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KHT: ‘But it’s a dance where we’re
trying to make people laugh...’
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“I love farce, so that was a
big draw. Once I got together
with the cast and we found the
vibe of the script, everything
else fell into place quickly,”
Fitzsimmons said.
Edward Stiner, who plays
failed director Victor LePewe,
said he wanted to work with
KHT group as much as
anything.
“I've been around and
done plays with some of the
other groups in town, but
never Keizer Homegrown.
I've talked with some of the
other actors they've had and it
just seemed like a fun group,”
Stiner said.
KHT regular Laura Reid
plays Mona Monet, a former
star whose best days are likely
far behind her.
“She still cops the attitude
that she's something worth
seeing. She likes to upstage
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North before proceeding
south along River Road
before ending at Glynbrook
Drive. Parade offi cials are
expecting about 120 entries in
the parade, which is the only
one for Keizer this year with
the ending of the Festival of
Lights Holiday Parade.
“The Iris Festival Parade
has always been very popular,”
said Cari Buchholz, who took
over as parade chair from Steve
Pfaff last year. “It continues to
be one of the most popular
events of the Iris Festival.”
The grand marshal for
the parade is Christine
Dieker, the recently retired
longtime executive director
of the Keizer Chamber of
Commerce. Dieker is hoping
to have her family ride with
her as she waves to the crowd,
estimated to be about 25,000
strong each year.
“It's going to be very
special,” said Dieker, who
turns 59 on the day of the
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
Lafra Reid, Jeff Minden and Kristin Sprafer ham it fp on stage
dfring rehearsals for Drop Dead!.
everyone else,” Reid said.
That proves to be a diffi cult
task when Jolie Gilman takes
the stage as Monet's mother
Constance Crawford, an
aging stage star who is barely
hanging onto life, much less
her lines.
“It's so like me: a little
spacey, a little wandery and
parade. “I'm very humbled by
the opportunity.”
The
parade
means
traffi c impacts for that day.
Lockhaven will close to all
traffi c between River Road
and McClure Street North at
6:30 a.m., while River Road
will close from Plymouth
Drive to Lockhaven at 9.
After that, River Road can
only be crossed periodically
along the parade route at
Chemawa Road. There will
be other traffi c impacts and
road closures throughout the
weekend as well.
Longtime
community
volunteers Dave Walery –
Keizer's Mr. Christmas – and
Scott White have taken over as
co-chairs for the Iris Festival.
Most events will be centered
in or around the Keizerfest
Tent, located in the fi eld in
front of the Keizer Lions Club
at 4100 Cherry Avenue NE.
Walery and White have
implemented several changes,
including a new and improved
tent.
“The tent we're using is
a new one, with no more
strings,” Walery said. “That
a little old womanish,” said
Gilman. “It's been great
though because I work hard
all day and then I come here
and we laugh and have fun
and I go home totally relaxed.”
Jeff Minden plays Brent
Reynolds
a
classically-
trained Shakespearean actor
who is almost incapable of
conventional pronunciations.
“He's thinks he's all that
and a bag of rocks,” Minden
said. “In the play-within-play
he's brought home his latest in
a line of wives.”
The wife, Candy Apples
played by Kristin Sprauer,
comes with her own set of
baggage.
“She's an ex-porn star
trying to break out into
legitimate acting and she's
very excited for her fi rst
speaking role,” Sprauer said.
While keeping track of
the various storylines can
be a challenge, there's a
lighthearted feel to the play
with a healthy dose of the
madcap and chaotic.
“It's almost a bit of dance,”
said Tavis Evans, who plays
Chaz Looney and Drools the
Butler, “But it's a dance where
we're trying to make people
laugh out loud.”
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The parade is always a highlight at the Keizer Iris Festival. This
year’s parade takes place Satfrday, May 21 at 10:30 a.m.
has created a whole bunch of
space in front and on the side.”
Handicapped parking will
be in the Lions Club parking
lot, while there will be
parking on Manbrin Avenue
and Cherry, with hopes for
about 100 parking spaces in
that area.
New entertainment has
been brought in, to go with a
renewed emphasis on musical
acts.
“We
will
have
entertainment from noon to
midnight in the tent on Friday
and Saturday,” White said.
“We're trying to get more of
a crowd for the entertainment
down there. There will be
something going on in the
tent from the start to the end.”
For much more about the
Iris Festival, be sure to check
out the offi cial 60-page 2016
Iris Festival Guide, produced
annually by the staff of the
Keizertimes. This year's guide
is once again being sent out
to all Keizer households. For
additional copies, stop by our
offi ce at 142 Chemawa Road
NE.
Photo cofrtesy Keizer Poilice Department
Some of the distinctive details of this Mitsfbishi Lancer helped
a teenage girl identify it, leading to Tfesday’s arrest of the car’s
owner, Trevor Philip Highsmith.
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taking either photos or videos
of her with his cell phone.
The student made note of
the man's vehicle, license plate
and large sticker on the top of
the windshield and reported
those details to school staff.
“The 13-year-old girl
did exactly what she should
have done in this situation,”
KPD deputy chief Jeff Kuhns
said. “She was aware of her
surroundings and the fact a
stranger was videotaping or
taking photographs of her as
she walked to school. She paid
close attention to the details
we in law enforcement stress
persons in these situations do.
Not only did she immediately
report this suspicious incident
to school offi cials, she paid
close attention to details such
as the vehicle description and
license plate information that
was of great assistance to the
investigation. She is a very
smart girl who did exactly
what she should have done in
a situation such as this.”
Staff reported the incident
to KPD Sgt. Trevor Wenning
and School Resource Offi cer
David Zavala, who began
looking into the case.
About 24 hours later,
Zavala patrolled the area
and saw a male in a vehicle
matching the description
near the intersection of Alder
Drive NE and Pleasant View
Drive NE. Zavala followed
the vehicle and saw it be
parked in front of a residence
on the 3700 block of Pleasant
View Drive. The driver exited
the car and went into the
residence.
Once back-up arrived,
Zavala asked the driver,
22-year-old Trevor Philip
Highsmith of Keizer, to come
outside. Highsmith
gave
consent for offi cers to search
his cell phone and volunteered
to go to the police station to
be interviewed.
Investigators found dozens
of images of child abuse on
the phone. In addition, several
images of female students
were found on the phone,
appearing to be walking to
or from school. Investigators
believe those pictures were
taken within the past three
weeks.
Highsmith was arrested
and taken into custody on 10
counts of encouraging child
sexual abuse in the second
degree. He was taken to the
Marion County Correctional
Facility.
The KPD is continuing
to investigate the incident
and the images found on
Highsmith's phone.
Anyone with information
is asked to contact offi cer
Zavala at 503-390-3713 ext.
3512.
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