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PAGE A2, KEIZERTIMES, SEPTEMBER 9, 2016 Citing censorship, council denies fast pass for ‘trusted’ art exhibitors presented by DRIVE A LITTLE – SAVE A BUNCH! 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE • SALEM MORE INFO AT NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM UFC203 - Sat, Sep 10 Miocic v. Overeem HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY, SEPT 10 Ice Age: Collision Course (PG) 11:00 AM TICKETS ARE JUST $3 SPECIAL SHOWING FOR KIDS AND ADULTS WITH AUTISM OR OTHER SENSORY SENSITIVITIES. 9 FIGHTS IN ALL ON THE HUGE SCREEN Live Fights at 5:00 (21 & Over) - Tickets $13 Reserved Seating Available Now Online. LIVE STAND UP COMEDY Lights, Comedy, Laughs! Saturday, September 17 DWIGHT SLADE & ERIC ALEXANDER MOORE 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 The Continental Congress formally declares the name of the new nation to be the “United States” of America. This replaced the term “United Colonies,” which had been in general use. — September 9, 1776 Food 4 Thought “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. ” — Leo Tolstoy, Russian author born Sept. 9, 1828 The Month Ahead Friday, September 9 Complimentary Veteran Appreciation Barbecue for senior (55 years and older) veterans at McNary Golf Club 11 a.m.- 3 p.m. Sponsored by Bonaventure at Keizer Station. Event will feature military museum display, raffl es and a veteran recognition ceremony. RSVP to 503-689-8084. The Lord and Schryver Conservancy of Salem present Four Gardens, Four Gardeners, a garden wine social, 6-9 p.m. at Gaeity Hollow and Bush Barn Annex (545 and 600 Mission St.). Featured speaker will be writer Donald Olson. Veteran Appreciation BBQ, McNary Golf Club, 155 McNary Estates Dr N Keizer, OR 97303. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free for Senior (55+) veterans. Contact info: Clair Clubb 503-689-8084 Friday, September 9 – Sunday, September 11 Sublimity Harvest Festival. Many activities to see and take part including a tractor pull and monster trucks. Paid admission. For festival schedule and tickets prices visit sublimityharvestfestival.org. Saturday, September 10 MHS Band Day, bandmembers will collect cans/bottles/ cash from Keizer homes. Collection at McNary High School and Creekside Center, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. For more info visit mcnaryhsband.org. Free child safety seat check hosted by Keizer Police, 8 a.m.-noon, parking lot of Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Rd. N.E. Shred Day, a document shredding acitivty sponsored by Oregon State Credit Union, 4952 River Road North in Keizer. Limit is three boxes per household. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Willamette Valley Genealogical Society will meet at 10:30 a.m. in Anderson Room A of Salem Public Library (585 Liberty St SE). Webmaster Dennis Hill will speak about WVGS Website Overview and Ancestry.com. Keizer Public Arts Commission will dedicate the city’s newsest mural, 11 a.m., Town and Coutntry Lanes, 3500 River Road N. The public is invited. JFK appears at Keizer Rotary Amphitheatre at Keizer Rapids Park in the fi nal concert of the series. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., show at 6:30 p.m. No outside food or beverage; no animals allowed. Sunday, September 11 9/11 Memorial at Keizer Fire District, 661 Chemawa Road N.E. 7 a.m. Continental breakfast follows ceremony. 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. Capital City Cornhole Classic, 201 East Summer Street NE, Salem. First toss at 11 a.m.; check-in begins at 10 a.m. Costs $20/individual or $40/team. Register at www. shangrilaoregon.org. Tuesday, September 13 Free admission all day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700 State Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, September 14 Elsinore Theatre presents, Western fi lm series: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). 7 p.m. Tickets $6. 170 High Street SE. 503-375-3574. City Hall Week at Keizer Civic Center, 6 p.m. City leaders from around the region discuss pressing issues of the day with Oregon legislative leaders. Free. Thursday, September 15 – Sunday, September 18 Mount Angel Oktoberfest. For a full list of activities and schedule visit oktoberfest.org. Add your event by e-mailing news@keizertimes.com. By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes There will not be a trusted vendor program for organiza- tion hoping to display work in the Keizer Civic Center. At least not yet. Lore Christopher of the Keizer’s Public Arts Commis- sion (KPAC) presented the Keizer City Council with a plan to expedite approval of artwork from organizations with regular exhibits at Keizer Civic Center. The request was met with trepidation by members of the city council who opted to tread carefully around any mat- ter that would draw it or city employees into regulating the content of artwork destined for display in the civic center. “We went through this con- versation when the art com- mission was established to keep the council and city out of content regulation. We want to protect the freedom of speech and make sure that everyone is granted the fairness of a pro- cess,” said Mayor Cathy Clark in voicing her opposition to the program. The primary benefi ciaries of the plan would have been the Salem-Keizer Education Foundation (SKEF) and the Colored Pencil Society of America. Both groups have had exhibits in the civic cen- ter in the past, but the Colored Pencil Society said the amount of work required to organize the show and get all the art- work approved for exhibition took too much time on behalf of its volunteer coordinators. Christopher said KPAC was willing to compromise by in- stituting the preferred vendor program as a pilot project for two years and limiting it to the two named vendors instead of the three originally envisioned by KPAC. KPAC commissioners had hoped to ease the burden on exhibitors like the Colored Pencil Society through a trust- ed vendor program that would have allowed it to submit an exhibit without having every single piece approved by the commission in advance. City Attorney Shannon Johnson