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Today in History The fi rst race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, now the home of the world’s most famous motor racing competition, the Indianapolis 500. — August 19, 1909 Food 4 Thought “Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.” — Coco Chanel, fashion designer and creator of Chanel No. 5, Born August 19, 1883 The Month Ahead Friday, August 19 The musical 9 to 5 based on the Jane Fonda-Dolly Parton and Lily Tomlin 1980 fi lm, opens at Pentacle Theatre. Visit pentacletheatre.org for showtimes and tickets. Runs through Sept. 10. Free concert at Keizer Rotary Amphitheater, Patrick Lamb, 6:30 p.m., no outside food or beverages, no pets. Friday, August 19 – Saturday, August 20 The 24th Annual Truck Show at Antique Powerland, noon to 9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $10, 12-and-under get in free. Saturday, August 20 McNary Estates holds its annual garage sale day with 100 homes participating. Sale benefi ts Marion-Polk Food Share, bring canned or packaged foods, or a small donation. Blue Day at McNary High School, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Great Salem Race, team up with your coworkers, friends or family to fi nd all the clues in a fast-paced, fun- fi lled scavenger hunt in downtown Salem. $39.00 for team of 2-4 people. 9:15 to 1 p.m. greatsalemrace.com Salem Bowie Tribute concert, Keizer Rotary Amphitheater, 6 p.m. Free. No outside food or beverages, no pets. Sunday, August 21 Narrated tour with stops at three area attractions: E.Z. Orchards Farm Market, The Oregon Garden and Silver Falls State Park (no host lunch stop at Silver Falls). $49/ adult. Tours every Sunday through Oct. 16. 503-241-7373. travelsalem.com. Tuesday, August 23 Keizer Public Art Commission meeting, 6 p.m., 930 Chemawa Road N.E. Free admission all day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700 State Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, August 24 Keizer Community Dinner at St. Edward Church, 5303 River Road N., hosted by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Free. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Free admission all day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700 State Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, August 26 – Monday, September 5 Oregon State Fair. Admission $8, for 12 years old and up, $5 for kids 6-11 years old. For a full event and concert schedule visits oregonstatefair.org. Saturday, August 27 Keizer author Carolyn Bennett-Hunter signs her novel, The Oceanview Matter, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Birdie’s Bistro. Sunday, August 28 Narrated tour with stops at three area attractions: E.Z. Orchards Farm Market, The Oregon Garden and Silver Falls State Park (no host lunch stop at Silver Falls). $49/ adult. Tours every Sunday through Oct. 16. 503-241-7373. travelsalem.com. Tuesday, August 30 Keizer Public Art Commission meeting, 6 p.m., 930 Chemawa Road N.E. Sunday, September 4 Narrated tour with stops at three area attractions: E.Z. Orchards Farm Market, The Oregon Garden and Silver Falls State Park (no host lunch stop at Silver Falls). $49/ adult. Tours every Sunday through Oct. 16. 503-241-7373. travelsalem.com. Sunday, October 2 Saint Paul’s Music Guild Evensong Concert Series at 1444 Liberty Street SE. Salem, presents Timbre 4 p.m. Add your event by e-mailing news@keizertimes.com. By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes The Keizer City Coun- cil outlined three options for neighbors to the west of Mc- Nary High School to consider regarding mitigating traffi c through their neighborhood during the academic year. In April, Charles Anderson, a resident of Newberg Drive, presented a petition to the city council signed by 20 neigh- bors calling for a gate at MHS at the end of MacArthur Street North to be locked. Anderson and his neigh- bors have lodged repeated complaints with Keizer Police Department and the Salem- Keizer School District regard- ing the high school’s overfl ow parking ending up on New- berg Drive North, MacArthur Street North and Max Court North. Noise from morning traffi c as parents drop off stu- dents at the gate, rather than going into the school parking lot, is also a source of friction. Anderson has met with re- sistance at most turns, but the city council formally took up the issue at its meeting Mon- day, Aug. 15. The council outlined three steps for moving forward: 1) painting a curb around a fi re hydrant to prevent parking that would block emergency service access; 2) talking with neighbors about improving the streets with sidewalks and curbs, possibly through the creation of a local improve- ment district with the city picking up some of the tab; and 3) continuing educa- tion with students at McNary about respect for the neigh- borhood