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Today in History
Amid much public excitement, American explorers
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark return to St. Louis,
Missouri, from the fi rst recorded overland journey from
the Mississippi River to the Pacifi c coast and back. The
Lewis and Clark Expedition had set off more than two years
before to explore the territory of the Louisiana Purchase.
Sept. 23, 1806
Food 4 Thought
“Kids should be allowed to break stuff more often. That’s
a consequence of exploration. Exploration is what you do
when you don’t know what you’re doing.”
—Neil deGrasse Tyson
The Month Ahead
Friday, September 23
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
When Anita Zahniser
volunteered for the Keizer
Points of Interest Committee,
she hadn’t even heard of the
Keizer Oral History Project,
but she became the driving
force behind it for the last
year and a half.
In more ways than one,
Zahniser has molded the Oral
History Project into some-
thing different than what she
inherited. In early episodes,
most of which are available
to view on keizertv.com, the
time was dedicated to cap-
turing stories from the city
founders and their memories
of establishing Keizer as its
own city.
After taking on the role as
host and interviewer, Zahnis-
er turned the camera’s atten-
tion to what came before that
time period and the people
who weren’t civic leaders.
She talked with city founder
Jerry McGee “in disguise”
as Thomas Dove Keizur, she
interviewed a number of the
earliest students to attend the
fi rst Keizer school and then
started talking with residents
of Avamere Court about their
experiences living in the area
for extended periods of time.
The next one to be released is
an interview with Joy Beebe,
who moved to the area from
England as a war bride after
World War II. Her fi nal in-
terview, for now, is with Lynn
Woolfe whose dad built a fall-
out shelter during the Cuban
Missile Crisis.
Despite all that, she thinks
Submitted
Anita Zahniser speaks with Marilyn Willeford as part of her work with the Keizer Oral History Project.
Zahniser is stepping away from her role to tend to family, but she’s willing to mentor her successor.
she’s barely scratched the sur-
face.
“I would like to see
Keizerites in their later years
sharing their stories about
times when they were chil-
dren, what it was like raising a
family or even what their life
is like now in retirement. The
story goes on and it’s fascinat-
ing because it feels like it’s all
connected,” Zahniser said.
Her vision for the proj-
ect was to present the Keizer
Oral History Project at local
senior care facilities where
she hoped potential inter-
viewees would step forward.
She had already made a few
steps in that direction. She
presented at a few local facili-
ties and she’d even gone as far
as doing trial runs during the
presentation.
“I would invite some
of the residents up and we
would pass a microphone
around. The goal was just to
get them comfortable with
the idea,” she said.
Zahniser had little experi-
ence interviewing someone
when she started, but she
found her own way. She read
books that her interview sub-
jects had written, looked over
photographs with them and
then presented interviewees
with a list of questions and an
invitation to remove the ones
they didn’t like and add a top-
ics they wished to share.
“I probably did more than
I needed to, but anyone inter-
ested in participating in the
project would choose their
own methods of prepping for
the interviews,” she said.
Fall Food Truck Function, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., 1450
Front Street N.E. Food trucks involved will donate their
tips to Boys & Girls Club.
A warm
welcome
The Southeast Keizer Neighborhood Association meets
at Salem Mennonite Church, 1045 Candlewood Drive
NE, at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 24
The Salvation Army Ray and Kroc Corps Community
Center celebrates its 7th anniversity with a family fair
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities will include fi tness
demonstrations, a vendor fair, bouncy houses, food and
free access to the Kroc Center. 503-798-4782.
Oregon Grape Stomp Championships and Harvest
Celebration, Willamette Valley Vineyards, 8800
Enchanted Way SE, Turner. Teams of two will compete
to advance to the world championship. Event also
features wine tasting and live music. Cost is $15, $10 for
wine club members. $10 fee for grape stomping teams.
For information visit wvv.com.
Sunday, September 25
ServeFest 2016, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Keizer
Civic Center (930 Chemawa Road N.E.). School supplies,
clothing, kids haircuts, manicures, family photos, pet
nail care, bike repair, vaccinations, lunch and more.
Everything is free courtesy of Lakepoint Community
Church.
