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DECEMBER 11, 2015, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A9 Getting a taste of elected life By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes For Siri Scales, it started with planning assemblies and fundraising events in eighth grade. As a junior at McNary High School, she’s the youth council- or on the Keizer City Council. And for the future? “One day I would like to be a councilor or maybe mayor,” the 16-year-old said. Scales is currently elections offi cial at MHS, meaning she runs nominations and elections for homecoming and prom as well as Associated Student Body (ASB) elections for next year. She also keeps track of class points for class competi- tions. Heck, she just might run for an offi ce her senior year if she can bring her current project to fruition in time. “I want to bring online voting to McNary,” she said. “We’re trying to make it hap- pen. It would the fi rst time for an online vote here. We have pondered the idea for the last year. Cascade High School is really heavily involved with KEIZERTIMES/Craig Murphy Siri Scales, a junior at McNary High School, is the latest in a growing line of youth councilors serving alongside the Keizer City Council. online voting and McNary is pushing that more. It’s super easy and you get immediate re- sults. It’s really cool.” Besides, if the system is suc- cessfully implemented, Scales just may throw her hat into the ring for a position. “I may be able to run,” she said. “If it’s online, there’s no way I could mess with the votes.” The youth councilor posi- tion was mentioned to Scales last spring by the activities di- rector at MHS. “At that point, I was look- ing at being a committee liai- son,” Scales said. “I like leader- ship, I’d been in it since eighth grade and thought this would be a cool next step.” It didn’t hurt being able to get some insights from friend Ryan Edsall, last year’s youth councilor. “He told me it was really in- teresting,” Scales said. “He liked it a lot. We both like the leader- ship positions and politics.” Scales has liked her experi- ence to date. “I really like that I can have an opinion,” she said. “I’m non-voting, but I still get to have an opinion on things. I’ve learned things are a lot more complicated than I thought. It takes a lot more than just put- ting a stop sign up somewhere, something that seems so sim- ple. I had that want to get more involved and this opportunity has really pushed that.” Scales currently has two possible plans for after MHS: HAPPY HOLIDAYS KEIZER! HAVE A SAFE AND MEMORABLE H O L I D AY S E A S O N ! Sam Goesch Ins Agcy Inc Sam Goesch CLU, Agent 3975 River Road North Keizer, OR 97303 Bus: 503-393-6252 This year, lets remember what’s important… Being home for the holidays with our loved ones, and embracing the spirit of the season! APRIL & BRIAN McVAY 503.510.6827 mcvaythree@gmail.com State Farm , Bloomington, IL 1211999 Christmas Trees items of 5 OFF ANY ONE ITEM (on $20 or more) $ Nobles • Grands • Douglas • Nordmans Up to 12 feet | Wreaths Hot Beverage Bottles (OSU, UofO and Seahawks designs!) 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When not at school, Scales works at two shoe stores, Jour- neys in Lancaster Mall and G.H. Bass at the Woodburn Premium Outlets. Tony is impressed with how well his daughter is doing. “I’m real proud of her,” the dad said. “I think it’s great what she’s doing. She’s one I don’t have to worry about. She just does what she’s supposed to do. She gets the schoolwork done and maintains a 3.85 GPA. She’s doing things that are broader than just the school.” Patrick Lamb at City Hall Dec. 13 The special holiday events continue after the parade Sat- urday, Dec. 12. On the evening of Sunday, Dec. 13, with a Patrick Lamb holiday concert at Keizer Community Center. Longtime community vol- unteer Clint Holland and KRA LLC, the organization that puts on the Summer Concert Series at the Keizer Rotary Amphitheater each summer at Keizer Rapids Park, are putting on the event. Lamb has performed pre- viously in the Summer Con- cert Series and has a history of drawing in big crowds at his Keizer shows. “Patrick Lamb does a fabu- lous Christmas program,” Hol- land said. Tickets for the program will be $30, including dinner. Tick- ets are available at Uptown Music, located at 3827 River Road N, or by calling the mu- sic store at 503-393-4437. Museum features kitchen display Visit the Keizer Heritage Center Museum in December to invoke kitchen memories. The “Christmas in the Kitch- en” display started Nov. 20 and runs through the end of the year. The Keizer Heritage Center is located at 980 Chemawa Road NE, next to the Keizer Civic Center. The display is the personal collection of Keizer’s Yvonne Knoll and contains many of her favorite items. Items date back to her fi rst collection purchase in 1968. puzzle answers
