. A drop box will be located at Star Lite Lanes, 394 Main St., Dallas. All collected items will be distributed in Polk County. For more information: 503-787-3888. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Christmas light sponsorships 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). Dallas Downtown Associ- ation is offering “Lighting Up Downtown” sponsorship opportunities. Money will be used to purchase and install addi- tional Christmas lights in downtown Dallas. Sponsorship levels are available at $25, $50 and $100. Custom sponsorship amounts are available as well. For more information: Evan Taylor, 503-917-1606. JENNIFER ROBERTS / for the Itemizer-Observer WOU to host concert Monday Orquestra Brasil and Western Hemisphere Or- chestra will team up for a retrospective concert Mon- day at 7:30 p.m. at Smith Music Hall at Western Ore- gon University. The concert will celebrate 12 years of Orquestra Brasil at WOU. After the concert, Tom Bergeron will continue to di- rect the Western Hemi- sphere Orchestra. WOU graduate and Ad- junct Professor of American Vernacular Studies, Cassio Members of the Focus Pocus 4-H Club spent Sunday packing shoe boxes full of gifts for Operation Shoe Box. The boxes will be sent to countries in Asia and Africa and given to children in need as Christmas presents. The club participates in the project each year. Vianna, will direct Orquestra Brasil. Cost is $5 for general ad- mission and $3 for students and seniors. WOU students are free with school ID. See’s Candy sale begins Nov. 29 The See’s Candy sale at Salem Health West Valley Hospital, 525 SE Washington St., Dallas, begins Nov. 29 and runs through Dec. 15. An assortment of candies will be available Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Proceeds will ben- efit WVH Volunteer Services’ scholarship program, which offers scholarships to Polk County high school seniors who wish to pursue an edu- cation in a medical field. Registration for STEM class open Registration for Gifts from the Kitchen — a part of the 4-H Short Term Educational Programming classes — is now open. The class will be held Dec. 2 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Extension Office, 289 E. Ellendale Ave., suite 301, Dallas and is open to stu- dents in fourth through 12th grade. The cost is $10 for 4-H members and $12 for non- members. Class size is limit- ed, and registration ends on Monday. For more information or to register: 503-623-8395. LIBRARY CALENDAR DALLAS 950 Main St. 503-623-2633 www.ci.dallas.or.us/library • Thursday, Nov. 23—Library closed. • Friday, Nov. 24—Library closed. • Tuesday, Nov. 28, 10:30 a.m.—Morning Children’s Story Time. • Tuesday, Nov. 28, 3:30 p.m.—After- noon Children’ Story Time. INDEPENDENCE 175 Monmouth St. 503-838-1811 www.ci.independence.or.us/library • Wednesday, Nov. 22, 10:30 a.m.—Fam- ily Story Time. • Thursday, Nov. 23—Library closed. • Friday, Nov. 24—Library closed. • Tuesday, Nov. 28, 7 p.m.—Gingerbread Houses. • Wednesday, Nov. 29, 10:30 a.m.—Fam- ily Story Time. — Check out a book at your local library. MONMOUTH 168 S. Ecols St. 503-751-0182 www.ci.monmouth.or.us/library • Thursday, Nov. 23—Library closed. • Friday, Nov. 24—Library closed. — 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. You’re the Difference • Reduce • Reuse • Recycle — WEDNESDAY, NOV. 22 • Respite care — 1 to 3 p.m., 182 SW Academy St., Suite 216, Dallas. Free child care for parents who need time to run errands, pay bills, etc. Free. Open for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years. 503-877-8473 to reserve space. Diapers are provided. • 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, at pickleball courts across from Dallas Aquatic Center. Meets on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon. Karen Freeman, 503-871-4172. • 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. — THURSDAY, NOV. 23 Happy Thanksgiving! — FRIDAY, NOV. 24 • 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, 186 SE Mill St., 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. — SATURDAY, NOV. 25 • 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. — SUNDAY, NOV. 26 • Last Sunday at River Gallery — 2 to 4 p.m., River Gallery, 184 S. Main St., Independence. Reception to honor corner and window focus artists. Free. 503-838-6171. — MONDAY, NOV. 27 • 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. — TUESDAY, NOV. 28 • Indoor Play Park — 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., First Presbyte- rian Church, 879 SW Levens St., Dallas. Open to children pre- kindergarten and younger with parent/adult. Mondays through Thursdays. Free. • 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. • James2 Community Kitchen Meal — 4:30 to 6 p.m., Unit- ed Methodist Church located at 242 N Main St., Falls City. 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. • Dallas Rotary — Noon, Dallas Civic Center, 945 SE Jefferson St., Dallas. Lunch and speaker. Public is welcome. — WEDNESDAY, NOV. 29 • 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, at pickleball courts across from Dallas Aquatic Center. Meets on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon. Karen Freeman, 503-871-4172. • 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. HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Solution on Page 9 Visit our website, www.polkio.com ...for local news, sports and community events. Follow us on