Independence News

Patrons toke medical marijuana in Oregon cafe PORTLAND, Ore. - At first glance, the Cannabis Cafe, in a former adult club called Rumpspankers, looks like any other coffee shop.

About the business: Opening Canine Corral is a dream come true for owner Brenda Cutting, who has been training and showing dogs for many years.

INDEPENDENCE - The Greater Independence Business Incubator will host an open house 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at 414 S. Main St.

Ginia's Beads was their retirement project. But soon after Virginia and Don Rickard signed the lease for the business in July 2003, Don was diagnosed with lung cancer.

Each year about this time, the property tax man cometh, and he did not miss us this year.

In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued America's first Veterans Day Proclamation.

MONMOUTH -Don Milligan of West Salem is known for his sharp memory, and on Thursday, Nov.

Polk County's Multi Disciplinary Team is planning a number of free parent workshops that address child abuse.

MONMOUTH - Whether it's a booming or busting economy, people still have to eat.

INDEPENDENCE - The City Council and Planning Commission consider adoption of development standards derived from the Vision 2020 process.

Here's a shotgun event to gobble up, and you might just bag your Thanksgiving bird in the process.

MONMOUTH/INDEPENDENCE - Orders are now being taken for the Central Lions Club's annual poinsettia sale.

DALLAS - Well wishers filled Dallas High School gymnasium to the rafters Saturday morning in a ceremonial tribute to local troops.

Oregon's oldest National Guard unit will mobilize Saturday to clear roads of bombs and other hazards in Afghanistan.

The leaves are falling, the patter of rain on the windows is beginning to be heard, the kids are back in school, and everyone is home from vacation.

The Salem Concert Band's Nov. 1 performance will pay tribute not only to veterans - a familiar theme at this time of year - but to those who serve in any way, from police and firefighters to volunteers and public servants.

When property tax statements are mailed out Friday, all Polk County residents can expect increases consistent with Measure 50's assessed value conditions, and some will see a little more.

Henry Hughes, a Western Oregon University professor of English, will read his poetry at 7 p.m. today at the River Gallery in Independence.

The Ella Curran Food Bank and Marion-Polk Food Share will have a meeting Monday, Oct.

Photographer Dorothea Lange is best known for her portrait of a young migrant mother in California, stoically resting chin in hand while her children huddle close to her.