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Today in History
John Lennon, a former member of the Beatles, the rock
group that transformed popular music in the 1960s, is
shot and killed by an obsessed fan in New York City. The
40-year-old artist was entering his luxury Manhattan
apartment building when Mark David Chapman shot him
four times at close range with a .38-caliber revolver.
— December 8, 1980
Food 4 Thought
“Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but
around in awareness.”
— James Thurber, author-cartoonist, born Dec. 8, 1894
The Month Ahead
Through December 23
Enlightened Theatrics presents A Charles Dickens Christmas.
Previews Nov. 29 and 30. Opening night Dec. 1, closing day
Dec. 23. Reserved seating admission is $20-$30, youth under
18 are 10 percent off. Preview night only, admission is $10.
Oregon Thespian Members/Cardholders are free.
Through December 26
Keizer Miracle of Christmas Lights Display, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Gubser neighborhood. Free admission but cash and food
donations for the Marion-Polk Food Share are welcome.
Friday, December 8
Whitaker Middle School presents Season of Love. Features
Whiteaker Middle School Choir Program, McNary High
School Studio Productions, and Salem Academy Jazz Choir.
Special guest: Melody and Truth. Tickets are $10. 7 p.m. to
9 p.m. at Salem Alliance Church, 555 Gaines Street NE in
Salem.
Saturday, December 9
The Keizer Holiday Lights Parade begins at 7 p.m. on River
Road North. Road closures will begin about 3:30 p.m. with
River Road shutting down at 6 p.m. to make way for the
Jingle Dash, a 5K fun run, beginning at 6:15 p.m. (See related
stories throughout the guide for more details.)
Breakfast with Santa at Salem’s Riverfront Carousel, 101
Front Street NE. Starts at 8 am-10am. $20 per person. By
reservation only. Ticket information www.salemcarousel.org.
Call 503-540-0374.
Sunday, December 10
Breakfast with Santa at Keizer Fire District, 661 Chemawa
Road N.E. From 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. $5 per person, free for kids
under three. Visit www.keizerfi re.com for more information.
Tea with Mrs. Claus at Salem’s Riverfront Carousel. Two tea
times. Sittings at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. $20 per person. By
reservation only. Call 503-540-0374.
Deepwood Museum and Gardens Free Holiday Open House 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. Located at 1116 Mission Street S.E. Admission
is free.
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
A vision Hans Schneider
once had for his backyard two
decades ago is fi nally coming
to fruition in Keizer Rapids
Park.
“I wanted to put in a
sand volleyball court for our
daughters, but my wife said,
‘No,” Schneider said.
Fortunately, when Hans
saw an opportunity to install
new courts at Keizer Rapids
Park in 2015, Vicki, his wife,
put her full support behind it.
The new courts gave birth
to a sand volleyball youth club
– offered at a fraction of the
cost of comparable programs –
and revealed additional needs.
“We needed a place for the
kids to cool down or get out
of the rain,” Hans said.
Earlier this year, he ap-
proached the Keizer Parks
and Recreation Board with
a proposal to invest in a cov-
ered shelter. He got approval
and an $8,300 matching grant
for the project. He hoped to
have it installed over the sum-
mer but hiccups in ordering
and delivery kept delaying the
effort.
“At one point, it was go-
ing to be delivered during the
Eclipse Festival and that didn’t
work so it got delayed another
month,” Hans said.
Once the shelter was on-
site, Schneider and his accom-
plices in the project, which
included park neighbor Jerry
Nuttbrock, discovered that
putting the thing together was
going to take more than they
knew how to do.
“It’s not exactly an erector
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
The Keizer Stake of the
Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints is opening
its doors to the entire com-
munity Sunday, Dec. 10, for a
free Christmas music program
and a display
of nativity
scenes from
around the
world.
“We look
forward to
people coming in celebrating
the Christmas spirit alongside
us,” said Dan Kohler, pub-
lic affairs coordinator for the
church and a member of the
choir that will perform for at-
tendees.
The hour-long program
will begin at 7 p.m. at the
Keizer Stake located at 1375
Lockhaven Drive N.E. Fol-
lowing the performances,
members of the church and
community will have a col-
lection of about 75 nativity
scenes from around the globe
on display for viewing.
Community members are
invited to add their display to
the collection. To participate,
call Shawna Muchmore at
503-884-2866. Displays can be
delivered between 3 and 6 p.m.
Cummings Elementary Choir performance at the Capitol
rotunda. Starts at 10 a.m.
