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Newspaper Page TextPAGE A2, KEIZERTIMES, FEBRUARY 17, 2017 Food truck rule revisions get commission approval presented by DRIVE A LITTLE – SAVE A BUNCH! 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE • SALEM MORE INFO AT NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM LIVE STAND UP COMEDY Lights, Comedy, Laughs! Saturday, March 11 SATURDAY, FEB 18 MOANA (PG) 11:00 AM TICKETS ARE JUST $4 SPECIAL SHOWING FOR KIDS AND ADULTS WITH AUTISM OR OTHER SENSORY SENSITIVITIES. SLADE HAME & TRAVIS NELSON 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. UFC209 - Sat, March 4 Woodley v. Thompson 2 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 In the ﬁ nal game of a six-game match, world chess champion Garry Kasparov triumphs over Deep Blue, IBM’s chess-playing computer, and wins the match, 4-2. However, Deep Blue goes on to defeat Kasparov in a heavily publicized rematch the following year. — February 17, 1996 Food 4 Thought “Marriage is like a game of chess except the board is ﬂ owing water, the pieces are made of smoke and no move you make will have any effect on the outcome.” — Jerry Seinfeld The Month Ahead Friday, February 17 – Saturday, February 25 Lear’s Daughters presented by the Willamette University Theatre Department at M. Lee Pelton Theatre on campus. Performances at 7:30 p.m. with 2 p.m. matinees on Sunday, Feb. 19 and Saturday, Feb. 25. Tickets are $12. boxofﬁ cetickets.com. Friday, February 17 – Sunday, March 5 Brush Creek presents the play The Further MISadventures of the Seven Dwarfs. Performances at 7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. matinees on Saturdays and Sundays, and two 7 p.m. performances on Thursday, Feb. 23 and Thursday, March 2. Tickets are $8-$10. For more info, contact Michael Wood at 503-508-3682. Saturday, February 18 A night of music, art and wine as the Salem Symphony presents Pictures at an Exhibition at the Historic Elsinore Theatre. Art showcase and wine tasting at 6 p.m. Tickets range from $30 to $70. elsinoretheatre. com. Salem First Responders Appreciation Dinner, 3-8 p.m., Salem Elks Lodge, 2336 Turner Rd. S.E. Free to all ﬁ rst responders ad their families. salemelks.org, 503-364- 6839. Saturday, February 18 – Sunday, February 19 Carmina Burana performed by Willamette Master Chorus, Willamette University Dance and three soloists. 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, 3 p.m. on Sunday, Smith Auditorium on the campus. Tickets range from $15 to $25. willamettemasterchorus.org, 503-580-0406. Sunday, February 19 Afternoon Tea at the Library a fundraiser for the Keizer Community Library, 3:30 p.m., upstairs in the Keizer Heritage Center, 980 Chemawa Road, NE. Tickets $25. Loving Hearts dinner-dance, Keizer/Salem Area Seniors. Ham dinner, music by The Fantastics. Rafﬂ e. Doors open at noon, dinner starts at 12:30 p.m. 930 Plymouth Der. N.E. ksacenter.com. Monday, February 20 President’s Day Tuesday, February 21 Free admission all day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700 State Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, February 22 Keizer Community Dinner hosted by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Located at St. Edward Catholic Church Parish Hall, 5303 River Road N. From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Admission is free. Contact Bonnie Henny at 503-393- 5323 or bonnie.henny@sainteds.com. Thursday, February 23 – Friday, February 24 Whiteaker Middle School Choir Cabaret fundraiser, 7 p.m. at Salem Alliance Church, 555 Gaines St. NE. Friday, February 24 The Arbor at Avamere Court will host a Happy Hour Meet-and-Greet with new administrator Tammy Perez and new nurse Jamayca Nelson from 4 to 6 p.m. Cocktails and hor d’oeuvres will be served. Saturday, February 25 Clay Ball: Masterpieces, annual dinner-auctions to beneﬁ t Salem Art Association, 5:30-10 p.m., Salem Convention Center. Tickets are $80 ($95 after Feb. 15). Guests are encouraged to transform themselves into an iconic work of art. salemart.org/clay-ball. Eating Disorder Awareness Week kick off event, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Located at the Oasis Center, 4575 River Road N. For more information, contact 971-304-7245. Wednesday, March 1 The Historic Elsinore Theatre presents The Sound of Music Sing-a-long, 7 p.m. Tickets are $6. Saturday, March 4 Artists’ reception for The Color Show/Green exhibit, 2-4 p.m. at Keizer Art Association’s Enid Joy Mount Gallery, Keizer Heritage Center, 980 Chemawa Rd. N.E. Exhibition runs March 2-March 