PAGE A2, KEIZERTIMES, MARCH 24, 2017 After tragedy strikes, drag racer puts skills to work for teen drivers presented by DRIVE A LITTLE – SAVE A BUNCH! 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE • SALEM MORE INFO AT NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM Lights, Comedy, Laughs! Saturday, APRIL 1, at 11:00 am MOVIE: S ING [ PG ] Sensory Sensitive Show ONLY $4 Special showing for kids and adults with Autism or other sensory sensitivities. LIVE STAND-UP COMEDY! SATURDAY, APRIL 1 Susan Jones & Alex Velluto 7 pm & 9 pm (21 & Over) Admission only $10. Reserved Seating for this show. UFC210 - Sat, April 8 Cormier v. Johnson 2 LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE 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 One of the worst oil spills in U.S. territory begins when the supertanker Exxon Valdez, owned and operated by the Exxon Corporation, runs aground on a reef in Prince William Sound in southern Alaska. An estimated 11 million gallons of oil eventually spilled into the water. Hundreds of thousands of birds and animals were adversely affected by the environmental disaster. — March 24, 1989 Food 4 Thought “Science, math and engineering give you the exhilarating power to become not mere spectators or consumers, but active explorers, makers and doers who will help invent the future.” — Susan Hockfi eld president of MIT, born March 24, 1951 The Month Ahead Through Saturday, April 29 Batman! at the Keizer Heritage Museum, from the private collection of David Sherman. Free admission. Museum hours are 2-4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays. keizerheritage.org. Friday, March 24 The Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival begins in Woodburn. open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is $5 per person or $20 for a family car. More info at www. woodenshoe.com. Monday, March 27 Keizer Festival Advisory Board meeting, 6 p.m. Keizer Civic Center. Tuesday, March 28 Free admission all day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700 State Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 1 Reception and awards presentation for the 26th annual Colored Pencil Exhibition, 2-4 p.m., hosted by the Keizer Art Association at the Keizer Heritage Center, 980 Chemawa Rd. N.E. keizerarts.com. Saturday, April 1 – Sunday, April 2 Collectors West Gun Show, 9 am.-3 p.m., Columbia Hall at Oregon State Fairgrounds and Expo. Admission is $7. collectorswest.com. Monday, April 3 Weekly meeting of the Iris Festival coordinating committee at Keizer Chamber of Commerce offi ce, 6150 Ulali Dr. in Keizer Station. Open to the public. 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 4 Free admission all day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700 State Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, April 10 Weekly meeting of the Iris Festival coordinating committee at Keizer Chamber of Commerce offi ce, 6150 Ulali Dr. in Keizer Station. Open to the public. 9 a.m. Friday, April 14 Jesus Christ Superstar at Pentacle Theatre. Runs through May 6. Visit pentacletheatre.org for show times and tickets. Friday, April 14 – Saturday, April 29 Willamette University’s theater department presents Macbeth. M. Lee Pelton Theatre on campus. General admission is $10. 503-370-6221. thtr-tix@willamette. edu. Monday, April 17 Weekly meeting of the Iris Festival coordinating committee at Keizer Chamber of Commerce offi ce, 6150 Ulali Dr. in Keizer Station. Open to the public. 9 a.m. Friday, April 21 Laila Ali is the featured speaker at the annual benefi t for the Medical Foundation of Marion-Polk Counties, 7 p.m. at the Historic Elsinore Theatre. Tickets range from $32 to $47. Proceeds benefi t individuals without health insurance or are underserved. mpmedicalfoundation.org. By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Learning to drive can become a con- tentious ordeal for even the most patient teens and their parents. Former drag car racer Doug Herbert started out hoping to help teens improve their driving skills, but he’s ended up cre- ating some better parent-teen relationships along the way. “Some of the kids come to BRAKES kicking and screaming, but at some point during the day the light bulb comes on and they realize everything they don’t know. Those same ones that come in kick- ing and screaming have their arms around their parents at the end,” Herbert said. BRAKES is a non-profi t organiza- tion Herbert founded in memorial to his sons. He and his crew will be coming to Keizer’s Volcano Stadium on April 1 and 2 to help teens dive deep into defensive driving skills. There will be four chances to participate, from 8 am. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. each day. The course is free, but a $99 refundable deposit is required. Students must be age 15 to 19 with a valid permit or license and 30 hours of driving experience. At least one parent also needs to attend with the student. Registration can be completed at putonthebrakes.org. A University of North Carolina study of the program showed that BRAKES graduates are 64 percent less likely to be involved in a car crash within the fi rst three years of driving. Monday, April 24 Weekly meeting of the Iris Festival coordinating committee at Keizer Chamber of Commerce offi ce, 6150 Ulali Dr. in Keizer Station. Open to the public. 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 25 Free admission all day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700 State Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 13 Dancing with the Salem Stars 2017, 7:30 p.m., Historic Elsinore Theatre. Tickets range from $15 to $40. Proceeds benefi t the theatre. 