SINCE 1979 • VOLUME 37, NO. 24
SECTION A
MAY 15, 2015
Sweet Pea
Fondness for
By CRAIG MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
Keizer’s Jim Woodry has
fi xed up a car with high
sentimental value.
Again.
Two years ago Woodry
and son Eddy restored a 1967
Pontiac GTO – nicknamed
Screamer – that had been
in the family since new. The
GTO won an award at the
Portland Roadster Show and
was then in the Keizer Iris
Festival Parade presented by
Valley Credit Service.
Now, history is being
repeated.
This time, however, the
process wasn’t quite as easy.
The end result is the same:
Woodry will be in Saturday’s
parade, which starts at 10:30
a.m. at River Road North
and Lockhaven Drive NE,
proceeding south along River.
Whereas Screamer was
purchased new by Woodry’s
dad and remained in the
family the whole time, the
1975 Wescott – a 1931 Ford
Model A roadster replica –
was only in the family a few
years.
But Sweet Pea made quite
the impression. So much
so that Woodry tracked her
down in Albany last year and
did most of the restoration
work himself.
Submitted
Jim Woodry (right) tracked down Sweet Pea after 30 years last year and bought it from Jim
Morgan (left) in Albany. The 1975 Wescott, a Model A replica, will be in Saturday's Iris Festival
Parade as well as Sunday's Rev-Up Car Show.
In 1974, Woodry had the
desire to own a Model A
roadster. However, he wanted
one that could be more easily
fi xed with more modern
parts.
“I read about a guy building
these cars in Damascus, Dee
Wescott,” Woodry said. “The
fi rst one he built was in 1974.
He sent me some pictures
and said he could make it any
color. I went to his factory
in late 1974 with a $2,500
deposit check and ordered
one, much to the chagrin of
my wife. The car cost $7,500
brand new, which was a lot of
money back then.”
Woodry took delivery of
the lime green car he named
Sweet Pea on April 29, 1975.
“My wife and my family
loved the car,” Woodry said.
“We took it on many, many
trips.”
Please see SWEET, Page A10
Chamber request gets no vote
By CRAIG MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
Both ends of the May 7
Keizer Budget Committee
meeting were entertaining.
Committee
members
responded coldly to a request
early in the meeting for more
funds from Christine Dieker,
executive director of the Keizer
Chamber of Commerce. No
motion was made to approve
Dieker’s request for $28,000 in
the 2015-16 Fiscal Year budget.
Later in the meeting there
was extended discussion about
whether or not the city should
keep the limited duration Event
Center Coordinator position.
The meeting ended with a
vote to move additional funding
to the Parks and Recreation
Advisory Board’s matching grant
program. The vote, narrowly
approved by a 7-6 margin
(committee member Brandon
Smith missed this year’s budget
meetings), called for $5,000 to
be added to the $10,000 already
in the budget for the program.
When the chamber discussion
took place, Dieker handed out an
addendum requesting $13,000
for economic development,
$5,000 for Keizer tourism
strategy and $10,000 for tourism
strategy with increased Transient
Occupancy Tax (TOT), making
the total request $28,000. A
separate sheet, however, showed
the chamber asking for $16,500.
Ron Bersin took issue with
a business inventory being listed
as a $13,000 expense for 520
hours of work.
“That’s a lot of talk about
inventory,” Bersin told Dan
Clem, who originally answered
questions since Dieker and
Chamber president Audrey
Butler were running late from a
ribbon cutting in Salem. “How
does that cost money to do it?
Where are we spending the
money? Talking doesn’t cost me
money.”
After Clem noted the
amount of time it takes to put
together an inventory, Bersin
went again.
KEIZERTIMES/Craig Murphy
Tim Wood, assistant controller for Keizer, keeps track of budget
requests on May 12. For a story on Tuesday's budget meeting,
please see page A6.
“We’re not here to justify
your fees to the chamber,” Bersin
said. “It would make sense to say
this is your consulting fee to the
chamber.”
Clem nodded in agreement.
“Yes, that’s exactly what it is,”
Clem said.
Butler noted how busy
chamber staff is and thus needs
the city’s help in marketing.
