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PAGE A2, KEIZERTIMES, SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 Assessing Keizer parks and looking ahead presented by DRIVE A LITTLE – SAVE A BUNCH! 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE • SALEM MORE INFO AT NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM Lights, Comedy, Laughs! Monday Night Football M ONDAY , S EPT 18 5:30PM L IONS AT G IANTS 21 & UP - FREE on the Theater Screen, FREE Prize Drawings, FREE Weekly Pick’Em Fantasy League & Menu Specials! LIVE STAND-UP COMEDY! SATURDAY, SEPT 16 Tobe Hixx & Monica Nevi 7 pm & 9 pm (21 & Over) Admission only $10. Reserved Seating for this show. Saturday, SEPT 23, at 11:00 am MOVIE: T HE N UT J OB 2 [ PG ] Sensory Sensitive Show ONLY $4 Special showing for kids and adults with Autism or other sensory sensitivities. Today in History U.S. Marines land at Inchon on the west coast of Korea, 100 miles south of the 38th parallel and just 25 miles from Seoul. The location had been criticized as too risky, but U.N. Supreme Commander Douglas MacArthur insisted on carrying out the landing. The brilliant landing cut the North Korean forces in two, and the U.S.-led U.N. force pushed inland to recapture Seoul, the South Korean capital that had fallen to the communists in June. — September 15, 1950 Food 4 Thought “In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” — President Dwight Eisenhower The Month Ahead RESERVE NOW Union Gospel Mission of Salem presents Harvest Dessert on Friday, Oct. 13, Keizer Civic Center. To reserve space, or sponsor a table, call Hannah Berry at 503-967-6388 or email hberry@ugmsalem.org. Through Sunday, September 17 Oktoberfest, annual celebration in Mt. Angel. visit oktoberfest. org for complete schedule, information and tickets. Saturday, September 16 Potluck dinner and dancing to music of Jefferson Parks, 7-10 p.m., Admission is $5. Keizer/Salem Area Seniors, corner of Cherry Ave. N.E. and Plymouth Dr. NE. Coffee with Cathy. Casual coffee and conversation with Mayor Cathy Clark about all things Keizer, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Mommy & Madi’s, 4764 River Road N. Monday, September 18 Keizer City Council meeting. Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road N.E. 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 19 Keizer Fire Board meeting, 7 p.m. Keizer Fire Station, 661 Chemawa Road N.E. Thursday, September 21 Percey Presents: The Spirit of Aloha, a Keizer Network of Women event, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Keizer Civic Center. Oral and silent auction, Coach handbag raffl e. Proceeds benefi t The Keizer Chamber Foundation and KNOW’s projects. Limited number of tickets, $30, includes dinner, available at keizerchamber.com. Aaron Lewis The Sinner Tour at the Elsinore Theatre, 170 High Street SE. Performance at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets $32 to $47. $5 day of show. elsinoretheatre. com/event-details-aaron-lewis.html. Greater Gubser Neighborhood Association meeting, 7 p.m. Gutser Elementary School, 6610 14th Ave N.E. Friday, September 22 By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Members of the Keizer City Council and Keizer Parks and Recreation Advisory Board joined forces Monday, Sept. 11, to take a small tour of Keizer parks and assess work recently completed and determine the work that still needs to be done. The fi rst stop was Coun- try Glen Park where volun- teer and Keizer booster Wayne Frey installed goals and painted the fi eld for a soccer pitch. Frey donated all the materials to establish the fi eld and will work with Keizer Soccer Club and Kiwanis Club of Salem to maintain it over the next three years. With more reasons to visit the park, Keizer Park Supervi- sor Robert Johnson discussed what else could be done to improve the experience with funds from a parks fee that the city will begin collecting in November. “We’re reassessing our turf management right now. With additional funds, I think we can begin doing broadleaf spraying that would get rid of clover and follow that up with fertilizer,” Johnson said. Johnson said he would also like to make the path at Coun- try Glen a priority. The existing one was installed by hand and is not up to code or American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. “Two bikes passing each other are probably going to hit handlebars,” he said. The city’s Public Works De- partment is also planning for an ADA-compliance study of all the city’s parks to help pri- oritize disabilities-related con- cerns. Councilor Roland Herrera, who lives nearby, said the park would also benefi t from more lights. The next stop on the tour was Keizer Little League (KLL) Park. The parks board has awarded KLL $20,000 in matching grants over the past two years and the organization is getting $50,000 from the Rotary Club of Keizer through the next three years to help re- habilitate the fi elds. The intent is to draw more outside groups to the facility and make it self- sustaining. KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald ABOVE: City councilors and parks board members inspect a failing court in Claggett Creek Park. RIGHT: Clint Hol- land pours slushies for mem- bers of the tour group. Clint Holland, a member of the parks board and a driving force behind the rehab project, served up slushies from a new machine in a renovated con- cession stand. This year alone, the re- habbed fi elds were host to a number of tournaments that had previously chosen other facilities. Incoming KLL president Brad Arnsmeier said the KLL fi elds hosted several youth tournaments new to the facil- ity over the summer and it is now a prime location for some adult leagues. “All of that means we are getting more steady use