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Today in History
At the request of South Vietnam, the U.S. sends two battalions
of Marines for security work at the Da Nang Air Base.Two
days later thousands of U.S. Marines began landing near the
strategic city.
— March 6, 1965
Food 4 Thought
“Television is an instrument which can paralyze this country.”
— William Westmoreland, Four-star general in command
of all US military operations in Vietnam (1964-68)
The Month Ahead
Through Tuesday, March 31
Vintage hats, glove and handbags from the private collection
of Kathe Leigh Mash on display at Keizer Heritage Museum.
2-4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays.
keizerheritage.org.
Friday, March 6
Opening night at Pentacle Theatre of The New Mel Brooks
Musical: Young Frankenstein, directed by Robert Salberg.
Tickets are $24. Visit pentacletheatre.org for show times
and availability.
Saturday, March 7
Knight of Arts Show and Auction, annual benefi t for all
arts programs at McNary High School. Silent auction
tables, lively oral auction in Ken Collins Theatre; food
and beverages available. 5:30-9 p.m. Admission is $10.
mcnaryfi nearts.org.
Monday, March 9
Keizer City Council work session, 5:45 p.m. in council
chambers at Keizer Civic Center.
Tuesday, March 10
Keizer Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting, 6
p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center.
Willamette Valley Women’s Military League. 11 a.m.-1:30
p.m., Izzy’s Pizza, 2205 Lancaster Dr. N.E. 503-585-5810.
Free admission day (every Tuesday) at Hallie Ford Museum
of Art, 700 State St, Salem. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Visit
willamette.edu/arts/hfma for exhibit details.
Wednesday, March 11
Keizer Planning Commission meeting, 6 p.m. in council
chambers at Keizer Civic Center.
Thursday, March 12
West Keizer Neighborhood Association meeting, 7 p.m. at
Keizer Civic Center.
By CRAIG MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
It would be expected for
any large structure like the Big
Toy being planned for Keizer
Rapids Park to have a slide or
two.
How can a slide get a Keiz-
er twist?
Well, a volcano slide would
do the trick.
Jerry Walker, owner of the
Salem-Keizer Volcanoes base-
ball team, has pledged funding
to help create such a thing for
Keizer’s youth.
“That’s what we’re do-
ing,” said Walker, who brought
the Volcanoes to town at the
then-new Volcanoes Stadium
in 1997. “We’re going to do a
volcano at the Big Toy.”
Walker has committed
$7,500 towards the project,
$1,000 of which has already
been paid. He has pledged a
maximum of $500 for a repli-
ca of Crater, the team’s mascot.
“We’re waiting for a de-
sign,” Walker said. “I haven’t
seen a fi nal design yet, only
what the committee has
shown. There will be a big
volcano, with several differ-
ent thoughts on how kids will
climb to the top. They will
have a nice slide down. When
they get to the top, Crater will
be there. They will slide down
between his legs, going down
the slide to the bottom.”
If possible, Walker would
like to see a mister incorpo-
rated into the design to shoot
out fog, like what Crater uses
each May during the Iris Fes-
public
hearings
An application will be be-
fore the Land Use Hear-
ings Offi cer on Thursday,
March 12 at 6 p.m. about the
proposed subdividing of a
.98 acre parcel into seven lots
ranging in size from 5,016 to
9,103 square feet. The proper-
ty address is 7130 Wheatland
Road NE. The applicants are
Patrick and Robyn Morley
on behalf of Modelia II Corp.
The hearing will take place in
council chambers at Keizer
Civic Center, 930 Chemawa
Road NE.
The Keizer City Council
will consider a supplemental
budget for the 2014-15 fi scal
year budget at its meeting on
Monday, March 16. The meet-
ing will take place at 7 p.m.
in council chambers at Keizer
Civic Center.
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back
in the KT
Friday, March 13
Pinot for the Parks, fundraiser for Keizer Parks Foundation
benefi tting the Big Toy project. Starts at 6 p.m. at Keizer
Civic Center. Tickets $25 each.
Friday, March 13 – Saturday, March 14
Native Plant Sale from 10 a.m - 6 p.m., Friday and 9 a.m. –
1 p.m., Saturday at Bauman Farms, 12989 Howell Prairie
Road in Gervais.
Saturday, March 14
Rossini’s La Donna del Lago based on the novel by Sir
Walter Scott starts at 9:55 a.m. at Regal Santiam Stadium
11, 365 Lancaster Drive SE. Tickets are available at the door,
$22 for seniors and $26 for general. (503) 983-6030.
