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PAGE A2, KEIZERTIMES, APRIL 22, 2016 Keizer man arrested on rape charges presented by DRIVE A LITTLE – SAVE A BUNCH! 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE • SALEM MORE INFO AT NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM Lights, Comedy, Laughs! UFC197 - Sat, Apr 23 Jones vs Saint Preux LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE 9 FIGHTS IN ALL ON THE HUGE SCREEN Live Fights at 5pm (21 & Over) - Tickets $12 Reserved Seating Available Now Online. Get your tickets early. This will sell out! LIVE STAND-UP COMEDY! SATURDAY, MAY 7 Heath Harmison & Aaron Woodhall 7 pm & 9 pm (21 & Over) Admission only $10. Info and tickets at our website. Buy a Vet a Meal for Memorial Day and Get a FREE Movie Pass! SEE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS Today in History Earth Day, the brainchild of Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, is celebrated for the fi rst time. The event increases public awareness of the world’s environmental problems. — April 22, 1970 Food 4 Thought “It is horrifying that we have to fi ght our own government to save the environment.” – Ansel Adams, photographer, 1902-1984 The Month Ahead Continuing Through Wednesday, May 4 Colored Pencil Show at Keizer Art Association’s Enid Joy Mount Gallery at Keizer Heritage Center. Gallery hours are 1-4 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays. keizerarts.com. Continuing Through Saturday, May 7 Pentacle Theatre presents the Tony Award-winning musical Urinetown. For show times and tickets visit pentacletheatre.org. Friday, April 22 Hotel California, A Salute to the Eagles at The Historic Elsinore Theatre 7:30 p.m. 170 High St. SE Salem. For ticket information contact 503-375-3574. www. elsinoretheatre.com By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes A Keizer man was arrested this month on a warrant from 2014 dealing with eight rape- related charges. Sean Michael Johnson, 38, was arrested at his home on the 1100 block of Alder Drive shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday, April 10. Jeff Kuhns, deputy chief with the Keizer Police Department, said offi cers ran Johnson’s name and discov- ered the warrant. Volcanoes Job Fair, 1-4 p.m. Interviewing and hiring for all positions for the 2016 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes season. Saturday, April 23 – Sunday, April 24 Old-Fashioned Country Fair, the 29th Oregon AgFest, at the Oregon State Fairgrounds. Touch, taste and experience the world of Oregon agriculture. Hours are 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $9; parking is free. For a full schedule visit oragfest.com. By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes Work continues at Keizer Little League Park. Clint Holland, who helped at KLL Park for years and is helping with renovation ef- forts now, gave an update at the April 12 Keizer Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, of which he is part. “There is a lot of stuff go- ing on,” Holland said. Last month, Parks Board members gave the remaining $10,000 from their matching grant program for this year to help fund efforts to redo Field 3 at the complex. While that work has been progressing, it was also dis- covered Wall Field – or Field 4 – had a lack of padding on the fencing. As mentioned in the Keizertimes last week, that problem is being rectifi ed thanks largely to grant money city employees discovered. “We will be able to get that done,” Holland said. “Wall Field will get modern real quick this year. On Field 3, everything is done except the fencing, which could take a while. We’re working on two fi elds, not just one. We’re working on safety issues.” Holland said Keizer Little League has six people Holland working at the complex every weekend. With the fence safety ad- dressed and some painting to be done, Holland doesn’t be- lieve Wall Field will need to be redone. “Wall Field will be okay,” he said. “We don’t have to work on it in the future.” Holland noted Tony Cuff, one of the key people on the Field 3 renovation, has been working on other fi elds as well. Holland also gave credit to Hertz Rental for allowing the use of their equipment. “Those guys have been fabulous,” he said. “We will try to invite people down in two or three weeks when we get everything done.” Jim Taylor, a Parks Board member who returned to coaching at KLL Park last Tuesday, April 26 Keizer Public Arts Commission meeting, 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Wednesday, April 27 Discover Your Watershed Night, 6-8 p.m. at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Booths, displays, activities and demonstrations. Free event sponsored by Claggett Creek Watershed Council (claggettcwc.org). Free Community Dinner, 5 to 7 p.m. at St. Edward Parish Hall, 5303 River Road N. Hosted by Keizer Christian Church. Friday, April 29 Spring concert and food drive at Willamette Lutheran Retirement Community, 3 p.m. Featuring music by Beth and the Castaways. Refreshments and door prizes. Admission is canned food items to benefi t Marion-Polk Food Share. 