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PAGE A14, KEIZERTIMES, MARCH 20, 2015 Keizer Iris Festival returns May 14 to 17 By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes In less than two months, Keizer’s biggest annual event returns. The 28th annual Keizer Iris Festival will take place Thurs- day, May 14 through Sunday, May 17. Per usual, the highlight event of the weekend is the parade on Saturday sponsored by Valley Credit Services, which starts at River Road and Lockhaven Drive at 10:30 a.m. and proceeds south along River Road through town. The main parade will be preceded by a pet parade and a fun run. “About 30,000 to 40,000 people pack the streets for the parade,” said Joe Egli, the former Keizer City Councilor who is once again serving as festival chair. “You can still put a fl oat together.” The theme for this year’s festival is Early Riser. The fi rst offi cial event is the Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast at 7 a.m. on May 7. Iris Festival activities will be centered around the Keizer Lions Club again this year. The Egli festival moved there last year due to growth at Keizer Sta- tion. With sev- eral events in the area, part of Cherry Av- enue will be closed for the weekend. Iris Festival weekend kicks off on May 14 with the noon kickoff luncheon sponsored by Eagle Home Mortgage. The Keizerfest Tent will be the site for that and will also be the home for live music throughout the weekend, in- cluding until midnight Friday and Saturday nights. Egli noted one of the big changes this year centers around beer. “When you go into the tent, we have decided to take care of our local people fi rst,” Egli said at last week’s monthly Keizer Chamber of Commerce luncheon. “We’ve gone out to the Salem Brew- ers Guild and will have them pour beers for us. It’s good beer, brewed in our backyard. They are enthusiastic about craft beer. Each of the four or fi ve vendors will have three beers on tap.” There will be several run- ning events throughout Iris Festival weekend, in- cluding both a marathon and a half-marathon on Sunday and several for chil- dren on Satur- day. “Everything we do is run by our volun- teers,” Egli said. “This is our community hard at work. Whatever you want to do, we’ll fi nd a job for you. Tell us when you can help and what items you’d like to do.” Audrey Butler, president of the Keizer Chamber, empha- sized how the event runs on volunteers. “We need volunteers,” But- ler said. “We had around 200 last year.” The Keizertimes produces the offi cial Iris Festival guide each May and offers the best in coverage of all Iris Festival events, including photo galler- ies from the weekend. KEIZERTIMES/Craig Murphy There will once again be plenty of rides and other exhibits when the 28th annual Keizier Iris Festival takes place in mid-May. Many of the activities will be happening on or around Cherry Avenue for a second straight year. KEIZERTIMES fi le/Craig Murphy Parishioners fi ll St. Edward Catholic Church’s new building during its dedication ceremony in Feb. 2014. St. Ed church wins national design award Since opening early last year, the new St. Edward Catholic Church building in Keizer has earned plenty of raves locally. The raves are now national as well. Portland-based di loreto- ARCHITECTURE earned a 2015 Wood Design award from the WoodWorks Wood Products Council for promi- nent use of wood in the de- sign of St. Edward. The annual national com- petition had 160 submittals, with 16 awards announced. St. Edward was the only Oregon winner. The $4 million church has 11,700 square feet of space and replaced a building that was 40 years old and deemed too small. The new building can be arranged to seat up to 750 people by adding seats to the entry narthex and aisles. The building also includes a sizable balcony. The interior of the church has beams, arches and oth- er woodwork using locally sourced Douglas fi r and Or- egon white oak. The exterior woodwork also uses Douglas fi r, in addition to cedar. The interior arches are visible from the outside thanks to a sky- light that goes around the en- tire building. Thank You Keizer! PARTNERS IN EDUCATION Big Town Hero Copper Creek Mercantile Keizer Fire District Keizer Rotary Club Keizertimes McNary Fine Arts Staff Uptown Music OUR SPONSORS Capitol Auto Group Earth Tech LLC H & B Painting Company Highway Fuel Co. LLC Joe Egli, R. Bauer Insurance Keizer Elks #2472 Keizer Professional Firefi ghters Local 3881 Keizer Volunteer Firefi ghters Association Keizer Vision Source Lowe’s Home Improvement & Valspar Paint Oil Can Henry’s Pacifi c Sanitation Pints of Portland Quality Suites Scenic Valley Winery Town and Country Lanes OUR DONORS HOST YOUR EVENT AT KEIZER HERITAGE CENTER Looking for a unique setting for your special event? Look no further than the beautiful and historical Keizer Heritage Center. In 1916, it was an old school house. Today, it’s an elegant and afforable venue for your wedding, family gathering, meeting, or other occasion. Host your event inside, or enjoy the outdoor space of our sunken patio and gazebo. Also available: kitchen, sound system, podium, projection screen, wireless internet access Learn more at keizerheritage.org 980 Chemawa Road NE • Keizer, Oregon 97303 phone: (503) 393-9660 AAbco Plumbing, Jerry VanGorkum Aileen Adams Alaska Airlines Alpha Nursery ARIES Corporation Attention to Detail Auto Detailing Kim Banick Bill Bischoff Hector & Christine Blanco Blownout Hair Salon Carrie Brown Boucher Jewelry Center 50+ City Dance Theatre Cathy Clark, Keizer Mayor Carin Davis Bradli Daun Delaney Madison Grill E.Z Orchards Egan Gardens Paul Elliot Elsinore Framing & Gallery Joe & Julie Elwell Steve Ernst Executive Auto Detail Fessler Nursery Company G & G Auto Care Supply Company Karo Grunberg Joe Guerra Insurance Agency Shane Hall Highway Fuel Co., LLC John Honey HydroSports Dive & Travel Jiffy Lube Keizer Computer Annex Keizer Courthouse Atheltic Club Keizer Martial Arts Keizer Vision Source Kelly’s Home Center Mike Kuenzi La Hacienda Real Restaurant Lakepoint Law Firm Trenton LeBaron, DDS Les Schwab Tire Center, River Road Loren’s Sanitation Los Dos Hermanos Lowe’s Home Improvement Mr. Video / Limeberry McDonald Orthodontics McNary Golf Club McNary Restaurant and Lounge Bonnie & Jeff Miller Mo’s Restaurant Jim Nardi Out Call Massage, Horacio Gomez Stacie Miner Oregon Beach Vacations Pacifi c Sanitation Inc. Plaza Morella Quality Suites Laura Reitz Jim Robison Schreiner’s Iris Gardens Barbara & Mike Sigurdson Smile Care of Oregon Dee Smith Snap Fitness, Keizer Starbucks, Keizer Station Tan Republic Joe Taylor Andy Thomas Tire Experts, Salem Tire Factory, Keizer Tony’s World of Comics Consuelo Torres Torres Valley Recycle & Disposal Walery’s Pizza Chris and Karen Weathers Willamette Valley Vineyards David Williams Fred Williams Katherine Wilson John Zielinski For making McNary’s Knight of Arts a huge success!