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Today in History
Pope John Paul II is shot and wounded at St. Peter’s
Square in Rome, Italy. Turkish terrorist Mehmet Ali Agca
fi red several shots at the religious leader, two of which
wounded nearby tourists. Agca was immediately captured.
— May 13, 1981
Food 4 Thought
“The future starts today, not tomorrow.”
– Pope John Paul II
The Month Ahead
Through Sunday, May 15
McMenamins UFO Festival at Hotel Oregon. Many
activities including popular UFO Costume parade at 2
p.m. on Saturday. ufofest.com.
Saturday, May 14
Keizer Distinguished Young Women program, 7 p.m., Ken
Collins Theatre at McNary High School. Nine 11th grade
women vie for the title and scholarships.
Claggett Creek Watershed Council event, removing
invasive plants at Keizer Rapids Park, 9 a.m.
A Secret Garden, fundraising tea sponsored by the Keizer
Art Association, 12:30 p.m., Keizer Heritage Center.
Willamette Valley Genealogical Society meets at 10:30
a.m. in the Anderson room of Salem Public Library (585
Liberty St SE). Doug Crosby and Christopher Rumbaugh
will speak about using genealogical programs Legacy and
RootsMagic. For more information, call (503) 363-0880.
Nelson Sandgren: An Artist’s Life exhibit at Hallie Ford
Museum of Art, 700 State Street. Runs through July 17.
Museum hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; 1-5
p.m. Sunday. Admission ranges from $3 to $6.
Monday, May 16
Keizer City Council meeting, 7 p.m. in council chambers at
Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE.
Tuesday, May 17
Keizer Points of Interest Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. at
Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE.
A 20-year-old Salem man
who drove away from two
police offi cers Tuesday was
arrested after hitting a fence
at Keizer Little League Park,
where games were taking
place.
The
incident
started
around 5 p.m. May 10 when
offi cer Jeremie Fletcher with
the Keizer Police Depart-
ment saw a 1992 Honda Civic
hatchback with no plates or
temporary registration going
east on Lockhaven Drive NE,
driven by a man later identi-
fi ed as Colton Shane McElroy.
Fletcher attempted to stop
the Honda near the inter-
section of Lockhaven and
McLeod Lane NE for the
traffi c violations, but McElroy
eluded him by turning south-
bound onto Chemawa Road
NE at high speed. Fletcher
terminated the pursuit but
continued to travel in the
same direction.
Moments later, offi cer Eric
Jefferson was near Chemawa
and Brian Court NE when
he saw the Honda go by him
at high speed. Jefferson then
saw the car travel off the road
and go through a fi eld near
the intersection of Chemawa
Volunteer Coordinating Committee meeting, 6 p.m. at
Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE.
Photo courtesy Keizer Police Department
Colton McElroy crashed his 1992 Honda Civic into a fence at
Keizer Little League Park on Tuesday and fl ed on foot, but was
found later hiding in a chicken coop.
foot.
Additional offi cers from
the Salem Police Depart-
ment and the Marion County
Sheriff ’s Offi ce responded to
set up a perimeter. Two K-9
teams, one each from KPD
and MCSO, also responded.
After about 90 minutes of
searching, KPD offi cer Scott
Keniston and his K-9 partner
Bruno located McElroy hid-
ing in a chicken coop behind
a residence on the 1900 block
of Chemawa Road NE. He
was taken into custody with-
out further incident.
McElroy was charged with
one count each of felony at-
tempting to elude a police
offi cer, misdemeanor attempt-
ing to elude a police offi cer,
reckless driving and recklessly
endangering another person.
He was taken to the Marion
County Correctional Facility.
Anyone with information
about this incident is asked
to contact offi cer Fletcher at
503-390-3713 ext. 3467.
Committee approves 2016-17 budget
By CRAIG MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
No third meeting was nec-
essary for the Keizer Budget
Committee this year, as mem-
bers got through the proposed
2016-17 budget in two nights.
Staying just a little bit late
both nights, committee mem-
bers approved the budget at
the end of the May 5 meeting.
The vote was 11-1, with Ron
Bersin voting against due his
frustration over not adding an
additional police offi cer (see
related story, page A1).
“Until we can support that,
I’ll be a ‘no’ vote,” Bersin said.
The budget will be before
the Keizer City Council on
June 6 for approval. It must be
approved by the end of June.
The proposed budget was
for $38,063,700 total, or a
1 percent increase from last
year’s budget of $37,664,300.
The bulk of the increase
comes from increased fees,
including higher charges for
water, stormwater and sewer.
There’s a potential more
revenue could come by the
end of the calendar year with
recreational marijuana funds,
which will be on the Novem-
ber ballot. Councilors have al-
ready called for the maximum
3 percent revenue to come to
the city.
“The state treasurer said
don’t expect it any time soon,
at least not this next fi scal
year,” city manager Chris Ep-
pley said. “We may see some
revenues since coming in
Free admission all day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700
State Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday, May 19
and Verda Lane
NE. Jefferson
saw McElroy
driving east on
Keizer Road
NE
toward
KLL
Park.
Both
Jefferson
C. McElroy
and Fletcher
drove in that
direction, without their emer-
gency lights on.
