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PAGE A2, KEIZERTIMES, MARCH 6, 2015 Volcanoes paying for a volcano slide at Big Toy presented by DRIVE A LITTLE – SAVE A BUNCH! 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE • SALEM MORE INFO AT NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM Lights, Comedy, Laughs! LIVE STAND-UP COMEDY! SATURDAY, MAR 7 Keith Nelson & Silas Lindenstein 7 pm & 9 pm (21 & Over) Admission only $10. Reserved Seating for this show. UFC185 - Sat, Mar 14 Pettis vs. Dos Anjos 9 FIGHTS IN ALL ON THE HUGE SCREEN Live Fights at 5:00 (21 & Over) - Tickets $12 All Ages Replay at 10:15 - Tickets $8. Reserved Seating Available Now Online. Sensory Sensitive Show Saturday, March 21, at 11:00 am MOVIE: ONLY $3 P ADDINGTON [ PG ] Sensory Sensitive Showings are designed specifi cally for customers with autism and other special sensory needs. 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. looking 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/ local weather sudoku Enter digits from 1-9 into the blank spaces. Every row must contain one of each digit. So must every column, as must every 3x3 square. 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. KEIZERTIMES.COM Web Poll Results Will you alter your travel route to avoid the roundabout at Verda Lane and Chemawa Road? 52% - No 48% - Yes Vote in a new poll every Thursday! 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