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PAGE A16, KEIZERTIMES, MAY 26, 2017 Buttoned up LEFT: Three his- toric collections. The far left buttons are French buttons from the 1750s; the ones in the middle were made for designer Elsa Schiaparelli in the 1930s; the ones on the left are Victo- rian jewel buttons from the 1890s. BELOW: Deborah Hanson and Bryan Gilbert discuss the provenance of a specifi c button. By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Most people probably think of buttons as mostly utilitar- ian items, those occasionally troublesome things we use to fasten our shirts and blouses. A few minutes with Debo- rah Hanson are more than enough to change your per- spective. “Buttons are a great way to engage with history, there are political buttons, fashion but- tons, ones that can tell you about the history of a family and some conferred status,” said Hanson, a button dealer who traveled all the way from New Hampshire to take part in the annual Oregon State Button Society Show at Qual- ity Inn & Suites in Keizer May 5 and 6. To make her point, Han- son pulled out cards of buttons from different eras and for dif- ferent purposes, even one from the campaign of President William Henry Harrison, who served a scant month in offi ce before dying of pneumonia. The two-day event in- cluded lectures, contests and opportunities to talk with fel- low enthusiasts. Thousands of buttons were on display and attendees included seven clubs from fi ve states. “With the contests, we ask the collectors to come up with a display of buttons on a par- ticular theme,” said organizer Jan Stutts. The overall theme for this year’s event was It’s Raining Buttons and one contest cat- egory was a collection display- ing buttons with umbrellas or parasols. There were several entries. For more information about button collecting, and to see a small sample of Hanson’s collection, visit www.byson- buttons.com KFD, continued from Page A1 and in a safe spot,” KFD chief Jeff Cowan said. “I'm the luck- iest fi re chief there is.” According to the Marion County Assessor's offi ce, KFD will not receive most of the revenue from new construc- tion projects, like Bonaventure, until future years as construc- tion projects are added to the property tax rolls. KFD's budget has three funds—the general fund, which consists of the four or- projected $367,354 from the previous year. With $3.2 million in net working capital, more than $4.2 million in taxes, and $1.3 million in ambulance revenue, KFD has $9,293,830 in total resources. “A lot of good things are happening to keep us healthy RIGHT: Leslie Glassmire, Lois Bandeem and Deborah Conrad pick through a button collection. ganizational units (administra- volume has dramatically in- tion, fi re, EMS and training), creased, running 1,756 calls as of May 4 com- and the capital pared to 1,485 projects and for the same bond funds. period last year, The general which is an in- fund budget crease of 18.2 of $6,995,355 percent. provides fund- Cowan said ing for 35.5 the budget pro- full time career vides the com- staff, up from munity with 32.5, and ap- another year p r ox i m a t e l y — Jeff Cowan of programs 20 volunteers. Keizer Fire Chief and services at It also includes improved staff- materials and services as well as reserve/con- ing levels and the ability to meet the district's goal of ar- tingency. The budget sets aside the riving at an emergency within usual $150,000 for contin- six minutes or less 90 percent gency as well as an additional of the time. Throughout 2016, $25,000 each for fi re and EMS KFD met that goal 93.6 per- to begin building a reserve for cent of the time. future PERS expenses. A copy of the budget may KFD responded to 4,685 be inspected or obtained at service calls in 2016 compared KFD, 661 Chemawa Rd. NE to 4,512 in 2015, a 3.9 percent between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. increase. So far this year, call or online at www.keizerfi re. com. A public meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 20 at 7 p.m. “A lot of good things are happening to keep us healthy.” How to Retire and Live the Life You Want OC T. 1 – 4 • HALLMARK RESORT IN NEWPORT Ready to retire in 5 years or less? 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The board also elected Lar- ry Trott of Salem to a four-year term on the Willamette Edu- cational Service District board of directors. He was the only candidate from the district. In other business, the board accepted 10 grants, the largest of which is $352,071 from the Community Resource Trust for start-up equipment for study programs at the Career Technical Education Center. The second largest grant is $231,982 from the Oregon Department of Education im- prove staff quality and thereby increase academic achieve- ment. Next is $196,948 from ODE for summer school pro- grams for migrant students. CenturyLink provided $5,000 for Lego sets. The following personnel actions approved by the board involved the McNary High School attendance area: • Temporary full-time con- tract: Kaylyn Siobal, Gubser Elementary School. • Second-year full-time contract: Ashley Buckle, Clear Lake Elementary School. • First-year probation full- time contract: Daniel Bor- resen, McNary. • Resignations: Misty Buckman, Keizer Elementary School; Billie Crane, Clear Lake Elementary School; Dal- las Myers, McNary; Tricia Palm, Keizer; Katie Wickham, McNary. • Retirements: Katherine Cobb, Cummings and Gub- ser elementary schools; Ed- ward Crystal, McNary; Karla McFadden, Clear Lake; Bruce Purdy, Claggett Creek Middle School; Linda Wilson, Ken- nedy Elementary School. The Spotlight on Success portion of the meeting hon- ored Ashleigh Huerta, who has volunteered at Kennedy for fi ve years in various ways. Jay Remy, district director of communications, noted that she is president of the Kenne- dy Parent-Teacher Association, has worked to make more par- ents and teachers involved, and has raised thousands of dollars for teaching materials.
