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8A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • January 7, 2015 Polk County Living Richert Remington Michael James Richert was born to Jonathan and Ashley Richert of Dallas at 8:38 a.m. on Dec. 13 at Sil- verton Hospital Family Birth Center. He weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces, and was 20 inches long. Remington is the couple’s first child. Grandparents are Bruce and DeAnna Richert of Dallas and Bill and Jill Pfankuch of West Salem. Great-grandparents are Walt and Evelyn Roquet of Dal- las, Dormer and Lois Richert of Dallas, and Bill and Linda Lewis of Fullerton, Calif. Ensz Finley LaRue Ensz was born to Brandon and Victoria Ensz of Portland at 5:22 p.m. on Dec. 19 at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center in Oregon City. She weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces, and was 20½ inches long. Finley is the couple’s first child. Grandparents are Glen and Cindy Ensz of Dallas and Kurt and Tami Loehlein of Spokane, Wash. Bruno Keegan Max Bruno was born to GianPaul and Stephanie Bruno of Dallas at 9:23 a.m. on Dec. 28 at Salem Hospital Family Birth Center. He weighed 9 pounds and was 20 inches long. Keegan joins Natasha, 18, Tristan, 16, Hailey, 12, and Meghan, 9. Grandparents are Debbie Mersch of Independence, Karen Syers of Lebanon and Paul Knox of Kingston, Okla. BIRTHS We celebrated the end of 2014 watching two Central High graduates — and out- standing football players — in postseason college bowl games. Jordan Pratt, wide re- ceiver for Stanford University, and his team beat Maryland resoundingly in the Foster Farms Bowl on Dec. 30. Boise State quarterback Grant Hedrick and the Broncos kept us on the edge of our seats as they narrowly won over the Arizona Wildcats in the Vizio Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31. Both of these young men and their teammates have given many of us in MI Town all kinds of bragging rights as we begin the new year. — I’d like to thank the Mon- mouth-Independence Lions Club for providing MI Town with a wonderful communi- ty breakfast for our area sen- iors and their families on Jan. 1 at the Monmouth Sen- ior Center. We shared a hearty breakfast with friends and neighbors. It’s a joy to be surrounded by such caring and hard-working volun- teers who do so many good things for all of us. — Our recent cold and crisp weather has given us many reasons to bundle up in warm coats, hats and mittens as we head out on our way to work, school and for walks around MI Town. It’s also a good time to remember our other family members — cats and dogs and other pets who would welcome the opportu- nity to sleep in a warm house when the temperature dips below freezing. If pets must spend the majority of their time outdoors, try to find a sheltered spot and an old blanket for them to sleep on, a place to find refuge during these bitterly cold winter nights. Always be sure there is a bowl of fresh water that hasn’t frozen over. These furry creatures give us un- conditional love on a daily basis, so let’s return the favor and help them keep warm this winter. — A group of talented local musicians get together on the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the Monmouth Senior Cen- ter for a couple hours of music and fun. Community members are invited to par- ticipate or to listen and enjoy good music and conversa- tion. The next gathering will be Jan. 14. The Monmouth Senior Center is located at 180 S. Warren St. — We’re one week into 2015, and those of us who made resolutions have no doubt broken at least one or two by now. This year, why not make a resolution to “pay it forward?” How about help- ing to pay for a family’s gro- ceries, or buying coffee for the next car in line, or secret- ly picking up somebody’s dinner check? Or maybe tak- ing cookies to a neighbor who lives alone? Doing something for somebody else is doubly rewarding. Happy New Year, every- one! MI TOWN PATTY TAYLOR Columnist DUTCHER PEDEE NEWS Did Christmas come early this year or what? No, Thanksgiving was late, so the time between the holidays was just short enough be- tween the two that activities seemed to be more low key. — Norm and Donna Baldwin’s son, Dan, his wife, Jael, and their daughters, Ginger and Molly, came to Pedee from Holley (near Sweet Home) for dinner, as well as did “neigh- bors” Wyatt and Joy Overly — neighbors to us being anyone within, say, 10 miles. — Betty Forry was delighted to celebrate her 101st Christ- mas in the company of daughter June Clark, grand- son Patrick Clark, and great- granddaughter Britni Weiss- Clark. Britni was able to spend three days in Pedee enjoying time with her old- est living relative and uncle. — Daniel Russell’s parents, Jerry and Phyllis Russell of Pleasant Hill, spent much of Christmas day with him, wife Heidi and their kids. They shared gifts with one another and snacked on cheese fon- due. The next day, Heidi’s