Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Keizertimes. (Salem, Or.) 1979-current | View Entire Issue (May 1, 2015)
PAGE A14, KEIZERTIMES, may 1, 2015 Lemonade Day is back this Sunday, May 3 Lemonade Day is returning to Salem/Keizer this Sunday, May 3. The event was held locally for the first time last year and promptly broke national re- cords. More than 1,000 children were able to experience suc- cess by selling a combined total of more than $30,000 in lemonade in four hours. Based on that success, the program has spread to Port- land and Eugene this year. The idea of Lemonade Day is to teach youth how to start, own and operate their own business, a lemonade stand. Stands were all over the area last year; for more information on the program and this year’s locations, visit http://salem- keizer.lemonadeday.org/. PARK, continued from Page A1 “Those two are signifi- cant to the community,” Price agreed. “But they are inappro- priate in a memorial. Those two panels could be placed anywhere in this community.” Jill Bonney-Hill, KPIC chair, suggested Ryan Hill would be fine with the kiosks being left as is. “I think Ryan would like it,” Bonney-Hill said. “This is the city he was raised in. Marie and the Japanese are also about Keizer and where we came from. Ryan is a part of that. I think he would feel blessed to be part of that.” Councilor Roland Herrera, liaison to KPIC, talked about the balance. “Everyone is trying to do the right thing,” Herrera said. “I could see (the kiosk) being moved to a more visible place. We need to look at all the op- tions. A lot of work was put in by the group previously. It bugs me to hear it called in- appropriate. I think a memo- rial would be a good thing to do, but we have to be sensi- tive about how we do it. We’re trying to work out what’s the right thing to do without dishonoring anyone. Marie and the Japanese have a lot of meaning to this town.” Price offered to buy the first tree if it’s decided trees will be added to create a sepa- rate, solemn area for reflection in the park. He also suggested having a memorial to the 138 Oregon soldiers lost in con- flict since 9/11. After Price left, discussion continued. “I don’t see why they can’t be all in the same place,” Gott- fried said. “It would be differ- ent if this (kiosk) came in after the memorial went into ef- fect. I don’t have an issue with them being together.” Bonney-Hill nodded in agreement. “I don’t have a problem, ei- ther,” she said. Erica Hedberg opined it wouldn’t be appropriate to move a kiosk that was already there before the park was re- dedicated to honor Hill. “I don’t think that’s some- thing we want to say,” Hed- berg said. Bill Lawyer, Public Works director for Keizer, said the meeting was the first he’d heard some details. “When (the park naming) took place, there was no dis- cussion at the Parks Board or council level about it becom- ing a memorial park,” Lawyer said. “That was not ever in- tended to become a memorial park for memorializing peo- ple, or at least that was never voiced. This is the first time I’ve heard (Price) clearly state the post-9/11 memorial.” Lawyer pointed out Hill is the first Keizer resident to die while serving in active duty. “There is nothing at the park itself that denotes that,” Lawyer said. “It was men- tioned during the dedication ceremony, but there’s nothing at the park.” KPIC member Anita Zahn- iser suggested a plaque with that information be dedicated. Following discussion, KPIC members unanimously approved a motion recom- mending to the city council KPIC wants the kiosk to stay unchanged but is okay with discussing additional recogni- tion.