503-393-1491. Arbor Day celebration at The Arbor at Avamere Court, 2-4 p.m. Tree planting in honor of those living with Alzheimer’s disease. avamere.com. 503-383-6084. Monday, May 2 Keizer City Council meeting, 7 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Tuesday, May 3 Keizer Budget Committee budget meeting, 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Thursday, May 5 Keizer Budget Committee budget meeting, 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Add your event by e-mailing news@keizertimes.com. year, noted there are some bad boards in bleachers around the complex. Holland said that is- sue is being addressed by KLL offi cials. “All the wood is sitting there to replace it,” Holland said. “They have someone as- signed to look at the bleach- ers, dugouts and roofs. KLL has done a good job. They have the contract for the park. They still need more help, but they’re getting six to eight guys there every weekend. I’m impressed with how far they’ve moved along.” One question that came up was if work would be done by the end of the fi scal year on June 30. “One of the main rules with the matching grant is reimbursements,” said Rob- ert Johnson, parks director for Keizer. “You need to com- plete the project and have it approved by the city.” Holland said that would happen. “They’ll have it all done by June 30,” he said. “The sod alone was $30,000. If we get the sod done, we can bring tournaments here next year. The income Medford brings in (for such tournaments) will shock you.” Parks Board member Don- na Bradley referenced the fric- tion over the years between KLL and KYSA (Keizer Youth Sports Association), which led to a discussion about items taken from the complex in the past such as a mower and an ice machine. “There was no oversight,” Bradley said. “That is a city- owned property. We need to keep an eye on that going for- ward.” Holland said things are much better now between KLL and KYSA. “The two groups are work- ing together a lot better now,” he said. “There are 1,000 kids in the program this year. It has gone way up. KLL has about 45 teams and they’re using about 60 percent of the fi eld slots.” Bradley said that was good to hear. “I’m glad they’re in conver- sation and working together better,” she said. “That’s good for the kids. Kids should see that adults can work together.” host the presentation with a question and an- swer session planned. Campos will address what can be done to prepare for earthquakes, the need for HAM ra- dios, family emergency planning and commu- nity-based shelters. St. Edward Catholic Church will be hosting an emergency (earthquake) preparedness pre- sentation Tuesday, May 10, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The presentation is scheduled for the church’s social hall at 5303 River Road N. Sara Campos of Marion County Health will public hearings Keizer City Council will hold a supplemental budget hearing on Monday, May 2 at 7 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Che- mawa Road NE. The proposed supplemental budget deals with Keizer Station Local Improve- ment District assessments. Council will also hold a hearing that night to consider amendments to the Keizer De- velopment Code, including a process for an expedited land division consistent with state requirements. Another council hear- ing that night will deal with a proposed fee change for Com- munity Development adminis- trative action fees and land use fees. The Keizer Budget Committee will hold a se- ries of meetings on the 2016- 17 City of Keizer budget. Meetings are set for May 3, 5 and 10, all starting at 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. sudoku looking back in the KT Monday, April 25 Keizer Festival Advisory Board meeting, 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. ment,” Queen said. Both Kuhns and Queen said it’s not unusual for war- rants to not be served for an extended period of time. “Every day a judge enters a warrant and police try to fi nd them,” Queen said. “Judges overall sign hundreds of war- rants every day.” Johnson was arraigned on the eight charges April 11 and will next appear in court on April 27, according to court documents. St. Ed hosting presentation Sunday, April 24 Antique show and fl ea market, Salem Armory at corner of Sunnyside Road and 17th St. Antiques, collectibles and vintage items. 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.. Admission is $2; early shoppers (7-9 a.m.) $6. salemcollectorsmarket.com. degree and four counts of sex- ual abuse in the fi rst degree. The document states the incidents involved one victim, a female under the age of 12. The incidents took place in Marion County between Feb. 27, 2012 and Aug. 1, 2013. Amy Queen with the Mar- ion County District Attor- ney’s offi ce wouldn’t confi rm or deny how Johnson and his victim knew each other. “Because it’s a pending criminal matter, I can’t com- Holland gives KLL Park update Saturday, April 23 14th annual Chefs for Liberty House benefi t, 5:30 p.m., Salem Convention Center presented by Mountain West Investment Corp. Gourmet dinner, silent and oral auctions. Single tickets are $100, tickets for a couple are $200. Registration ends April 18. libertyhousecenter.org. The war- rant dates back to July 2014, when Judge Donald Abar directed police to arrest John- Johnson son. Two days before the war- rant was issued, Johnson was indicted on eight counts. According to the indict- ment, there were two counts of rape in the fi rst degree, two counts of sodomy in the fi rst 5 YEARS AGO Cannabis club opens in Eagles’ old digs The Patient Grower Network will seek to connect cultivators with patients possessing medical marijuana cards. No cash or “medicine” will be kept on site when the club is closed. local weather 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. 10 YEARS AGO Dream, plan, visualize-presto, a park Local offi cials plan a one- day planning-fest to press the Keizer Rapids Park toward reality. 15 YEARS AGO City eyes jughandle work over Radiant Under a lease agreement signed with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes in 1996, the city must make improvements to Radiant Drive, which connects Lockhaven to the stadium, by this June. 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