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PAGE A2, KEIZERTIMES, FEBRUARY 10, 2017 City council approves public art for roundabout presented by DRIVE A LITTLE – SAVE A BUNCH! 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE • SALEM MORE INFO AT NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM Valentine’s Romantic Dinner Movie LIVE STAND UP COMEDY Lights, Comedy, Laughs! Saturday, March 11 SLADE HAME & TRAVIS NELSON will perform at 7pm and 9pm. Admission is only $10. Ages 21 & over only. Reserved seating for this show. Purchase tickets at box offi ce or at our website. MON & TUE, FEB 13-14 —–———— 6:30 PM —————— Enjoy a full service dinner by candle light, while watching a romantic movie. Nominated for 3 Oscars in 2016. Admission$27.50 PER PERSON includes movie, 4 course dinner and drinks. Reservations available at web site. UFC208 - Sat, Feb 11 Holm v. Randamie WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT BOUT 9 FIGHTS IN ALL ON THE HUGE SCREEN Live Fights at 5:00 (21 & Over) - Tickets $13 Reserved Seating Available Now Online. Today in History Francis Gary Powers, an American who was shot down over the Soviet Union while fl ying a CIA spy plane in 1960, is released by the Soviets in exchange for the U.S. release of Russian spy Rudolf Abel. The exchange concluded one of the most dramatic episodes of the Cold War. — February 10, 1962 Food 4 Thought “The riskiest thing we can do is just maintain the status quo.” — Bob Iger, CEO of Disney. Born Feb. 10, 1951 The Month Ahead Friday, February 10 Keizer Homegrown Theatre presents Love Letters by A.R. Gurney starring Mary Bauer Opra and Joe Egli, 7 p.m. at Keizer Heritage Center, 980 Chemawa Rd. N.E. Tickets are $15, available at the door or by visiting brownpapertickets.com. Saturday, February 11 U.S. Coast Guard Flotilla 66 is offering an 8-hour class, “About Boating Safely,” beginning at 8 a.m. in the Community Room of the Keizer Fire Station, 661 Chemawa Road. The cost is $20 and includes the course book and lunch. Contact Doug Kroll, 503-990-8835 by 10 p.m. by Friday, Feb. 10, to make a reservation or with any questions. Millstream Knitting Guild meets at Arrowhead Mobile Park Community Center, 5422 Portland Road N.E. in Salem,10 a.m. to noon. New members welcome, $24 membership per year. For more information, visit millstreamknitting. wordpress.com. Willamette Valley Genealogical Society meets at 10:30 a.m. in Anderson Room A and B of Salem Public Library (585 Liberty St SE). Margaret Parker will speak about The Crazy Quilt of Life. For more information, call (503)363-0880. Celebrate Oregon’s 158th birthday in the state capitol Galleria. Enjoy birthday cake, historical characters and entertainment. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes The possibility of placing public art in the roundabout at Chemawa Road North- east and Verda Lane North- east took a giant leap forward at the Keizer City Council meeting Monday, Feb. 6. The city council approved the placement of a public art pad in the roundabout, at the request of the Keizer Public Art Commission (KPAC), with a 6-0 vote. Councilor Kim Freeman was absent. While there were some reservations on the council, Mayor Cathy Clark was most vocal. “I have tremendous con- cerns with the functionality given that this roundabout is on an angle. It relieved a tre- mendous bottleneck and cre- ated safety. I have reservations about putting anything there that could compromise the function,” Clark said. Earlier in the evening, Lore Christopher, a former mayor and current member of KPAC, addressed the issue KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald The Keizer City Council approved the placement of a public art pad in the roundabout at Che- mawa Road Northeast and Verda Lane Northeast. with the council and sug- gested that the council would have fi nal say over what goes on the site and the design, but that turned out not to be true. “One of the reasons we created the commission was so the council would not take on the role of art critic,” said City Attorney Shannon John- son. Current KPAC plans call for a cow-themed art piece, an homage to the nearby cows that will likely be re- placed by apartments, but there is no funding for the project yet. “What we are asking is for the council to approve the site so we can begin looking for grant money to fund it,” Christopher said. Community Development Director Nate Brown said that while he understood the concerns about the round- about functions, the addi- Keizer cops Patrols lookinc for 100 subdue armed man percent compliance with Click it or Ticket Through Feb. 19, the Keizer Police Department will be participating in the national “Click it or Tick- et” campaign. The focus of the opera- tion is to educate the pub- lic regarding safety belts, child restraints, texting and speeding. Education through positive contact is the focus however citations can be issued. Drivers who are issued citations for safe- ty belt violations may qual- ify for diversion wherein the citation is dismissed. According to a 2016 National Highway Traf- fi c Safety Administration report Oregon has a seat- belt use rate of 96 percent, which is higher than the national average of 90 per- cent. By participating in this national campaign the City of Keizer hopes to main- tain and or increase local compliance with Oregon safety restraint laws. Cur- rently, local usage of safety belts is 98 percent. KPD has two certifi ed child occupant safety tech- nicians and are available by appointment to help edu- cate and install child safety systems in vehicles. With proper use, a child safety seat can increase crash sur- vivability by up to 71 per- cent for infants, 59 percent for toddlers and 45 per- cent for booster seat oc- cupants. For adults, safety belt usage can reduce the chances of a fatal crash by up to 65 percent. For more information on whether your child is ready for the adult belt system in your car go to www.carseat.org. Saturday, February 11 – Sunday, February 12 Pinot and Chocolate at Willamette Valley Vineyard, 8800 Enchanted Way S.E. