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SINCE 1979 • VOLUME 38, NO. 12 LIGHTS OUT! SECTION A MARCH 4, 2016 $1.00 No more Christmas parade By CRAIG MURPHY we started with this wonderful event. Now we Of the Keizertimes are in our late 50s and early 60s. It's time for Last December marked the 25th year for the Bob and I to start enjoying our retirement. Our Festival of Lights Holiday Parade. awesome Board of Directors and operations Turns out, it also team have decided marked the last parade. to pursue other Cheryl and Bob “We looked for someone passions of business Mitchell, who have and personal interests and no one took it… volunteered with as well.” the parade for 23 We met with big and Mitchell thanked years and been in all who have charge since 1999, small companies.” sponsored, viewed announced Monday and participated in — Cheryl Mitchell the parade. they are retiring and CEO, Festival of Lights Holiday Parade thus concluding the “The parade has parade, which started been a very special, in Salem in 1990 and moved to Keizer in 2011. magical and exciting event that has been “We are very excited for our retirement,” said bringing families, businesses and our non-profi t Cheryl Mitchell, the CEO of the parade. “Bob community together for the past 25 years,” she and I were in our late 30s and early 40s when Please see PARADE, Page A16 PAGE A3 File photo The Festival of Lights Holiday Parade celebrated its 25th anniversary last year, but is now being disbanded. New Starbucks coming soon Big Town Hero By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes A new Starbucks is coming to River Road in Keizer. Yes, there is already a Starbucks at the corner of River and Chemawa Roads, in Schoolhouse Square. This will take the place of that location. The new location will be at 4943 River Road N, a small strip mall currently home to Keizer Computer Annex, Pronto Signs, Now & Then Mercantile, New Age Psychic Center and Oscar's Salon. It's not known yet when the change will happen, but Keizer Computer Annex opened at its new location of 4120 River Road NE No. B last week. BFit is coming soon Former councilor Miller passes PAGE A6 closing Keizer retail location “We’re in the very early stages of relocating our store at 5001 River Road to 4943 River Road,” a Starbucks spokeswoman told the Keiz- ertimes recently. Keizer City Manager Chris Eppley con- fi rmed the move in a recent e-mail update. “New Starbucks building at 4943 River Road,” Eppley wrote. “This will be a new location for the Starbucks currently in Schoolhouse Square as (they) are moving their location.” Two permits associated By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes It's been a big year so far for Scott White and his family. In January, White won the Merchant of the Year award at the annual Keizer Chamber of Commerce First Citizens Award banquet for his family-run Big Town Hero Keizer location. On Tues- day, White announced he is closing his School- house Square retail location at 5099 River Road N. with the change were White's family has helped out at the restaurant he bought submitted in January. On fi ve years ago. Daughter Kalynn White has served as manager Jan. 8, a permit calling for while also running K's Catering. demolition of existing Big Town Hero and K's Catering will now combine their Please see STARBUCKS, Page A8 menus to offer an expanded catering service. The family is building a commercial kitchen at their home and will run the operations from there. “We sat down as a family and reviewed our business plan, goals and upcoming challenges,” White said. “To include increases to minimum wage compensation and employee sick leave will have a signifi cant impact on our bottom line. We feel like it will compromise our ability to provide the same level of service and quality products at the retail location.” The River Road location will close on Friday, March 25 at 2 p.m. The family will be hosting a community day from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. that day, serving free sandwiches. Big Town Hero will continue to deliver individual lunches to businesses and schools from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday, with 24 hours notice required for KEIZERTIMES/Craig Murphy six or more lunches, sandwich Keizer Public Arts Commission member Jessi Long watches as son Dylan, 4, studies the new Iron Glory sculpture in front platters or six-foot long subs. Iron Glory Lady Celts advance PAGE A10 of Copper Creek Mercantile Feb. 29. For more photos, please see page A3. Please see HERO, Page A8 Seven Celtic scribes pen One Act Festival By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes McNary High School senior Morgan Hoag gives the perfect reason why anyone should make sure they're in the seats for the annual One Act Festival. “It's the one time you can come to a McNary play and the playwright is going to be in the audience with you,” Hoag said. Hoag is one of seven Celtic writers who produced a microplay for the festival that takes the stage March 10, 11 and 12. Curtain time is 7 p.m. and tickets are $5. In addition to being completely written by students for the fi rst time, each one act is directed by another McNary student and features freshmen and sophomore actors. Each of the plays also ties into the drama department's theme for the year: the many faces of love. Seniors Alex deMeurers and Krystin Morrell opted to take on two roles in the production. Each wrote one of the one acts and each is directing the play written by the other. deMeurers' play is titled The Little Things. “It's a play about a couple at a coffee shop and the light fades up on them at different times in their relationship. It's basically about watching them fall apart,” he said. deMeurers enrolled in McNary's playwriting class the past two years and said he found it easier to get words on the page this time around. Defense wins awards PAGE A13 Please see SCRIBES, Page A8 RIGHT: Playwrights Alex deMeurers, Raina Hickman, Jaida Watson, David Henderson, Krystin Morrell, Abrianna Feinauer and Morgan Hoag all wrote one acts for McNary's upcoming festival. BOOK YOUR ESCAPE KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald SCHEDULE TODAY CALL 503.588.2674 Amenities we always provide our patients undergoing mammography: Soft foam mammogram pads Paris Spa Week: May 2 - 6 While receiving your mammogram and/or DEXA (bone mineral density) examination, we will be offering complimentary Paris Themed gift bag, herbal teas, & refreshments. PLUS, a complimentary massage after your exam from Plush Terry Cloth Robes 1165 Union St. NE #100 – Salem www.salemspaweek.com Digital Mammography with Computer-Aided Detection