Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Keizertimes. (Salem, Or.) 1979-current | View Entire Issue (June 2, 2017)
SINCE 1979 • VOLUME 38, NO. 35 SECTION A JUNE 2, 2017 $1.00 School board delays bond decision By HERB SWETT For the Keizertimes No decision on a proposed $766 million general obligation bond measure was reached Tuesday, May 30, at a special meeting of the Salem- Keizer School Board. Of greatest concern to board members is the timing of an election, whether to have it on the November ballot or the May 2018 ballot. Another concern is the reaction of voters to such a measure soon after approval of a bond for new Salem police facilities. The proposed bond measure would add space at 22 elementary schools, 10 Phone vurvey vhowed healthy vupport middle schools, and six high schools. It would build a new Auburn Elementary School, improve science laboratories at the middle and high schools, improve vocational and technical programs at high schools, upgrade technology, make seismic improvements, and make safety and security improvements districtwide. District staffers do not consider the present Auburn property large enough for current or expected future student enrollment. At the estimated $766 million, it would increase existing property tax rates by an average of $3 per $1,000 assessed value per year over the life of the bond. This would mean $600 per year for the owner of a home assessed at $200,000. Most school directors have been inclined to favor a May vote to allow more time to consider possible reductions in the bond proposal. Michael Wolfe, chief operating offi cer of the district, reported at a board work session May 24 the recommendations of a task force that he said could reduce the bond proposal to $656 million. Director Jim Green, however, said Tuesday that because of uncertainties about Sugar high property assessments in May, he thought a November vote would be preferable. Melissa Martin, representing The Nelson Report, and Jeanne Magner, representing C&M Communications, had reported at the May 24 work session that the results of a telephone survey of 342 district voters from April 10 through April 18 showed a good chance that a $766 million bond measure would pass. Of those contacted, they Pleave vee BOND, Page A9 Keizer cake-maker bakev up vweet vmilev booked through the summer. By ERIC A. It just really seemed to take off HOWALD at the beginning of the year,” Of the Keizertimes Given enough fon- she said. Capps specializes in cakes dant and a few days of toil, Tresha Capps can turn and cookies with healthy your next party cake into just dose of imagination. A quick scroll through her Facebook about anything you want. She knows fondant isn't ev- page (www.facebook.com/ reveal eryone's cup-o-tea, but she's PinkPrincessCakes) items like hoping to g e o d e make con- cakes, edible verts out g raduation of her Pink leis, Minecraft Princess cookies, Cakes cli- Star Wars- ents. t h e m e d “Store- cakes and bought fon- cookies, and dant can be just about a little weird, anything but I made else clients ever ything have tossed from scratch. out as The fondant — Trevha Cappv inspiration. I use is make Most of of marsh- them are mallows and powdered sugar so it tastes a outright stunning. “I really like working lot better,” Capps said. Capps, who lives with her with clients to make a plan,” family in south Keizer, started Capps said. “I sat down with her home-based business eight one client a few days ago years ago, but it's growing by and we came up with ideas for a Moana cake.” Moana is leaps and bounds lately. “I'm almost completely the latest in Disney's line of animated princesses. Prices vary depending Trevha Cappv hav been mak- on the type of treat and the ing vpecialty cakev, cookiev and other treatv out of her amount of work it will take home for the pavt eight yearv to produce. Capps also needs and iv vetting her vightv time once an order is placed. higher now. “I usually need at least a “Learning which vhapev to bake and then decorating them vo they don't fall apart iv alwayv tricky.” KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald Lady Celts fall in 4th round PAGE A10 New fence at Rickman garden PAGE A3 Video games at museum PAGE A5 Pleave vee CAKE, Page A9 The first rule of Write Club: Stick with it and you will get publivhed FEEL GOOD STORY Saluting the people that make us proud of our community capitolauto.com KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald ABOVE: Lauren Murphy and Anne Farriv look for their work in the latevt volume of work by the McNary High School Write Club. TOP RIGHT: The cover to The Write Club'v newevt book, The Lavt of the Pendiev by Hanna Lawvon. By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes McNary freshman Anne Farris began writing poetry in the third grade but it wasn't until she picked up a copy of The Last of the Pendies and began fl ipping through its pages that she could see and feel her published work. “It's really cool to have something in a published work,” Farris said. “I've been hoping to have something like this but I was never able to get this opportunity until now.” Farris is one of 18 authors in The Last of the Pendies—the McNary Write Club's sixth book, released on Thursday, May 25. Farris has three poems in the anthology. Her favorite is Mirrors of Time, which follows a person through the different stages of life as they look at their refl ection in a mirror. Farris likes the freedom of poetry. “You can do it however way you want it,” Farris said. “The lines sort of fl ow. You can fi nd a rhythm or you can just create it to fi t your personality to fi t your character. You defi nitely have a lot more expression in poems. It's sort of an outlet.” McNary sophomore Hanna Lawson designed the cover of the anthology, which features a purple book-shaped creature with a green eye sitting on a cliff. Lawson worked on the cover on and off over three days. “I was really excited to see how it would look on the book. It came out way better than I thought it was,” Lawson said. THE KITCHEN OF YOUR DREAMS is closer than you think “It's really satisfying to hear everyone say 'it's really cute' or 'it's really good.'” Lawson also wrote a short story titled Morals, about a former scientist turned assassin, who is dealing with the morality of his new job. Lawson said she is currently working on nine other stories. “Ever since I was in the fi fth grade I knew I really wanted to write books,” Lawson said. “I love writing stories and having actual published work is really, really satisfying. The satisfaction of having a physical copy, not a KLL Champs PAGE A11 Pleave vee CLUB, Page A9 4101 River Rd N (former Knecht’s) - 503.390.0161
