For the past five years, Best of Willamette Valley has asked residents to vote for their favorite businesses, from entertainment and dining to agriculture and real estate.
Coincidently, Benedetto Vineyards opened their tasting room around the same time after planting their first crop seven years ago.
Co-owner Nick Marshall, along with wife Lisa, said they have
routinely won four or five awards a year for their locally produced wine in the hills north of Dallas.
However, in 2024, Best of Willamette Valley touted the fact they received more than 405,000 votes, an increase of 31 percent over last year. And it looks like many of those votes went to Benedetto Vineyards. With more than two dozen Polk County businesses receiving best of votes, Benedetto
tallied their most ever with eight wins.
“It’s obviously flattering. We’re small compared to a lot of people out there,” Nick Marshall said from the comfy, air-conditioned confines of Benedetto’s tasting room, ever growing in popularity. “There’s a lot of great wine in our area, a lot of great tasting rooms in our area. It’s a flourishing industry with so many people. You win one or two it’s flattering. You win that many – I don’t
know if I was surprised. More proud, honored.” Benedetto win gold awards for Best Wine Club, Best Live Music and Best Date Night, and took home silvers for Best Winery, Best Happy Hour, Best Outdoor Wine Tasting, Best Pinot Noir and Best Wine Selection. “This is a place people meet and see the owners more often than not when they’re here because we care a lot about our customer, particularly our wine club,” Marshall
Celebrating the 4th of July in style
said. “Winning gold for best wine club, we put a lot of time and effort and passion into it.”
He added Benedetto sells about 1,200 to 1,300 cases a year with almost 90 percent coming out of the tasting room. One key to the tasting room’s success he said is they’re always looking to improve.
“We set high expectations on ourselves. We try to improve the place,
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The city of Monmouth unveiled its new logo, July 2, designed by Altar Media of Independence with help from community survey results, committee members, councilors and department heads.
New logo defines what Monmouth is to many
By LANCE MASTERSON For The Itemizer-Observer
The city of Monmouth has a new logo, and it drew rave reviews during an unveiling July 2 at council chambers.
“It’s beautiful. It’s bright. It shows the trees, and the sunlight,” said Sabra Jewell, the city’s communications coordinator, to those in attendance.
The logo was designed by Altar Media of Independence. It features bright colors, fields, hills, sun and silhouettes of trees, along with the words “Monmouth Oregon” and “Where Great Things Grow.”
The logo captures what many residents consider to be the essence of Monmouth.
By DAVID HAYES Itemizer-Observer
As a devout Christian, both Heather Hafer’s husband and father are preachers for the Church of Christ in Dallas. In addition, raised with a Christian mindset, she was naturally attracted to the fictional works of renowned authors like C.S. Lewis’s “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe” series and JRR Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” and more recently Francine Rivers’s inspirational romance novels.
However, she was left wanting after reading so many other Christian fiction books.
“I’d be like, this is predicable. Short and sweet. But I began thinking I may be able to do this just as
well but not as predictable. And that would keep people captivated and wanting to turn the page,” Hafer said. “I was tired of going through the shelves, looking in their sections for something good. I think I could get into this and compete with these authors.”
With a degree out of college in health education, the most she’d written was educational literature. Undaunted, with many ideas constantly percolating in her mind, in 2019 Hafer decided to see one to completion.
A stay-at-home mom of 4 ½ year old daughter, Hafer took pen to paper to scribble out her ideas when inspiration struck. She completed her first big undertaking three years later, “Beyond the Woods.”
Since the book hit Amazon and other local bookshelves two months ago, Hafer said she gets asked all the time what it’s about. She’s reluctant to say too much, preferring readers discover its twists and turns for themselves as they go along.
While not a fantasy setting, “Beyond the Woods,” is more a historical fiction tale set amid a rivalry between three nations with mysterious woods in between.
“An orphan girl, Eden, age 12, goes to live on an estate with her uncle and cousins, in the northern state, and is told she can never go in the woods but not offered an explanation why,” Hafer carefully
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“This logo represents the vibrancy of our community and the love we have for the landscape. The array of colors speak to our inclusivity, energy, growth, and diversity of the Monmouth community,” Jewell said. “We hope that you enjoy this new logo for years to come and are proud to say that you live and play in Monmouth, Oregon. Where great things grow.”
The new logo promotes consistency in messaging as well.
“If you look at the (old) logo, how heavily pixelated it is,” Jewell added, as it was projected onto a screen behind her. “The logo wasn’t consistent from department to department. The green of the city
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Heather Hafer’s Christian themed debut novel “Beyond the Woods” has now been available to readers for a couple months on Amazon.
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Chief Neal Olson drives Polk County Fire District’s 1928 American LaFrance fire engine in the Independence Days Grand Parade on July 4. For more images from the event, see page B1.
Dallas man dies in Tillamook
County accident
Oregon State Police responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash on Highway-130, near milepost
3, in Tillamook County at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 7.
According to an OSP press release, their preliminary investigation indicated a westbound GMC Sierra, operated by Tyler Jacob Bell, 32, of Dallas, left the roadway, rolled down an embankment, and came to rest on the driver’s side of the vehicle in the river below.
Bell was not believed to have been wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident. He was declared deceased at the scene.
The highway was impacted for approximately 4.5 hours during the on-scene investigation. Speed is considered the primary cause of the crash, according to the OSP.
Oregon State Police were assisted by Nestucca Rural Fire, Tillamook County Sheriffs’ Office and the Oregon Department of Transportation.
WOU presents PACK Connect Days Summer Orientation
Western Oregon University hosts PACK Connect Days - Summer Orientation, July 10, 12 and 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Werner University Center. PACK Connect Days are a part of the WOU Welcome orientation, and the perfect time to ready for the fall on campus. The schedule includes small group discussions with our student orientation leaders, learning experiences with WOU Faculty, panel discussions for family members and guests, a chance to interact with campus resources, tours of campus, an open house for the residence halls, student ID cards, lunch, and more.
Sessions and activities will also be available in Spanish for family members and guests.
For more information, contact admissions at admissions@wou.edu or (503) 838-8211.
Linn-County
dive team assists in search for missing teen
The Linn-County dive team assisted with the search for a missing teenager in the Willamette River Monday morning. Riverview Park remains closed until further notice.
On Sunday, July 7, at around 5:07 p.m., a teenager disappeared under the water while playing in the Willamette River near Riverview Park.
The city of Independence will provide an update once more information is available.
Dallas City Park is the place to be July 28, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors will find Breakfast in the Park, Art in the Park and a car show all under the canopy of large trees in this 35-acre park.
Start the day at Dallas Rotary’s signature Breakfast in the Park event from 7-11
a.m. This decades-old fundraiser features eggs, sausage, pancakes, coffee and juice. Tickets for adults, ages 12 and
older, are $11 in advance, $13 at the gate; children ages 4-11 are $6; and children three and under are free. Breakfast tickets are available at Umpqua and Citizen banks in Dallas, Sounds of Summer concerts, Dallas Days and online at https://dallasarearotaryclub. square.site. Proceeds benefit community projects, grants to local nonprofits, youth scholarships and more.
The car show, organized by the Dallas Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Center, begins with car registration at 6:30 a.m. for $20 per vehicle. Enter the Brandvold Section of the park at Levens Street. There is no pre-registration. Free public viewing is 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be a People’s Choice Award and all awards will be presented at noon. For
more information, contact board@dallasoregon.org. Art in the Park, organized by the Dallas Arts Association, is 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 600 SW Allgood St. This longtime annual event features a variety of juried vendors selling hand-crafted items, live music and art projects for children. The event is free to the public. Vendors seeking booths may go to
www.dallasartsassociation. com/events July 12. Sunday in the Park follows Dallas Days, July 26-27, which celebrates the city’s 150th Birthday. Vendors and music will be available both days. A parade begins at 11 a.m. July 27. To sign up as a vendor or parade participant, go to www.facebook.com/ dallasoregondays. This event is free to the public.
Dallas Library hosts author Ferris Jabr
The Dallas Public Library hosts author Ferris Jabr July 12 at 6:30 p.m. to give a presentation on his new and widely acclaimed book, “Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life.”
A relatively young field called Earth system science now studies the living and nonliving components of
the planet as an integrated whole. To reveal life’s profound influence on the planet, Jabr transports the reader to some of the world’s most extraordinary places: a former gold mine nearly one-mile underground, an experimental nature reserve in remote Siberia, and an observatory perched on a dizzyingly
tall tower in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. He shows how plants and other photosynthetic organisms help preserve a level of atmospheric oxygen high enough to support complex life, how microorganisms carve immense caverns and produce new minerals, how kelp forests, coral reefs, and shellfish
store huge amounts of carbon, and more.
Jabr is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and Scientific American. He has also written for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Harper’s, National Geographic, Wired, Outside, among other publications. He is the recipient of a
is a free event
by the Polk County Cultural Coalition. There will be books available for purchase and signing by the author. You can contact the library for further information at (503) 6232633 or go to facebook.com/ dallaslibraryoregon.
WOU hosts regional gaming competition
Western Oregon University hosted the 17th season of the Oregon Game Project Challenge, a video game development competition for middle and high school students.
Each fall, OGPC announces a theme for the year’s competition, which is typically held in May. Teams then work together to design a video game based on that theme to present at the main event. Students interact with judges, event attendees, and tech industry professionals during the competition. In May, 60 teams comprised of 285 students participated, representing over 30 schools from Oregon and southern Washington. Each team has between 2-7 members and an
adult coach. See this year’s winners online at https://tms. ogpc.info.
Western has hosted the competition since 2017 and will host it again next year. The date for next year’s event will be announced this fall.
“OGPC seeks to inspire students to develop various skills based on their passion for making video games,” said Andrew Scholer, director of OGPC. “Students write code, create art and music, craft a story, and design gameplay. They learn project management and teamwork as they collaborate over multiple months to deliver a project. And they practice their soft skills as they present their project to judges and other students.”
OGPC was started by a non-profit arm of the Software Association of Oregon (now the Technology Association
of Oregon). In 2015 it was spun off as an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit also called Oregon Game Project
WOU joins the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges
Challenge. Learn more online at www.ogpc.info
Western Oregon University officially joined the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC) this month after a rigorous application process. COPLAC advances the aims of its member institutions and drives awareness of the value of high-quality, public liberal arts education in a student-centered, residential environment. Western is the only public university in Oregon to hold membership currently.
Established in 1987 and now consisting of 30+ colleges and universities in 28 states and 1 Canadian province, COPLAC represents a distinguished sector in higher education. Some campuses have received designation from state legislatures or public university systems as the state’s public liberal arts college or the public honors college for the liberal arts.
“We are thrilled to welcome Western Oregon University
to COPLAC. It was clear from our site visit interactions with members of the WOU campus community, the materials submitted as part of the application process, as well as your leaders’ engagement with members of the consortium, that WOU’s institutional values and commitment to a 21st-century liberal arts education perfectly align with COPLAC’s,” said COPLAC President Tuajuanda C. Jordan. “We look forward to working in partnership with WOU to enhance the accessible liberal arts educational experience consortial members provide to students across the U.S.” Executive Director of COPLAC Cole Woodcox agrees with Jordan’s
assessment of Western’s commitment to its role as a welcoming, supportive undergraduate-serving institution.
“We believe WOU will contribute substantially to the COPLAC community and will particularly strengthen the network of public liberal arts institutions in the Western region. We look forward to working with WOU–together we can be better universities with one another,” Woodcox said.
“Becoming a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges underscores our commitment to academic excellence and innovation,” added Western Oregon University
Prospective membership criteria include university commitment to the mission and values of COPLAC and to collaborative work that supports the public sector of higher education, representing access, affordability, and community engagement while providing students with a holistic and integrative liberal arts and sciences undergraduate experience that prepares students for lifelong learning and civic engagement in a democratic society.
President Jesse Peters. “This affiliation offers opportunities for collaboration, access to shared resources, and the exchange of best practices. It enhances our ability to prepare students for successful careers and engaged citizenship, reaffirming our dedication to excellence in liberal arts education.”
Registration opens for Pacific Puppet Palooza at WOU Aug. 14
The Puppeteers of America presents: Pacific Puppet Palooza Au. 14-17 at Western Oregon University in Monmouth. This regional puppetry festival is now open for registration for adult puppetry fans and high school students, as well as youth at least nine years old accompanied by a parent. The festival offers multiple performances, demonstrations, talks and workshops to promote puppetry as an art, as a tool used
by educators and therapists, and as a viable career option from Broadway and Film to the local multimedia technology industry. It will showcase careers ranging from hosting local birthday parties to performing internationally. To encourage local teachers and youth to participate in this festival, the festival is offering scholarships to pay the entire registration fee, funded by the Polk County Cultural Coalition, for
teachers and other adults who work with youth, as well as young people ages 9 through 18. Scholarship funds may also be awarded to the parent or guardian of a young person so they may attend the festival together. To apply for a scholarship, e-mail the Festival Director Doris Hicks at dlhlibrary@aol.com. Registration, otherwise, runs $149 for a single day or $385 for all four days.
In the workshops, learn the basic skills of ventriloquism or the manipulation of several types of puppets, build a puppet to take home, work solo or with a team to build giant puppets and participate in a parade. Meet master puppeteers and mentors from the puppet community. Enjoy performances and workshops presented by Seattle’s Thistle Theatre, Oregon Shadow Theatre, Dragon Theater, Steven Overton of
the Portland Puppet Museum, Randel McGee and Groark from Utah, and others.
