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PAGE A2, KEIZERTIMES, NOVEMBER 4, 2016 Local candidates talk Latino issues presented by DRIVE A LITTLE – SAVE A BUNCH! 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE • SALEM MORE INFO AT NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM UFC205 - Sat, Nov 12 Alvarez v. McGregor LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY, NOV 19 SECRET LIFE OF PETS (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. EscapeQuest LIVE ESCAPE ROOM – THE CABIN ESCAPE Can you solve the puzzles & dodge disaster in 50 minutes or less? $9 weekday or $12 weekend per person with groups of 4–6 people. See website for further details. Today in History Barack Obama becomes the fi rst person of biracial or African descent to be elected president of the United States. — Nov. 4, 2008 Food 4 Thought “We’ve been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope. But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.” — Barack Obama The Month Ahead Saturday, November 5 Keizer Art Association Black, White and Grey artists’ reception. 6 to 8 p.m. Awards will be presented, wine and appetizers will be served. The Salem Concert Band, Fall 2016 concert, performs Fiesta at Central High School Auditorium in Independence 7 p.m. Tickets: $20 reserved, $15 general, $5 for students. 503-362-0485 or www. salemconcertband.org Sunday, November 6 Daylight saving time ends. Set all clocks back one hour. All Haydn Concert at Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1444 Liberty St SE at 4 p.m. stpaulsoregon.org 503-362- 3661. Willamette University’s Theatre Department presents Overture: Music Inspired by Shakespeare, a special event with the Willamette University Symphony Orchestra, 3 p.m. at Hudson Hall. Tickets are $15. wutheatre.com. The Second Winds Community Band along with Linfi eld College Concert Band and Second Winds Jazz Band directed by Mark Williams and Dr. Joan Paddock present I Remember Vietnam, featuring the world premier of “Emblems of Sacrifi ce” by Dr. Kevin Walczyk. 3:00 p.m., at Mcminnville Community Center (600 NE Evans St, McMinnville, OR 97128). Admission is free. For more information go to www.secondwinds.org. Tuesday, November 8 Election Day. Free admission all day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700 State Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, November 11 – Saturday, November 19 Willamette University’s Theatre Department presents Perception/Reality, a dance concert exploring the themes of Shakespeare in M. Lee Pelton Theatre. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; Matinees at 2 p.m. on Nov. 13 and 19. Tickets range from $8 to $12. wutheatre.com. Saturday, November 12 Keizer All-School Reunion. All students, teachers and employees of the old Keizer School are invited, 1-4 p.m., 980 Chemawa Rd. NE. 504-393-9660. Millstream Knitting Guild meets at Arrowhead Mobile Park Community Center, 5422 Portland Road N.E. in Salem,10 a.m. to noon. New members welcome, $24 membership per year. For more information, visit millstreamknitting.wordpress.com. Saturday, November 12 – Sunday, November 13 Willamette University and The Willamette Master Chorus presents its annual Veterans Concerts, Saturday at 7:30 p.m. or Sunday at 3:00 p.m. in Hudson Hall. Tueday, November 15 Willamette University’s Small Ensemble Program will showcase the work of its students. The concert is free. Performing will be: North Star String Quartet, Brasscats, the Percussion Ensemble and WW5, the woodwind quartet. 7:30 p.m. For more information 503-370-6255. Free admission all day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700 State Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, November 18 The Historic Elsinore Theatre presents, Candlebox in concert. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $20/27-Door $25-32. 170 High Street SE. 503-375-3574. elsinoretheatre.org. Several candidates from around the region took part in a forum hosted by the Latino Business Alliance on Wednesday, Oct. 26. Republican gubernatorial candidate Bud Pierce joined Republican Rep. Jodi Hack, a candidate for House District 19; Republican Laura Morett and incumbent Democrat Rep. Paul Evans, candidates for House District 20; and House District 22 Republican candidate Patti Milne alongside Aubrey Mech- ling, campaign manager for Milne’s Democratic opponent Teresa Alonso Leon. Candidates were asked three questions and given two min- utes to respond. Question: What our your thoughts on Measures 97 and how will it affect Latino small businesses? (Measure 97 would create a new tax on corpora- tions with more than $25 mil- lion in Oregon sales and result in about $3 billion per year for public education, health care and senior