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Mayor outlines his goals for Dallas in 2022 Brian Dalton gives his State of the City Address By JOLENE GUZMAN Itemizer-Observer

DALLAS — Mayor Brian Dalton has three goals he believes the city of Dallas

should pursue during 2022 to enable the city to not only grow, but thrive, in the future. He outlined those objectives — revitalizing the Weyerhaeuser old mill site, developing a new business district, and building a new dam — in his annual state of the city address delivered

during the Jan. 17 Dallas City Council meeting. Dalton assessed 2021, which he found to be “relatively tranquil” in Dallas, aside from extreme weather events and the ongoing pandemic. “Last year, I guaranteed you that 2021 wouldn’t be boring and I think that we

were successful at that,” Dalton said. “Mother Nature pretty much shaped our year. It started with a big ice storm, and then the drought and record high temperatures – 106 degrees in Dallas, 117 they say, in Salem. And then water use cutbacks, and paradoxically later on, we had floods, and finally the white

cohort that began high school in 2010-11. Additionally, the district was able to bring its completer rate to 86.7%. Principal Donna Servignat said she was extremely proud of CHS’s class of 2021, touting their success despite losing By DAVID HAYES and out on many of the normal JOLENE GUZMAN activities of a traditional high Itemizer-Observer school experience through the Polk County’s two largest spring of their junior year and public high schools took diftheir senior year. ferent paths in their graduation “They faced terrific adverrates, according to numbers sity and were able to stay released by the state last week. engaged in order to earn the Central High School bucked credits they needed in order the statewide, slight downto walk across the finish line ward trend, seeing its gradua- and earn their diplomas. They tion rate improve in 2020-21 navigated constantly changing to 85.41%, up from 83.62% schedules, new online platin 2019-20. That equates to forms, two grading system 199 graduates out of 233 adjustments, and shifting total students. Statewide, COVID protocols,” Servignat Oregon’s four-year graduation said. rate involving 37,320 total Superintendent Jennifer students decreased in 2020Kubista said in addition to 21 to 80.6% from 82.6% in the administration’s imple2019-20. mentation of its High School Following the statewide Success Plan, there were four trend, Dallas School District’s key factors that contributed to four-year graduation rate fell CSD’s success. from 85.19% in the 2020-21 school year to 81.33 last year. The district graduated 183 See RATES, page A10 students of the 225 of the

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Bill Jenks grew up around dirt bikes his whole life. So, when he and his wife moved from the city of Salem out the countryside just south of Independence, he had a vision to utilize the land. “Just looking at the all the hills, I thought, ‘Oh my God. I gotta build a track out here!’” the now 54-year-old Jenks recalled. “The day we were moving in, me and my friend were tying little ribbons to weeds and bare briers, going yeah, we’re going to make a berm here and a jump here. My wife is putting stuff in the

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Central numbers increase while Dallas numbers dip

A local rider gets covered in mud at a new years ride Jan.9th at the BaD Acres MX track.

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“If it weren’t for Mother Nature’s strange sense of humor, life in Dallas was relatively tranquil last year,” he said. Dalton said Dallas remains one of the fastest growing cities in the state, having built 500 new dwellings and adding

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Lifelong enthusist opens homemade track to local motorcross riders

Christmas snowstorm ended the year. “Of course, all year plaguing us was Mother Nature’s nightmare, the pandemic. Shame on her,” he added. He said the city took those events in stride, with the help of snowplows, backhoes, chainsaws and the ever-present personal protective equipment.

house going, Come on. And I’m like, no way. Priorities babe.” For nearly 25 years, Jenks has kept his homemade motocross track for personal use and for his closest friends. Then, when the pandemic hit, Jenks had another vision – open up his track to everyone. So, for the last year and half, Jenks is the proud proprietor of BaD Acres private MX track. “The pandemic, it’s kinda what made me open it up to the public. It was affecting me. I wasn’t working any more. OK, what can I do? I can have people come out and ride, stay six feet apart, so whatever. Let’s do that,” Jenks said. “I don’t know why, but more people are out riding dirt bikes instead of going to football games. When it’s one of few things you could still

Commissioners approve $2 million to expand rural broadband service Contract negotiations next step with MINET, Alyrica

-MINET service to Clow Corner/Rickreall for $300,000 -Alyrica to NW Dallas using wireless $795,000 -MINET service to SW Dallas for little over $1 million -MINET feasibility study for Falls City for $20,000 Chairman Lyle Mordhorst said the need to expand broadband service became very clear when COVID first hit, forcing many residents to work from home with inferior access to the Internet. “It became apparent that Polk County was very challenged with internet access - 50% of houses in rural Polk County had no internet or what they had was very poor,” Mordhorst said. “And the change made in first round a year ago was amazing. It’s been brought up to 90%. To

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A drone shot shows the layout of BaD Acres track. go out and do. Cool for me, I guess.” He added motorcycle sales in general have increased exponentially all over the U.S. since the pandemic began,

especially in the local area. Jenks said the Sublimity Power Motor Sports dealership has been the No. 1 See MX, page A10

In an effort to expand broadband to underserved areas of Polk County, the commissioners approved at their Jan. 25 meeting four project proposals from two network providers which could potentially add services to more than 1,000 residents. Dean Anderson, project manager for the broadband proposals, told the County Commissioners the committee selected the four following proposals by MonmouthIndependence Networks (MINET) and Philomath based Alyrica Networks, Inc.: See BROADBAND, page A16

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moved around for 22 years or so because my dad was in the Navy,” Ellis said. “We were all over the place from Puget Sound to Hawaii to Japan and Maryland, and when they retired, they went back to what they knew, which was Oklahoma.” By JOLENE GUZMAN He developed health issues Itemizer-Observer as a young adult, and had his first stroke at the age of 26. FALLS CITY — Cory He had two more when he Ellis, the new superintendent was 33. He has a condition of Falls City School District, called methylenetetrayhydrostarted his eventual journey folate reductase (or MTHFR) to Oregon when he found which interferes with the his siblings through Ancestry production of an amino acid. several years ago. In his case, it leads to the Ellis is from Oklahoma, formation of blood clots. though he’s moved around the He’s now on medication, but country as a child and during has suffered several major his professional life. medical issues over the years, But a move to a small including pulmonary embocommunity in Oregon wasn’t lisms and heart failure due to in his plans. the pulmonary embolisms. “I’m an Ancestry story. I “So, I’m a walking miracle was adopted at birth and was basically,” he said. part of a military family and

However, if not for the need to find a cause to his health issues, Ellis may not have found the other part of his family, something he considers a gift. “I decided it’s probably time for me to look into what my makeup is all about, because I’ve always known I was adopted,” Ellis recalled. “Through Ancestry, I connected with siblings in Salem, a couple of which graduated from Dallas High School in the late 1970s.” They connected six or seven years ago, and starting talking about Ellis moving to Oregon. Education, it turns out, was also in his blood. That passion stemmed from a long line of educators in the family that adopted him. He told his Oregon family that it might be difficult to get a job in education coming from a different state and not knowing anybody. “My sister was pretty persistent about it, and she forwarded me some links, and Falls City was one of them,” Ellis said. It was the only job he applied for out of what she sent him. “Sure enough, I got the interview and here I am,” Ellis said recently, while sitting in his temporary office in the after school program office at Falls City Elementary School. Ellis was hired in December at a special Falls City School Board meeting in December and his official start date was Dec. 21. He said due to timing during winter break, his introduction to the district was slow at first. He had his first allstaff meeting on Jan. 13, but thanks to the process used to hire him, that wasn’t the first opportunity he had to introduce himself. “My hats off to the board and OSBA (Oregon School

Boards Association) because they gave the community an opportunity through a transparent hiring process that a lot of community members and staff members were a part of,” Ellis said. “So, a lot of them got to hear first-hand what Cory Ellis is about.” Ellis has a variety of experience to draw from, having worked in education in Oklahoma, Georgia, and Kansas. Outside of education, he’s worked for an architectural firm as a consultant on school construction bonds and in emergency management for the Choctaw Nation in Oklahoma. “I joke around that when I fill out a resume, I can put down that I’m a certified forklift operator, to a drone operator to whatever,” Ellis said. “There are not a lot of superintendents that can do that, but also in a small district everybody expects you to roll up your sleeves and get it done. I’ve been a substitute bus driver before. I’ve been a substitute teacher. I’ve been the one clearing off sidewalk when the snow hits.” Ellis said, though he lacks experience in education in Oregon, there are a lot of similarities in the field stateto-state. His most recent post was as superintendent of Konawa schools in Oklahoma, where he served 3 1/2 years in the top spot. “I know how education looks, and there is not much difference. A lot of times people look at Oregon and Oklahoma and go they are different, but when you start looking at education, it’s really the same,” He said. “It just what we call things, what the acronyms are. The premise of education stays the same; it’s just learning what the differences are and making those work.” Many of his former workplaces were similar to Falls City in size, and he graduated

from a small school. He said that many of them struggled finding the resources to meet standards applied by the state, something that is true of small schools in Oregon. In his short time at the helm, he’s noticed another similarity to the small districts he’s work for elsewhere. “The things that we really do well is individualized attention to students and Falls City does a really good job of that,” Ellis said. “I don’t think they can have enough pats on the back for what they do for each one of their children. I’ve just seen that in the last eight days.” Well on his way to getting his bearings, Ellis can now plan for the future in Falls City. Even with out-ofstate ties and experience, he doesn’t see his new post as temporary or as a transition to something different. “I’m looking for a longterm position here, to not only make recommendations of where we need to be next three to five years, but seeing the fruits of the labor,” he said. Ellis said the coronavirus could be more than just an impediment to education, but an opportunity to examine the system as a whole and update it to the modern world. “We could reinvent, rediscover and redesign what education looks like,” Ellis said. “And really that is what I’m going to ask the faculty of Falls City. Is this an opportunity? I will use a leadership team that will look at eight different components of school and strip it down like layers of onions and decide what is working and what is not — whether or not we are herding cats or do we have a definite mission and vision we are following.” The pandemic has changed the way people work — remote work is now common — and he believes school

should be doing more to prepare students for all possibilities. That includes working a “dream job” while living in their hometown. “That is something I’m really pushing, too. When students are looking at career choices, it’s a different world today,” Ellis said. “Before people would go to where the jobs are. Now you don’t have to be there.” Ellis said one lesson he would like to impart to students and staff is a perspective on time. He said especially for young teens, the journey to senior year and graduation can feel like an eternity, but it really isn’t. He stresses with the relatively small amount of time dedicated to education, students and their teachers should use it well. He in four years of high school, students will spend about 38% of their day during the school year in class. Out of the entire year, the figure falls to 10% spent learning. “It’s all about perspective,” he said. He presents students with a question: “Do you think it’s that big of a deal? I think you can do your best 10% of the time.” He said of all the resources at a student’s and school district’s disposal, time is the only one that can’t be replenished. “It’s the only resource that we have that we don’t get back, so use it wisely, you know,” he said. For community members who would like to get to know him better, or have an idea they would like to pass on, Ellis said his door is always open. To contact him, call 503-787-3521 or email cory.ellis@fallscityschools. org.

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Historic cavalcade wagon finally finds its place at new Heritage Museum site

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Independence publick works transports Cavalcade wagon to museum.

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Trammart News Service INDEPENDENCE — This past fall, a celebrated symbol of city history, the “Cavalcade Wagon,” finally traveled from long-term storage to its new home at the Independence Heritage Museum. It carried with it memories of campfire sing-alongs, tick-picking “parties” and coffee brewed in a pot with a dead snake. The prairie schooner look-alike represents a part of Independence’s past that was commemorated in 1959, when a group of intrepid Oregonians, and other enthusiasts, reprised the same journey along the Oregon trail that put some of the state’s early pioneers in Independence. The re-enactment was known as the “On to Oregon Cavalcade.” The cavalcade wagon, with its rib-like hoops for the canvas cover, was one of seven like it on the trek – and the only one to stay in the destination city. It was wheeled out of a storage container, loaded onto a trailer, and then hauled to the museum’s new home, explained Amy Christensen, the museum’s curator. Personnel from the city’s public works department pushed it into the building by way of the large garage entrance, she added. In fact, it probably wouldn’t ever have made the trip if not for the move of the museum to Second Street, across from the US Post Office. The museum’s former site, at the historic 135-year-old Baptist Church on Third Street, simply couldn’t accommodate the large wooden vehicle. The one on display at the church actually was a reconstructed farm wagon. So, this spring, when the Heritage Museum opens its doors after completing all the relocation and refurbishment, the public will get the opportunity to see the cavalcade wagon once again, after years in darkness. One of those who seems most pleased by the news is Richard Carter, the author of a book about the trip, “Trail Ruts.” Carter, whose great grandmother died on the Oregon Trail in 1852, was one of about 70 members on the wagon train that retraced the original trip 63 years ago. It was undertaken to honor Oregon’s centennial. Reached at his home in Washington, Carter said sometimes the experience seems like it took place an entire lifetime ago. At other times, it seems like only yesterday, he said. From his perspective at the age of 92, he looks back on those days -- being a young man traveling in a bumpy wagon across prairies and hills

Richard Carter as a traveler, leading sing-along – as a period of life-changing lessons. However, at the time, he considered it mostly a great adventure. The Conestoga-style wagons, which were built by putting new wood boxes atop running gear from those early trail rides, set out from the Missouri town of Independence, just as those early settlers did. And, just like their predecessors, the cavalcade troupers faced hardship. Some challenges were similar – burning temperatures, fatigued or sick livestock, battles with biting insects – but some were the result of modern times, such as cars roaring down highways that startled the horses. However, human nature in some proved to be a huge barrier, Carter recalled. The leader of the group, a seasoned rancher named Tex, was a blunt speaking but highly competent individual. His unfiltered communication rubbed some people the wrong way, Carter recalled. When some of the animals got distemper, Tex advised everyone to stop using a communal barrel for watering their hoof stock. When one man ignored that directive, and allowed an infected mule to drink, Tex toppled the barrel. Carter, who was one of those who went to a nearby town to purchase scores of new buckets, recalled that Tex realized right away “that he should have handled this differently.” Nonetheless, it proved to be a turning point. Soon there were a few “troublemakers” who spent time sniping about Tex’s leadership, he said. “A big difference was that if the early pioneers clashed with their companions, they could separate themselves from the original group,” Carter said. “They did this by taking a different route, going on ahead, or falling behind,” he explained. There was no such option for the cavalcade.

