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Today in History
Bear Stearns, the 85-year-old investment bank, narrowly
avoids bankruptcy by its sale to J.P. Morgan Chase and Co.at
the shockingly low price of $2 per share. With a stock market
capitalization of $20 billion in early 2007, Bear Stearns
seemed to be riding high. But its increasing involvement in
the hedge-fund business, particularly with risky mortgage-
backed securities, paved the way for it to become one of the
earliest casualties of the subprime mortgage crisis that led to
the Great Recession.
— March 16, 2008
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The Month Ahead
Friday, March 16
You Will Be Found concert benefi ting Liberty House, 7
p.m. at Dayspring Fellowship Church, 1755 Lockhaven
Dr. Keizer. Choirs from Whiteaker, McNary and Sprague
perform. Tickets are $8-12 and available at the door or
eventbrite.com/e/you-will-be-found-a-concert-benefi tting-
liberty-house-tickets-42777393335.
Friday, March 16 – Sunday, March 18
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.
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
Saturday, March 17
Annual cleanup of Keizer Civic Center, 9 a.m.-noon.
Volunteers needed to help pick up trimmings, weed and
general cleanup. Needed: wheelbarrows, plastic trash cans,
rakes, tarps, pruners and weed pullers. Organized by Rotary
Club of Keizer and the Claggett Creek Watershed Council.
To volunteer contact Mark Caillier at 503-930-7481 or
markcaillier@claggettcwc.org.
Keizer/Salem Area Seniors Saturday Night Dance & Potluck.
Featuring music by The Country Gents. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Admission is $5, 930 Plymouth Drive NE.
Wednesday, March 21
Art pour les enfants, a Boys and Girls Club event, is a fi ne art
auction to benefi t art programs and art studios for students
in grades 1-12, will be held at Illahe Hills Country Club. The
evening of art and wine will begin at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are
$25. 503-581-7383.
Saturday, March 24
Keizer/Salem Area Seniors’ Saturday Night Dance &
Potluck. Featuring music by Crossfi re, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Admission is $5, 930 Plymouth Drive NE.
she said. “The Keizer City Council passed both fees in the same
By ERIC A. HOWALD
meeting because both are important to the people of Keizer in
Of the Keizertimes
Getting to “yes” and thinking long-term were the two themes the long term. We got it done, we got to yes.”
She also noted the rapid changes happening along River
of Mayor Cathy Clark’s annual State of the City speech during
a Keizer Chamber of Commerce luncheon Tuesday, March 13. Road North and Cherry Avenue Northeast. In addition to add-
ing a second, dedicated grocery
Clark traced the threads
store, numerous other offi ces
of both themes through re-
and restaurants have opened in
cent citywide and regional
Keizer recently.
events as Keizer sets itself up
“Not that long ago, we were
for answering some of the
thinking about doing an empty
big questions that will need
building tour, and now it is
attention in the near future.
getting harder to fi nd space,”
Clark piggybacked on
Clark said. “Up and down Riv-
the topic of the event’s fi rst
er Road and Cherry Avenue
speaker, Raul Marquez, a
there are new and refurbished
McKay High School senior
businesses.”
leading the charge to estab-
She added that while Good-
lish a youth homeless shelter
will in Keizer Village will soon
in Salem.
close, she is confi dent the
“We don’t have a home-
property owner will secure a
less people problem. We
new anchor tenant soon.
have a problem provid-
Talk of the local business
ing people services to help
scene led neatly into the big-
them out of homelessness,”
gest question Keizer will have
Clark said, and then spoke
to answer to keep growing:
of a recent regional effort to
what to do about the urban
bring together agencies sup-
growth boundary that contains
plying services to the area’s
sprawl and protects agricultural
homeless residents. “Too
land.
often these services work
“We have a couple of devel-
in isolation and this was an
opable spaces, but that’s it. Even
opportunity to bring better
if we fi lled all those spaces, we
services and best practices to
are 240 acres short of residen-
the entire network.”
tial land and land for employ-
Clark also sees the pro-
ment,” Clark said.
cess of getting to “yes” in
If Keizer chooses to add
the work of the Keizer Parks
residential space, Clark wants
Advisory Board, Keizer Po-
to see space added for employ-
lice Department and the
ment – in the form of com-
Keizer City Council as they
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
collectively moved toward Mayor Cathy Clark delivers the State of the City address during a mercial, industrial or mixed use
zones – as well.
the implementation of ser- Keizer Chamber of Commerce luncheon Tuesday, March 13.
“Setting up a space for
vice fees in 2017.
where people can only live
“Every year we’ve been
looking under cushions and scraping together every penny to doesn’t make for livable community. If we’re looking for vol-
pay for police and parks. The city did the best they could with unteers, I’d rather have them here than on I-5 commuting to
volunteers, grants and everything else and we reached the limit,” work,” she added.