services). Bud Pierce: I feel it will be more harmful than helpful. From a Latino business point of view, you will have to pur- chase goods from the businesses that are going to be taxed. Costs will be passed onto families and their businesses and I oppose it based on increased costs. Rep. Paul Evans: In this particular case, Measure 97 has some language that will need to be tweaked. I think what Dr. Pierce said is probably true. But what’s not been discussed is the potential gains. One of the spe- cifi c gains would be increased transportation gains, increased workforce development and hopefully a safer, more capable health care system for children. There will be some impacts, but I don’t think it will be directly harmful. Laura Morett: They are promising it’s going to educa- tion and seniors, but it’s going into the general fund. We all know what happens with that money, it’s misspent and mis- handled. I don’t want to take $600 of my money or your money and throw it into the general fund. We need lead- ership willing to do the hard things and make hard decisions. Audrey Mechling: Teresa has spent her career advocat- ing for students and she knows the schools need more funding to reduce class sizes and in- crease graduation rates. Career technical education and ap- prenticeship programs can be a path to success for students and looking back in the KT Saint Paul’s Music Guild Evensong Concert Series at 1444 Liberty Street SE. Salem, presents Manzi-Heck Duo 4 p.m. For more information visit stpaulsoregon. org. 503-362-3661 Add your event by e-mailing news@keizertimes.com. District 20 and 1,800 voted. It’s one thing to say what needs to be done. I actually do it. Look at representatives’ records and look how they voted. They are vot- ing with a Portland agenda. Mechling: Teresa will rep- resent all the constituents. Her website is available in English, Spanish and Russian. She has made it a priority to reach out with town halls in English and Spanish, and made it a prior- ity to visit the businesses in downtown Woodburn. One of the biggest concerns is the lack of access to capital allowing them to grow and change, and she’s been working on that as a Woodburn city councilor. Milne: Many of my friends are Hispanic, Latino and Slav- ic. With my background as a Marion County Commissioner, I’ve had lots of interaction with various business groups. We need capital and access to qual- ity workers. Hack: I have 100 percent voting record for small business. One of the things I did was hold meetings with business leaders, a tradition started by my prede- cessor. We’ve been able to work through things that are good for business and creating some in- centives and to create capital for research and development. Question: In 2007, Gov. Ted Kulongoski changed re- quirements for drivers licenses and voters have rejected driver’s cards. These represent a huge challenge to Latino businesses. Are there any actions you are willing to take to remedy the situation? Pierce: The answer to this is comprehensive immigration reform which will take away the driver’s license problem. What a governor can do is get involved. I would make a phone call once a month to the presi- dent and say we need this. We need a social media movement to demand federal legislators do their job. It is not fair to have a permanent underclass and that is what we are creating in our society. Evans: I was for the driver’s card and I believe it is a path that we can make work. Given the current republican presi- dential candidate’s immigration strategy, which involves trains, busses and everyone that doesn’t have paperwork and moving them out of the country, there is a vast difference regarding what we need to do. We have to fi gure out how to build a sense of community. We have to fi nd a way to get people to and from work safely so they can be pro- ductive and we have to fi nd the resources to make it happen. Morett: Our hands are lim- ited here, but it comes back to leadership. Why can’t Oregon spearhead a driver’s card issue. Not all Latinos want citizen- ship and some who do give up because it is too diffi cult. Every one of you can come to me and ask how I can help you. Mechling: Offering driver’s cards to those without docu- mentation gives them access to education, allows them to pur- chase insurance and allows them to travel safely and legally. It af- fects Oregonians from all walks of life. If elected, Teresa will be one of only two Latino legisla- tors. It takes bridge-building and conversations like the ones that the Latino Business Alli- ance starts every day. Milne: Ballot Measure 88 (which would have created the driver’s card) was the wrong ap- proach to solve an issue that is a reality for many people. It set back legitimate conversations