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PAGE A2, KEIZERTIMES, NOVEMBER 18, 2016 Council, parks board hash out next steps in parks fee progress presented by DRIVE A LITTLE – SAVE A BUNCH! 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE • SALEM MORE INFO AT NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM UFC208 - Sat, Dec 10 Cormier v. Johnson LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 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 In Jonestown, Guyana, Jim Jones led his Peoples Temple to a mass murder–suicide that claimed 918 lives in all, 909 of them in Jonestown itself, including over 270 children. Congressman Leo Ryan is murdered by members of the Peoples Temple hours earlier. — November 18, 1978 Food 4 Thought “We still think of a powerful man as a born leader and a powerful woman as an anomaly.” — Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid’s Tale, born Nov. 18, 1939 The Month Ahead Continuing through Friday, December 2 Other Desert Cities is now playing at Pentacle Theatre, 324 52nd Avenue N.W. Tickets are $20 for weekday performances and $21 for weekend shows. Seniors, students, and active military and Pentacle Theatre members will receive a $1.50 discount. Advanced tickets are available at the downtown Salem ticket offi ce at 145 Liberty Street N.E. or by calling 503-485-4300 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. Tickets can also be purchased anytime online at pentacletheatre.org. Friday, November 18 and 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. Friday and Saturday; Matinee at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets range from $8 to $12. wutheatre.com. 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. Saturday, November 19 Pet Food Drive event at Copper Creek Mercantile, 4415 River Road N., Keizer. 10-11:30 a.m. Keizer Veterinary Clinic and Copper Creek Mercantile will host a variety of activities. Refreshments, raffl e. Help our area animals by donating pet food at this event. Saturday, November 19 – Sunday, November 20 Empty Bowls, the annual pottery event to support hunger relief at Willamette Art Center in the state fairgrounds in Salem. More than 1,200 handcrafted pottery pieces are on sale to the public, and all proceeds will go to Marion-Polk Food Share. Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday hours are noon until 4 p.m. while supplies last. Monday, November 21 – Tuesday, November 22 Old Fashioned Christmas located in the Jackman Long Building at the Oregon State Fair. Starts at 10 a.m. Admission is $4 and a canned good. Tuesday, November 22 – Friday, December 23 A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration at Artists Repertory Theater, Alder Stage, 1516 SW Alder Street, Portland, 97205, closed Thanksgiving, tickets are $50. For showtimes or to buy tickets, call 503-241-1278 or visit www.artistsrep.org. Wednesday, November 23 – Sunday, December 11 Enlightened Theatrics presents Plaid Tidings. Previews Nov. 23, closed Thanksgiving, opening night Nov. 25, closing day Dec. 11. Reserved seating admission is $20- $30, youth under 18 are $10 off. Preview night only, admission is $10. Oregon Thespian Members/Cardholders are free. Thursday, November 24 Keizer’s fi fth annual Turkey Dash 5K, 8 a.m., race begins at Lowes in Keizer Station and then out and back through the Gubser neighborhood. Shirt and fi nisher mug included with entry fee, registration $17 for youth 12-and-under and $30 for adults. Friday, November 25 The Elsinore Theatre, 170 High Street N.E., will be showing It’s A Wonderful Life. The fi lm will be playing all day. All seats are $6. Go to www.elsinoretheatre.com/elsinore- events.html for more information, or to purchase tickets. Call 503-375-3574 if there are more questions. Friday, November 25 – Saturday, November 26 Black Friday & Saturday Sale and Event, Keizer Heritage Center, 980 Chemawa Rd. N.E. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday. Vendors, treats with Santa Claus. Add your event by e-mailing news@keizertimes.com. EARLY DEADLINE - All s ubmissions for the next edition of Keizertimes (Nov. 25) need to be received no later than Monday, Nov. 21 at noon. By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes The members of the Keizer City Coun- cil and Keizer’s Parks and Recreation Ad- visory Board met for a joint work ses- sion to discuss the future of parks funding Monday, Nov. 14. At the request of Mayor Cathy Clark, parks board members have spent the bet- ter part of six months fi ne-tuning a survey intended for Keizer residents. The parks board approved a fi nal draft last month and is seeking the council’s blessing to begin the work of putting it out to Keizer resi- dents. Parks board member Matt Lawyer pro- vided a summary of the work to date and said the campaign theme to solicit input from Keizer residents will focus on three main topics: maintaining, matching and moving forward. “We need to maintain what we have, match money we already have in system development charges (SDCs) and move forward with the Keizer Parks Master Plan,” Lawyer said. The discussion after Lawyer’s presen- tation was wide-ranging. Members of the parks board are hoping to schedule presentations with a variety of commu- nity groups and businesses ranging from churches and senior centers and residences to youth groups and clubs like the Elks and Lions. Copies of the survey are expected to be included with utility bills and made available on the city’s website. As the meeting unfolded, there was even discussion about whether to call it a survey. The two-page inquiry asks residents to prioritize specifi c elements of mainte- nance and new amenities and then asks what they would be willing to pay as a fee attached to their utility bill. Councilor Mark Caillier said the fi nal form of the survey resembled “homework” that might dissuade people from respond- ing at fi rst sight. “Survey is a misnomer and we’re setting ourselves up for failure,” Caillier said. Richard Walsh, a former city councilor and current