SEPTEMBER 16, 2016, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3
Bunco tournament
headed to Keizer
Civic Center
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
A large bunco tourna-
ment – and fundraiser for
Salem Health Foundation’s
breast cancer fund – is head-
ed to the Keizer Civic Cen-
ter Oct. 1.
The Alyssa Malchow
Breast Cancer Fund is sign-
ing up players for the event
and seeking sponsors
and prizes.
The Alyssa Mal-
chow Fund was
established after
the death of its
namesake in 2008.
“Alyssa was a
quiet person, but
she had a really
good
heart.
She grew up
an only child
and the thing
she
wanted
and enjoyed most
was being a mom,”
said Kelly Stevenson, a long-
time friend of Malchow and
now a cousin by marriage.
Malchow was diagnosed
with breast cancer in the
eighth month of her sec-
ond pregnancy. Labor was
induced two weeks after the
diagnosis so she could begin
cancer treatments, and the
baby arrived healthy.
“One of the things people
don’t realize is that a lot of
cancer that occurs before the
age of 40 is more aggressive.
They could never quite get
ahead of it with treatment,”
Stevenson said.
Stevenson and Malchow’s
mother, Jennifer Boos, es-
tablished the fund and fun-
draiser after her death. The
pair went looking for a new
venue earlier this year after
their previous site closed.
They approached the
Keizer City Council to ask
for a waiver of rental fees
this summer, but the
request was denied.
That’s when the
Keizer
Rotary
Club stepped in
and donated one
of its free uses to
the cause.
Tickets to Bun-
co for a Cause
are $25 and in-
clude a buf-
fet dinner
and dessert.
Bunco prizes,
door prizes and
raffl e prizes will
be offered. Dinner begins at
6 p.m. and bunco will start
about 7 p.m. Tickets can be
reserved by calling Stevenson
at 503-869-4393 or emailing
whaleykel@yahoo.com. All
proceeds are used for breast
cancer education and out-
reach focusing on women
younger than 40.
Since 2008, Stevenson and
Boos have raised more than
$44,000. Last year alone,
with more than 160 people
participating in the tour-
nament, they raised nearly
$6,700.
You Never Know What You’ll
Find At A Collectors West
Gun & Knife Show!
SEPT 17-18
State Fairgrounds - Salem
2330 17th St NE • I-5 Exit #256
Sat: 9a-5p, Sun: 10a-3p • $7 • Free parking
Bell ringing marks Constitution Day
The Anna Maria Pittman Chapter of
National Society Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution is inviting all churches,
schools, fi rehouses and individuals in Keiz-
er and surrounding areas to participate in
the upcoming Bells Across America event.
The event celebrates the 229th anni-
versary of the signing of the United States
Constitution with a bell-ringing at 1 p.m.
Saturday, September 17 — the date the
Constitution was signed. Since Sept. 17
is on a Saturday, Bells will ring at govern-
ment offi ces on Friday, Sept. 16, at 1 p.m.
pacifi c time. Participants can ring them
both on the 16th and 17th.
The Anna Maria Pittman Keizer Chap-
ter will celebrate with a display at the
Keizer Heritage Center and will partici-
pate in Bells Across America at the Center
Sept. 17 from 11:30-2:30 p.m. Bell ringing
will be at 1 p.m.
Churches are requested to ring their
bells for fi ve minutes. All others are being
asked to ring their bells for one minute.
Shredding it
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
Jeff Karpal and Brian Burt of Access help Megan Shaw of Oregon State Credit Union dump a box of paperwork to be shred-
ded Saturday, Sept. 10. Manager Craig Williams reported that employees collected 12,676 pounds of paper, 6.34 tons of
processed shred. It’s the equivalent of 108 trees, 44,380 gallons of water, 25,994 kilowatts of energy, 380 pounds of atmo-
spheric pollutants, and 32 cubic yards of landfi ll. Nearly 450 pounds of food was collected for the Marion-Polk Food Share.
KPD reminds drivers to stay alert in school zones
The Keizer Police De-
partment is reminding mo-
torist to be safe and alert as
the new school year gets un-
derway.
Here are a few specifi cs
from KPD Sgt. Trevor Wen-
ning:
• When traveling through
school zones, reduce speed to
20 mph between 7 a.m. and
5 p.m., even when there are
no fl ashing lights.
• Flashing amber LED
lights on the backside of
school zone signs serve as a
reminder when speed needs
to be reduced.
• When a school bus acti-
vates its red lights, cars travel
in all directions around the
bus must stop. As long as the
red lights are fl ashing, traffi c
must stop, even if a stop sign
is not deployed. This includes
all fi ve lanes of River Road
North when a bus stops to
pick up or drop off along the
road.
• When dropping off or
picking up children from
school, do not block bicycle
lanes. Blocking bicycle lanes
can result in a citation. Par-
ents are advised to fi nd park-
ing within nearby neighbor-
hoods and walk to the school
or arrange a meeting spot
with their children in ad-
vance.
KEIZER MAYOR CATHY CLARK
JOINS GATOR AND DENISE
EVERY WEDNESDAY
AT 5:30 PM
TUNE IN AS WE TALK ALL THINGS KEIZER!