Tuesday, December 12
McNary High School holiday choir concert. Starts at 7 p.m.
at the school.
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Claggett Creek Choir concert. Starts at 7 p.m. at the school.
Thursday, December 14
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Fri 6:30, Sat 3:30, 6:30, Sun 7:15
France School of Dance presents their December dance
performance, located at North High School Auditorium, 765
14th St NE. The show starts at 7 p.m. For more information
contact at 503-390-1210.
Saturday, December 16
Breakfast with Santa at Salem’s Riverfront Carousel, 101
Front Street NE. Starts at 8 am-10am. $20 per person. By
reservation only. Ticket information www.salemcarousel.org.
Call 503-540-0374.
Sunday, December 17
Festival Chorale Oregon present Sing We Now of Christmas
at the Elsinore Theatre. They will be performing traditional
carols and dressed in Victorian costume. There will be
audience sing along carols and a special story for children.
Doors open at 3 p.m. and the performance starts at 4 p.m.
Buy tickets at elsinoretheatre.com.
Tea with Mrs. Claus at Salem’s Riverfront Carousel. Two tea
times. Sittings at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. $20 per person. By
reservation only. Call 503-540-0374.
Add your event by e-mailing news@keizertimes.com.
have a picnic or a party,” he
said.
The result is the fi rst cov-
ered area in all of Keizer Rap-
ids Park. When all is said and
on Sunday.
The music selection for
the evening is all Christmas-
themed and Kohler found res-
onance in one piece in partic-
ular, Shepherd Leave Thy Sheep,
a tale of the shepherds who left
their fl ocks to attend the birth
of Christ.
“So of-
ten we have
the oppor-
tunity to do
things that
require us
to leave our homes and places
of comfort,” said Kohler. “Es-
pecially now, we wonder if
all the things we’ve chosen to
take care of will be there when
we return. The message of this
one really hit home for me and
reminded me that people had
these concerns long before we
did,” Kohler said.
The music program will
include soloists, group perfor-
mances, instrumentalists, and
Christmas messages from some
of the church leaders.
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done, the Schneiders will
have invested well north of
$10,000 in the shelter alone.
“Vicki and I saw our par-
ents giving back quite a bit
and we are fortunate to be in
a position where we can give
back in the community and
at St. Edward Church. Vicki
also does a lot of volunteer-
ing with cancer patients and
also for Marion-Polk Food
Share. This has been a goal of
mine and she, fortunately, has
supported me,” Hans said.
Those interested in the
Keizer Rapids Sand Shark
volleyball program can fi nd
out more about upcoming
events on the group’s Face-
book page.
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Claggett Creek Choir performance at the Capitol rotunda.
Starts at 11 a.m.
set,” Hans said.
The new shelter had to be
set on concrete footings be-
fore laying another concrete
pad that serves as the shelter’s
permanent surface. With the
help of a local contractor, the
shelter was put up in about
two days. Schneider and
Nuttbrock, along with some
additional help, were laying
the permanent surface this
week.
While the new shelter will
more than serve the needs of
the courts and club, Schnei-
der said he wanted it to be
something more than that as
well.
“I wanted a place where
the families could come and
Free concert, nativity
display at Keizer Stake
Monday, December 11
Willamette Valley Women and Military League will hold
its December luncheon meeting at the Illahe Country Club
at 11:30 p.m. The Corban University Chamber Choir will
provide entertainment. Donations collected for the Center
for Hope and Safety.503-364-0117.
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
Hans Schneider and Jerry Nuttbrock level off the foundation of a new shelter at Keizer Rapids
Bark on Monday, Dec. 4. Schneider and his wife, Vicki, have been the driving force and fi nancial
supporters of renovating the sand volleyball courts and installing the shelter.
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Keizer to get ballot
drop box
The City of Keizer is getting
a ballot drop box of some sort
in the spring. The announce-
ment was made by Bill Bur-
gess, Marion County Clerk,
after looking at options for
such a box at Keizer Civic
Center.
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A Keizer man who admitted
to dumping his roommate’s
body in a marshy area near
Windsor Island Road will
spend a year in prison.
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New coach takes
over at McNary
Jim Litchfi eld, a longtime boys
basketball coach, is moving in
to the position of head coach
to replace Larry Gahr.
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New police chief
Marc Adams will replace
Charles Stull as police chief of
Keizer. Adams said he has no
plans for major changes until
he knows his offi cers and his
department better.
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