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PAGE A2, KEIZERTIMES, APRIL 29, 2016 Republicans jostle to unseat Schrader presented by DRIVE A LITTLE – SAVE A BUNCH! 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE • SALEM MORE INFO AT NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM Lights, Comedy, Laughs! UFC198 - Sat, May 14 Werdum vs Miocic HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE BOUT 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 Four Los Angeles police offi cers are acquitted of any wrongdoing in the beating and arrest of Rodney King, sparking the worst riots in California history. The three days of disorder killed 55 people, injured almost 2,000, led to 7,000 arrests, and caused nearly $1 billion in property damage, including the burnings of nearly 4,000 buildings. — April 29, 1992 Food 4 Thought “You win some, you lose some, you wreck some.” – Dale Earnhardt, born April 29, 1951 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 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. McNary High School presents Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. 7 p.m. Tickets: $5 at the door. By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes Colm Willis would like to take Rep. Kurt Schrader’s place in Washington, D.C. So would Ben West, Seth Allan and Earl Rainey. The four Republicans took part in a debate April 21 at Keizer Civic Center in front of about 100 people. Each is hoping to win the May 17 pri- mary for the chance to knock Schrader from his Congressio- nal District 5 seat in the No- vember general election. Jeff Heyen, vice chair of the Marion County Republicans, said the race is a critical one in terms of protecting freedoms in Oregon. “They need to be our guardians,” Heyen said. Talk radio host Gator Gaynor of Gator’s Radio Expe- rience on KYKN served as de- bate moderator and asked 14 questions of each candidate, following opening statements for each. “I grew up understand- ing and knowing America is the most exceptional country ever,” West said. “I wonder if it will continue to be exception- al or to be in decline. What will my son inherit?” Allan emphasized the need for a change. “We are at a turning point,” he said. “We are losing our First Amendment, religious and Second Amendment free- doms. I don’t want to pass off a nation that’s worse off than it is now.” Rainey, who apologized for not being a good speaker, noted he’s a conservative Re- publican. “I’m tired of our tyranni- cal government,” Rainey said. “We can do what’s right for Oregon. I would like to take back the state lands and return them to the state and to the Native Americans.” Willis, a small business law- yer from Stayton, echoed Al- lan’s thoughts. “I believe this is a critical moment,” Willis said. “If we get this wrong, our children will be in a country that has become socialist. I raise my family in a 100-year-old farm. My wife works as a nurse and I recently opened my own business. The people in Con- gress have left people like us behind.” For the most part, the can- didates expressed similar views on the questions. For example, each view the Constitu- tion as a dead document that shouldn’t be reinterpreted. Each got going on a question about immigration. “We need to secure our borders,” Willis said. “We have a system, which we need to enforce. It allows us to know who’s coming into our coun- try. Illegal immigration is not safe for our country.” West pointed to last year’s fatal shooting in San Ber- nardino, Calif. “This is a big deal, a ma- jor concern,” said West, a Wil- sonville resident. “With San Bernardino, authorities were afraid to check their Facebook accounts because of being po- litically correct. It’s going to take something that’s not PC to fi x it.” Allan took things a step further. “It’s outrageous that Barack Obama allows in radical Mus- lims, yet holds back Chris- tians,” Allan said. “It’s outra- Sunday, May 1 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and St. Paul’s Evensong Concert Series presents Leslie Katter, Bridget Goodwin and Brooke Brooks singing sacred music for solo soprano and soprano trio. 4 p.m. at 1444 Liberty St. SE, Salem. www.stpaulsoregon.org 503-362-3661 Monday, May 2 Mid-Willamette Homeless Initiative meeting, 4 to 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Keizer City Council meeting, 7 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Tuesday, May 3 Keizer Economic Development Commission meeting, noon in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Keizer Budget Committee budget meeting, 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. geous and it needs to stop. Our president is unwilling to put our country in front of political correctness. We have people that mean us harm. We saw that in San Bernardino.” Rainey said people trying to sneak into other countries are shot or put into jail. “Are we going to have