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SINCE 1979 • VOLUME 38, NO. 1 SECTION A DECEMBER 4, 2015 Literacy at Kennedy KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald Leticia Lemus reads to her daughter and son, Galilea and Isai Rangel, as part of a literacy event at Kennedy Elemen- tary School. More than 200 students received free books as part of the event held last week. Bud Pierce is named parade grand marshal By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes The doctor is in the car. Bud Pierce, a longtime medical cancer doctor and 2016 candidate for Oregon governor, has been named grand marshal of the Dec. 12 Festival of Lights Holiday Pa- rade in Keizer. Next Saturday’s 7 p.m. pa- rade down River Road isn’t just a normal event: this is the 25th anniversary of the night- time parade, which started in Salem and moved to Keizer in 2011. The theme of this year’s parade, appropriately enough, is Silver Bells. With the parade being at night and in mid-December, the potential always exists for a cold and/or wet night. Pierce hails from Southern Califor- Bud Pierce nia and earned both his medi- cal degree and completed his residency in fellowship train- ing at the University of Cali- fornia Los Angeles. So is the potential weather an issue? Please see PARADE, Page A11 $1.00 Keizer native dies on Mt. Jefferson By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes A Keizer native died after a fall while climbing Mount Jefferson last weekend. Tommy Fountain, 32, and wife Alison, 29, were climbing Mt. Jefferson on Sunday, Nov. 29, when authorities say Tommy fell into a crevasse. Multiple agencies joined in an effort to fi nd the couple, with preliminary information indicating Tommy had been injured. Alison was able to communicate with rescuers via text messages. Authorities indicated early Monday morning Tommy had fallen into a crevasse. Searchers knew where the Fountains were Sunday night, but the diffi cult terrain slowed rescue efforts. One team of searchers was delivered about 2,000 feet below the couple early on Monday morning, but it took them several hours to reach the Fountains. Another team of searchers was fl own into the area later that morning. Shortly after 9 a.m. Monday rescuers reached the Fountains, but found Tommy deceased as a result of his fall. Alison was reported to be in good condition, with crews working to get both of them down the mountain. Alison was reunited with family shortly after. Crews returned Tuesday afternoon to retrieve Tommy’s body. According to their Facebook pages, Tommy was a buyer for Illinois-based Topco Associates LLC, a retail food purchasing organization. Tommy’s page lists him as being from Keizer, but Sgt. Chris Baldridge with the Marion County Sheriff ’s Offi ce confi rmed the Fountains live in McMinnville. Alison’s page lists her as being a nurse at Reach Air Medical Services in Corvallis and at Photo courtesy Facebook Keizer native Thomas "Tom- my" Fountain, 32, died after a fall on Mount Jefferson on Sunday, Nov. 29. His body was found by searchers the following day and brought down on Dec. 1. Willamette Valley Medical Center and Cancer Center in McMinnville. Multiple pictures showed both Tommy and Alison to be avid climbers. Tommy, a 2002 McNary High School graduate, leaves behind a young daughter. The couple married in 2013. Keizer City Councilor Roland Herrera remembers coaching Tommy in Keizer Little League for two years at the Majors level. “He was my lead-off guy for the Yankees,” Herrera said. “He was an incredible catcher and a great kid. It’s very tragic. I feel so bad for his family. His parents were as good as you could hope to fi nd in Little League. It’s such a sad thing.” Though he hadn’t seen Tommy in about a year, Herrera noted they chatted on Facebook. “I can’t believe it,” Herrera said. “He was such a vibrant young man. He was such a great kid. It’s such a big loss. He was a leader. He had so much potential. It was truly a pleasure coaching him. He was one of those kids you don’t forget. “He was just a wonderful kid to be around, very positive,” Herrera added. “He was always making people laugh. He was a fun guy. It was hard news to hear. I can’t imagine what his family is going through. I coached his brother, too. They were both good kids. Tommy will be missed. I’m so sad for the family.” Assisting the MCSO with the rescue efforts were personnel from the Linn County Sheriff ’s Offi ce, Corvallis Mountain Rescue, Eugene Mountain Rescue, Marion County Jeep Patrol, Marion County SAR COM team and the Oregon Coast National Guard. Panthers pounce on AVID learning By ERIC A. HOWALD to classes in January. Of the Keizertimes “Our kids struggle picturing For the past six years, teachers themselves three or eight years and administrators at Claggett from now, this is a way to help Creek Middle School have them visualize where they'll be,” put a focus on AVID teaching Schoepper said. methods, after Christmas break Greer said the ideas were it will start looking the part as well. 2013-14 GPA at “We're going to visually Claggett Creek reinforce priorities for our students. If a college-going culture is important, we have to reinforce that everywhere students are in the building,” said Rob Schoepper, CCMS principal. AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a teaching methodology that emphasizes college- and AVID Students career-readiness through writing-to-learn strategies that Non-AVID Students allow students to spend time refl ecting on lessons as much as absorbing information itself. sparked by a visit to Gresham's AVID students spend more time Parkrose High School, an AVID working in small groups and demonstration school, earlier support each other through the this year. challenges they encounter in “I was really paying attention school alongside to 60% how 80% their 0% 20% 40% 100% trained tutors on building looked loan from local “Our kids strug- and that's where colleges. we got a lot of gle picturing Schoep- our ideas. One per and Kelley themselves three of the ones I'm Greer, CCMS's or eight years most excited AVID coordina- about is that tor, have been from now, this we're going to working togeth- is a way to help have signs on the er the past few outside of the weeks on ways them visualize building with to incorporate where they'll be.” exactly how far AVID goals into (in miles) it is the atmosphere Claggett — Rob Schoepper, from at the school it- to the area CCMS Principal self. New looks colleges,” she in the hallways, said. as well as new names for them, The cosmetic changes fl ags representing local and coincide with a culture shift regional colleges and other at the school, a big push to changes are in the works for incorporate AVID strategies unveiling when students return schoolwide. Chasing Dark links PAGE A2 Thief is Targeted, arrested PAGE A3 Christmas tree lighting PAGE A8 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald A Claggett Creek Middle School AVID student looks over his notes during class Tuesday, Dec. 1. All graphs by KEIZERTIMES/Andrew Jackson 2013-14 OAKS Testing Results for Claggett Creek Middle School READING MATH WRITING SCIENCE 8 Last year, in a comprehensive self-study, the school achieved 2s and 3s in every analysis of AVID adoption. It means that all the AVID efforts have either achieved routine use or are already a sustaining, schoolwide practice. “It was a big year for us,” said Schoepper. “We also earned the designation of AVID Site of Distinction, which puts us on the path to becoming an AVID demonstration school if we stay on track during the next 18 months.” Becoming a demonstration school would mean administrators and teachers from throughout the region would be making visits to Claggett to gain a better understanding of how AVID works. 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