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PAGE A2, KEIZERTIMES, JULY 8, 2016 Act quick to be Keizer’s next city councilor presented by DRIVE A LITTLE – SAVE A BUNCH! 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE • SALEM MORE INFO AT NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM Our Summer Movie Programs SATURDAY, JULY 16 THE JUNGLE BOOK (PG) 11:00 AM TICKETS ARE JUST $3 SPECIAL SHOWING FOR KIDS AND ADULTS WITH AUTISM OR OTHER SENSORY SENSITIVITIES. KID’S SUMMER MOVIE SERIES & THROWBACK SUMMER MOVIE SERIES Series Passes are $5 or $1.50 per movie. Details available on website. LIVE STAND UP COMEDY Lights, Comedy, Laughs! Saturday, July 16th BRAD UPTON & CHRIS PORTER will perform at 7pm and 9pm. Admission is only $10. Ages 21 & over only. Reserved seating for this show. Purchase tickets at box offi ce or at our website. Today in History In Philadelphia, the Liberty Bell rings out from the tower of the Pennsylvania State House (now known as Independence Hall), summoning citizens to the fi rst public reading of the Declaration of Independence. — July 8, 1776 Food 4 Thought “I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.” – John D. Rockefeller The Month Ahead Continuing through Sunday, July 31 Legos, from the private collection of Darren and JoDene Summers, on display at the Keizer Heritage Museum and at the Keizer Community Library. Museum hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 2-4 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. keizerheritage.org. Continuing through Sunday, July 10 Marion County Fair continues. See the best the county has to offer at the Oregon State Fairgrounds. rodeo, carnival, kids activities and competitions. Concerts on Friday and Saturday. Fair admission is $9 for adults, $5 for seniors and kids 6-11, kids 5 and under are free. Free parking. For a full schedule of fair events visit co.marion.or.us/CS/Fair/. Friday, July 8 Pentacle Theater presents The Aliens, a comedy-drama, by Annie Baker (it’s not about Martians). Runs through July 30. For show dates and times visit pentacletheatre.org. Keizer Rotary Amphitheatre Summer Concerts presents Loafers—Music from the Soul, show at 6:30. No outside food or beverages. No pets allowed in the amphitheater. Free admission. kraorg.com. Saturday, July 9 Fourth Annual Donald Hazelnut Festival at Main Street, Donald, OR exit 278 off I-5. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Raffl es, BBQ competition, music, food court, craft vendors and more. donaldhazelnutfestival.com. Willamette Valley Genealogical Society meets at 10:30 a.m. in the Anderson Room A of Salem Public Library (585 Liberty St SE). Fritz Juengling will speak about resources on FamilySearch for German heritage. For more information, call (503) 363-0880. Saint Benedict Festival-Farm-to-Fork Dinner, noon to 4 p.m., Mount Angel Abbey. Local food, wines plus beer from the monks own brewery. $50 per person includes food, beverages, tours and activities. mountangelabbey.org. Keizer Rotary Amphitheatre Summer Concerts presents Candy-O, a Tribute to The Cars, show at 6:30. No outside food or beverages. No pets allowed in the amphitheater. Free admission. kraorg.com. Tuesday, July 12 Keizer Parks Advisory Board meeting, Keizer Civic Center, 6 p.m. Free admission all day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700 State Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 13 Keizer Planning Commission meeting, Keizer Civic Center, 6 p.m. Saturday, July 16 Keizer Rotary Amphitheatre Summer Concerts presents Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuts, Show at 6:30. No outside food or beverages. No pets allowed in the amphitheater. Free admission. kraorg.com. Monday, July 18 – Friday, July 22 Barnyard Roundup VBS is scheduled from 8:45 a.m. to noon at St. Edward Parish, 5303 River Rd. N, Keizer. All children, age 4 (must have turned 4 by September 1, 2015) through those completing fi fth grade, are invited to attend. Registration fees are $20 per child or $50 per family. All families registering will receive a free CD of the VBS music. Call the parish offi ce (503-393-5323) for registration information or fi nd a registration form on the St. Edward website – www.sainteds.com. Wednesday, July 20 – Saturday, July 23 Keizer Homegrown Theatre presents its annual Shakespeare in the Park production, Twelfth Night, the comedy of mistaken identities. Keizer Rotary Amphitheatre at Keizer Rapids Park. Performances at 7 p.m. Free admission. No outside food or beverage. keizerhomegrowntheatre.org. By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes If you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at public service without the pesky long- term commitment, the Keizer City Coun- cil has a deal for you. At its meeting Tuesday, July 5, the coun- cil declared vacant the seat most recently held by Dennis Koho, whose term was set to expire in January 2017. Koho resigned July 1 due to health concerns and the dec- laration sets in motion a timetable for the sitting members of the council to appoint his replacement. Whomever is selected will serve on the council at least until January 2017, and will have to run for election to the seat in No- vember if they choose to continue in the role. Here are the important dates leading up to the swearing in of a new councilor in August: July 22 – Interested candidates have until 5 p.m. to submit letters of interest and resumes for