“Because of traffic and supply conditions, our group had to stay together,” he said. Carter was considered to have the most easy-going personality of nearly anyone on the trip, according to Jean Van Meter, who was one of the youngest adults in the group. In her early twenties at the time, she remembered starlit nights by a campfire, singing songs and cracking jokes about tick-picking parties – these good times usually originated with Carter, she recalled. Carter, who played the guitar, often began strumming at the first crackle of the fire. As for those tick-picking parties, they were nothing to laugh about, Van Meter said. “Tick fever” sent one participant to the hospital. Everyone was on the lookout for the tiny bugs on fellow travelers, she said. Carter recounted the time that “we went into a town, to a tavern, to have some fun, and eventually we all talked about it being time for a tick-picking party.” “One guy took off his shirt, and sure enough, one was crawling on his chest,” Carter said. Other unwelcome creature encounters weren’t amusing, either. After a pot of coffee was brewed and consumed during breakfast, a dead snake was found along with the used grounds when it came time to wash the container. This was seen as a willful act, not an accident in which the snake somehow crawled under the lid. “I can’t imagine the snake surmounting those difficulties to get inside the pot without human help,” Carter said. Personality conflicts were quite visible, agreed Van Meter, who had carried the snake on a big spoon to show Carter the morning that the incident occurred. However, her time with the wagon train was positive and life-altering, she stressed. She was a shy young woman who grew more confident and more

Grants available for historic properties and archaeology projects SALEM — The State Historic Preservation Office is offering grants for work on historic properties and for archaeology projects. The annual grants fund up to $20,000 in matching funds for preservation projects. Both grant programs support the goals of the Oregon Historic Preservation Plan. The Preserving Oregon Grants fund preservation of historic properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Work may include non-maintenance preservation like window repair, roof work, foundation projects, plumbing, and electrical needs. Recently funded projects include preservation of the following historic properties: • Aurora Colony Historical Society • Churchill Baker LLC, Baker City • Creswell Library Building

• Mt. Angel Blacksmith Shop • Santiam Pass Ski Lodge • Sodhouse Ranch, Malheur County • Union High School, Union • Willamette Grange Hall, Benton County Preserving Oregon Grants can also fund archaeology projects for significant work contributing toward identifying, preserving and/or interpreting archaeological sites. Archaeology projects by Southern Oregon University, Willamette University and the Vanport Placemarking Project were funded last year. The Diamonds in the Rough Grants help restore or reconstruct the facades of buildings that have been heavily altered over the years. These grants return buildings to their historic appearance and potentially qualify them for historic register designation (local or national). Recent façade

projects have taken place in Lincoln City, Oregon City, Rhododendron, and Wallowa. The online grant application is simple to use and includes plenty of support. A free, online grant workshop specific to these grant programs and how to use the online grant application will be offered. Visit the Oregon Heritage grants webpage to register. • March 9, 2-3 p.m. for Diamonds in the Rough building façade projects. • March 8, 1-2 p.m. for Preserving Oregon Grants archaeology projects. • March 8, 2-3 p.m. for Preserving Oregon Grants historic property projects Recorded trainings and tips are also online. To learn more about the grants and workshops visit www.oregonheritage.org or contact Kuri Gill at Kuri.Gill@oprd.oregon.gov or 503-986-0685.

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extraverted during her months and miles on the trail, she said. “This pushed me into meeting people, there were crowds all along the way,” said Van Meter, who still lives in Southern Oregon. The press coverage, at times, made worldwide headlines. At every stop, there seemed to be reporters, she said. Does this notoriety make the cavalcade wagon a spePHOTO BY ANNE SCHECK cial feature of the museum? Amy Christensen, Museum curator (left) and Not necessarily, according to Natascha Adams Museum Manager (right) Natascha Adams, manager of the Heritage Museum. Cavalcade.” Participants got Kalapuya who were here for “It is on display along with clues to words for a crossword time immemorial, and the many other artifacts that tell many other diverse groups that puzzle at certain storefront the story of Independence,” windows downtown. “I’m glad have resided in this location,” she stated, adding “we are to see people are remembering trying to shift our focus at the she said. “Our focus here is to begin to tell the stories that this,” said Van Meter. “To me, museum to talking about all of course, it was unforgettathe other aspects of this area,” have gone untold.” ble.” (Trammart News Service, Three years ago, the “The pioneering story is of Trammart Inc., is solely Independence Library held important, but certainly not responsible for the style and a history-oriented scavenger the only story,” she pointed content of news accounts it hunt based on the facts surout. “We want to make sure provides.) rounding the “On to Oregon we honor people like the

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alutations are in order for Independence City Recorder Karin Johnson, who has been elected executive vice president of the Oregon Association of Municipal Recorders, which means she will become the association’s president in the near future. And congratulations to Gloria Butsch, who has been awarded, as the city’s finance director, a certificate of excellence for her team’s financial reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association. Kudos to both women for their longterm service to the city, and the accolades they’ve earned.

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50 years ago Jan 12, 1972

Classen joins department

Howard Classen, an employee at thePolk County Branch of the Oregon Bank, was recently promoted into the loan department where he will be involved in making all types of loans. He has worked in the operations department as an assistant cashier and is currently one of two assistant managers. A long-time resident of Dallas, he graduated from Dallas High School, attended Oregon College of Education and served in the U.S. Marines. He was recently installed as president of the Dallas Area Chamber of Commerce for 1972.

Rural water story unveiled

Domestic water is now being supplied or soon will be to rural areas in Polk County, according to John Hansen, Polk County Extension Agent.

Dallas hosts paint-along event On Friday, Jan. 28 at 5:30 p.m. Dallas Library is having a free Galaxy paint-a-long event for ages 12 to 17. Participants are required to sign up due to limited space and supplies. Paint-a-long events are made possible by the Dallas Friends of the Library and donations and are provided through Tracie Kiernan Step by Step Painting For more information or to sign up: call 503-623-2633.

Monmouth, WOU celebrate Black History Month Monmouth will celebrate Black History Month with opening and closing celebrations at Western Oregon University’s Werner Center Pacific Room. The opening is Feb. 5 starting at 4 p.m. with a focus on Black history. Featured speakers will be Sen. Lew Frederick and Sen. Deb Patterson, Dr. Frank Morris Retired U.S. State Department official to Jamaica, and Taylor Marrow - History Professor and Diversity Inclusion Officer at Chemeketa Community College. During the month, look for school children’s art featuring black authors and poets

The Luckiamute Domestic Water Cooperative began operations in the summer of 1970 and now serves more than 250 rural residents in the southern part of the county, including Airlie, Suver, Pedee and Bridgeport. “There’s 54 miles of pipe just to serve these people,” Hansen said, “with water coming from a well south of Independence.” The project was organized as a cooperative and a board of directors was elected. Local financing of $20,000 for the water system was provided by 200 rural residents who signed up in the beginning of the project at $100 per family.

Special education teacher receives grant for classroom

Mrs. Burton Bell of Rickreall, a member of a philanthropic education organization in Salem, announced a special grant given to a Dallas teacher during Monday night’s school board meeting. The group presented Mrs. Sam (Diane) Weaver, special education teacher at Dallas High School, with a

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$100 check for use in her classroom. “The money is her’s to do with as she likes,” Mrs. Bell commented. “But we wanted the school board to be aware of the situation.”

40 years ago Jan. 27, 1982

Joe Card, Mary Lou Gardner are ‘First Citizens’

Mary Lou Gardner and Joe Card are Dallas’ “First Citizens” for 1981. They were named at the 25th Annual Dallas Community Awards Banquet, sponsored by the Dallas Area Chamber of Commerce, which was held Saturday night in the Civic Center. Gardner and Card were lauded for their years of contribution to the community and its citizens. Polk county Clerk Vi Starks presented the first Citizen award to Gardner and U. S. Congressman Denny Smith was on hand to present Card with his award.

Kunke appointed to commission

Governor Vic Atiyeh has appointed four new members and reappointed two others to the state Teacher Standards and Practices Commission. Appointed is Gordon Kunke of Dallas. Since 1970 he has been Dallas School District 2 superintendent of schools. Duties of the 17-member commission include establishing rules for teacher certification and decertification, issuing certificates and devising

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This week’s Itemizer-Observer Flashback is from Jan. 16, 1972. Use it this way – Instruction in general shop techniques and the use of hand tools hold the attention of 4th and 6th grade boys at Morrison School. They work under a “buddy” system, under the direction of Dave Davis, 6th grade teacher. and implementing standards for the evaluation of teacher education programs.

Retirees to be honored Friday at Willamette

Work stops at Willamette Industries Friday at 4 p.m. when a retirement party for four Willamette workers

happens in Hayes Cafeteria on the plant grounds. Frank Fast, with 40 wars, Myron Creswell, with 32 years, Bob Hayes, with 31 years, and Norton Ohern, with 26 years, will be honored at the party. The four men stopped for a few minutes with an I-O

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displayed in 14 downtown business storefronts. A closing celebration is Feb. 26 at 4 p.m. and focuses on black joy and leadership. The speakers will be Professor Darryl Thomas - Professor of Dance at Western Oregon University and Co-Artistic Director of Rainbow Dance Theater; Rian Gayle - Assistant Director, Access & Inclusion in the Office of Disability Services at Western Oregon University; and Elizabeth Braatz - ASWOU Senate President. Kaike’s Band will provide jazz music at both celebrations. Interested individuals can also join the celebration remotely through zoom at https://tinyurl.com/ Monmouth-Black-HistoryMonth. For information contact Carol McKiel at (574) 520-9245.

Dallas student named to MSU President’s List    Caroline Conolly, of Dallas, was named to Montana State University’s undergraduate honor rolls for fall semester 2021.       There are two MSU honor roll lists, the President’s List and the Dean’s List. To be eligible for the lists, students must have earned in at least 12 college-level credits. Conolly was one of 1,542 students with a perfect 4.0 grade

point average for the semester were named to the President’s List.

Piroshky Piroshky bringing popup bakery to Monmouth Feb. 4 The Piroshky Piroshky bakery is once again departing Seattle’s Pike Place Market to take their popular piroshkies on the road. The pop-up tour around the country stops in Monmouth Feb. 4 from 4 to 6 p.m. directly across 1520 Gwinn St. East. Piroshky Piroshky are wellknown for the pastry they’re named after, piroshki. These Eastern European hand pies, both sweet and savory, are made with yeast bread or pastry wrapped around a filling, including sausage, vegetables, fruit and cheese. They also offer monthly seasonal specials, including a chicken pot pie piroshky and strawberry marzipan hearts for Valentine’s Day this February. Piroshky Piroshky also offers vegetarian and vegan options, including a new Impossible Beef and onion piroshky. The popular Seattle bakery opened in 1992 and gaining national attention when they were featured on Anthony Bourdain’s “No Reservations” and voted one of “The 20 Most Iconic Food

Destinations Across America” by the Smithsonian. To make sure you don’t miss the popup offerings, order on Piroshky Piroshky’s website https://piroshkybakery.com/menu/ before 2 p.m. on Feb. 3 to pick up in Monmouth. Orders must be a minimum of $40.

In 2019 organizations receiving Operating Support from the Arts Commission expended $213 million, employed 11,681 FTE and produced events and activities that were attended by close to 3.7 million people. The Oregon Arts Commission provides leadership, funding and arts programs through its grants, special initiatives and services. Nine commissioners, appointed by the Governor, determine arts needs and establish policies for public support of the arts. The Arts Commission became part of Business Oregon (formerly Oregon Economic and Community Development Department) in 1993, in The Pentacle Theatre Inc., recognition of the expandwas one of 154 arts orgaing role the arts play in the nizations to receive a grant broader social, economic and through the Oregon Arts educational arenas of Oregon Commission’s fiscal year communities. In 2003, the 2022 Operating Support Oregon legislature moved Program. the operations of the Oregon Located in West Salem, Cultural Trust to the Arts The Pentacle Theatre Commission, streamlining received $5,087 as part of operations and making use of $1,265,166 in grants the the Commission’s expertise in Oregon Arts Commission grantmaking, arts and cultural distributed to nonprofit orga- information and community nizations with arts at the core cultural development. of their mission and budgets The Arts Commission is over $150,000. supported with general funds “We often hear that operappropriated by the Oregon ating support is the most important type of award,” said Arts Commission Chair Jenny Green. “Especially now, as arts organizations struggle to recover from losses caused by the pandemic, these awards help relieve a bit of the economic pressure.”

reporter this week to reminisce on their days at Willamette Industries, and their thoughts on retiring in 1982 and memories of the days past will be the subject of an article in next week’s paper.

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Darlene (Darla) Newton Jan. 18, 2022

Darlene (Darla) Newton of Dallas passed away Jan. 18, 2022, at the age of 94. She led a full and busy life until her death. She was born to the late Reverend Elgin and Edna Lang in Brandon, Manitoba. Her family immigrated to the United States when she was seven years old. She graduated in 1946 from Mount Vernon High School in Washington. After high school she attended Linfield College where she earned her BA and teaching certificate. She was a member of the Lambda Lambda Sigma Sorority. She met her deceased husband Thomas Jay Newton at Linfield College. After inviting him to the Sadie Hawkins dance their sophomore year, they married the summer before their junior year and went on to finish college together. They both enjoyed attending Linfield College football games into their 80s. After college they moved to Dallas, Oregon, and she began a busy life as a substitute teacher and volunteer in many organizations. She was a lifetime member of the Dallas Library Board, which tied in with her love of reading. She was a beloved and entertaining Oregon State Capitol tour guide for 25 years. She was appointed a member of the Selective Service Board for six years where she joked about being the token woman. Other involvements include, American Field Service committee member, chair of the Polk County Republican Party, Republican precinct committee member, state GOP executive committee, Polk County March of Dimes chair, National Cancer Society member, Dallas Little Theater Group member, Western Oregon University (formerly OCE) campus day for woman’s planning board member, chair of the Dallas gala (a civic fundraising event), and in 1968 she received the Dallas First Citizen Award for community involvement. Her father was a Baptist minister and she grew up loving the Lord and the church. As a child she sang hymns on Sunday nights with her father over the radio from Smith Tower in Seattle. After attending St. Thomas Episcopal Church just one time in 1953 she knew she had found her new church home. She attended St. Thomas the rest of her

life. She was very active in her church and sang in the choir until she was 90. When her daughters were young, she taught Sunday school and led the Episcopal Girl’s Friendly Society. Later she became the first woman on the Bishop’s advisory council, Episcopal Diocese convention delegate, Episcopal Church women president, and was an active member in the dayto-day life of her church. She loved to travel and especially enjoyed trips to Europe with her husband and to varied locations with her daughters. She enjoyed time with family and with her many friends. She was welcoming and accepting of all with a smile and a wonderful laugh. She always said, “Never waste a compliment,” if you see something good voice it. She is survived by her daughters Darcy (Bob) Irving and Tamara (Tom) NewtonBaker; grandchildren, Shylow Landis, Adelaide Zumwalt, Morgan Combs, and Grant Baker; and five greatgrandchildren Keith, Kenith, and Kaitlyn Landis; and Amelia and Heidi Zumwalt. A memorial service will be held later this winter. Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center is caring for the family. www.dallastribute.com In lieu of flowers the family is requesting donations to: St. Thomas Episcopal Church 1486 SW Levens Street Dallas, Oregon 97338, or Dallas Public Library 950 Main St. Dallas, Oregon 97338.

Dolores Rae Thiessen

Nov. 8, 1934 – Jan. 6, 2022

Dolores Rae Thiessen, 87, a resident of Dallas died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, in Salem. She was born on Nov. 8, 1934, in Corvallis, Oregon, the daughter of Harry and Viola Borden Kinney. She married Dewayne W. Thiessen Jan. 27, 1951, in the First Christian Church of Salem. Dolores enjoyed learning and took typing in 1965 as an adult. She took the business English and office procedures course at Salem Tech with the school secretaries in 1967. She worked at Woody’s Market from 1963 to 1965 and then began her career in the Dallas School District. From 1965 to 1966, she was at Academy Junior High School as a teacher’s aide, 1966 to 1967 at the LaCreole Junior High School also as a teacher’s aide, Lyle School from 1968 to 1969 teacher’s

aide, and for 28 years she worked at the Dallas High School as a library aide. She was the general Sunday school secretary for the Assembly of God Church from 1953 to 1998. She was the church secretary-treasurer for approximately three years. She is survived by her husband Dewayne; son Ron Thiessen; and daughter Pam Godwin; grandkids David Godwin, Timothy Thiessen, Kate Thiessen; sister Ardyth (Jack) O’Brien; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a son-in-law Ron Godwin. A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5 in the Valley Life Center. Private interment was in the Restlawn Cemetery in Salem. The Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center is caring for the family. www. dallastribute.com.