In the workshops, learn the basic skills of ventriloquism or the manipulation of several types of puppets, build a puppet to take home, work solo or with a team to build giant puppets and participate in a parade. Meet master puppeteers and mentors from the puppet community. Enjoy performances and workshops presented by Seattle’s
Thistle Theatre, Oregon Shadow Theatre, Dragon Theater, Steven Overton of the Portland Puppet Museum, Randel McGee and Groark from Utah, and others. For information or to register, go to https:// wvpuppeteers.weebly.com/ pacific-puppet-palooza-festival-2024.htm.
CFTLC briefed on HCP revenue replacement schemes
WILL CHAPPELL
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Following ten months of negotiations with the governor’s office, members of the Council of Forest Trust Land Counties were briefed on three proposed solutions for revenue reductions projected to be caused by the habitat conservation plan for western Oregon state forests on June 28.
A group of five county representatives worked with three representatives from the governor’s office to hammer out the options, landing on reducing contributions to either the counties and special districts or Oregon Department of Forestry, or moving school districts in the counties from timber funding to the state’s special equalization fund.
The process began last August, when Governor Tina Kotek’s office reached out to staff from the Council of Forest Trust Land Counties (CFTLC) to initiate discussions about the economic impact of the proposed habitat conservation plan (HCP) on member counties.
The CFTLC selected one commissioner from each of its five regions, David Yamamoto from Tillamook County, Courtney Bangs from Clatsop County, Jerry Willey from
Washington County, William Tucker of Linn County, and John Sweet of Coos County, to participate in small table meetings. Tillamook County Commissioner Erin Skaar replaced Yamamoto when he retired at the end of last year.
To begin the process, CFTLC commissioners discussed what they wanted to accomplish, agreeing that they hoped to see statutes changed to ensure that county governments’ revenues remained steady.
CFTLC staff then worked to develop forecasts of the revenue impacts to the counties using historical harvest and stumpage price data, showing a projected drop of a little over $22 million in revenue county and special district revenues across the 14 impacted counties.
The small group then solicited ideas from the CFTLC’s full membership, fielding 15 proposals for revenue replacement.
Those ideas were then pared down in conjunction with the representatives from Kotek’s office to the three that were presented to the full membership at the June meeting.
The first two options involved reapportioning state forest revenues from the
current split that sees 63.75% of revenues go to counties, and special and school districts, and the remaining 36.25% directed to the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF).
The first option would see the share dedicated to counties and districts grow to 82% or $62.4 million, allowing their revenues to remain steady at the cost of reducing ODF’s percentage to 18% or $13.7 million, less than half of their current budget.
The second option would see ODF’s share bumped to 47% of state forest revenues, allowing the department to fully support its $36.5 million budget, but would cut county and district forest revenues to just $41.2 million.
The final option was to allow counties, special districts and the department to maintain current revenues by removing school districts from state forest funding.
Currently, school districts in each of the counties receive around half of state forest revenues allocated to their county, with the remainder of their funding coming from property taxes and the state school equalization fund.
reliance on property taxes and the state school equalization fund. This would allow ODF to receive $35.6 million in state forest revenues annually, while counties and special districs would receive $40.5 million.
Commissioners discussed the proposals, with all saying that of the options presented they would prefer the third.
Sweet said that while commissioners might prefer other options they had previously suggested, the three put forward were the ones for which Kotek’s office felt they could gain legislative approval.
Sweet said that he thought the third option was the best as either of the first two would require the state legislature to allocate general fund dollars to either the counties and special districts or ODF to sustain them. By contrast, the school equalization fund is an existing funding source that provides ongoing funding to schools already and the increased burden would only represent .6% of the fund’s budget.
Other commissioners who had not participated in the small table group said that they would like to see further
data on the proposals before voting on a recommendation.
A major question arose surrounding the four districts that currently don’t receive any funding from the stabilization fund, including NeahKah-Nie and Nestucca School Districts in Tillamook County.
A CFTLC staffer said that department of education officials had preliminarily indicated that it would be possible to account for those districts and maintain their revenues through an in-lieu payment scheme.
Skaar said that her support of any proposal would be contingent on such a mechanism
being in place to maintain the current educational and extracurricular opportunities for students in those districts. The commissioners agreed that they would ask consulting firm Mason, Bruce & Girard to develop economic projections for the three proposals. They also agreed to convene a meeting of the full CFTLC in July to make a decision on which option they would endorse to allow the governor’s office to work on a draft bill that will need to be submitted by mid-September.
YOUR ECOLOGICAL HOUSE:
The Sustainable economics of the future
By PHILIP S. WENZ
We need to embrace the principles of ecological economics to ensure a sustainable and just future for all.
— Herman Daly
There is a giant upon whose shoulders contemporary writers about ecological economics stand. His name is Herman Daly. Here, and in upcoming columns, we will explore the concept of a sustainable, steady-state global economy that meets people’s needs while staying within the planet’s environmental boundaries — the only possible economic option for our long-term survival. As we do so, we will consider two contemporary books by the highly readable authors
Tim Jackson (“Prosperity Without Growth) and Kate Raworth (“Doughnut Economics”).
Both Jackson, whose book includes a short forward by Daly, and Raworth acknowledge the “father of ecological economics” in their own work. His many writings on the subject were published, beginning in 1968, over a span of 50 years, and established the field’s essential ideas. Also, as an important contribution to public discourse, they rendered them accessible not just to economists, but to nonspecialists as well.
However, like all innovators, even Daly had a predecessor. According to Daniel W. O’Neill’s 2022 Daly obituary in “Nature Sustainability,” Daly’s first publication, “On economics as a life science,” drew upon the work of Romanian economist Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, his Rice University PhD supervisor and he author of the formidable tome “The Entropy Law and the Economic Process.” Daly simplified Georgescu-Roegen’s math-heavy treatise and brought it down to earth by drawing two simple diagrams — one for economies and one for biological systems. Both systems, he showed, relied on flows of matter and energy, and both produced degraded waste — the entropy law in action.
This insight, and the diagrams explaining it, were central to the future of ecological economics. The analogy between the way biological systems and economic systems functioned meant that economic processes could be understood in ecological terms, and were subject to the same or similar laws.
But, Daly observed, mainstream economics focused only on the circular flow of currency between human entities, primarily businesses and consumers. The input of natural energy and materials, and their ultimate disposition as waste, was ignored or taken for granted. Resources such as forests, fish stocks and minerals were considered to be infinitely renewable, and economic activity only began with their extraction and processing by humans. Waste, similarly, was deemed infinitely disposable.
This realization led Daly to draw another diagram showing the global economy as a square completely contained within a circle that represented the biosphere, with arrows representing the flow of energy and matter between the two. Had it been expressed in words, the picture would say, “The economic system is a subsystem of the biosphere.”
That diagram, which simplified the energy-flow concept for laypeople, showed solar energy entering the biosphere and, after driving numerous processes, including those within the economic subsystem, leaving it as degraded thermal energy. Meanwhile, within the biosphere, natural material resources, including energy embodied as captured sunlight — that is as plants and fossil fuels — enter the economic subsystem where they are processed further and released back into the biosphere as degraded energy and materials.
This diagram brings its viewer to an obvious conclusion: As the biosphere’s stock of resources diminishes, currency (usually money) flows within the economy are restricted. (For example, depleted forests mean more costly forest products.) The corollary is that if we want to have a sustainably healthy economy, we need to keep the biosphere healthy — the exact opposite of the infinite growth paradigm underlying mainstream economic thinking that claims unlimited extraction and pollution can go on forever.
Once Daly diagramed the obvious fact that the economy is imbedded in the biosphere, he and his cohorts developed an entire theory of sustainable economics which we will explore further at our ecological house.
Philip S. Wenz studies environmental trends and developments. Visit his blog at Firebird Journal (firebirdjournal.com).
Letters to the editor
Strange times to be voting for next president
As we were recognizing the signing of our Declaration of Independence, which many are celebrating by blowing things up all around me, I was reminded of how close we are coming to blowing up the whole democracy experiment. We have a Supreme Court dominated by ultraconservative judges who are so compromised that they are afraid of a real code of ethics which just declared that the president is above the law. So we apparently now have “King” Joe Biden, who, if he were as immoral and deranged as the MAGA-man, could declare a state of emergency just before elections, and call out the military.
I may be exaggerating slightly, but given the way the Supremes ignore precedent and make law to suit their backers and the president who picked them, things could get pretty scary in November. If the MAGAman somehow wins the election and doesn’t have to call out his supporters to try again to overturn legitimate elections, he has told us what he will do. He will try to jail all who oppose him, destroy the civil service, give free rein to polluters, and remove every regulation he doesn’t like.
We are living in strange times when we have a presidential candidate who tried to overthrow the government and promises to rule as a dictator if elected.
Dale Derouin Dallas
Would Clinton or Regan get elected today?
Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan would never be welcomed in their political parties today.
When I’ve talked to people about who they admire the most in their lifetimes as president the two names I hear the most are Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan. I’ve always found this a bit ironic as some of the laws they passed would never be welcomed in their respective political parties today.
When Reagan was governor of California he signed a pro choice abortion law. When he was president he granted citizenship to two million undocumented migrants. When Clinton was president he passed numerous laws that wouldn’t be welcomed by democrats today - the 1994 crime bill, defense of marriage act, and welfare for work act, to name a few.
The question I ask of us all is what happened to compromise in the political arena? When did we become a my way or the highway country? The political division in my opinion has never been greater since the civil war. People who are otherwise completely rational have taken extremely irrational political views. In my opinion we need to get to a place of compromise if we ever want to live up to the promise of a better tomorrow for all in this country. We all as a country should vote these folks who are unwilling to compromise on anything out of office. Whether it’s the Ted Cruz’s of the world or the Alexandria OcasioCortez’s they must go if we are to better this nation.
Russell Hillebrand Elmira
A plea to farmers
Thanks for a great One Service
I would like to thank everyone who made the City Wide Church at the high school stadium so successful. What a great day, gathering with more than 1,400 people to celebrate our faith.
Thank you to all the pastors, musicians, singers, sound people, organizers, greeters, prayer warriors and anyone else I have missed who contributed to it being so successful. To make an event like this happen takes the effort of many people. You did an amazing job. I am looking forward to next year.
Thank you.
Petra Cole Dallas
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By LUCIE WINBORNE
• If you emptied a glass of water into the ocean and waited long enough to ensure that it was thoroughly mixed and distributed throughout the world’s seas, then
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each glass of water taken from the ocean would contain around 250 molecules from that original glass.
• Sorry, Chicago, you so-called “Windy City” -- you’re not the windiest city in America, or even close: That honor goes to Great Falls, Montana, with an average hourly wind speed of 13.4 miles.
• What’s in a name, indeed! A 1964 piece by avant-garde American composer La Monte Young is titled “The Tortoise Recalling the Drone of the Holy Numbers as They Were Revealed in the Dreams of the Whirlwind and the Obsidian Gang, Illustrated by the Sawmill, the Green Sawtooth Ocelot, and the Hightension Line Stepdown Transformer.”
••• Thought for the Day: “Basically, the first half of life is writing the text, and the second half is writing the commentary on that text.” – Richard Rohr
By DEBORA LANDFORCE
I own a 160-acre Century Farm
in Polk County which has been in my family for four generations providing health and happiness not only for my own family but the larger community. Those who live in cities may not realize it, but farms are critically interconnected with the livability of every single person in the county. Farmers can manage the soil and natural habitats on their properties in ways that create and enhance the productive, beautiful landscapes we associate with Oregon agriculture. Farmers can also manage their properties in ways that deplete soil, destroy habitat and beneficial species, overuse pesticides, and take water away from other uses.
Many people still fantasize about the notion of the ‘family farm’ where people lived on the land they owned and dedicated themselves to production of healthy crops and stewardship of the land. The farm was an interconnected functioning
ecosystem that included fields, trees, hedgerows, pastures, wetlands, fencerows and livestock. Today, farmers typically have a home place but rent much of the land they farm, or purchase fragments of land, near and far, as families sell off parts of their farms.Most farmers maintain their values of stewardship and work with landowners and neighbors to maintain healthy landscapes. Others, however, do not.
Recently a farmer from Yamhill County purchased 80 acres in my area. He was blessed with a fiveacre oak grove on his new property that gave him everything a healthy farm needs; moisture retention to fight drought, soil stabilization, a windbreak, a pesticide barrier, a carbon sink to offset his heavy equipment use and a commonality with neighbors who let him know they loved the grove’s rich memories and unique beauty. As you read this, that farmer is removing the fiveacre grove of 200-year-old trees.
Possibly, without a geographic, historic or emotional connection to the land, he has no basis for a thorough stewardship decision. Unfortunately, he is not alone, the clearing of agricultural land has been a land use loophole for years and has led to much loss. Farmers, by our nature, are independent and entrepreneurial and we like people to stay out of our business. I wish this way of being was still functional, but it is not feasible today. In the changing world of global ecological depletion, my actions on the farm affect you. I am making a farmer-to-farmer plea: when you buy or rent a piece of property please learn about your neighbors, learn about the ecology of the land and make decisions based not only on what will benefit you personally, but on what will be beneficial for the land and for all of us. Your decision is critically important.
TOWN CRIER
Community Calendar July 10-17
Wednesday, July 10
• 8 a.m. - Yoga, Monmouth Senior Center
• 9 a.m. - Stretch Exercise, Monmouth Senior Center
• 9:30 a.m. - Independence Municipal Court, City Hall, 555 South Main St.