25. Visit keizerarts.com for gallery hours and art class information. By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Keizer’s rules regulating food truck permits are getting a second look now that the rubber has met the road. After spending several long hours in 2016 establishing rules that would permit mo- bile food vendors, the same rules were back for revision at the Keizer Planning Com- mission meeting Wednesday, Feb. 8. “We feel the need to clarify some design standards and make more clear what is expected of (vendors),” said Shane Witham, a senior plan- ner with the city. Witham said that the per- mit-issuing process revealed some oversights in the origi- nal rules prompting the need to reexamine them. The Planning Commission approved all the proposed changes, which cover aspects ranging from parking to stor- age and signage, but the big- gest impact is expanding the areas where food trucks are permitted. Under the current rules, food trucks are only permit- ted in mixed use commercial zones, but the new rules al- low mobile food vendors in all zones where eating and drinking establishments are an allowed use as well as public zones. The new rules include: • Requiring two marked parking spots for food trucks on vacant parcels. • Clarifi cations that fi xed or painted signs on the food trucks are exempt from sig- nage code. • Prohibitions on outdoor storage, meaning that any- thing that is required for the operation of the food truck Eatinc disorder awareness event scheduled Feb. 25 The Oasis Center for Counseling and Wellness in- vites the community to attend its Eating Disorder Awareness week kick off event on Feb. 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will be located at The Oasis Center, 4575 River Road N. Individuals will have opportunities to meet the treatment team, tour the facili- ty, chat with local vendors, fi nd resources and educational ma- terial, take part in activities and refreshments, and learn more about prevention and recovery. For more information, call 971-304-7245. Salem-Keizer kindergarten registration opens Feb. 21 Registration for Salem-Keizer Public Schools fall 2017 kinder- garten programs opens Feb. 21. All elementary schools in Salem-Keizer offer free, full-day kin- dergarten. Students who turn fi ve on or before Sept. 10 are eligible to register. To register, visit the school and pick up a registration packet. If an individual is unsure what school is assigned to serve their resi- dence address, visit the district’s school fi nder page. Parents must complete and sign the forms in the registration packet and provide: • Proof of residence. Examples of documents accepted include a copy of a utility bill, driver’s license with current address, copy of rental agreement or any other such documents. • Original birth certifi cate for the child. The school will make a copy and return the original to the parent. Additional information about registration requirements can be found at www.salemkeizer.org. Bikeways input wanted The fi rst open house for the Winter/Maple Family Friendly Bikeway planning project will take place on Tuesday, Mar. 7, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The open house will be located at Broadway Com- correction A story titled Code change could lead to Safeway gas sta- tion in the Feb. 10 edition of the paper incorrectly stated that the Keizer City Council approved a text amendment lifting an overlay zone on the properties near the intersec- tion of River Road North and Chemawa Road North. The council voted only to hear a discussion regarding lifting the prohibition. mons, 1300 Broadway Street N.E. Admission is free. The public is encouraged to come give their feedback for bike-able and walkable neighborhood streets. Food and drinks will be provided by the North Salem High School culinary arts pro- gram. Salem-Keizer Educa- tion Foundation will provide children’s activities. must be on the truck. Tem- porary dining areas to shelter from the elements would still be allowed. • New requirements for permanent outdoors eating areas when three or more food trucks are in close prox- imity. • Prohibitions on drive- thru windows. The approved rules also in- clude requirements that any mobile food vendor parked on an approved site must be moved after three days out of operation. “We had a scenario where the truck was being stored on the site. Essentially, someone could get the permit and store it on the site for up to a year for less than a month’s rent at a storage facility. If you’re go- ing to be located in the com- mercial corridor, you