Boucher art
at city hall
JUNE 26, 2015, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3
Weathers out of
fi lbert orchard
contract at KRP
Mmm…donuts
KEIZERTIMES/Lyndon A. Zaitz
Hanna Hawkes (left) and Mollie DeVos try to get motorists
to stop for donuts last Saturday, June 20, with proceeds
benefi tting City Dance Theatre.
KAA shows wrapping up
The Keizer Art Association is presenting two concurrent
shows in June at the Enid Joy Mount Gallery: “Photography”
and “Fiber to Fashion.”
The two shows run through June 27.
The Enid Joy Mount Gallery is located in the Keizer Heri-
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4 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays.
Museum seeks pics, picks
KEIZERTIMES/Craig Murphy
A Life’s Work is the name of the exhibit on display through the
end of the month at Keizer Civic Center, featuring more than
50 pieces of art done over the years by Louise Boucher.
The Keizer Heritage Mu-
seum is seeking photographs
and tools from the public for an
upcoming exhibit about agri-
culture in the great Keizer area.
Photographs of summer
picking by kids are particularly
sought—pictures of riding the
bus to crop fi elds, picking in
berry and bean fi elds. Photo-
graphs of any kind of farming
in the area are also invited.
The museum is also seeking
farming tools for the exhibit.
Photos and tools can be do-
nated to the museum or loaned
for the duration of the exhibit.
To donate or loan, contact
Tammy Wild or Pat LaRock at
keizerhistory@aol.com.
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KEIZERTIMES/Craig Murphy
Tony Weathers was granted a release from his contract to lease
the fi lbert orchards at Keizer Rapids Park, due to his concerns
about potential litigation regarding pesticides.
By CRAIG MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
City leaders have long lav-
ished praise on Tony Weathers.
Weathers and his Willa-
mette Mission Farm Inc. busi-
ness have leased orchards at
Keizer Rapids Park for several
years and harvested the fi l-
berts.
A contract signed in 2012
between Weathers and the city
called for Weathers to lease the
land through Feb. 28, 2017.
However, that lease has
ended early. Keizer City
Councilors on June 15 ap-
proved a request for Weathers
to get out of the lease.
Weathers had been wanting
out recently due to concerns
of pesticides used in the or-
chards and the potential im-
pact of those chemicals on the
Big Toy play structure, located
in the orchards and offi cially
opened last Saturday after a
week-long delay.
In brief comments to the
Keizertimes last month, Weath-
ers expressed concern over the
possibility of liability.
“My concern is my ass
being sued,” Weathers said.
“My concern is someone us-
ing the toy when the park is
closed, get fl u and found out
I sprayed. I have too much
to lose. I informed the city I
would like to get out of the
lease.”
City Attorney Shannon
Johnson referenced those
concerns at last week’s council
meeting.
“Willamette Mission Farm
Inc. has requested termination
of the lease due to concerns
regarding the Big Toy play
structure,” Johnson said. “It
is my understanding that the
council desires to allow the
termination.”
That was indeed the case.
The lone item of discussion
regarding the topic before the
vote came from Marlene Par-
sons, who chaired the Com-
munity Build Task Force.
“Shannon, I do have a
question,” Parson said. “Is it
possible to have this with an
agreement (Weathers) remove
the trees fi rst before we termi-
nate?”
Johnson noted City Man-
ager Chris Eppley and Public
Works director Bill Lawyer
dealt more with Weathers, but
fi gured the request would not
go over well.
“I think it would be pretty
diffi cult,” Johnson said. “He’s
been really good to work
with. We had nothing in the
lease to require him to give up
acreage for the Big Toy. Until
it was actually on the ground,
maybe he didn’t perceive
some possible repercussions.
That (request for removing
trees) would be diffi cult for
him to swallow.”
Johnson noted the termi-
nation means the city will be
losing the $9,000 a year from
the lease, though there has
been some question of how
much longer the trees will
be producing fi lberts anyway.
There was no indication at the
meeting of another person or
group interested in stepping
up to take over the lease.
Councilors unanimously
approved the motion to ter-
minate the contract.
“Unfortunately he gets out
of the lease,” mayor Cathy
Clark said.
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