Two win the show at DYWK
Fatima Falcon
(left) and Cambria
Rushton were
named co-winners
of the Distinguished
Young Women
of Keizer title last
Saturday, May
10. The two were
chosen from a fi eld
of 21 contestants.
“We don’t have the
manpower to take it one more
level,” Butler said. “We have
kernels of information just
sitting there unless someone
takes the initiative. We need
someone to make it happen. It
will be benefi cial to Keizer and
businesses downtown.”
Budget Committee chair
Joseph Gillis was among those
trying to fi gure out what was
actually being asked for.
“In reading the supplement
as compared to the request, it
Please see BUDGET, Page A6
$1.00
Jim Taylor
talks of
KFD issues
In last week’s edition of
the Keizertimes, answers from
Keizer Fire District Board can-
didate Jim Taylor were missing.
Taylor is running against
Betty Hart for Position 5 on
the board. Taylor recently
stepped away from his role
on the Keizer
City
Coun-
cil. Hart is the
wife of former
Keizer
Fire
Board director
Mike Hart. We
submitted the
Taylor
same questions
to Taylor as we
did the other candidates seek-
ing positions on the board.
How would you like to see
KFD adapt to the increased
services required for the
ever-increasing number of
retirement and care
facilities within Keizer?
JT: We need to respond to
all health, safety and medical
emergencies, however we need
to work with our senior care
providers and partners to fi nd
a way forward for non-medical
services that will meet their
needs and not break our bud-
get.
Your thoughts on the bond
measure KFD expects to
put on the the fall ballot?
JT: Our equipment is aging,
certainly a bond is one way
to ask our customers if they
are willing to purchase newer
equipment. The decision lies
with the taxpayer.
Given the choice between
continuing to offer
ambulance services through
the district or contracting
them out, which
would you prefer?
JT: Certainly local control
is preferred, we know these
well trained and skilled em-
ployees and they know us. I
don’t know how long we can
sustain these dedicated profes-
sionals, but that’s one reason
I am running, to work with
a board committed to sustain
this service.
How would you help
improve relationships
between MCFD1 and KFD?
JT: This situation took
place while I was a city coun-
cilor and I was a champion
for KFD. That issue was re-
solved and our customers and
city demand that we provide
the best service possible. I
believe we must fi nd ways to
work together for the benefi t
of our KFD residents but also
those Keizer residents who are
served by MCFD1 to provide
the best service possible.
Mad Hatter Tea
KEIZERTIMES/
Eric A. Howald
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
Fatima Falcon and Cambria
Rushton were selected to
represent Keizer as the city’s
Distinguished Young Women
during
the
scholarship
program Saturday, May 9.
“Actually, I wasn’t nervous
until I hit the stage today.
Up to today it was like, ‘I got
this,’ but today was nerve-
wracking,” said Falcon.
Participants in the program
compete in everything from
grades to talent in hope of
receiving college scholarships.
With 21 contestants this time
around, standing out was no
easy task.
Rushton, whose sister won
the then-Junior Miss title nine
years ago, said there were still
surprises despite months of
preparation.
“Even though we’ve gotten
to know each other, I didn’t
know about all the talents
each of these girls have. They
can do all these amazing
things and it’s an honor to be
able to represent the whole
group,” she said.
Falcon felt any one of
the contestants would have
represented the city well.
Other awards were also
given out during the evening.
Melody Smith was named fi rst
alternate. Morgan Hoag won
for scholastic achievement.
Madi Egli was selected as
winner for the fi tness portion
of the program. Hannah Read
won for self-expression, in
which contestants answer
a question on stage. Falcon
also won the Spirit of
Distinguished Young Women
Award, which was voted on
by the other contestants in the
program.
Please see DYWK, Page A10
Remember
to vote:
ballots due
Tuesday,
May 19
Council
OKs zone
change
PAGE A2
Mother’s
Day
Breakfast
at KFD
PAGE A5
MHS teacher
is a body
sculpter
PAGE A8
McNary
softball
wins a
game 35-1
PAGE A8
KEIZERTIMES/Lyndon A. Zaitz
Rick Johnston of the Oregon Defense Force Pipe Band
talks about the kilts band members wear during a Keizer
Art Association Mad Hatter Tea event May 9.