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PAGE A2, KEIZERTIMES, FEBRUARY 19, 2016 Tour shows need for KLL help presented by DRIVE A LITTLE – SAVE A BUNCH! 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE • SALEM MORE INFO AT NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM UFC 197 Dos Anjos vs. McGregor Sensory Sensitive Show Saturday, Feb 20 at 11:00 am FILM: T HE G OOD ONLY $3 D INOSAUR [ PG ] Sensory Sensitive Showings are designed specifi cally for customers with autism and other special sensory needs. UPCOMING EVENTS SATURDAY, MARCH 5TH —–———— 21 & OVER —————— Live Fights at 5 pm – Tickets $12 9 fi ghts in all on the HUGE screen! Reserved Seats Available Now Online • Closed Caption Show - Mockingjay P2 (PG-13) Tues, Feb 23rd at 6:00pm • Full Day Schedule, Fri, Mar 4th - No School • Another Sensory Sensitive Show: Sat, Mar 5th at 11:00am. Movie: Alvin & Chipmunks • Lights, Comedy, Laughs! Mar 12th at 7 and 9 pm • Spring Break Matinees, March 17 – 25 Today in History The fi rst rescuers reach surviving members of the Donner Party, a group of California-bound emigrants stranded by snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. — February 19, 1847 Food 4 Thought “To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.” – Nicolaus Copernicus, born Feb. 19, 1473 The Month Ahead Continuing through Saturday, February 27 McNary High School Art Show at Enid Joy Mount Gallery presented by the Keizer Art Association. Hours are 1-4 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays. Keizer Heritage Center, 980 Chemawa Road NE. keizerarts.com. Saturday, February 20 The Willamette Valley Wedding Professionals hold a Wedding Planning Workshop at the Keizer Civic Center from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. Vendors for all aspects of weddings will be on hand. Admission is $5; register at wvwpro.com/ planning-workshop. 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. Tuesday, February 23 Keizer Public Arts Commission meeting, 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Keizer City Council work session tour of Liberty House, 5:30 p.m. Monday, February 29 Keizer Festival Advisory Board meeting, 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes On the surface, things don’t appear that bad at Keizer Little League Park. After all, from the distance, the 12 fi elds have green grass and clearly defi ned base paths. Fences and dugouts are pres- ent at each fi eld. Examine the fi elds more closely, however, and the need for repairs becomes apparent. A closer examination is what happened Tuesday af- ternoon. Clint Holland, who talked about renovations at the venerable park during last week’s Keizer Parks and Rec- reation Advisory Board (see related story, page A1), led city parks supervisor Robert John- son and Tony Cuff, Chris Ar- gue and Brad Arnsmeier on a tour of the fi elds. Cuff and Argue are the two men Holland mentioned dur- ing the Parks Board meeting who are looking to renovate the fi elds one at a time. The need has been identifi ed in recent years as the facility has fallen into a state of disrepair. That’s a far cry from 40 years ago, when the facility was the pride of the city and was be- ing constantly maintained by an army of volunteers. By contrast, Argue pointed to himself, Cuff and Arnsmei- er. Not present were Summer and Kevin Catron, as well as longtime volunteer Vern West, who mows the fi elds using the mower bought by the city two years ago. “You are basically looking at half of the volunteers do- ing the work on these fi elds,” Argue said. “It used to be ev- ery business in Keizer was involved, because their kids were playing ball here. I’m just trying to help Tony. I want to fi x what I can fi x.” At various times during the tour, Holland pointed to drains around the facility, many of which were covered or fi lled with leaves. “This drain gets clogged,” Holland said while motion- ing to one. “If we clear the drains, we will stop the fl ood- ing here.” Cuff mentioned a number of dugouts have blown down in recent years during high winds. “This is the only one that hasn’t blown down, because it is cabled to the fence,” Cuff said before pointing to anoth- er nearby dugout. “This one blows down constantly. That’s why we have the board hold- ing it up.” As proposed last week, Holland sees money from the Parks Board’s matching grant program being used each year Saturday, March 5 Artist’s reception for Keizer Art Association’s March show, The Color Blue. 2-4 p.m., Enid Joy Mount Gallery, Keizer Heritage