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Today in History
English archaeologist Howard Carter enters the sealed burial
chamber of the ancient Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamen in
Thebes, Egypt.
When Carter arrived in Egypt in 1891, he became convinced
there was at least one undiscovered tomb–that of the little
known Tutankhamen, or King Tut. Backed by a rich Brit, Lord
Carnarvon, Carter searched for fi ve years without success. In
early 1922, Lord Carnarvon wanted to call off the search, but
Carter convinced him to hold on one more year.
— Feb. 16, 1923
Food 4 Thought
“Things you did. Things you never did. Things you dreamed.
After a long time they run together.”
— from Canada, by Richard Ford, born Feb. 16, 1944
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
The Keizer Traffi c Safe-
ty, Pedestrian and Bikeways
(TPB) Committee continued
its search for an improvement
project to enter into the race
for state funding at its meeting
Thursday, Feb. 8.
Committee members are
hoping to identify a project
that qualifi es for potential
funding under the Keep Or-
egon Moving Bill, HB 2017,
a massive transportation and
infrastructure funding package
passed by the Oregon Legisla-
ture in 2017.
At the committee’s January
meeting, it looked as though
improvements to Delight
Street North had risen to the
top, but new information re-
directed discussions to the area
around Kennedy Elementary
School last week.
Both areas serve a wide
swath of Keizer’s youth and
neither has sidewalks. Delight
Street comprises the eastern
border of the Cummings El-
ementary School campus and
is also frequented by McNary
High School students who
use it to walk to school. The
area around Kennedy is also
devoid of sidewalks and the
Keizer branch of the Boys &
Girls Club sits right next to
the school campus.
“Under the Safe Routes
to Schools program, Title 1
schools have priority. Cum-
mings is not a Title 1 school,
Kennedy is,” said board mem-
ber Hersch Sangster.
Title 1 schools are those
that have a substantial portion
of their student body com-
ing from low-income fami-
lies. Cummings only recently
moved beyond the Title 1 des-
ignation.
“You might be able to put
in sidewalks on major routes
that would be a great step for-
ward. If we’re not funded, we’ll
still have the plan,” said David
Dempster, another member of
the committee.
Choosing between the two
projects might present a quan-
dary for the committee as
both projects have appealing
elements and handicaps that
might sway decisions.
If the Salem-Keizer School
District passes a bond measure
in May, the package includes
funds for installing sidewalks
along the Cummings property
on both sides of the school.
Piggybacking on the invest-
ment along Delight Street
from another community
partner might stand out on
a funding request. However,
addressing needs at one of
Keizer’s low-income schools
is a boon of another sort. The
problem with seeking the
funding for the Kennedy area
is that there is no Safe Routes
to Schools program estab-
lished in Marion County. The
city could allude to the poten-
tial for compliance, but there
is no formal Safe Routes plan.
Additionally, the rules and
requirements for applying
for funding are not yet set in
stone. One of the expected
requirements is that the proj-
ects are already included in
an existing plan. In that re-
gard, both projects have some
cover. Both areas were identi-
fi ed as needing improvements
in a citywide Transportation
System Plan crafted in 2009,
but the Delight Street area
was addressed explicitly cited
as needing sidewalks and bike
lanes.
During
the
meeting,
Dempster was tasked with
looking at the Kennedy area
to determine which streets
might be included in a grant
request if the committee de-
cided something less than full
sidewalk coverage is necessary
due to budget constraints.
In the area of Cummings,
the committee’s newest mem-
ber, Mike DeBlasi suggested
other traffi c mitigations might
be possible as an interim solu-
tion.
“We could put in for mon-
ey to put in bollards as a test
case to see how people react
to it. At the corners where
students will be crossing, it
will give kids a more protect-
ed area and might slow down
some traffi c,” he said.
Wayne Frey, chair of the
TPB, said the committee will
continue to look at the op-
tions and defi ne a project
scope.
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McNary is a great space that
we’ve invested in through
grants over several years. That
might be a program that gets
moved into one of the new
CTE spaces and the existing
space becomes an incubator for
another CTE program,” Wolfe
said.
The bond also includes
funding for revamping and re-
aligning existing spaces and
specifi cally puts money toward
music education space at every
school.
The district is already as-
sembling design teams for each
school and will eventually enlist
community representatives to
serve on site teams if the bond
passes. Those teams will ham-
mer out specifi cs within the
district’s overall design plans as
the process moves forward.