• 10 a.m. - Paradise of Samoa, Main Street Park Amphitheater, Monmouth
• 10 a.m. – Four Handed Pinochle, Dallas Area Senior Center
• 10 a.m. - Crafting and Coloring, Monmouth Public Library, 168 Ecols St. S.
• 10 a.m. - Tai Chi, Monmouth Senior Center
• 10:30 a.m. - Little Bitty Storytime, Dallas Public Library, 950 Main St.
• 10:30 a.m. - Story Time with Miss Jo, Independence Public Library, 175 Monmouth St.
• 4 p.m. - The Draw - A New Drawing Club Just for Teens, Grace Scatterday Room, Dallas Public Library, 950 Main St.
• 5 p.m. - Pints for Pups: Adoption Event, $1 from every pint sold at Dry Town Tap Station will be donated to 4 All MuttKind, 180 Main St., Monmouth
• 5:30 p.m. - Heritage Museum Advisory Board meeting, 281 S 2nd St.
• 6:30 p.m. - Music Jam, Monmouth Senior Center
• 6:30 p.m. - Monmouth Music in the Park: Bon Bon Vivant (New Orleans Gypsy Swing), Main Street Park Amphitheater, 120 Main St. E.
Thursday, July 11
• 10:30 a.m. - Children’s Storytime, ages 0-5, Dallas Public Library, 950 Main St.
• 1 p.m. - Genealogy Assistance. Monmouth Public Library, 168 Ecols St. S
• 6:30 p.m. - Comedy Night at The Inferno, 915 N. Main St., Independence
• 12 p.m. - Summer Splash, cool off with water toys, test your arm with Frisbee trick shots, relax with bubbles, chalk, or yoga, Main Street Park, 120 Main St. E.
• 12 p.m. - Introductory Blacksmithing, historic Brunk Farmstead, $55 per single attendee/ $70 per parent/ student duo, register online at bit.ly/3zsBaTT
• 2 p.m. - Live Music: Sig Paulson, Redgate Winery, 8175 Buena Vista Road, Independence
• 2 p.m. - Wild Women Art Show opening reception, River Gallery, 183 S. Main St., Independence
• 6 p.m. - Live Music: Roundhouse, Redgate Winery, 8175 Buena Vista Road, Independence
• 2 p.m. - Live Music: Orvil Ivie, Redgate Winery, 8175 Buena Vista Road, Independence
Monday, July 15
• 8 a.m. - Yoga, Monmouth Senior Center
• 9 a.m. - Stretch Exercise, Monmouth Senior Center
• 10 a.m. - Cards/table games/quilt class, Dallas Senior Center
• 10 a.m. - ASL Class/Hand & Foot, Monmouth Senior Center
• 1 p.m. - Tai Chi w/Cheryl, Monmouth Senior Center
• 1 p.m. - Bridge, Dallas Area Senior Center
Community Briefs
• 5:30 p.m. - City of Monmouth Quarterly Town Hall, City Hall, 151 Main St.
• 5:30 p.m. - Independence Historic Preservation Commission meeting, City Hall, 555 South Main St.
• 6 p.m. - Karaoke, Dallas Area Senior Center
• 6:30 p.m. - New Horizons Orchestra, Monmouth Senior Center
Tuesday, July 16
• 8 a.m. - Yoga, Monmouth Senior Center
• 10:15 a.m., - Low Impact Exercise, Dallas Area Senior Center
• 10:30 a.m. - Children’s Storytime, for ages 5 and under, Dallas Public Library, 950 Main St.
• 11 a.m. - Alzheimer’s Support Group, Dallas Area Senior Center
• 11:15 a.m., - Low Impact Exercise, Dallas Area Senior Center • 12 p.m. - Pinochle/ Ponytail, Monmouth Senior Center
• 1 p.m. - Healthy Soul, Dallas Area Senior Center
6 p.m. - Belly Dancing for Fun & Fitness, Monmouth Senior
Polk County hosts get the vote out meeting July 11
The Polk County Republicans meet July 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the Dallas High School library. They will talk about how to get out the vote in Polk County.
Monmouth Library hosts free movie night July 12
The Monmouth Public Library hosts a free showing of the Disney movie “Wish,” at 2 p.m. July 12. The event at 168 Ecols St. S., is funded by the Friends of the Public Library. Snacks will be provided.
M-I Story Night returns July 12
The MonmouthIndependence Network presents M-I Story Night 3, where local authors read aloud their original short works, at 7 p.m. July 12 at Sing Fay Restaurant, 198 Main St. W., Monmouth. This 21 and older event showcases local writers invited to share likely unpublished material. To learn more, or to become a featured writer (or reader) email donpatton01@gmail.com or marilyn97351@gmail.com.
Rickreall Grange hosts Krispy Kreme fundraiser July 14
The Rickreall Grange invites the community to a Krispy Kreme fundraiser July 14 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Come for a Krispy Kreme Burger, chips and soda pop for just $10. Stay for an afternoon of live music by A Strange Mix, games and education. The Rickreall Grange is located at 280 Main St., Rickreall. For more information, email rickreallgrange@ gmail.com.
Starlite Lanes hosts No-Tap Tournament July 14
Starlite Lanes presents a No-Tap Tournament, July 14 starting at 10:30 a.m., with check-in at 10 a.m., at 394 Main St., Dallas. Registration is $20 per person. For more information or to sign up, call (503) 623-4267.
Tickets are on sale now for Pentacle Theatre’s 70th Anniversary Celebration July 13 at Chemeketa Cellars Tasting Room, located at 215
Doaks Ferry Road NW. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Program begins at 7:30 p.m. Get your tickets now at pentacletheatre. org. Members can use a coupon code sent via email or call the box office to get a special offer at (503) 485-4300.
Paradise of Samoa performs July 16 in Dallas
Join Paradise of Samoa Polynesian Dance Troupe on Terrific Tuesday for dance and live music from the Pacific Islands on July 16 at 11:30 a.m. the Dallas City Park, Seibert Fredrickson Memorial Shelter. This event is funded by Oregon Ready to Read grant funds. Contact the library at (503) 623-2633 with any questions about this program, other Terrific Tuesday events and/or the Dallas Public Library Summer Reading Program.
Washington Street Steakhouse & Pub hosts 25th anniversary luau July 20 Washington Street Steakhouse & Pub celebrates its 25th year in business with its 25th Anniversary Luau July 20. All dinner specials, including prime rib, will be served in a pineapple bowl with steamed rice, macaroni salad and Hawaiian roll. Main entrée selections are Hawaiian chicken, coconut prawns, pineapple habanero pork ribs and slow smoked prime rib. The first 50 tables will receive special gifts. Washington Street Steakhouse & Pub is located at 141 SW Washington St., in Dallas.
Breakfast in the Park tickets now on sale
Tickets for Dallas Rotary Club’s signature Breakfast in the Park fundraiser are now available. The event takes place at Dallas City Park on July 28, from 7-11 a.m. Proceeds benefit club community projects, grants to local nonprofits and student scholarships.
Attendees will enjoy scrambled eggs, sausage, pancakes, coffee and juice at picnic tables under the canopy of trees at Dallas City Park, 690 SW Brandvold Dr. Adults can save $2 per ticket by purchasing tickets July 27. Ticket prices are: Adults (12+ years old) $11 advance / $13 gate; children (4-11 years old) $6; children under 4 years old are free.
Tickets may be purchased online at https://dallasarearotaryclub.square.site. Other ticket outlets are the Dallas Umpqua and Citizen banks. Tickets will also be available at the Sounds of Summer and Dallas Days community events.
Benedetto hosts 4th annual Christmas Cheer BBQ July 20
Benedetto Vineyards and Dallas Christmas Cheer’s 4th Annual Christmas Cheer BBQ is July 20 from 3-6 p.m. Spread some Christmas Cheer in July. Enjoy an afternoon of amazing barbecue food, fun games to win prizes, a silent auction and live music from Nathan Myers. Your ticket includes admission for one, your first glass of wine or beer, BBQ dinner and something sweet, a custom wine glass to keep, and of course a fun afternoon all while supporting Dallas Christmas Cheer. Dallas Christmas Cheer helps deliver home food supplies to the needy during Christmas in Dallas. For more information, contact Lisa at (971) 301-2807 or lisa@benedettovineyards.com.
Strive Athletics Cheer Camp returns July 22
Strive Athletics third annual Cheer Camp is July 22-24 with a performance at Dallas Days July 26. Mini Camp (K-2nd grade) is $75 from 10-130 a.m. and Youth+ Camp is $100 - grades 3-5 is noon to 2 p.m. and 6-12 is 12:15-2:15 p.m. and 10-noon July 25. Register at striveathleticsdallas.com.
Monmouth Library hosts “Don’t Bug Me, I’m Reading” July 24
Join Greta Pedersen for “Don’t Bug Me, I’m Reading,” at 10 a.m. July 24 at the Monmouth Public Library, 168 Ecols St. S. This lively, interactive singalong includes songs in ASL, accompaniment on guitar and ukulele and a fascinating variety of percussion instruments.
Two Wolves hosts Dirty Dating Comedy Night July 25
Two Wolves Taproom presents Dirty Dating Comedy July 25 at 8:30 p.m. Audience members submit anonymous sex/dating questions and comedians riff off them. Entry is $15 at the door. Two Wolves is located at 171 SW Court St., Dallas. The
four-city comedy tour continues July 25-28. For more information, go to sofunny. com.
Lady Dragons Softball tryouts are July 30 Join the Lady Dragons softball team for fall 2024 and
spring 2025 for 18U, 16U, 14U and 12U players. Tryouts are July 30 at Lyle Softball Complex in Dallas. Pitchers and catchers are 5-6 p.m. and all players are 6-8 p.m. Bring your own gear (glove, bat and helmet), a water bottle and a positive attitude.
Preregister at https://TSHQ. bluesombrero.com/default. aspx?tabid=1974296. Coaches are also gauging interesting for a 10U team. If interested, contact ladydragonsfastpitch@ gmail.com.
Carol Lyn Stevenson
Carol Lyn Stevenson passed away on May 28, 2024, with her devoted husband by her side after a long, heartbreaking decline due to dementia. She was 76 years old.
Carol was born in Roseburg, Oregon, to Harold and Marian Lentz. She grew up in Salem, where she graduated from North Salem High School in 1965.
She was primarily a stay-athome mom, but over the years worked as a dental assistant, in property management, and corrections. Her passion in her later years was traveling around Oregon to market home decor in various gift shops and antique malls. She created beautifully curated displays of vintage finds, and handmade items mixed with whimsical new decor. She had a way of knowing what people found interesting, collectible, and beautiful.
Carol found great delight in the natural world. She loved gardening, bird watching, agate collecting, country drives, the beach and central Oregon.
She is survived by her husband of 31 years, Jeff Stevenson of Dallas, Oregon; her sister, Linda BarnettLentz and spouse, Cindy; her children, Kim Kinney, James Kinney and Jennifer Hamstreet; her granddaughters, Megan Markey, Kyla Kinney, Jessica KinneyHopkins, and Ashley Kinney-Schwindt; and seven great-grandchildren with the eighth due to arrive any day.
She also had three step-children from her second marriage, Mark, Stephen, and Allison Hamstreet. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, J. Larry Hamstreet.
At her request, no services will be held. Bollman’s Tribute Center is caring for the family.
www. BollmansTributeCenter.com
Corri Ann Schneider
Jan. 11, 1974 - May 24, 2024
Corri Ann (Cori) Schneider, 50, of Monmouth, Oregon, passed away on May 24, 2024, after a long battle with breast cancer. Born on Jan. 11 1974, in Reedsport, Oregon, to Bill and Vickie Schneider, Cori grew up with her brother Darrell.
From her early years Cori knew she wanted to be a teacher. While a senior at RHS she volunteered in a kindergarten classroom as a cadet teacher and worked closely with several students with disabilities.
After graduation from RHS she moved to Independence, Oregon, and attended Western Oregon University’s (WOU)
teacher’s education program. Before earning her teaching certificate, she dedicated herself to nurturing young minds in various roles at Kuebler Learning Tree Center in Salem, Oregon.
After receiving her teaching certificate she joined the Salem Kaiser School District team at Houck Middle School where she found her true calling - teaching special-needs students. Cori was known for her unwavering dedication to her students and her ability to inspire those around her. Her love of teaching and her dedication to the field of education will live on in the many students and colleagues she touched.
Cori is survived by her loving parents, Bill and Vickie Schneider, of Lowell, Oregon; brother and sister-in-law Darrell and Denise Schneider, of Hauser, Oregon; nephew Jacob Schneider, of Coos Bay; aunts Kandie Gibbons, of Kennewick, Washington, and Mary Beska, of Reedsport; uncle Roy Burns, of Pleasant Hill; and multiple cousins.
Family and friends will always remember Cori as a cheerful, loving, smiling person, no matter what life threw at her. She was preceded in death by a sister, Nicole; nephew, Nicholas; and great niece, McKenna.
A memorial service to celebrate Cori’s life will be held on Aug. 11, 2024, at 2 p.m. at the Reimer Building at Albany General Hospital at 1046 6th Ave. SW, Albany, Oregon. In lieu of flowers the family
requests contributions be made to the Samaritan Foundations, specifically to the Albany General Hospital Foundation Arts Care Program. Cori loved going to the monthly art workshops which are dedicated to helping cancer patients and their support group find positivity in their lives.
