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Johnson sends more than 22,000 U.S. troops to restore order on the island nation. Johnson’s action provoked loud protests in Latin America and skepticism among many in the United States. — April 28, 1965 Food 4 Thought “The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think. No book in the world equals the Bible for that.” — Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird. Born April 28, 1926 The Month Ahead Through Saturday, April 29 Willamette University’s theater department presents Shakespeare’s Macbeth at the M. Lee Pelton Theatre on campus. General admission is $10. 503-370-6221. thtr-tix@ willamette.edu. Through Saturday, May 6 Jesus Christ, Superstar at Pentacle Theatre, 324 52nd Avenue N.W. on Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets $27.50 to $29 for weekends, $26.50 to $28 for weekdays. $1 more for opening night, includes after party. 503-485-4300, pentacletheatre.org. Friday, April 28 Avamere Court’s 2nd Annual Arbor Day honoring those with Alzheimer’s disease. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Alzheimer’s Network’s 7th annual Affair to Remember at the Willamette Heritage Center in the Spinning Room, 1313 Mill Street S.E. Starts at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 for individuals and $80 for couples. 21 and over only event. Saturday, April 29 Dance with music by “Lee Nicholas and Dianne” at the Keizer/Salem Area Senior Center, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. $5 per person. Contact Bo Allen at 503-390-7441 or boallen555@ comcast.net. Saturday, April 29 – Sunday, April 30 30th Annual Oregon Ag Fest at Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem. Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost is $9 for ages 13 and up, free for children 12 & under. Parking is free. Sunday, April 30 Chipotle restaurants from 10:45 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the Portland metro area, Salem, and Vancouver will donate 50 percent of sales to the American Lung Association’s Oregon cycling fundraiser. Monday, May 1 Keizer City Council meeting, 7 p.m., Keizer Civic Center. Tuesday, May 2 Keizer Budget Advisory Committee meeting, 6 p.m., Keizer Civic Center. Thursday, May 4 Keizer Budget Advisory Committee meeting, 6 p.m., Keizer Civic Center. Salem Grow and Show Club meets at Center 50 Plus in Salem, 7 p.m. This month’s speaker is Linda Beutler of the Rogerson Clematis Garden in West Linn. By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes The Keizer Budget Advi- sory Committee will have at least one new staff position to discuss when it meets next month, but it will only indi- rectly affect the city’s parks and police. At a work session Monday, April 24, Mayor Cathy Clark told the council of her in- tention to request $5,000 of the city’s 2017-18 budget be put toward funding a project manager position at the Mid- Willamette Valley Council of Governments (MWVCOG). The position, which has yet to be formally established, will oversee collaborative efforts between the public and pri- vate sector to combat home- lessness in Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties. “The request will be vetted by the budget committee, but I want Keizer to have some skin in the game,” said Clark. Clark’s announcement came toward the end of an hour-long presentation to council that detailed a year’s worth of meetings by the Mid-Willamette Valley homeless Initiative. Clark served as a co-chair on the committee. The position would pri- marily be funded by Marion County and the City of Sa- lem, both of which pledged $40,000 toward setting up the offi ce within the MWV- COG. Clark spent most of her time rehashing the fi ndings of the Initiative, but said that homelessness at it’s core is about people. “We are concerned about taking care of people in our community who are home- less and at risk of becoming homeless,” Clark said. One of the most pressing issues is housing, and afford- able housing, capacity in the Willamette Valley. “It’s diffi cult for people who are employed to afford a home and even more diffi - cult for those who aren’t. The worse it gets in Portland, the worse it gets here,” Clark said. There is currently a 6,400- unit defi cit in housing avail- ability for those making $25,000 a year or less, and that is just one example of the shortfall. The wait for Sec- tion 8 housing is two to three years and there are already those with housing vouchers and no place to redeem them. Clark said Keizer has al- ready made some strides by incorporating accessory dwelling units and cottage clusters into its development code and that other munici- palities are currently looking at doing so. When asked how the re- cent rise in visible homeless- ness is affecting the Keizer Police Department, Chief John Teague said the problem needed a resolution other than handcuffs. “An arrest is an incon- sequential matter for them. They have no job to lose and there’s no additional stigma. The police have been the an- swer for decades and it’s not working,” Teague said. He added that dealing with where to store a detainee’s Drug collection event April 28 In partnership with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, Keizer Police Department is hosting a prescription drug turn-in event on Saturday, April 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at several locations in the Salem/Keizer area. The Keizer site will be in the Safeway parking lot at 4990 River Road N. Ad- ditional locations outside of Keizer include Peace Plaza at 500 Commercial Street S.E. and the Roth’s parking lot at 702 Lancaster Drive N.E. The one-day event encour- ages citizens to properly dis- pose of expired or unwanted medications at designated col- lection sites to keep drugs out of the wrong hands and out of the environment. Acceptable items include: • Expired or unwanted pre- scription medications. • Unneeded over-the- counter medications. • Veterinary medications. • Medication from deceased family members. • Unknown tablets and cap- sules. Do not bring: • Thermometers. • Needles/syringes. • Medical waste of any type. • Non-medication over- Scouts invite public to annual Camporee Looking for some offbeat entertainment this