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PAGE A2, KEIZERTIMES, JANUARY 8, 2016 Five topics to watch in 2016 presented by DRIVE A LITTLE – SAVE A BUNCH! 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE • SALEM MORE INFO AT NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM FREE UFC Fight Night Saturday, January 9th, at 11:00 am MOVIE: T HE P EANUTS M OVIE [ PG ] Sensory Sensitive Show ONLY $3 Special showing for kids and adults with Autism or other sensory sensitivities. Lights, Comedy, Laughs! Saturday, Jan 16th BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE BOUT SUNDAY, JAN 17 Live Fights at 5 pm 8 fi ghts in all on the HUGE screen! CHRIS SIMPSON & TRAVIS NELSON will perform at 7pm and 9pm. Admission is only $10. Ages 21 & over only. Reserved seating for this show. Purchase tickets at box offi ce or on our website. Today in History President Woodrow Wilson outlines his “14 Points” for achieving a lasting peace in Europe. The peace proposal called for unselfi sh peace terms from the victorious Allies, the restoration of territories conquered during the war, the right to national self-determination, and the establishment of a postwar world body to resolve future confl ict. — January 8, 1918 Food 4 Thought “The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.” — Woodrow Wilson The Month Ahead Friday, January 8 – Sunday, January 10 Mary Poppins, the musical stage version of the movie will have four shows as a benefi t for Pentacle Theatre. Performances at 7:30 on January 8 and January 9 with 2 p.m. matinees on January 9 and 10 at Central High School in Independence. Tickets are $20, $15 for those under 18. pentacletheatre.org. Saturday, January 9 Willamette Valley Genealogical Society will meet at 10:30 a.m. in Anderson Room A of Salem Public Library (585 Liberty St SE). On tap for this month’s program is a member’s show and tell session. For more information, call 503-363-0880. Sunday, January 10 Mid-Valley Pro Wrestling including 12-man over-the-top battle royal. 4-6 p.m., Keizer Lions Club, 4100 Cherry Ave. N.E. Tickets range from $10 to $15. Monday, January 11 Keizer City Council work session, 5:45 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Tuesday, January 12 Keizer Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting, 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Wednesday, January 13 Keizer Planning Commission meeting, 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Thursday, January 14 Keizer Homegrown Theatre presents encore presentations of its 2015 hit, Always, Patsy Cline, at the Kroc Center. 7 p.m., tickets are $18. Performances also on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 15 and 16 and again Jan. 21 through 23. Traffi c Safety/Bikeways/Pedestrian Committee meeting, 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. West Keizer Neighborhood Association meeting, 7 p.m. at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Tuesday, January 19 Keizer Points of Interest Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Keizer City Council meeting, 7 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Meeting is a day later than usual due to the MLK holiday. Thursday, January 21 Volunteer Coordinating Committee meeting, 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Greater Gubser Neighborhood Association meeting, 7 p.m. at Gubser Elementary School. Saturday, January 23 – Sunday, January 24 Oregon Wedding Showcase, Oregon State Fairgrounds. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $9, $8 with coupon and $7 online. oregonweddingshowcase.com. Tuesday, January 26 Keizer Public Arts Commission meeting, 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Friday, February 5 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes’ 9th Winter Sports Banquet and Silent Auction, 6 p.m., Keizer Quality Suites. Keynote speaker will be Kyle Haines, team manager. Also appearing is Tony Torcato, former Volcano and Giant. Tickets are $60 per couple, $35 per person or $225 for a table of eight. Call 503-390-2225. Add your event by e-mailing news@keizertimes.com. By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes There were some unre- solved issues in Keizer in 2015. As such, some of the top stories from last year are ex- pected to still be hot topics for the new year. Another grocery store? Keizer being down to one grocery store was one of the hottest topics in 2015, as the conversion from Albertsons to Haggen didn’t quite go as planned. When the store closed in late September, it meant River Road had two vacant grocery store buildings. Speculation has been ram- pant about what grocery store chain might be willing to open in Keizer, which is currently only being served by the Safeway at River and Chemawa Road. A subplot is whether either of the two va- cant store shells could be used, or if a new store would have to be built. Could Area C of Keizer Station end up having a store after all? Will Keizer’s growth continue? New homes are under con- struction currently in Keizer, with more in the works, such as the Bowden Estates subdi- vision. Work continues on the Bonaventure and Mountain West Investment Corpora- tion senior living center and apartments on the expanded McLeod Lane, not to mention more apartments and a new senior living center on Mc- Gee Court at the north end of town at Hawks