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NOVEMBER 13, 2015, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A9 KeizerCommunity KEIZERTIMES.COM Merchants quilt at city hall Willamette Art Center hosting Empty Bowls Empty Bowls, the an- nual pottery event to sup- port hunger relief, will take place Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 21 and 22, at Willamette Art Center. More than 1,200 handcrafted pottery pieces are on sale to the public, and all proceeds will go to Mari- on-Polk Food Share. More than 20 local artisans spend all year long preparing the event. Glassblowing dem- onstrations accompany the holiday shopping affair. In the last seven years, the Wil- lamette Art Center has raised more than $120,000 to fi ght hunger in Marion and Polk counties. Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday hours are noon until 4 p.m. while sup- plies last. Willamette Art Center is located on the Oregon State Fairgrounds through the yellow gate off Silverton Road in Salem. Willamette Art Center will be accepting donations of non-perishable food during Empty Bowls and continuing through their holiday sale on Dec. 6 and 7. Help WMS, Dayspring feed 200 local families KEIZERTIMES/Craig Murphy This former Keizer Merchants Association quilt, which used to hang in the Keizer Chamber of Commerce offi ce, now hangs at the Keizer Civic Center. SKSB board members: revisions not enough for public input By HERB SWETT For the Keizertimes More involvement with the public is the object of a policy revision that the Salem-Keizer School Board approved Tuesday, but two board members voted against it, saying the revision should be stronger. Chris Brantley, who has said several times that the board has not communicated adequately with individuals and groups in the community, cast one of the negative votes. The other came from Marty Heyen, who ar- gued that the board should in- vite representatives of groups in the district to board meetings. Brantley said the wording of the original board policy calling for such communication should be restored. He contended that the more recent wording and the one approved Tuesday were not effective enough. The other board members argued that the revision would accomplish what Brantley has been seeking. Before the board took up the matter, John Scott of Keizer and two audience members from Salem spoke from the fl oor in favor of the revision, stressing communication with minority groups. In other business, the board approved eight grants, totaling $5,386,294, all from the Ore- gon Department of Education. The grants are $2,199,800 for mentoring beginning teachers in Salem-Keizer and eight small districts with which Salem- Keizer cooperates; $1,334,100 for improvement of staff qual- ity; $971,665 for assisting Eng- lish language learners; $136,590 for services for neglected and delinquent youth; $40,098 for teacher improvement, supple- mental instruction and family engagement activities in Scott Instructional Services elemen- tary schools; $39,085 for the same kinds of services in Four Corners; and $2,600 to create a Career and Technical Educa- tion Leadership Institute. THANK YOU KEIZER! HAVE A SAFE AND MEMORABLE T H A N K S G I V I N G H O L I D AY Brian and I are very thankful this Thanksgiving holiday season for all our clients. We are thankful our clients allowed us to help them fi nd the right home at the right time in their lives. We are thankful to be able to do what we love, in a city we love. The board also: • Heard Brad Cunningham of Salem speak from the fl oor on class sizes. He said he had moved two years ago from a state in which public school classes were limited to 18 stu- dents. He noted that most Sa- lem-Keizer classes were much larger and said his son, an el- ementary school student, ap- peared to be getting less out of his classes than he had before the move. • Proclaimed Wednesday, Nov. 18, as National Education Support Professionals Day. • Approved personnel ac- tions that included the fol- lowing in the McNary High School attendance area: hir- ing Donald Boles as a less than half-time sixth-grade English teacher at Whiteaker Middle School, hiring Micaela Craig as a kindergarten teacher at Keizer Elementary School, hir- ing Wesley Seidel as a fi rst-year probation social studies teacher and Wendy Bennett as a fi rst- year probation home econom- ics teacher