strongly opposed the implementation of such a plan in memo submitted to the council. Johnson cited concerns about artwork being submit- ted through trusted vendors that could be deemed explicit or simply not appropriate for a public setting. Without pre-ap- proval, he suggested, a process would need to be established for removing objectionable pieces and that could trigger questions regarding the fairness of the process. Christopher tried to coun- ter Johnson’s concern stat- ing that two KPAC members would be on-hand during art intake to reject any pieces deemed unsuitable. That how- ever didn’t pass muster with Councilor Roland Herrera. “Deciding last minute doesn’t play well for me. I feel like we can come up with a better solution,” he said. Johnson also suggested that other vendors would be able to claim city standards as a whole were unfair if the coun- cil wasn’t approving an actual process. They were instead be- ing asked to support a concept with a process to follow after approval. As a last ditch concession, Christopher asked the council to approve the program for at least SKEF because artwork was already passing through MCSO looking for a few good cadets The Marion County Sher- iff ’s Offi ce is recruiting for its Cadet Program. The program introduces cadets to what it takes to be a patrol deputy, pa- role and probation deputy or corrections deputy. To join the Cadet Pro- gram, a person must be be- tween 14.5 and 20 years old, and they must be enrolled full time in school. They must also have a 2.5 grade point aver- age. Cadets learn about team- work and develop leadership skills while being mentored by deputies. Individuals who are selected will participate in an interview process and must pass a background investiga- tion. Successful applicants will begin an eight-week cadet academy starting in January. The classes will be held on Sundays. Applications are due Oct. 14 by 5 p.m. Once trained, individuals will ride along with deputies on patrol, participate in com- munity relations programs, assist with traffi c control and looking back in the KT security, and learn more about the professions associated with the fi eld of law enforce- ment. The cadets will be ex- pected to dedicate 20 hours of volunteer work each month. For more information, go to www.GoMcso.com and click on the Cadet Unit link for an application. GRASSROOTS GOVERNMENT The Keizer Traffi c Safety, Bikeways and Pedestrian Committee had its most recent meeting Thursday, Aug. 11. Here’s what was discussed: • Chair Hersch Sang- ster suggested the devel- opment of more bike ride routes that could be posted to the city’s website. He volunteered to redesign an existing ride route and suggested that ‘kid rides,’ ‘neighborhood cruiser rides’ and longer recre- ational rides be developed and posted as well. Exist- ing routes can be accessed at www.keizer.org/Bike- Routes/. • Committee member Pat Fisher suggested look- gatekeepers at the school level. However, if that were to be approved at some later date, Clark wanted to see it opened up to all education entities. That proposal met with resistance from Nate Brown, Keizer’s community develop- ment director. “The only reason SKEF has been given that latitude is be- cause of the extreme oversight. I would caution that smaller organizations would not have that oversight, and I would want to make sure that was in place,” Brown said. The total value of an exhibit is also something kept in check with the existing process. Un- der the city’s current insurance policy, no individual piece of artwork can be valued at more than $3,000, and an entire ex- hibit cannot be valued at more than $50,000. Without pre-ap- proval, exhibitors would have to be held accountable for the values of each individual piece so as not to run afoul of insur- ance limits. Christopher said the KPAC members present at intake would take responsibility for the valuation, but that seemed to be the least of the council’s concerns before approving a pilot program. “I am a little reluctant to move forward without seeing the policy we are approving,” said Councilor Bruce Ander- son. Johnson recommended keeping the current process in place while city staff worked with members of KPAC to re- solve any issues brought forth by vendors. In the end, that’s the path the council took. local weather ing into the Safe Routes to School mini-grant and that the committee do a city-wide assessment of the conditions where chil- dren are walking to school and the physical barriers preventing children from walking to school. • Committee member Kathy Lincoln suggested working on a speed study of Wheatland Road and/ or a safety study of River Road for incorporation in an upcoming Traffi c Sys- tems Plan update. sudoku 5 YEARS AGO Two Celt alums head to New York for 9/11 memorial, Keizer Fire plans local ceremony Two McNary HS graduates, Shelby Magnuson and Ashley Eddings, will travel with members of the George Fox University choir to join with an additional 150 singers to take part in a 9/11 memorial in New York City. 10 YEARS AGO Keizer teen accused of pulling knife A 15 year old Keizer boy was arrested after threatening three other individuals with a knife on River Road near the Taco Bell. The victims called 911, offi cers located the boy and after a short foot chase, the boy was taken into custody and charged with two counts of physical harassment, unlawful possession of a weapon and disorderly conduct. 15 YEARS AGO Keizerites stunned as terrorists strike Although the terrorists attacks focused on the Northeast - The Pentagon and the World Trade Center towers - authorities locally were directed to take extra precautions to ensure residents safety. 20 YEARS AGO Giants want to play ball in Keizer A team affi liated with the San Francisco Giants would start playing professional baseball in Keizer next summer if the city can come up with about $2 million to launch a stadium. 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. 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE THIS WEEK’S MOVIE TIMES KEIZERTIMES.COM Web Poll Results How many hours per week do you spend assisting your child with school work? 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