weekend? Make Keizer Rapids Park your destination. About 300 Boy Scouts will descend on Keizer Rapids this weekend to partici- pate in survival skill competi- tions and sev- eral grounds- keeping projects throughout the park. It’s all part of the Wil- lamette District Camporee. Scouts will check in Fri- day afternoon, but the lion’s share of spectator-fare will take place all day Saturday, April 29. Beginning at 9 a.m. and ending around 4 p.m., scouts will engage their sur- vival skills in competitions like tomahawk throwing, fi re building, fi rst aid, tent set-up, and bridge building among others. Competitions are ongo- ing throughout the day and most stations will be in operation for the dura- tion while groups of scouts cycle through them. About 8 p.m., scouts will perform skits for attendees in front of a campfi re in the Keizer Rotary Amphitheater. the-counter items. • Bathroom products (shampoo, hair spray, deodor- ant, hygiene products). • Bug repellent, leaking liquid containers, nutritional supplements. When medications are dis- posed of improperly, it poses risks to community health and safety. Drugs that are insecure- ly placed in trash receptacles can be scavenged and abused. When drugs are fl ushed, they are not completely removed by sewage treatment facili- The Salem metropolitan statistical area’s (MSA) unem- ployment rate edged up to 3.7 percent in March. Overall, Ore- gon’s statewide unemployment rate was 3.8 percent in March, slightly down from its revised rate in February of 4 percent. Salem’s March employment gains were smaller than normal. Salem added an estimated 200 jobs in March when an increase of roughly 600 would be ex- pected, meaning seasonally ad- justed non-farm employment decreased 400. Salem’s employ- ment was more than 9,300, or 6.1 percent, above its pre-reces- sion employment peak, which occurred in February 2008. sudoku Track teams take down McKay The McNary High School girls and boys varsity track teams claimed victory over the Sprague High School Olympians in a dual meet. 10 YEARS AGO Friday, May 5 St Edward Catholic Church 5303 River Rd N - Keizer A 70 year old man involved in a car crash in the US Post Offi ce parking lot was arrested on charges of DUII. Police responded to a complaint that the man could be under the infl uence of intoxicants. 15 YEARS AGO Saturday, May 6 2nd Annual Evening with David Roth TO BENEFIT Kennedy Elementary School Kindergarten Orientation, 6-7 p.m. Learn what a typical kindergarten day is like by touring the school and what you can do over the summer to help your child be ready. Please RSVP. Show opens at 7pm with Fred Bassett BUY YOUR TICKETS at the door for $15/each or call us at 503-364-3210 Add your event by e-mailing news@keizertimes.com. Listen at DavidRothMusic.com Thursday, May 11 looking back in the KT Car wreck nets 70 year old man DUII charges Keizer author Carolyn Bennett-Hunter returns with her latest mystery inspired by true events, The Powell Mountain Matter. Hosted by The Book Bin, 450 Court Street NE. The event is free and open to the public. Keizer Kindergarten Orientations, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Clear Lake, Weddle and Forest Ridge, 6-7 p.m. at Cummings, Gubser and Keizer Elementary. Learn what a typical kindergarten day is like by touring the school and what you can do over the summer to help your child be ready. Please RSVP. Employment in the Sa- lem MSA grew by 3,200 jobs over the past year, a 2 percent increase. Salem’s growth was outpaced by the state, but grew faster than the nation. Salem’s private sector added 2,300 jobs over the past year, growing 2.0 percent. The public sector add- ed 900 jobs, growing 2.1 per- cent. The fastest-growing major private-sector industries over the past year included: informa- tion (+100 jobs, or 9.1 percent); and construction (+700 jobs, or 8 percent). 5 YEARS AGO 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. Friday, May 5 Tuesday, May 9 ties and septic tank systems and can enter the soil, surface water, and groundwater, risk- ing contamination of impor- tant resources for drinking water and irrigation. Studies have shown that drugs found in waterways also have a seri- ous impact on fi sh and other aquatic life. For those unable to drop off medications during the event, there is a permanent drop-off receptacle inside the Keizer Police Station accessible dur- ing regular business hours. Unemployment up slightly The Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast at the Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE., 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. $10 per person. Collecting donations of peanut butter for local food bank. info@keizerchamber.com or 503-393-9111. Free Comic Book Day at Tony’s Kingdom of Comics, 3856 River Road N. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Two free comics per visitor and costumed pop culture icons will be in attendance. belongings also stresses lim- ited resources. One of the goals of the new position is to have a fa- cilitator for fostering collabo- ration between non-profi t and private sector efforts. “We want to have a con- tinuum of care and having good hand-offs (from one or- ganization to another) is criti- cal,” Clark said. While the council mem- bers did not debate or delib- erate their position regard- ing the $5,000 contribution, several councilors thanked Clark for her work. Coun- cilor Roland Herrera said it was important to overcome the current stigma associated with homelessness. “I think it’s overblown, the view that people choose to be (homeless). The big- gest surprise to me was that all the (homeless people) I’ve talked to, they didn’t choose to. They had lost a job, or had a medical event or some tragedy struck and suddenly they were living out of their truck,” Herrera said. Police arrest Keizer teen in gang graffi ti incidents Keizer police arrested a Keizer teen in connection with a graffi ti spree that left gang markings on at least three buildings. 20 YEARS AGO Water tower going up ST VINCENT de PAUL FOOD BANK The Keizer City Council approved the building of a 35- foot high water tank before a crowd of 40 neighbors opposing the plan. The water tank will be built on a city owned lot on Northeast Wiessner Drive.