VOLUME 42, NO. 6
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
SECTION A
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Sibling rivalry saves city thousands
for the City of Keizer for 13
years and said he has never
seen a scout take on this big of
a project for the city.
“I wanted to make sure he
knew the size of the project he
was about to take on. There's
a lot of surface area that is not
easy to get to.
It's a multi-
step process
“ I wanted to
with a lot
make sure he of details,”
knew the size Johnson said.
E l d e r
of the project brought his
he was about proposal for
the project
to take on…”
before
the
parks board
— Robert Johnson, on Aug. 13.
Parks & Facilities
It was esti-
Manager, City of Keizer
mated that
the
Elder
would save
the city more than $9,000 in
labor costs, which is why it was
an easy decision for the parks
board to give their stamp of
approval.
“It was a no-brainer
decision.The labor was a big
saver for the city,” Johnson said.
Submitted
Blayne Elder with Keizer Mayor Cathy Clark. Elder completely rehabilitated a gazebo in Chalmers
The
Keizer
parks
Jones Park as his Eagle Scout project.
department paid $650 for
Elder's supplies through the
“I knew it would be parks matching grant.
Most Eagle Scout service Keizer City Hall.
With the help of members benefi tting to the community
projects are done over the
Elder
received
paint
course of a weekend. However, of Troop 20 and The Church if I did it. It ended up looking discounts from the Sherman-
Elder decided to tackle a much of Jesus Christ of Latter-day so great,” Elder said.
Willams paint store in Keizer,
Robert Johnson has been
bigger project — cleaning and Saints, Elder was able to fi nish
the parks and facilities manager Please see GAZEBO, Page A6
painting the gazebo next to the project in two months.
BY MATT RAWLINGS
Of the Keizertimes
Blayne Elder had wanted to
be an Eagle Scout since he was
eight years old.
“It's the fi nal rank of
scouting and the ultimate
achievement. It looks great
on a resume and shows you
put forth the effort and work,”
Elder said.
One of the prerequisites for
achieving Eagle Scout status is
to perform a service project for
the benefi t of the community.
Since both of his older
brothers were Eagle Scouts,
Elder, a freshman at McNary
High, wanted to make sure
that his service project went
above and beyond what his
brothers did.
“My main motivation was
to beat my older brothers. It
was to go big or go home,”
Elder said.
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PAGE A10
COVID
changes
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Celtics make
huge push
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PAGE A2
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
If he had it within his
power to do some things over
again, Keizer Finance Director
Tim Wood might have taken a
softer approach to turning off
residents’ water last month.
“We probably would have
started with door hangers
instead of shutting off water,
but our intent was good and
it led to some real tears of joy
once we were able to talk with
residents and get them help,”
Wood said. “We might not be
righting the ship for them, but
we can give them a healthy
start to keep going.”
In October, Keizer offi cials
began shutting off the water
those with delinquent bills but,
as Wood said, the intent wasn’t
to punish. The city has access
to more than $1.1 million as a
result of the CARES Act passed
by Congress earlier this year,
but the money must be spent
by Dec. 31 or it disappears.
Wood arranged partnerships
Dylan Schmidgal (left) and Tony Newberg
attach decorations to a light pole
along River Road North in the early
hours of Sunday, Nov. 22.
For a photo of the entire crew that put
together the annual effort,
see Page A5.
KEIZERTIMES/Lyndon Zaitz
While some businesses, such as
gyms, and other organizations will
close temporarily as a result of the
new freeze on activities to stop the
spread of COVID-19, just as many
are hanging on.
At keizertimes.com, readers can
access a mostly-comprehensive list
of Keizer businesses still serving
customers one way or another. If
you are planning for personal
As Oregon moves
back into an
activity freeze,
Keizertimes put
together a list of
open businesses.
Our reviewer
suggests
exploring an
ancient tomb
services such as a haircut or massage,
it's best to call the business before
showing up. Walk-ins are probably a
thing of the past at least for a while.
Only make essential trips and stay
home as much as possible.
We will happily add to the
list if you notice a business we've
forgotten, send additions to
reporter@keizertimes.com.
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heated discussions with res-
idents over the issues isn’t
exactly out of the ordinary
at the city’s planning depart-
ment. Some applicants for ac-
cessory structures simply put
up a single board between the
main home and the accesso-
ry dwelling and try to call it
good.
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By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
Accessory structures, such
as attached garages and shops,
take many forms in Keizer. At
its latest meeting, the Keizer
Planning Commission ap-
proved building code amend-
ments to help reign in the
variance found throughout
the city.
“There’s been a lot of skirt-
ing of the rules,” said Shane
Witham, interim develop-
ment director for the city. “I