Ruth Buckovic Dec. 18, 1947 – Jun. 26, 2024
Ruth Evelyn Buckovic was born Dec. 18,1947, in Salem, Oregon, to Ronald and Emily Saunders. She was the single girl with four brothers. She was proceeded in death by her parents and three of her brothers Bob, John, and Bill. Ruth is survived by her brother David, her husband Fred Buckovic, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She and her husband Fred raised three children, George Dickie IV, Lisa Ryan and Jon Buckovic. Her grandkids have been a part of Ruth’s life that she cherished beyond words. She has wanted success and has been supportive and encouraging for all - George, Mason, Morgan, Josh, Lily, TJ, Kobey and Kiera. Ruth,
even two great granddaughters Liberty and Kennedy. She has enjoyed many adventures in gold mining/ rock hounding and annual trips to Quartzite, Arizona. Ruth was a teacher and then a nurse but most of all things valued their family grass-seed farm in Monmouth, Oregon, raising her family there with Fred for close to 40 years.
A celebration of Ruth’s life will be held with her family at Sarah Helmick State Park outside of Monmouth, Oregon, on Sunday, July 28 from 2-4 pm-ish. This is casual openhouse, potluck style, come when you can, bring a side dish, a dessert or just a story to share with friends and family.
Jo Ann Morrison (Doran)
Aug. 24, 1948 – June 29, 2024
Jo Ann Morrison (Doran), age 75, passed away peacefully on June, 29, 2024, at Bella Point Fryeburg, Main. She was born on Aug. 24, 1948 in Dallas, Oregon, to the late Albert F. Doran “Red” and Ruby Mae (Gould). She is predeceased by her two infant sons and her
brother Weston Doran of Anchorage, Alaska. She is survived by her daughter Shondi Verrill (Morrison), son-in-law Shawn
Best of Benedetto tops growing list of Best of Willamette Valley From Page A1
whether it’s new landscaping, shaded area for people to enjoy on nice summer day. This year added nice built in gas fire pit,” Marshall said.
He’s also particularly proud to receive a silver for best pinot noir, especially since the Willamette Valley is world renowned for its ideal growing conditions for pinot noir.
“We make a lot of different pinot noirs. We have five clones on the property. For such a small operation, to have that big a diversity is kind of cool,” Marshall said. He added Benedetto has also cultivated a reputation for its chardonnays and gamay noir.
With his background in construction and Lisa’s in hotel and restaurant management, they were intrigued after they helped an uncle harvest a vineyard he had planted up in the Gaston area. Then their partners, Ben and Becky Fitzgerald, bought a property ideal for taking the next step.
“We were out there for dinner. Our wives convinced us to plant a couple acres of gamay. It just snowballed from there,” Marshall said.
Benedetto now has 24 acres growing five acres of grapes.
It’s a ton of work, but he’d rather be doing this than going to someone else’s tasting room.
“I think one thing I’d like people to know we did our homework before we started this, we’re not that crazy and went into it completely blind,” he said.
Bend to Lincoln City, and we do. But really, the people from Dallas, and Monmouth and Independence, within 15 to 20-mile reach of this place, has really been our breadand-butter customer that have supported us. Those people seem to appreciate us and we appreciate them.”
The full list of Polk County winners in the 2024 Best of Willamette Valley:
• Benedetto Vineyards, Dallas - Gold Best Live Music, Silver Best Winery, Silver Best Happy Hour, Gold Best Wine Club, Gold Best Date Night, Silver Best Outdoor Wine Tasting, Silver Best Pinot Noir, Silver Best Wine Selection
• Karma Coffee Bar and Bakery, Dallas - Gold Best Coffee House
• El Pique, Dallas - Gold Best Dallas Restaurant, Gold Best
“The gamay noir is kind of a hot thing in the Willamette Valley. It was the first thing we planted in our partner’s vineyard over in southeast Salem back when we planted our first vineyard,” he explained. “Back then the two acres of gamay we planted made up about 10 percent of the Willamette Valley crop. Now it’s probably not even a half of a percent. Because it’s gotten really popular, and a lot of people are planting it.”
They consulted other tasting room owners or managers. The prevailing wisdom was to open their own, they’d have to attract people from the Portland area and steal others from the big crowds at Dundee and Newberg and other wine tasting meccas.
“Lisa and I spent a fair amount of time in and around Dallas. We said, ‘Man, this is a booming little town. It’s a cool town, with a lot of nice, outgoing people. If we do it right, Dallas can support us,’” he recalled. “It would be great to get people stopping from
• Ag West Supply Farm Store, Rickreall - Silver Best Seed Dealer
• Old Mill Feed & Garden, Dallas - Silver Best Nursery/ Garden Store, Gold Best Feed Dealer, Gold Best Farm Supply
• Two Wolves Taproom, Dallas - Gold Best Taproom, Silver Best Bar
• Salt Creek Cider House, Dallas - Gold Best Brewery/ Cidery
• Maui Melts, MonmouthGold Best Chocolate / Candy Shop
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Benedetto Vineyard received a silver award for
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JUNE 2024 RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS
Editor’s Note: Polk County Health Department conducts a bi-annual, unannounced inspection of licensed restaurants. The establishments receive an overall grade on food temperatures, food preparation practices, worker hygiene, dish washing and sanitizing and equipment and facility cleanliness. The restaurants are scored on a 100-point scale. They receive a 5-point deduction for priority violation and a 3-point deduction for priority foundation violations. Deductions are doubled if recorded on consecutive inspections. Restaurants are compliant if they receive a score of 70 or higher. They must be reinspected within 30 days if they receive a score below 70 or face closure or other administrative action. Restaurants display a placard by the entrance that indicate passing or failing their most recent inspection.
Chipotle Mexican Grill, 1060 Wallace Road NW, West Salem
• Inspection Date: May 31
• Score: 100
El Pique - Mobile, 289 E Ellendale 401, Dallas
• Inspection Date: May 30
• Score: 100
Courthouse Club
Fitness Coffeebar, 300 Glen Creek Road NW, West Salem
• Inspection Date: May 29
• Score: 100
Cafe 22 Westm 5172 Salem Dallas Highway, West Salem
• Inspection Date: May 29
• Score: 100
Carnitas Delicias Michoacan, 955 Main St., Dallas
• Inspection Date: May 28
• Score: 95 - Potentially hazardous food is not maintained at proper hot or cold holding temperatures,
specifically, pot of rice on burner is 99F, pot of corn on burner is 110F (operator states these were prepared about 3 hours prior and are heated up per individual serving).
Mink’s Pad Thai, 405 Main St. E., Monmouth
• Inspection Date: May 24
• Score: 82
• Raw or ready-to eat food is not properly protected from cross contamination, specifically, raw bacon is stored in box with pre-cooked hot dogs and above carrots in reach in fridge. Container of raw beef is stored in prep unit above sauces.
• Potentially hazardous food is not maintained at proper hot or cold holding temperatures, specifically, container of raw eggs (70F) is sitting out by grill (operator states these have been out since yesterday). Plastic laundry soap container of bean sprouts in water is sitting out at room temperature (67F) (operator states these were taken out of the fridge and the water was replaced an hour ago).
• Ready-to-eat food is not properly date-marked, specifically, chopped vegetables, open gallon of milk, and other potentially hazardous foods are not datemarked throughout the facility (operator states these were all prepared/ opened in the last couple of days).
• A container used to store poisonous or toxic materials is used to store, transport or dispense food, specifically, plastic laundry soap container is being used to store bean sprouts in water.
Oak Knoll Golf Club, 6335 Highway 22, Independence
• Inspection Date: May 24
• Score: 97 - Live animals are not allowed in the establishment, specifically, dog,
dog food, and dog bed is in food service area.
San Antonio, 1311
Monmouth St., Independence
• Inspection Date: May 23
• Score: 95 - Raw or ready-to eat food is not properly protected from cross contamination, specifically, tubs of raw chicken are stored above raw beef and fish in glass reach in fridge.
Territory, 201 Osprey Lane Independence
• Inspection Date: May 22
• Score: 95 - Refrigerated, ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food has not been consumed within the required time period or is not properly date-marked, specifically, cooked mushrooms and onions in prep unit across from grill are datemarked May 10. Cooked rice and noodles in walk-in cooler are datemarked May 11 and May 13.
Brooks & Terry
Espresso, 303 N Main St., Independence
• Inspection Date: May 22
• Score: 100
Washington St. Steakhouse & Pub, 141 SW Washington St., Dallas
• Inspection Date: May 21
• Score: 92
• - Food-contact surfaces are not cleaned between different raw animal foods, between raw to ready-to-eat foods, or as frequently as necessary, specifically, several pans hung up and stacked near the grill have an accumulation of grease and egg residue. Operator states pans in this location are supposed to be clean.
• Ready-to-eat food is not properly date-marked, specifically, container of half and half at bar is not datemarked
(operator states this was opened on Sunday, two days prior).
Dandy Burgers, 888 SE Monmouth Cutoff Road, Dallas
• Inspection Date: May 21
• Score: 97 - Ready-toeat food is not properly date-marked, specifically:, opened gallon of milk, can of whipped cream, container of creamer, and tub of sour cream are not date marked (operator states these were opened yesterday).
Kruncheeze, 14500 Salt Creek Road, Dallas
• Inspection Date: May 17
• Score: 95 - Potentially hazardous food is not maintained at proper hot or cold holding temperatures, specifically, butter is sitting on shelf at room temperature (54F) (operator states that butter was pulled from the fridge 10 minutes ago and placed by the hot sandwich press to soften).
Red Clover BBQ, 883 SW Church St., Dallas
• Inspection Date: May 17
• Score: 100
Red Clover Public House, 883 SW Church St., Dallas
• Inspection Date: May 17
• Score: 100
• Lunitas Mexican Food, 365 E Ellendale Ave., Dallas
• Inspection Date: May 15
• Score: 90
• Raw or ready-to eat food is not properly protected from cross contamination, specifically, container of raw chicken is on top shelf of prep unit over container of cooked bacon.
• Potentially hazardous food is not maintained at proper hot or cold holding temperatures,
specifically, metal container of liquid raw eggs is sitting out (49F) (operator states it has been out for 20 minutes), plastic shopping bag of rice is sitting in microwave at 102F (operator states it has been out of temp control for under four hours).
The Salty Shack, 1233 Riverbend Road NW, West Salem
• Inspection Date: May 15
• Score: 95 - Raw or ready-to eat food is not properly protected from cross contamination, specifically, carton of eggs is sitting on top of container of ranch in prep unit.
Westside Taphouse And Growler Fill, 1594 Edgewater St. NW Ste 110, West Salem
• Inspection Date: May 13
• Score: 100
North Dallas Grill & Sports Bar, 170 E. Ellendale, Dallas
• Inspection Date: May 6
• Score: 100
Hong Kong Restaurant, 325 Main St., Dallas
• Inspection Date: May 6
• Score: 100
Golden Hop Saloon, 133 C St Independence
• Inspection Date: May 3
• Score: 87
• Hand towels or a hand drying device is not provided at the handwashing sink, specifically, handwashing sink in kitchen is out of paper towels.
• The chlorine sanitizer concentration, pH, or temperature is not adequate, specifically, dishwasher is not dispensing sanitizer - 0PPM.
• Potentially hazardous food is improperly reheated for hot holding, specifically, nacho cheese, gravy, and soup in steam table are between 109F
and 130F (operator states these were moved from the refrigerator to the steam table almost 2 hours ago).
Mina Angies Sweets, 1644 Monmouth St., Independence
• Inspection Date: May 3
• Score: 95 - Potentially hazardous food is not maintained at proper hot or cold holding temperatures, specifically, several food items in reach-in fridge are at 45F (strawberries and cheesecake).
Little Samurai Inc, 400 Monmouth Ave. N., Monmouth
• Inspection Date: May 3
• Score: 95 - Potentially hazardous food is not maintained at proper hot or cold holding temperatures, specifically, raw salmon sitting on ice in metal container is at 55F.
Silk Thai Cuisine, 268 S Main St., Independence
• Inspection Date: May 3
• Score: 92
• A handwashing sink is not accessible for employee use at all times, is used for purposes other than handwashing or is not operated properly, specifically, handwashing sink has lemon slices and beer bottle sitting in basin.
• Medicines are improperly stored or labeled, specifically, pill organizer of unlabeled medications is on shelf next to prep unit. Shelves underneath are used to store utensils, dishes, and food products.
• 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 - Dr. 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 & Thursday 8:30am-12pm & 2pm-6pm, Fri 8am-noon. Serving Polk county for 25 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.
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 177 SW Oak St., Dallas, OR 97338. For more information or to schedule an appointment visit our website www. crossandcrowncounseling.com or call (503) 917-1625.
GENERAL DENTISTRY
• 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
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. Our imaging services are located at 525 SE Washington St., Dallas, 503-6237302. Learn more at salemhealth.org/westvalley.
LABORATORY SERVICES
• SALEM HEALTH HOSPITALS & CLINICS provides lab services at three convenient locations in Dallas, Monmouth and Independence. Both fully accredited labs accept health care provider referrals for collections and testing. The labs also offer employment and selfreferral drug testing. Appointments are not required at either location. Learn more at salemhealth.org/lab. WEST VALLEY HOSPITAL outpatient lab available weekdays 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., weekends 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., at 525 SE Washington St., Dallas, 503-814-5227
SALEM HEALTH MEDICAL CLINIC – MONMOUTH is open Monday,Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m., 512 Main St., Suite 300, 503-814-5227.
