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PAGE A2, KEIZERTIMES, NOVEMBER 10, 2017 presented by DRIVE A LITTLE – SAVE A BUNCH! 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE • SALEM MORE INFO AT NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM VETERANS’ DAY Free Admission - Nov 11 SATURDAY, NOV 25 Despicable Me 3 (PG) 11:00 AM TICKETS ARE JUST $4 SPECIAL SHOWING FOR KIDS AND ADULTS WITH AUTISM OR OTHER SENSORY SENSITIVITIES. FREE ADMISSION FOR VETERANS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY. Just bring any proof of service, and we will let you in for free. LIVE STAND UP COMEDY Lights, Comedy, Laughs! Saturday, Nov 18 MIKE MASOLOTTI & RICHARD CHASSLER will perform at 7pm and 9pm. Admission is only $10. Ages 21 & over only. Reserved seating for this show. Purchase tickets at box offi ce or at our website. Today in History Sesame Street, a pioneering TV show that would teach generations of young children the alphabet and how to count, made its broadcast debut. The brainchild of Joan Ganz Cooney, the show went on to become the most widely viewed children’s program in the world. It has aired in more than 120 countries. — November 10, 1969 Food 4 Thought “Empathy is a tool for building people into groups, for allowing us to function as more than self-obsessed individuals.” — Neil Gaiman, born Nov. 10, 1960 The Month Ahead Through Sunday, November 19 The Music Man’ 10:30 a.m. Nov 9, 7:30 p.m. Nov 10-11 and 17-18, and 2:30 p.m. - Nov 19, The Psalm Center at Corban University, 500 Deer Park Dr Salem. $15 for adults, $12 for students (with ID) and ages 62 and older and $10 for children. Friday, November 10 Cherry City Roller Derby Panty Raiders vs Rose City’s High Rollers, 7 p.m. at The Hangar at Oaks Amusement Park Oaks Park Way, 7805 SE. in Portland Pentacle Theatre presents A Christmas Carol by John Mortimer, adapted from the Charles Dickens classic. Tickets are $25. Visit pentacletheatre.org for days and times of performances. Friday, November 10 - Sunday, November 12 Keizer Homegrown Theatre presents Heaven Can Wait, The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center, 1865 Bill Frey Dr, Salem, Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m. Additional shows November 17-19. Tickets $15. Saturday, November 11 Cherry City Roller Derby Season 9, Bout 5: Dolls of Anarchy vs Thrill Kill Kittens, 7 p.m. at The Mad House, 1335 Madison Street NE. Willamette Master Chorus Veterans Concert. Patriotic music performance of the Willamette Master Chorus Honor Choir, which includes top choir students from Salem-Keizer area high schools, 3 to 5 p.m. Hudson Hall at Mary Rogers Music Center, Willamette University 900 State St. Tuesday, November 14 ‘An Evening with Travis Tritt’ The Southern rock-infl uenced artist comes to Salem, 8 p.m. Elsinore Theatre, 170 High StSE. $27.50 TO $59.50. Friday, November 17 – Sunday, January 21 Salem’s Riverfront Park will be home to the fi rst seasonal ice rink 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. 116 Marion St. NE. Cost is $12 ages 3 to 12 and $15 13 and older for each 90 minute session (includes skate rental). Saturday, November 18 Pet food drive at Copper Creek Mercantile, 4415 River Road N., 10 a.m.-noon. Co-sponsored by Keizer Veterinary Clin- ic. Enjoy refreshments as you drop off donations. McNary Athletic Booster Club presents the annual Holiday Bazaar 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at McNary High School. Over 100 local artisans and vendors, food and drinks, raffl e drawing every hour (extra entry into the raffl e drawing) by bringing two items (canned food or hygiene products). Submitted ABOVE: Volunteers assemble for a picture after the work is done. RIGHT: Calvin Diehl stacks empty pots durinc clean-up. Rotarians plant arboretum at KRP By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Members of Keizer Ro- tary and a battalion of about 60 community and McNary High School volunteers planted a whopping 36 trees at Keizer Rapids Parks in a little less than an hour Satur- day, Nov. 4. The trees line a walking path in the southwest area of the park and will serve a dual purpose, one for neighbors and one for the city at large, said Rotarian Mark Caillier. “When they are full- grown they will act as a sound barrier for the neighbors, but we also selected the trees from the list of the city’s rec- ommended trees. That means when some one is looking for a tree to put in their yard, they can come down here and be able to see what the recommended trees are and what they look like in per- son,” Caillier said. Placement of the trees was also done with an eye toward future growth and avoid- ing becoming a nuisance to neighbors. “We didn’t want them growing over fences or shad- ing someone’s garden,” Cail- lier said. Eventually, a sign denot- ing Rotary involvement and housing pamphlets identi- fying the trees will also be installed. The Rotarians are not fi nished planting either, Caillier expects volunteers to return in January to plant another 40 trees from the list. “This all started with a call from the International Rotary president for each lo- cal club to plant one tree for every member by Arbor Day 2018,” Caillier said. In addition to planting new trees, the crew removed older ones and discovered that many had grown root balls that were unnatural to District offi cials will talk school bond at McNary The Salem-Keizer Public Schools Board of Education