several years. This is not the ap- proach I want to see happen ever again. I understand the val- ue and importance of forgiving, but we will not solve problems with confrontation. I know that there are some solutions out there, but we won’t get to them until we work together. Hack: This is a federal issue. Working with the Farm Bureau, one of the things we did was bring people in from around the state and workforce (trans- portation) is a major problem. One of the things that was most shocking is the lack of involve- ment with the people. First, we need to hear from you about the real conversations and real issues. I want to challenge us to sit down and have the tough discussions. If we start there, we will come up with the solutions. local weather correction The Keizer Art Association’s Black, White and Gray Show reception is Saturday, Nov. 5, from 6 to 8 p.m. (Last week’s story had the wrong time.) Wine and appetizers will be served, and there will also be a raffl e. Awards be presented at during the reception. The public is invited to attend. 5 YEARS AGO sudoku Three arrested in gang fi ght, victim struck with hammer Probable cause statements fi led by Keizer Police state a man struck a 20 year old male in the face with a hammer, and that the alleged attacker returned later with two other men, one holding a shotgun, and tried to assault the victim again. Sgt. Copeland of the Keizer Police Dept. stopped a van after the attacks occured and said a shotgun similar to the one described by the victim was seen in plain view inside the van. Three were arrested. 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. 10 YEARS AGO 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE Bust of local couple raises questions about medical marijuana policing THIS WEEK’S MOVIE TIMES Keizer police offi cers entered the home of a couple who held medical marijuana cards and walked out with nearly eight pounds of pot they suspect was intended for sale. The bust ended with the arrest of the pair on drug charges. 15 YEARS AGO Police seize weapons, arrest 3 Keizer police arrested three men and recovered an array of knives and guns after an offi cer interrupted a fi ght in a River Road parking lot. 20 YEARS AGO Sunday, December 4 she wants to see us investing in bringing back career technical education to our high schools. She is supporting Measure 97 to make those critical investments. Patti Milne: In addition to the concerns raised by Dr. Pierce, Measure 97 would elim- inate the motivation to cor- rect the disconnect between education and funding. There are actual lives at risk in these programs and some of them are not serving the intended popu- lations. We need accountability and transparency. Jodi Hack: I don’t support Measure 97. It’s a blank check to the legislature. I understand Rep. Evans about making tweaks and changes, but under a one-party rule that doesn’t hap- pen. It’s bad for Oregon. When we had a $1.8 billion surplus last year, we only put a little into education. Question: Describe your campaign’s Latino outreach ef- forts, what have you learned from those, and are there any measures you would push for to help Latino small business own- ers? Pierce: I’ve met some of our Latino residents who are work- ing three jobs. I’m overwhelmed by their work ethic, but we have to make sure students are study- ing 12 hours a day to be scien- tists, lawyers and doctors. I also favor small business enterprise zones where if you increase the value of your property, you are incentivized through tax breaks. I also support tax credits that kick in early for entrepreneurs, and the state helping with loan guarantees. Evans: Outreach is the bread and butter of what any representative is going to do. Investment in transportation on the weekends is critical to get to jobs. I want to see more education and workforce de- velopment, and hopes to create an Oregon State Deposit Store that would generate micro busi- ness loans in this state, especially for those with documentation problems. As a representative, I’ve also worked hard to put more money in small grants for new businesses. I don’t have one answer, it’s going to take a lot of us working together. Morett: I came to the La- tino business alliance and asked one of the women here if she votes. She said she doesn’t be- cause she is afraid she would make the wrong decision. There are 8,000 Latino residents in Pedestrian struck A 77-year-old Keizer woman, Julia Field, was hit by a Blazer on River Road. She was riding a motorized scooter across the road and was not using the crosswalk. She was listed in fair condition at Salem Hospital. KEIZERTIMES.COM Web Poll Results Would you support opening a new homeless shelter in Keizer? 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