In regard to safety and seis-
mic concerns, several schools
will be getting new card-access
security systems and some front
offi ces will be renovated or re-
aligned with front entrances
for optimal supervision of the
school entries.
Many schools will receive
seismic strengthening, but any
new buildings constructed will
be constructed for re-occupan-
cy. That means new spaces will
be built to withstand a cata-
strophic event and then be used
as a shelter or headquarters for
community recovery efforts.
“Every feeder system will
have buildings to use for shel-
ter in the event of a catastrophe
like a major earthquake,” Perry
said.
One of the biggest differ-
ences between this bond mea-
sure and the last one, for $242
million, approved by voters in
2008, is how the money will
be used, Wolfe said. About $160
million of the 2008 total was
used to catch up on deferred
The Month Ahead
Friday, Feb. 16
Avamere Court in Keizer, 5210 River Road N., hosts
a $5-a-plate fundraiser to benefi t the Alzheimer’s
Foundation. 4-5:30 p.m. Raffl e tickets are 1/$1. 6/$5 or
12/$10. RSVP to Sue Horn at shorn@avamere.com.
Saturday, February 17
Car Seat Clinic at Keizer Fire District, noon to 2 p.m. Want
to learn how to install your child’s car safety seat for free?
Trained technicians will teach you. Techs can also check
for recalls and the best fi t for your child’s size and age. Old
and expired car seats can be turned in for recycling during
the event site as well.
Cherry City Season 9, Bout 9: Dolls of Anarchy vs Panty
Raiders, 7 p.m. at The Mad House, 1335 Madison Street NE.
Dance and potluck featuring music by The Jefferson Parks
Band. Hosted by the Keizer/Salem Area Seniors, 930
Plymouth Drive NE. Admission is $5.
Monday, February 19
President’s Day. Al government offi ces and banks closed.
No mail delivery.
Tuesday, February 20
City Council meeting. 7 p.m. at Keizer Civic Center, 930
Chemawa Road NE.
Keizer Fire Board meeting. 7 p.m. 661 Chemawa Road NE.
Kindergarten registration opens. Children who will be 5
years old on or before September 10, 2018 are eligible to
register for free, full-day kindergarten with Salem-Keizer
Public Schools. To enroll, visit your neighborhood school.
Bring an updated record of your child’s immunizations,
proof of residence and child’s birth certifi cate. Call (503)
399-2632 with any questions.
Free admission all day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art. 700
State St., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Thursday, February 22
Keizer Points of Interest Committee meeting. 6 to 7:30
p.m. at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE.
Friday, February 23
of valuation than they cur-
rently pay. For a home valued
at $200,000, that amounts to
roughly $250 per year.
For the fi rst time in decades,
polling paid for by the district
suggested taxpayers were ame-
nable to an increase in what
they pay for schools. Polls sug-
gested comfort with $1.51 to
$2.50, but the SKSD board
went for an even lower amount.
Polling also directed how the
funds will be used, Perry said.
“What resonated in polling
was career technical education
(CTE) classrooms, safety and
security, expansion of class-
rooms and seismic prepared-
ness,” she said.
On the CTE end of things,
each of the SKSD high schools
will be getting two dedicated
CTE spaces with the intention
of establishing dedicated pro-
gramming at each school based
on desires and the local market
needs.
“We have a coordinator for
CTE programs and he’s put
together an investment pro-
gram for the next several years.
We want to make sure that the
schools understand what the
students want and need,” said
Mike Wolfe, the district’s chief
operations offi cer.
While the new space will
create opportunities for addi-
tional programs, it might mean
that some current programs
move within the schools.
“The culinary program at
McNary High School drama department presents Lend
Me a Tenor. 7 p.m. in Ken Collins Theater. Tickets $5 for
students, $7 for adults. Additional shows Feb. 24 at 7 pm.,
March 1-2 at 7 p.m. and March 3 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Show
is rated PG-13.
The Grace Goudy Distinguished Artists series presents
Johann Sebastian Bach’s “The Goldberg Variations,”
performed by pianist Jeffery Kahane. Concert starts at 8
p.m. at Hudson Hall, 980 State Street in Salem. Tickets
available from boxoffi cetickets.com For more info visit
willamette.edu/go/goudy.
