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A two-vehicle crash as the intersection of Cherry Avenue Northeast and Sam Orcutt Way Northeast sent the drivers of
both vehicles to the Salem Hospital about noon on Saturday, Feb. 17. According to Keizer police offi cials, the driver of a
1999 Buick was traveling northbound on Cherry Avenue and attempted to turn left on Sam Orcutt Way when the Buick
was struck by a 2001 Toyota traveling south on Cherry Avenue. The driver of the 1999 Buick was identifi ed as 19-year-
old Brenda Meza of Fairview, Ore., she was cited for not having a license, driving uninsured and failure to obey a traffi c
control device.
Today in History
During the bloody battle for Iwo Jima, U.S. Marines from the
3rd Platoon take the crest of Mount Suribachi, the island’s
highest peak and most strategic position, and raise the U.S.
fl ag. Marine photographer Louis Lowery was with them and
recorded the event.
— February 23, 1945
Food 4 Thought
“Some people wonder all their lives if they’ve made a
difference. The Marines don’t have that problem.”
— Ronald Reagan
The Month Ahead
Friday, February 23
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.
Senator Ron Wyden town hall, 9:30 a.m. in McNary High
School auditorium.
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
Keizer Homegrown Theatre open house, 12 to 3 p.m.,
Keizer Heritage Center, 980 Chemawa Road, NE.
Tuesday, Feb. 27
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.
Community Conversation: The Future of River Road. 6
to 7:30 p.m. at the Keizer Civic Center. Members of the
Keizer Chamber of Commerce, City of Keizer staff and
members of the Keizer City Council will be on-hand to talk
about the future of development on River Road North.
Friday, March 9
Oregon Symphony in Salem’s annual fund raising gala
at Zenith Vineyards. Tickets are $80 each, purchase by
visiting orsymponysalem.org
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.
SKPS board okays GRASSROOTS
GOVERNMENT
bond for ballot
By HERB SWETT
Of the Keizertimes
Salem-Keizer
School
Board approval for a proposed
general obligation bond esti-
mated at $619.7 million to go
on the ballot became offi cial
Tuesday, Feb. 13.
District residents will de-
cide May 15 on the bond
measure proposal, which
focuses on making district
buildings seismically safe and
large enough for anticipated
enrollment growth.
The proposed bond mea-
sure would add space at 22 el-
ementary schools, 10 middle
schools, and six high schools.
It would build a new Auburn
Elementary School, improve
science laboratories at the
middle and high schools, im-
prove vocational and technical
programs at high schools, up-
grade technology, make seis-
mic improvements, and make
safety and security improve-
ments districtwide.
An $8 million state grant
has been awarded provided
the bonds are approved.
The estimated tax rate in-
crease is $1.24 per $1,000 as-
sessed value.
Several audience mem-
bers urged reinstatement of
health positions in elemen-
tary schools. One was Alyson
Budde of Silverton, offi ce
manager at Forest Ridge El-
ementary School.
The student safety issue,
especially bullying, took up
much of the meeting. John
Van Dreal, district director of
safety and risk management
services, presented a fl ow
chart on dealing with the
problems. A few parents in the
audience spoke to the board
about their children’s experi-
ences with bullying.
Personnel actions approved
by the board included the fol-
lowing in the McNary High
School attendance area:
• Less than half-time status
for Deborah Elde at Whiteak-
er Middle School and Charles
Kuebris at McNary.
• Temporary part-time sta-
tus for Corie McPursifull at
McNary and South Salem
high schools and Annama-
rie Miller at Claggett Creek
Middle School.
• Temporary full-time sta-
tus for Kira Chuprov at Gub-
ser Elementary School, Keista
McCrae at Claggett Creek,
Natalie Peton at McNary, and
Hailee Young at Keizer El-
ementary.
• Resignations of Robbie
Ellis and Robert James from
McNary.
The Spotlight on Suc-
cess portion of the meeting
honored Cameron Vandeco-
evering, fi fth-grader at For-
est Ridge, and Jasmine Mill-
er, fi fth-grader at Optimum
Learning Environment Char-
ter School, for their videos at
the Kid Governor competi-
tion. Both their videos were
ranked in the top eight.
