Rickreall News

MONMOUTH - When a fundraiser planned for Monmouth and Independence Community Foundation appeared to be growing out of its venue, the Western Oregon University upper-division Event Planning class had to think laterally - literally.

DALLAS - Polk County's Service Integration Team has announced programs geared toward helping families in need during the holidays.

Jeana Moore stopped in McMinnville on Friday on her walk across America to raise awareness of the bone marrow registry.

RICKREALL - Polk County Museum's monthly program is 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the museum, 560 S. Pacific Highway 99W.

Norman A. and Jennie C. Helvie celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary on Oct.

RICKREALL - Polk County's Holiday Fair will take place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the fairgrounds, 820 S. Pacific Highway.

The store has been around for decades. Current owner Steve Huda and his family have operated the quick-stop convenience store for the past five years.

Enjoy Cherry Hill Winery's Harvest Party from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the tasting room, 200 Main St.

As the supply for the H1N1, or swine flu, vaccine trickles in slower than expected, officials in Marion and Polk counties are scrambling to keep up with demand.

POLK COUNTY - Scharf Farms, McK Ranch, Rickreall Dairy, Bernie Faber Dairy in West Salem and David and Bette McKibben were among the Polk County farms recently visited by dozens of county agents from across the United States.

Polk County Historical Society member Sue Rohde announced that during October and November, society members are requesting help in identifying people in historical photos.

DALLAS - The maintenance 'to-do' list is never cluttered with minor work in the Dallas School District.

A fire that started in a Rickreall home without working smoke detectors early Saturday caused about $15,000 damage, fire officials said.

Join Cherry Hill Winery today at its Rickreall tasting room for a night of tunes by Luann Cash Ritts and tapenade.

Carole France Janes said most of the students who attend her France School of Dance won't grow up to be master tap dancers or prima ballerinas.

Ryan Gail, a freshman at Sprague High School, is planning a Boy Scouts Eagle Project at Baxter Hill Community Hall, 1770 Baxter Hill SE, on Oct.

A Salem man allegedly stabbed his younger brother multiple times after a fight early Saturday, officials said.

The venerable Rickreall School will move into a new chapter of its 86-year-old life while keeping some old life still intact.

The Oregon Department of Agriculture has issued civil penalties to five Willamette Valley growers totaling $8,405 in connection with the misuse of a zinc phosphide product during the 2008 and 2009 growing seasons.

A Salem man was arrested Monday after deputies allege he was involved in a hit-and-run crash.