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PAGE A2, KEIZERTIMES, JANUARY 29, 2016 presented by DRIVE A LITTLE – SAVE A BUNCH! 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE • SALEM MORE INFO AT NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM UFC 196 Werdum vs. Velazquez Valentine’s Romantic Dinner Movie Friday, Feb.12 Only! Seating at 6:00 PM. Movie at 6:30. 4-course meal & drinks by candlelight and a romantic movie, The Age of Adaline. A great way to enjoy time with the one you love! SEE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS & MAKE RESERVATIONS BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE! — $50/COUPLE THE BIG GAME! SATURDAY, FEB 6TH —–———— 21 & OVER —————— Live Fights at 5 pm – Tickets $12 9 fi ghts in all on the HUGE screen! Reserved Seats Available Now Online Sunday, Feb 7th FREE ON THE BIG SCREEN! Come join us for the last NFL game of the year, Door Prizes, and More! Today in History The U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame elects its fi rst members in Cooperstown, New York: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Matthewson and Walter Johnson. — January 29, 1936 Food 4 Thought “Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.” — Thomas Paine, author of Common Sense, born January 29, 1737 The Month Ahead Monday, February 1 Keizer City Council meeting, 7 p.m. 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. Saturday, February 6 Reception for the February Keizer Art Association show, the McNary High School Art Show, 2 to 4 p.m. at the Enid Joy Mount Gallery, 980 Chemawa Road NE. Show runs Feb. 5 to 28. Mural meeting for Keizer’s next public mural, 3 to 5 p.m. at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. 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. Tuesday, February 16 Keizer Points of Interest Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center. Keizer City Council meeting (a day late due to the President’s Day holiday), 7 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Thursday, February 18 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, February 20 – Sunday, February 21 Willamette Master Chorus joins with the Willamette University Chamber Choir to present Handel’s Messiah in Hudson Hall on the campus. Performances are 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets range from $15 to $30. willamettemasterchorus.org. Add your event by e-mailing news@keizertimes.com. Council supports bike helmet grant By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes They might not be the best business people, but they’re pretty good at community support. Hersch Sangster and Da- vid Dempster, members of the Keizer Traffi c/Bikeways/ Pedestrian Safety Committee, asked Keizer City Councilors for support on Jan. 19 and got it as councilors unanimously agreed. The approval means the city will be applying to the Sa- lem Bicycle Club – of which Sangster is the new president – for a $500 grant to buy bi- cycle helmets. The SBC sponsors the Monster Cookie Ride, taking place for the 40 th time this year on April 24, going from the Salem Capitol Mall to Cham- poeg State Park and back. The event, started by Sangster and others in the 1970s, provides the SBC its funding. Dempster and Sangster are looking to purchase 120 helmets plus some bicycle lights. The total costs would be $1,271. The project budget shows donations and grants worth $771 within the city, plus the $500 from SBC. “We get the money, buy helmets, give them away and ask for donations,” Dempster said. “We’ve been doing it for nine years. It works very well. I don’t know how many hun- dreds of kids and adults we’ve fi tted with helmets. We’ve never cost the city any cash. We’re horrible business peo- ple. We buy the helmets for $8 and ask for a $5 donation.” Sangster noted that makes Keizer a bit unique. “We’re the only city that has a helmet program in Or- egon,” he said, adding that other sources of previous funding such as Salem-Keizer Transit and Oregon Depart- ment of Transportation have been tapped out. Mayor Cathy Clark gave kudos to Sangster and Demp- ster for their efforts. “We’ve been wanting to see kids wear helmets,” Clark said. “With your leadership, we’ve done it. The return on this investment is the preven- tion that allows us to enjoy our kids, even if they do take a trip over the handlebars.” Councilor Kim Freeman referred to the helmets them- selves. “It’s very rewarding to see a young adult receive a really cool helmet,” Freeman said. “They are the helmets of to- day, not just run of the mill helmets. It’s really good be- cause then they want to wear the helmets.” Sangster said a subcommit- tee has been started to see if Keizer could become a Bicy- cle Friendly Community. Ac- cording to the bikeleague.org website, nine cities in Oregon currently have such designa- Water issue gets resolved at WMS It took nearly two weeks, but an issue with the water at Whiteaker Middle School was fi nally resolved last week. Julia DeWitt, principal of the middle school located at 1605 Lockhaven Drive NE, said sedi- ment was fi nally cleared and the water service interruption ended on Jan. 18. “The origin of the issue stemmed from a maintenance service over the winter break,” DeWitt said. “Our fi re suppres- sion system was fl ushed by an