SALEM HEALTH MEDICAL CLINIC – INDEPENDENCE is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m., 1430 Monmouth St., 503-917-2255.
PHYSICAL THERAPY/ REHABILITATION SERVICES
• WEST VALLEY HOSPITAL offers a wide range of rehabilitation services. Physical, occupational and speech therapy services are located at 1050 SE Uglow Ave, Dallas, 503-917-2121.
• SALEM HEALTH MEDICAL CLINIC –MONMOUTH offers physical, occupational and speech therapy. Located at 512 Main St., 503-838-1388. Learn more at salemhealth.org/rehab.
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/primary-care.
Dallas — 1000 SE Uglow Ave., 503-623-8376
Independence — 1430 Monmouth St., 503-917-2255
Independence — Central Health and Wellness Center — 1601 Monmouth St., Suite 100, 503-838-0045 Monmouth — 512 Main St., Suite 300, 503-838-1182
URGENT CARE
• BESTMED URGENT CARE provides treatments and services for time-sensitive injuries and illnesses. We have caring and knowledgeable providers to treat a variety of conditions such as fever & flu, sprains & strains, allergies & asthma, UTIs, and dehydration. Additional services include sports physicals, on-site lab & x-ray, sutures & stitches, and vaccinations. Walkins are welcome. Learn more online at bestmedclinics. com. The BestMed Urgent Care clinic is located at 186 West Ellendale Avenue in Dallas; 971-900-4984.
City of Monmouth
unveiled its new logo
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of Monmouth is far different then the green of Power and Light, and both are different then the blue over at Public Works.”
First impressions are important, as is consistency with branding.
“When someone is looking at where they want to work and live and start a business, they’re looking for that kind of quality,” Jewell said. “So part of the driving factor for us was to just kind of elevate our brand in a way that this town really deserved.”
The process took months and included input from many people
“We got together with a small group of people,” Jewell
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describes. “One day while her family is selling harvest and she stays home, she goes into the woods, and she gets taken. She realizes there’s a rivalry. Every year, youths from northern and southern countries are kidnapped and taken in the woods to the other country.”
Eden is taken in by a doctor and becomes an apprentice in one of the other nations.
“It’s so much more than that. I don’t know if I should say more. It’s very
said. “But before we even got together, we sent out a survey to the community because we were not going to take this on alone.”
It was then up to the committee to sort through these responses and determine what traits needed to be conceptualized on the logo.
“The fun of this project happened in this room as a small group,” said Cec Koontz, mayor of Monmouth. “… the small group that criticized, dreampt big, big pictures of what we thought this should look like and how to best represent ourselves to the outside world.”
Koontz added the committee was diverse and included established and new members of the community.
The committee examined survey results before “even looking at a drawing,” Jewell said. “We really cared about
unpredictable. It’s got twists and turns, almost at every chapter. You can’t predict this book,” Hafer promises.
While “Beyond the Woods” has no dragons or any other mystical elements, Hafer promises it to be Christian based.
“It has the idea of redemption where one person going about his own way and realized it wasn’t working. It’s what happens when you allow yourself to be molded and transformed by the Lord,” Hafer said. “I did my best, especially in the second half. I put in scripture but without making it heavy and preachy. I tried to put it seamlessly in.”
She said it took three years to complete because she
... what this community thought.”
Recognizing community inclusiveness was another priority.
“This group was so conscious about not just themselves and how they felt, but they really wanted to know who was being left out ... .It was great to see those conversations,” Jewell said. “We didn’t always agree on everything, but the heart of it was there.”
City councilors and department heads offered their feedback as well.
The city’s website has a story on its new look. The old logo will remain on the city’s envelopes, for example, for a while.
Altar Media was contacted in 2023 to help with the rebranding and worked with city staff and volunteers in reviewing more than 260 survey responses from
wasn’t a dedicated writer able to spend eight hours a day at her computer. Not even five hours, actually.
“I’d get up late at night, sometimes I’d have an idea at 11:30, 12 o’clock, I’d have to write it down,” she said.
“Some of the best ideas came at night, kind of like I’ve heard musicians say. I have to write it out with a pencil. Write a line, this leads to this, dialog, arrows, go on and on and on, then look at clock and 1 ½ hours have passed.”
Hafer said she wouldn’t have been able to finish the book without the help of her close friend in Salem, Margie Morrow.
“I’d submit chapters to her in email and in person. We’d
community members. The review took six months as the design concept evolved.
Altar Media is known for its design work with other local entities, such as MINET
go over it together. She’d give me sentence by sentence feedback. ‘I like how you worded that, where you’re taking this.’ Or, ‘Maybe that didn’t sound too good. Let’s reword it,’” Hafer said. “I couldn’t have written this book without her. She was like the unwavering cheerleader. ‘This is going to be a best seller’ kind of cheerleader.”
Hafer admits the process at times became all consuming.
“To write it to the level I wanted it, I had to feel the characters come to life. I’ve been told it reads like a moveie. You’re immersed in this world. I had to immerse myself in that world. I had to go into it constantly even when I wasn’t writing. Just
Fiber and the Downtown Dallas Business Association.
“They’ve done so much work around town,” Jewell said of Altar Media, “You’ve seen it. Because they’re
had to, bath in it or something. Marinate,” she said. “The process was fun. Going in and out, leaving reality and going into fictional world. For a writer, that can be a lot of fun.”
Hafer figures the audience for “Beyond the Woods” is primarily women ages 16-80. And feedback has been quite positive so far.
“I got a direct text from the first reader who finished the book, a lady from Coeur d’Alene Idaho,” Hafer said.
“She read 12 chapters a day, finished it in three days. Her husband didn’t see much of her. Her life became eating, sleeping and reading. She called it a masterpiece, brilliant.”
working
In addition to releasing it on Amazon, “Beyhond the Woods” found shelf space in bookstores in Texas and Florida universities, as well as locally at the Christian bookstore Rainbow West in Salem, where she hopes to schedule a book signing. In the meantime, Hafer is looking to expand her social media presence to help promote “Beyond the Woods.”
a lot in Dallas and Independence and Monmouth doing this type of work. Stickers with the new logo were available during the unveiling.
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Monmouth Mayor Cec Koontz gives attendees a closer look of the city’s new logo at an unveiling at City Hall on July 2.
Popular demand brings Bon Bon Vivant back to Monmouth stage
By LANCE MASTERSON For The Itemizer-Observer
Bon Bon Vivant (BBV) is back by popular demand.
Though based in New Orleans, BBV tours the Pacific Northwest during the summer. Last year marked their first appearance at Music in the Park, the city of Monmouth’s popular summer concert series.
That performance proved memorable enough to warrant a second invitation.
“I think they surprised a lot of people by just how good they sounded, including myself, even after listening to their demos online,” said Suzanne Dufner, the city’s economic development director. “They bring a lot of exuberance and love of life to the stage.
One can’t help but be captivated by them while listening to their performance.”
Others shared Dufner’s opinion.
“I had folks comment on the band six to eight months after they played, saying they couldn’t believe
they were hearing this good of music in Monmouth,” she added. “When I heard they were touring through the Pacific Northwest again this summer, I knew we had to have them back on stage to round out the many different performance genres that Monmouth Music in the Park supports.”
BBV opens the 2024 Music in the Park concert series tonight (July 10), 6:30 p.m., at the Main Street Park amphitheater. Admission is free.
For those new to the BBV experience, it won’t take but a few notes to convince you that you’ve booked passage on a tour of New Orleans’s famed music scene.
“Street bands, brass bands, jazz bands, food vendor songs, the calliope on the Steamboat Natchez, the bells on the hour from St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square, mule hooves, bucket drummers, stride piano, The Meters, Lil Wayne and Jelly Roll Morton. It’s all sort of in there,” said bassist and sousaphonist Jason Jurzak, when asked about BBV’s influences last year.
Grand Parade Heats up Indy Days
Lynyrd Skynyrd fans rejoice! Whiskey River performs Friday
By LANCE MASTERSON For The Itemizer-Observer
Whiskey River flows into Independence Friday, and that’s great news for fans of classic southern rock.
The Seattle-based act is one of the premier Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute bands in the country. They perform on the Riverview Park Amphitheater stage beginning at 8 p.m. Admission is $5 per person.
Whiskey River formed more than 40 years ago and is still going strong.
The band specializes in songs from Skynyrd’s Ronnie Van Zandt era.
“We are the second longest-running tribute band in the world, right behind Randy Hanson,” said Bill Majkut of Whiskey River. “We started this before the band out there touring under the Skynyrd name restarted in 1988. We did it only out of our love for the music. We are all about the music.”
Van Zandt died in a 1977 plane crash. He was Skynyrd’s primary vocalist and lyricist as well as one of its founding members.
“The Ronnie Van Zandt era of Skynyrd was and is music that is timeless. They had all the radio hits and are still being played all over radio and satellite stations,” Majkut stated.
The crash also killed Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines and four others. But drummer Artimus Pyle survived. In 2006, Pyle performed with Whiskey River.
“Artimus was very gracious, funny and excited to be playing this music again with such a strong band,” Majkut said. “He acknowledged and thanked us for keeping the Ronnie Van Zandt era of Skynyrd music alive for all these years.”
Attendees who love Skynyrd classics won’t be disappointed with Friday’s set list. On it are such songs as “Sweet Home Alabama,” “Gimme Three Steps,” “The Breeze,” “That Smell,” “What’s Your Name,” “Saturday Night Special,” and a notefor-note version of “Free Bird.” Al Kooper was Skynyrd’s first producer. He was impressed with how well rehearsed the band was.
“Skynyrd would go into the studio and no matter how many takes Al
Abigail Cosio, Dean Marrquin and
Jeremy Kelley join Jurzak on stage. Cosio is BBV’s songwriter and
vocalist, Marrquin its percussionist and drummer, and Kelly its vocalist and saxophonist.
Together
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Bon Bon Vivant and its New Orleans sounds, returns to Monmouth as opening act July 10 at 6:30 p.m. in this summer’s Music in the Park concert series at the Main Street Park. Admission is free.
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PAGES OF THE PAST FLASHBACK
50 years ago
Jul. 10, 1974
80,000 sign
steelhead petition
A bus loaded with recreational anglers and conservationists from the Greater Portland Area delivered over 80,000 signatures to Secretary of State Clay Myers’ office in Salem, Oregon. The large surplus of signatures, over twice the required amount, is significant of the enormous support by the public for the measure. This augers well for the vote in November, and the Save Oregon’s Trout Inc. committee is confident that at long last, steelhead trout will finally achieve its rightful designation as a true game fish in Oregon as it is in every other state where the steelhead exist.
Dallas girl earns agribusiness award
Vicky Sue Coates of Dallas has been awarded a Central Exchange Foundation Agri-Business Vo-Tech Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded in the interest
of expanding employment skills in rural America and to encourage and assist rural people in acquiring those skills.
Comfort over Ford Home Comfort of Dallas’ Pony League hosted Colvin Ford from McMinnville Wednesday evening and downed the visitors 9-5. All of Comfort’s runs came in the first five frames and all of their runs were tallied by 4 players. Darren Lockridge and J Stacy scored in the first, third and fifth innings, Lance Ediger in the first and fourth and N. Aime in the second.
40 years ago
Jul. 11, 1984
Polk County workers ratify two-year pact Polk County’s major employee union ratified a two-year contract with the county last week. The contract between Local 173 of the American Federation
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for several days. The owners agreed to leave.
• At 4:17 p.m., Tyler Johnson was arrested on La Creole Drive, charged with parole violation and was lodged at Polk County Jail.
• At 9:04 p.m. Seferino Sanchez Gonzalez was arrested on a Marion County detainer and was lodged at Polk County Jail.
• At 9:06 p.m., a report of a theft on Monmouth Cutoff. A large excavator had been stolen from the property.
Saturday, June 29
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uninsured.
• At 1:14 p.m., a report of an open Amazon package left on a property on Court Street. The matter is under investigation.
• At 9:39 p.m., a report of suspicious activity on Washington Street. The complainant was concerned about a neighbor flying a drone over their property. Officers informed complainant they were unable to enforce air space and the FAA would be the appropriate contact.
• At 9:41 p.m., a report of a domestic disturbance on Polk Station Road. It was a verbal only disturbance.
Friday, June 28
• At 2:41 a.m., a motorist on Uglow Avenue was cited for driving while suspended.
• At 6:48 a.m., Casey Brooks was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of an intoxicant (marijuana), two counts for reckless endangerment and unlawful possession of cocaine and was lodged at Polk County Jail.
• At 6:48 a.m., Isreal Stewart was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of cocaine and was lodged at Polk County Jail.
• At 8:59 a.m., a report of a suspicious vehicle on Kings Valley Highway. A motorhome and a passenger vehicle had been parked at Walmart
• At 6:39 a.m., a report of criminal mischief on Academy Street. An individual had kicked the front door.
• At 7:38 a.m., a report of criminal mischief on Brandvold Drive. An unknown suspect had written on various park property.
Sunday, June 30
• At 3:19 p.m., a motorist was cited for speeding 72 mph in a 45-mph zone and no operator’s license on King Valley Highway
• At 5:22 p.m., a report of a theft of a baseball card collection and totes of matchbox cars on Lyle Street.
• At 6:42 p.m., a report of a theft of a cart of groceries on Ellendale Avenue.
