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Today in History
The fi rst session of the U.S. Congress is held in New York
City as the U.S. Constitution takes effect. However, of the
22 senators and 59 representatives called to represent the
11 states who had ratifi ed the document, only nine senators
and 13 representatives showed up to begin negotiations
for its amendment. The Constitution, creating a strong
federal government with an intricate system of checks and
balances, was signed on Sept. 17, 1787.
— March 4, 1789
Food 4 Thought
“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress
and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to
overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.”
– Abraham Lincoln
The Month Ahead
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.org.
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.
Saturday, March 6
Festival Chorale Oregon: Requiem (Mozart) and Solemn
Vespers at 4 p.m. Performed by choir, orchestra and
soloists at The Historic Elsinore Theatre at 170 High St. SE
Salem. For ticket information contact 503-375-3574. www.
elsinoretheatre.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
Willamette Valley Women’s Military League will hold its
winter luncheon meeting at Gustav’s Bargarten, 6045 Keizer
Station Blvd., at 11 a.m. for social hour. No host buffet lunch
to be served at noon. Cost is $19 which includes gratuity.
Information and reservations to Nelda Allegar by March
2, 503-831-0294. Speaker will be Vernadeen Anderson of
Salem Assistance League. Meeting adjourns about 1:30.
By CRAIG MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
Care for a game of pickle-
ball?
While some may not have
heard of the racquet sport – a
combination of badminton, ta-
ble tennis and tennis – others in
Keizer have.
Robert Johnson, Keizer
parks supervisor, said a place for
a pickleball court is a common
request.
“We get a lot of people who
are interested in pickleball,”
Johnson said at last month’s
Keizer Parks and Recreation
Advisory Board meeting.
Johnson mentioned that
during discussion of a possible
future multi-use sports court at
Keizer Rapids Park. Though no
plans are fi rm yet, Parks Board
members had asked Johnson to
come up with cost estimates for
a sports court in case funding
materializes in the future.
Johnson said a sports court
could be used for pickleball,
basketball and futsal. His cost
estimates were based on a court
size of 60 feet by 88 feet, for a
total area of 5,280 square feet.
According to Johnson’s es-
timates, a concrete slab for the
base would be $6 per square
foot, for $31,680. A 10 foot
tall black vinyl chain link fence
would cost $19,800 while two
long reach basketball standards
would cost $8,000. The court
would be fully fenced with fut-
sal goals built into the fence.
There would be one main entry
gate and one larger vehicle ac-
cess gate for maintenance.
Miscellaneous equipment for
futsal and pickleball would be
another $4,000.
Johnson presented two op-
tions for a court surface: an
acrylic surface costing $10,560
($2 per square foot) or a poly
sports surface for $26,400 ($5
per square foot). Depending
on the surface chosen, the to-
tal estimated project cost would
range from $74,040 to $89,880.
“It’s a pretty decent price
jump,” Johnson acknowledged.
“The poly sports court surface
would be a half-inch thick,
which you overlay in sheets. It’s
more forgiving on your joints
TheatreworksUSA presents Curious George: The Golden
Meatball at 10 a.m. and noon at The Historic Elsinore
Theatre at 170 High St. SE Salem. For class group tickets
call 800-497-5007. Recommended for grades pre K-3. www.
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Thursday, March 10
West Keizer Neighborhood Association meeting, 7 p.m. at
Keizer Civic Center.
TheatreworksUSA presents The Lightening Thief at 10 a.m.
at The Historic Elsinore Theatre at 170 High St. SE Salem.
For class group tickets call 800-497-5007. Recommended
for grades 2-6. www.elsinoretheatre.com
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.
Friday, March 11
MCO Productions presents The Test-A Life Redeemed
@ 7 p.m. at The Historic Elsinore Theatre at 170 High
St. SE Salem. Suggested donation at the door. www.
elsinoretheatre.com.
Saturday, March 12
Straub Environmental Center presents the Mid-Valley
Green Awards @ 7 p.m. at The Historic Elsinore Theatre at
170 High St. SE Salem. Tickets $17. For more information
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 all the fi xings. 485 7th Street. 503-792-4231.
Add your event by e-mailing news@keizertimes.com.
courts at KRP.
“I don’t know,” Johnson said.
“I was just getting prices for
you guys.”
Richard Walsh suggested go-
ing for a grant next year and us-
ing the KRP land purchase as a
match, similar to the process be-
ing used currently for the next
phase of work at the Big Toy.