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, September 27
Free admission all day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art,
700 State Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday, September 30
Willamette University’s Theatre Department presents
Tom Stoppard’s Tony Award-winning 1966 play
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead in M. Lee
Pelton Theatre. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-
Saturdays; Matinees at 2 p.m. on Oct. 2, 9, and 15. Tickets
range from $8 to $12. wutheatre.com.
Friday, September 30 – October 22
Of Mice and Men, based on John Steinbeck’s novel,
opens at Pentacle Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for
weekday performances, $21 for weekend performances.
Runs through Oct. 22. Mature themes; discretion advised.
For show times and tickets visit pentacletheatre.org.
Sunday, October 2
Saint Paul’s Music Guild Evensong Concert Series at 1444
Liberty Street SE. Salem, presents Timbre 4 p.m. For more
information visit stpaulsoregon.org. 503-362-3661.
Monday, October 3
Keizer City Council meets 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., 930 Chemawa
Road N.E.
Saturday, October 8
Artists’ reception for Colors of Autumn exhibit at Keizer
Art Association’s Enid Joy Mount Gallery at Keizer
Heritage Center, 2-4 p.m. Show continues through Oct.
29. keizerarts.com.
Add your event by e-mailing news@keizertimes.com.
local
weather
Offi cer Roland (RJ)
Farrens shakes the
hand of Keizer Public
Works Director Bill
Lawyer after taking
his oath of offi ce
at the Keizer City
Council meeting
Monday, Sept. 19.
Mid-Valley Pro Wrestling, Keizer Lions Club, 4100
Cherry Avenue NE, at 7 p.m., fundraiser for Cascade
Cougars volleyball team, call 503-779-7978 to reserve
tickets, $8 general and $12 front row.
Saturday, September 24 – Sunday, September 25
While she wants to see the
project continue, Zahniser
has become an advocate for
preserving family stories apart
from the Keizer Oral History
Project.
“Going through the pro-
cess of preserving family his-
tory can bring up unresolved
issues and chances for recon-
ciliation. It’s not always pos-
sible to come to peace with
someone else, but if we can
make peace within ourselves,
that’s a big step,” Zahniser
said.
Anyone interested in learn-
ing more about the Keizer
Oral History Project and
how they might participate
may contact Deputy City
Recorder Debbie Lockhart at
503-856-3418 or lockhartd@
keizer.org.
KEIZERTIMES/
Eric A. Howald
looking back
in the KT
5 YEARS AGO
Howling for the wolf
Activists from the PDX
Animal Defense League
came to the Keizer area
Oregon Department of Fish
& Wildlife headquarters.
Stephanie Taylor locked
herself to the agency’s door’s
with a bicycle lock to decry
the planned killing of two
wolves after attacks on
livestock in eastern Oregon.
She was later arrested.
10 YEARS AGO
KPD driver’s course
draws fi re for
catering to Spanish
speakers
A Spanish-language driver’s
education course offered by
the Keizer Police Department
drew fi re earlier from listeners
of the Lars Larson radio show.
Calls to the police department
reported concerns missing
the point of the classes which
topics cover rules of the
road and requirements for
obtaining a drivers license.
15 YEARS AGO
Keizer will audit
Volcanoes
The city of Keizer is
preparing to audit the ticket
sales and parking receipts of
the Volcanoes organization,
something that has not
been done in the fi ve years
the organization has been
operating the Volcanoes
Stadium.
20 YEARS AGO
Serious crimes
dip in Keizer
Statistics provided by the
Keizer Police Department
showed that for the fi rst eight
months of the year, reported
serious crimes dropped 12
percent.
ServeFest returns Sunday
Lakepoint
Community
Church presents ServeFest on
Sept. 25. The event runs from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will be host-
ed at the Keizer Civic Center,
930 Chemawa Road N.E.
Members of Lakepoint
Community Church will pro-
vide a variety of services for the
community including: 3,000
lunches, family photos, haircuts,
manicures, pet nail trimming,
a wellness clinic with vaccina-
tions, bicycle repair, a children’s
activity center, and many other
services. Lakepoint will also be
giving away school supplies,
personal care items and cloth-
ing for people of all ages. Ev-
erything at ServeFest is free.
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