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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.
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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.
Add your event by e-mailing news@keizertimes.com.
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Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (PG-13)
Sat 5:40, Sun 2:10
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Woman’s medical
alarm summons KFD
to house fi re
A Keizer woman used her
medical alarm to summon the
Keizer Fire District to a house
fi re. KFD fi refi ghters were ini-
tially dispatched to a medical
alarm. 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).
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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
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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.