Walsh gave background on
the project at the Feb. 16 Keizer
City Council meeting.
“We haven’t had the money
to do it,” Walsh told councilors.
“We want to do it when we
have funding available. We have
some opportunities with the
Local Government Grant next
year, which will be the last year
with (the KRP) land money.”
Walsh also asked for more
fi nancial help for the parks.
More is being spent on tempo-
rary help this year, meaning less
money for other park services.
“Parks are taking a dispro-
portionate hit,” Walsh said. “Al-
ready the parks are bare bones.
We don’t have money to irri-
gate the fi elds at Keizer Rapids
Park.”
Palma Ciea Park discussion limited
By CRAIG MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
Members of the Keizer Parks
and Recreation Advisory Board
came to their meeting last
month ready to move forward
with plans for Palma Ciea Park.
Only one small problem: the
person they needed to talk to
was a no-show.
At the January West Keizer
Neighborhood
Association
meeting, a survey was distribut-
ed asking what residents wanted
to see done at the park, which
has seen limited use due to con-
ditions.
WKNA president Gary
Blake was to compile the results
from the survey and present the
top amenities at the Parks Board
meeting. When time came for
the discussion, Blake was no-
where to be found.
Rhonda Rich, the former
WKNA president who is now
the vice president, explained the
absence.
“Gary called me an hour
ago,” Rich said. “He had a fam-
ily commitment so he asked
me to come in his place. We
passed around this survey and
public
hearings
The Keizer City Council
will hold a meeting on Monday,
March 7 at 7 p.m. in council
chambers at Keizer Civic Cen-
ter, 930 Chemawa Road NE.
One of the items on the agenda
is the consideration of a supple-
mental budget for the 2015-16
fi scal year.
asked people to circle their top
amenities. From the Palma Ciea
Park master plan, we wanted to
see the direction people were
going.”
Rich said the hope is to start
cleaning up the park and make
it more useable.
“We are making progress
towards that,” she said. “Gary
would like to get a committee
of people going, like a Friends
of Palma Ciea Park. We have
talked about having a clean-up
day. That might be a way to start
getting people over there. Those
would be the core people inter-
ested in doing something at the
park. I’m sorry we don’t have a
plan yet. You were probably ex-
pecting a proposal tonight.”
Rich said Blake would be
getting in touch with Robert
Johnson, the parks supervisor
for Keizer, to set up a day where
neighbors can clean up the park.
“April is a great month to do
it,” Johnson said. “The storms
are usually over and people are
getting excited to clean up the
parks.”
Parks Board chair David
Louden and J.T. Hager suggest-
ed neighbors could apply for a
matching grant.
“If you get clean up done
by your people, keep track of
the hours,” Hager said. “That’s
a good start to the matching
grant. That starts adding up. The
matching grant is an excellent
way to help out.”
Richard Walsh asked about a
staircase on the west end of the
park.
“That was on a neighbor’s
property,” Johnson said. “He de-
cided two years ago to put up
a fence so we no longer have
that access. Currently there’s a
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makeshift trail, but it’s falling
apart and it zigzags. The river
fl oods there. There’s also a log-
jam there that is eight feet tall
and about 30 feet long that’s a
real challenge.”
Walsh suggested installing a
new staircase.
“A staircase with railings
could help get a lot of people
down there,” he said.
Johnson noted he had re-
cently looked at the park.
“I would be glad to meet
with anyone down there,” John-
son said. “I spent an hour down
there looking around, getting
some ideas.”
Rich noted at least the park
could be cleaned up and maybe
a bench be put in, allowing a
view of the Willamette River.
THIS WEEK’S
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Wednesday, March 9
Keizer Planning Commission meeting, 6 p.m. in council
chambers at Keizer Civic Center.
(than acrylic). There would be
a lot less maintenance required
long term, but it costs more up
front.”
Johnson said vandalism on
the poly surface is easier to fi x.
“I recommend it personally,”
he said. “It’s money well spent.
You would be paying $16,000
more in maintenance with the
other one over 10 years.”
Parks Board member Jim
Taylor liked the idea.
“I agree it’s money well
spent,” Taylor said.
Johnson noted not all three
sports could use the court at
once, with items like nets and
posts being needed to change
sports. Taylor had a suggestion
for how that would work.
“We could have a box with
a key, then have people come
here (to city hall) and get the
key,” Taylor said.
Clint Holland asked if
the city would be paying for
the project or if it would re-
quire someone stepping for-
ward, much as Hans Schneider
stepped up last year to pay for
much of the sand volleyball
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