Edith McDermand

July 24, 1941 - Jan. 9, 2022

Edith McDermand passed on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, and is resting in heaven with our Lord Jesus Christ. She fought a long battle with cancer. She had a giving heart and many friends and family who will miss her. Edith was born in Bakersfield, California, and graduated from Taft High School in Taft, California. Edith and Walter McDermand were married on July 22, in Taft, California. They moved to Falls City, Oregon, in 1973. She was homemaker and worked at the store in Falls City. She loved to paint rocks and make jewelry to sell at Art in the Park. Walter and Edith were foster parents for 10 years and helped many boys become young men. She attended Valley Life Center, Praise Assembly, and Calvary Chapel Dallas churches over the years. She loved going to Camp Meeting in Brooks, Oregon. She was preceded in death by her parents Freeman and Kathren; and siblings Buck and Cubby. She is survived by her husband Walter; sister Cella (Len) Johnson; sons Walter McDermand Jr. and James (Pam) McDermand; and daughter Tammara Schlueter; grandchildren Mathew McDermand, Amanda (Matt) Moss, Kelly Iott, Heather (Raymond) Jimenez, Heather Mayes, Tucker Schlueter, Hannah MCartt; and many great-grandchildren. Memorial to be held at Calvary Chapel Dallas

at a future date. Memorial service to be held at Calvary Chapel Dallas Sunday, Feb. 6 at 1 p.m. The Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center is caring for the family. www. dallastribute.com.

Hugh Joseph Genualdi Jan. 18, 2022

Hugh Joseph Genualdi went to be with his Lord Jesus on Jan. 18, 2022. He was only 64. Forty-three of those years were spent building a beautiful life and love with his wife Jannene. From his family’s perspective, he was taken way too soon. He was so loved. His heart was true, and his word was his bond. The community has lost a loving servant and a highly skilled tradesman. It was his pleasure to help in many areas such as volunteer coach for baseball and soccer, as well as coaching and officiating for USA swimming. He also was proud to serve as a reserve police officer for the Dallas Police Department. “Integrity and Excellence at your service” is the motto of his GENU N business. There is no one else like him. In his youth, he excelled in every sport he participated in: swimming/diving, wrestling, football, pole vaulting and boxing. He was a strong man in many more ways than one. Hugh was the oldest of five children – the one everyone knew they could count on; his siblings Rose Genualdi, Sarah Gillen, Mary Genualdi and Jerry Genualdi are bereft of their solid-rock brother. Because their father was a police sergeant, killed in the line of duty, Wayne Unzicker stepped into the role and welcomed Hugh into their family as another son, with Kathie, Doug and Cheryl. This precious relationship lasted his lifetime, and his wife Lillian (age 92) still considers Hugh a son. Hugh is survived by his wife, and partner in all things Jannene; daughter Pamela; son Jesse; and grandkids Savannah, Kadence and Kaius; as well as his former son-in-law Kevin. There are no words to adequately express our sorrow, but we rely on God’s Word that tells us, “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for them that love him.” 1Corinthians 2:9. And “…God has not only raised the Lord but will also raise us up through His power.” 1Cor 6:14 A memorial service

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Jimmy Earl Rowden

April 16, 1951 – Jan. 16, 2022

Jimmy Earl Rowden, of Dallas, Oregon, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022, at 70 years of age. Jim was born in Dallas, Oregon, to Warren “Mutt” and Bille Rowden on Monday, April 16, 1951. He went to school in Foster and Cascadia, Oregon, in his younger years, and attended secondary school in Buckley, Washington. He married Sandra Welty on Jan. 13, 1970, in Tacoma, Washington. Jim was a logger his entire life. The beginning of Jim’s love of the woods and logging began at the age of 8 when he started learning to load logs with his dad. He then went on to own his own logging company with his son Jamie, and in his later years was a selfemployed timber cutter. He was a member of A.A. for 30 plus years. Jim loved nothing more than being a husband, father and grandfather. Jim is preceded in death by his daughter Deanna Rowden; his brother Jimmy Rowden; his wife Sandra Rowden; and his parents Warren “Mutt” and Billie Rowden. Jim is survived by his sons Jamie (Amber) Rowden, Jake Rowden; sister Dixie Palmer; brother Warren “Goozer” Rowden; sister Dawn Rowden; brother Ed Rowden; brother Ted “Bones” Rowden; stepmother Leora Rowden; grandsons Brett Rowden and Zachary Rowden. A celebration of Jim’s life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, at Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center in Dallas, Oregon. A livestream of the celebration will be available for those who are unable to attend https://my.gather.app/ remember/jimmy-rowden. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the local A.A. chapter or to a fund for Jimmy’s son Jake Rowden. The Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center is caring for the family. www. dallastribute.com.

John Stuart Sherbeck

Aug. 24, 1924 – Jan. 12, 2022

John Stuart Sherbeck passed away in a care facility in Salem, Oregon, where he moved after suffering a broken hip on Dec. 11, 2021. Stu was born in Redmond, Washington, and graduated from Redmond High School in 1942. His Parents were Jack Jennings Sherbeck and Mary Ellen Johnson. Stu served in the U.S.

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Kris Hanson

Oct. 30, 1961 – Jan. 4, 2022

Kris Hanson was born on Oct. 30, 1961, in Rupert, Idaho. Much to his parents’ surprise, his identical twin brother, Karl, was born seven minutes later! Kris always teased that he was the “ oldest!” Kris’ family moved a few times to the Brigham City, Utah, area and then to Billings, Montana, before subsequently settling in Oregon in 1971. Kris started grade school at Henry Hill Elementary, attended Talmadge Jr High, and graduated from Central High School (with Karl) in 1979. Kris explored a multitude of jobs and career options during his lifetime. He spent many years in the Brigham City, Utah area. He worked at Morton Thiokol preparing rocket engines for the space shuttle program. This is also where he met his wife, Sandy Misrasi. They married on Dec. 15, 1984, They were blessed with two children, a son Trevin and daughter Lacy while living in Bear River City, Utah. While in Utah, Kris also became a Freemason. An accomplishment that he was very proud of, Kris wanted to pursue a passion for farming so the family decided to move to Nyssa, Oregon in the early 1990s. When the economy went bad, Kris found a job with the railroad, mainly fixing and maintaining the refrigerator units on the rail cars. Kris started in Lake Oswego, Oregon, moved to the Irrigon, Oregon area, spent some time in Baltimore, Maryland, transferred to Willard, Ohio, and ended up in Selkirk, New York for the last years of his life. Kris had a love for life and adventures. He had a huge heart and would give help to anyone who needed it. He spent many of the” twin” birthday weekends in Las Vegas with Karl watching the NHRA drag races. Kris is survived by his father Butch Hanson of Independence, Oregon; his son Trevin and daughter Lacy of Nampa, Idaho; twin brother Karl of Henderson, Navada; and Sister, Kori Valencourt of Dallas, Oregon; also three aunts and many cousins. Kris was predeceased by his mother Hilary Russell. A small ceremony was performed in Albany, New York.

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Navy from October 1943 to April 1946, on a floating dry dock in the South Pacific. He worked as an insurance premium auditor for several companies in the Seattle area. He and Jean Pugsley were married in Framingham, Massachussetts. They were married 59 years. The family lived in Issaquah, Washington, for 41 years before moving to Dallas in 2005. Stu enjoyed their home in Dallas and continued his hobby of vegetable gardening there. Stu leaves wife Jean; daughters Janet and Judy; son Dan; and four granddaughters, all of California. The family wishes to thank the staff of Salem Health Hospital for their kind and professional care for Stu during his stay there. A graveside service will be held in Issaquah at a later date.

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Eli B. Bennett

May 29, 1991 – Jan. 16, 2022

Eli Bennett passed away on Jan. 16. Eli Attended schools in Independence and Perrydale. He is survived by sisters Shannon Bennett of McMinnville, Laura Elias of Tampa, Florida, mother Anne Thomas of Monmouth and father Earl Douglas Bennett of Sheridan, Oregon.

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Larry Lloyd Radie

Sept. 1, 1939 – Jan. 19, 2022

Larry Lloyd Radie, 82, of Sweet Home passed away Wednesday. He was born in Garrison, North Dakota, to August and Adelia (Eman) Radie. He lived in Scio and later on in Falls City until 1983, Foster until 1987, then to Waterloo until 2001, and finally settled in Sweet Home in 2001. On June 11, 1958 he married his high school sweetheart Barbara Riggs in Falls City, Oregon. He worked at the Boise Cascade Valsetz lumber mill from 1960 until 1983, when the mill closed. He started work in 1984 for Linn County Parks as a Park Ranger at Sunnyside. He later moved to the Waterloo Park where he retired and moved to Sweet Home in 2001. He enjoyed hunting and fishing in Oregon and held an Oregon pioneer permanent hunting and angling license. Larry is survived by his wife Barbara Radie of Sweet Home; sons David Radie of Irrigon, and Ed Radie of Salinas, California; grandson Michael Radie of Portland; sister Laura Flores of Salem; nephews: Richard Hall of Turner, Jeff Hall of Salem; two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents August and Adelia Radie; sister Arlene Hall; and brother Glen Radie. A celebration will be held this summer. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www. sweethomefuneral.com

Santos E. Rodriguez

June 19, 1947 - Jan. 20, 2022

Sadly, Santos E. Rodríguez, of Independence, died Jan. 20 unexpectedly in the comfort of his home with his beloved wife by his side. Born June 19, 1947, in Robstown, Texas, to his parents Manuel and Gloria, he grew up with his many siblings, working hard from just the young age of five. In 1961 he left the cotton fields, marbles he won, teachers he shot in the behind with spit wads, and came to Oregon. When his wife Patty of 56 years first saw him, she told her friend, “I’m gonna marry that man.” Later she did. The two were inseparable, had three children whom were his life and gave him purpose to protect. He carried many tricks and trades. He worked over 30 years for Detroit Ranger station, his second home and family. He could talk on and on about forest fires, “climbing the mountain,” and share a new story you’d never heard. If he wasn’t talking he was taking a “little nap” eating an orange or something salty, watching news, the Dallas Cowboys or baseball, “home run!” Calling someone to say snow was falling in the cascades, finding a deal on a truck or calling his sister’s to tell them how ugly they are, watering the cement or you as you walked by, at Hi-School Pharmacy causing troble, trying to steal a kid because he loved them, asking at Franko’s “hey buddy, give me a $5 fill up, put it on your tab!” Pulling hair, pinching,

teasing, putting food in people’s carts they would later pay for, picking up coins from the ground, or better yet, making mom do it, He might have been at the bank, asking for free money, and oh, the nicknames, Lurch, stretch, babe, bologna, Pork, fat butt, Webster, Mahone, Phyllis, kahuna, pimple butt, chona, fatso, chubby, princess, Pork chop, Matilda, skinny bones, pop, Moe, Homer, Patterson, Hazel, Blondie and Nacho. He left, leaving his wife, children, both grandchildren and great. He really loved each and every one of you as well as his brothers and sisters, family and many, many friends. He left how he would have wanted. His impact on us and the world is forever with us. “Que el Riche Valens descansa en paz con Díos. We love you Dad.”

Thaddeus “Ted”

John Niemiec, a True Pioneer Aug. 18, 1941 – Jan. 11, 2022

Thaddeus “Ted” John Niemiec, 80, passed away peacefully in Salem on Jan. 11, 2022, of natural causes while surrounded by his family. Ted was born and grew up in Chicago with his sister Mary Ann (Dranchak), and attended St. Ann School and St. Rita High School. He accompanied his father, a trucking company owner and long haul driver, from coast to coast which inspired his love for the open road and exploring new locations. Days after graduating from high school in 1959, Ted braved the primitive

roads and vast distance to Fairbanks, Alaska, in an old panel truck of dubious reliability. In Alaska he saw endless potential and set down roots as a pioneer in the very year Alaska attained statehood. He returned to Chicago in 1961 to marry his childhood sweetheart Christine Ann Brendal. Together, they returned to Fairbanks where they built their home and raised five children while Ted worked and attended the University of Alaska School of Engineering. Ted’s career spanned over four decades with the Alaska State Highway Department and Alaska Department of Transportation and public facilities where he was a survey party chief and project engineer. He engineered hundreds of miles of roadway, as well as bridges and airports, to connect Alaska and Alaskans, and to further open Alaska for commerce and as a popular tourist destination. Summers became an adventure in which Ted and Christine would pack the family, a trailer and tents to spend months out on projects near central, delta, and the Canadian border. Winter adventures would find Ted driving the family with that same trailer in tow as far south as Mexico City and east to Bangor, Maine. Ted and Christine moved the family to rural Monmouth, Oregon, in 1975, where Ted professionally led crews for a private surveying company. His weekends and evenings were never idle as he drove his passion for forestry in developing the Niemiec family tree farm, and participated as a member of the Oregon Small Woodland Association and the American Forestry Association. Ted resumed engineering projects for the State of Alaska until his retirement in 2001. In his retirement, he

continued to cultivate the family forest into a certified small woodland. This remains as a unique living legacy, including its many natural creatures, which Ted loved and deeply appreciated. Ted was preceded in death by his parents Andrew and Anna Niemiec; and by his beloved daughter Marie, and he joins them now in heaven for eternity. Ted is survived by his wife of 61 years Christine; sister Mary Ann Dranchak; children Andrew Niemiec (Sharon Walsh), John Niemiec, Cathy Hillenbrand (Mark), Renee Bear (Steve). He also leaves his grandchildren Megan Bear (Logan McLain), Chase, Amanda, Allie, and Nate Bear; Brian and Dani Hillenbrand; and Molly and Emily Niemiec; as well as his nieces and nephews David and Sue Dranchak (Andy Nielsen), and Brian Brendal (Christie) and

Denise Boksa (John). A private celebration of Ted’s life was held on Thursday Jan. 20, 2022. Donations in his name may be made to further Alzheimer’s research at alz.org. Farnstrom Mortuary is caring for the family. Memories and condolences may be shared at farnstrommortuary.com.

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July 12, 1956 - Jan. 23, 2022

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Dallas hosts first ever Lady Dragon Invitational By STEVE BRANDON Itemizer-Observer

Girls had the wrestling stage to themselves at Dallas High last week. The first Lady Dragon Invitational, conducted Friday and Saturday, brought wrestlers from about three dozen schools around the state. The first day was for dual meets. The second day had individual weight brackets. Dallas finished fourth out of six teams in the dual competition. The Dragons lost three meets but won two, even though they had only five entries for the 10 weight classes. “This was a pretty good showing,” Dallas coach Tony Olliff said. The second day, two Dragons placed in the top six. Freshman Ah Pymm McDaniel was fourth at 100 pounds, posting a 2-2 record. Freshman Ivy McIntosh was sixth at 110, winning her last three matches, all by pin. Also wrestling for the Dragons: freshman Delila Tormis at 110, senior Avery Shinkle at 135 and junior Evie Olliff at 145. The Dragons were 20th out of 36 teams on day 2 with 33 points. Central, whose 105-pound freshman Issabell Branske went 1-2, placed 32nd with four points. McKay won Saturday with 182 ½ points. St. Helens and Sweet Home tied for second with 105 each. Forest Grove was fourth with 99, followed by Hillsboro (98), West Albany (85), North Salem and Scappoose (78 apiece), Cleveland (67) and Estacada (58). Friday’s dual meet scores were: West Albany 27, Dallas 6; Dallas 27, Century 12; North Salem 36, Dallas 24; St. Helens 39, Dallas 6; and Dallas 30, South Albany 24.

