PAGE A2, KEIZERTIMES, MARCH 2, 2018 Hop Jack’s eyes late March opening in Keizer Station presented by DRIVE A LITTLE – SAVE A BUNCH! 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE • SALEM MORE INFO AT NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM Lights, Comedy, Laughs! Closed Caption Showing: Tuesday, March 20th at 6:00 pm STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (PG-13) LIVE STAND-UP COMEDY! SATURDAY, NOV 18 Tyler Boeh & Todd Armstrong 7 pm & 9 pm (21 & Over) Admission only $10. Reserved Seating for this show. Saturday, MAR 24, at 11:00 am FILM: P ADDINGTON 2 [P G ] Sensory Sensitive Show ONLY $4 Special showing for kids and adults with Autism or other sensory sensitivities. Today in History By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes The Hop Jack’s in Keizer Station has set its opening date for March 26. Hops Jack’s serves a wide variety of pub fare with a an emphasis on cold beer and icy drinks, but the corporation be- hind the food has a much bigger vision, said Kevin Eggen, a Hop Jack’s manager and son of the company founder. “We sell burgers and fries and ice cold beer and icy drinks, but we call our- selves a development company,” Eggen told the Keizer City Council Feb. 20. Eggen was in town to talk about the restaurant as the council prepared to recommend approval of a li- quor license to the Oregon Liquor Con- trol Commission. Eggen also offered details on the fi ve fi ngers of Hop Jack’s “helping hand” business practices. For every drink and kids meal the restaurant sells, 50 cents is donated to a Good Neighbor Fund or a Kids Feed- The U.S. Congress passed an act to “prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States…from any foreign kingdom, place, or country.” By the middle of the 18th century, slavery could be found in all 13 colonies and was at the core of the Southern colonies’ agricultural economy. By the time of the American Revolution, the English importers alone had brought some three million captive Africans to the Americas. — March 2, 1807 ing Kids program, respectively. The Good Neighbor Program offers assistance to employees and community members who are struggling fi nancially. Eggen said the fund amassed $80,000 last year that helped individuals cover expenses rang- ing from rent to funeral costs. The Kids Feeding Kids program donates to local charities and groups providing meals for students. “I always tell custom- ers that they can come in and have a beer and they don’t have to tell their spouse or signifi cant other that they were out drinking. They can tell them they were donating to charity,” Eggen said. The restaurant also offers takeover nights in partnership with groups looking for a fundraising opportunity. For a three- hour period, Hops Jack’s will donate 20 percent of its net sales to the cause. Hops Jack’s also partners with Pepsi and the makers of its Bloody Mary mix, Demitri’s, to offer scholarships for em- KT on vacation BILL, continued from Page A1 Food 4 Thought “You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.” — Dr. Seuss, born March 2, 1904 The Month Ahead Friday, March 2 Pentacle Theatre presents Calendar Girls, a comedy by Tim Firth, opening tonight. Runs through March 24. Visit pentacletheatre.org for show times and ticket prices. Saturday, March 3 Healthy Living Gluten Free Expo, Cascade Hall at Oregon State Fairgrounds and Expo. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sample products and fi nd new ones. livbars.com Monday, March 5 Keizer City Council meeting, 7 p.m. Keizer Civic Center. Wednesday, March 7 Enlightened Theatrics presents Larry Shue’s The Foreigner, a modern comedic classic. Runs through March 25. Visit enlightenedtheatrics.org for show times and tickets. Friday, March 9 Oregon Symphony in Salem’s annual fund raising gala at Zenith Vineyards. Tickets are $80 each, purchase by visiting orsymponysalem.org Keizer YoungLife Annual Banquet, 6 to 8 p.m., Keizer Civic Center. $38 per ticket or $300 for a table. Tickets available at bit.ly/kylbanquet. Keizer Homegrown Theatre presents its fi rst production of 2018 in its new home at the Keizer Heritage Center, 980 Chemawa Rd. NE. The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon turns your favorite fairy tales on their heads, including classics such as Snow White, Cinderella and more. Tickets are $15. Visit keizerhomegrowntheatre.org for show dates, times and tickets. Thursday, March 8 Traffi c Safety, Bikeways and Pedestrian Committee meeting, 6 p.m. Keizer Civic Center. West Keizer Neighborhood Association meeting, 7 p.m. Keizer Civic Center. 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. Submitted photo After running the Maui Oceanfront 1/2 Marathon, Jacki Wolf, long time Keizer resident and subscriber of the Keizertimes, relaxed on Napili Bay, Maui. You too can have your photo in the Keizertimes. Simply take the paper to your destination, snap a picture with you and your group holding it, and send the photo along with everyone’s fi rst and last names to kt@keizertimes.com. Monday, March 12 Keizer Long Range Planning Task Force meeting, 6 p.m. Keizer Civic Center. 