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Newspaper Page TextPAGE A2, KEIZERTIMES, JANUARY 20, 2017 Pedestrian flags get another look presented by DRIVE A LITTLE – SAVE A BUNCH! 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE • SALEM MORE INFO AT NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM Valentine’s Romantic Dinner Movie LIVE STAND UP COMEDY Lights, Comedy, Laughs! Saturday, Feb 4 AUGGIE SMITH & GARY JONES 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. MON & TUE, FEB 13-14 —–———— 6:30 PM —————— Enjoy a full service dinner by candle light, while watching a romantic movie. Nominated for 3 Oscars in 2016. Admission$27.50 PER PERSON includes movie, 4 course dinner and drinks. Reservations available at web site. UFC208 - Sat, Feb 11 Holm v. Randamie WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT BOUT 9 FIGHTS IN ALL ON THE HUGE SCREEN Live Fights at 5:00 (21 & Over) - Tickets $13 Reserved Seating Available Now Online. Today in History Ronald Reagan, former Western movie actor, host of television’s popular Death Valley Days and former two-term governor of California is sworn in as the 40th president of the United States. — January 20, 1981 Food 4 Thought “Government’s ﬁ rst duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.” — Ronald Reagan The Month Ahead Friday, January 20 Inauguration Day. Keizer’s own Inaugural Ball, 7 p.m., Keizer Civic Center, sponsored by Marion County and Polk County GOP. Tickets are $10, $15 at door. Come as you are. For tickets visit marioncountygop.org/events. Salem Progressive Film Series screens We the People 2.0. Grand Theatre, 191 High Street N.E. 7 p.m. Admission: $5. Menopause the Musical at the Elsinore Theatre. Starts at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30. Tickets are between $29 and $55. Buy tickets online. Noises Off, a comedy by Michael Frayn, opens at Pentacle Theatre tonight at 7:30 p.m. Show continues through Feb. 11. Visit pentacletheatre.org for dates and tickets. Willamette University’s Paulus Lecture Hall hosts Prof. Roger Hull on the art of Louis Bunce, kicking off the new exhibit at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art. 5 p.m. 245 Winter Street S.E. Saturday, January 21 Kroc Center 6th Annual Health Fair, ﬁ tness demos, health screenings and dozens of vendors showcasing health-related products. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 865 Bill Frey Drive N.E. in Salem. Keizer First Citizen and Awards Banquet, Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Rd. NE. Theme is Total Eclipse of the Heart. Drinks and dancing begin at 6 p.m. Tickets are $55 a person or $400 for a table of eight. RSVP by Jan. 16. Monday, January 23 Mid-Valley Homelessness Task Force meeting. 4 p.m. Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road N.E. Keizer Festival Advisory Board meeting, 6 p.m. 930 Chemawa Road N.E. Tuesday, January 24 Free admission all day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700 State Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, January 25 Community Dinner at St. Edward Catholic Church. Hosted by Lakepoint Community Church. 5 to 7 p.m. Free, donations gladly accepted. Blood drive at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, corner of 14th and Lockhaven in Keizer. 1 p.m. Sign up at www.redcrossblood.org. Friday, January 27 – Friday, January 28 First Taste of Oregon, the premier wine, spirits, cider and brews tasting event, 4 p.m. at Oregon State Fairgrounds. Admission is $10, $40 for VIP, $8 for seniors. ﬁ rsttasteoregon.com. the motorists their intention By ERIC A. HOWALD to cross the street,” Frey said. Of the Keizertimes To alleviate the problem, It would be hard to fi nd a Keizer pedestrian or motorist Frey said the city could place who hasn't been frustrated by pedestrian fl ags at any legal the state of pedestrian crossings intersection on River Road North – a legal intersection on River Road North. At its meeting Thursday, Jan. is any place where two roads 12, the Keizer Traffi c Safety, intersect regardless of whether Bikeways and Pedestrian crosswalks are in place. With pedestrian fl ags, Committee (TBP) revisited walkers could grab one the issue. In early 2016, the com- of the fl ags from a mittee began investigating the self-serve repository possibility of adding pedestrian on one side of the fl ags at strategic points along street, use it River Road. With plans to to get the place such fl ags in downtown attention of Newberg mak- ing headlines recently, the “ It is an idea possibility got that has worked another look. “It is an idea in other cities that has worked in other cities includinc Seattle i n c l u d i n g and Kirkland, d r ive r s S e a t t l e and then and Kirkland, Wash., and Salt cross when Wash., and Salt Lake City.” traffi c stops. Lake City,” said the Wayne Frey, — Wayne Frey, Once p e d e s t r i an a committee TBP Committe member reaches the member who opposite side looked into what other cities had done to of the street the fl ags would then be placed in a repository improve pedestrian safety. Frey said the issue as it there for someone going in relates to Keizer is that the the opposite direction. While the committee spacing of crosswalks becomes inconvenient for pedestrians. previously set aside the idea Depending on where one citing the high traffi c volume wants to cross, it may mean along River Road and not walking past one's destination wanting to encourage unsafe the Newberg to reach a crosswalk and then behavior, a lengthy backtrack once they program is one the committee reach the other side of the road. plans to watch as it unfolds. In Newberg, a group of “Many pedestrians are just walking across the street in downtown business owners an unsafe manner by crossing is proposing to put out fl ags the street with no crosswalk, in the downtown core and signal or method to signal to is seeking sponsorships from local businesses. TBP committee member John Maurice said he wanted to know