SINCE 1979 • VOLUME 38, NO. 20
SECTION A
FEBRUARY 17, 2017
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No field improvements for eclipse event
Funding, manpower shortage to blame
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
As city offi cials and
volunteers plan for an event
to mark the passage of a total
solar eclipse over Keizer in
August, an emphasis has been
placed on putting the city’s
best foot forward.
Plans included leveling and
re-seeding a 7.5-acre fi eld
in the southwest corner of
eclipse
watch
08. 21. 2017
11:25 AM
Keizer Rapids Park to make
it welcoming for visitors who
pay to camp there in the days
preceding the solar event.
That won’t be happening.
Keizer Parks Supervisor
Robert
Johnson
told
members of the Keizer Parks
and Recreation Advisory
Board that a combination
of permitting and aftercare
maintenance
requirements
were halting the plan.
“We’re
required
to
have a (Department of
Environmental
Quality)
permit when disturbing more
than an acre of soil near the
river. The permitting process
would cost $1,800 we don’t
have, and take about fi ve
weeks,” Johnson said.
The
fi ve-week
wait
would mean a start date past
the prime time for seeding,
Johnson added.
“The other side of it is that
if you develop that land, it’s
going to create an expectation.
Right now, we mow it once or
KYBA
teams clash
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Please see DCLIPSD, Page A9
Homeless initiative
group recommends
new advocate
By ERIC A. HOWALD
The task force, at the
Of the Keizertimes
recommendation of Clark,
If everything goes ac- also agreed to approach
cording to plan, the area's the Mid-Willamette Valley
homeless will have a new Council of Governments
advocate in the near future. (MWVCOG) about hous-
ing the posi-
The Mid-
tion. MWV-
Willamette
COG is an
Homeless
association of
Initiative
wrapped up a # of people experiencing more than 40
year of meet- homelessness each year local govern-
ments includ-
ings by rec-
ing counties,
ommending
1,660
cities, special
the establish-
People on any given day,
districts and
ment of a new
in Marion and
Polk counties, including
the Confed-
project man-
erated Tribes
ager position
116
of the Grande
oversee
the
veterans
Ronde that as-
coordination
sists in coordi-
of public and
1,397
nating region-
private efforts
Students in Salem-Keizer
al
planning
combatting
School District during
and develop-
homelessness.
2015-16 school year
ment activi-
W h i l e
ties, fostering
some details
interaction
still need to
300
be hashed out, Reentering Marion County and educating
both Marion communities from prison member orga-
nization about
County and
major regional
the City of Sa-
200-500
issues. Local
lem were pre-
pared to com- Domestic violence victims jur isdictions
are
assessed
mit $40,000
each toward the cost of a dues and those are used to
new position. Keizer Mayor pay for support services of-
Cathy Clark also said Keiz- fered by MWVCOG.
The project manager
er would try to fi nancially
support the new position, would presumably oversee
the exact contribution was the efforts of local govern-
left undefi ned at the meet- ments and non-profi ts to
ing.
Please see ADVOCATD, Page A8
BY THE
NUMBERS
PULP FUSION
ROYALE
Reclaimed
KDIZDRTIMDS/Dric A. Howald
Matt Tate, owner of Timbr and Moss, shows off some of his reclaimed-wood state boards.
Artist upcycles materials into state pride
reclaimed wood he brings
By ERIC A. HOWALD
back to life and transforms
Of the Keizertimes
Last summer, Matt Tate into the outlines of a given
made a call that changed his state. Each section is cut indi-
vidually and then pieced to-
life.
Tate had been trying to gether giving the whole proj-
get his reclaimed furniture ect a rustic feel. Depending on
and décor business, Timbr customer preferences, he can
and Moss, off the ground for add any of a variety of embel-
the better part of a year. He'd lishments ranging from door
had some successes locally, but hinges to hearts to backlight-
nothing sustainable enough to ing. The state boards are what
begin throwing caution to the caught the eye of the people
behind Street of Dreams, but
wind.
Then he made a cold call he's also made clocks, serv-
ing trays, bat
to organizer's
houses, custom
behind Port-
business signs
land's
Street “ I knew I could
and a variety
of Dreams, an
be successful,
of other inte-
annual show-
rior decorating
case of luxury
but it was so
items.
homes in the
much more
The call to
Portland area.
show off his
“I
found
than I expected. wares at Street
their number
of
Dreams
online, called
Some of my
turned
into
them and end-
customers had a fl urry of
ed up leaving
activity
for
a voicemail. I
to wait a few
the following
told them I was
months, but
month.
a new upcom-
“I built as
ing company
we only lost a
much product
specializing in
as I could, with
barn wood dé-
few orders.”
a lot of friends
cor and designs
and I thought I
— Matt Tate helping, and
went
up
had something
for the fi rst
they
would
want to check out,” said Tate, weekend exhibition with $40
whose workshop is on River in my wallet, but it was a hit
from the get-go,” Tate said.
Road North in Keizer.
For the next four weeks,
Within 24 hours, the Street
of Dreams organizers called Tate spent almost every
back to arrange a meeting. waking hour in his shop
Five minutes into the meeting making products to take to
they told him they wanted to the Street of Dreams events
arrange a three-year deal to each weekend. Some friends
showcase his work in Street of would show up after work to
assist, others volunteered in his
Dreams homes.
Tate's trademark product booth on the weekends.
“I kept challenging myself
are what he calls “state boards,”
each week to see how much
I could build and, each time, I
showed up with more. I would
still sell out,” Tate said.
By the time the fi nal
weekend of the event rolled
around, Tate had a goal and
Please see ARTIST, Page A9
JACK
RABBIT
SLIM
PULP
FUSION
24 OZ
32 OZ
HOME OF
THE $5
SMOOTHIE
KETCHUP ON DEMAND
Food truck
rules
revised
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WMS choir
cabaret
PAGE A5
RIVALRY RENEWED
Swimmers at
GVC meet
PAGE A10
KDIZDRTIMDS/Derek Wiley
McNary junior Chandler Cavell fi ghts for a rebound in the second half of a 81-71 Greater Valley
Conference loss at South Salem on Tuesday, Feb. 14. See Page A10 for more sports news.