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Dallas freshman Ivy McIntosh placed sixth at 110 pounds last weekend at the Lady Dragon Invite.

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Dallas girls particiated in the first Lady Dragon Invitational last Friday and Saturday. Dalls placed fourth out of six teams in the dual competition. St. Helens (5-0) won the dual title. The Lions handed North Salem its only loss, 41-18. West Albany was third with a 3-2 record. South Albany (1-4) was fifth, and Century (0-5) was sixth. • Dallas also had a MidWillamette Conference dual meet last week, and the Dragons captured six of the eight contested weights, all by pin, to win 36-6. The five lowest weight classes and the 285-pound class were double forfeits. Dallas’ winners were Thomas Talmadge (245), Owen Hess (152), Eli Hess (160), Owen Jones (170),

Cole Langford (182) and Eli Nava (220). The losses were close decisions, with Andrew Craven falling 8-5 at 138 and Emiliano Rocha coming up short 7-4 at 195. • Dallas wrestles at home Wednesday night against North Salem. • Central has a Wednesday night dual meet at home against Lebanon. The Panthers also won last week, defeating Corvallis 72-12 at Corvallis. Central claimed five of the six lowest weights to build a 30-6 edge there. Pins came from Panthers Case Merritt at 113 pounds, Adrian Martinez

at 126, Trevyn Lilly at 132 and Liam Sievers at 138. Central also got pins from Ethan Dunigan at 160, Manuel Vela at 170, Jose Lugo at 182, Joseph Pearson at 220 and Gabriel Haines at 285. Lilly got his pin with three seconds remaining, and Sievers pinned his opponent with two seconds left. Coach Andrew Garcia was excited that those two Panthers rallied after falling well behind in their matches. “Both of them just kept battling and wore their guy down, put him on his back and pinned him,” Garcia said.

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Dallas junior Evie Olliff, wrestling at 145 pounds, makes a move against a competitior last weekend at the Lady Dragon Invitational. All the other Central pins came in the first round, except for Merritt’s pin quickly in the second round, at 2:19. Garcia said he expects to have a good dual with Lebanon. “They’ve got a lot better team than last year,” he said. The Lebanon meet comes on Senior Night for the Panthers. Central then heads to South Albany on Friday to take part in the Tod Surmon/ Mid-Valley Classic, a tournament that has 13 teams entered.

• West Salem has a dual meet scheduled for 5 p.m. Thursday at home against South Salem. The Titans also are slated to be one of eight teams competing in the Tualatin Tournament on Saturday. West Salem did not wrestle last week because a tournament at Tigard was canceled. “Right now we are just battling through the season with cancellations and trying to keep our kids as healthy as possible,” Titans coach Mike Baker said.

Boys basketball prepare for final stretch matchups By STEVE BRAN DON Itemizer-Observer

The final playoff push is still a couple of weeks away. But it’s not too early for local high school boys basketball teams to be thinking about the playoffs and what it might take for them to make it. And not just to make it there, but also to finish high in the standings and strong enough to gain a good state ranking for favorable playoff seeding. Here’s a look at what’s up with and ahead for the teams in our area:

After that is a rematch with host Central on Tuesday, Feb. 1. The Panthers beat the Dragons 57-51 at Dallas on Dec. 21. Dallas lost both its games last week, falling 62-57 at South Albany and 82-29 at Crescent Valley, the No. 1-ranked 5A team.

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The Panthers gave Crescent Valley a game for a half last Thursday before losing at home 57-40. That left the Panthers are 4-2 in league and third, one game ahead of Corvallis and South Albany going into a big week. Dallas “It’s the week of our seaThe Dragons have their son,” Central coach Dean work cut out for them to Sanderson said. “We have to make the postseason. treat it like it’s the fight of Going into this week, our lives.” they were 1-5 in the MidThe Panthers were schedWillamette Conference and uled to be at West Albany trailing seven of the eight on Monday, and they will other teams. It will take play host to South Albany a top-four finish, or to be on Thursday. A home game the highest-ranked Class against Dallas is on tap 5A team not among the 15 Tuesday, Feb. 1. automatic qualifiers, to get The Panthers held Crescent into the postseason. Dallas Valley big man Noah Dewey was ranked 24th through last to 10 points, and only two week and on the eve of a after the first quarter. “He’s a Monday game at Lebanon. top-two player in our league Next for the Dragons and one of the top players is Thursday’s home game in the state. We were cenagainst Corvallis, which was tered around stopping him,” 3-3 in the MWC heading into Sanderson said. the week. But point guard Adam Temesgen got hot from the

outside, sinking six 3-pointers and leading the Raiders’ second-half barrage. Crescent Valley finished the night with 11 3-pointers while Central had three – a 24-point difference. “I should have done a better job of adjusting,” Sanderson said. “And good teams, when you take away their best option, they find something else. “But we aren’t going to win games scoring 40 points. We have to find ways offensively. We had 19 turnovers, and they made us pay for our mistakes.” Chase Nelson led the Panthers with 17 tough points. “Just playing my game. Seeing what they gave me and taking it,” he said. Adrien Barba added nine points. The Panthers had won four out of five before Crescent Valley. “We’ve definitely gotten better,” Nelson said.

West Salem

The Titans suffered only their second loss last week, in blowout fashion to Sprague, 73-45, but came back to win in overtime at Mountain View 71-70. The combination put the Titans at 3-1 in the Class 6A Mountain Valley Conference, one game behind Sprague and Summit, which was

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13-0 overall and ranked third in the state by the Oregon School Activities Association. West Salem was 11-3 overall going into its Monday game at Summit. The Titans will play at home on Friday against Bend. Sprague jumped on West Salem almost from the start and wound up getting 30 points from 6-9 Dallon Morgan, who scored inside and outside. “We played poorly. I don’t think we were mentally ready,” Travis Myers said. “We didn’t do a good job sticking to who we are, and we didn’t do enough to limit everybody else on their team.” West Salem’s dribble-drive offense was mostly dribble or dribble and turn over the ball. “They were really good (defensively) at the point of attack, and we didn’t do a good enough job of powering through it,” Myers said. “We felt contact and were backing off, and we passed up good looks at 3’s.” West Salem had won four in a row over Sprague, “and I think this was their Super Bowl for the year,” Myers said. The Titans’ 6-6 Brooks Ferguson got hurt near the end of the first half, taking a hard landing on what Myers called an undercut play by Sprague as Ferguson came in for a rebound. “It was disgusting, dirty,” Myers said. “Luckily he avoided a major injury. He was fortunate.” With one day to recover from an emotional game with Sprague, the Titans went to Central Oregon and built a double-digit lead in the second quarter, hitting a bunch of 13- to 15-footers. The lead

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was 15 in the fourth quarter, when Mountain View came on strong to force overtime. Mountain View had a shot at a 3 in the closing seconds to tie it, but the Titans double-teamed a potential shooter, who passed inside for a layup. But with only three seconds on the clock, which doesn’t stop after a basket in high school basketball, the Titans were able to let the clock run out and leave with their one-point decision. “Our kids have a knack for close games,” Myers said. “They know they’re going to find a way.” Jimmy Lathen’s 19 points led the way at Mountain View, and Tommy Slack added 16 for the Titans. Slack was the leading scorer versus Sprague, getting 14 points.

Perrydale

The 1A Pirates stretched their winning streak to eight games last week before losing 52-39 on Saturday at 2A Mannahouse Christian Academy of Portland. “Back to the drawing board,” Pirates coach Brian Domes said. Perrydale and Mannahouse were tied at 24-24 through two quarters, but the Lions got out quickly in the third quarter, finished that period on top 38-30 and never let the Pirates get closer than seven points after that. “A telltale sign for me is that we made 10 3-pointers and only four 2-pointers,” Domes said. “That is not our identity.” Perrydale only got to the foul line for seven attempts – and made just one. Brandon Graber led the Pirates with 15 points, hitting five 3’s, two of them in the closing moments. McGuire

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Perkins had all of his 11 points in the first half. And inside, posts Kamren Poulson and Kaej Haynes combined for just three baskets. Haynes had a terrific game the night before, as Perrydale held off Willamette Valley Christian 38-25 at the Salem school. “He was pounding the boards and being relentless,” Domes said. The defense allowed WVC only two points in the fourth quarter. Haynes and Poulson both scored 11 points against WVC. Haynes got his own rebound and scored with three minutes left to boost Perrydale’s lead to 34-25, too much for a WVC comeback. The other Perrydale game, and win, last week, came 50-26 at C.S. Lewis Academy/Veritas. This week, the Pirates opened with a tough league for in St. Paul on Monday. Perrydale will play at Falls City on Thursday, play host to nonleague North Clackamas Christian on Friday and be home again on Monday against Livingstone Adventist Academy.

Falls City

The Mountaineers were scheduled to start a run of five games in eight days on Monday, meeting C.S. Lewis Academy/Veritas. A game at Jewell was set for Tuesday. Now Falls City gets ready to play host to Perrydale on Thursday before traveling to Willamette Valley Christian on Saturday. On Monday, Jan. 31, the Mountaineers will be at Oregon School for the Deaf. Falls City was 3-5 and fifth in the Casco League after last week. The top five finishers will make the league playoffs, but the Mountaineers needed to stay in front of Jewell. Falls City picked up its first win in five games on Saturday, defeating Livingstone Adventist Academy 55-35 at Falls City. Crosshill Christian, a co-leader in the Casco, beat the Mountaineers 74-17 and Alsea topped them 50-40 last week as well.

SPORTS

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SCHEDULE Wednesday, Jan. 26 North Salem at Dallas wrestling, 6 p.m. Lebanon at Central wrestling, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 27

Corvallis at Dallas boys basketball, 7:30 p.m. Central boys basketball at South Albany, 7:30 p.m. Perrydale boys basketball at Falls City, 7 p.m. Dallas girls basketball at Corvallis, 7:30 p.m. South Albany at Central girls basketball, 7:30 p.m. Perrydale girls basketball at Falls City, 5:30 p.m. South Salem at West Salem, wrestling, 5 p.m. South Salem vs. West Salem, swimming at Kroc Community Center, 4:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 28

Bend at West Salem boys basketball, 6:30 p.m. North Clackamas Christian at Perrydale boys basketball, 7:30 p.m. West Salem girls basketball at Bend, 6:30 p.m. North Clackamas Christian at Perrydale girls basketball, 6 p.m. Dallas wrestling at Reser Tournament of Champions at Liberty Central wrestling at Tod Surmon/Mid-Valley Classic at South Albany

Saturday, Jan. 29

Falls City boys basketball at Willamette Valley Christian, 6 p.m. South Albany at Dallas girls basketball, 3 p.m. Falls City girls basketball at Willamette Valley Christian, 4:30 p.m. West Salem wrestling at Tualatin Tournament. Dallas. Sweet Home, Sisters swimming at Stayton Invitational, 10 a.m.

Monday, Jan. 31

Livingstone Adventist Academy at Perrydale boys basketball, 7 p.m. Falls City boys basketball at Oregon School for the Deaf, 7 p.m. Livingstone Adventist Academy at Perrydale girls baskeball, 5:30 p.m. Falls City girls basketball at Oregon School for the Deaf, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 1

Dallas boys basketball at Central, 7:30 p.m. Sprague at West Salem girls basketball, 6:30 p.m. Central, Corvallis at Dallas, swimming at Dallas Aquatic Center, 6 p.m.

Girls basketball teams eye progressing improvements By STEVE BRANDON Itemizer-Observer

For local high school girls basketball teams, it’s all about the process, making progress and trying to get on an upswing with more wins than losses. The league season is still young, but it goes fast. Dallas, Central, West Salem, Perrydale and Falls City only have about one month left in which to make their mark in regular-season play. A closer look at each team:

Dallas

The Dragons have games Thursday at Corvallis and Saturday at home versus South Albany, the latter a makeup game. “This week will give us an opportunity to see where we are,” coach Josh Rainey said. Dallas hadn’t played since Jan. 10 going into this week. The Dragons had Lebanon on their schedule Monday. “I just to get back on the floor, for games and not just practice,” Rainey said. The Dragons had “a couple of injuries and a couple of illnesses” that prevented them from having a full crew for practices, too. Dallas was 4-7 overall and 1-3 in the Class 5A MidWillamette Conference going into this week. One game that was recently canceled, against nonleague Hillsboro, probably won’t be made up, Rainey said. Another canceled game, with Crescent Valley, still has to be rescheduled.

Central

The Panthers were 5-7 for the season and 2-2 in the MWC after last week, when their only game was a 32-21 loss at Crescent Valley. It was anybody’s game going into the fourth quarter, after the Panthers played well in the middle quarters and overcame an early 13-3 deficit. “It was disappointing,” Central coach Marc Burleson said. “I thought we had a great practice leading into the game.” Central, which was scheduled to face West Albany on Monday, gets South Albany at Central on Thursday night. Fifth in the MWC after four games, the Panthers could rise into the top three, or better, if they can “play our style of basketball and play with some confidence and consistency,” Burleson said. The Monday game with West Albany was only the third home game this season for the Panthers, and it was

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West Salem

The Titans took a 2-0 Class 6A Mountain Valley Conference record into Tuesday’s home game against Summit. Next for West Salem is a Wednesday trip to McNary, a Friday trek to Bend and a home game against Sprague on Tuesday, Feb. 1. West Salem played well against a good Mountain View team last week, winning at home 54-50. In typical West Salem fashion, a variety of players made shots and plays and helped the Titans prevail late in the game and with a lead that did seem a bit precarious. “We played a good game,” coach Katie Singleton said, “but we need to build that mentality to close out games, how to work down the clock and choose the right shots.” Mountain View came into the game 3-0 in league. At different times, Mady Diaz, Mya Adams, Elizabeth Bennett and Baylee Butler were keys on both ends of the floor for West Salem. And Elizabeth Gile, a 5-5 junior, stepped in for some vital minutes in the post off the bench. Bennett finished with 17 points, and Adams had 15. The Titans went in front 49-42 on Adams’ side jump and layup right after that off a full-court press steal with 2:18 remaining.

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bench from sophomore post Becca Elkins and others. Elkins was tenacious in rebounding and going after 50-50 balls and turning them into 80-20 or better for the Pirates. “And Elana did really good job of being a team player and not being impatient” with the Perrydale box-and-one, Newton said. The Pirates have been showThe other wins were 42-9 at ing more signs of improvement C.S. Lewis Academy/Veritas of late. Monday’s game at and 44-13 at Willamette Valley home against St. Paul was to Christian. be another test, but Perrydale Perrydale senior Heidi had won four in a row through Juarez sank 3-pointers on the Saturday. first two possessions and shots Last week, the Pirates of the WVC game. She made went 3-0, capping that stretch four of her first six attempts with a 37-21 victory on the from beyond the arc and finroad against 2A Mannahouse ished with 14 points. Twelve Christian Academy in Portland. of those came as the Pirates “The girls played excepbuilt a 22-4 halftime lead. tionally well,” coach Terry Porter scored 11 of her Newton said. team-high 15 points in the secPerrydale and leading scorer ond half. Elana Porter found ways The Pirates got good work around MCA’s box-and-one out of substitutes such as Andi defense on her. Jayel Meyer Jones, Kenna Rosenbalm, did a solid job navigating the Sophia Jackson-Roteman, offense, and the Pirates contin- Isabella Keene as well. ued to get good play throughPerrydale was 7-5 overout the lineup and off the all and 5-2 in the 1A Casco League after last week.