has approved a bond measure to be placed on the May 2018 ballot. Members of the com- munity are encouraged to at- tend the Bond Measure Lis- tening and Learning Forum that will be held at McNary on Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. The $620 million proposal for the bond would be spent alleviating overcapacity of schools, facility improvements, and expansions of career tech- nical and vocational education programs, as well as structural and safety renovations. If the bond is successful, it will allow McNary High to move forward with plans to renovate their parking lay- out—a move to address traf- fi c and safety problems voiced by the residents of the area surrounding the school. The bond would accompany a land deal with St. Edward Catholic Church to expand McNary’s boundaries. The bond would also enable McNary to in- crease the space for Career & Technical Education pro- grams, general classrooms, and science areas. The dollar amount for the bond is not yet fi nalized. Forums will also be held at Straub Middle School (for West Salem schools) on Nov. 15; and McKay on Nov. 16. the species, the result of poor planting when they were originally put in. Wilbur Bluhm, Keizer’s resident expert on things green and leafy, directed the planting this time around to ensure healthier growth. The project is being funded by the Keizer Ro- tary Foundation, a grant from Rotary District 5100, and the Keizer commits to stake in homeless coordinator position The Keizer City Council has unanimously approved an agreement that makes Keizer a stakeholder in establishing a homeless program coordinator position at the Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Govern- ments. The new position will coor- dinate private and public efforts to combat homelessness. The position is a result of a year’s worth of meetings in 2016 examining the issues around homelessness and charting a path forward. Keizer, along with Mon- mouth and Independence, are investing $5,000 each in the sudoku Empty Bowls, the annual pottery event to support hunger relief at Willamette Art Center in the state fairgrounds in Salem. More than 1,200 handcrafted pottery pieces are on sale to the public, and all proceeds will go to Marion-Polk Food Share. Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday hours are noon until 4 p.m. while supplies last. Tuesday, November 23 Turkey Dash, presented by the Keizer Chamber of Commerce. 6th Annual 5K fun run-walk. Registration opens at 7 a.m., race starts at 8 a.m. Pre-registration adult $27, youth $15. Day of race registration adult $37, youth $20. Visit www.keizer-chamber.com for more information. Wednesday, November 24 – Friday, November 26 Visit Santa at Salem’s Riverfront Carousel, 101 Front Street. From noon to 6 p.m. Event is free. Photos with Santa are $10. For more information go to www.salemcarousel.org. Tuesday, November 28 Keizer Public Arts Commission story pole design meeting, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Keizer Civic Center, 980 Chemawa Road N.E. Target audience: middle and high school students. position to help cover salary and benefi ts. Salem and Mar- ion County are contributing $45,000 each. The Keizer City Council approved the agree- ment at its meeting Monday, Nov. 6. The board of MVCOG will oversee the creation, recruit- ment and supervision of the position as well as provide the offi ce space and equipment necessary to fulfi ll the duties of the job. lookinc back in the KT 5 YEARS AGO $600K spent for what, exactly? Enter dicits from 1-9 into the blank spaces. Every row must contain one of each dicit. So must every column, as must every 3x3 square. The actual value of 1.47 acre of land, deeded over to the city by developer Chuck Sides in lieu of the payment he owed for his local improvement district assessment, is listed as having a value of $0 by Mar- ion County. The property in question has limited use and that means it could be worth $0 to $600,000. Saturday, November 18 – Sunday, November 19 2017 Old Fashion Christmas Show, Jackman-Long Build- ing, Oregon State Fairgrounds. Crafts, art, antiques, food, live entertainment, Candyland Maze to Santa. Hourly drawings. Admission is $5, bring a canned good to benefi t Marion-Polk Food Share. Children under 6 are free. cen- traloregonshows.com. Keizer Tree Fund as well as donations from HERC and Claggett Creek Watershed Council. No Keizer Parks funding was involved. The McNary softball team made a big contribution of volunteers as a “thank you” for the recently-completed dugouts on the varsity softball fi eld. The dugouts were also a Rotary project. 10 YEARS AGO Commission to hear ‘bic box’ chance KEIZERTIMES.COM Web Poll Results Where should students learn about sex? 57% – Home 37% – Home & School 6% – School Vote in a new poll every Thursday! GO TO KEIZERTIMES.COM The Keizer Planning Commission will continue a public hearing on whether to allow a “big box’ store to build in Area C of Keizer Station. 15 YEARS AGO Police collect cats, arrest Keizer woman A Keizer woman, 74, was arrested for probation violation who was ordered not to keep cats. Keizer offi cers and Oregon Humane Society investigators with a search warrant seized 15 cats from her house. 20 YEARS AGO Vandals trash rooms, set fi re at Whiteaker Vandals smashed their way into nine classrooms at Whiteaker Middle School causing estimated $10,000 to $15,000 in damage and setting a recliner on fi re.