All new and lit up
By CRAIG MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
In some ways, the Miracle
of Christmas lights display
coming to the Gubser neigh-
borhood in December will be
the same as usual.
Many houses in the neigh-
borhood will be decorated for
the season. Vehicles will slowly
circle the neighborhood each
evening starting on Dec. 4,
occupants trying to fi gure out
which house they like best.
Plus food and cash donations
will be accepted for Marion
Polk Food Share.
And as usual, the Sno Cops
will be lit and letting people
know the route.
But take a closer look at the
Sno Cops this year, since half
of them are going to be a bit
different. The other half will
be changed next year.
Mark Caillier, president of
the Greater Gubser Neigh-
borhood Association, showed
off the new design at the Oct.
15 GGNA meeting and again
at the Oct. 19 Keizer City
Council meeting.
Caillier noted the Sno
Cops used to be mounted on
barricades used around the
city throughout the rest of
the year, meaning some are in
better shape than others. Bill
Lawyer, Public Works direc-
tor for Keizer, provided 25
barriers in good condition
and got Caillier in touch with
Sgt. Trevor Wenning from the
Keizer Police Department.
“Trevor Wenning asked
if we could have a work ses-
sion to put these on new bar-
ricades, so that we will have
dedicated barricades,” Wen-
ning said. “The lights took
KHC Museum
honors McNary
OCTOBER 30, 2015, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3
The Keizer Heritage Museum at the
Keizer Heritage Center is featured an
exhibit celebrating Charles McNary.
McNary, whose family had a home
where McNary Golf Club is now located, is
arguably Keizer’s most famous resident. He
served in the U.S. Senate from 1917 to 1944
and was the Republican candidate for vice
president in 1944 on a ticket with Wendell
Willkie.
His name lives on in Keizer with, among
other things, McNary High School and
McNary Golf Club.
The exhibit will run through November.
Museum hours are 2-4 p.m. Tuesdays and
Thursdays and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturdays.
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Keizer Heritage Museum volunteer Evelyn
Melson Franz looks over a life-size cut-out
of Charles McNary at the museum.
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Gubser resident Mark Callier shows off the new look of the
Miracle of Lights Sno Cops at a Keizer City Council meeting.
two six volt batteries, so we
used a lot of batteries and a lot
of problems. We’re trying to
get LEDs.”
Caillier’s next step was to
call Kim and Karl Thatcher
at Highway Specialties, who
in turn allowed Jeff Peterson
– who resides in Gubser – to
work with Caillier.
“It kind of snowballed from
there. Jeff asked what they
looked like, so I brought one
by. The new process has the
design, then a refl ective layer,
then an anti-vandalism layer
so any paint wipes off,” Cail-
lier said. “It’s a state-of-the-art
applique. They’ll do half this
year, half next year. They’re
giving us the LED lights. The
new LED lights take batteries
that will last two to four years.
It will cost us less than $200 to
get 25 Sno Cops up to speed
with LED lights. That’s about
$2,000 we don’t have to come
up with.”
During the rest of the year,
the barricades will be stored by
the city in the Charge house.
The only work to be done is
fastening the Sno Cops to the
barricades.
Councilors were impressed
with the news.
“Ladies and gentlemen,
that was awesome,” mayor
Cathy Clark said.
Caillier brought examples
of the old and new designs.
“The new one is a little
slimmer,” the retired Salem
Police Department offi cer said.
“He’s a lot brighter, which for
a cop is a good thing to say.”
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Budget Committee Citizen Member Vacancy
Three Year Term Ending June 30, 2018
Salem-Keizer Transit is recruiting for one citizen member position to
represent Keizer in Subdistrict #2 on Salem-Keizer Transit’s Budget
Committee. The appointee would serve a three year term that ends
June 30, 2018.
The Budget Committee typically meets three times in the month
of May each year to review, discuss, make changes and approve
the proposed budget presented by Salem-Keizer Transit staff. The
approved budget is later presented to the Board of Directors who
authorize its adoption. To qualify, you must be a registered voter 18
years of age or older who resides within the Subdistrict, or within
the District at-large.
If you are interested in being considered for the citizen member
position, more information and an application packet are available
on the District’s website at http://cherriots.org/budget-committee
or at the Salem-Keizer Transit administration offi ce, Suite 5230, 555
Court Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97301/ 503-588-2424.
Completed applications should be returned no later than Mon-
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during the December 10, 2015
Board meeting.
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Ronald Anthony George
August 9, 1948 – October 20, 2015
Ronald Anthony George
crossed over to his eternal life
on Oct. 20 at home in Keizer.
He was 67 years old.
Ron was born in Portland
to Stephen and Victoria
(Tabshy) George on Aug. 9,
1948. He was the youngest
of their four children. Ron is
survived by his wife JoAnne;
step-sons Casey Paxton of
Austin, Texas and Ben Paxton
of Portland; and three sisters:
Sister Marie Bernadette of the
Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon
in Beaverton, Ann (Bill)
Marentette of Portland and
Patti (Leo) Krug of Happy
Valley. Also dear to him were
his fi ve nieces and nephews
and six great-nieces and
nephews.
Ron was raised in Portland
and attended Ascension Grade
School and Central Catholic
High School. He earned a
BS degree in Education in
1972 from Oregon College
of Education, Monmouth
and a Master of Science
degree in Home Economics
and Family Studies in 1981
from Central Washington
University in Ellensburg,
Wash. After completing a
Dietetic Internship program
with University of Washington
Hospitals in 1983 he became
a registered dietitian, his life
long career.
Ron taught
third
grade
at
Manning
Elementary
School in the
Banks School
District and
then went on
Ron George to serve in the
Peace Corps
from 1973 to 1975, training
teachers in the Philippines.
The Peace Corps experience
would shape his outlook on
life and laid the foundation for
an expanded compassion and
understanding of people and
a person’s responsibility to the
rest of the world.
In 2012 Ron retired from
Salem Hospital after a 28 year
career working as a Clinical
Dietitian. During these years
Ron was responsible for the
nutritional care of patients in
rehab, cardiac care, diabetes
education and intensive care.
As an avid cyclist he had an
interest in sports nutrition and
this passion provided the base
for the community outreach
education that he did.
Ron was an active member
of his parish, St. Vincent de
Paul in Salem. He served on
the Oregon Licensure Board
for Dietitians, was active in
Beginning Experience of
Oregon (a grief recovery
ministry) and enjoyed being a
Master Recycler ready to offer
advice. Always the teacher! He
was an organic gardener long
before it became popular.
He was preceded in death
by his parents and fi rst wife
Mary Quigley George. Ron’s
mother passed away only two
days prior to Ron at the age
of 103.
Ron will be remembered
for many things by those who
loved him, but simply stated
he was “such a good man.”
A
visitation
and
remembrance sharing was
held at Virgil T. Golden
Funeral Service on Monday,
Oct. 26. Mass of Christian
Burial was held on Tuesday,
Oct. 27 at St. Vincent de Paul
Catholic Church.
In lieu of fl owers donations
in memory of Ron may
be made to the Northwest
Catholic Counseling Center
designated for the care of
children.