SINCE 1979 • VOLUME 38, NO. 41
SECTION A
JULY 14, 2017
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By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
A trip to Simonka Place,
the women’s shelter on River
Road North, changed the tra-
jectory of Marissa Maciel’s
quinceañera.
Marissa celebrated her 15th
birthday – a milestone in Latin
American tradition and rite
of passage from childhood to
womanhood – with friends and
family at a ballroom in Salem
on Saturday, July 1. However,
rather than let those gathered
shower her with gifts, Marissa
requested toys for the children
who sometimes end up in Si-
monka Place with their moth-
ers.
“We donated some things
to the shelter, but when we got
back in the car, I started asking
my mom questions about why
the women were there, how
they ended up there,” Marissa
said.
Teresa Maciel, Marissa’s
mother, told her that not only
did homeless women fi nd their
way to the shelter, but some-
times their children did as well.
“When we were making in-
vitations that’s when I decided,”
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watch
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
ABOVE: Marissa Maciel is led by her mother, Teresa, to the spotlight. LEFT: Marissa dances with
her father, Jose.
“ I told my mom
that the party
was enough
for me.”
— Marissa Maciel
Marissa said. “I told my mom
that the party was enough for
me and that I wanted to col-
lect toys for the children at Si-
monka Place.”
She ended up with four bags
full of toys and an assortment
of other items.
Marissa and Teresa started
planning her quinceañera al-
Apoc-
eclipse?
most a year ago. While the term
quinceañera is typically used
as the name for the ceremony
stateside, quinceañera means
“15-year-old female.”
Historically during that year,
girls are taught to cook and
weave and given other win-
dows into the world of adults.
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Romeo & Juilet opens
in Keizer Wednesday
KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley
Alex Asher (Count Paris) and Spence Logan (Romeo) battle during rehearsal.
By DEREK WILEY
Of the Keizertimes
Director Linda Baker wants
audiences of Keizer Home-
grown Theatre's performances
of Romeo and Juliet to hear
the William Shakespeare play
with new ears.
“Speeches we all memo-
rized, scenes we did in Eng-
lish, suddenly they are going
to hear them and all of it's go-
ing to come into focus,” Baker
said. “You'll suddenly realize
that's what that means. We've
been working very hard at
the intention as opposed to
just the language. We haven't
changed anything. It's tradi-
tional but we're looking at
it as a play that is something
besides a lesson. It's a play to
entertain.”
Opening night is Wednes-
day, July 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the
Keizer Rotary Amphitheater
stage at Keizer Rapids Park.
Longtime
teacher
hangs up
eraser
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Please see ROMEO, Page A8
Inclusivity talks will continue
What an equity lens looks like
One of the possible outcomes of a Keizer City work
session on inclusivity Monday, July 10, was developing an
equity lens for councilors to use while making a decision.
The illustration to the right is only hypothetical, but an
example of how an equity lens could be used in
decision-making at the city level.
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schools and neigh-
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also address fears
old, new or simply
renewed among the
local immigrant com-
munity, which drew the
detraction from one city
councilor.
“We are trying to reaf-
fi rm current practices and our
Have diverse
members of the
community been
intentionally
sought
out for
input?
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
A Keizer City Council work ses-
sion on how to make the city more
inclusive generated a lot of talk, but
little in the way of actionable ideas
Monday, July 10.
The end result was a pledge to keep
the conversation going.
Earlier this year, the Keizer City
Council set a goal of doing a better
job of reaching out to city residents
and, within a month, a group of con-
cerned citizens brought forth a pro-
posal for an inclusivity resolution.
The hoped-for resolution would
be a statement from the city declar-
ing that anyone is welcome within
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