Sons of Norway potluck, 6:30 p.m., Salem Masonic
Temple, 1625 Brush College Rd. N.W. 503-910-3302.
sonthor42salemor.org.
The Salem Pops Orchestra presents Gypsy Fiddles at the
Grand Theatre, 7 p.m. Tickets are $15. grandballroom.info.
Sunday, March 15
Downton Abbey Tea at 11 a.m. at Deepwood Estate.
Salem Concert Band presents Historic Elsinore Theater In
The Steps of Sousa at 3:00 p.m. at Elsinore Theater, 170
High Street SE. For tickets and more information call (503)
362-0485 or go to www.salemconcertband.org.
Monday, March 16
Keizer City Council meeting, 7 p.m. in council chambers at
Keizer Civic Center.
Tuesday, March 17
Keizer Points of Interest Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. in
council chambers at Keizer Civic Center.
Free admission day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700 State
St. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Visit willamette.edu/arts/hfma
for exhibit details.
5 YEARS AGO
Old Navy coming
to Station
According to a building
permit fi led with the city,
retailer Old Navy will erect a
new building at Keizer Station.
Submitted
A revised Big Toy drawing incorporates the newest addition, a volcano slide being paid for by
the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes.
tival parade and like what the
scoreboard at Volcanoes Sta-
dium uses.
“One concept was to have
steam or mist coming out of
the volcano, like it is putting
off some smoke,” Walker said.
“I would like to see that if it’s
possible. It’s absolutely safe for
the environment. If not, re-
gardless we will have a slide
with Crater at the top.”
Walker has no doubt the fi -
nal product will work.
“They told me I get to ap-
prove the fi nal design,” he said.
“I’m sure it will be fi ne. It
should be great.”
Former Mayor Lore Chris-
topher, who has ramped up
her efforts recently to sell Big
Toy components, noted proj-
ect general coordinator Mark
Caillier will be working with
consultant Leathers and As-
sociates to design the volcano
slide.
“We will work on sourc-
ing Crater,” Christopher said
in an e-mail. “This is so excit-
ing. It will be a signature piece
for Keizer. No one else has a
Crater.”
Attempts to reach project
manager Kyle Cundy from
Leathers were unsuccessful,
but Caillier expects a redone
design to be ready soon.
“We may have to adjust the
perimeter for the volcano,”
Caillier said. “The consul-
tant is redoing the design to
make it fl ow better. I talked to
Kyle; she said the designers are
working on it.”
Pinot for the Parks event
March 13 to help Big Toy
The third annual Pinot
for the Parks fundraiser takes
place Friday, March 13.
The event, put on by the
Keizer Parks Foundation, runs
from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Keizer
Civic Center, 930 Chemawa
Road N. Tax-deductible tick-
ets are $25, with proceeds be-
ing dedicated to the Big Toy
project at Keizer Rapids Park.
Four local wineries (Arcane
Cellars at Wheatland Winery,
Illahe Vineyards, Mia Sonatina
Cellars and Willamette Valley
Vineyards) will be on hand
to offer tastings and wine by
the glass, bottle or case. In ad-
dition, The Growl Movement
will offer tastings and glasses
of microbrew beer.
Four food vendors will
be on hand with $5 food
plates. Extreme Chocolates
will have pulled pork sand-
wiches, Incredible Edibles will
have wood-fi red pizza, Big
Town Hero will have seafood
sandwiches and Willamette
Cheese Company will have
craft cheese.
There will also be a silent
auction for gift baskets, din-
ners, jewelry and more at the
event.
Tickets are available at Big
Town Hero or by contacting
Jeanne Bond-Esser at (503)
362-6414 or KeizerParks-
Foundation@gmail.com.
For more information
about the Keizer Parks Foun-
dation, visit the KPF website
at www.KeizerParksFounda-
tion.org/
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10 YEARS AGO
Park residents reach
out to legislators
A group of upset manufactured
home park residents took
their case to their legislators,
turning out for a public
meeting hosted by state Sen.
Charles Starr and Rep. Kiim
Thatcher.
15 YEARS AGO
Feds step in
to dam fi ght
Keizer’s attempts at getting
the Lake Labish Water
Control District to pump
water into the Pudding River
met another setback from the
federal government, which
forbids any pumping between
October and March.
20 YEARS AGO
City offi cials clash
over 9-1-1 fi re calls
Keizer
City
Councilor
Jim Keller accused the city
manager and the police chief
of trying “to oversee” the
Keizer Fire District, by being
notifi ed of all fi re district
dispatch calls.
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