consideration. Submissions can be sent to City Record Tracy Davis at da- vist@keizer.org. July 25 – Letters will be sent to all interested parties inviting them to give a presentation outlining their interests and qualifi cations on Aug. 1 beginning at 6 p.m. The letters will include sitting coun- cilors’ questions, if any. Aug. 1 – Candidates will make their presentations and council members will vote to fi ll the vacancy in an open ballot. The new councilor will be sworn in at the beginning of the city council meeting that evening. Given the short time period when a new councilor is appointed and the elec- tion of a new councilor in November, Councilor Amy Ryan asked whether is was possible to postpone the appointment until a new councilor is elected. City Attorney Shannon Johnson re- sponded that the city charter was clear that the council should appoint a new individ- ual to the seat within 45 days of a vacancy being declared. “If you chose not to declare the vacancy, it probably couldn’t be challenged, but it is vacant and the declaration” sets in motion the replacement process, Johnson said A rose by any other name would ... be a cupcake? By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Interested in a sweet treat? Then follow your nose to Keizer Florist. No, it’s not chocolate roses, but cupcakes that the long- time Keizer business has add- ed to its offerings. “We make everything from scratch,” said Michelle Sladick, manager of Simply Cupcakes, the new business- in-a-business at 631 Chema- wa Road N.E. “We tried us- ing some mixes, but we found recipes we liked better put- ting them together ourselves.” Simply Cupcakes offers a regular baker’s dozen of cup- cake options in addition to occasional specialties. Cur- rent selections include the Almond Joy, a coconut-fi lled cupcake with coconut cream frosting, sweet chocolate and accents of slivered almonds; the orange creamsicle, which emulates the vintage ice cream bars; and the cinnna- mon churro, a sweet cinna- mon cupcake with cinnamon frosting and cinnamon-sugar on top. Sladick said she had more experience cooking cinna- mon rolls for family before looking back in the KT 5 YEARS AGO The dog made him do it Dale Nelson, 39, of Keizer, was headed westbound on Lockhaven Drive NE when the dog on his lap “interfered with his driving” causing him to hit the curb, cross a lane of oncoming traffi c and strike a house on 5400 block Chehalis Drive N. No one was hurt. cakes is meeting a dual need for Vasquez’s business. “We are lucky to have ex- tremely loyal customers and staff, but the fl ower business takes a deep dive in the sum- mer months. The cupcake business gives us a bit of extra revenue and it creates extra hours to keep employees on through the summer,” Vasquez said. Simply cupcakes offers a selection in the store, but advance orders and wedding cupcakes are also available. For more information, drop by Keizer Florist, call 503-390- 9035 or visit www.simplyc- upcakesoregon.com. local weather KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald Michelle Sladick, manager of Simply Cupcakes, shows off some of her custom creations. taking on the cupcake duties, but she’s enjoyed the transi- tion. “Business has been pretty good, people have either seen the sign in the window or bought some cupcakes when they are in to buy fl owers,” Sladick said. Owner Lisa Vasquez said the creamsicle is her current favorite of the bunch, but the recent addition of a banana split cupcake, which includes a pineapple fi lling with a cream icing, chocolate shell and a cherry on top, is run- ning a close second. “Michelle makes a wicked cupcake,” Vasquez said. Opening up the cupcake shop inside Keizer Florist rep- resents a change of heart for Vasquez, who swore off the food business when she took ownership of the store and its then-cafe in February 2015. In the end, the cafe made it easier to open the cupcake shop “There was already a li- cense for it in existence, so it was mostly a matter of transferring the ownership,” Vasquez said. After earning a perfect score on Simply Cupcake’s fi rst health inspection, Vasquez said that is the goal every time now. While it may strike some as an odd pairing, Simply Cup- sudoku 10 YEARS AGO New elevated water tower a “win-win” for city residents The Keizer City Council approved a contract for the city’s fi rst raised water tower. The 100-foot tower will be erected in the southern tip of the Keizer Station development across from the main entrance of Keizer Little League Park. 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. 15 YEARS AGO Rustlers strike, wrest Ethel from Keizer home Cow rustlers hit a Keizer neighborhood recently, carting off a life sized ornamental Holstein cow from the front yard of a McLeod Lane home. Randall Blighton said the cow, which he calls Ethel, disappeared from his front yard even though it was in a cow pen, someone took it anyway. 20 YEARS AGO Monty Python sighted loose on Keizer street Elizabeth Cooper got the surprise of her life when she looked out her window late one night. She called 911 to report a snake outside. When she described the snake, police were dispatched. Offi cers recalled a resident that owned a big snake named Monty. Soon the python and owner were reunited. KEIZERTIMES.COM Web Poll Results Have you ever transported illegal fi reworks across state lines? 77% – No 23% – Yes Vote in a new poll every Thursday! GO TO KEIZERTIMES.COM