Monday, July 1
• At 1:40 a.m., a report of a domestic disturbance on Ellendale Avenue. Denis Geiger was arrested and charged with strangulation, harassment and aggravated harassment.
• At 1:15 p.m., a motorist on La Creole Drive was cited for driving uninsured.
• At 1:44 p.m., a motorist on Godsey Road was cited for driving uninsured and driving while suspended.
• At 1:51 p.m., a motorist on Main Street was cited for driving while suspended and failure to provide proof of insurance.
• At 2:03 p.m., a report of a restraining order violation on Main Street.
• At 2:08 p.m., a motorist on Orchard Drive was cited for speeding 42 mph in a 25-mph zone.
• At 2:46 p.m., Gary Bau was arrested and charged with trespassing on Ellendale Avenue and lodged at Polk County Jail.
• At 3:30 p.m., a motorist was cited for speeding 46 mph
in a 25-mph zone on Orchard Drive.
• At 4:18 p.m., a motorist on Orchard Drive was cited for driving uninsured.
• At 6:04 p.m., a motorist was cited for speeding 40 mph in a 25-mph zone on Miller Avenue.
Tuesday, July 2
• At 1:54 p.m., a motorist on Miller Avenue was cited for driving while suspended and failure to register the vehicle.
• At 7:55 a.m., a motorist was cited for failure to obey a traffic control device on Miller Avenue.
• At 12:02 p.m., a report of a theft from Walmart on Kings Valley Highway. The matter is still under investigation.
• At 2:19 p.m., a report of theft on Uglow Avenue. Several storage units had been broken into.
• At 2:47 p.m., Thomas Clemons was arrested and charged with driving while suspended and lodged at Polk County Jail.
Independence Police Department
Friday, June 28
• At 8:49 a.m., a motorist on Monmouth Street was cited for using a cell phone while driving - third offense.
• At 9:54 a.m., a report of a theft of a bike on Main Street.
• At 10 a.m., a report of criminal mischief on Monmouth Street. Using video footage, a suspect was identified and found in the store.
Nicholas Gonzalez Molina was cited for criminal mischief after slashing tires in what was believed to be a road rage incident.
• At 11:42 a.m., a report of a theft on Monmouth Street. The suspect returned the item and the store declined to press charges.
• At 2:49 p.m., a motorist was given a fix-it ticket for window tint far darker than the legal limit.
• At 3:15 p.m., a motorist was cited for running a stop sign on 7th Street and Cedar Street.
• At 10:11p.m., a report of a person acting aggressive in the park on Deann Drive. The officer contacted the individual who said he was looking
for someone to jumpstart his vehicle.
• At 11:24 p.m., officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driving erratically on C Street. Luis Alberto Hernandez Lugo was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of an intoxicant. He registered a BAC of .13%.
Saturday, June 29
• At 11:27 a.m., a motorist on Monmouth Street was cited for texting and driving with children in the car.
• At 3:30 p.m., a motorist on 6th Street was cited for running a stop sign while texting and driving.
• At 8:25 p.m., a report of a domestic disturbance on Wisteria Street. Levi Mathew Shy was arrested and charged with assault in the second degree, failure to perform the duties of a driver, and reckless driving. He was lodged at Polk County Jail.
• An officer responded to a report of a hit and run, where a motorist had backed into another and fled the scene. The vehicle description matched a motorist who had been called in driving erratically earlier. The vehicle was located and Ricardo Martinez-Pantoja was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of an intoxicant and failure to perform the duties of a driver. He blew a BAC of .29%.
Sunday, June 30
• At 9:32 p.m., a report of a hit and run in a parking lot on I Street. Officers are still investigating.
Monday, July 1
• At 1:20 p.m., a report of a disturbance on Marigold Street. Michael Lee Withrow was arrested and charged with harassment. He was lodged at Polk County Jail.
Tuesday, July 2
• At 12:28 a.m. a report of criminal mischief on Monmouth Street. A local clinic was tagged with graffiti.
• At 6:00 a.m., a report of a person found on Grand Street. The individual has dementia and was escorted home.
• At 11:06 a.m., a motorist on Osprey Lane was cited for failure to register the vehicle and warned for cel phone use while driving.
• An officer responded to a hit and run to a vehicle B Street and Main Street. Another
officer located the vehicle.
Driver Leesa Colene Edwards was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of an intoxicant and failure to perform the duties of a driver. She blew a BAC of .21%.
Monmouth Police Department
• Ashley Gumns, 31, was arrested June 29, and charged with driving under the influence of an intoxicant.
• Luis Moreno, 34, was arrested June 22 and charged with driving under the influence of an intoxicant.
• Peter Furman, 60, was arrested July 1 on two outstanding warrants.
• Iris Richter, 44, was arrested July 3 and charged with disorderly conduct 2, trespass 2 and criminal mischief 2.
• Mark Edward Morgan, 50, was arrested June 30 on two outstanding warrants.
Polk County Sheriff’s Office
• Tony D Adams was arrested June 29 and charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and criminal driving while suspended/ revoked.
• Joshua Richard Benham was arrested July 2 and charged with parole violation (criminal mistreatment).
• Marvin Gene Caldera was arrested July 2 and charged with criminal trespass 1, theft 2, and failure to report as a sex offender.
• William Nicolas Calderon was arrested July 2 and charged with assault 3.
• Noe Cardoza Ausencio was arrested July 2 and charged with driving under the influence of an intoxicant.
• James Nicholas Colley was arrested July 3 and charged with failure to appear (failure to perform duties of a driver - property damage) and post prison violation (elude, failure to perform duties of a driver).
• Anthony Neill Franklin was arrested July 3 and charged with attempting to elude police officer (vehicle), attempting to elude police officer (foot), reckless driving and two counts of reckles endangering.
• Peter Robert Furman was arrested July 1 and charged with post prison violation (sex abuse 1) and was placed on
hold for Marion County (failure to appear - harasment).
• Emmanuel Alonzo Garrett was arreted July 4 and charged with two counts of theft 3.
• Dennis M Geiger was arrested July 1 and charged with strangulation (domestic violence), harassment and agravated harassment.
• James Kenneth Lucas was arrested July 2 and charged with parole violation (criminal mischief 2) and criminal trespass 2
• Jerry Bruce Mitchell was arrested July 3 and placed on hold for Benton County (murder 1, two counts of attempted murder, and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon).
• Levi M Shy was arrested June 30 and charged with assault 2, reckless driving, hit and run vehicle - injury, assault 3 and recklessly endangering.
• Darius Morning Star Speedis was arrested July 3 and placed on hold for U.S. Marshasl (sexual assault - carnal abuse).
• Justin Lee Walker was arrested July 2 and placed on hold for Benton County (disorderly conduct/trespass/menace).
• Jamal Lawrence Wallace was arrested July 5 and charged with failure to appear (failure to present/carry license) and was placed on hold for Marion County (two counts of failure to appear - hit and run property).
• Tiffany Taylor Cummings was arrested July 2 and charged with post prison violation (burglary 1).
• Stephanie Elaine Cutler was arrested July 3 and charged with probation violation (criminal mischief 1).
• De’Angenique Lareece Eastland was arrested July 4 and charged with driving under the influence of an intoxicant, reckless driving and resisting arrest.
• Samantha Michelle Leos was arrested July 4 and charged with harassment.
• Erin Lyndsay Monroe was arrested July 1 and charged with criminal mischief 1, theft 3, disorderly conduct 2, two counts of criminal trespass 2, and theft 2.
• Cindy Olague was arrestd July 5 and charged with driving under the influence of an intoxicant, four counts of recklessly endangering and reckless driving.
• Iris Bea Richter was arrested July 3 and charged with criminal mischief 3, criminal trespass 2 and disorderly conduct 2
PUBLIC NOTICES
PCIO24-3005 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF POLK Probate Department In the Matter of the Estate of NORA G. BALLOU, Deceased. Case No. 24PB05114 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Dee Humphries has been appointed as Personal Representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the personal representative, Dee Humphries, c/o Kathryn M. Belcher, of McGinty & Belcher, Attorneys, P.C., P.O. Box 12806, Salem, Oregon, 97309, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, 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 attorneys for the personal representative, Kathryn M. Belcher, OSB #99220 Attorney for Personal Representative. Personal Representative: Dee Humphries, PO Box 20695, Keizer, OR 97307, (503) 5596776.
PCIO24- 3001 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE - On 0815-24, at 10:00 am at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, located at 850 Main St. Dallas, OR. 97338, the defendant’s interest will be sold, subject to redemption, in the real property located at 147 NW DOUGLAS ST. DALLAS, OR. 97338. The court case number is 23CV34916, where AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATION is plaintiff, and THE ESTATE OF MARLENE ANN PADGETT; THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, ASSIGNS AND DEVISEES OF MARLENE ANN PADGETT; AARON HODGES; JAMES PADGETT; AND ALL OTHER PERSONS OR PARTIES UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, LIEN, OR INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 147 NW DOUGLAS ST, DALLAS, OREGON 97338 is defendant. The sale is a public auction to the highest bidder for cash in hand or cashier’s check made out to Polk County Sheriff’s Office. For more information on this sale go to: http:// oregonsheriffssales.org/
PCIO24-3003 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF POLK Probate Department In the Matter of the Estate of: Anthony Louis Marx, Decedent. No. 24PB05217 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Shane A. Marx has been appointed personal representative of the abovecaptioned estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the Personal Representative, in care of the attorney for the Personal Representative at: 4742 Liberty Road S., #550, Salem, OR 97302-5037, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, 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 lawyers for the personal representative. Dated and first published on July 10, 2024. Alexander M. Bluestone, OSB No. 183071, Alex Bluestone Law, LLC Attorney for the Personal Representative, 4742 Liberty Road S., #550, Salem, OR 97302-5037, 503.383.1304, alex@salemprobate.com. Published 7/10/24, 7/17/24 and 7/24/24.
PCIO24-3002 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE STATE OF OREGON COUNTY OF POLK IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE: KENNETH DOYLE ELLIOTT, Deceased. Case No.: 24PB03635 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative for the Estate of Kenneth Doyle Elliott. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the undersigned Personal Representative at c/o The Law Office of David Johnson; 117 Commercial Street NE, Suite 275; Salem, OR 97301 within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may̷? obtain additional information from the records of the Court, the Personal Representative, or the lawyers for the Personal Representative, David Johnson, 117 Commercial Street NE, Suite 275; Salem, OR 97301. Dated and first published on July 3, 2024. Randall R. Elliott Personal Representative. PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Randall R. Elliott 1697 Westhaven Avenue NW Salem, OR 97304 Tel: 503-949-3528 elliott3000@gmail.com
LAWYER FOR PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE: David T. Johnson, OSB No. 123553 The Law Office
of David Johnson LLC Pioneer Trust Building 117 Commercial Street NE, Suite 275 Salem, OR 97301 Tel: 503-575-1332 Fax: 503-455-8868 djohnson@ davidjohnsonlegal.com.
PCI24-2081 Notice of Self Storage Sale Please take notice IN Self StorageSalem Wallace located at 300 Musgrave Ave., NW Salem OR 97304 intends to hold a sale to sell the property stored at the Facility by the below list of Occupants whom are in default at an Auction. The sale will occur as an online auction via www.storagetreasures.com on 7/19/2024 at 10:00AM. Zechariah Homer unit #160; Serena Watts unit #5001. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply. 07/03, 07/10.
PCI24-2082 Notice of Self Storage Sale Please take notice IN Self Storage - Salem West located at 2401 Salem Dallas Hwy NW, Salem, OR 97304 intends to hold a sale to sell the property stored at the Facility by the below list of Occupants whom are in default at an Auction. The sale will occur as an online auction via www. storagetreasures.com on 7/18/2024 at 10:00AM. Sarah T Blam-Linville unit #054; Stephen C Travis units #101 & #196; Donna Walker unit #111; Patricia Reding unit #211. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply. 07/03, 07/10.
PCI24-2083 Notice of Self Storage Sale Please take notice US Storage Centers - Salem Glen Creek located at 350 Glen Creek Rd NW, Salem, OR 97304 intends to hold a sale to sell the property stored at the Facility by the below list of Occupants whom are in default at an Auction. The sale will occur as an online auction via www. storagetreasures.com on 7/18/2024 at 10:00AM. Randy James Riter unit #A046; Lynette Ross Jardine unit #B074; Albert L Madding unit #F021; Debra Ann Travis unit #K008. This sale may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Certain terms and conditions apply. 07/03, 07/10.
PCIO24-3000 NOTICE OF PENDING FORECLOSURE SALE ORS 87.192 Notice is hereby given to Lillian Durdel, owner of 20 horses, as described as: Stallion No. 1; Stallion No. 2; Mare No. 1; Mare No. 2; Mare No. 3; Mare No. 4; Mare No. 5; Yearling No. 1; Yearling No. 2; Yearling No. 3; Stud No. 1; Pony No. 1; Pony No. 2; Pony No. 3; Gelding No. 1; Colt No. 1; Colt No. 2; Colt No. 3; Old Red Horse No, 1; and Misc. Horse No. 1. These are the animals that boarded by Lillian Durdel at the location owned by Cherie Smith. The amount due on the indebtedness is $13,900 which are boarding fees for the above animals. The sale shall occur at 3800 South Kings Valley Highway, Dallas, Oregon 97338 on August 3, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. The person foreclosing the lien is Cherie Smith. All persons having contesting the pending sale are required to present them to Penna & James, LLC, 1206 Main Street East, Monmouth, OR 97361 before the date and time above; claims not so presented will be barred.