503-375-3574 or elsinoretheatre.com. Add your event by e-mailing news@keizertimes.com. teach. It’s not like the local coach who also teaches driving,” Herbert said. The BRAKES course begins in a mo- bile classroom, but soon both parents and their student drivers are taken to separate parts of the parking lot to take turns behind the wheel in a variety of high-risk sce- narios like crash avoidance, emer- gency lane changes, steering with anti- lock brakes engaged, skid avoidance and recovery and what to do if a wheel drops off the road. “We have special tires on some of the cars that perform like they are driving on ice,” Herbert said. “Each of our instructors makes sure that every driver has a good handle on the skills before sending them to the next part of the course.” The end result is an experience that leaves an impact far beyond imparting de- fensive driving skills. “I think everyone leaves with more appreciation for the fragility of life and knowing they need to pay more atten- tion to those they love as well as the road,” Herbert said. The BRAKES courses are being spon- sored by Power Kia and the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes. Students need bus funds for Day of Service By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Whiteaker Middle School teacher James Decker is looking for help to turn Whiteaker stu- dents into a one-day,volunteer army. Decker, and some of his stu- dents, spoke to members of the Keizer City Council Monday, March 20, to ask for donations to pay for buses that would carry students to sites around the area for a Day of Service in June. “There is less and less civic engagement, and a community Submitted Rep. Post slates town hall Rep. Bill Post (R-Keizer) will host a town hall Friday, March 31. The event will be at the Keizer Fire District com- munity room, 661 Chemawa Road N.E. Post said there are no spe- cifi c topics on the slate, but he will be taking questions and talking about opening weeks of the Oregon Legislature’s 2017 session. Post represents the com- munities of Keizer, St. Paul and Newberg in the Oregon House. He currently serves on the House Judiciary Com- mittee, the House Econom- ic Development and Trade Committee and the Veterans and Emergency Preparedness Committee. 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE THIS WEEK’S MOVIE TIMES A Dog’s Purpose (PG) Fri 1:20, 3:45, Sat 11:55, 4:45, Sun 1:50, 4:10 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (PG-13) Fri 6:20, 9:05, Sat 2:10, 7:05, 8:25, 9:35, Sun 6:30, 9:00 Arrival (PG-13) Fri 6:55, Sat 5:10 Fences (PG-13) Sun 5:45 Spotlight on Literacy Award Dinner & Silent Auction at the Willamette Heritage Center at 6 p.m. Tickets are $50. More information at www.midvalleyliteracycenter.org. Herber never expected to become a driving instructor. His enthusiasm for driv- ing fast found an outlet in the drag racing scene, but he always gave safety concerns their due. He was an early adopter of body harnesses and custom seats when they be- came available. E ve r y t h i n g changed in 2008, when his sons Jon and James, 17 and 12, respec- tively, were killed in a crash less than a half mile from their home in North Carolina. “They’d hopped in the car to go to McDonalds and Jon was driving too fast,” Herbert said. The following week, the local school closed for his sons’ funerals and Herbert went and talked with students about not only what he was going through as a par- ent, but what the students needed to do to be safe on the road. “That’s when I realized I knew a lot about driving fast, but I also knew a lot about driving safe. It was as much therapy for me as it was for them,” Herbert said. Not long after, Herbert founded BRAKES and enlisted a slew of highly- trained drivers to help in the effort. “Most of them have their own BRAKES story and a reason for why they Passengers (PG-13) Fri 8:55, Sat 6:10, Sun 7:00 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (PG-13) Fri 5:50, Sun 1:05 Fifty Shades Darker (R) Fri 8:25, Sat 7:25, 9:40, Sun 8:20 Sing (PG) Fri 2:30, 4:40, Sat 11:35, 1:45, 3:55, Sun 11:45, 2:35 Monster Trucks (PG) Fri 1:30, Sun 3:35 Moana (PG) Sat 2:55 Moana Sing-Along (PG) Fri 3:30 Sat 12:40, Sun 12:20, 4:45 FOR ALL SHOWTIMES GO TO NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM Whiteaker Middle School students turned out en masse at the Keizer City Council meeting Mon- day, March 20, to ask for transportation funds to make a day of community service possible. that thrives works together,” said Decker. “We would like to be at the forefront of that change.” Decker hopes to secure $2,000 to transport all the sev- enth and eighth grade students off campus to sites throughout the area on June 15. He’s waiting for the bus funds to solidify further plans, but Decker has a long list of potential projects in mind ranging from assisting at local senior homes to volunteering with other civic and public en- tities. Sixth grade students would stay on the Whiteaker campus to work on projects there such as cleaning, planting and even making treats for residents at area animal shelters. Decker is working on set- ting up an online funding cam- paign, but those interested in supporting the effort can call the school at 503-399-3224. looking back in the KT sudoku 5 YEARS AGO Lopez honored as Oregon’s veterinary staff of the year Juan Lopez of Willamette Valley Animal Hospital was recently honored as the state’s Veterinary Staff Person of the Year. 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 Old Daffodil Farm a playground for kids milestones Gary and Dolores Young celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary in February. Dolores worked for the Salem-Keizer School district and at Keizer and Gubser Elementary Schools and South Salem/Leslie Middle School library). Gary managed trucking companies in Portland, Salem, Albany, Eugene and Medford. He was a member of Salem Executives and Keizer Merchants Association. Gary was also a charter member of the Rotary Club of Keizer (where he served two terms as president) and of the Keizer Elks Lodge. The couple are long-time members of Salem Alliance Church, Dolores currently lives at The Village at Keizer Ridge. The couple have three children — Athena (Danny) Wold, Anthony and Arlene (Barry) Janusch) and four grandchildren, Lani, Ryan, Max and Eli. A fi ve acre fi eld of daffodils was ripe for the picking, as youngsters from Chemeketa Child Development Center were happy to discover during an outing. Jack and Mary Chapin, owners of Old Daffodil Farm, opened their farm to children from the center for the fi rst time some 20 years ago. 15 YEARS AGO Cops wait tables for Special Olympics Keizer police earned big tips during two nights of waiting tables at the Red Lobster Restaurant as participants in the annual Cops and Lobsters Fundraiser for Oregon Special Olympics. 20 YEARS AGO Bullets hit Keizer home in teen romance dispute Pepper Scholtz was sleeping and her 14 year old daughter, Rachelle, was talking on the phone in the living room about 10:40 pm when someone fi red at the house. Keizer police arrested two teens in connection with the shooting. The two suspects had threatened Rachelle at McNary High School earlier that evening.