The lead was 51-42 with 1:47 to go and after two Adams free throws. Mountain View pulled within 52-50 with 11 seconds to play, but the Titans safely got the ball into the frontcourt and got it to Butler for a clinching layup.

Falls City The Mountaineers entered the week looking for their second Casco victory of the season. They had games set for Monday against C.S. Lewis Academy/Veritas and Tuesday at Jewell. Next will be Thursday’s home date with Perrydale. Then comes a Saturday game at Willamette Valley Christian, followed by a Monday visit to Oregon School for the Deaf’s junior varsity for nonleague acdtion. Last week, Crosshill Christian defeated the Mountaineers 44-17, and Livingstone Adventist Academy beat Falls City 50-28. Amber Houghtaling led Falls City in scoring against LAA with 10 points. Isabell Saxton added nine points. Against Crosshill, Saxton had five points, and the Mountaineers got four points apiece from Nadia Meyer, Kassidi Thompson and Allison Lukins.

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Central, Dallas find gems in dual meet with Crescent Valley By STEVE BRAN DON Itemizer-Observer

Central and Dallas went 2-3 in boys and girls at last week’s three-way dual swim meet with Crescent Valley. The Raiders won the boys meet with 133 points to Central’s 23 and Dallas’ 19. Crescent Valley’s girls totaled 120 points while Central had 47 and Dallas 30 in the meet hosted by Central at Dallas Aquatic Club. Central had three victories. Gentry Hagedorn captured the 50-yard and 100 freestyles, and Taylor Hagedorn won the 100 butterfly.

Taylor Hagedorn was second in the 200 free, and the Central girls placed second in the 200 free relay and 400 free relay. Dallas was second in the 200-medley relay and had two second-place finishes each from Lonny Stork, in the 200 individual medley and 500 freestyle, and Hope Mikkelsen, in the 50 free and 100 fly. Dallas’ 200 medley relay team consisted of Mikkelsen, Rory Parsons, Molly Parsons and Stork. The Central girls’ runner-up relay teams had a lineup of Kaitlyn Landis, Sarah Cooper, Gentry Hagedorn and Taylor Hagedorn.

In the boys meet, Vasili Karatzas of Dallas placed second in the 100 free and 100 breaststroke. Central got a second from Haven Wenzel in the 50 free and from its 400 free relay squad of Wenzel, Alfredo Ortiz, Cash Hagedorn and Riley Young. “Another great meet for Dallas High School swimmers,” coach Sean Condon said. “Hope Mikkelsen swam very well. She posted a 27.15-second 50-yard freestyle time, which is a PR for her. Lonny Stork’s 2:20.66 was a PR for her in the 200 IM. “The relays did well, and both our women and men’s teams swam the 400-freestyle

relay for the first time this year and posted decent times.” Dallas, Central and West Albany were slated to compete in a three-way with host West Albany on Tuesday at Albany Community Pool. Central is scheduled to swim Friday night against North Salem and Silverton at Dallas Aquatic Center. Dallas will play host to Central and Corvallis in another league dual at Dallas Aquatic Center at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1. * West Salem’s swim teams split in dual meets with Sprague and Silverton last week, with the Titan girls winning both.

The West Salem girls defeated Sprague 136-22 and Silverton 105-65. The Titan boys fell to Sprague 99-69 and Silverton 111-59. The girls remain undefeated this season going into the team’s final home meet, which is Thursday against South Salem at Kroc Community Center. Kaden Oprea and Mika Oprea were the Titans’ top boys scorers, with each scoring 14 points against Sprague. Most improved honors for the boys went to Alexis Brambilla for slashing 16.63 seconds off his previous best in

the 100-yard breaststroke and to Ulises Cordova for cutting 63.93 seconds off his times in the Silverton meet. Paige Anderson and Reyna Macias led the West Salem girls against Sprague with a perfect 16 points each. Against Silverton, Macias and Mia Piexoto also had a perfect 16 points apiece. The most improved girls were Maya Garcia Schafer and Madison Thorp. Schafer improved by a total of 71.41 seconds in three events against Sprague, and Thorpe shaved 4.64 seconds off her time versus Silverton.

OSAA shifts 8-man football focus away from 1A to 2A schools By STEVE BRAN DON Itemizer-Observer

Eight-man football appears safe – through 2026 - for Class 1A schools. But the Oregon School Activities Association Football Ad Hoc Committee now wants nine-man football to be played at 2A, starting next season. The committee’s third proposal for the 2022-26 time block presents a third different look for many smaller schools. This one, released on Saturday after a Jan. 19

meeting and executive session in Wilsonville, has the nineman game for 38 schools in 2A (average daily membership of 75 to 145 students). The committee originally proposed having the larger 1A schools also play nine-man football. But 1A administrators and coaches acted swiftly and overwhelming in support of keeping the eight-man game that has been sanctioned by the OSAA since 1960. If the latest proposal is adopted, the OSAA would

have a state playoff and champion for 2A nine-man teams, with 1A teams playing either eight-man or six-man football, primarily based on their enrollment. The 6A, 5A, 4A and 3A schools are continuing with 11-man football. West Salem would play in the largest 6A football league. The Central/Southwest Valley Conference would have 10 teams. In addition to West Salem, the league would have McNary, North Salem, South Salem, Sprague, Sheldon,

Grants Pass, Roseburg, North Medford and South Medford. Perrydale and Falls City are on record as wanting to keep eight-man football. The Pirates and Falls City/Kings Valley Charter Mountaineers would be in a 14-team Special District 1 starting next season, according to the latest OSAA committee proposal. Others in that league, one of two for 27 1A 8-man teams, are Alsea, Bonanza, Camas Valley, Chiloquin, Crosspoint Christian, Days

Creek, Glendale, Lost River, Mohawk, Myrtle Point, Prospect/Butte Falls and St. Paul. The committee has said one of its primary concerns is declining participation in football statewide.The switch to nine-man football at 2A could show whether that is enough to significantly increase turnout and roster sizes. The committee’s latest proposal will be considered one more time – at a Feb. 2 committee meeting in Wilsonville

-- before the group sends its final recommendation to the OSAA Executive Board and Delegate Assembly for a vote. Once a setup for 2022-26 is approved, the OSAA State Championship Committee will resume its consideration of playoff formats for 202226. That committee will meet Feb. 14 and March 14 before making its final recommendation on the size and structure of football playoffs for each classification.

WOU ROUNDUP Women’s, men’s basketball squads look to recover from dual losses By STEVE BRAN DON Itemizer-Observer

Western Oregon women’s basketball lost ground in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference standings with two road losses last week. The Wolves will try to make that up at home when they meet Simon Fraser at 7 p.m. Thursday and first-place Western Washington at 2 p.m. Saturday. Through last week, WOU was seventh in the 10-team league with a 3-4 record. Western Washington was 4-1, Simon Fraser 1-3. The Wolves fell last week 73-61 at Northwest Nazarene (5-2) and 74-55 at Central Washington (4-2). Western Oregon trailed at halftime 31-29 against CWU.

track draws local motocross riders From Page A1

Kawasaki and KTM dealer in the nation. “That’s a lot of dirt bikes getting sold not too far from here. And Bill Motorcycles on 12th Street in Salem is the No. 1 Husqvarna dealer in nation,” Jenks recalled. “So, locally, there’s a lot of people that ride dirt bikes in the Northwest area. They’re all welcome to come right here. He said motocross enthusiasts usually have to travel more than an hour to ride on a decent track. He said there’s the Albany Motorsports Track, track PIR in Portland, Washougal MX Park in Washington, and Pat’s Acres in Canby, “If live in town, and you want to get some laps in after

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• Summer school credit recovery that CHS has held for the last two years; • The addition of graduation coaches who connect with students who may be behind in credits or struggling, and work with them to build plans to reach their graduation goal; • The implementation of a college and career counselor who continues to show students how important a diploma is to their future, whether that is a college or career pathway; and

Amber Winkler led the Wolves in scoring at Northwest Nazarene, tossing in 12 points. Tresai McCarter had a team-high 10 points, along with six rebounds and four assists, at Central Washington. The latter game featured the return of WOU’s top scorer, Meadow Aragon, who played only 13 minutes but had eight points and six rebounds.

Men’s basketball

The Wolves dug first-half holes in back-to-back road games last week as they lost 95-59 to Northwest Nazarene and 90-67 to Central Washington. WOU trailed 51-25 and 46-25. Cameron Cranston was the Wolves’ leading scorer in

both games, netting 16 and 29 points. The two opponents combined to shoot .553 from the field and .439 on 3-pointers. The Wolves (2-3 GNAC with four losses in a row) return to the floor for away and home games this week against Saint Martin’s, which was second in the GNAC after last week at 4-2. The first game is 7:30 p.m. Thursday game at Saint Martin’s. The Saints visit Monmouth on Saturday for a game at 4:15 p.m.

Track and field

Four women won events for Western Oregon at the George Fox/Portland Indoor last weekend, and two Wolves men won a total of three events.

Owen Collins, a senior from Beaverton’s Sunset High, took first in the men’s shot put and weight throw. Marlon Harrison, a sophomore from Las Vegas, Nevada, was first in the men’s triple jump. For the women, freshman Katie Chapman from Lowell won the mile with a personal best time of 5:15.85, edging the University of Portland’s Lauren Block, who finished in 5:15.92. Maya Hopwood, a sophomore from Bend, won the women’s 60 meters. Junior Moana Gianotti from Riddle captured the women’s shot put. Sophomroe Ana Popchockk out of Maupin won the women’s triple jump.

work, this is the perfect situation,” Jenks said. Jenks explained his homemade track is built for all skill levels, although those on the pro circuit made be the only ones underwhelmed. He said his track offers more elevation changes than most places you’ll find in the region with two pretty decent hills. From above, he pointed toward other features, including two sets of double jumps and a tabletop and a water feature that expands and contracts based upon current rainfall levels. “I like to keep it friendly enough for a beginner to come out and roll over the jumps, and as they get better and better, pretty soon they can clear the whole thing without being a pro. A pro would come out here and probably get bored. I kinda didn’t want it too dangerous, but want it challenging,” Jenks said. He’s even got a smaller area designed for beginning youth riders when they’re developing their love for the sport. “It’s like when you’re a kid and you take off on your

bicycle for the first time, the freedom, the independence you get from it. And when you hit a jump and you’re the air, that feeling of being in the air, it’s pretty cool,” Jenks reminisced. “It’s a of brotherhood of people into the same thing. I’ve found people into this sport more often than not, are somewhat family oriented. They have a lot of little kids come out here, which I really like seeing them learn how to ride or improve their skills. People helping each other out, fixing their bike or if they need some parts, just a whole brotherhood, community feeling which is really cool.” To encourage that community, Jenks doesn’t “charge” for the use of his track. He graciously accepts $20 donations. He prefers dirt bikes, but he’s open to people bringing out their quads or three-wheelers to ride. But No side by sides. Not enough room. While the track has its busy and down days, the Jenks opens up his whole property for his annual Poker Run in

Bill Jenks opened up his private motocross track, just south of indepence, to the public

• The continued development and implementation of CTE (career and technical education) pathways. Meanwhile, six more students completed graduation requirements in the Dallas School District, to bring the district’s 2021-22 completer rate to 84%. Before this year’s dip, the district had a three-year trend of increasing rates. “Disruptions from COVID had an effect. Prior to 2021, we experienced a three-year graduation growth trend which tells me we are on the right track,” said Superintendent Andy Bellando. “We were challenged to meet the technology requirements for distance learning at the beginning of the pandemic, which effected our ability to adequately support students in a short amount of time.”

Bellando said since then, the district has been able to provide all students with devices. “All teachers and assistants now have laptops, improved technology equipment and platforms to better support student needs, whether in person or not,” Bellando said. “The vision of our technology and innovation department is fully aligned with our district vision, in support of the individual needs of each student. This will make a significant difference moving forward.” Bellando said that the district makes significant effort to help students who do not graduate on time earn the credits needed to receive a diploma. “Our five-year completer rates are just as important as our four-year graduation rates,” Bellando said. “Our

2021 five-year completer rate remains strong at 91%, the latest in an improving fouryear trend. I am proud of our staff for making this happen.” He said last summer, the district created a K-12 summer program that included credit recovery options for high school students. “Many seniors who did not meet graduation requirements by last June earned sufficient credits over the summer to qualify,” Bellando said. “They will be reflected in our five-year graduation cohort rate next year.” The district also uses Graduation Alliance, a service that offers assistance to former students who have not finished high school. Bellando added that Dallas has hired a high school graduation coach and created Dallas Virtual Academy to provide students with another

Baseball

Western Oregon is picked to finish second in the GNAC. Northwest Nazarene is No. 1 with the first-place vote of four of the conference’s five coaches and 24 points. The Wolves came up with 19 points, followed by Central Washington with 15 and one first-place vote, Montana State Billings with 10 points and Saint Martin’s with seven. Northwest Nazarene won the championship a year with a 21-3 league record to WOU’s 19-5. Those two wound up in the D-II West Regional finale, with NNU winning 12-6. The season starts Feb. 3, with Western Oregon at Fresno State.

Softball

GNAC coaches have voted the Wolves out of seven teams in the preseason poll. Western Washington and Northwest Nazarene went 1-2. WWU had four first-place votes and 46 points. NNU had three first-place votes and 44 points. Western Oregon was next with 24 points, followed by Saint Martin’s with 22, Simon Fraser with 21, Montana State Billings with 20 and Central Washington with 19. Last season, Western Washington won the GNAC Championships after Northwest Nazarene claimed the regular-season conference title. Western Oregon opens with a home doubleheader against Bushnell on Feb. 1.

early January, which draws about 30 riders each year and another get together on New Year’s. In his barn, Jenks has a small section of gear for sale and a few boots, helmets and other items available for loan. And in the summer months, he breaks out a concession stand, offering up snow cones. “It’s kinda my thing. When you’re a kid, I mean, the only thing that compares to that is cotton candy,” he said. The track is essentially open year-round. As a one-man maintenance crew, Jenks is looking to expand his service fleet. “If anybody out there with a backhoe, excavator, or bulldozer wants to trade for some track time, I’m all about that,” he added. To learn more, go to the Bad Acres private MX track Facebook page. PHOTO BY STACEY WHITE

option for completing their education. “I am proud of these and many other efforts which will result in a return to improving graduation rates,” Bellando said. While Central’s administration is happy with current numbers, Kubista said there is still work to be done. “We noticed that many of our student focal groups have increased graduation rates, while others have not. Our goal is for every student in Central School District to have the skills and character to achieve and be successful in school, career, college, and community,” Kubista said. “Continued areas of growth include students experiencing disabilities and emergent bilinguals. However, our goal is for all focal groups to continue to improve.”