whole side of the family joined them — her grandparents from Sisters, her brother and his family from Cottage Grove, her sister and her family from Redding, Calif., and her par- ents from Creswell. They ex- changed gifts, played games and had a great time together. — Steven and Audrey Cameron gathered at son James and his wife Jenny’s house in Milwaukie for Christmas with their family. The six littlest cousins had so much fun, they got to- gether again on Dec. 29 at the Portland Zoo. — Pam Burbank went to Prineville to be with her par- ents, Alvin and Elsie Jones. Family that came and went over the week were brother Larry Jones and his wife Michele and daughter Kailee from Eugene, sister Kathy and husband Scott McKinley from Albany, son Jon and Maiya Burbank from Port- land, and son Michael Bur- bank from Monmouth. Those that went home over Christ- mas weekend hit snow and slow traffic, and had to put on chains to get over the moun- tain passes, while Pam stayed and enjoyed 4 inches of snow and zero-degree weather. — Dave and Suzanne Bur- bank had a Christmas Eve dinner with Dave’s brothers, Dan and his wife Mikki from Dallas, and Dennis and his daughter Rachel from Inde- pendence, son Derek and his girlfriend Ashley Grucza from Turner, and his aunt Al- berta Jones and cousin Ray- mond Jones. On Christmas Day, Dave and Suzanne, and Paul and I, had breakfast with son Brennan and Callie and their kids Annabelle and Jake in Independence, then went on in to Salem to have lunch and dinner with sister Lorraine and Doug Odell and their two daughters, Vic- toria and Christina. — Sam and Judy Guida had their Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve with friends and family. Sam’s niece, Jackie, came down to help out, and brother Joe was there from Houston for a week’s visit. Bob and Lynda Schnekenburger visited on Christmas Day. Their son, Matt, and Amanda Guida and granddaughter Mi- randa came for a four-day visit after Christmas. Sam, with leukemia, is rather pes- simistic about making it to another Christmas, so he ap- preciated the company on this one. — Pedee Church served din- ner to the homeless under the Marion Street Bridge in Salem twice in December (Dec. 22 and Dec. 29), taking Christ- mas goodie bags to the ap- proximately 125 people. The bags were made up by the congregation after church on Dec. 21. Churches in and near Salem take turns serving din- ner and Pedee is scheduled for the fourth Monday, plus take the fifth Monday if there is one, of the month. The peo- ple are very appreciative. ARLENE KOVASH Columnist Ben Meyer, AAMS ® Financial Advisor 503-606-3048 193 E. Main Street Monmouth, OR 97361 Bob Timmerman Financial Advisor 503-623-5584 159 SW Court Street Dallas, OR 97338 Kelly K. Denney Financial Advisor 503-623-2146 244 E. Ellendale, Suite 2 Dallas, OR 97338 Please join us in THANKING ALL of these Businesses for supporting these extra publications throughout the year. Without them, it wouldn’t be possible! THANKS! • Spring, Fall & Winter Sports Previews • High School Graduations & Homecomings • Back To School • Polk County Fair Second Century of Service 694 Main St. - Dallas 503-623-3286 Computer Ease II Inc. 13770 Orchard Knob Rd Dallas 503-623-9222 811 Main St. Dallas 503-623-1184 Family Dentistry Tom Davis Jr. DMD 410 E Ellendale Suite #2 Dallas 503-623-2653 “ S h o w Y o u r S m il e ” Matthew W. Woolsey, DMD 155 W. Ellendale Ave. Dallas 503-623-8010 967 Main St. Dallas 503-623-4943 UGO’S Pizza Parlor Brandt’s Sanitary Service 503-838-0464 158 S. Pacific Hwy • Monmouth CENTRAL VET- ERINARY HOS- PITAL 1270 Main St. E Monmouth 503-838-4651 www.farnstroms.com 410 Monmouth St Independence 503-838-1414 169 Main St. W Monmouth 503-838-4281 MARR MARR BROS. BROS. 875 Pacific Hwy S MONMOUTH 503-838-1830 480 Main St. E Monmouth 503-838-2403 410 Main St. Monmouth 503-838-1773 REPRESENTED BY PFAFF-KARREN INSURANCE 1327 Monmouth St. Independence 503-838-1155 [email protected] MUTUAL OF ENUMCLAW ENUMCLAW LIFE INS CO. STINEFF INSURANCE SERVICES • Home • Auto • Business • Life Se Habla Espanol! 1250 E. Main St. Suite A, Monmouth 503-838-0632 • New & Pre-Owned Vehicles • Wheelchair Van Rentals • Adaptive Driving Equipment • Stair Lifts & Ramps for Home 24-Hour Emergency Service 155 "E" Street - PO Box 128 Independence, OR 97351 PH:(503) 838-5520 FX:(503) 838-4710 MASTER APPLIANCE SERVICE 145 Knox St. N. Monmouth 503-838-1667 Hamblin’s Nursery 4550 Kings Valley Hwy Dallas 503-623-2066 24 Hour Emergency Service Licensed, Bonded, Insured 503 623-4907 Located in Dallas Call us for your electrical needs. CCB#77014 Polk County FAIR! Aug. 6-9, 2015 Polk County Fairgrounds & Event Center 520 S. 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8A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • January 7, 2015 Polk County Living
RichertRemington Michael James Richert was born to Jonathan
and Ashley Richert of Dallas at 8:38 a.m. on Dec. 13 at Sil-verton Hospital Family Birth Center.
He weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces, and was 20 incheslong.
Remington is the couple’s first child.Grandparents are Bruce and DeAnna Richert of Dallas
and Bill and Jill Pfankuch of West Salem.Great-grandparents are Walt and Evelyn Roquet of Dal-
las, Dormer and Lois Richert of Dallas, and Bill and LindaLewis of Fullerton, Calif.
EnszFinley LaRue Ensz was born to Brandon and Victoria
Ensz of Portland at 5:22 p.m. on Dec. 19 at ProvidenceWillamette Falls Medical Center in Oregon City.
She weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces, and was 20½ incheslong.
Finley is the couple’s first child.Grandparents are Glen and Cindy Ensz of Dallas and
Kurt and Tami Loehlein of Spokane, Wash.
BrunoKeegan Max Bruno was born to GianPaul and Stephanie
Bruno of Dallas at 9:23 a.m. on Dec. 28 at Salem HospitalFamily Birth Center.
He weighed 9 pounds and was 20 inches long.Keegan joins Natasha, 18, Tristan, 16, Hailey, 12, and
Meghan, 9.Grandparents are Debbie Mersch of Independence,
Karen Syers of Lebanon and Paul Knox of Kingston,Okla.
BIRTHSWe celebrated the end of
2014 watching two CentralHigh graduates — and out-standing football players —in postseason college bowlgames. Jordan Pratt, wide re-ceiver for Stanford University,and his team beat Marylandresoundingly in the FosterFarms Bowl on Dec. 30. BoiseState quarterback GrantHedrick and the Broncoskept us on the edge of ourseats as they narrowly wonover the Arizona Wildcats inthe Vizio Fiesta Bowl on Dec.31. Both of these young menand their teammates havegiven many of us in MI Townall kinds of bragging rights aswe begin the new year.
—I’d like to thank the Mon-
mouth-Independence LionsClub for providing MI Townwith a wonderful communi-ty breakfast for our area sen-
iors and their families onJan. 1 at the Monmouth Sen-ior Center. We shared ahearty breakfast with friendsand neighbors. It’s a joy to besurrounded by such caringand hard-working volun-teers who do so many goodthings for all of us.
—Our recent cold and crisp
weather has given us manyreasons to bundle up inwarm coats, hats and mittensas we head out on our way towork, school and for walksaround MI Town. It’s also agood time to remember our
other family members — catsand dogs and other pets whowould welcome the opportu-nity to sleep in a warm housewhen the temperature dipsbelow freezing. If pets mustspend the majority of theirtime outdoors, try to find asheltered spot and an oldblanket for them to sleep on,a place to find refuge duringthese bitterly cold winternights. Always be sure thereis a bowl of fresh water thathasn’t frozen over. Thesefurry creatures give us un-conditional love on a dailybasis, so let’s return the favorand help them keep warmthis winter.
—A group of talented local
musicians get together onthe second Wednesday ofevery month at 6:30 p.m. atthe Monmouth Senior Cen-ter for a couple hours of
music and fun. Communitymembers are invited to par-ticipate or to listen and enjoygood music and conversa-tion. The next gathering willbe Jan. 14. The MonmouthSenior Center is located at180 S. Warren St.
—We’re one week into 2015,
and those of us who maderesolutions have no doubtbroken at least one or two bynow. This year, why notmake a resolution to “pay itforward?” How about help-ing to pay for a family’s gro-ceries, or buying coffee forthe next car in line, or secret-ly picking up somebody’sdinner check? Or maybe tak-ing cookies to a neighborwho lives alone? Doingsomething for somebodyelse is doubly rewarding.
