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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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THURSDAY, NOV. 23
Happy Thanksgiving!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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