an- other 9/11 10 times over?” Rainey asked rhetorically. “We need to vet these people coming in or don’t let them in at all.” All agreed a balanced bud- get is required, with West call- ing the current debt level a “moral issue.” Rainey said there’s a simple place to start. “We need to start eliminat- ing federal jobs and get rid of big government,” he said. “That right there will help.” Allan said the IRS (Inter- nal Revenue Service) needs to be abolished and there should be a fl at 15 percent tax, while Willis called tax levels too high and unfair. “The amount you pay de- pends more on your lobbyist than how much you make,” Willis said. “It’s ridiculous that you can hire someone and that determines the rate.” No farmers market for Keizer By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes The weather has been beautiful (sometimes) and there’s been record crowds at the Salem Saturday Market. But don’t expect such a market to return to Keizer anytime soon. Salem Saturday Market had a Sunday market in Keizer behind the Keizer Civic Cen- ter on Chemawa Road back in 2013, but the number of vendors and customers were lower than anticipated. A key issue pointed to at the time was the lack of visibility, since the market could not be seen by people passing along Che- mawa. “As we learned back in 2013, location is the key,” said Lisa Sherman, executive di- rector of the Salem Saturday Market. “Because we have been unable to fi nd a location that is suitable, the Salem Sat- urday Market is not currently considering the addition of a Keizer market.” After the 2013 season, plans were being looked at to move the Keizer market to White- aker Middle School, a much more visible location along public hearings Saturday, April 30 McNary High School presents Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. 7 p.m. Tickets: $5 at the door. KEIZERTIMES/Craig Murphy TOP: Republican candidates for the 5th District Congress seat (from left) Ben West, Seth Allan, Earl Rainey and Colm Willis prepare for a debate April 21 at the Keizer Civic Center. ABOVE: Seth Allan (left) listens as Earl Rainey (right) gives a response. 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 Chemawa Road NE. The proposed supplemental budget deals with Keizer Station Local Improvement District assessments. Council will also hold a hearing that night to consider amendments to the Keizer Development Code, including a process for an expedited land division consistent with state requirements. Another council hearing that night will deal with a proposed fee change for Community Development administrative action fees and land use fees. The Keizer Budget Committee will hold a series 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. local weather Lockhaven Drive. “Whiteaker Middle School was being considered as a pos- sible location at one time,” Sherman said. “The Long Range Planning commit- tee reviewed all information provided (location, visibil- ity, parking for vendors and guests, number of booths the space would allow, cost to the market and farmers, etc). Following a full evaluation, it was determined that the loca- tion would not be viable for all members, our producers/ growers and the organization investment. Other locations were considered. However, none of them successfully met the requirements outlined by the committee.” That backs up what Tina Schneider, who ran the Keizer market, told the Keizertimes in 2014 in regards to a survey sent to vendors about having a market at Whiteaker. “Only 14 (vendors) were willing to participate,” Schnei- der said at the time. “With the number at 14, it was not a vi- able option for sustainability. It was not surprising based on last year’s results. It was a re- ally nice market. The park was a nice spot, it was just not as visible. It needs to be in a vis- ible spot.” Sherman said when new ideas are brought up they are looked at, but that’s not cur- rently being looked at in re- gards to a Keizer location. “The Long Range Plan- ning Committee reviews sug- gestions and proposals that are submitted,” she said. “How- ever, the committee is not ac- tively looking at expanding.” 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. Thursday, May 5 Keizer Budget Committee budget meeting, 6 p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE. Saturday, May 7 Sheep to Shawl at Willamette Heritage Center, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission. willametteheritage.org/ sheeptoshawl. Silverton Health Fun Run, 7:30 a.m., hospital parking lot (342 Fairview St.). 5K and one mile kid’s race. silvertonhealth.org/funrun. Sunday, May 8 Mother’s Day Breakfast at Keizer Fire District, 661 Chemawa Road N.E., 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. The menu includes all of the pancakes, eggs, and sausage you can eat. $6 for adults, $3 for children 12 and under. 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