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Today in History
Nolan Ryan of the California Angels pitches his fi rst
no-hitter against the Kansas City Royals. He threw six more
no-hitters in his career.
— May 15, 1973
Food 4 Thought
Enjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by
being open to change will you have a true opportunity to
get the most from your talent.”
— Nolan Ryan, Hall of Fame pitcher
The Month Ahead
Through Sunday, May 17
Keizer Iris Festival. Weekend highlights include the parade
at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Blue Night celebrating 50 years of
McNary High School on Friday night, carnival rides, a pet
parade before the main parade, craft beers in the Keizerfest
tent and several runs on Sunday morning. Check the
Keizertimes’ offi cial Iris Festival guide for more details and
times.
Saturday, May 16
Valley Credit Service Iris Festival parade, 10:30 a.m. Starts
at River Road N. and Lockhaven Drive, ends at River Road
and Glynbrook Street. No early chairs set up at curb will be
allowed. irisfestival.com.
Monday, May 18
Keizer City Council meeting, 7 p.m. in council chambers at
Keizer Civic Center.
Tuesday, May 19
Keizer Points of Interest Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. in
council chambers at Keizer Civic Center.
Free admission Tuesday at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700
State Street. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Thursday, May 21
Volunteer Coordinating Committee meeting, 6 p.m. in
council chambers at Keizer Civic Center.
Greater Gubser Neighborhood Association meeting, 7 p.m.
at Gubser Elementary School.
Monday, May 25
All government offi ces closed for Memorial Day.
Tuesday, May 26
Keizer Government Affairs Committee meeting, 7:30 a.m. at
Keizer Civic Center.
Keizer Public Arts Commission, 6 p.m. in council chambers
at Keizer Civic Center.
Free admission Tuesday at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700
State Street. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday, May 30
McNary Athletic Booster Club’s 4th Annual Dinner, Auction,
and Golf Tournament. Golfi ng is at 12:00 p.m. and doors
open at 4:30 p.m. at McNary Restaurant and Golf Club.
Purchase tickets at mcnaryabc.com or call (503)510-8813 to
donate items.
Sunday, May 31
Salem Concert Band presents WU Hudson Hall A British
Journey at 3:00 p.m. at Elsinore Theater, 170 High Street
SE. For tickets and more information call (503) 362-0485 or
go to WW.salemconcertband.org.
Tuesday, June 2
Free admission Tuesday at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700
State Street. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Thursday, June 4
Salem Grow and Show Garden Club meets at 7 p.m. at Center
50+, 2615 Portland Rd.N.E. This month Brian Bauman
of Bauman Farms will speak about summer perennials.
Visitors welcome.
Monday, June 8
Oregon Mandolin Orchestra, 4 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church 1444 Liberty Street SE. Music from the baroque,
romantics and folk genre. (503) 362-3661 or visit
stpaulsoregon.org.
Tuesday, June 9
Free admission Tuesday at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700
State Street. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Wednesday, June 10 – Sunday, June 14
Keizer Big Toy community build days at Keizer Rapids Park.
Add your event by e-mailing news@keizertimes.com.
By CRAIG MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
A veterinarian’s plan to
move to a bigger building in
Keizer has the blessing of the
Keizer City Council.
Dr. Leanne West Eggert,
owner of Creekside Veterinary
Clinic at 5456 River Road
North, requested a change in
city zoning codes late last year
to allow her and husband/
practice manager Jonathan
Eggert to fi nd a larger loca-
tion. The couple found four
sites they liked but all are in
the Mixed Use (MU) zone,
which currently doesn’t allow
the boarding of animals.
It appears that will change
soon.
Councilors heard the topic
during a public hearing May
4, as the Keizer Planning
Commission had forwarded a
recommendation to allow the
zoning change as long as op-
erations are conducted in en-
closed and soundproof build-
ings. In addition, overnight
stays of animals are limited to
short term in duration and be
incidental to the practice of
veterinary medicine.
The Eggerts purchased
Creekside Veterinary Clinic in
2011 and have seen the busi-
ness grow since then, leading
to the quest for a larger build-
ing.
Nate Brown, director of
Community Development for
Keizer, noted there are cur-
rently three veterinary servic-
es in the city.
“There were some con-
cerns raised about if we’d be
impacting the others,” Brown
said. “None of the three offer
boarding as a service. It’s an
appropriate allowance of use.
This solves all of those prob-
lems and makes us right with
the world.”
Jonathan Eggert said a key
goal was fi nding a new loca-
tion close to the current one.
“Our kennels in the cur-
rent location are fully enclosed
and 80 feet from the nearest
residence,” he said. “In a new
building it would be 250 feet
away.”
Leanne Eggert noted the
tight conditions of the current
building.