at McNary; and ac- cepting the resignation of Valori Fletcher as a learning resources teacher at Whiteaker. Whiteaker Middle School’s leadership class is holding its annual food drive at the school. Students are being asked to donate non-perishable foods to their fi rst period classes, but the leadership students are tak- ing it a step further by “Stuff- ing the Bus.” They will be trying to stuff an entire Salem-Keizer School bus full of food on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Safeway parking lot on River Road. Both of the food drive events are in partnership with Dayspring Fellowship with the goal of providing 200 Salem- Keizer families with a Thanks- giving meal. For more information, con- tact Amber Sweeney at swee- ney_amber@salkeiz.k12.or.us. obituaries Submit an obituary through our website at keizertimes.com or send an email to: editor@keizertimes.com Luella “Lu” Marie Garren June 29, 1927 – November 2, 2015 Luella Garren, long time resident of Keizer, was born in Greer, Idaho. She passed away in Tumwater, Wash. The youngest of seven children born to Dallas and Cora Eby, she and her family relocated to Salem when she was a baby. She is preceded in death by her husband Jack; brothers and sisters: Helen Howard, Gene Vernon, Zelma Cannoy, Ruth Damon and Gerald. She is survived by her daughter Christine Garren; son Jim and daughter-in-law Terri; fi ve grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Luella retired from her position with Sears in 1979 to spend more time with Jack after his retirement from Boise Cascade. She continued her association with Sears as an active member of the Salem area Sears Retiree group. Luella also enjoyed her participation in the Keizer Kids Group, an informal gathering of graduates from Keizer School. Luella brought have years of experience in EXPERIENCE We design, carpentry, and engineering. won’t stop until the job is PROFESSIONALISM We fi nished and you are content. long list of satisfi ed TRUSTWORTHINESS Our clients attest to our ability to get the job done right. APRIL & BRIAN McVAY 503.510.6827 503.393.2875 mcvaythree@gmail.com remodelkeizer.com CCB#155626 her organizational talents to both of these organizations. She extended her association regarding Keizer School as a volunteer at the Keizer Her itage Museum — a relocated and re-pur posed section of the original school L. Garren building. Luella also volunteered in the Keizer Emergency Response program. Those who have been fortunate to know her can attest to her unselfi sh willingness to assist others in so many ways. A celebration of life is scheduled for December 5 at Keizer Quality Suites from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. It is appreciated that any gifts could be in the form of donations to either Willamette Valley Hospice or the Salem Juvenile Diabetes Association. Bazaar at MHS November 14 McNary High School is hosting its annual Holiday Ba- zaar Saturday, Nov. 14. The event, which runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., is a fun- draiser for the Celtic robotics team and other school clubs. McNary is located at 595 Chemawa Road N.E. WorshipDirectory These Salem-Keizer houses of worship invite you to visit. Call to list your church in our Worship Directory: (503) 390-1051 John Knox Presbyterian Church JOIN US FOR SUNDAY WORSHIP 8:30 am • 10 am • 11:30 am • 6 pm PEOPLESCHURCH 4500 LANCASTER DR NE | SALEM 503.304.4000 • www.peopleschurch.com Celebration Services Saturday Evening 6:00 pm Children’s Programs, Student and Adult Ministries 1755 Lockhaven Dr. NE Keizer 503-390-3900 www.dayspringfellowship.com Sunday Morning 9:00 am and 10:45 am 452 Cummings Lane North • 393-0404 Father Gary L. Zerr, Pastor Saturday Vigil Liturgy: 5:30 p.m. Sundays: 8:15 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. La Misa en Español: 12:30 p.m. Rev. Dr. John Neal, Pastor Worship - 10:30 a.m. Education Hour - 10:00 a.m. Nursery Care Available www.keizerjkpres.org Jason Lee UMC 820 Jeff erson St. NE Salem OR 97301 Dr. Jon F. Langenwalter, Pastor The church with the purple doors 503-364-2844 Worship at 9:30 am • Child Care Available Faith Lutheran Church 4505 River Rd N • 393-4507 Sunday Schedule: 9:00 a.m. Children’s Church 9:15 a.m. Adult Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Children’s Activities Pastor Virginia Eggert 10:30 a.m. Worship with Communion