parks board member, said the idea is to get people thinking about the issue on a deeper level than just saying marking “yes” or “no” in response to a fee. “If they have the chance to see all the work that has to be done, they might con- sider supporting a fee,” Walsh said. City councilors and parks board mem- bers all agreed that a substantial compo- nent of the path forward is educating resi- dents on the need. While the scope of the campaign to so- licit input is still being formed, Clark said a heavy emphasis should be placed on social media. Dylan Juran, a member of the parks board, suggested creating videos with nec- essary background information and a call to action (responding to the survey). There are fi ve fee options: no fee, $2, $4, $6, and $8 per month. The fee options would create a dedicat- ed parks fund for continued maintenance and improvements. With a $2 fee, parks would get an additional $343,000 per year. At $8 per month, the fund would grow to more than $1.3 million. The city council could add the fee to utility bills and it would not require a vote by Keizer residents. That upset resident Judy DeSpain who attended the meeting. “When you need more money, you will add more money. This will become a mechanism for getting money for what- ever you want,” she said, and questioned what other methods were considered. The parks board also considered bond measures or establishing a parks district to oversee Keizer’s parks. However, the for- mer is inherently unstable and the latter would create additional costs. City offi cials cannot raise property tax- es to create the additional funding. Prop- erty tax rates are locked in as the result of ballot measures approved statewide in the 1990s. When asked whether the parks board had an amount that they were recom- mending, Walsh said that was putting the cart before the horse. “The parks board recommendation is that we get this survey out, we’ll make our recommendation based on the data we get back,” Walsh said. Clark said success would likely hinge on clarity. “The efforts like this one are success- ful when there is great clarity about what the money is buying. The clarity brings credibility, accountability and trust going forward,” she said. The council may take action on the next steps to put the survey in front of residents by the end of the year. First Citizen nominations sought The Keizer Chamber of Commerce is seeking nomina- tions for its annual First Citizen and Awards Banquet. The annual event honors Keizer’s fi rst citizen, merchant of the year and an educator or school volunteer with the Ser- vice to Education Award. Nomination forms are avail- able at the Keizer Chamber of Commerce offi ce, 6150 Ulali Drive N.E., or by email- ing info@keizerchamber.com. Nominations are due by Friday, Dec. 2. The banquet is slated Saturday, Jan. 21. The First Citizen Award is given to an individual who has exemplifi ed the city motto of “Pride, Spirit and Volun- teerism” in their work, volun- teering or activism. The Merchant of the Year Award is given to the individual or business that did the most for the Keizer business community in the past year in regard to developing the current future workforce, promoting Keizer and/or advocacy for business and economic development. The Service to Education Award is given to someone who has been actively involved in and made outstanding con- tributions to the youth of Keiz- er. Nominees can serve, volun- teer or dedicate time and talent. local weather WMS food drive Saturday The Whiteaker Middle School leadership class, in partnership with Dayspring Fellowship, is hoping to pro- vide 300 local families with a Thanksgiving meal, and they need Keizer’s help. Students will seek to stuff a Salem-Keizer School District bus with food Saturday, Nov. 19, in the Safeway parking lot at 4990 River Road N. Dona- tions can be dropped off be- tween 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Suggested items include: turkey, stuffi ng, fresh potatoes, canned cranberry sauce, gravy mix, canned vegetables and fruit, apple sauce, cereal, oat- meal, juice, spaghetti, peanut butter, canned tuna or chick- en, canned or dry soup and chili, macaroni and cheese, shelf-stable milk, rolls and pies. Get up and run on Thanksgiving Keizer’s fi fth annual Turkey Dash 5K is scheduled for 8 a.m. on Thanksgiving, Nov. 24. The race will start and fi n- ish at Lowe’s, 6225 Ulali Drive, and go through Keizer Station Village, then out and back in the Gubser neighborhood. Pre-registration at the Keizer Chamber offi ce or on- line at register.chronotrack. com/r/18669 is $27 for adults looking back in the KT 5 YEARS AGO Capitol Toyota makes debut Scott Casebeer with the help of family members cut the red ribbon to Capitol Toyota at its new location on the Capitol Auto Group campus on the Salem Parkway between Broadway Street and Cherry Avenue. 10 YEARS AGO Five boys arrested in window bashings Keizer police arrested fi ve teens in connection with a window smashing spree in and around the Gubser neighborhood. The boys were riding in the same car and using a number of items to shatter at least 24 car windows. 20 YEARS AGO Furnace gets blame in house fi re A faulty furnace may have triggered a two alarm house fi re at the rental home of the Jim Buell family on Ventura Ave. Foam was used to extinguish the fi re in the garage. Two children escaped unharmed and one fi refi ghter suffered minor injuries. The Buell family had renters insurance and staying in a motel while seeking a new place to live. Keizer fi re marshal said the fi re apparently started in the natural gas furnace. and $15 for those 11-and-un- der. Day-of-race registration, which begins at 7 a.m., is $37 for adults and $20 for youth. Registration includes a sport tech shirt for adults and cotton t-shirts for youth. Finishers will receive a mug. Packet pick-up is Wednesday, Nov. 23 from 12-6 p.m. at the Keizer Chamber Offi ce, 6150 Ulali Dr. NE. sudoku Enter digits from 1-9 into the blank spaces. 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