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OCTOBER 6, 2017, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3 Sign will address gunfi re concerns A sign and more limited usage will be used to address gunfi re coming from across the Willamette River into Keizer. Lt. Andrew Copeland re- ported to city offi cials last week that he met with the owner of Northwest Rock, Lance Davis, and toured the area’s of the property that have been used for target practice. “He told me he will restrict the amount of people on his property to his sons, police of- fi cers, and other close friends of the family,” Copeland said. Davis also welcomed the placement of a red ‘caution’ sign to designate the area where stray bullets might fl y across the river. On Sept. 10, residents and park goers fl ed the park and their houses when a hail of gunfi re erupted and bullets whizzed overhead. Concerned neighbors turned out in droves at the Keizer City Council the following week asking for ac- tion. No bullets were found on the Keizer side of the river, but Polk County sheriff ’s deputies did make contact with a group of men in possession of a semi- automatic rifl e. No one admit- ted to having fi red it. The Keizer police offi cer who responded said there was no reason to doubt bullets had crossed in the park and sur- rounding area. Keizer Christian celebrates 54 years with KHC exhibit By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Keizer Christian Church is celebrating its 54th anniversary this month and the congrega- tion is celebrating with a special service on Sunday, Oct. 8, all of it coincides with a new display at the Keizer Heritage Museum. Kim Free, wife of Keizer Christian’s new pastor, Erik, led the charge to get the display into the museum and is hoping it paves the way for the church itself, at 6945 Wheatland Road N., to become an offi cial histor- ical point of interest in the city. “It was either the third or fourth church in Keizer to have its own building, and it’s the only one that still contains part of the original structure,” Free said. Keizer Christian Church, which is associated with the Disciples of Christ, held its fi rst services in October 1963 at the Keizer Grange Hall. The con- gregation built a home of its own on the corner of Lockhav- en Drive Northeast and River Road North between 1966 and 1968. When Albertson’s bought that property in 1984, the origi- nal structure was moved to its current location. “The original building was split in half and a new sanctu- ary and offi ces were built be- tween the two halves. The old sanctuary is now a community space and the space that was the school is still our preschool,” Free said. The move was not without its harrowing moments. After fi nding a local mom-and-pop operation that was willing to move the building to the new site at half the cost a Portland fi rm wanted to charge, multiple obstacles presented themselves. “They started down River Road and found out that the building was too wide and they had to clear some branches and trees, they got a little fur- ther and had to call the power company to lift the power lines so the church could go under them. Finally the cable broke and the building went sliding down the hill on Wheatland and into somebody’s fence,” Free said. The church has video of the whole thing, but Free said her husband found the camera op- erator to be the most humorous aspect of the fi asco. “We were watching it to- gether and he couldn’t believe the camera person didn’t curse the whole time all of this was happening,” Free said. The exhibit in the Keizer Heritage Museum features sev- eral artifacts from throughout the church’s history. Many are tied to missionary work mem- bers of the congregation have performed in Congo and Ec- uador, but the highlights are a Communion set and a large clay tile featuring a Biblical scene. “They are made from clay that came out of the creek be- hind the church when it was on River Road. The school children dug the clay out and a local artist made the plaques and communion set with de- sign input from the students,” Free said. KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald City staff, city councilors, members of the Keizer Traffi c Safety, Bikeways and Pedestrian Committee and representatives of Cherriots all gathered to dedicate a new bike repair sta- tion behind the Keizer Civic Center Sept. 14. GRASSROOTS GOVERNMENT The Keizer Traffi c Safety, Bikeways and Pedestrian Committee had its most recent meeting Thursday, Sept. 14. Here’s what was discussed: • Prior to the meeting, members of the committee and representatives of Cher- riots held a formal dedica- tion for a new bike repair station outside the Keizer Civic Center. Commit- tee Chair Hersch Sangster and Public Works Director Bill Lawyer applauded the collaboration between the committee, city and Cher- riots in bringing the proj- ect to fruition. Cherriot’s Trip Choice program paid for the air pump and repair station, which includes a bike repair manual you can download to your phone by scanning a QR code. • Committee member Wayne Frey reported on two possible sources of funding he discovered by attending a recent area transit meet- ing. He suggested beginning the process of inventorying the streets around Keizer schools for needed improve- ment to take advantage of a rekindled Safe Routes to Schools program. He also suggested the committee investigate the Sidewalk Im- Out of the Darkness Walk Oct. 14 The Oregon chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) will host its second annual Sa- lem Out of the Darkness Walk on Saturday, Oct. 14. Registration is free and any- one is welcome; the fundrais- ing goal this year is $125,000. In 2016, the fi rst year of the walk in Salem, organizers in- cluding Keizerites Shawn Lott and Ryan Price, the Oregon area director, collected more than $100,000 and the event won the national award for Best First Walk from AFSP. Registration can be com- pleted at bit.ly/2fwPy1b or at Salem Riverfront Park the day of the walk. 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