Center, 980 Chemawa Road N.E. keizerarts.com. Monday, March 7 Keizer City Council meeting, 7 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Community mural meeting, 6 to 8 p.m. in the Claggett Room at Keizer Civic Center. Jessi Long will present about color mixing. Tuesday, March 8 Keizer Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting, 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center. Wednesday, March 9 Keizer Planning Commission meeting, 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center. Thursday, March 10 West Keizer Neighborhood Association meeting, 7 p.m. at Keizer Civic Center. Thursday, March 10 – Sunday, March 13 The Hotel Casablanca, a comedic opera by Willamette University Theare program at Smith Auditoriium on the Willamette University campus. For schedule and tickets visit willamette.edu/cla/music/performance/events. Sunday, March 13 Sacred Heart-St. Louis Parish in Gervais will hold its annual BBQ chicken dinner from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dinner is $11, $7 for those 12 and under; menu incudes half a barbecued chicken and the all the fi xings. 485 7th Street. 503-792-4231. Friday, March 18 Oregon Symphony at Willamette University-Smith Auditorium 8 pm. Variations on a Theme by Joseph Hayden. Tickets range $50 to $5. For more information contact dtrevett@willamette.edu Tickets are available online orsymphonysalem.org Add your event by e-mailing news@keizertimes.com. KEIZERTIMES/Craig Murphy Clint Holland (far right) makes a point to (from left) Chris Argue, Brad Arnsmeier and Tony Cuff at Keizer Little League Park on Tuesday, Feb. 16. KEIZERTIMES/Craig Murphy Clint Holland (front) looks at a dugout with Tony Cuff while Brad Arnsmeier fi nds something else in the background. getting concrete to use for new dugouts. Holland mentioned the hesitancy to invest much in the fi elds since Keizer Little League currently has a two- year lease with the city. “That is one big road block,” Arnsmeier agreed. Cuff said that caused prob- lems last fall. “We hesitated last fall for a week,” he said. “That’s why the fi elds look like this now.” Arnsmeier said two fi elds have been identifi ed for the fi rst two years of renovation. “We have prioritized Fields 3 and 7,” he said. “If we can get them playable, that’s a great start. Field 3 is the more vis- ible one.” Argue pointed to a unique issue Keizer has with its little league facility. “Most places have four fi elds to maintain,” he said. “Keizer has eight more fi elds than that.” 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. KEIZERTIMES.COM Friday, March 4 Pentacle Theatre presents The Diary of Anne Frank by France Goodrich and Albert Hackett. Through Saturday, March 26. For schedule and tickets visit pentacletheatre. or. to help pay for repairs. In many cases, the work would include new dirt, new sod, new dug- outs and improved fencing. The tour showed the need. The grass on some fi elds has become dangerous, injuring players due to the uneven ball bounces. Some base paths are muddy, while many fences have picked up noticeable bends over the years. “We’re looking at doing the fi elds and doing them right, one at a time,” Holland said. “This place has become old and needs to be fi xed. That will take money.” Johnson asked how the fa- cility got into its current shape. “It has to be worked on every night after games,” said Holland, who did such work for about 20 years in the past. “It has to be dragged. You have to know how to do it. I would drag and water every night.” Arnsmeier acknowledges those doing the work now haven’t been properly trained. “Coaches now prep the fi elds for the next day,” he said. “It’s the lack of educa- tion about how to do it. For a lot of them, it’s their fi rst time doing it. They end up caus- ing more damage. We’ve been inadequate with our training and education.” Cuff, a grass seed farmer, noted Field 3 – Engineer Field, closest to the water tow- er and the road – will get the initial focus. “This is the fi eld we’re looking at doing fi rst,” he said. “Once you miss the planting window (for the grass), you’re done.” Cuff is hoping to put down sod for the infi eld in the com- ing weeks, then seed the out- fi eld in the fall. He envisions bulking up the bottom of the fencing, while Holland is working with Rick Day on looking back in the KT 5 YEARS AGO Homicide is second in two months Christine M. Speten of west Keizer was found dead in her apartment, a victim of homicide, police said. 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