Clean up at School bond update
for Keizer March 22
Civic Center
slated Saturday
Organizing is underway
for the annual clean-up at the
Keizer Civic Center Saturday,
March 17.
At least 100 volunteers are
needed and many hands will
make short work of picking
up trimmings from shrubs,
trees and grasses, removing
weeds, and dumping the col-
lected trimmings and leaves
into a drop box. The clean-up
is scheduled from 9 a.m. to
noon.
Volunteers with any of the
following are encouraged to
bring them: wheelbarrows,
plastic trash cans, rakes, tarps
(to drag loads to the dump-
ster), pruners and weed pull-
ers.
Dress for the weather in
long pants, sturdy shoes/
boots, gloves, hats, coat, etc.
Unless there is an inch or
more of snow on the ground,
the clean-up will not be can-
celed.
Restrooms are on site and
light refreshments will be pro-
vided.
The City of Keizer and
Lakepoint
Community
Church are sponsoring the
event hosted by Rotary Club
of Keizer and coordinated by
the Claggett Creek Watershed
Council. A collection box and
disposal are being provided by
Loren’s Sanitation. The Civic
Center is located at 980 Che-
mawa Road N.E.
The Keizer Chamber of
Commerce is hosting a Com-
munity Conversation regarding
Keizer schools Thursday, March
22.
Mike Wolfe, Salem-Keizer
Public Schools chief operations
offi cer, will share information
about what’s included in the
proposed school bond and work
planned at schools in Keiz-
er. Large versions of the master
plan design concepts and hand-
outs for each school in Keizer
will be supplied and there will
be time for questions.
The school district will ask
sudoku
Keizer/Salem Area Seniors’ Saturday Night Dance &
Potluck. Featuring music by Lee Nicholas and Diane, 7 p.m.
to 10 p.m. Admission is $5, 930 Plymouth Drive NE.
Easter egg hunt at The Village at Keizer Ridge, 2-3 p.m.
Refreshments and a visit from the Easter Bunny. RSVP at
activities@villageatkeizerridge.com
5 YEARS AGO
Alan McCowan, who rose
through the ranks at the
Keizer Police Department
to lieutenant, is retiring at
the end of March. He will
soon start as a maintenance
coordinator for a property
management company east of
the mountains in Redmond.
10 YEARS AGO
Council:
Yes to big box
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Saturday, April 27
Mid-Valley Literacy Center presents its annual Spotlight on
Literacy Award Dinner, Creekside Golf Club 5-9 p.m.. Guest
speaker is former governor Barbara Roberts. Tickets are
$50 per person or $500 for a table. To purchase tickets visit
midvalleyliteracycenter.org.
Clarifi cation
In a story titled Eight Lives to Go in the Feb. 23 edition of
the Keizertimes, the procedure Malibu the cat received was
paid for in large part by a Salem-based, non-profi t Family
Pet Partners. For more information about the organization,
visit www.familypetpartners.org.
looking
back in
the KT
McCowan retiring
from KPD
Enter digits
from 1-9 into
the blank
spaces. Every
row must
contain one
of each digit.
So must every
column, as
must every
3x3 square.
Saturday, March 31
Awards presentation and artists’ reception for the 27th
annual Colored Pencil Society of America’s Chapter 201
exhibit at Enid Joy Mount Gallery, 980 Chemawa Rd. NE.
2-4 p.m. keizerarts.com.
voters for approval of a nearly
$620 million bond package in
May 2018. Two Keizer schools
– McNary High School and
Gubser Elementary School –
top the list for improvements
and added spaces, if the bond is
approved.
The community conversa-
tion is scheduled for 6 p.m. at
the Keizer Civic Center, 930
Chemawa Road N.E.
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Despite residents’ pleas that a
store 80,000 square feet or larger
not be allowed in certain zones
in Keizer, the council voted 4-3
in favor of a text amendment
that rewrites much of the city’s
zoning. Many residents in Area
C provided arguments, statistics,
emotional appeals, and even a
protest song against allowing
big box stores in these zones.
15 YEARS AGO
Praying at the pole
As the nation braced for war,
a group of McNary High
School students gathered at the
fl agpole early Tuesday to pray.
Mike Drawbaugh, a senior
who helped organize the gath-
ering, said it was not a protest,
but a prayer for peace and un-
derstanding.
20 YEARS AGO
Keizer woman puts up
fi ght when gunman
enters home
A robber broke into the
home of Elyse Hein, showed
her a handgun and said “this
is a robbery.” Police say Hein
started yelling and kicking
the intruder, who hit her
back and then fl ed on foot.