As the offi cers reached
KLL Park, a citizen told them
the Honda had gone past the
fi elds northbound on Ridge
Drive NE. Offi cers went in
that direction and spotted the
Honda parked adjacent to
a dwelling just north of the
park. When McElroy saw the
cops, he drove through the
parking lot of Keizer Church
of Christ and down a steep
embankment towards fi elds
where players were warming
up for a game.
McElroy continued driving
west on a gravel access road
bordering the fi elds where a
number of other players and
family members were. He
continued until crashing his
Honda into a chain link fence
bordering the west side of the
park. McElroy then fl ed on
quicker and higher than they
anticipated. Our problem is
we have no idea how to cal-
culate it. The safest thing is to
put in nothing, then we can
come back later with a budget
amendment if needed.”
The proposed budget in-
cludes $11.4 million for gen-
eral fund, nearly $6 million
for sewer, $4.3 million for
Keizer Station Local Improve-
ment District, $3.7 million for
administrative services, $3.6
million for streets, $3.6 mil-
lion for water, $2.7 million for
transportation improvement
and $1.4 million for park im-
provement.
Per usual, the biggest ex-
pense for the general fund is
the Keizer Police Department,
with total expenditures of
nearly $6.5 million.
Budget committee mem-
bers added in some budget
requests. For example, may-
or Cathy Clark pushed for
the Keizer Points of Interest
Committee (KPIC) getting
$1,860 to do signage related
to past fl oods in Keizer.
“KPIC was established
by the city to do this kind
of work,” Clark said. “They
brought this to us at our re-
quest. They are doing the
work we have asked them to
do, so it is appropriate to fund
this.”
A motion was approved to
allocate $200 towards a pos-
sible new Southeast Keizer
Neighborhood Association.
The city currently has two
neighborhood associations (in
Gubser and West Keizer) but
used to have more.
“I have heard from people
who are serious about the es-
tablishment of a new neigh-
borhood association,” Clark
said. “I would like to set aside
money for the costs incurred.
They are learning from estab-
lished neighborhood associa-
tions.”
Jerry McGee called the
new neighborhood associa-
tion a unique opportunity.
“We have had up to seven
before,” he said. “They usually
form over an issue, like a park.
This is being organized for
entirely different reasons. We
do need to encourage it. The
$200 would be a great en-
couragement. I know most of
those people. As far as I know,
they have no ax to grind.”
Clark’s attempt to increase
funding for the Keizer Com-
munity Library by $1,000 to
$8,400 was unsuccessful, but
McGee’s attempt later to get
$8,000 for the library was suc-
cessful, as was a request to add
$2,500 in funding (for a total
of $3,500) for the Keizer Pub-
lic Arts Commission.
Requests for funding were
also approved for Keizer Peer
Court ($10,500) and the Sa-
lem-Keizer Education Foun-
dation ($6,000).
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Greater Gubser Neighborhood Association meeting, 7
p.m. at Gubser Elementary School.
Thursday, May 19 – Sunday, May 22
Keizer Iris Festival. Various events throughout the four
days, highlighted by the parade down River Road starting
at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 21. For complete information
about the festival, see the upcoming Keizer Iris Festival
guide published by the Keizertimes.
Sunday, May 22
Bark for Life presented by the American Cancer Society,
11:30 a.m., Keizer Rapids Park. Activities will include dog
costume contest, Keizer Police K-9 demo and more.
Tuesday, May 24
Keizer Public Arts Commission meeting, 6 p.m. at Keizer
Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE.
Firearm Training Northwest is offering a concealed carry
permit class from 6 to 9 p.m. at Keizer Civic Center (930
Chemawa Rd NE). An optional pre-class movie “NRA
Personal Protection Outside the Home” starts a half hour
prior to class. For more information or to sign up, go to
www.fi rearmtrainingnw.com or call (360) 921-2071.
Free admission all day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700
State Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday, May 26 – Saturday, May 28
American Truck Historical Society National Convention
and Truck Show, Oregon State Fair and Expo Center.
Hundreds of antique and vintage trucks to view.
Concessions, crafts, food, raffl es. Fun for the family.
Hours: Thursday: 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday: 8 a.m.-8 p.m.,
Saturday: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Admission is $10, free for children
15 and under. oregonstatefair.org.
Friday, May 27
Pentacle Theatre presents The Rainmaker by Richard
Nash. Opens tonight and runs through June 18. Visit
pentacletheatre.org for show times and tickets.
5 YEARS AGO
McNary choir
wins state title
McNary
High
School’s
concert choir captured the
state title in competition. It’s
the fi rst state title in music
programs for the school.
10 YEARS AGO
local
weather
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Public access
or warpath?
Plans for a small subdivision
off 15th Street N. has reignited
neighborhood opposition to a
bike and pedestrian access to
the proposed Keizer Rapids
Park.
15 YEARS AGO
Keizer man gets
9 years in theft
Jody F. Jenniches, 36, pleaded
no contest to 10 counts of
fi rst degree theft. He has been
sentenced to nine years and
nine months in prison.
20 YEARS AGO
Soggy winter tests
iris fi elds, but spring
show will go on
The rough winter weather has
been hard on Keizer’s offi cial
symbol, the iris. This year’s
crop is about a week behind
schedule. In case Keizerites
are worried, Schreiner’s Iris
Gardens has plenty of irises in
time for the Iris Festival.
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