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BOND: Large classes top
concerns in poll
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said, 60 percent favored the proposal, 35 percent opposed it, and
5 percent were undecided.
Top reasons for favoring it were that education is important
(24 percent), that schools need the funding (22 percent), and
that those questioned always supported education (14 percent).
Those against a bond in that amount said it would cost too
much (29 percent), that the district is mismanaging the money it
has (21 percent), and that taxes are too high (16 percent).
Magner said voters should be more likely to pass the proposed
bond than they were before such a bond in the district was
approved 10 years ago. She noted that Portland Public Schools
and the Albany School District recently passed more expensive
measures.
Asked what they considered the most serious district
problems, 129 of those polled said crowded classes. Lack of
funding came in second at 68. The remaining eight were old
facilities, 22; fi nancial mismanagement, 20; budget cuts, 17; poor
curriculum, 16; too much administration, 16; high dropout rate,
14; and a defi cient education, 14.
Sixty percent of the respondents had voted in three or four of
the last four elections, and 66 percent were 45 or older and thus
less likely to have children in school.
The poll included questions about specifi c provisions in the
proposed bond measure. The respondents' narrowest margin
was to the question of willingness to pay what would be an
additional $600 a year for a $200,000 home. Fifty-four percent
said yes, 37 percent said no, and 9 percent were not sure.
Regarding priorities, 63 percent of those polled put safety
and security improvements at the top of the list. Adding space at
the high schools and cafeterias to nine elementary schools were
tied for second place at 59 percent. At the bottom of the high-
priority list was selling existing property and building offi ce
space to consolidate administrative functions, with 25 percent.
CAKE,
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week. Everything is made
from scratch and the cakes
and fondants need a couple
of days to harden,” she said.
“Even cookies take a couple
of days and then they need to
set for 24 hours before they are
packaged.”
She recommends ordering
at least a week before the items
are needed and two weeks is
preferable.
Capps got her start in
cooking and baking at North
Salem High School where she
captained a group of culinary
students that took second place
in the state. After starting a
family and a stint in nursing,
the opportunity to be a stay-
at-home mom was one she
couldn't pass up. She took a
cake class at JoAnn's and it
reignited her passion.
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Tresha Capps’ specialities include working fondant into just about any shape her clients could
hope for and some of the most adorable cookies around.
“I made a few cakes for
classes and my husband would
take pictures of them and show
them around to his co-workers.
I started taking orders through
him and he literally put me into
business,” Capps said.
She considers herself a
“YouTube graduate” after
honing her skills and picking
up new tricks and ideas
through watching instructional
videos on the internet. She's
recently started trying her hand
at sculpted cakes as a result of
crowdsourced tips.
“The strangest thing I've
done was a cake shaped like
a toilet,” she said. “Learning
which shapes to bake and then
decorating them so they don't
fall apart is always tricky.”
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Rose Nason, Emma Snyder, Brady Ellis, Parker Kehret, Random Pendragon, India Hamn and
Brooklyn Flint help dole out copies of The Write Club’s new book.
CLUB,
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Google docs fi le, but something
you can hand to a person and
say ‘I wrote this, I published
this, this is a real thing.’”
McNary junior Parker
Kehret has found his niche in
100-word stories.
Kehret has three as well as a
poem in The Last of the Pendies.
“With 100-word stories
you have to leave a lot up
to the imagination,” Kehret
said. “You only have so many
words. You can’t say everything
specifi c.”
The
anthology
also
includes works from Write
Club members Emily Dolph,
Delaney Campbell, Michael
Hitchcock, Emma Syder,
Random Pendragon, Rose
Nason and Lauren Murphy as
well as winners from the club’s
February writing contest:
Whiteaker Middle School
students Sierra Lane, Layne
Ling and Adrien Weathers,
Claggett Creek eighth grader
Brooklyn Flint and McNary
students Brady Ellis, Abigail
Faith Henderson and Ivy
Wasden.
Paperback copies of the
book are available at the
Keizertimes offi ce for $5.
crossword
Fondant, she said, is Play-
Doh for adults because it offers
versatility and a shelf-life well
beyond what frosting can offer.
There are challenges, however.
Recently, a number of orders
have come in for Minecraft-
themed treats and she has to
charge more for those. Minecraft
is a popular video game with
a pixelated look to all the
characters, items and scenery.
“Every one of those little
blocks needs to be cut out and
put together,” she said.
She said her husband, Rob,
and her mother remain her
toughest critics and fi ercest
supporters through thick and
thin.
Capps said she isn't certain
where the future will take her,
but she envisions a bistro or
bakery, and is leaning toward
the bakery.
“None of the local bakeries
offer cookies and I would like
to make that a focus,” she said.
To place an order or fi nd out
more about available options
– including full party set-ups
with cookies, cupcakes, cake
pops and a two-tiered cake
– contact Capps through her
Facebook page or call or text
503-400-8187.
Choir, drama
camps at WMS
McNary High School’s
morning choir camp and af-
ternoon drama camp will
be from Aug. 14 to Aug. 18.
There will be a performance
on Aug. 18 and an optional
second performance on Aug.
21 at the Total Eclipse View-
ing Party. The choir and dra-
ma camps will be located at
Whiteaker Middle School.
Choir camp will be from 9
a.m. to noon and drama camp
will be from 12:30 p.m. to 3
p.m. Students can choose to
do one or both camps. Choir
and drama camps each are $65,
Siblings are half price.
Registration must be com-
pleted by June 9. For more
information, contact Andy
Thomas at thomas_andy@
salkeiz.k12.or.us.
Keizer CERT is seeking items for its
rummage sale fundraiser in June
Sale proceeds will be used for supplies and
equipment, and to further the training of Keizer
CERT members and others in our community.
WANTED DONATIONS: We can use most
anything. Things we can’t accept include cribs,
mattresses, car seats, computers, chemicals or
anything dirty [we can’t clean items].
If you have items you’d like to donate,
please contact Bonnie at (503) 931-1450
or Linda at (503) 551- 2648.
The Community Emergency Response Team
(CERT) Program educates people about disaster
preparedness for hazards that may impact their area
and trains them in basic disaster response skills.
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