need to be open,” Witham said. GRASSROOTS GOVERNMENT The Keizer Traffi c Safety, Bikeways and Pedestrian (TBP) Com- mittee held its latest meeting Thursday, Feb. 9. Here’s what members discussed: • The issue of a potential Safeway gas station was raised and members of the commit- tee wanted to know what, if any, impacts it might have on the ingress and egress along River Road North and Chemawa Road Northeast. Those details have yet to be discussed at the city level, but members of the TBP com- mittee may take part in fu- ture public hearings on the issue. • Committee member Pat Fisher reported back on ef- forts to have wayfi nding signs placed along the bike and pedestrian paths that runs parallel to the Salem-Keizer Parkway. Fisher and com- mittee chair Hersch Sang- ster have suggested signage to city staff and received an estimated cost of $640. The project may qualify for funds through the Oregon Depart- ment of Transportation. • Committee member John Maurice moved to con- tinue the work of a subgroup, including Sangster and Fish- er, exploring ways to improve Keizer’s standing with the League of American Bicy- clists (LAB). LAB bestowed an honorable mention as a Bike Friendly City in 2016 and provided feedback on sudoku Doctor Strange (PG-13) Fri 6:30, 8:35, Sat 7:20, 8:45, Sun 5:35, 7:15 Patriots Day (R) Fri 6:50, 9:20, Sun 8:10 Why Him? (R) Fri 8:50, Sat 9:30 Hacksaw Ridge (R) Sun 7:50 Monster Trucks (PG) Fri 2:00, 4:00, Sat 1:10, 4:05, Sun 1:00, 6:30 Trolls (PG) Fri 3:15 Moana (PG) Fri 1:30, 3:45, Sat 12:20, 1:50, 5:05, Sun 12:00, 2:20 FOR ALL SHOWTIMES GO TO NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM lookinc back in the KT 5 YEARS AGO The planned transit center, to open in 2013 in Keizer will include numerous features aimed at reducing energy consumption and water runoff. About $9.6 million in various funds, almost all state and federal grants, are paying for the project. 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. 10 YEARS AGO McNary students aim to cook up championship Four McNary students will join several hundred other chefs when the state high school culinary championships convenes at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Students will represent the Celts in this prestigious event. THIS WEEK’S MOVIE TIMES Assassin’s Creed (PG-13) Sun 7:55 ways to improve. Maurice wants to explore ways to act on the recommendations. • Sgt. Trevor Wenning, the Keizer Police Department liaison to the committee re- ported on several recent ef- forts, including: the success of Keizer’s Click It or Ticket ef- forts (the city has a 98 percent usage rate, higher than both state and national averages); the roundabout at Chemawa Road Northeast and Verda Lane Northeast continues to function well without a single crash reported since its opening in September 2016; and a Whiteaker Middle School permit request for a run/walk fundraiser in the Gubser and Country Glen neighborhoods to coincide with the total solar eclipse happening in August. Transit center will be creen all over 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (PG-13) Fri 1:45, 4:15, 6:00, Sat 11:20, 2:40, 6:15, Sun 12:30, 3:00, 4:40 The annual permit fee for a mobile food vendor in Keizer is $75. The recommended chang- es will now go to the Keizer City Council for fi nal ap- proval. In other business: • The March meeting of the Planning Commission was moved to March 15 to accommodate a hearing on a potential gas station at Safe- way on River Road North. • The commission received an update on the potential lease of city-owned land at Keizer Station for a movie theater. City Attorney Shan- non Johnson said talks are still underway with a draft lease still in the formative stages. The lease would require a master plan amendment that would need planning com- mission approval before going to the city council. KEIZERTIMES.COM Web Poll Results Are you opposed to a cas station at the center of town? 15 YEARS AGO From Orecon to cround zero: jackets for the crews A Keizer company, T-Shirt World, joined Salem’s Water- shed in the project, which is sending 110 rain proof jack- ets to New York. Emergency volunteers in New York City should keep warm and dry while working at ground zero. The jackets are being donated. 20 YEARS AGO 75% – No 25% – Yes Vote in a new poll every Thursday! GO TO KEIZERTIMES.COM Council clamps down police overtime The Keizer City Council moved to tighten overtime pay at the city police department. The council wants to cut down on the number of police as- signed to attend community meetings and other disclosures.