SINCE 1979 • VOLUME 38, NO. 17
SECTION A
APRIL 8, 2016
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MHS overflow clogs street
By CRAIG MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
Did shutting the gates at one side of
McNary High School last school year
simply shift the problem to the opposite
side this year?
In the spring of 2014, the longtime
problem of students loitering and causing
Charles Anderson, a resident of
Newberg Drive, presented a petition
signed by 20 neighbors calling for the
gate at MHS and the end of MacArthur
Street North to be locked. The petition
was presented at Monday's Keizer City
Council meeting.
Michael Catlow, who lives across
the street from
Anderson, was
“ Sandy Drive was a problem
the fi rst to
speak on the
for 30 years until we solved
topic.
it last year… Evidently it moved
“Beginning
your way, which is unfortunate.” last year, there
was
more
— John Teague, Keizer Police Chief car
parking,”
issues for neighbors on Sandy Drive –
just east of the high school – fl ared up.
The solution ended up being a closed
gate between the school and the street
for the start of the 2014-15 school year.
Now, there are complaints of students
loitering and causing issues for neighbors
just west of the high school.
Catlow said. “There's parking in different
directions. It's just all day, kids throwing
trash around. I've picked up trash in my
bushes. There are potholes and mud.
I can't do anything about it. I can't do
yardwork because cars are in the way.
You need to do something about it.
“It's very disappointing to me,” he
added. “I like where I live. I hope you
can do something about it.”
Anderson noted he was meeting
with MHS principal Eric Jespersen on
Wednesday to talk about the issue.
“They locked Sandy about a year
ago,” Anderson said. “Since they locked
Sandy and Robindale Drive, now we're
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KEIZERTIMES/Andrew Jackson
LEFT: A McNary High School student's truck is seen parking in a mudhole on MacArthur Street. RIGHT: Students park up and down MacArthur due to a shortage
of parking spots in the MHS lot, which has caused angst for neighbors.
Man with ammo
arrested after
city hall episode
By CRAIG MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
A man who was asked
to leave city hall last Friday
morning was arrested a short
KEIZERTIMES/Craig Murphy
J. Alverson
Jeffrey Alverson's GMC Yukon XL was parked on 10th Street, not far from Keizer Civic Center.
time later – after staring at
city employees from across the
street.
Jeffrey Ned Alverson, 46,
was arrested on two counts
of disorderly conduct and
one count of restraining order
violation.
Sgt. Andrew Copeland with
the Keizer Police Department
said the incident started shortly
before 8 a.m. last Friday, April
1 at the Keizer Civic Center
on Chemawa Road.
“Jeffrey Alverson walked
into the city hall and went to
the restroom area,” Copeland
said. “A Public Works
employee was in the restroom.
Please see ARREST, Page A7
McNary students Anderson selected to fi ll council seat
inspired by DC trip
By CRAIG MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
Jordy Maret wants to light
a fi re.
Jessy Shore and Jenna
Robbins are willing to help.
No, the three McNary
High School sophomores
aren't planning to torch
anything.
Instead, they want fellow
Celts to get excited and
engaged in government.
Maret, Shore and Robbins
are among the 12 MHS
students who spent spring
break in Washington, D.C.
Though they did get to see
some of the famous landmarks
in our nation's capital, this was
far more than a sightseeing
trip. They went with MHS
social studies teacher Ryan
Kirch via the Close Up
program, which has been
putting on such programs for
45 years.
Please see TRIP, Page A9
Photo courtesy Jordy Maret
A group of 12 McNary High School girls and teacher Ryan Kirch
went to Washington, D.C. during spring break.
Buy four select
tires, get up to
By CRAIG MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
Some decisions are easier
than others for the Keizer
City Council.
One example came Mon-
day night when it came to se-
lecting a candidate to fi ll the
vacancy created by Brandon
Smith's resignation in Febru-
ary. Smith moved to Salem
in March, but was present for
Monday's special council ses-
sion and sat alongside fellow
former councilor Jacque Moir.
Bruce Anderson was the
only person to apply by the
March 28 deadline and thus
became the next councilor by
default.
“I was a bit surprised,”
Anderson said of being the
only applicant.
Even with competition,
however, Anderson would
have been a tough candidate
to beat. Anderson formerly
served on the Keizer Planning
Commission for seven years,
fi ve years as chair. Since
graduating from Oregon
State University with a
political science degree in
1986, Anderson has been
talking with legislators most
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driving
message
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Coburn wins
contest
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KEIZERTIMES/Craig Murphy
Keizer City Councilor Amy Ryan (left) and city manager Chris
Eppley (middle) congratulate Bruce Anderson on Monday.
of his career, starting in 1989
as a legislative aide for Bob
Repine. He spent several
years each at the Oregon State
Home Builders Association,
the Oregon Association of
Insurance
and
Financial
Advisors, Northwest Food
Processors Association and
NW Natural, where he's been
since November 2007. He also
served as legislative director
for two state representatives
over the years.
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entire 26 years of marriage,
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town.
Anderson said serving
on the Keizer Planning
Commission
from
1998
to 2005 gave him “a
tremendous
understanding
of the intricacies of planning
and insight into our city
government.” During that
time, key issues included
developing the city's Infi ll
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