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 Keizer Parks Advisory Board meeting, 6 p.m. Keizer Civic Center. The Willamette Valley Women’s Military League holds its monthly lunch meeting at Great Wall Buffet (2875 Commercial St. SE), 11:15 a.m. The speaker is Gail Elliot Downs, author of The Black Suitcase Mystery—A World War II Remembrance. 503-589-9988. Wedneday, March 14 Keizer Planning Commission meeting, 6 p.m. Keizer Civic Center. On the agenda: a public hearing on the city’s sign code regulations. Friday, March 16 – Sunday, March 18 The 2018 Mid-Valley Yard, Garden and Home Show, Jackman-Long Building and Columbia Hall at Oregon State Fairgrounds and Expo. Hundreds of products and vendors with the latest in outdoor living, gardening trends, design ideas and more. Admission is free. For show times visit homebuildersassociation.org amendment submitted by Gelser has drawn stern rebuke from some sectors. Amendment -2, if approved for inclusion, would lower the age of consent to 12. Brendan Murphy, a deputy dis- trict attorney for Marion Coun- ty, wrote lowering of the age of consent broadens potential harm from a public safety perspective. “We do know that evidence of sexual activity such as promiscu- ity or hyper sexualized behavior in young children may be an in- dicator of abuse. That is why (the Oregon District Attorneys Asso- ciation) is especially concerned with the -2 amendments, expand- ing a reasonable, narrow ‘clarifi ca- tion’ to children who are 12 and 13 engaged in sexual intercourse,” Murphy wrote. Patty Terzian, executive direc- tor of the Oregon Network of Child Abuse Intervention Cen- ters urged the committee to “slow down” and take up the issue of lowering the age of consent at a later date. “We respectfully recommend not accepting that amendment at this current time until the conse- quences – intended or unintend- ed – can be discussed more thor- oughly by all those who have an interest in our children and youth being safe, healthy and successful,” Terzian wrote. Rep. Alissa Keny-Guyer, chair of Liberty House’s Committee on Human Services and Housing, of- fered the most full-throated op- position to the amendment. “12-year-olds as a matter of Community garden seeks gardeners The Rickman Community Garden, located behind the Keizer Civic Center, is now accepting applications for open beds. Rent is $15 annually for a 5-foot-by-10-foot raised bed. The garden is fenced and provides opportunities for families without space in their own yards to grow their own food. For more informa- tion, contact Peggy Moore at moore5881@comcast.net 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 ployees looking to advance within the company or elsewhere in the restaurant industry. “A lot of people in our industry don’t go to college, they come up through the restaurants and we try to help them at- tend college or culinary school. If an em- ployee wants to be a server – and be a great server – we can do that for them, but we also want to help people grow if they want to do that,” Eggen said. The last “fi nger” on the helping hand is volunteerism. Eggen said the business encourages employees to go into schools and read to students, participate in the Relay for Life or simply walk dogs at the Humane Society among other labors. Washington-based Hop Jack’s was founded in 2009 and has already expand- ed to 17 locations. The Keizer location will be its second in Oregon. “As you grow, you can lose sight of that community and we want to focus on the communities that we are in,” Eggen said. Hop Jack’s hours are 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to midnight on Friday; 8 a.m. to midnight on Saturday; and 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Sunday. 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE THIS WEEK’S MOVIE TIMES or 503-304-2212 and leave a message with your name and contact number. 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Mindy Merritt, president of the Salem-Keizer Educa- tion Association, wrote that the change to SKSD policy pose the potential of adding to the problems associated with teen sex. “If students believe that their doctors, counselors and educators must report any in- stance of sexual contact, the likely outcome is a reduction in safe places for students who are most at risk and in need of support,” Merritt wrote. Sunday Market is planned for Keizer Star Wars: The Last Jedi (PG -13) Fri 6:05 & 9:00; Sat 6:00 & 8:55; Sun 2:40*, 6:00 & 8:50 Thor Ragnarok (PG-13 Sat 9:20; Mon 4:00 & 5:50 general physical and psychologi- cal development are ill-equipped to withstand the powerful infl u- ence of someone wanting to have sex with them. Reducing the age to 12 lays an indescribably heavy burden on the children of this state to recognize situations of unfair infl uence or manipulation,” Keny-Guyer wrote. 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