residents and where they can and cannot park. The possibility of improv- ing the streets with sidewalks and curbs elicited the most discussion. The city currently has several projects on its to- do list and it would require fi nancial incentive contrib- uted by residents to jump the queue. There is also concern about confl icts with residents mak- ing use of existing city right- of-ways. “There are folks who live on MacArthur who think they have a larger yard than they do, and will need to be made aware of it before we can really begin to talk seri- ously about improvements,” said Chris Eppley, Keizer city manager. Councilor Mark Caillier said the school district might also be willing to contribute to an improvement project and should be brought in on the conversation. One former complaint about the area was regard- ing trash that students left in their wake, but Keizer Police Chief John Teague said that problems was largely solved through education within the school. “The main issues we still have are the noise and park- ing,” Teague said. The council considered instituting a no parking zone in the area and Eppley rec- ommended a six-month pilot project that would push the cars farthest away from the gates. However, restricting File Overfl ow traffi c and parking by McNary High School students and their families is disrupting the neighborhood off Newberg Drive North. parking between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. would also mean resi- dents and their visitors would also be barred from parking in the vicinity. Councilors also discussed the possibility of adding speed humps along Newberg Drive North, but Eppley said that Mercury spill causes stir at Manbrin Ave. apartments By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes An alert resident spotted a liquid mercury spill near Wyatt Lee Apartments Friday, Aug. 15, and sparked response that overwhelmed a small sec- tion of Keizer. “We had the Keizer Police Department, Keizer Fire De- partment, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Environmen- tal Quality all on the site,” said Chris Eppley, Keizer city manager at a meeting of the Keizer City Council Monday, Aug. 15. The apartments are located at 609 Manbrin Av- enue N.E. Offi cials tracked the spill to a container of the liquid being kept in a locked garage at the apartments. looking back in the KT “It wasn’t a fi ve-gallon bucket, but it was a lot for mercury,” Eppley said. “The jar it was in apparently broke and it leaked down the drive- way.” Two catch basins were tested near the site. One was determined to be free of con- tamination, while another had a small amount. “Basically the level of background noise,” Eppley said. “But nothing got into city systems.” Remediation of the spill was completed Tuesday, Aug. 16. Representatives of the EPA spoke with residents of the apartments, but did not dis- cover any of the substance in- side residences. Mercury is a heavy, sil- very metal commonly used in thermometers. It is a toxic substance and can be absorbed through the skin causing damage to the brain, kidneys and lungs. Symptoms include sensory impairment, lack of coordination, loss of hair, teeth and nails, or muscle weakness. correction A story in the Aug. 12 edition of the Keizertimes, Verda farm- house ‘unsalvageable,’ incorrectly stated the date by which resi- dents can submit written testimony regarding the request to rezone the property. Residents have until Monday, Aug. 29, by 5 p.m. The Keizertimes regrets the error. sudoku 5 YEARS AGO New tax headed for Nov. election Keizer voters will decide in Nov. whether to pay a $4.86 monthly fee for public safety communications. 10 YEARS AGO Some builds too tall for ladder rescue A recent fi re district report lists 24 apartment buildings and one retirement residence that are extremely diffi cult or inaccessible for Ladder 358 of Keizer Fire District. 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 Parks donations rolling in In the fi rst weeks of a new parks donation program, Keizerites donated $350 to help support city parks and recreation programs by checking off a box on their water bill. 20 YEARS AGO New clinic planned on Keizer lake land Salem Hospital and Salem Clinic are joining hands to open a major medical clinic in Keizer that could dramatically improve health care in the community. The clinic, still being planned, would open sometime next year on a fi ve- acre site at the east end of Staats Lake. KEIZERTIMES.COM Web Poll Results Should Keizer have a dedicated zip code? 68% – Yes 32% – No Vote in a new poll every Thursday! GO TO KEIZERTIMES.COM might cause more problems than it solves. “Studies show that speed bumps actually eliminate vol- ume, but increase speed be- tween the bumps as drivers slow down to go over them and rev up as soon as they are past them,” he said. local weather
