JULY 28, 2017, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A11
ECLIPSE: Reservations for Vacation Bible School
KRP camp rolling in quick options abound in Aug.
(Continued from Page A1)
Barker is looking for assistance
at the park in the evenings of
Aug. 14 and 15 to help mark
off campsites.
Those interested in volun-
teering during the festival for
grounds maintenance, mer-
chandise sales, parking assis-
tance, equipment check out
and registration can sign up at
www.keizereclipse.com.
Reservations for camping
are also ramping up. About 120
of the 169 available spaces have
been reserved with more com-
ing in each day.
Keizer City Councilor Mar-
lene Parsons, who is heading
up the organizing efforts, said
about 10 new reservations
came in the day of the meet-
ing. Reservations are coming in
from all over the United States.
Visitors from Hawaii, Mary-
land, Chicago, Texas, California,
Washington and Idaho have
booked spaces. There is even a
small group coming from Eu-
rope.
“They are backpacking
across the United States and
this is going to be a side trip for
them before they continue on,”
Parsons said.
Parsons said she also fi elded
a call wondering if the camping
options were a scam given the
availability and the relative bar-
gain price compared to what
other spaces are going for in the
days leading up to the eclipse.
Some plans are being scaled
back slightly while others for
the event are becoming more
fully-formed. Originally, there
were plans for two food trucks
in addition to meals being
served by the Keizer Rotary
Amphitheatre. Plans are now
for a shaved ice and ice cream
truck along with a food stand
provided by El Patron.
Organizers are also looking
for donations of bottled water
to be sold in the park. Parsons
said she already has about 60
cases, but would like 100. If
businesses are interested in do-
nating, logos on the bottles are
permissible. Contact Parsons
at keizereclipse@gmail.com to
plan drop-off.
Commemorative
T-shirts
will be available for $15.
Earlier discussions included
possible volleyball tournaments
and a frisbee golf tournament,
but concerns about parking,
crowds and general traffi c as-
sociated with the eclipse have
altered the plan. Visitors will
likely be able to check out
equipment for use in both lo-
cations, but no formal events
will be scheduled. A family bike
ride is slated Sunday, Aug. 20.
There will also be three free
concerts the weekend of the
eclipse. Syco Billy will perform
Friday, Aug. 18; Ty Curtis is
slated for Saturday, Aug. 19, and
violinist David Klinkenberg
will perform during the eclipse
Monday, Aug. 21.
“I’ve heard some people
saying they will stay away from
the park that weekend, but we
want all of our regular Keizer
and Salem people to come for
the concerts – especially on
Friday and Saturday,” Parsons
said.
Several Keizer churches
are offering Vacation Bible
School sessions for local
families in the coming weeks.
Here’s a list of some of the
options:
• Kids from age four to
fi fth grade are invited to four
days of exploration in Peru
for Vacation Bible School.
Morningside United Meth-
odist Church, located at 3674
12th Street SE., offers bible
school from July 31 to Aug.
3 from 9 a.m. to noon. Keizer
Clear Lake United Method-
ist Church, located at 7920
Wheatland Road N., offers
bible school from Aug. 14 to
Aug. 17 from 9 a.m. to noon.
Vacation Bible School is
$8 per child and $15 per fam-
ily. Scholarships are available.
Registration forms are avail-
able at both church offi ces
and on the Facebook event
page. There will be a limit of
50 kids at each site.
For more information, call
503-364-5013 for Morn-
ingside UMC and 503-393-
2402 for Keizer Clear Lake
UMC.
•
Dayspring
Fellow-
ship, located at 1755 Lock-
haven Drive NE., is offer-
ing CharacterQuest Vacation
Bible School from Aug. 14
to Aug. 18. CharacterQuest
will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
throughout the week. This
bible school is for children
that are four years old by
Aug. 31 through fourth grade
completed.
Cost $5 per child for the
week. Payment is due when
registering. To register online,
go to dayspringfellowship.
com/vbs. Otherwise, regis-
tration can be done in per-
son at the Church Offi ce on
weekdays and at the Journeys
Bookstore on weekends. For
more information, call the of-
fi ce at 503-390-3900.
• Keizer Christian Church
invites kids ages four through
12 to attend Bible Adventure
Week from Aug. 7 through
Aug. 11, 9 a.m. to noon. On
Aug. 11 there will be a clos-
ing program at 11:40 a.m. for
family to attend followed by
a picnic.
Print out a registration
form from the Keizer Chris-
tian Church website and mail
it in or drop it by the church
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mon-
day through Friday. Individu-
als can also scan it and email it
to BAWatKCC@gmail.com.
For more information,
email BAWatKCC@gmail.
com or call the offi ce at 503-
393-6843.
• Vacation Bible School at
Country Christian Church
will be from July 31 to Aug. 4,
6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m This bi-
ble school is for children aged
four years old to children en-
tering sixth grade. The week
long event is free.
The registration form is
available on the church web-
site at countrysidechurch.
org/ministry/childrens-min-
istry/summer-events.
School board approves special ed materials
involves all forms of commu-
nication except speech that
are used to express thoughts,
wants, needs, and ideas. It re-
quires tools or equipment in
addition to the user’s body.
Of about 768 students
expected to be involved, 58
have been identifi ed as Eng-
lish language learners.
lum option to serve students
from kindergarten through
the transitional age of 21.
Most of the students who
will be involved have signifi -
cant and moderate cognitive
delays. All are at various levels
still learning English.
The system, known as
Unique Learning Systems,
By HERB SWETT
For the Keizertimes
Instructional materials for
students who have special
needs were approved Tuesday
at a special meeting of the
Salem-Keizer School Board.
District staff had extensive-
ly reviewed available instruc-
tion materials for a curricu-
District staffers worked on
the program after consulting
the Multnomah Education
Service District in Portland
and the Clark County School
District in Las Vegas, both of
which use Unique Learning
Systems.
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Saturday Vigil Liturgy: 5:30 p.m.
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