Pointe Apart- ments and behind Emerald Pointe Senior Living Com- munity. Looking ahead, the ques- tion is will the pace of new development continue in 2016? For example, will the conversion of the Herber Family property at Verda Lane and Chemawa into apart- ments, rejected by councilors in 2014 but under appeal, be back on the table again? Roundabout coming Speaking of Verda and Che- mawa, another project at that corner has been a lightning public hearings The Keizer Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 6 p.m. to consider proposed revisions to day care standards in various sections of city code. The hearing will take place in council cham- bers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. looking back in the KT 5 YEARS AGO rod for controversy in recent years: the planned roundabout. The project has been de- layed a couple of times, but Oregon Department of Trans- portation offi cials opened bids in November and the project is expected to be completed this summer. What’s next for parks? In recent years, plenty of attention has been paid to Keizer Rapids Park. With the Big Toy play structure mostly complete, there are other proj- ects that are planned for the park at the end of Chemawa Road. When will some of those projects start happening? There is also a bigger issue for parks in Keizer: funding. Members of the Keizer Parks and Recreation Advisory Board have restarted conver- sations about how to bring in more money for parks, with a parks district (similar in con- cept to the Keizer Fire Dis- trict) currently being exam- ined. Who will lead the chamber? In December, Christine Dieker announced she is re- signing as executive director of the Keizer Chamber of Commerce. A new director is expected to be named in early February. Dieker has run the chamber for more than 17 years. In addition to the question of who the new leader will be, the related question is how that will impact the relation- ship between the chamber and the city. Here is a look back at how some of the predicted top sto- ries for 2015 turned out: New mayor: Cathy Clark made a seamless transition from councilor to mayor. Brandon Smith rejoined council, former city employee Roland Herrera joined coun- cil as did Amy Ryan. For the most part, meetings in 2015 were shorter than in the past. Big Toy/other projects at KRP: The Big Toy was indeed a hot topic, with Keiz- ertimes coverage of the topic earning a fi rst-place award from the Oregon Newspa- pers Publishers Association. The play structure was built in June and opened to great fan- fare. Other projects at KRP in KEIZERTIMES fi le/Craig Murphy From top: the ongoing grocery store saga, the upcoming roundabout and the Herber family farm. 2015 included new sand vol- leyball courts and additions to the amphitheater. Keizer Station develop- ment: Several new businesses opened at Keizer Station in 2015, including new restau- rants such as Gustav’s Bargar- ten and Chipotle Mexican Grill. Area C is being devel- oped, with the question being if any retail or commercial ef- forts will follow. Needing more space: There are still plenty of empty buildings along River Road, with the Albertsons/Haggen building added to the list in 2015. Chamber leaders have expressed a desire to move back to River Road; will that happen and will it lead to va- cant buildings being fi lled? Impact of marijuana: There wasn’t much move- ment in regards to recreational marijuana in 2015, though councilors have discussed rules of dispensaries a number of times. local weather sudoku Enter digits from 1-9 into the blank spaces. Every row must contain one of each digit. So must every column, as must every 3x3 square. Husband accused of killing his wife Keizer woman Lisa Zielinski, 38, was killed in her home and her husband Peter Zielinski, 39, went to the Keizer Civic Center Wednesday morning and used the phone, simply saying his wife needed an ambulance. Peter Zielinski has been arrested for the murder. 10 YEARS AGO KURB: Arch’s nemesis Citizen board rejects use of urban renewal money to pay for arch that may span River Road at the 45th parallel. 15 YEARS AGO Woman’s van rams into truck, home of estranged husband A woman drove her van at high speed into her estranged hus- band’s truck, shoving it into his house, Keizer Police said. Nobody in the house was hurt but the crash knocked loose the foundation. 20 YEARS AGO Police foil burglary, recover loot The chilling midnight episode resulted in the arrest of one Keizer man and a police hunt for a second suspect. Police said they think they have cracked a ring responsible for as many as 40 burglaries in Keizer in recent weeks. KEIZERTIMES.COM Web Poll Results What do you think was the biggest story in Keizer in 2015? 44% – Haggen grocery store opens and closes within months 21% – Big Toy projected completed 8% – Austin Verboort recovers from coma after auto accident 7% – Development in Keizer 7% – Keizer fi re levy and transit payroll tax election in November 5% – Brett Pearson pleads guilty in killing of his mother 4% – McNary High School gets new artifi cial turf fi eld 1% – Christine Dieker steps down as Keizer Chamber executive director 1% – New mayor, new councilors sworn in 1% – Heated campaigns for fi re district, transit board and school board Vote in a new poll every Thursday! 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