Graduation Rates Breakdown: State 2020-21 – 80.63% 2019-20 – 82.63% Polk County 2020-21 – 83.59% 2019-20 – 84.95% Central High School 2020-21 – 85.41% 2019-20 – 83.62% Dallas High School 2020-21 – 81.33% 2019-20 – 85.19% Falls City High School 2020-21 – 76% 2019-20 – 81.82

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PUBLIC NOTICES PERSUANT TO ORS CHAPTER 87 Notice is hereby given that the following vehicle will be sold, for cash to the highest bidder, onl/31/2022. The sale will be held at 10:00am by EDGEWATER AUTO CENTER 4250 SALEM DALLES HWY NW SALEM, OR 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS VIN JTDKN3DUIA0076403 Amount due on lien $5175.00 Reputed owner(s) WA WERU, GRACE W (Jan. 19, 26, 2022) NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR POLK COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of Beverlee A Linn, Deceased, No. 22PB00057 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, to the personal representative in care of Lane P. Shetterly, at the address appearing below, or they may be barred. ALL persons whose rights may be affected by the proceeding may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, the personal representative or the attorneys for the personal representative. DATED and first published this 26th day of January, 2022. Lorrel B. Palmer Personal Representative LANE P. SHETTERLY SHETTERLY, IRICK & OZIAS Attorneys at Law POBox 105 Dallas, Oregon 97338 Telephone: 503-623-6695 Fax: 503-623-6698 (Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 9, 2022) NOTICE OF UPCOMING

PUBLIC HEARINGS WASTEWATER FACILITY PLAN The Independence Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on February 7, 2022 (at 7:00 pm) to consider a revision to the Independence Wastewater System Facility Plan, and associated revisions to the Independence Comprehensive Plan. The facility plan is a 20-year planning document that outlines improvements to the City’s sanitary sewer collection and treatment systems. The previous master plan was completed in 2014 and this plan would update the document to remain current with the community’s wastewater needs. The document is available at: https://www. c i . i n d e p e n d e n c e . o r. u s / publicworks/constructionprojects If the Planning Commission votes to forward the changes to the City Council, the Independence City Council will consider the Planning Commission recommendation during a public hearing on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. The hearing would start shortly after 6:30 pm. Public Hearing Locations: The public hearings will occur at 555 S. Main Street, Independence, OR 97351. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. A request for an interpreter for the hearing impaired, or for other accommodations for persons with disabilities, should be made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to Karin Johnson, City Recorder, 503-838-1212 / TTY: 800-735-2900. The City is an Equal Opportunity Provider. I n f o r m a t i o n Av a i l a b l e : Information about the proposal is available o n l i n e a t h t t p s : / / w w w. c i . i n d e p e n d e n c e . o r. u s / publicworks/constructionprojects. Paper copies of

the materials are available for inspection at no cost at the Independence Civic Center. Staff reports for the proposals will be available at least seven days prior to the hearings. Physical copies of the documents may be obtained from the City for a minimal cost. Submittal of Testimony: Anyone wishing to present written testimony may submit the testimony up to and at the public hearings. Oral testimony may be provided at the hearings. Appeal Process: Individuals that would like to reserve their right to appeal the proposals should comment or submit a letter, along with any concerns, by the close of the public hearings. Failure to raise an issue in person or by letter, or failure to provide sufficient specificity to afford the decision-maker the opportunity to respond to the issue, precludes the ability to raise the issue at a subsequent time on appeal (before the Independence City Council or before the Land Use Board of Appeals). Staff Contact: For further information, please contact Fred Evander, Community Planner, at the Independence Civic Center, 555 S. Main Street, Independence, OR 97351, (503) 837-1168, or fevander@ci.independence. or.us. (Jan. 26, 2022) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF POLK No. 22PB00131 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS In the Matter of the Estate of: HENRY ALAN PIEPER, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative. All persons having claims against the Estate are required to present their claims, with proper vouchers attached, within four months after the date of

first publication of this notice, as stated below, to the attorney for the Personal Representative at: 133 SW Academy St., Dallas, OR, 97338, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the Personal Representative, or the attorney for the Personal Representative. Dated and first published January 26, 2022. Carl F. Pieper Personal Representative ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Stephen F. Mannenbach OSB #803000 133 SW Academy St. Dallas, OR 97338 (503)623-6052 (503)623-6053 fax mannenbachlaw@live.com (Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 9, 2022) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF POLK Case No. 21DR17737 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION PROCEEDING In the Matter of the Marriage of JOHN F. BAIRD, Petitioner, and PEYTON T. SALYER, Respondent. PEYTON T. SALYER, you are hereby required to appear and defend PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE filed against you in the above-entitled cause within thirty (30) days of the date of first publication, and in case of your failure to do so, Petitioner will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE. The PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE alleges dissolution of your marriage on the grounds of irreconcilable differences, property and debt division and Petitioner’s costs and attorney fees.

NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: READ THIS NOTICE C A R E F U L LY THE RESPONDENT HEREIN S H O U L D TA K E N O T I C E T H AT I F I T I S Y O U R INTENT TO CONTEST THE MATTERS INVOLVED HEREIN, A WRITTEN RESPONSE SPECIFYING T H E M AT T E R S T O B E CONTESTED MUST BE FILED BY YOU WITH THE TRIAL COURT ADMINISTRATOR WITH PROOF OF SERVICE OF A COPY THEREOF ON PETITIONER’S ATTORNEY NOT LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION JANUARY 26, 2022, along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the Petitioner’s attorney. ABSENT GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, NO CONTEST TO THE PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE SHALL BE PERMITTED UNLESS THE CONTESTANT HAS FILED A WRITTEN RESFONSE. If you have questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may call the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service at (503)6843763 or toll-free in Oregon at (800)452-7636. Anthony B. James, OSB #052924 Attorney for Petitioner 207 Main Street W. Monmouth OR 97361 (503) 838-4996 I Fax (503) 837-0575 Email: anthony@ pjattorneys.com (Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 9, 16, 2022) PUBLIC NOTICE AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Falls City is completing a Housing Rehabilitation project funded with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the Oregon Business Development Department (OBDD). The location of the project is in Falls City and all of Polk County outside of West Salem. It is estimated that the Housing

Rehabilitation project has benefited at least 38 persons of whom 100% are low or moderate income. A public hearing will be held by the Falls City Council at 6:00PM on February 14, 2022 in the Community Center at 320 North Main Street, Falls City, Oregon. Council is meeting via Zoom during the pandemic. You can join the City Council meeting via Zoom by opening the City webpage at https://www. fallscityoregon.gov/citycouncil and clicking the join here link. The purpose of the hearing is for the Falls City Council to obtain citizens views about the project and to take comments about the local government’s performance. Written comments are also welcome and must be received by 4:00PM on February 11, 2022 at Falls City City Hall 299 Mill Street, Falls City, OR 97344 or you can email City Council c/o info@ fallscityoregon.gov. Both oral and written comments will be reviewed by the City Council on February 14, 2022 at the public hearing. While the location of the hearing is accessible to the disabled, participation at this time is only possible via Zoom with the link to join the hearing available on the city website at https://www.fallscityoregon. gov /c it y - c ounc i l. Ple a s e contact Athena Warren at 503.787.3631 if you need any help accessing the Zoom link in order to the attend or participate in the hearing. More information about the Oregon Community Development Block grant program and the project is available for public review at City Hall located at 299 Mill Street, Falls City, OR 97344. Advance notice is requested by calling the City at 503.787.3631. (Jan 26, 2022)

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• JOYNT FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC - Dr. Brian Joynt, DC - 629 Clay Street East, Monmouth, OR 97361 Family-oriented chiropractic clinic, dedicated to creating an unparalleled experience of service, quality and care by teaching the true principles of chiropractic. We look forward to empowering each of you to help your family participate more fully in life. New patients welcome. Accept most insurance. Auto/ personal injury and work comp. Massage therapist on site. Complimentary consultations. Call us today to make your appointment (503) 837-0550. • THORNTON CHIROPRACTIC - Drs. Sharon and Marty Thornton - Palmer Graduates - We care, God cures. 1650 Monmouth St., Independence, OR 97351 • 503-838-3346. Office hours: Mon & Wed 8am-12pm & 2pm-6pm, Tues 9am-12pm & 2pm-6pm, Thurs 2pm-6pm, Fri 8am-12pm & 2pm-5pm. Proudly serving Polk County for over 24 years. Offering Thompson Drop and other hands-on techniques, as well as Advanced Activator Methods and Functional Neurology. We provide gentle and effective full-spine and extremity adjusting for all ages in a loving and caring environment. We are accepting new patients for Family Wellness Care, Medicare, Auto or personal injury & Workers Comp. Licensed Massage Therapy available on site.

• WESTON K. MORRILL, DMD - 289 E. Ellendale Suite #201, Dallas. 503-623-6616. Family, preventive, and cosmetic dentistry. Complete dentistry for the entire family. Se habla español. • KENNETH WINOKUR, DMD - 329 South Main Street Independence, OR 97351. 503-838-1633. High quality service with your comfort in mind. Nitrous oxide gas sedation available. www.independencedental. org

COUNSELING • CROSS AND CROWN COUNSELING offers counseling services to individuals, couples and families as well as seminars and grief recovery workshops. Areas we support but are not limited to are adolescent, premarital, marriage, family, trauma, crisis, grief, depression, anxiety, anger, divorce, and identity crisis. We help our clients find healing, learn communication skills, and appropriate responses to individual and family needs and how to obtain overall health, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. We provide a safe and caring environment to face life situations, address interpersonal and intrapersonal conflict and help individuals realize their full potential in order to live decisively with truth, relevance, perspective, and purpose. Our counselors are NCCA Licensed Clinical Christian Counselors, Licensed Clinical Pastoral Counselors and Certified Temperament Counselors. Our office is located at 689 Main St., Dallas, OR 97338. For more information or to schedule an appointment visit our website www.crossandcrowncounseling.com or call (503) 917-1625.

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HEARING HEALTH • JOYFUL SOUND HEARING SERVICES, INC. Mark Sturtevant, 312 Main Street, Dallas OR, 503-6230290. Providing Polk County with hearing solutions for 30 years. Services include: Hearing evaluations, Diagnosing hearing loss; Impedance; Fitting all types of hearing devices, Servicing all makes and models of hearing aids; Ear inspections; Wax removal; Hearing protection. Hours: Monday - Thursday 9am-4pm. (Fridays by appointment only.)

IMAGING SERVICES • WEST VALLEY HOSPITAL offers state-of-the-art, all-digital diagnostic imaging services. With your physician’s referral, we provide bone density tests, CT scans, fluoroscopy, mammography, ultrasound, X-ray and MRI services. Check out our comfortable and spacious mammography suite. We are located at 525 SE Washington St., Dallas, 503-623-7302.

LABORATORY SERVICES • SALEM HEALTH HOSPITALS & CLINICS provides lab services at two convenient locations in Dallas and Monmouth. Both fully accredited labs accept health care provider referrals for collections and testing. The labs also offer employment and self-referral drug testing. Appointments are not required at either location. WEST VALLEY HOSPITAL outpatient lab available from 6am-8pm, seven days a week, at 525 SE Washington St., 503-917-2063 SALEM HEALTH MEDICAL CLINIC – MONMOUTH is open Monday to Friday, 8:30am to noon and 1 to 4:30pm, 512 Main St., Suite 300, 503-814-8345

PHYSICAL THERAPY/ REHABILITATION SERVICES • PINNACLE PHYSICAL THERAPY is an orthopedic physical therapy facility committed to getting great results for each patient. We focus on advanced spine care, women’s health issues, sport rehab, vehicle accidents, and work injuries. We offer highly specialized care including manual therapy, aquatic therapy, specific deep tissue mobilization techniques, Postural Restoration Institute (PRI) techniques and therapeutic exercise. We have a warm, caring and friendly staff and accept most private health insurance, auto insurance, and workers’ compensation insurance. We offer both male and female physical therapists. Often no physician referral is needed to start care. Call us today and ask how to get therapy for your condition or talk to your physician to see if physical therapy is right for you. Call us: 503-623-2433. We are conveniently located at 210 W. Ellendale Avenue Dallas, Oregon 97338; (next to Taco Bell) Check us out on the web: www.pinnaclephysicaltherapy.com • WEST VALLEY HOSPITAL offers a wide range of rehabilitation services. The hospital, located at 525 SE Washington St. in Dallas, offers physical, occupational and speech therapy. Aquatic therapy at Dallas Aquatic Center is also offered. 503-623-7305. • SALEM HEALTH MEDICAL CLINIC – MONMOUTH offers physical, occupational and speech therapy. Located at 512 Main St., 503-838-1388. Visit salemhealth.org/westvalley.

PRIMARY CARE SALEM HEALTH MEDICAL CLINICS are accepting new patients in Dallas, Monmouth and Independence. With a proactive health care approach, the clinics provide care for all ages. Services include annual exams, immunizations, lifestyle counseling. Learn more at salemhealth.org/westvalley. Dallas — 1000 SE Uglow Ave., 503-623-8376 Dallas — 641 SE Miller Ave., 503-623-2345 Independence — Central Health and Wellness Center - 1601 Monmouth St., Suite 100, 503-838-0045 Monmouth — 512 Main St., Suite 300, 503-838-1182

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NOVA HEALTH URGENT CARE provides treatments and services for time-sensitive injuries and illnesses. We have caring and knowledgeable staff to treat a variety of conditions such as fever & flu, sprains ORTHODONTICS & strains, allergies & asthma, and dehydration. • YENNE & SCHOFIELD - SPECIALISTS IN Additional services include sports physicals, on-site ORTHODONTICS - 580 Main Street, Suite E, lab & x-ray, sutures & stitches, and vaccinations. WalkDallas, 503- 623-5002. Providing Polk County with ins are welcome or schedule online at novahealth. orthodontic care for children and adults for functions com. The Nova Health clinic is located at 186 West Ellendale Avenue in Dallas; (971) 900-4140. and cosmetics. Open Tuesdays & Thursdays.

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Dallas Police Report Friday, Jan. 14, 2022 At 11:41 a.m., three males were cited and released for criminal trespass from property in the 200 block of Southwest Mill Street. One of the males was also cited and released for criminal mischief III. At 6:38 p.m., a female subject was cited and released for DUII, driving while suspended and reckless driving on Northwest Denton Avenue.

Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022

At 11:49 a.m., a report of various transient items left from a campsite were scatted down by the creek east of the Aquatic Center. Parks department was contacted. At 9:51 p..m., a report of shots fired in the area of the 500 block of East Ellendale Road. No other calls and nothing seen or heard upon arrival.

Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022

At 2:53 p.m., a report of sewage bubbling up from a drain and running down the street on Southwest Elmwood Drive. Public works was notified.

Monday, Jan. 17, 2022

At 10:18 a.m., a male subject was arrested for stalking, telephonic harassment and violation of restraining order. At 11:36 a.m., drug paraphernalia was found lying among the apartment trash on Southeast Dimick Street. At 3:06 p.m., a theft was reported on East Ellendale Avenue. Two bags were stolen off a person’s front porch.

Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022

At 8:29 a.m., a person reported being phone scammed out of $540 on Southeast LaCreole Street. At 10:30 a.m., a sex offense was reported to Dallas Police at the police station. Under investigation. At 10:31 a.m., a person reported a romance scam spanning several years and potentially millions of dollars on West Ellendale Avenue. At 11:09 a.m., a person reported finding a smart watch outside on his porch on Southwest Birch Street. The watch did not belong to anyone at the residence.

Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022

At 2:14 a.m., a male subject was lodged into the Polk County Jail on a felony warrant. At 9:30 a.m., a prowler was reported on Southwest Ellis Street. It turned out to be a person who works for OlsonLLC that is contracted with the city to read water meters. The caller thought he was holding a knife, but he had a pry bar in his hand used for digging up covered meter boxes. At 1:36 p.m., a hit and run was reported in the 100 block of East Ellendale Avenue. A male subject was cited and released for

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failing to perform the duties of a driver/property damage. At 3:44 p.m., an arson was reported on Southwest Ash Street. A male subject was cited and released for criminal mischief II. At 9:09 p.m., a report of a theft at Walmart. The person was gone before arrival.

Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022

At 4:23 a.m., a report of a small gas fire in the driveway of a residence on Southwest 10th Street. A person claimed the fire was started by a cigarette. The fire was put out shortly after police arrived. At 10:17 a.m., police responded to a report of a male who pulled up his coat and scratched his bare butt. Police spoke to the individual who was sitting on a bench and was wearing his pant low. He said he would pull his pants up higher.

Polk County Sheriff’s Office Monday, Jan. 17 At 3:45 a.m., a motorist was cited for failure to obey a traffic control device on Frontier Drive off Hawk Court. At 10:53 a.m., a deputy took into custody a dog on the loose in the 500 block of Pacific Highway and took it to Willamette Humane Society. The owner was cited for dog as a public nuisance. At 11:44 a.m., a resident in the 3400 block of Champlain Court reported sometime overnight someone entered their work vehicle and stole two masks with filters and a pair of kneepads, valued at $100. At 6:41 p.m., a report of mail stolen on Jan. 14 from a residential mailbox in the 8200 block of Corvallis Road. At 9:52 p.m., a resident on Main Street in Falls City reported her neighbors pepper sprayed her dog. The resident admitted she had promised to keep her dog inside while the neighbors were working on the fence. Incident is being investigated.

Tuesday, Jan. 18

At 2:21 a.m., a Black Chevy Nova was found off Highway 22 near milepost 8 in the north ditch facing east bound. The vehicle did not appear to be drivable. The back of the car was filled with car parts and random items. There was nobody around. At 11:51 a.m., sometime between Jan. 14-17, someone stole a 1995 Ford F350 pickup from Dallas Automotive at 12835 Westview Dr. where it had been parked for some time. The vehicle had a blown head gasket so couldn’t have been driven very far. At 12:56 p.m., a resident in the 2800 block of Round Tree Avenue reported her neighbor’s “energetic and out of control” husky got out and jumped up on her in her yard. She was uninjured. At 12:58 p.m., a report of a resident in the 7300 block of Ash

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Avenue who collapsed in his workshop. Medics were called but were unable to resuscitate him. At 1:33 p.m., a juvenile was cited for possession of a vape pen by person under 18 years old at the Polk Adolescent Day Treatment Center at 2200 East Ellendale Avenue. At 3:31 p.m., staff at Willamette Valley Veterinary Hospital contacted the Sheriff ‘s Office to report possible animal neglect of a 4-year-old great Pyrenees. The dog was brought to the emergency vet after being hit by a car. The male owner became irate with staff and refused any further treatment. A deputy contacted the dog’s owner at his residence in the 6900 block of McCoy Road and warned him for animal neglect. At 5:46 p.m., a resident in the Wandering Spirt RV Park in the 28800 block of Salmon River Highway was cited disorderly conduct II and criminal mischief III. At 5:45 p.m., a deputy assisted with traffic control at the site of a traffic crash on Highway 22 just west of the Edgewater off ramp. At 7:04 p.m., a report of a vehicle that was the victim of a hit and run in the Keystone Granite parking lot in the 4500 block of Salem Dallas Highway. At 8:46 p.m., a motorist was stopped for extreme speeding in the 6400 block of Corvallis Road. The 16-year-old driver was cited for speeding 100+ mph in a 55-mph zone and for reckless driving and reckless endangering of his passenger.

eye in the 5700 block of Main Street. At 7:05 p.m., a resident in the 2500 block of Rueben Boise Road reported someone cut the fence to her goat pen. At 9:44 p.m., a motorist was cited for speeding 78 mph in a 55-mph zone on Highway 99 near milepost 55. At 10:35 p.m., a motorist was cited for speeding 73 mph in a 55-mph safety corridor on Highway 22 near Starr Road.

Thursday, Jan. 20

At 3:50 a.m., a resident in the 21600 block of Highway 22 initially reported a laptop stolen by a known male subject. Later, the laptop turned up not stolen. However, the resident hours later reported a known female subject had stolen the keys to her car, a $2,000 ring, $1,600 necklace, 40 Longaberger baskets, $600 worth of eye cream (nondescript) and five credit cards. The deputy’s

Wednesday, Jan. 19

At 1:59 a.m., a deputy came across a motorist who was out of gas in the lane of travel on Pacific Highway near Parker Road. The deputy gave the driver a ride to Shell station to get gas and back to his vehicle. At 3:19 a.m., a motorist was stopped for speeding and failure to maintain the lane on Salem Dallas Highway near 50th Avenue. The driver showed several signs of intoxication, as did all three juvenile passengers who had open containers of alcohol at their feet. All appeared under the influence of marijuana as well. The driver failed a field sobriety test and was arrested for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. While citing and releasing him, one of the passengers who had been visibly impaired drove up to pick up the driver. A deputy spoke to the passenger and was also ultimately arrested for DUII, reckless driving, and minor in possession. At 6:33 a.m., a motorist hit a semi-truck tire on Highway 99 near milepost 22. It was unknown if the tire was attached to a vehicle or not. The driver was transported to Salem Hospital. At 11:25 a.m., a male subject who had been parking his van and using water from the Polk County Fairgrounds was trespassed from the property. At 3:05 p.m., a female subject was arrested for assault IV for punching her grandmother in the

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determined all three subjects were living together at some point and could not verify theft by any of the three. However, the male subject was cited and released for an outstanding warrant out of Polk County for probation violation. At 10:20 a.m., a report of a single vehicle, non-injury accident on Old Fort Road near Pacific Highway. At 11:31 a.m., a report of a computer tablet, valued at $13,000, was stolen from a construction company rig in the 900 block of Monmouth Avenue North. At 2:02 p.m., detectives investigated a report of a juvenile sex offense in the 2500 block of Independence Highway. At 3:21 p.m., a resident in the 27400 block of Salmon River Highway reported fraudulent activity on her credit card. At 3:24 p.m., a resident in the 21600 block of Highway 22

reported someone had broken into her mailbox. As some mail was still inside, she was unsure if any other mail had been stolen. At 5:06 p.m., a report of a burglary that happened sometime overnight in the 18800 block of Oakdale Road. Nothing appeared to have been taken. At 6:10 p.m., a resident in the 25700 block of Yamhill River Road reported that an RV hit the mailbox of her neighbor’s house and was stuck in the ditch. At 11:19 p.m., a deputy noticed a street sign from Fernwood Ct and Caribou Ct was sitting on the porch of a residence in the 3200 block of Caribou Court. The resident reported the sign had blown off in a windstorm a few weeks back and he had already reported it to the county.

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PUBLIC NOTICES AMENDED TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE

The foreclosure proceeding referenced herin, which sale was originally scheduled for September 9, 2021, was stayed pursuant to Oregon House Bill 2009 (“Foreclosure Moratorium”) enacted in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Foreclosure Moratorium expired on December 31, 2021. This Amended Trustee’s Notice of Sale is being provided pursuant to 86.782(12) and as further provided in the Foreclosure Moratorium.

The Dallas Community Development Commission has published the FY 2020/2021 annual report. It is on file at City Hall and with the Development Commission. The full information is available to all interested persons. In FY 2020/2021, the Development Commission received $224,251 in property tax revenue. Expenditures from FY 2020/2021 were $255,211. The estimated tax revenues for FY 2021/2022 are $225,000. The 2021/2022 budget includes $252.000 in revenues and $742,000 in expenditures. The estimated impact of carrying out the urban renewal plan on the tax collections for the preceding year for all taxing districts is shown in the table below. The table also shows the percentage of these revenues of the taxing district’s permanent rate levy in Polk County. The remaining indebtedness for the Area is $6,518,973.

The Trust Deed described herein is a residential trust deed, as defined in ORS 86.705(6). This Amended Trustee’s Notice of Sale could be subject to the mandatory resolution conference requirements applicable to residential trust deeds being foreclosed in Oregon after July 11, 2012. See ORS 86.726. However, the lender and current beneficiary of the Trust Deed is exempt from the requirement, pursuant to ORS 86.726(1)(b). A copy of the beneficiary exemption affidavit for 2022 is on file with the Oregon Department of Justice. A copy of the Exemption Affidavit, required pursuant to ORS 86.726(1)(b), was recorded on behalf of the Larry and Jeanette Epping Family Foundation AG in the real property records of Polk County, Oregon on January 18, 2022 as Document No. 2022-000737. Reference is made to that certain Trust Deed (hereinafter “Trust Deed”) made by Krista Kay Scoggin, as Grantor, to Ticor Title, as Trustee, in favor of Tran Co, as the original Beneficiary, dated March 16, 2009, recorded March 18, 2009, in the mortgage records of Polk County, Oregon as Document No. 2009-003001, in the mortgage records of Polk County, Oregon, and covering the following described real property situated in the abovementioned county and state, to wit: Lot 6, PONDEROSA RIDGE, in the City of Dallas, Volume 13, Page 30, Polk County, State of Oregon. Property Tax Account No.: 567908 Real property or its address is commonly known as 539 NW Heath Street, Dallas, OR 97338 (the “Real Property”) The undersigned hereby disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the abovedescribed street address or other common designation. The undersigned as successor trustee hereby certifies that no assignments of the trust deed by the Trustee or by the Beneficiary and no appointments of a successor trustee have been made except as recorded in the mortgage records of the county or counties in which the above-described Real Property is situated together with appointing Saalfeld Griggs PC as the current successor trustee; further, that no action has been instituted to recover the debt, or any part thereof, now remaining secured by the Trust Deed, or, if such action has been instituted, such action has been dismissed except as permitted by ORS 86.752(7). The current beneficiary of the Trust Deed is the Larry and Jeanette Epping Family Foundation AG. The foreclosure sale was originally scheduled for September 9, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. Such sale was indefinitely postponed by public proclamation on September 9, 2021 following enactment of the Foreclosure Moratorium. After December 31, 2021, the Foreclosure Moratorium expired. The Real Property will now be sold to satisfy the Note identified below and secured by the Trust Deed and a Notice of Default has been recorded pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 86.752(3), the default(s) for which the foreclosure is made are the following: Loan No. 1704290001: Grantor’s failure to make full regular monthly payments from October 18, 2018 to present, pursuant to the terms of the Deed of Trust securing that certain Promissory Note dated March 16, 2009 and referenced therein (“Note”). Grantor is in further default for the following non payment reasons: Grantor’s failure to pay when due property taxes owing to the Polk County Tax Collector upon the Real Property, as required in the Trust Deed; Grantor’s failure to pay IRS taxes when due, resulting in the District Director of Internal Revenue for the United States of America filing a tax lien again Grantor known as Federal Serial No. 982161214; The attachment of a judgment lien upon the Real Property entered in Polk County Circuit Court Case No. 12P80252; and The attachment of Oregon State Tax Liens upon the Real Property known as the following filing numbers: 1) R068833513; 2) R068833501; 3) R072981062; 4) R074405066; 5) R077390281; 6) R081751529; 7) R081751526; 8) R081751371; 9) R081751370; 10) R081751369; 11) R081751368; 12) R081904209; 13) R081904217; 14) L0875709056; 15) L0908895872; 16) L1586592128; and 17) L0362275712. The existing payment defaults consist of a failure to timely make full regular monthly payments from October 18, 2018, and the current payment default amounts owing upon the Note, as of January 13, 2022, are: Outstanding payment balance: $50,028.90 Pre-Foreclosure Attorney Fees: $ 4,258.00 Legal Costs: $ 1,269.66 Total: $55,556.56 By reason of these defaults, the current Beneficiary has and does hereby declare all sums owing on the Note secured by the Trust Deed immediately due and payable, those sums being the following, to wit: Principal Balance: $203,472.12* Accrued Interest to 1/13/22: $ 44,265.30 Pre-Foreclosure Attorney Fees $ 4,258.00 Legal Costs: $ 1,269.66 Total: $253,265.08** *Principal balance includes sums advanced by the Beneficiary to pay real property taxes owing to Polk County as permitted in the Trust Deed. **Total does not include accrued interest at the rate of $41.25 per diem from January 14, 2022 until paid, additional late charges, expenditures, or trustee fees, and attorney fees and costs. A total payoff amount as of a specific date is available upon written request to the successor trustee. WHEREFORE, notice hereby is given that the undersigned successor trustee will on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. in accord with the standard of time established by ORS 187.110, MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE POLK COUNTY COURTHOUSE, and more specifically the HISTORICAL ENTRANCE FACING MAIN STREET, 850 MAIN STREET, in the City of DALLAS, County of POLK, State of OREGON, which is the hour, date and place last set for the sale, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the Real Property which the Grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by Grantor of the Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor or Grantor’s successors in interest acquired after the execution of the Trust Deed, to satisfy the foregoing Promissory Note secured by the Trust Deed and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the successor trustee. The successor trustee intends to foreclose upon the Real Property. Notice is further given that any person named in ORS 86.778 has the right, at any time not later than five days before the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the Trust Deed reinstated by paying the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with costs, trustee’s fees and attorney fees and costs, and by curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default, that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the Note or Trust Deed. Finally, notice is hereby given that without limiting the trustee’s disclaimer of representations or warranties, Oregon law requires the trustee to state in this notice that some residential property sold at a trustee’s sale may have been used in manufacturing methamphetamines, the chemical components of which are known to be toxic. Prospective purchasers of residential property should be aware of this potential danger before deciding to place a bid for this property at the trustee’s sale. In construing this Amended Notice of Sale, the singular includes the plural, the word “Grantor” includes any successor in interest to the Grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by the Trust Deed, and the words “Trustee” and “Beneficiary” include their respective successors in interest, if any. The mailing address for the successor trustee, as referenced herein, is as follows: Erich M. Paetsch, OSB 993350, Vice President of Successor Trustee Saalfeld Griggs, P.C, Successor Trustee P.O. Box 470 Salem, OR 97308-0470 Trustee’s Telephone Number: 503-399-1070 Dated: This 19th day of January 2022 /s/ Erich M. Paetsch By: Erich M. Paetsch, OSB 993350 Its: Vice President (Jan. 26 Feb. 2, 9, 16, 2022)

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*These jurisdictions also have revenue from other counties. (Jan. 19, 26, 2022) PUBLIC NOTICE Agency: USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service Meeting: Polk County Local Work Group Meeting Date: January 28, 2022 Time: 9 AM to 12 PM Location: ZOOM Online Meeting. You must register for this event. For More Information, and to get the ZOOM passcode, contact: Karin Stutzman, Polk SWCD Administrator, 503623-9680 ext. 110 Purpose: The Polk Soil and Water Conservation District and the NRCS will hold the annual Local Work Group meeting to gather information for our future locally led programs. Farmers, ranchers, non-industrial woodland owners and operators, state and federal agencies, and agriculture and conservation organizations are invited to discuss natural resource problems on their land, general natural resource problems in Polk County, and possible solutions. Your input is important. If you are not able to attend the meeting, submit your written comments to Karin Stutzman Polk SWCD, 580 Main St, Suite A, Dallas OR, or email Karin at manager@ polkswcd.com. If this meeting is in person, Oregon COVID social distancing and mask guidelines will be followed. The USDA is an equal o p p o r t u n i t y p r o v i d e r, employer and lender. (Jan. 5, 19, 26, 2022) CIRCUIT COURT OF OREGON COUNTY OF POLK IN THE MATTER OF THE JANE K. KREITZBERG LIVING TRUST DATED OCTOBER 11, 2004, AS AMENDED CASE No. 21PB10791 NOTICE TO CLAIMANTS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned is Trustee of the Jane K. Kreitzberg Living Trust O c t o b e r 11 , 2 0 0 4 , a s amended. All persons having claims against the trust estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached to, the Pioneer Trust Bank, N.A., Trustee of the Jane K Kreitzberg Living Trust, Attn: Sara Everetts, CTFA, Trust Officer, PO Box 2305, Salem, OR 97398, within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice, or claims may be barred. The name of the Settler of the trust is Jane K. Kreitzberg, Who died on November1, 2021. All Persons whose rights may be affected by the processdings may be obtain additional information from the records of the court or from Saalfeld Griggs PC, The attorneys for the Trustee. Dated and first published January 19th, 2022 P i o n e e r Tr u s t B a n k , N .A., Trustee of the Jane K. Kreitzberg Living Trust dated October 11, 2004, as amended, Petitioner /s/ Sara Everetts, CTFA, Trust Officer Attorney For Petitioner: Jeffrey G. Moore, OSB #982973 Saalfeld Griggs PC PO Box 470 Salem, OR 97309 Ph: (503) 399-1070 Fax: (503) 371-2927 Email: jmoore@sglaw.com Petitioner: Pioneer Trust Bank, N.A., Trustee Sara Everetts, CTFA, Trust Officer PO Box 2305 Salem, OR 97308 Phone: {503) 480-1886 (Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2, 2022) NOTICE TO DETERMINE THE CLAIMS OF CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Willis C. Eichstadt, Settlor of the Willis C. Eichstadt Trust died on June 28, 2021, and that Britt L. Britt is appointed Trustee. All persons having claims against the trust estate are

required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the undersigned Trustee at 810 SW Madison Ave., Corvallis, Oregon 97333, within four (4) months from January 19, 2022, the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred. Britt L. Nelson, Trustee Alan S. Lanker Attorney for the Trustee Marek & Lanker, LLP 810 SW Madison Avenue Corvallis, OR 97333

