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Clear Lake to
name library
In honor of the upcoming
125th anniversary, Clear Lake
Elementary School is looking
to name its library.
Submissions for possible
names should include: Name
and contact information, the
name you are recommending,
and a brief description of why
you feel this name would be
appropriate for the Clear Lake
Library.
The school will be accept-
ing submissions for possible
names through Sept. 1.
Submissions should be
mailed to: Clear Lake Ele-
mentary School, Attn: School
Library Naming Committee,
7425 Meadowglen St NE,
Keizer, OR 97303
All submissions will be
reviewed and considered by
a committee who will select
one name for the library.
For any questions, please
contact Clear Lake Elemen-
tary School at 503-399-3138.
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Robyn DeGuire
KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley
Larry Bent has taught lessons and worked at the McNary Golf Club shop for more than 40 years.
Larry from McNary
By DEREK WILEY
Of the Keizertimes
If you’ve taken lessons at
McNary Golf Club in the last
40 years, there’s a good chance
they were given by Larry Bent.
The teaching professional
and pro shop manager has
spent most of his life on a golf
course.
As an 8-year-old in Canada,
he made a basket and began
fi shing balls out of the water
at the course near his home.
Understandably, the owner,
Alf Tate, didn’t like this very
much, so he called Bent’s
mom.
They agreed to put him
to work shagging golf balls.
He worked six to seven hour
shifts on Saturday and Sunday.
“Basically I did a better job
than his 15-year-olds because
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I was scared,” Bent said. “I had
to pay him back for stealing all
the balls. He was a great old
man and turned out to be a
father fi gure.”
At 15 years old, Bent was in
the golf shop repairing clubs
and giving lessons. At 20, he
moved to Woodburn to be
with his mother.
He worked for the Hu-
mane Society but would often
drive by McNary.
One day, he fi nally decid-
ed to stop in and talk to the
owner. That was more than 40
years ago and Bent has worked
there since.
In his younger days, Bent
would give seven to 10 lessons
a day. He’s taught a week-long
junior camp for the past 35
years.
“First you understand the
basics and that’s not extreme-
ly hard,” Bent said. “What’s
hard is translating to the per-
son you’re giving the lesson
to different analogies to help
them do what you’re trying
to change. When I look at a
person, I see exactly what’s
wrong and now the hard part
is trying to explain to them in
terms they can grasp. It could
be physical. It could be a word
but you just experiment with
different things. Now, it’s just
second nature. It’s part of what
I do.”
Today, Bent spends most of
his time in the golf shop, sell-
ing and ordering merchandise.
He also helps market and run
tournaments.
“I enjoy the environment
of people who come out to
have fun,” Bent said. “Sure,
there’s always people that are
unhappy but you take care
of them. They’re going to be
happy when they leave if they
weren’t happy when they got
here. And that’s all business is.”
But Bent made it clear his
job is more about relationships
than business.
“All these people that
come are friends,” he said.
“It’s become a family for me.
I’ve had some tough times
and they were all right there,
stepping up. Ninety percent
of people out here I know,
whether it’s public or mem-
bers, I know them one way
or the other and I’ve gained
a ton or relationships through
this job, which to me in more
valuable, being happy where
you work.”
Bent has seen the course
change over 40 years. There
wasn’t a house on it when he
fi rst started. Now there are
more than 600.
“The golf course now is in
better shape than it ever was,”
he said. “The houses don’t de-
tract from it. It just makes it a
little tougher golf course.”
Bent doesn’t know how
much longer he’ll work at
McNary Golf Club but he’s in
no rush to retire.
“I’ll know when it’s time,”
he said. “I like to ride my mo-
torcycle. I like to fi sh. I like
to spend time with my part-
ner. We like to travel and do
things. There’s coming a time.
Right now I’m not seeing it
in the future real quick.”
KEIZER MAYOR CATHY CLARK
JOINS GATOR AND DENISE
EVERY WEDNESDAY
AT 5:30 PM
Inexpensive Burial
and Funeral Options
On-Site Crematory
4365 RIVER RD N, KEIZER
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Robyn DeGuire passed
away Monday, July 18, due to
ongoing complications with
her health. She had just cel-
ebrated her 53rd birthday.
