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Today in History
Egyptian and Syrian forces launch a coordinated attack
against Israel on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish
calendar. Taking the Israeli Defense Forces by surprise, After
several days the Israel Defense Forces began beating back the
Arab gains at a heavy cost to soldiers and equipment. In late
October, an Egyptian-Israeli cease-fi re was secured by the
United Nations.
— October 6, 1973
Food 4 Thought
“The home should be the treasure chest of living.”
— Le Corbusier, infl uential 20th century architect,
born Oct. 6, 1887
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 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.
Through Saturday, October 21
Pentacle Theatre presents Almost, Maine, located at 324
52nd Avenue NW. Visit pentacletheatre.org or call 503-
400-6582 for tickets.
Friday, October 6 – Saturday, October 7
Keizer Community Library holds its fall book sale at the
Keizer Civic Center. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
on Saturday. keizerlibrary.org.
Friday, October 6 – Sunday, October 8
Quiltopia 2017. Show, view, sell, and buy quilt and quilt
accessories with this year’s guest artist Debbie Bubsy.
Admission is $7. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
Sunday, Noon to 5 p.m. Willamette Heritage Center, 1313
Mill Street SE in Salem.
Continuing Oct. 6-8, 13-15, 20 and 21
Dog Park: The Musical. A production of Keizer
Homegrown Theatre. For more information, visit
keizerhomegrowntheatre.com.
Saturday, October 7
Oregon’s Bounty: A Celebration of the Harvest, 10
a.m.-2 p.m., State Capitol. Family fun activities. www.
oregoncapitol.com.
Night Dance and Potluck. Features music by Supernatural.
Admission is $5. 7 to 10 p.m. Keizer/Salem Area Seniors,
930 Plymouth Drive NE.
Popovich Pet Comedy Theatre at the Elsinore Theatre, 170
High Street SE. Performance at 3 p.m. Doors open at 2
p.m. Tickets $25 to $35. $17 for children 12 and under. $25
for family four pack. elsinoretheatre.com/event-details-
popovich-pet-comedy.html.
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
The Oregon Department of Environ-
mental Quality has responded to concerns
regarding the potential trucking of con-
taminated dirt through Keizer.
From July 1 through Aug. 14, DEQ of-
fi cials asked for public comment on the
movement of dieldrin-tainted dirt from
a development site in northeast Salem
through Keizer to abandoned quarries
northwest of Keizer.
Dieldrin is an insecticide developed as
an alternative to DDT in the 1940s. It was
used primarily on fruit, soil and seed. The
U.S. Department of agriculture banned use
of dieldrin in 1970, but it is a legacy pollut-
ant that remains in the environment long
after being introduced.
The planned path will take an estimated
14,000 truckloads of dirt past four schools,
but after testing and observation by DEQ
toxicologists, the risks appear to be low.
Excavation has already started on part of
the development site – which will become
an estimated 500 homes along with du-
plexes and apartments – and DEQ offi cials
monitored air samples while the dirt was
being moved. Dieldrin was not detected in
any of the samples.
Anderson Geologic, the environmen-
tal consultant on the project, has called
for temporary roadways to be constructed
to minimize disturbance while the dirt is
loaded and all trucks will be inspected as
they leave the site with loose dirt being
removed.
When as little as a pound of dieldrin en-
ters the environment, the federal govern-
ment’s National Response Center (NRC)
must be notifi ed immediately.
In response to questions about the im-
pact of so many heavy trucks traveling the
same route, DEQ offi cials said those issues
would have to be taken up with local ju-
risdictions, like city and county govern-
ments.
To control dust en route to the quar-
ries, the DEQ response is that the soil will
be wetted down prior to travel and then
trucks will be cleaned at the quarry site
before returning to Salem.
Regarding why the soil has been la-
beled as “clean fi ll for farm use” despite
the contamination, the DEQ responded
that a residential gardener would come
into contact with the soil much more fre-
quently than a farmer on a tractor plow-
ing a few times a year. Once moved to the
quarry, the dirt will be used for hazelnut
orchards, which the Oregon Department
of Agriculture said poses less concern for
food contamination. Crops grown in or
closer to the soil, such as pumpkin, squash,
zucchini or carrots, would be more prob-
lematic.