Dance and potluck featuring music by Crossfi re. Hosted by
the Keizer/Salem Area Seniors, 930 Plymouth Drive NE.
Admission is $5.
Saturday, February 24
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Fri 1:30, 3:40, Sat 12:20, 2:30,
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Father Figures (R)
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Keizer Homegrown Theatre open house, 12 to 3 p.m.,
Keizer Heritage Center, 980 Chemawa Road, NE.
Ferdinand (PG)
Fri 2:20, 4:30, Sat 12:00, 4:10,
Sun 12:30, 2:35
Tuesday, Feb. 27
Justice League (PG-13)
Fri 8:05, Sat 2:55, 8:30, Sun 6:30
Keizer Public Arts Commission fi nal story pole design
meeting, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Keizer Civic Center, 980 Chemawa
Road N.E. Open invite.
Free admission all day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art. 700
State St., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 28
Community Dinner at St. Edward Catholic Church, 5 to 7
p.m. Free.
Saturday, March 10
Cherry City Roller Derby, Season 9, Bout 10: Rydell Belles
vs Thrill Kill Kittens, 7 p.m. at The Mad House, 1335
Madison Street NE.
Add your event by e-mailing news@keizertimes.com.
McNary High School’s girls
bowling team took fi rst in the
district and will be heading
to the state tournament in
Hillsboro. After faltering in
the opening frames of the
fi nal game, the Celts roared
back with strikes and spares to
secure the win.
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10 YEARS AGO
Man claiming theft
cuffed for drugs
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maintenance projects, but that
process helped district adminis-
trators hone in on bond priori-
ties this time around.
“We were able to become
more familiar with our facilities
through the implementation
of the 2008 bond and we were
able to focus on the future and
meeting growth projections for
the next 10 to 20 years,” Wolfe
said.
“The district did a good job
with that money as far as what
was promised and what was
delivered. My hope is that the
process built trust with vot-
ers as good stewards of public
money,” Perry added.
McNary girls claim
district bowling title
72% – I live in Keizer but work
elsewhere.
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Fri 3:50, Sat 5:15, Sun 3:15, 8:45
The Keizer Police Depart-
ment, in partnership with
Crime Stoppers of Oregon,
is asking for the public’s help
to locate the whereabouts of
Cynthia Martinez who was last
seen near River Road on July
16, 2017.
Information about any un-
solved homicide is eligible for
a cash reward of up to $2,500.
Information about any other
unsolved felony crime is eli-
gible for a cash reward of up
to $1,000.
Woodburn resident Cyn-
thia Martinez, 26, was a patron
at Tequila Nights Bar and Grill,
located at 3393 River Road
North in Keizer. Martinez,
who lived in Woodburn, de-
parted Tequila Nights around
2:35 a.m. with two males. She
has not been seen or heard
from since leaving the bar.
In August, Jaime Alvarez
Olivera, 30, was named a per-
son of interest in the disap-
pearance. Alvarez has not yet
made contact with police.
Any information about
either Martinez or Olivera’s
whereabouts may be shared
anonymously with Crime
Stoppers of Oregon.
Information learned from
social media sites such as Face-
book, Twitter or YouTube
should be shared as these tips
may lead to the identifi cation
of a suspect or suspects. Links
can be shared anonymous-
ly through Crime Stoppers.
Anonymous tips can be sub-
mitted through the P3 app, or
visit www.p3tips.com/823.
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Reward offered
in woman’s
disappearance
13% – I work in Keizer but live
elsewhere.
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A man who called police to
report an intruder ended up in
handcuffs himself when police
found marijuana and cocaine
in his house. The responding
offi cer said the man “seemed
confused and was making
statements that… made little
or no sense.”
15 YEARS AGO
City eyes $1 cop cars…
your ad here?
Local police could get some
new patrol cars for a buck
apiece, if a deal Chief Marc
Adams placed on the Council
table comes to fruition. Adams
proposed saving money on
new patrol cars by allowing ad-
vertising to be placed on them.
“With today’s economy, [we’d
be] crazy not look at this,” said
Capt. Kent Barker.
20 YEARS AGO
Cheerleaders leap to
4th at state
The McNary High School
varsity cheerleading squad
fi nished fourth in the state
championships in Portland.
McNary cheer coach Marilyn
Buchanan said her squad was
very close to bring home a
trophy.