PCI24-2080 TS No. OR07000035-24-1 APN 578115 TO No 240105546-ORMSI TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Reference is made to that certain Trust Deed made by, JASON MARK MCCOLM as Grantor to KRISTA L. WHITE, ESQ. BISHOP, WHITE, MARSHALL & WEIBEL, P.S. as Trustee, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as designated nominee for UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC, Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, dated as of May 20, 2021 and recorded on May 21, 2021 as Instrument No. 2021-008682 and the beneficial interest was assigned to LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC and recorded May 9, 2023 as Instrument Number 2023003423 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Polk County, Oregon towit: APN: 578115 PARCEL 2, PARTITION PLAT NO. 2017-0020, RECORDED NOVEMBER 15, 2017, IN VOLUME 2017, PAGE 20, IN THE CITY OF DALLAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON. Commonly known as: 473 NE A ST, DALLAS, OR 97338 Both the Beneficiary, Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, and the Trustee, Nathan F. Smith, Esq., OSB #120112, have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said Trust Deed and notice has been recorded pursuant to Section 86.752(3) of Oregon Revised Statutes. The default for which the foreclosure is made is the Grantor’s failure to pay: Failed to pay payments which became due Monthly Payment(s):Monthly Payment(s) from 10/01/2023 to 05/31/2024 at $16,081.00 Monthly Late Charge(s): 1 Monthly Late Charge(s) at
$356.76 By this reason of said default the Beneficiary has declared all obligations secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to-wit: The sum of $335,608.24 together with interest thereon at the rate of 3.00000% per annum from September 1, 2023 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all Trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the Beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said Trust Deed. Wherefore, notice is hereby given that, the undersigned Trustee will on September 24, 2024 at the hour of 09:00 AM, Standard of Time, as established by Section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statues, Main Street Plaza, Polk County Courthouse, 850 Main Street, Dallas, OR 97338 County of Polk, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the Grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by him of the said Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the Trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in Section 86.778 of Oregon Revised Statutes has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the Trust Deed reinstated by payment to the Beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, Trustee’s or attorney’s fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or Trust Deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for sale. 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 notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes plural, the word “Grantor” includes any successor in interest to the Grantor as well as any other persons owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, the words “Trustee” and “Beneficiary” includes their respective successors in interest, if any. Dated: 5/23/24 By: Nathan F. Smith, Esq., OSB #120112 Successor Trustee Malcolm & Cisneros, A Law Corporation Attention: Nathan F. Smith, Esq., OSB #120112 c/o TRUSTEE CORPS 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 949252-8300 NPP0461106 To: POLK COUNTY ITEMIZEROBSERVER 06/26/2024, 07/03/2024, 07/10/2024, 07/17/2024 PCI24-2074 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF POLK Ally Bank, Plaintiff, vs. HASBROUCK TIMBER SERVICES, LLC; BRIDGER J. HASBROUCK, AN INDIVIDUAL THIRDPARTY GUARANTOR Defendants. SUMMONS (60 DAYS) FIRST DATE OF PUBLICATION: Wednesday, June 19, 2024 TO THE DEFENDANTS: Bridger J. Hasbrouck NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY! A lawsuit has been started against you in the aboveentitled Court by Ally Bank, Plaintiff. Plaintiff’s claim is stated in the written Complaint, a copy of which is on file at the Polk County Courthouse. You must “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 30 days 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 on the plaintiff. The object of the action is for Breach of Contract and Foreclosure of Personal Property. The “motion” or “answer” (or “reply”) must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days of the date of first publication specified herein along with the required filing fee. The date of first publication of the summons is June 19, 2024. If you are in the active military service of the United States, or believe that you may be entitled to protection of the SCRA, please contact our office. If you do not contact us, we will report to the court that we do not believe that
NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET HEARING
A public hearing on a proposed supplemental budget for the City of Monmouth for Fiscal Year 2024 -25
On or about July 18, 2024, Falls City will submit a Request for Release of Funds (RROF) to the Oregon Business Development Department (OBDD) for the release of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 as amended, for its housing rehabilitation program. The purpose of the Falls City’s housing rehabilitation program is to use funds to perform repair and rehabilitation of existing single-family, owner-occupied units located in non-entitlement Polk County. Annually, the program rehabilitates over 12 low- to-moderate-income homes with approximately $ 250,000 of CDBG funds.
Specific locations of individual units to be rehabilitated cannot be determined prior to the completion of the Area-Wide Environmental Review and the RROF. For the housing rehabilitation activities proposed Falls City is using a Tiered Environmental Review format and process proposed under HUD Regulations for the National Environmental Policy Act at 24 CFR Part 58.15.
In this first tier, a broad area-wide statutory review of the housing rehabilitation program has identified laws and authorities that we have determined will not be triggered by the location of the rehab program. These laws include: Floodplain Management (24 CFR Part 55 and Executive Order 11988), The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968, The Clean Air Act, The Farmland Protection Policy Act of 1981, The Environmental Justice Executive Order 12898, The Noise Abatement and Control Standard (24 CFR part 51B) and The Explosive and Flammable Operations Standard (24 CFR Part 51C).
In the second tier review, Falls City identified laws and authorities that must be analyzed with site-specific environmental review checklists for each property location. These laws include: Historic Preservation (36 CFR Part 800), Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, Wetland Protection (Executive Order 11990), Sole Source Aquifers (The Safe Drinking Water Act, 40 CFR Part 149), The Endangered Species Act (50 CFR Part 402), Airport Clear Zones and Accident Potential Zones (24 CFR Part 51D) and Toxic Chemicals and Radioactive Materials (24 CFR, Part 58.5(i)).
An Environmental Review Record (ERR) that documents the environmental determinations for this project, along with a copy of PRC Polk CDC policies and processes to be followed for site specific reviews, is on file, and may be examined or copied weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at:
PUBLIC COMMENTS: Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to Falls City Hall, 299 Mill Street, Falls City 97344. All comments received by July 18, 2024 will be considered by Falls City prior to submission of a request for release of funds.
OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS: OBDD will accept an objections to its approval of the release of funds and the H23009 Environmental Review Record certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or actual receipt of the request for release of funds (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: OBDD will accept objections to its Release of Funds only if they are based on one of the following:
A. The certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of Falls City H23009 ERR.
B. Falls City has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR Part 58.
C. Falls City has committed funds or incurred costs not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by OBDD.
D. Another federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality.
Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedure (24 CFR Part 58), and shall be addressed to OBDD at 775 Summer Street NE, Suite 200, Salem, OR 97301-1280. Objections to the release of funds on bases other than those stated above will not be considered by OBDD.
Potential objectors should contact OBDD to verify the actual last day of the objection period. It is estimated that any objection received after 8.02.24 will not be considered by OBDD.
you are protected under the SCRA. If you have questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may contact the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service online at www. oregonstatebar.org or by calling (503) 684-3763 (in the Portland metropolitan area) or toll-free elsewhere in Oregon at (800) 452-7636. Attorneys for Plaintiff, LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP By: /s/ James A. Craft James A. Craft #090146 [jcraft@logs. com] 1499 SE Tech Center Place, Suite 255, Vancouver, WA 98683 (360) 260-2253; Fax (360) 260-2285 06/19, 06/26, 07/03, 07/10.
PCIO24-3007 Chemeketa Community College Budget Committee Vacancies Chemeketa Community College is seeking candidates to fill a vacancy on its Citizen’s Budget Committee in District Zone 7, Polk County. The person selected for this zone will serve a three-year term ending June 30, 2027. Call the President’s Office, at 503.399.6593, or email: nette.abderhalden@ chemeketa.edu to obtain an application packet or for information about zone boundaries. A subcommittee of Chemeketa’s College Board of Education may interview candidates and make a recommendation to the College Board of
Education. The deadline for completed applications is 5 pm, Thursday, August 15, 2024. For more information about Chemeketa, visit our website at www.chemeketa. edu. Visit our website, www.polkio.com
PUBLIC NOTICES
PCI24-2084 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TS No.: 170664 APN: 268565 Reference is made to that certain deed made by Michael R. Morlock, unmarried as Grantor to U.S. Bank Trust Company, National association, as Trustee, in favor of U.S. Bank, National Association N.D. as Beneficiary, dated 06/24/2008, recorded 07/28/2008, in the official records of Polk County, Oregon as Instrument No. 2008-009508 in Book xx, Page xx covering the following described real property situated in said County and State, to wit: Lot 14, Pioneer Park, County of Polk, and State of Oregon. Commonly known as: 4040 Deepwood Lane Nw, Salem, OR 97304 The current beneficiary is U.S. Bank National Association pursuant to assignment of deed of trust recorded on 07/28/2008 as Inst No. 2008009508 in the records of Polk, Oregon. The beneficiary has elected and directed successor trustee to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and notice has been recorded pursuant to Section 86.752(3) of Oregon Revised Statutes: the default for which the foreclosure is made is the grantor’s failure to: Make the monthly payments commencing with the payment due on 06/24/2023 and continuing each month until this trust deed is reinstated or goes to trustee’s sale; plus a late charge on each installment not paid within fifteen days following the payment due date; trustee’s fees and other costs and expenses associated with this foreclosure and any further breach of any term or condition contained in subject note and deed of trust. 1. By the reason of said default the beneficiary has declared all obligations secured by said deed of trust immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to wit: Principal balance of: $47,922.32; 2. Interest through 06/07/2024 in the amount of: $4,190.72 3. Late Charges in the amount of: $175.00 4. BPO in the amount of: $95.00 5. Attorney Fees in the Amount of: $1,000.00 6. Attorney Costs in the amount of: $388.00 7. Together with the interest thereon at the rate 8.2400000% per annum until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said deed of trust. The principal sum of $47,922.32 together with the interest thereon at the rate 8.2400000% per annum from 05/24/2023 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said deed of trust. Whereof, notice hereby is given that the undersigned trustee will on 10/22/2024 at the hour of 9:00 AM, Standard of Time, as established by Section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statutes, at the At the Main Street Plaza entrance to the Polk County Courthouse, 850 Main Street, Dallas OR 97338, County of Polk, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured (and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee). Notice is further given that any person named in Section 86.778 of Oregon Revised Statutes; has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, trustee’s and attorney’s fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for the sale. In construing this, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed; the words “trustee” and “beneficiary” include their respective successors in interest, if any. Pursuant to Oregon Law, this sale will not be deemed final until the Trustee’s deed has been issued by Prime Recon LLC. If any irregularities are discovered within 10 days of the date of this sale, the
trustee will rescind the sale, return the buyer’s money and take further action as necessary. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. Also, please be advised that pursuant to the terms stated on the Deed of Trust and Note, the beneficiary is allowed to conduct property inspections while there is a default. This shall serve as notice that the beneficiary shall be conducting property inspections on the referenced property. 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. NOTICE TO RESIDENTIAL TENANTS The property in which you are living is in foreclosure. A foreclosure sale is scheduled for 10/22/2024 (date). The date of this sale may be postponed. Unless the lender that is foreclosing on this property is paid before the sale date, the foreclosure will go through and someone new will own this property. After the sale, the new owner is required to provide you with contact information and notice that the sale took place. The following information applies to you only if you are a bona fide tenant occupying and renting this property as a residential dwelling under a legitimate rental agreement. The information does not apply to you if you own this property or if you are not a bona fide residential tenant. If the foreclosure sale goes through, the new owner will have the right to require you to move out. Before the new owner can require you to move, the new owner must provide you with written notice that specifies the date by which you must move out. If you do not leave before the move-out date, the new owner can have the sheriff remove you from the property after a court hearing. You will receive notice of the court hearing. PROTECTION FROM EVICTION IF YOU ARE A BONA FIDE TENANT OCCUPYING AND RENTING THIS PROPERTY AS A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE LIVING IN THIS PROPERTY AFTER THE FORECLOSURE SALE FOR: • 60 DAYS FROM THE DATE YOU ARE GIVEN A WRITTEN TERMINATION NOTICE, IF YOU HAVE A FIXED TERM LEASE; OR • AT LEAST 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE YOU ARE GIVEN A WRITTEN TERMINATION NOTICE, IF YOU HAVE A MONTH-TOMONTH OR WEEK-TO-WEEK RENTAL AGREEMENT.If the new owner wants to move in and use this property as a primary residence, the new owner can give you written notice and require you to move out after 30 days, even though you have a fixed term lease with more than 30 days left. You must be provided with at least 30 days’ written notice after the foreclosure sale before you can be required to move. A bona fide tenant is a residential tenant who is not the borrower (property owner) or a child, spouse or parent of the borrower, and whose rental agreement: • Is the result of an arm’s-length transaction; • Requires the payment of rent that is not substantially less than fair market rent for the property, unless the rent is reduced or subsidized due to a federal, state or local subsidy; and • Was entered into prior to the date of the foreclosure sale. ABOUT YOUR TENANCY BETWEEN NOW AND THE FORECLOSURE SALE: RENT YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO PAY RENT TO YOUR LANDLORD UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS SOLD OR UNTIL A COURT TELLS YOU OTHERWISE. IF YOU DO NOT PAY RENT, YOU CAN BE EVICTED. BE SURE TO KEEP PROOF OF ANY PAYMENTS YOU MAKE. SECURITY DEPOSIT You may apply your security deposit and any rent you paid in advance against the current rent you owe your landlord as provided in ORS 90.367. To do this, you must notify your landlord in writing that you want to subtract the amount of your security deposit or prepaid rent from your rent payment. You may do this only for the rent you owe your current landlord. If you