Review by hydrogeologists and licensed
geologists determined that there was no
potential for groundwater contamination
because dieldrin binds tightly to soil.
“If (dieldrin) were soluble, it would
have washed out of the soil and no longer
be present.” the report stated.
While the process is moving forward,
Nancy Sawka, a senior project manager
with DEQ, said permits still need to be
obtained from Marion County and the
Oregon Department of State Lands. The
Army Corps of Engineers may also need
to issue a permit because one of the quar-
ries is considered wetlands.
Congressional inaction
threatens at-risk youth
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
A statewide advocacy group
mobilized a notable selection
of local supporters in Salem to
call on the U.S. Congress to re-
authorize and expand two fed-
eral programs that deter crime
through early intervention.
Keizer Police Chief John
Teague, Salem Police Chief
Jerry Moore, and Polk County
District Attorney Aaron Felton
were all called on to speak on
behalf of the Maternal, Infant,
Early Childhood Home Visit-
ing Act (MIECHV) and the
Children’s Health Insurance
Program (CHIP). The trio met
with Martha Brooks of Fight
Crime: Invest in Kids and Pa-
trice Altenhofen, executive
director of Family Building
Blocks, Monday, Oct. 2 for a
press conference.
Funding for the two pro-
grams expired Sept. 30 and
will need to be reauthorized
by Congress or local families
might lose resources viewed as
critical by law enforcement and
justice offi cials.
“As a cop, when we can
teach families how to raise kids
well, it makes kids safer, it makes
children, families and the com-
munity more productive, and it
decreases crime. I am sincerely
hopeful that Congress will re-
appropriate funds for these
programs,” Teague said.
Teague spoke specifi cally
to programs funded through
MIECHV, which pays for low-
income, new parents to be
screened and arrange for vol-
untary in-home visits after the
birth of their children.
“There are some basic
things these families just don’t
know because they have gen-
erations of uninformed parent-
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under fi ve, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Keizer/Salem Area Senior
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ing,” Teague said.
Altenhofen said Family
Building Blocks has about 40
home visitors and eight of them
are funded through MIECHV
appropriations.
Statewide,
MIECHV funds have directed
about $20 to $30 million into
Oregon for such services.
Parents who enroll in the
program are screened at the
hospital, sometimes even pre-
natally, and offered in-home
visits. In-home visits can cover
a wide variety of topics rang-
ing from safety issues to some-
thing as seemingly instinctual
as making eye contact.
“The tiny changes create
attachments for the child and
supports development,” Alten-
hofen said.
Parents in the program can
receive visits for the fi rst three
years of the child’s life if they
wish.
Funding is the primary bar-
rier to offering the program to
more eligible families, Alten-
hofen added.
“About a year ago, we
screened as many new parents
as we could for a month and
discovered that we’re serving
1-in-4 families that could ben-
efi t from this program. Only
about 25 percent,” Altenhofen
said.
Moore spoke on the issue
of CHIP funding and its role
in reducing police responses
to mental health crises. CHIP
coverage provides specifi c
funding for functional family
therapy that has been proven
to cut rearrests in half and
multi-systemic therapy, which
has been shown to cut violent
felony arrests by 75 percent.
“These are problems that,
if not treated, continue into
adult life. On a daily basis, (po-
lice) contact adults with men-
tal health issues and these pro-
grams reduce those problems,”
Moore said.
Brooks said CHIP was on
the agenda for the fi nance
committee this week, but
there were no clear assur-
ances of reauthorization. The
U.S. House of Representatives
passed a version of MIECHV
authorization that requires a
state match, but the U.S. Sen-
ate has yet to bring forth its
version of the bill.
Oregon receives about
$100,000 in federal funding
for CHIP and it serves ap-
proximately 3,000 kids.
“The critical piece is get-
ting that funding so that we
don’t lose home visitors that
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Monday, October 9
Keizer Fire District Open House and Safety Fair. 6:30 to
8:30 p.m. 661 Chemawa Road NE.