(Editor’s note: Visit www.
keizertimes.com for an ex-
panded version of this story.)
The Keizer Planning Commission held its most recent meeting
Wednesday, Feb. 14. Here is what was discussed:
The primary topic on
the agenda was a change
to the process by which
amendments to the Keizer
Station Master Plans are ad-
opted.
Under current policies,
changes to the Keizer Sta-
tion Master Plan must be
approved by the planning
commission which forwards
a recommendation on to
the Keizer City Council.
The proposed chang-
es, which were approved
unanimously by the com-
missioners, would allow
amendments
pertaining
to landscaping and design
changes and other changes
that do not increase the
overall square footage in
Keizer Station to go direct-
ly to the council.
“It would eliminate the
duplication of the hearing
process,” said Nate Brown,
Keizer’s community devel-
opment director.
There was some con-
fusion over the language
of the proposed changes
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back in
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row must
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of each digit.
So must every
column, as
must every
3x3 square.
5 YEARS AGO
Nancy’s Burgers and
Fries fi nally opens on
River Road
After
much
anticipation,
Nancy’s Burger and Fries will
be open to the public. Rich
Giddens said Nancy Hall’s
food and personality will be
loved. “Our menu is going to
be fantastic,” Hall said.
Sunday, March 11
In the Steps of Sousa. Elsinore Theatre, Salem. Elsinore
Theatre, 3 p.m. Single tickets: premium seating is $30;
main fl oor/balcony seating is $20; Students K-12 (main
fl oor/balcony) are seated for $10. Season tickets are
available from Elsinore Theatre. salemconcertband.org
Tuesday, March 13
Keizer Chamber Luncheon 11:30 to 1 p.m. Agenda: State
of the City Address by Mayor Cathy Clark. Register to
attend at www.keizerchamber.com
Saturday, March 31
Cherry City Season 9, Bout 11: Dolls of Anarchy vs Thrill
Kill Kittens, 7 p.m. at The Mad House, 1335 Madison
Street NE.
Add your event by e-mailing news@keizertimes.com.
Correction
In the Feb. 16 edition of the Keizertimes, in the story of ti-
tled Board backs parks smoking ban 7-1, the correct vote count
was 7-2. Matt Lawyer and David Louden voted against a
recommendation of a ban. The mistake was due to a re-
porter error.
Clarifi cation
In the Feb. 16 edition of the Keizertimes, in the story of
titled Sidewalk talks continue at traffi c safety board, the story
stated there was a lack of sidewalks around Kennedy El-
ementary School. While there are sidewalks bordering the
Kennedy campus, few of the streets leading to the school
have such accommodations.
which used “Keizer Station
Master Plan” and “Mas-
ter Plan” interchangeably.
Commissioners asked that
the changes be limited to
Keizer Station and, if the
city wants the same process
is applied to other Master
Plans, that those changes
come back at a later date.
Commissioner
Garry
Whalen said that it made
more sense to make the
change to other plans later
given the ramping up to
the River Road Revitaliza-
tion study (see related story,
Page A1).
“I think there is minimal
risk to wait and address this
when we have a more com-
plete project,” Whalen said.
The changes moved
forward on the Keizer Sta-
tion Master Plan process
to streamline construction
of new businesses like the
cinema and a dental offi ce
owned by Kaiser Perman-
ente.
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Lance Johnson decided he had
to help his dad Ron. So he
donated a kidney -- and his
father says he’s feeling like a
new man. After 18 months of
deteriorating health, Ron says
he’s feeling great thanks to his
son’s gift.
15 YEARS AGO
Celts top Corvallis
in Keizer
The McNary boys basketball
team took home a 58-53 win
against Corvallis. “We started
off pretty shaky,” said player
Matt Espinoza. “But in the
second half we came out and
rebounded… We’re a very
dangerous team.”
20 YEARS AGO
Youth meet draws
100 to Keizer
About 100 local teens showed
up to the Youth Speak 3 forum
to talk about issues facing them.
The forum was designed to spur
ideas about steps that could be
taken locally to give local youth
more activities and places to go.