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SINCE 1979 • VOLUME 38, NO. 29 SECTION A JULY 1, 2016 $1.00 Keizer man cuffed for menacing Boys claim gun was pointed at them By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes A chance encounter at a Mill City campground led to the arrest of a Keizer man who is now charged with menacing a group of male juveniles at Clear Lake Elementary School. The charges stem from an incident Thursday, June 16, when a group of several boys were in the parking lot of the school about 9:30 p.m. and “being loud” by their own Robert Offi eld admission. The boys saw a late model gray BMW enter the parking lot and the driver, who witnesses described as a man in his late 30s with a short, scruffy beard, began making comments about the boys' volume. The boys said the man used both profanity and referred to at least one in the group as a “dirty Mexican.” Some of the boys said the driver pulled out a black handgun after making the statement and pointed it at the group briefl y. At that point, the driver said, “Next time I come, I'm going to blast you fools,” according to witnesses. The man drove close to the group and made another threat before exiting the parking lot the same way he arrived. One of the boys managed to take a video of the man and his vehicle, which was missing its plates, as it drove off. The boys called 9-1-1 after the incident and reported it to the Keizer Police Department. Two days later, on Saturday, June 18, one of the boys was camping in Mill City and spotted the same driver and vehicle at the campground. His family was able to obtain the full license plate number and reported it to police. The 2007 BMW sedan was registered to Kyle Robert Offi eld of 7445 Sagebrush Street N.E., which is located Please see MENACE, Page A9 A PLACE IN HISTORY? Historic home may impede apartment plans – took up much of the meeting, it was a question regarding the potential historical signifi cance of the home already on the property that primarily resulted in the public hearing on the matter being extended until late August. And, without the much-maligned roundabout being constructed just a few hundred yards away, there's a good chance A HOUSE WITH HISTORY Exactly when the house on the property was built is something of a mystery in and of itself. Depending on the source, estimates range between 1840 and 1901. However, it is indisputably the oldest structure of its type in city limits according to a report fi led by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) in 2014. What is less obscure is the history of ownership. The farmstead on which the property sits was part of a donation land claim by John M. Pugh. The Pugh family was one of the fi rst families to arrive in what would become Keizer. John Pugh and wife Sally take possession of a donation land claim that includes the property known as the “cow pasture” in modern Keizer The Pughs sell the farm to Benjamin and Mary Hall. It is believed that the home on the site dates back to the Hall era of ownership because of some unique structural features. 1850 1884 William and Awilda Savage begin renting the property and establish the Keizer View Dairy. (They purchase it in 1914 and claim a $1,000 value on the property in 1940 when responding to the U.S. Census.) 1910 Rosalie Herber dies after living on the property for more than 60 years. The house, associated buildings and acreage become the property of the Herber children. 1943 The Savages begin renting the land to Joseph and Rosalie Herber. The Herbers sell the dairy stock and focus on vegetables and beef cattle. They take ownership of most of the land by 1948. MAY 2014 - Preparation for work on the roundabout at Chemawa Road NE and Verda Lane NE triggers an ODOT investigation into the possible historic signifi cance of the house. 2007 PAGE A11 JUNE 2016 - The Herber family and a developer return to present a slightly changed apartment plan. Public hearings on the matter are extended to allow further research into the recently-discovered historical report and other issues. 2014 2016 SEPT 2014 - The City of Keizer holds the fi rst public hearing to rezone the property for development as apartments. The application is denied citing the need for single-family residences, traffi c impacts and livability concerns. Civil War another shot in three incidents Reenactment Suspect shot Armed robber in armed robbery eludes police twice July 2-4 Please see SHOT, Page A9 Please see ELUDE, Page A9 McNary alum competes for Miss Oregon title People made Verda house a home One armed robber escapes, A Keizer police offi cer shot a man suspected Keizer Police Department responded to of armed robbery Sunday, June 26, at the two armed robberies in the wee hours Sun- 7-Eleven located on the day, June 26. corner of Lockhaven Drive Police offi cials suspect North and River Road the same man in incidents North. at Cooper’s Deli & Pub, At 8:18 p.m., offi cers 5408 River Road N., and from the Keizer Police Quality Suites, 5188 Wit- Department responded to tenberg Lane N.E. the convenience store after At 12:57 a.m., offi cers receiving a report that an responded to the report of armed robbery had just an armed robbery at Coo- File photo occurred at the business. per’s. The female victim, a Keizer Police Offi cer Esteban Perez, 26, arrived cashier at the business, reported a single male on scene and confronted the suspect. During adult entered the business and confronted her PAGE A3 PAGE A5 KEIZERTIMES/Andrew Jackson By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Discussions about rezoning the area known as “the cow pasture” in the heart of Keizer ground to a standstill at the city council meeting Monday, June 20. While area residents opposing the proposal to allow 112 apartments on the site – between Chemawa Road Northeast and Dearborn Avenue Northeast on the west side of Verda Lane Northeast Where to see the best fireworks By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes After 25 years at Willamette Mission State Park, the Northwest Civil War Council's annual Civil War reenactment is moving four and half miles east to Antique Powerland. “We're still going to have the Future Celts pack b-ball camps PAGE A12 same battles,” said Steve Robinson, who along with doing public re- lations for the NW- CWC, is also a ci- vilian reenactor. “We're still going to have the same camps and same demonstrations. It's just a differ- ent location. 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