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Today in History At the Los Angeles Coliseum, the Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs by a score of 35-10 in the fi rst-ever world championship game of American football. — January 15, 1967 Food 4 Thought “If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well- nigh useless.” — Moliere (born January 15, 1622) The Month Ahead Monday, January 18 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Government offi ces and schools are closed. 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. 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. Monday, February 1 Keizer City Council meeting, 7 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Tuesday, February 2 Keizer Economic Development Commission, noon in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Wednesday, February 3 Claggett Creek Watershed Council meeting, 5:30 p.m. at Keizer Civic Center. 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. Sunday, February 7 Afternoon Tea at the Library, fundraising event for the Keizer Community Library, 1:30 p.m. at Keizer Heritage Center. Tea, light refreshments, raffl e. Tickets, $25, are limited and available at the library or by emailing bachik@comcast.net. No tickets available at the door. Monday, February 8 Keizer City Council work session, 5:45 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Tuesday, February 9 Keizer Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting, 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Wednesday, February 10 Keizer Planning Commission meeting, 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Thursday, February 11 Keizer 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. Saturday, February 13 Salem Audubon Society hosts a walking tour around Staats Lake beginning at 10 a.m. to view waterfowl that winter in our area. Dress warmly. The tour, about 1.25 miles, will last about 90 minutes. Contact Rich Ford at 503-510-9583. Improvements for Palma Ciea Park sought by neighbors during meeting By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes At this time a year ago, the idea of Palma Ciea Park be- ing sold and being turned into new housing was a distinct possibility. That changed when it was discovered the city doesn’t technically own the park land and thus couldn’t sell it. Now the park is getting a proverbial second lease on life. Several neighbors spoke at Tuesday’s Keizer Parks and Recreation Board meeting at Keizer Civic Center, seeking improvements for the park and talking about future plans. That would be a contrast to the current overrun condi- tion of the park overlooking the Willamette River, which prompted last year’s discus- sions. Martin Doerfl er noted he and several neighbors went to the park a number of years ago and “made it look pretty decent for a while” and noted the same could happen now, especially if neighbors stopped throwing yard debris into the park. “It can look nice,” Doerfl er said. “It could be a viable park. To sit and look at the river, it would be a great place. We would just need a couple of benches. I would go sit, look at the river and read. If you can go, sit and relax for a bit, it would be a worthwhile space.” In response to a question from newly re-elected Parks Board chair David Louden, Doerfl er said he imagined neighbors would be willing to help clean out the park. Robert Johnson, parks su- pervisor for Keizer, said some of the work shouldn’t be too hard. “We could limb some trees,” Johnson said. “If we keep the benches up high by the wall, you can get views of the river.” Johnson noted there used to be more problems with debris in the park than what’s been seen recently. He esti- mated the park would have space for at least one or pos- sibly two benches overlooking the river. Johnson will look at the park and report back at next month’s Parks Board meeting. Rhonda Rich, president of the West Keizer Neighbor- hood Association, emphasized the view at the park. “All that park has to offer is a view,” Rich said. “The ac- cess to the river is treacherous. Benches or a bench is a good start.” Gary Blake noted he’s talked with neighbors about KEIZERTIMES/Craig Murphy West Keizer resident Gary Blake (right) addresses members of the Keizer Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Tuesday night during a discussion of possible improvements at Palma Ciea Park. sprucing up Palma Ciea Park. “As a neighborhood group, there has been a heightened interest in what’s happening in park,” Blake said. “Every- body I’ve talked to is willing and anxious to help, to give the park identity, a reason to go there, better security. The more people that go there, the better it will be treated. That’s what the neighborhood would like to see. We’d like to work hand in hand with city main- tenance people. We’re glad to take assignments to help. We’re hoping we can make this a place people would be glad to go to.” Blake said some people have been talking about do- ing community gardens at the park. “The main interest is to have something happening in the park so nothing bad is happening,” he said. Parks Board member Richard Walsh suggested the WKNA could put together a committee to come up with a vision for the park. “We don’t want it to be a magnet for trouble, we want it to be something for the neighborhood to be proud of,” Walsh said. Johnson said commu- nity gardens would be good, though getting water would have to be fi gured out. “Community gardens are really neat and are going in other places with great suc- cess,” Johnson said. “It does draw people to a park. Having ing money is like sending cash; people there constantly versus there are no protections for nobody ever there is a big dif- ference and keeps the riff-raff the sender (victim). The KPD warns anyone out of there.” who is requested by a third party to provide bail money for a relative or friend to be very cautious. Most correc- tional facilities, sheriff ’s of- fi ces, police departments and courts do not accept money wired to them or take credit or debit card information over the telephone. Anyone receiving this type of phone call should try to make personal contact with the individual who they be- lieve may be in need of help by calling them at the tele- phone number which they would normally reach him or her. If they are unable to make personal contact with the person who is supposedly in need of help, they should con- tact other family members or friends to confi rm whether or not what they are being told about the person they want to help is true before taking any further steps. Keizer Police warn of telephone bail scam The Keizer Police Depart- ment is warning residents of a telephone bail scam in which a victim was tricked into sending money to a stranger who claimed they were seek- ing payment on behalf of the victim’s granddaughter. The KPD recently investi- gated the incident. The victim was scammed out of $3,000 after he was tricked into be- lieving his granddaughter needed to pay this amount of money before she would be released by the Seattle Police Department. Telephone bail scams typi- cally target older people who are called at random by the suspect. In the most recent case involving a Keizer resi- dent, the victim was called by the suspect who identifi ed himself as offi cer Harrison with the Seattle Police De- partment. Through conversation with the victim, the suspect was able to glean the name of the victim’s granddaughter and then went on to tell the vic- tim his granddaughter was in legal trouble in Seattle and she needed to pay $3,000 before she would be released. The suspect directed the victim to go to a local store to purchase $3,000 of iTunes looking back in the KT 5 YEARS AGO Cell phone fee spiked for now Councilors repealed on Tuesday, Jan. 18, the telecom ordinance that would have taxed cell phones to the tune of about 3 percent. gift cards. The victim, who believed he was helping his granddaughter, followed the directions that were given by the suspect, not knowing he was becoming the victim of a telephone bail scam. After the victim purchased $3,000 of iTunes gift cards he called the suspect back and provided him with the unique identifying numbers that were associated with each of the iTunes gift cards he had pur- chased. Providing this infor- mation to the suspect allowed the suspect access to each of the valuable iTunes gift cards and the $3,000. There are many different variations of the telephone bail scam and ways suspects seek payment from victims. Some- times victims will be asked to provide credit or debit card in- formation over the telephone while other times they will be asked to wire money through Western Union or Money- Gram directly to the suspect whom they believe is a law en- forcement offi cer, correctional offi cer or bail bondsman. Wir- 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. 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE THIS WEEK’S MOVIE TIMES 10 YEARS AGO Strap on the tool belt… Lowe’s is open for business Mayor Lore Christopher cuts a board signifying Lowe’s opening at a ceremony Jan. 11. 15 YEARS AGO New council mulls monthly ‘paycheck’ Some Keizer City Councilors think the city should pay them a small monthly stipend to cover expenses related to community business. 20 YEARS AGO Panel yields to owners on freeway plan It was a marathon, six-hour meeting of the Keizer Planning Commission and before it was over, owners of property near the Chemawa Road interchange pretty much got their way. KEIZERTIMES.COM Web Poll Results Do you use online restaurant reviews when making dining decisions? 52% – No 48% – Yes Vote in a new poll every Thursday! 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