“Our current facility is
small, with two exam rooms,”
she said. “There are days when
two doctors are seeing pa-
tients and it’s pretty cramped.
It would be nice for our busi-
ness to have a larger facility.
Pretty much all the properties
we looked at are in the Mixed
Use zone. We found one we
felt would be a good fi t for the
community and for our busi-
ness. We are good neighbors. It
seems reasonable to us.”
It seemed reasonable to
councilors as well.
Councilors Amy Ripp and
Roland Herrera both vouched
Leanne and
Jonathan
Eggert, shown
at a meeting
earlier this
year, had their
request for
zoning changes
approved on
May 4 by the
Keizer City
Council.
KEIZERTIMES fi le/
Craig Murphy
for the Eggerts personally,
both as users of the business
and as former neighbors.
“She gives back so much to
our community,” Ripp said of
Leanne Eggert.
Mayor Cathy Clark felt
the city could help out.
“You mentioned being an ex-
isting business and how you
want to grow,” Clark said.
“This has been something
Keizer has struggled with to
some degree, how to help a
business grow. This is a barrier
that exists that doesn’t need to
exist.”
Leanne Eggert noted city
staff has been “excellent” to
work with.
“We’ve been impressed
with how quickly this has
been handled,” she said. “It has
been a great experience for
us.”
Councilors unanimously
approved the motion 6-0,
with councilor Brandon
Smith absent due to a trip to
Germany. A formal ordinance
will be brought forward at the
May 18 meeting.
Jonathan Eggert said after-
wards a move is being looked
at for roughly late summer.
“We talked with a vari-
ety of people who have dealt
with things like this in other
cities,” he said. “They warned
us there would be waiting to
encounter. But we didn’t have
that here.”
Leanne Eggert had similar
praise for staff.
“They are supportive of lo-
cal businesses,” she said.
Councilors get turf fi eld update
By CRAIG MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
The expansive turf fi eld
project at McNary High
School won’t require a new
drainage system.
Bob Zielinski and Danielle
Bethel, two of the committee
leaders, gave an update on the
project at the May 4 Keizer
City Council meeting.
“We’ve gone to a lot of
trouble to save what we have,”
Zielinski said. “In 1992 a new
drainage system was done for
the entire fi eld. We’ve been
able to save that for the entire
fi eld. The new fi eld will go
on top of the existing drain-
age fi eld. The amount of dirt
moving will be to a minimum.
The entire system will be hand
leveled, raked and compacted
to make sure we don’t distort
or damage the underground
drainage system.”
Bethel gave a starting date
for the project.
“We’re going to break
ground the fi rst week of June,”
she said.
The fi eld is expected to be
fi nished by Aug. 22.
Bethel and Zielinski also re-
quested a waiver for an erosion
control permit, which was ap-
proved unanimously.
Zielinski said 800 volun-
teers will be helping with the
project.
“We have saved over
$130,000 by using the existing
drainage system, which is en-
dorsed by the turf fi eld com-
pany,” he said. “The system
works.”
According to Zielinski, the
track around the fi eld isn’t be-
ing touched. A cement curb is
being put in around the inside
of the track, which is what the
turf will be attached to.
Councilor Roland Herrera
liked the update.
“This project is about so
much more than football,”
Herrera said. “I’m glad we’re
doing this and moving for-
ward.”
Mayor Cathy Clark said
councilors are judicious about
waiving fees since the city runs
on a lean fi nancial margin, but
pointed to the community ef-
fort.
“The tremendous volunteer
labor going into this is signifi -
cant,” Clark said. “It can make
a big difference with this proj-
ect. Rise forth and do good.”
Zielinski said the change to
turf will greatly increase fi eld
use.
“We’re taking a facility used
now for 150 activities a year
and changing it into 1,500 ac-
tivities,” he said. “This will have
a tremendous impact. It’s hard
for even us to comprehend
how much it will change.”
Bethel said the project is
costing about $430,000, a sig-
nifi cant decrease compared
to similar projects at the Sa-
lem high schools due to the
amount of volunteer labor.
“We have raised more than
half of the money,” Bethel said.
In other business May 4:
• Ben Crosby, Keizer’s new
code enforcement offi cer, was
formally introduced to coun-
cilors by Nate Brown, the di-
rector of Community Devel-
opment.
“Ben’s been making a good
presence and has taken on
many issues,” Brown said.
Crosby noted he previously
worked for the city of Salem
for nine years, mostly in code
enforcement.
“The welcome here has
been amazing,” Crosby said.
“To go to something smaller
and to expect a small town
welcome, I still didn’t expect
the welcome I got here. I truly
appreciate that. I feel like part
of the family already, after just
three weeks.”
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