what param- eters would be used to judge the suc- cess of the pro- gram before looking a t t h e possibil- ity for pe- destrian fl ags in Keizer again. “I want to know if they sat down and discussed what success would look like? Also, how many of the fl ags disappear? Does jaywalking increase or decrease?” Maurice said. “You have to have pre-defi ned criteria, not just people's opinions.” Committee member Pat Fisher suggested that it might work better for an area with one-way streets rather than the Monday, February 6 Keizer City Council meeting, 7 p.m., 930 Chemawa Road N.E. 930 Plymouth Drive N.E. in Keizer. Tuesday. February 7 Keizer Economic Development Commission meeting, noon, 930 Chemawa Road N.E. Wednesday, February 8 Keizer Planning Commission meeting, 6 p.m., 930 Chemawa Road N.E. Saturday, February 11 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 Monday, February 13 Keizer City Council work session, 5:45 p.m., 930 Chemawa Road N.E. Tuesday, February 14 Valentine’s Day Add your event by e-mailinc news@keizertimes.com. ter. T h e lack of a grant is a setback, but committee mem- bers were not dis- couraged in their pursuit of the idea. • Worked on improved signage for the bike/pedestrian path along the Salem-Keizer Parkway. • Agreed to begin pursuing ways to improve Keizer's designation as a League of American Bicyclists (LAB) Bike-Friendly City. Keizer currently hold honorable mention status, but received feedback from LAB on what it might do to improve that rating. SKSB, Salem settle who owns what By HERB SWETT For the Keizertimes Property realignments between the Salem-Keizer School District and the city of Salem were approved by the School Board on Tuesday. The district and the city have been negotiating own- ership transfers involving fa- cilities such as athletic fi elds and parks so that property lines will eliminate owner- ships by the district and the city of only parts of the fa- cilities. Negotiations with the city have been in progress for sev- eral months. Objectives are for the district to own and operate properties it primar- ily uses and for the city to do the same with what it pri- marily uses. Also approved by the board was a resolution for safe and welcoming schools. Its aim is a barrier-free educational ex- perience, the undesirable bar- riers involving “race, national origin, disability, economic circumstance, mobility, native language, sexual orientation, immigration status, gender identity, or level of profi cien- cy upon entering school.” It calls for all district staff to be diligent in recognizing and addressing behaviors pro- viding such barriers. One more board action renewed the charter of How- ard Street Charter School, set to expire June 30 after 20 years of operation. The one dissenting vote was by Paul Kyllo, who opposes charter schools on principle. Only one grant, which was approved, came before the board. It was a $10,000 from the Chalkboard Proj- ect for the second phase of a teacher preparation research study. Also, fewer personnel ac- tions than usual came be- fore the board. The only one specifi cally involving the McNary High School atten- dance area was the hiring of Vicki Scott as a temporary full-time teacher at Clear Lake Elementary School. Two others involved John Honey, a former McNary principal. One hired him as the temporary full time prin- cipal of the Career Technical Education Center; the other approved his retirement ef- fective March 31. Reports to the board included an update from Dawne Huckaby of the Or- egon Department of Educa- tion on the Every Student Succeeds Act. ESSA, the fed- eral program that replaces No Child Left Behind, transfers many controls to states and localities. It requires states to sudoku set standards, administer tests, and develop accountability standards. In the Spotlight on Suc- cess portion of the meet- ing, Steve Sanchez, a retired Claggett Creek Elementary School counsel, was honored for his variety of contribu- tions to the school since re- tirement. During board members’ reports on activities, Chuck Lee gave high praise to recent performance by the McNary choir before the Keizer Ro- tary Club, presented after two postponements due to snow. lookinc back in the KT 5 YEARS AGO Housinc starts keep slidinc Enter dicits from 1-9 into the blank spaces. Every row must contain one of each dicit. So must every column, as must every 3x3 square. Construction in Keizer continued to slow down in 2011. New housing starts hit the lowest point with just 30 residential units beginning construction in 2011. 10 YEARS AGO First Citizen will be honored for her continuinc volunteer efforts Sunday, January 29 Fellini at the Circus. Salem Concert Band concert. Hudson Hall Willamette University, 3 p.m. Saturday, February 4 Keizer-Salem Area Senior Center pancake breakfast. 8 to 10 a.m. All-you-can-eat for $4. Children 5 years and younger are free. two-way traffi c of River Road. In other business, the committee: • Learned it did not qual- ify for a Cycle Oregon grant to purchase a bike repair station like the one cur- rently at the Keizer Tr a n s i t Cen- KEIZERTIMES.COM Web Poll Results How many days of work have you missed recently due to snow and ice? 60% – None 25% – One to two days 11% – Three to ﬁ ve days 4% – More than ﬁ ve days Vote in a new poll every Thursday! GO TO KEIZERTIMES.COM Charlene Weathers was nominated by Ted Anagnos for Citizen of the Year. The Chamber of Commerce let her know she will be honored as First Citizen later this January 2007. 15 YEARS AGO Developer eyes Safeway for new city hall A Keizer developer, Don Jensen, hopes to lure Keizer’s Safeway store off River Road and into the proposed freeway development, a shift he says could free up downtown land for a new city hall. 20 YEARS AGO Beavers cet busted for buildinc dams, accravatinc ﬂ oodinc The city public works director hired a trapper to catch three beavers living in Claggett Creek. The beavers were building dams on the creek, causing fl ooding problems.