Wednesday, October 11
10th Annual Business Health Services Health and Safety
Conference, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Woodburn Health Center,
1475 Mt. Hood Avenue in Woodburn. legacyhealth.org/
bhs.
Planning commission meeting. 6 p.m. Keizer Civic Center.
Thursday, October 12
Traffi c Safety/Bikeways/Pedestrian meeting. 6 p.m. Keizer
Civic Center.
West Keizer Neighborhood Association meeting. 7 p.m.
Keizer Civic Center.
Friday, October 13
Feelin’ Lucky Fall Gala. Join the Willamette Heritage
Center for their annual fundraising dinner and auction.
Live music, dinner, and games of chance will all be
found at the Gala. 5:30 to 9 p.m. Willamette Heritage
Center, 1313 Mill Street SE in Salem. Tickets available at
willametteheritage.org
Add your event by e-mailing news@keizertimes.com.
THIS WEEK’S
MOVIE TIMES
Dunkirk (PG-13)
Fri 2:10, 5:50, 8:00,
Sat 12:00, 4:50, 6:55, 9:45,
Sun 12:20, 3:30, 8:20
Valerian and the City of a
Thousand Planets (PG-13)
Fri 3:55, Sat 4:30, Sun 5:00, 6:10
War for the Planet
of the Apes (PG-13)
Fri 6:40, 8:55, Sun 7:40
The Dark Tower (PG-13)
Fri 2:00, Sat 7:15, Sun 2:25
Wonder Woman (PG-13)
Fri 6:15, Sat 9:00, Sun 5:35
Glass Castle (PG-13)
Sat 2:05, Sun 8:45
Baby Driver (R)
Fri 9:15, Sat 9:10
The Emoji Movie (PG)
Fri 1:50, 4:20, Sat 11:45, 1:30,
3:15, Sun 12:00, 1:45
Cars 3 (G) Fri 3:40, Sat 12:30,
2:40, Sun 12:40, 2:50
The Nut Job 2 (PG)
Sun 4:20
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back
in the KT
5 YEARS AGO
Woman accused
of driving stolen
vehicle to court
J. Dalbey, 26, of Keizer was
pulled over by Marion Coun-
ty Sheriff ’s Sr. Deputy Jeffrey
Nicoloff on Monday for driving
a 1991 Honda Accord that was
reported stolen. Authorities said
she was headed to court to sup-
port a friend who had an 8:30
a.m. appearance; she too had a
date in court later that day on
theft charges.
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10 YEARS AGO
Survey says: Growth
among top concerns
Growth was the most
important priority for Keizer
residents, according to 2007
citizen survey results released
by the city this week. Main
concerns related to growth
were listed as growth in
general, managing growth,
and crime related to growth.
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go to other jobs and then the
families drop off,” Brooks said.
Fritz Graham, of Sen. Ron
Wyden’s offi ce, sat in on the
presser. Wyden is the ranking
member on the Senate Fi-
nance Committee, but Brooks
also urged Rep. Greg Walden
to prioritize the reappropria-
tion as chair of the House
Energy and Commerce Com-
mittee.
“These programs support
at-risk parents who are try-
ing to do their best, but don’t
always know how to support
their kids so that they can suc-
ceed. The research is on our
side and shows the profound
impacts these programs have,”
said Felton.
15 YEARS AGO
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Dog bites policeman as
offi cers make arrest
A Keizer police dog bit Sgt.
Jeffery K. Kuhns as offi cers
apprehended a man in a stolen
car case. Niko, the dog, had
tracked a suspect to a garden
shed at a home on North River
Road.
20 YEARS AGO
Toothy evidence
unmasks tree vandal
in Keizer yard
Upset about an apple tree
someone cut down in his
back yard, McNary Estates
homeowner Arthur Hamlin
called police last week to fi le
a report. “I thought someone
had used an axe to cut it
down,” he said. A Keizer police
investigation into the unusual
crime, however, determined
that the tree had not been
chopped down -- it had been
chomped down. The vicious
culprit? A beaver.