MAY 8, 2015, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A5
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McNary leadership makes hard
decisions about where to give
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
Riley Hamilton wasn’t sure
what to expect out of his visits
to Family Building Blocks and
Home Center for Teens, but it
ended up being a big surprise.
“I didn’t think it would be
a highlight of my day or week
and it was the best part of my
spring break,” said Hamilton.
“There are so many people
struggling and these organiza-
tions just reached out to help
without expecting anything
back.”
Hamilton visited the two
non-profi ts as part of McNary’s
Community 101 project. In the
project, Celtic leadership stu-
dents are tasked with making
recommendations for distribut-
ing $5,000 in grant money.
“It’s diffi cult because we
have to say no to some people,”
said Jennifer Lopez, commu-
nications offi cer. “Sometimes
All-day
kinder
meetings
at Keizer
schools
All Keizer elementary
schools are hosting an infor-
mational meeting about all-
day kindergarten, which will
begin this fall.
Meetings will be held Tues-
day, May 12, at each school,
from 6 to 7 p.m. RSVPs are
requested and can be made by
calling the main offi ce where
the child will be attending.
Presentations include what
a typical day is like, what par-
ents can do during summer to
help their child be ready for
kindergarten and a tour of the
school.
Organizations receiving Community 101 grants
Aware Club
McNary Lacrosse Club
Liberty House
Community Action Partnership of Oregon
Salem-Keizer Education Foundation
Family Building Blocks
they just don’t line up with the
priorities of the students.”
Each year, participating stu-
dents send out a survey to all
students at the school asking
about the issues which they
care most deeply. This time
around, mental health, drug
abuse and bullying rose to the
forefront, but priorities change
from year to year.
“The bullying was kind of a
surprise because it happens to
adults. We received an applica-
tion from Shangri-La, which
helps adults with disabilities
and they get bullied, too,” Lo-
pez said.
Lopez has taken part in the
Community 101 project for
the past three years and the
$ 200
$ 800
$1,000
$1,500
$ 500
$1,000
group received about 10 ap-
plications this year. Six of those
were recommended for grants
up to $1,500.
In addition to helping out
others, Lopez has discovered
new talents in herself.
“I’ve grown because of it. I
wasn’t into talking to people.
I’ve gotten better at commu-
nicating with people. Also, I’ve
learned about having to help
other people and that’s not
something I thought about be-
fore,” she said.
The generosity of oth-
ers was the biggest lesson for
Hamilton.
“People are a lot more help-
ful than it seems originally,” he
said.
Register for Iris Car Show
Preregistration is un-
derway for the Keizer Elks
Lodge #2472 Show and
Shine Car Show on Sunday,
May 17.
The show will be held at
the club at 4250 Cherry Ave.
N.E. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in
conjunction with the Keizer
Iris Festival.
There were will be six
categories: Stock-pre 2000,
stock 2000 and newer, cus-
tom, pre-2000, custom 2000
and newer, trucks, muscle
cars 2000 and newer.
Stock classes are limited
only to three minor chang-
es including after-market
wheels, stereo, engine dress
up items. Bodywork, custom
paint, lowering, body kits and
graphics are not allowed.
The $25 entry fee includes
a tee shirt and a dash plaque.
Additional shirts are $15
each. Entry forms are avail-
able at the Elks Club, Keizer
Chamber of Commerce, or
via Email (benjamatic@msn.
com).
There is limited space, so
organizers encourage early
registration.
Free comic
book day a
hit at Tony’s
While Avengers: Age of Ul-
tron was setting records at the
box offi ce over the weekend,
Tony’s Kingdom of Comics
was packing in customers for
Free Comic Book Day Satur-
day, May 2.
Attendees came dressed up
and ready to check out some
new books and old favorites.
The event also raised $751
for Shriners Children’s Hos-
pitals.
Above: Cole and Brandon
Cayman as Hulk and Captain
America.
Right Oswaldo Huerta
peruses the selection of free
comics.
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
Keizer Library and Heritage Museum honor volunteers
The Keizer Community
Library and Keizer Heri-
tage Museum presented four
special awards to long-time
volunteers during the annual
Volunteer Appreciation event
on Sunday, April 26, to rec-
ognize dozens of volunteers
who donate their time and
talents for the two organiza-
tions housed in the Keizer
Heritage Center.
The library presented the
fi rst Art Burr Library Cham-
pion Award to Art Burr, name-
sake of the new award, which
will be presented annually to
a person or organization in
recognition of extraordinary
service to the nonprofi t, all-
volunteer library.
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ing bookcases for the library’s
move from Keizer City Hall
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instrumental in forming a
Blue Ribbon Committee to
explore options for a suitable
library location, including a
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city leaders and the Heritage
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space at the Heritage Center
and additional collaborations
with the city of Keizer. Burr
served as voluntary library di-
rector from 2008 until 2011,
when he became co-director
with the late Steve Prothero,
namesake of the library’s new
Prothero Computer Center.
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Evelyn Melson Franz, who at-
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that became the Keizer Heri-
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and Leroy Horsley, who have
been involved with the library
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an essential part of an early
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that was charged with fi nding
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the library. The city council
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variety of work for the library,
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Lions to allow book sales and
storage at their facility, to cur-
rently managing the check-
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Stella was secretary/treasurer
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