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DECEMBER 9, 2016, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3 Mia Lou and Kailey help Santa light tree Mia Lou Cantrell (left) with dad Tony, and Kailey Garza help Santa switch on the lights of Keizer’s Christmas tree at the annual ceremony held Tuesday, Dec. 6. PHOTO/Lyndon Zaitz Santa fi gurines from the private collection of Harry Pease are on display at the Keizer Heritage Museum through the end of December. A Heritage holiday Dozens of Santa Claus fi gu- rines from the private collec- tion of the late Mary Pease is on temporary exhibit at the Keizer Heritage Museum in- side the Keizer Heritage Cen- ter through the end of De- cember. Mary Pease was married to Harry Pease, a long time educator in Keizer schools, a founder of Keizer Little League and Keizer’s First Citi- zen in 1968. The Santas are ceramic and each has its own lifestyle theme. Continuing the Christmas motif, the Keizer Commu- nity Library is featuring more than 15 Breyer Horse fi gurines from the collection of Natalie Rick, a library volunteer. Rick has been collecting the Christ- mas-themed horses for more than 20 years. Each horse has destinctive decorations, each playing on a specifi c story. This display will also be exhibited until the end of December. The Keizer Heritage Mu- seum is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2 to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 am. to 4 p.m. The Keizer Commu- nity Library is open Monday- Thursday, 1-7 p.m., Friday, 1-4 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday 1,4 p.m. Below: A choir made of Boys and Girls Club members sang popular Christmas carols before Santa’s arrival. PHOTO/Lyndon Zaitz Mia Lou Cantrell and Kai- ley Garza were the two lucki- est kids in Keizer on Tuesday, Dec. 6. The two were chosen by drawing to help Santa Claus fl ip the switch on the lights of Keizer’s Christmas tree at Walery Plaza. Hundreds of kids and their families gathered for the an- nual ceremony that marks the unoffi cial start of the Christ- mas season in the Iris City. The crowd was enter- tained by a choir from the Boys and Girls Club, accom- panied by the Grand Jazz and Swing Band. As emcee, Dave Walery periodically checked in with Santa on his arrival status, the crowd enjoyed hot cider and cookies. At 6:40 p.m. Santa, with the help of Kailey and Mia Lou (with her dad, Tony Cantrell) turned on the 3,750 multi-color lights on the 76- foot tall tree to to loud cheers and applause. The next holiday event in Keizer is the Holiday Lights Parade on Saturday, Dec. 10. More photos on the Keizer- times Facebook page. By LYNDON ZAITZ Of the Keizertimes Keizer’s Mr. Christmas— Dave Walery—had a problem. The holiday wouldn’t be the same if there were no lights on the city’s Christmas tree to switch on at the scheduled ceremony on Dec. 6. Each year Walery oversees the hanging of decorations along the city’s main thor- oughfares which includes the 76-foot tree at Walery Plaza at River Road and Cherry Avenue. The problem this year was the rig that has been used in the past to reach the top of the tree—Keizer Fire District’s 100-foot ladder truck—was unavailable due to scheduled maintenance. “I was going through my list of people,” said Walery. He called different groups that helped in the past but none had a rig that could reach to the top of the tree. “I happened to be driv- ing by R &R Tree Service and saw their crane truck and thought, ‘That sucker would get to the top of the tree.’” “I don’t know Robert (Cornett—owner of R & R Tree Service). I called and he said he would be happy to help and would help with Keizer’s Christmas tree every Make this Holiday R & R Tree Service saves Christmas in Keizer One to Remember Free gift wrapping through Dec. 24 SPECIAL HOLIDAY HOURS Sunday Dec. 11th: 11am – 4pm Sunday, Dec. 18th: 11am – 4pm Christmas Eve until 3 pm B OUCHER J EWELERS 4965 River Rd N 503-393-0701 year from now on.” Early Saturday morn- ing, Dec. 3, Cornett and his general foreman Tim Jones arrived with a truck with a 100-crane and bucket that could easily reach the top of the tree. Shortly after arriv- ing Walery joined Jones and his small son, Derek, in the crane that took them to the top to snake electric cords down the trunk. Following on the heels of the crane truck was the tree service’s Tupen, a track lift rig with tank-style treads and stabilizing arms that makes it look like a large green spider. Cornett and Jones were joined by other R & R Tree Service employees includ- ing Robert Kilmer and Joey Mitchell. Cornett donated the use of his rigs while he and his staff all volunteered their time to help string lights on the tree. Watching from ground level and helping with light stringing were local volun- teers including Bob Shackle- ford, leader of Men of Action in Keizer, a Keizer Chamber group. Other volunteers were Shawn Lapof, Randy Cook, Larry Schmidgall, Steve Clark and Ron Freeman. CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT CLASS 1PM AT KEIZER CIVIC CENTER L O C ATED AT: 930 CHEM AWA RD NE, KEI ZER OR 97303 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14 $ 2 PERMIT OPTIONS: OREGON ONLY ( 45) OREGON $ or MULTI-STATE ( 80) INCLUDED Cash or check payment will be made at the class. A driver license is all you need to bring. HONORED 3 WAYS TO SIGN UP! CALL: 360 -921-2071 WEB: FirearmTrainingNW.com EMAIL: FirearmTrainingNW@gmail.com DO NOT HONOR UT RES. ONLY Walk-Ins are Welcome Multi-state permit honored in Alaska but not Hawaii