I, the undersigned attorney of record for the plaintiff, certify that the foregoing is an exact and complete copy of the original Summons and Complaint in the aboveentitled action. Attorney for Plaintiff Plaintiff seeks quiet title of its real property located at 2700 North Oak Grove Road, Rickreall, Oregon 97371, Polk County Tax Lot 700, Account 326452. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: January 19, 2022 s/ Lauren M. Butz Attorney for Plaintiff

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF POLK Probate Department Case No. 21PB10051 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS In the Matter of the Estate of: CAROL ANN REAMS, Deceased.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF POLK Case No.: 21CV43268 SUMMONS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 13J, Plaintiff, v. THE ESTATE OF E.S. STEVENS, TINA MARIE HEBERT, and all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, lien, or interest in the property described in the complaint herein, Defendants.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned individual has been appointed personal representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, to the personal representative in care of Penna & James, LLC, 207 Main Street West, Monmouth, OR 97361; claims not so presented may be barred. The rights of the heirs and devisees may be affected by this proceeding. Additional information may be obtained from the Court records, the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative. Dated and first publishes this 19th day of January, 2022. Shirley Reams Personal Representative (Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2 2022) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF POLK Case No.: 21CV43268 SUMMONS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 13J, Plaintiff, v. THE ESTATE OF E.S. STEVENS, TINA MARIE HEBERT, and all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, lien, or interest in the property described in the complaint herein, Defendants. TO: All other Unknown Heirs of The Estate of E.S. Stevens IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON: You are hereby required to appear and defend the complaint filed against you in the above civil action within thirty (30) days from the date of service of this Summons upon you, and you are notified in case of failure to do so, the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE TO DEFENDANT R E A D T H E S E PA P E R S C A R E F U L LY Yo u m u s t “appear” in this case or the other side will win automatically. To “appear” you must file with the Court a legal paper called a “motion” or “answer.” The “motion” or “answer” must be given to the Court clerk or administrator within thirty (30) days of the date of first publication specified herein along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the plaintiff’s attorney or, if the plaintiff does not have an attorney, proof of service upon the plaintiff. If you have any questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may call the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service at (503) 684-3763 or toll free in Oregon at (800) 452-7636. s/Lauren M. Butz Attorneys for Plaintiff Brian D. Chenoweth, OSB No. 944991 Lauren M. Butz, OSB No. 214256 Chenoweth Law Group, PC 510 SW Fifth Ave., Fourth Floor Portland, OR 97204 Phone: (503) 221-7958 STATE OF OREGON County of Multnomah

TO: The Estate of E.S. Stevens IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON: You are hereby required to appear and defend the complaint filed against you in the above civil action within thirty (30) days from the date of service of this Summons upon you, and you are notified in case of failure to do so, the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE TO DEFENDANT R E A D T H E S E PA P E R S C A R E F U L LY Yo u m u s t “appear” in this case or the other side will win automatically. To “appear” you must file with the Court a legal paper called a “motion” or “answer.” The “motion” or “answer” must be given to the Court clerk or administrator within thirty (30) days of the date of first publication specified herein along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the plaintiff’s attorney or, if the plaintiff does not have an attorney, proof of service upon the plaintiff. If you have any questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may call the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service at (503) 684-3763 or toll free in Oregon at (800) 452-7636. s/Lauren M. Butz Attorneys for Plaintiff Brian D. Chenoweth, OSB No. 944991 Lauren M. Butz, OSB No. 214256 Chenoweth Law Group, PC 510 SW Fifth Ave., Fourth Floor Portland, OR 97204 Phone: (503) 221-7958 STATE OF OREGON County of Multnomah I, the undersigned attorney of record for the plaintiff, certify that the foregoing is an exact and complete copy of the original Summons and Complaint in the aboveentitled action. Attorney for Plaintiff Plaintiff seeks quiet title of its real property located at 2700 North Oak Grove Road, Rickreall, Oregon 97371, Polk County Tax Lot 700, Account 326452. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: January 19, 2022 s/ Lauren M. Butz Attorney for Plaintiff (Jan 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9 2022) PERSUANT TO ORS CHAPTER 87 Notice is hereby given that the following vehicle will be sold, for cash to the highest bidder, onl/31/2022. The sale will be held at 10:00am by EDGEWATER AUTO CENTER 4250 SALEM DALLES HWY NW SALEM, OR 1994JEEP WRANGLER VIN IJ4FY19P5RP414480 Amount due on lien $5475.00 Reputed owner(s) JOSEPH & EMILY JESSAL SELCO COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION (Jan. 19, 26, 2022)

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At 11:37 p.m., a deputy came across three individuals in a vehicle at a closed park in the 8900 block of Wallace Road. The two female subjects initially refused to identify themselves. One gave a false name then admitted her real identity. All three were cited for trespassing. One female was cited for giving false information and the other was cited for an outstanding failure to appear warrant for Theft III out of Benton County. Friday, Jan. 21 At 8:23 a.m., a report of a three-vehicle accident with injuries in the 9900 block of Rickreall Road. A semi-tractor

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suspect then signed up for a loyalty rewards program using her real name and phone number, as well as paid with a credit card also in her name. The victim is sending investigators the video footage and wants to pursue theft 3 charges. At 10:41 p.m., a motorist was stopped for failure to obey traffic signs and for speeding on Kings Valley Highway near Orchard Drive. The driver was cited for speeding 50 mph in a 25-mph zone and was warned Fail to Obey Traffic Signs, obstructed VIN and Fail to Carry/Present License. Saturday, Jan. 22 At 2:08 a.m., a motorist was stopped e for fail to maintain lane on Virginia Drive and Clow Corner Road. The driver had a cite and release failure to appear warrant out of

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Highway 18 records two fatalites in three days Washington man dies in three-vehicle accident Saturday Itemizer-Observer

On, Jan. 22, at approximately 5:40 p.m., Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded

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see where it’s going is very exciting.” Anderson said the broadband committee was looking for grants to service additional areas in Northwest and Southwest Dallas, West Salem and secondary areas with high percentage of residents with either very low service or now service. “We told the vendors we’re looking to evaluate grants based on the number of folks they were going to serve, or location,

to a three-vehicle collision on Highway 18 near milepost 17. A preliminary investigation revealed a westbound black Mercedes, operated by Gary Young, 76, of Naches, Washington, crossed into the eastbound lane and collided with a grey Dodge van, operated by Cheryl Kaesemeyer, 49, of Monmouth. After the initial collision a GMC pickup, operated by Jason Foidel, 50, of Vancouver, Washington, struck the Dodge van.

Young sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased. A passenger in the Mercedes, Judy Zazzaro, 63, of Naches, Washington, was injured and transported to a local hospital. Kaesemeyer and her passenger Raymond Kaesemeyer Jr., 53, were both injured and transported to a local area hospital. Foidel and his passenger, Becky Lindsay, 58, of Vancouver, Washington, were uninjured. Highway 18 was closed for approximately four hours.

Oregon State Patrol was assisted by the Grand Ronde Fire Department, Grand Ronde Police Department and Oregon Department of Transportation.

Donaldson suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased. His passenger, Angelina Rakestraw, 35, of Brownsville, was transported to a local area hospital. Highway 18 was closed for approximately three hours. Oregon State Police was assisted by Grand Ronde Fire Department, Grand Ronde Police Department and ODOT.

On Jan. 24, 2022, at approximately 7:50 p.m., Oregon State

Police and emergency personnel responded to the report of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 18 near milepost 15 west of Grand Ronde. A preliminary investigation revealed that an eastbound black Toyota Camry, operated by Steven Donaldson, 67, of Independence, crossed into the westbound travel lane for unknown reasons and collided with an oncoming Honda Accord, operated by Christian Carter. Jr., 22, of Lincoln City.

costs, cost effectiveness, costs match relative to cost per customer via service and ability to provide service to low fixed income residents,” Anderson said. He added both Falls City and Rickreall had some areas in them where they had some fiber service, but based on additional analysis, the service was not widespread. But due to a different federal definition of underserved rural areas, the committee elected to fund a MINET feasibility study into expanding into the Falls City area. “What ends up happening as end result of those, a fiscal impact of a little over $2 million and increase service to over

1,000 rural county residents,” Anderson said. “Which is pretty cool.” Greg Hansen, county administration officer, explained he and Anderson arrived at the same conclusion for the projects that made the most sense – Anderson from the service side, Hansen from the fiscal side. “But they still matched when we met as a group to determine which group to select,” Hansen said. He added the majority of the proposed projects will be funded by money received from the state. He said each state senator receives an allotment of funding for local projects. In this case, Polk County expects

to receive $1.68 million from Sen. Brian Boquist’s coffers to put toward broadband expansion. “The balance of funding will occur from ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds. Originally, we had about $300,000 as a budget estimate. This will require us to have $447,000 in place to address four projects. Well within our ARPA money allotment and flexibility in budget I’ve built for it,” Hansen said. “Getting grant money for NW area probably have to add additional $800,000 from ARPA funds. Commissioner Craig Pope, who sat in on the project selection committee, said the four

projects represent a really good mix fixed wireless and fiber. “I’m very excited to see how this comes together and how quickly we can connect the numbers of homes suggested in these two vendors’ applications. The intention for us we encourage more fiber buildout for the future. That clearly is the direction we need to be going. Everybody that works in this broadband world says that is what we need to be focused on and working our way towards as much as we possibly can,” Pope said. “Additionally, these projects especially the Falls City, will lend themselves well with these vendors’ application with Oregon Broadband, we

believe. I think we are well on our way to making a significant difference with all the work we’ve done with all of these folks.” Commissioner Jeremy Gordon said while he was really impressed with the proposals, he was disappointed the federal government didn’t see the same needs that would have provided additional funding. “Drilling deep in data locations, it’s troubling to me it doesn’t match what feds are seeing. Hopefully some of that information trickle up to them to them to improve their efforts,” Gordon said.

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Goals

Mayor Brian Dalton outlines goals for 2022 From Page A1

about 1,300 new residents in the last three years. He attributes that to the city’s livability and location. “Surely, not everything here is exactly smooth sailing,” he said, adding that the city has seen increased homelessness and residents dealing with mental health issues. “We are navigating those issues with integrity and real concern.” He added businesses in town are coping with COVID-19related supply chain problems and a lack of workers. “Our hearts go out to them and are certainly glad for their resiliency,” he said. “They believe in Dallas and we certainly believe in them.” Dalton said, however, that the city couldn’t be satisfied, and needs to tap its potential to keep progressing. “But to keep moving forward, we’ve got to find ways to unlock it, and it can’t be business as usual,” he said. “There have to be breakthroughs and ones that are worth the risk. (These are) endeavors we have talked

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Mayor Brian Dalton speaks at a public event last year. about and done some planning with, but this year, I believe we can break out into the open for action.” His first goal is to establish a plan for the vacant 66-acre former Weyerhaeuser mill site located at Uglow and Monmouth Cutoff. “Half-way measures and false starts have brought no good results, so a truly radical plan seems in order to jump start this thing,” Dalton said. “The basics have been proposed and this year seems the time for action.” He advocated for building a street through the site connecting Main Street to Monmouth Cutoff, providing access to lots zoned for industry and commerce. Then he proposed that the hillside above the mill site, now covered in trees, become a residential development, but one that preserves as many trees

as possible and adds more park space. Finally, he said the whole area should become an urban renewal district, which uses a portion of property taxes to pay for improvements within the district, such as infrastructure upgrades and grants to building owners for certain types of remodeling. “Where the taxes on the incremental improvements to this forlorn property are channeled back into the property to build more infrastructure to which would attract more development, which would mean more tax dollars to pour back into the district, spurring more improvement, and so on, and so on, in this virtuous cycle to turn this ugly duckling into our swan,” Dalton said. Dalton’s second goal involves what is called the LaCreole Node, a long-in-process plan for an 96-acre mixed-use development north of the intersection of

Ellendale Avenue and LaCreole Drive in North Dallas. “We have so few lots left for commercial development in town, maybe a fast-food restaurant or two,” Dalton said. “We really don’t have any good options in the short-term for commercial development other than to move fast-forward with developing this node.” His third goal involved a resource that threatened to be in short supply in Dallas last summer — and may again in the near future. “The drought was a stark reminder that we need more water,” Dalton said. “Right now, our water supply will see us through about 2035, but happens then as climate forecasts drier summers and wetter winters? We are seeing this already.” The Rickreall Creek, which provides the city’s water supply, runs high in the winter and

shrinks to a trickle in the summer, he said. The city could capture some of that cold-weather season excess for future use. “To fix this, what we need to do in my estimation, is build a new dam above the old one. This new dam would have four time the acre feet or our old dam and could capture part of the flow each spring and push it down in the dry summer to increase the flow and cool down the creek, making the fish and humans downstream very happy,” Dalton said. “Do this, and we have water for another 100 years no matter how big we grow.” The mayor acknowledged each endeavor would require a significant amount of work, but urged the council, city staff, and residents to remember the actions of previous leaders. “Our history teaches us in bold terms exactly what we need

to do,” he said. “Take the mill site. The local Gerlinger family developed the same derelict property, and took it from a broken-down, swampish land and turned it into a vigorous industry the employed a great many of Dallas’ generations with family-wage jobs, turning this now-abandoned site into Willamette Industries, A billion-dollar corporation.” As to the LaCreole Node, past city leaders had the vision to develop the commercial district in north Dallas in a way similar to the proposal for the 96-acre piece of land. “What if our ancestors never took the risk and rezoned that land for commercial development, and we woke up today with no shops, food stores, and eateries up there like we had for the last dozens of years,” he said. While the price tag for building a new dam could be sticker-shock inducing, Dalton said current dam’s cost of $238,000 63 years ago may have given city leaders pause. Without it, however, the city would look a lot different today, he said. “By about 1970 the creek would have dried up every single summer, pumped dry, and our civilization as we know it would have never occurred,” Dalton said. “Our ancestors did much for us. What shall we do today for our children and grandchildren and beyond?”

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