do this, you must do so before the foreclosure sale. The business or individual who buys this property at the foreclosure sale is not responsible to you for any deposit or prepaid rent you paid to your landlord. ABOUT YOUR TENANCY AFTER THE FORECLOSURE SALE The new owner that buys this property at the foreclosure sale may be willing to allow you to stay as a tenant instead of requiring you to move out after 30 or 60 days. After the sale, you should receive a written notice informing you that the sale took place and giving you the new owner’s name and contact information. You should contact the new owner if you would like to stay. If the new owner accepts rent from you, signs a new residential rental agreement with you or does not notify you in writing within 30 days after the date of the foreclosure sale that you must move out, the new owner becomes your new landlord and must maintain the property. Otherwise: • You do not owe rent; • The new owner is not your landlord and is not responsible for maintaining the property on your behalf; and • You must move out by the date the new owner specifies in a notice to you. The new owner may offer to pay your moving expenses and any other costs or amounts you and the new owner agree on in exchange for your agreement to leave the premises in less than 30 or 60 days. You should speak with a lawyer to fully understand your rights before making any decisions regarding your tenancy. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO TRY TO FORCE YOU TO LEAVE YOUR DWELLING UNIT WITHOUT FIRST GIVING YOU WRITTEN NOTICE AND GOING TO COURT TO EVICT YOU. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS, YOU SHOULD CONSULT A LAWYER. If you believe you need legal assistance, contact the Oregon State Bar and ask for the lawyer referral service. Contact information for the Oregon State Bar is included with this notice. If you do not have enough money to pay a lawyer and are otherwise eligible, you may be able to receive legal assistance for free. Information about whom to contact for free legal assistance is included with this notice. OREGON STATE BAR, 16037 S.W. Upper Boones Ferry Road, Tigard Oregon 97224, Phone (503) 620- 0222, Toll-free 1-800452-8260 Website: http:// www.oregonlawhelp.org NOTICE TO VETERANS If the recipient of this notice is a veteran of the armed forces, assistance may be available from a county veterans’ service officer or community action agency. Contact information for a service officer appointed for the county in which you live and contact information for a community action agency that serves the area where you live may be obtained by calling a 2-1-1 information service. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act requires that we state the following: this is an attempt to collect, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If a discharge has been obtained by any party through bankruptcy proceedings: This shall not be construed to be an attempt to collect the outstanding indebtedness or hold you personally liable for the debt. This letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. TS# 170664 Dated: 6/13/2024 Prime Recon LLC By: Adriana Durham, Vice President PRIME RECON LLC 27368 Via Industria, Ste 201 Temecula, CA 92590 Phone number for the Trustee: (888) 725-4142 A-4819308 06/26/2024, 07/03/2024, 07/10/2024, 07/17/2024
PCI24-2079 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE File No. 2300322OR Reference is made to that certain deed of trust made by Cesar Lemus Torres, Pedro Lemus Lopez, and Josefina Torres, as grantor, to First American Title, as trustee, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as designated nominee for American Pacific Mortgage Corporation, beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, as beneficiary, dated September 18, 2020, recorded September 22, 2020, in the records of Polk County, Oregon, under instrument No. 2020-013771, and subsequently assigned or transferred by operation of law to Freedom Mortgage Corporation, covering the following described real property situated in the above-mentioned county and state: Parcel I: A Portion Of Lots 3 And 4, Block 1, Kingwood Acres, West Salem, Polk County, Oregon, (Plat Volume 132, Page 33) More Particularly Described As Follows: Beginning At
The Southeast Corner Of Said Lot 4; Thence Northerly Along The Easterly Line Thereof, 126 Feet To The True Point Of Beginning; Thence Westerly Parallel With The Southerly Line Of Said Lots, 85 Feet; Thence Northerly Parallel With The Easterly Line Of Said Lots, 85 Feet; Thence Easterly Parallel With The Southerly Line Of Said Lots, 85 Feet To A Point On The Easterly Line Of Said Lot 4; Thence Southerly Along The Easterly Line Of Said Lot 4, 85 Feet To The Point Of Beginning. Together With An Easement For Ingress And Egress Over The Westerly 15 Feet Of The Following Described Property: A Portion Of Lots 3 And 4, Block 1, Kingwood Acres, West Salem, Polk County, Oregon, More Particularly Described As Follows: Beginning At The Southeast Corner Of Said Lot 4; Thence Northerly Along The Easterly Line Thereof, 126 Feet; Thence Westerly, Parallel With The Southerly Line Of Said Lots, 85 Feet; Thence Southerly Parallel With The Easterly Line Of Said Lots, 126 Feet; Thence Easterly Along The Southerly Line Of Lots 3 And 4, 85 Feet To The Place Of Beginning. Parcel Ii: Beginning At The Southeast Corner Of Said Lot 4; Thence Northerly Along The Easterly Line Thereof, 126 Feet; Thence Westerly, Parallel With The Southerly Line Of Said Lots, 85 Feet; Thence Southerly Parallel With The Easterly Line Of Said Lots, 126 Feet; Thence Easterly Along The Southerly Line Of Lots 3 And 4, 85 Feet To The Place Of Beginning.
NOTE: This legal description was created prior to January 1, 2008. APN: 312925 Commonly known as: 1343 6th St. NW, Salem, OR 97304 The undersigned hereby certifies that based upon business records there are no known written 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 records of the county or counties in which the above described real property is situated. Further, 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). Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and notice has been recorded pursuant to Section 86.752(3) of Oregon Revised Statutes. There is a default by grantor or other person owing an obligation, performance of which is secured by the trust deed, or by the successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of such provision. The default for which foreclosure is made is grantor’s failure to pay when due the following sum: TOTAL REQUIRED TO REINSTATE: $17,086.90 TOTAL REQUIRED TO PAYOFF: $327,242.26
Because of interest, late charges, and other charges that may vary from day-today, the amount due on the day you pay may be greater. It will be necessary for you to
contact the Trustee before the time you tender reinstatement or the payoff amount so that you may be advised of the exact amount you will be required to pay. By reason of the default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by the trust deed immediately due and payable, those sums being the following, to- wit: 1. The installments of principal and interest which became due on November 1, 2023, and all subsequent installments of principal and interest through the date of this Notice, plus amounts that are due for late charges, delinquent property taxes, insurance premiums, advances made on senior liens, taxes and/or insurance, trustee’s fees, and any attorney fees and court costs arising from or associated with the beneficiaries efforts to protect and preserve its security, all of which must be paid as a condition of reinstatement, including all sums that shall accrue through reinstatement or pay-off. Nothing in this notice shall be construed as a waiver of any fees owing to the Beneficiary under the Deed of Trust pursuant to the terms of the loan documents. Whereof, notice hereby is given that Affinia Default Services, LLC, the undersigned trustee will on September 30, 2024 at the hour of 01:00 PM (PST), as established by section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statues, Inside the new lobby at the Jefferson Street entrance of the Polk County Courthouse, 850 Main St, Dallas, OR 97338, County of Polk, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in Section 86.778 of Oregon Revised Statutes has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, trustee’s and attorney’s fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for sale. For Sale Information, contact Xome at (800) 7588052 or www.xome.com. In construing this notice, the singular includes the plural, the word “grantor” includes any successor in interest to this 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. Pursuant to Oregon Law, this sale will not be deemed final until the Trustee’s deed has
been issued by Affinia Default Services, LLC. If any irregularities are discovered within 10 days of the date of this sale, the trustee will rescind the sale, return the buyer’s money and take further action as necessary. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. 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. NOTICE TO TENANTS: TENANTS OF THE SUBJECT REAL PROPERTY HAVE CERTAIN PROTECTIONS AFFORDED TO THEM UNDER ORS 86.782 AND POSSIBLY UNDER FEDERAL LAW. ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE OF SALE, AND INCORPORATED HEREIN, IS A NOTICE TO TENANTS THAT SETS FORTH SOME OF THE PROTECTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO A TENANT OF THE SUBJECT REAL PROPERTY AND WHICH SETS FORTH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS THAT MUST BE COMPLIED WITH BY ANY TENANT IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE AFFORDED PROTECTION, AS REQUIRED UNDER ORS 86.771. Pursuant
MOMENTS IN TIME
• On July 22, 1893, Katharine Lee Bates wrote the lyrics to “America the Beautiful” after admiring the view from the top of Pikes Peak in Colorado. The song’s music was composed by Samuel A. Ward, a church organist and choirmaster in Newark, N.J. The two never met in person.
• On July 23, 1980, Pham Tuan became the first Vietnamese citizen as well as the first Asian in space when he flew on board the Soyuz 37 mission as an Intercosmos Research Cosmonaut. His career awards included the rare distinction of being one of the few foreigners to receive the title Hero of the Soviet Union.
• On July 24, 1915, the passenger ship SS Eastland capsized while tied to a dock in the Chicago River, killing a total of 844 passengers and crew in the largest loss of life disaster from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes.
• On July 25, 2000, George Bush announced his selection of former Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney to be his running mate on the Republican presidential ticket. Cheney had worked under all five presidential administrations between 1969 and 1993, and Bush described him as qualified, respected and someone who shared his vision for America.
• On July 26, 1952, Argentina’s first lady, Eva Peron, died of cancer at the age of 33. Shortly before her passing, she had been given the title of “Spiritual Leader of the Nation of Argentina” by the Argentine Congress, and she was also accorded a state funeral, which was generally reserved for heads of state.
• On July 27, 1866, the first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable was successfully completed, reaching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart’s Content, Newfoundland.
• On July 28, 2018, Wendy Tuck of Australia became the first female captain to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. Afterward, in an interview with the Daily Telegraph, she said, “If one little girl sees this, sees it can be done and has a go, that will be what matters to me.”
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Talent goes on showcase at Independence Days
Turnout was great, as 36 contestants performed for the community at the 8th Annual Independence Days Talent
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Bon Bon Vivant returns to Monmouth stage
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Lynyrd Skynyrd preforms Friday
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would want them to do, they’d always play it the same way - even live. That is extremely rare,” Majkut said.
Majkut credits the fans’ devotion for why demand for Whiskey River concerts remains high.
“Skynyrd fans are a different group of people. Our fan base runs from 7 to 70-plus years old. We think it’s because of the poetry of Ronnie Van Zandt’s lyrics and the outstanding talent of their musicianship,” Majkut said. “The messages in Van Zandt’s
bands, dancers and a lone 11-year-old comic made for an awesome show. Here are the results:
BBV’s name comes from the French phrase, “Bon Vivant,” which translates to “Live Well.”
Summer is a good time to hit the road for New Orleans bands. The city slows down as the heat and humidity increases. Plus, summer festivals are happening elsewhere.
lyrics are extremely powerful. They speak to the human condition of friendship and brotherhood. ‘Whiskey bottle, brand new car, oak tree - you’re in my way.’ Now, isn’t that a message you want everyone you love to truly understand.”
Whiskey River not only plays the music, they personify the band onstage, its website stated.
“Through their serious and tireless commitment to the original Ronnie Van Zandt era Lynyrd Skynyrd, they have deconstructed and reconstructed every detail of every part of every song from the original band’s recordings,” the site added.
This intense dedication only added to Whiskey River’s respect for the band they have honored for years.
1st - Lilian H., singer
2nd - Ady Dalton, singer
3rd - Rylan Rowen, dancer
Music in the Park is sponsored by the Monmouth Business Association .
“I think Monmouth Music in the Park is the best outdoor concert series in the valley,” said Miriam Haugen of the MBA. “The music quality is tops and the atmosphere is great. Some people dance,
1st - Wildflower Wranglers, dance group
2nd - Chloe Lockwood, guitar/singer
others relax with a blanket and a picnic basket. It is a perfect way to spend a Wednesday evening in the summer.”
According to its website, BBV is well regarded in the New Orleans music scene, having been awarded Best Emerging Artist of 2018 by
“These guys were extremely intelligent musicians,” Majkut said. “Every part of every song is deliberate.”
Rob “Rockfish” Oxford is the band’s third Ronnie Van Zandt during its 42-year-run.
Hanson pays tribute to Jimi Hendrix.
Friday’s opening band is Cool Change PDX, an 80’s cover band. Their show begins at 6 p.m.
OffBeat Magazine. Among the venues it’s performed: French Quarter Fest, Jazz Fest, and Bayou Boogaloo. BBV “tours regularly spreading the gospel of decadence, reverence and revelry with infectious live shows,” the site added.
Releases on the band’s website include “Evangeline,” “Paint & Pageantry,” “Live at the New Orleans Jazz Museum” and “Live at the Circus.”
Salem health,
That’s care with respect.
Show. Singers, musicians,
Kids
Teens
3rd - Beef Chicken, band Adults
1st - Isabel Toledo, singer
2nd - Sheri Lynn & The Back-ups, band 3rd - Matt Lewis, rapper
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One of the most renowned Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute bands in the country, Whiskey River, kicks off the 2024 River’s Edge Summer Concert series July 12 at 8 p.m. at Riverview Park in Independence. Admission is $5 per person.
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The Wildflower Wranglers danced to first place among teens. Singer Lillian H. placed first in the kids category.
Isabel Toleda sang best among adult entrants.
Kaylee O’Sullivan performs a ballerina routine. Matt Lewis rapped into third place among adults.