Robyn was born in Salem
July 9, 1963 to Robert and
Sharon Lou DeGuire and
lived in Salem and Keizer all
her life. She graduated in 1981
from McNary High School
and worked at Fairview before
she became disabled.
Robyn marveled at the
beauties of nature, especially
those found right here in Or-
egon.
Riding through the coun-
tryside, being in the water and
expressing her creativity were
favorite pastimes.
She is survived by her
mother, Sharon Lou and step-
father of 34 years, Frank Ho-
evet, sons Ian and Christopher
DeGuire, grandchildren Riley
and Ryder, sister JoElle Drum-
heiser, niece Jordan, nephew
Chance and half-brother Da-
vid Welch, as
well as aunt
and
uncle
Charlene and
Ken Orndorff
and step sib-
lings Jeff and
Julie Hoevet,
R. DeGuire Leanna
Ho-
evet
Smith
and Scott Hartmann and what
Robyn fondly named our
“Family Bush.”
There will be a celebration
of life on Saturday, Aug. 20 be-
ginning at 1 p.m. at the Keizer
Elks Lodge, 4250 Cherry Ave.
NE, Keizer, OR 97303. As-
sisting the family is Virgil T.
Golden Funeral Service.
Candidate register
deadline Aug. 30
The Keizer mayor’s chair
and three seats on the city
council will be up for grabs
in November, and interested
candidates can register now
through Aug. 30.
Mayor Cathy Clark’s fi rst
two-year term is expiring,
as are the four-year terms
of councilors Dennis Koho,
Kim Freeman and Marlene
Parsons.
Koho resigned his seat on
July 1 due to health con-
siderations and an interim
replacement, Mark Caillier,
was appointed by the city
council.
To run for the mayor or
city council, candidates must
be a qualifi ed elector under
the state constitution and a
registered voter within city
limits who has resided in
Keizer for the 12 months
prior to the date of the elec-
tion, Nov. 8.
For additional informa-
tion, or to request an election
information packet, contact
Keizer City Recorder Tracy
Davis at 503-856-3412 at
davist@keizer.org.
Applications are due Fri-
day, Aug. 30, by 5 p.m.
Tour Keizer with KPIC guides
Pre-Planning Available
503.393.7037
July 9, 1963 – July 18, 2016
TUNE IN AS WE TALK ALL THINGS KEIZER!
The Keizer Points of In-
terest Committee meeting
scheduled for Tuesday, Aug.
16, will be a tour of all the
Points of Interest. The public
is invited.
The tour will begin at
the Keizer Civic Center, 930
Chemawa Road N.E., at
5:30 p.m. Participants will
carpool from the civic center
and be given a map showing
the points of interest with
informational paragraphs as
well as an agenda with driv-
ing instructions.
For more information,
contact Debbie Lockhart at
503-856-3418.
WorshipDirectory
These Salem-Keizer houses of worship invite you to visit.
Call to list your church in our Worship Directory: (503) 390-1051
John Knox Presbyterian Church
JOIN US FOR
SUNDAY WORSHIP
452 Cummings Lane North • 393-0404
8:30 am • 10 am • 11:30 am • 6 pm
PEOPLESCHURCH
4500 LANCASTER DR NE | SALEM
503.304.4000 • www.peopleschurch.com
Father Gary L. Zerr, Pastor
Saturday Vigil Liturgy: 5:30 p.m.
Sundays: 8:15 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
La Misa en Español: 12:30 p.m.
Celebration
Services
Saturday Evening
6:00 pm
Children’s Programs, Student and Adult Ministries
1755 Lockhaven Dr. NE Keizer
503-390-3900
www.dayspringfellowship.com
Sunday Morning
9:00 am
and
10:45 am
Rev. Dr. John Neal, Pastor
Worship - 10:30 a.m.
Education Hour - 9:15 a.m.
Nursery Care Available
www.keizerjkpres.org
Faith Lutheran Church
4505 River Rd N • 393-4507
Sunday Schedule:
9:00 a.m. Children’s Church
9:15 a.m. Adult Bible Study
9:30 a.m. Children’s Activities
Pastor
Virginia Eggert 10:30 a.m. Worship with Communion