outside contractor. Through the process of pushing a large vol- ume of water and high amount of pressure, manganese from Keizer’s main lines broke loose and entered Whiteaker’s do- mestic water supply/lines.” DeWitt said school lead- ers consulted with the Marion County Environmental Health Department and Keizer City Water Department. “We fl ushed our lines over a series of days until it ran clear everywhere,” she said. “Then, we followed with tests for bac- teria, metals (pipe degradation) and pH levels – all of which have come back clear – before going back online.” DeWitt said the process took about two weeks. “Our service interruption lasted from the morning we re- turned from the winter break, Jan. 5 through Jan. 18,” she said. “It took a solid eight days of fl ushing Whiteaker’s water lines for our water to run clear of sediment. The additional days were due to waiting on fi nal lab results.” During the water service interruption, the Salem Keizer School District provided bot- tled drinking water and hand- washing stations for staff and students to use. DeWitt had high praise for all involved. “Whiteaker’s staff and stu- dents were amazing through this time,” she said. “Everyone stayed focused on learning. It was business as usual. I attri- bute this to our strong school community, as well as to the outstanding support from sev- eral Salem-Keizer departments. They ensured that our daily water needs were provided for and partnered for a plan to re- solve the issue.” As far as DeWitt could tell, the issue was isolated to WMS. “During this time, the Keiz- er Water Department said they have not had any other com- plaints in the area and they have not been doing any fl ushing of lines,” DeWitt said. KEIZERTIMES/Craig Murphy Whiteaker Middle School students Sion Springer (left) and Paytonn Wirt and Sion Springer lead the reciting of the pledge of allegiance during the Jan. 19 Keizer City Council meeting. tion. Clark was intrigued by the idea. “This is a positive for our community,” the mayor said. “This is something that would be a benefi t for the commu- nity. I want to see us move for- ward on this.” The same goes for Sangster. “Being designated bike friendly will bring us busi- ness,” he said. “We have a sce- nic bikeway path going right through the city. Cycling brought in $4.1 million a year in Oregon last year.” In other business Jan. 19: • Lyndon Zaitz and Tammy Wild gave an update on ac- tivities at the Keizer Heritage Center, which is celebrating its centennial year with several events. That includes having an entry in May’s Keizer Iris Festival Parade, a special back to school night on Aug. 18 and a reunion on Nov. 12 for any students who attended school at the old Keizer School, the current home to KHC. “We will also be highlight- ing with an exhibit of events that happened in 1916,” said Wild, who noted the KHC is selling centennial calendars for $10. “We are trying to so- licit the community to be in- volved.” Zaitz stressed the impor- tance of the heritage center, which houses the city muse- um, library and is home to the Keizer Art Association. “Most view the Keizer Heritage Center as the focal part of the community, with the various things in there,” Zaitz said. “We as the Keizer Heritage Foundation support our tenants and their missions to take care of history and art in the community. We hope to be doing it for many, many more years.” • The marijuana retailer permit process was adopted, but once again the vote was not unanimous. When the measure was voted on Jan. 4, the vote was 5-2 in favor, with Clark and councilor Amy Ryan opposed. The lack of a unanimous vote meant a sec- ond vote was needed. With no discussion, another vote was taken, resulting in an identical 5-2 tally with Clark and Ryan again opposed. • Pat Curran and Renee Helvie, along with several stu- dents, talked about the Great Kindness Challenge Week at Whiteaker Middle School (see pg. A5 for related story). “It started as a school campaign, but we want it to grow each year,” said Cur- ran, a counselor at the school. This year we are expanding it to Forrest Ridge, Gubser and Clear Lake. We hope as this continues to grow over time we can include community leaders, businesses and Mc- Nary High School.” Curran, Helvie and the stu- dents led councilors and audi- ence members in the reciting of their pledge. “I am so impressed,” Clark said. “We are working togeth- er. 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So must every column, as must every 3x3 square. 10 YEARS AGO Police seize 1.5 pounds of meth Offi cers from the Keizer Police Department’s Community Response Unit made one of the biggest methamphetamine busts in the history of the city in a raid of an apartment on Plymouth Ave. 15 YEARS AGO Detectives recover another stolen car Keizer police recovered another stolen car Jan. 16, bringing the total number of stolen vehicles recovered in the past two weeks to fi ve. 20 YEARS AGO High water Willamette River overfl ow surges past the park signs at the Wheatland Ferry, which was shut down due to high water last weekend. Parks offi cials closed the park access and boat ramp, too. KEIZERTIMES.COM Web Poll Results Which affects you more? 54% – Stock market declines 46% – Falling gas prices Vote in a new poll every Thursday! GO TO KEIZERTIMES.COM