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. both days. Tickets are $15 ($10 for members). wvv.com, 503-588-9463. Keizer police offi cers suc- a handgun from his right coat cessfully disarmed and took pocket, offi cers brought him to into custody a man who was the ground while he contin- allegedly suffering a mental ued to resist arrest. After placing Es- crisis Wednesday, Feb. 1. pinoza in custody, the About 4:30 p.m., a fi rearm was found to man fl agged down a have been stolen and passerby in the 5400 a methamphetamine block of River Road pipe was found in his North saying his son possession. had a gun and was While interviewing “having a mental breakdown.” The man A. Espinoza the father, detectives learned that Espinoza then fl ed the area as his son approached. The caller re- displayed the gun to his father ported the suspect was last seen and demanded to be driven to entering an apartment com- an undisclosed location. He allegedly told his father plex in the 600 block of Lock- that “there was a round cham- haven Drive N.E. Offi cer David Babcock ar- bered and maybe I should just rived on the scene and found end it all.” Espinoza has been charged the suspect, later identifi ed as Andrew Isaac Espinoza, 36, at with unlawful use of a weap- the entrance to the apartment on, menacing, theft, resisting arrest, possession of metham- complex and confronted him. The man began to back phetamine and being a felon in away and refused to cooper- possession of a fi rearm by the ate. He made motion toward Marion County District At- his pocket and was told not torney’s Offi ce. Espinoza’s bail to do so, wrote Babcock in a was set at $40,000. probable cause statement. As the man attempted to remove lookinc back in the KT sudoku Sunday, February 12 Keizer Homegrown Theatre presents Love Letters by A.R. Gurney starring JoAnne Beilke and Jerry McGee, 2 p.m. at Keizer Heritage Center, 980 Chemawa Rd. N.E. Tickets are $15, available at the door or by visiting brownpapertickets.com. Enter dicits from 1-9 into the blank spaces. Every row must contain one of each dicit. So must every column, as must every 3x3 square. Monday, February 13 Keizer City Council work session, 5:45 p.m., 930 Chemawa Road N.E. Tuesday, February 14 Valentine’s Day 5 YEARS AGO City pays to settle dispute with fi red worker A fi red public works employee, Roland Herrera, who worked in the department for 19 years before his termination in September, will receive a payout of approximately $20,000. In exchange Herrera agreed to drop an arbitration appeal and to not sue the city for race and age discrimination. Keizer Homegrown Theatre presents Love Letters by A.R. Gurney starring Lore Christopher and Lyndon Zaitz, 7 p.m. matinee at Keizer Heritage Center, 980 Chemawa Rd. N.E. Tickets are $15, available at the door or by visiting brownpapertickets.com. Free admission all day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700 State Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, February 17 – Saturday, February 25 Lear’s Daughters presented by the Willamette University Theatre Department at M. Lee Pelton Theatre on campus. Performances at 7:30 p.m. with 2 p.m. matinees on Sunday, Feb. 19 and Saturday, Feb. 25. Tickets are $12. boxoffi cetickets.com. Saturday, February 18 A night of music, art and wine as the Salem Symphony presents Pictures at an Exhibition at the Historic Elsinore Theatre. Art showcase and wine tasting at 6 p.m. Tickets range from $30 to $70. elsinoretheatre.com. Saturday, February 18 – Sunday, February 19 Carmina Burana performed by Willamette Master Chorus, Willamette University Dance and three soloists. 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, 3 p.m. on Sunday, Smith Auditorium on the campus. Tickets range from $15 to $25. willamettemasterchorus.org, 503-580-0406. Sunday, February 19 Afternoon Tea at the Library a fundraiser for the Keizer Community Library, 3:30 p.m., upstairs in the Keizer Heritage Center, 980 Chemawa Road, NE. Tickets $25. Loving Hearts dinner-dance, Keizer/Salem Area Seniors. Ham dinner, music by The Fantastics. Raffl e. Doors open at noon, dinner starts at 12:30 p.m. 930 Plymouth Der. N.E. ksacenter.com. Monday, February 20 President’s Day Add your event by e-mailinc news@keizertimes.com. tion of public art might deter some bad behavior. “People can go through at a rapid rate of speed and if we re-channel that visibil- ity it may provide a benefi t,” Brown said. 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GO TO KEIZERTIMES.COM Dance team takes third in state The McNary Dance Team qualifi ed for the state fi nals with a third place fi nish at a tournament held Feb. 4, at Stayton High School. 15 YEARS AGO Police cite own for top honors Three members of the Keizer Police Department were recog- nized for achievements during the past year. Offi cer Rodney Bamford was named offi cer of the year. Donna Hill was named employee of the year. Offi cer Scott Bigler was named reserve offi cer of the year. 20 YEARS AGO City will battle to skip Measure 47, keep tax money Keizer isn’t going to take a tax cut without a good fi ght. The Keizer City Council directed the city go to court to see if a judge will let the city collect $1.95 million in property taxes despite the limits of Measure 47.