throughout the season,” Arns- meier said. It has paid off in terms of concession sales. Holland said they expect to net more than $25,000 from the concession stand that will help pay for future maintenance and im- provements. Projects still on the board include increased lighting and new scoreboards as well as se- curity improvements. At Claggett Creek Park, the group surveyed the new park- ing lot on the Dearborn side of the site, which was replaced earlier this year, and discussed options for improvements with the onset of the fee. A primary concern is a di- lapidated basketball court that will likely need to be entirely reconstructed because of large cracks, Johnson said. “This park is a great site for a basketball court, but this one is failing,” Johnson said. The court has two nets, but both are on the same side of the court. Someone recently a spray painted a ragged key on the asphalt around one of the baskets. Councilor Marlene Par- sons asked whether something could be done to expand the parking lot on the Dearborn side. Johnson said that was one option, but that adding a shel- ter to the Chemawa side of the park would be a way to draw some of the traffi c to the less- used parking lot. “At some point we will also have to do an overhaul of the irrigation system. We’ve been Salem Reads announces next book Outcasts United by Warren St. John has been chosen for the second season of Salem Reads: One Book, One com- munity. It is the real-life story of a youth soccer team of refugees from all around the world seeking new lives in a small American town struggling to accommodate its new ar- rivals. Together, the group of teens and their Jordanian woman coach, change an en- tire community for the better. Salem Reads is a community- wide reading project that in- vites the people of Salem to come together through read- ing, discussion, and programs based on the themes of a com- mon book. The Salem Public Library will host movies and docu- mentaries, facilitated conversa- tions, book give away, author visit ticket give away and host the author in February of 2018. sudoku Enter digits from 1-9 into the blank spaces. Every row must contain one of each digit. So must every column, as must every 3x3 square. Fundraiser, Fall Magic Party featuring dinner, magic and music by Jeff of Jefferson Parks. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Keizer/Salem Area Seniors, corner of Cherry Ave. N.E. and Plymouth Dr. NE. ServeFest2017: Free community event offering free haircuts for children, school supplies, family photos, clothing, games and more, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 930 Chemawa Road NE. Riders in the Sky. American western & comedy quartet at the Elsinore Theatre. Tickets, $20-$39. elsinoretheatre.com. Tuesday, September 26 Keizer Public Arts Commission meeting, 6 p.m. Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road N.E. Thursday, September 28 Champions for Children Luncheon from noon to 1 p.m. at the Salem Convention Center, 200 Commercial Street SE. To attend, call 503-540-0288. Keizer Points of Interest Committee meeting, 6 p.m. Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road N.E. Friday, September 29 – Saturday, October 14 An Inspector Calls, a classic 20th century crime drama, is presented by Willamette University’s Theatre Department. Visit wutheatre.com for information. For tickets log onto thtr-tix@willamette.edu. 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While the engine was en route, dispatchers informed the crew that it was actually a house fi re with a resident in a wheel chair who was unable to evacuate. No one was injured and there was minimal damage to the home. 10 YEARS AGO Renaissance has mixed outcomes for Plaza stores The Keizer Plaza, located on River Road renovation had been debatably the most ambitious urban renewal project for Keizer. It also produced a number of mixed responses from businesses that had been there before the renovation. Most of them claimed that business hadn’t been the same since construction began. Saturday, September 23 Sunday, September 24 looking back in the KT 5 YEARS AGO Jay Owenhouse: The Authentic Illusionist at Elsinore Theatre. 7:30 p.m. Reserve tickets $27 and $38. elsinoretheatre.com. Potluck dinner and dancing to music of Charles and the Angels, 7-10 p.m., Admission is $5. Keizer/Salem Area Seniors, corner of Cherry Ave. N.E. and Plymouth Dr. NE. able to keep up with repairs as much as possible, but the dry spots show where things aren’t working like they should,” Johnson said. The last stop on the tour included the Rickman Com- munity Garden and Carlson Skate Park. At the community gar- den, the group met with gar- den managers Peggy and Jerry Moore to talk about a fence in- stalled with the help of a parks matching grant. (For more on the visit to Carlson Skate Park visit, see related story on Page A1). KEIZERTIMES.COM Web Poll Results At what age should a child be allowed to have a cell phone? 43% – 10 to 13 15 YEARS AGO Neighbors protest after the city council favors improvements to Trail Avenue Around 30 angry Gubser neighbors confronted the Keizer City Council. The neighbors mostly included residents of Harmony Drive and Trail Avenue. They spoke out against the council’s decision to explore improving the street rather than closing it. 20 YEARS AGO 26% – 14 to 15 19% – 16+ 9% – Other 4% – Under 10 Vote in a new poll every Thursday! GO TO KEIZERTIMES.COM Apartment work starts near Keizer wetland area A local construction company started the groundwork for an apartment complex on the vacant land between River and Wheatland roads adjacent to Keizer Automotive. The proposed 92-unit two-story apartment complex, McNary Heights Apartments, will be two and three bedroom units with parking for 169 cars.