Happy New Year, every-one!
MI TOWNPATTY
TAYLOR
Columnist
DUTCHER
PEDEE NEWSDid Christmas come early
this year or what? No,Thanksgiving was late, so thetime between the holidayswas just short enough be-tween the two that activitiesseemed to be more low key.
—Norm and Donna Baldwin’s
son, Dan, his wife, Jael, andtheir daughters, Ginger andMolly, came to Pedee fromHolley (near Sweet Home) fordinner, as well as did “neigh-bors” Wyatt and Joy Overly —neighbors to us being anyonewithin, say, 10 miles.
—Betty Forry was delighted
to celebrate her 101st Christ-mas in the company ofdaughter June Clark, grand-son Patrick Clark, and great-granddaughter Britni Weiss-Clark. Britni was able tospend three days in Pedeeenjoying time with her old-est living relative and uncle.
—Daniel Russell’s parents,
Jerry and Phyllis Russell ofPleasant Hill, spent much ofChristmas day with him, wifeHeidi and their kids. Theyshared gifts with one anotherand snacked on cheese fon-
due. The next day, Heidi’swhole side of the family joinedthem — her grandparentsfrom Sisters, her brother andhis family from Cottage Grove,her sister and her family fromRedding, Calif., and her par-ents from Creswell. They ex-changed gifts, played gamesand had a great time together.
—S t e v e n a n d A u d r e y
Cameron gathered at sonJames and his wife Jenny’shouse in Milwaukie forChristmas with their family.The six littlest cousins hadso much fun, they got to-gether again on Dec. 29 atthe Portland Zoo.
—Pam Burbank went to
Prineville to be with her par-ents, Alvin and Elsie Jones.Family that came and wentover the week were brotherLarry Jones and his wife
Michele and daughter Kaileefrom Eugene, sister Kathyand husband Scott McKinleyfrom Albany, son Jon andMaiya Burbank from Port-land, and son Michael Bur-bank from Monmouth. Thosethat went home over Christ-mas weekend hit snow andslow traffic, and had to put onchains to get over the moun-tain passes, while Pam stayedand enjoyed 4 inches of snowand zero-degree weather.
—Dave and Suzanne Bur-
bank had a Christmas Evedinner with Dave’s brothers,Dan and his wife Mikki fromDallas, and Dennis and hisdaughter Rachel from Inde-pendence, son Derek and hisgirlfriend Ashley Gruczafrom Turner, and his aunt Al-berta Jones and cousin Ray-mond Jones. On ChristmasDay, Dave and Suzanne, andPaul and I, had breakfastwith son Brennan and Callieand their kids Annabelle andJake in Independence, thenwent on in to Salem to havelunch and dinner with sisterLorraine and Doug Odelland their two daughters, Vic-toria and Christina.
—Sam and Judy Guida had
their Christmas dinner onChristmas Eve with friendsand family. Sam’s niece, Jackie,came down to help out, andbrother Joe was there fromHouston for a week’s visit. Boband Lynda Schnekenburgervisited on Christmas Day.Their son, Matt, and AmandaGuida and granddaughter Mi-randa came for a four-dayvisit after Christmas. Sam,with leukemia, is rather pes-simistic about making it toanother Christmas, so he ap-preciated the company onthis one.
—Pedee Church served din-
ner to the homeless under theMarion Street Bridge in Salemtwice in December (Dec. 22and Dec. 29), taking Christ-mas goodie bags to the ap-proximately 125 people. Thebags were made up by thecongregation after church onDec. 21. Churches in and nearSalem take turns serving din-ner and Pedee is scheduledfor the fourth Monday, plustake the fifth Monday if thereis one, of the month. The peo-ple are very appreciative.
ARLENE
KOVASH
Columnist
Ben Meyer, AAMS®
Financial Advisor503-606-3048193 E. Main Street Monmouth, OR 97361
Bob Timmerman Financial Advisor503-623-5584 159 SW Court StreetDallas, OR 97338
Kelly K. DenneyFinancial Advisor503-623-2146244 E. Ellendale, Suite 2Dallas, OR 97338
Please join us in THANKING ALL of these Businesses
for supporting these extra publications throughout the year.
Without them, it wouldn’t be possible! THANKS!
• Spring, Fall & Winter Sports Previews• High School Graduations & Homecomings
• Back To School • Polk County Fair
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Computer Ease IIInc.
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DMD
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503-623-2653
“ShowYour Smile” Matthew W.Woolsey, DMD
155 W. Ellendale Ave.Dallas
503-623-8010
967 Main St.Dallas
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