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NOVEMBER 173 20173 KEIZERTIMES3 PAGE A3 School board will appeal OSAA league realignment By HERB SWETT For the Keizertimes Athletic realignment that puts Salem-Keizer School District high schools and three Bend high schools in the same conference drew a strong neg- ative response from the Salem- Keizer School Board on Tues- day. The board action follows a district staff recommendation and protests from many district parents who are concerned that travel over the Cascade Mountains could endanger athletes in winter weather, dis- rupt academic scheduling, and cost the district many thou- sands of dollars. The Oregon School Ac- tivities Association, concerned that there are only three 6A classifi cation schools in cen- tral Oregon, has placed the Bend high schools of Bend, Mountain View, and Summit in the Greater Valley Confer- ence with McNary, McKay, West Salem, South Salem, and Sprague high schools for the We are Everything Except Overpriced Simple Cremation $795 Inexpensive Burial and Funeral Options next four school years. Several audience mem- bers urged the board to ap- peal the decision. One, Angie Livengood of Salem, said the altitudes of the Cascades could keep cell phones from carry- ing messages of accidents in the mountains. The board voted 6-1 to ap- peal the OSAA move. Chair- person Paul Kyllo cast the negative vote, saying, “I be- lieve that the district is taking steps to mitigate the cost.” He called the appeal a bad way to spend district money. Paul Dakopolos, the district legal counsel, said that any ap- peal would go to the OSAA board of directors and that the OSAA board could take the case to the Marion County District Court. In other business, the board elected three of nine candi- dates to the district budget committee. Virginia Stapleton was elected on the fi rst bal- lot, incumbent Adam Kohler on the second, and Kathleen Harder on the third. The other candidates were Christin Er- ikson, Virginia Gomez, Anna Kraemer, Adriana Miranda, and Derek Olson. The board approved 13 grants to the district, the larg- est being $5,861,423 from the Oregon Department of Education to expand career and technical education pro- grams in high schools. ODE also provided $3,036,394 for the district’s Head Start pro- gram, $1,651,200 for continu- ing the teacher and admin- istrator mentoring program, $1,443,057 for programs for migrant children, $324,929 to reimburse food purchases, $209,835 for secondary career pathway funding, $148,800 for fresh fruits and vegetables outside the meal program, and $5,000 to enroll non- traditional students in Sprague CTE programs. The other grants are $666,187 from Early Learn- ing Hub for additional pre- kindergarten programs in highly impacted attendance areas, $286,000 from Early Learning Hub for increasing readiness for kindergarten, $81,711 from the Communi- ty Resource Trust for startup equipment at the Career and Technical Education Center, $20,084 from the city of Sa- lem for after-school programs at Walker Middle School and Leslie Middle School, and $11,618 from the Oregon Response to Instruction and Interventions. Personnel actions approved by the board include the fol- lowing in the McNary atten- dance area: • Temporary part-time teaching contract for Marie Curran at Gubser Elementary School. • Temporary full-time teaching contracts for Leona Hall at McNary and Hailee Young at Keizer Elementary school. • A fi rst-year full-time pro- bation contract for Veronica Rhodes at Keizer. • A full-time contract for Elizabeth Armstrong at Cum- mings and Scott elementary schools. The board approved fi rst reading of a resolution to or- ganize the Oregon School Boards Association as a non- profi t corporation. obituaries Submit an obituary through our website at keizertimes.com or send an email to: editor@keizertimes.com Nicholas A. Waldner Sept. 283 1988 – Oct. 313 2017 Nicholas A Waldner—son, brother, grandson, friend and brother-in-arms—died on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, at his home in Keizer, Ore. He was 29 years old. Born on Sept. 28, 1988, Nick was always known for his quick wit and love of word play. By age 10, no one would doubt his ability to become a lawyer. Nick was a diffi cult teenager who loved to push the enve- lope and sometimes past but he recognized he needed to make changes. At the age of 18 he got himself into the Job Corps where he excelled. Upon its completion he had three choic- es, stay on at Job Corps as a paid mentor, enter public life or join the military. He decided he needed more personal growth and entered the Army at the age of 19 where he served two tours in Iraq. Upon his discharge Nick had grown into a remark- able man and was fi lled with both passion and an intense N. Waldner sense of em- pathy, though also subject to depression due to PTSD which he battled for several years. He ended his life as a combination of PTSD and Community dinner will be Thanksgiving feast Keizer’s monthly commu- nity dinner will be served on Wednesday, Nov. 22, from 3 to 6 p.m. at St. Edward Catho- lic Church. The November community dinner has been changed from its usual last Wednesday of the month date. As many of 550 attendees are expected at November’s dinner; the hours have been extended to fi ll the expected need. The meal is free to all who wish to come and spend time with friends and neigh- bors. personal life issues that became too much for him to handle. He is survived by his parents, Renee and Damian Lopez; his brother, Kyle Lopez; his grand- parents, Jerry and JoAnn Elliott and Gilbert Lopez; and numer- ous aunts, uncles, cousins – too many to list. He is predeceased by his grandmother Rosalia Lopez. Funeral services were held on Nov. 10 at Virgil T. Golden Funeral Home. The family re- quests that donations be sent to the National Suicide Preven- tion Lifeline or the Wounded Warrior Project. Leaf Haul Sat. The Fall Leaf Haul is sched- uled for Saturday, Nov. 18 and Saturday, Dec. 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Brown’s Island Demo- lition Landfi ll, located at 2895 Faragate Street S. in Salem. Homeowners may drop off grass clippings and leaves to turn them into local compost. Properly disposing of leaves keeps them out of storm drains, preventing clogged storm drains and fl ooding. Pre-Planning Available On-Site Crematory 4365 RIVER RD N, KEIZER 503.393.7037 Se habla español WorshipDirectory These Salem-Keizer houses of worship invite you to visit. Call to list your church in our Worship Directory: (503) 390-1051 John Knox Presbyterian Church JOIN US FOR SUNDAY WORSHIP 452 Cummings Lane North • 393-0404 8:30 am • 10 am • 11:30 am • 6 pm PEOPLESCHURCH 4500 LANCASTER DR NE | SALEM 503.304.4000 • www.peopleschurch.com Father Gary L. Zerr, Pastor Saturday Vigil Liturgy: 5:30 p.m. Sundays: 8:15 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. La Misa en Español: 12:30 p.m. Celebration Services Saturday Evening 6:00 pm Children’s Programs, Student and Adult Ministries 1755 Lockhaven Dr. NE Keizer 503-390-3900 www.dayspringfellowship.com Sunday Morning 9:00 am and 10:45 am www.KeizerChristian.org Rev. Dr. John Neal, Pastor Worship - 10:30 a.m. Education Hour - 9:15 a.m. Nursery Care Available www.keizerjkpres.org