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PAGE A2, KEIZERTIMES, MARCH 23, 2018 Pitching in at the Civic Center A presented by DRIVE A LITTLE – SAVE A BUNCH! 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE • SALEM MORE INFO AT NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM UFC223 - Sat, Apr 7 Ferguson v. Jedrzejczyk WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT BOUT SATURDAY, MARCH 24 PADDINGTON 2 (PG) 11:00 AM TICKETS ARE JUST $4 SPECIAL SHOWING FOR KIDS AND ADULTS WITH AUTISM OR OTHER SENSORY SENSITIVITIES. 9 FIGHTS IN ALL ON THE HUGE SCREEN Live Fights at 5:00 (21 & Over) - Tickets $13 Reserved Seating Available Now Online. LIVE STAND UP COMEDY B Lights, Comedy, Laughs! Saturday, April 14 C KERMIT APIO & JR BERARD will perform at 7pm and 9pm. Admission is only $10. Ages 21 & over only. Reserved seating for this show. Purchase tickets at box offi ce or at our website. Today in History After passing a wet and tedious winter near the Pacifi c Coast, Lewis and Clark happily leave behind Fort Clatsop and head east for home.Their winter stay on the south side of the Columbia River-dubbed Fort Clatsop in honor of the local Indians-had been plagued by rainy weather, thieving Indians, and a scarcity of fresh meat. No one in the Corps of Discovery regretted leaving Fort Clatsop behind. — March 23, 1806 KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald Food 4 Thought “Kids should be allowed to break stuff more often. That’s a consequence of exploration. Exploration is what you do when you don’t know what you’re doing. That’s what scientists do every day.” — Neil deGrasse Tyson The Month Ahead Friday, March 23 through Sunday, March 25 Keizer Homegrown Theatre presents The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon at Keizer Heritage Center, 980 Chemawa Rd. NE. Friday and Saturday shows at 7 p.m. Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 and be purchased at the door or online at brownpapertickets.com/events/3131857. Written by Don Zolidis, and co-directed by Linda Baker and Jeff Minden, two narrators attempt to recreate all 209 Brothers Grimm fairly tales. Saturday, March 24 Kings Chapel Easter Egg Hunt, noon to 3 p.m. at McNary High School. 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. Tuesday, March 27 Free admission all day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700 State Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, March 30 Avamere Court hosts a community Easter Egg Hunt at 3:30 p.m. Free for ages 6-10. In the second fl oor living room of Building 3 at 5210 River Road N. Saturday, March 31 Easter Egg Hunt and Underwater Easter Egg Hunt at the Kroc Center, 1865 Bill Frey Drive NE. Regular hunt begins at 10 a.m., underwater hunt at 11 a.m. $5. Shangri-La’s 4th Annual Accessible Egg Hunt, 11 a.m., at the Log house Gardens, 5655 Windsor Island Road N. Free for all ages for those with disabilities. 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. 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 Nearly 100 volunteers turned out to help clean up around the Keizer Civic Center Saturday, March 17. Representatives of McNary High School, Claggett Creek Middle School, Whiteaker Middle School and the community at large pitched in to rake leaves and other debris, plant trees and pull weeds. A smaller crew of city staff and volunteers spent the day prior setting the stage for the Saturday clean-up. A: Miranda Coleman sweeps grass into a pile. B: Rick and Denette Adams rake up leaves. C: A group of volunteers plant a tree near the parking lot. The clean-up was organized by the Rotary Club of Keizer and the Claggett Creek Watershed Council. (Editor’s note: Tip o’ the hat to Rick Adams whose brilliant idea for a headline was used on the front page.) Committee looking deep Cafe Yumm into safety around Kennedy sets April By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes The Keizer Traffi c Safe- ty, Bikeways and Pedestrian (TBP) Committee continued its efforts to fi nd a project to throw its weight behind at a meeting Thursday, March 8. Committee members are looking for a suitable project to enter into the running for improvement funds provided by the Oregon Legislature’s Keep Oregon Moving pro- gram, a massive transportation package approved in 2017. Some of the money provided through the package will be disbursed in grants for proj- ects with enough political will behind them. The TPB committee is hoping to whittle down a list of potential projects and for- ward one to the city coun- cil as a prime candidate for grant funding. Some of the potential improvement proj- ects committee members are investigating are: sidewalks in the neighborhoods around Cummings and Kennedy el- ementary schools; a lighted pedestrian crossing on south River Road North or near the Lockhaven Drive entrance to McNary High School. Committee member Da- vid Dempster has been tasked with helping come up with a plan around Kennedy El- ementary School. While the school itself has some side- walks along the campus, Dempster labeled the roads leading to Kennedy “a black hole.” “There are next to no side- walks between Verda (Lane) and the school,” Dempster said. Kennedy might be a more appealing projects in some grant processes because of the school’s Title 1 desig- nation, but there is a ground- swell of support for adding sidewalks to the areas sur- rounding Cummings. In ad- dition, sidewalks will be add- ed to the Cummings’ school campus if voters approve a bond measure for capital im- provements in May. Dempster also lamented the lack of connectivity be- tween the streets around Kennedy and the bike trail that runs along the west side Salem-Keizer Parkway. Members of the com- mittee noted that when the property known as “the cow pasture” is redeveloped into apartments, students who live there will need to get across Verda and to Kennedy. The same property is also the site of two Cherriots bus stops. “We could prioritize a path that goes from the bus stops to the school. We have to make some call about the level of importance (within that area) and that could be one way to do it,” said Pat Fisher, a member of the com- mittee. Easter Brunch at The Oregon Garden, 10:30 to 3 p.m., in Silverton. Buffet options include Belgian waffl es, artisan cheese, salad bar, carving station with tri-tip and baked ham, dessert bar, and more. Price: Adults - $29.95 Seniors - $25.95 Kids - $13.95 Call for reservations: 503-874- 2500. Monday, April 2 Keizer City Council meeting. 7 p.m. Keizer Civic Center. Tuesday, April 3 Town Hall with Sen. Kim Thatcher and State Rep. Bill Post hosted by Keizer Chamber of Commerce, 6:30 to 8 p.m., in the Keizer Fire Station Community Room. 661 Chemawa Road NE. Thursday, April 8 Southeast Keizer Neighborhood Association meeting, 6:30 p.m. Keizer Civic Center. looking back in the KT 5 YEARS AGO sudoku A Keizer man admitted to causing injuries to his 4 year old stepson, resulting in the death of Sebastian Iturbe. Gerardo Chavarria Pinzon, 24, was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Since Pinzon is not a US citizen, he will be deported after time is served. 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. 10 YEARS AGO Trying to escape cops, man wrecks, gets cuffed When Keizer Police Offi cer Grant Zaitz tried to pull over a 1998 Ford Explorer, the driver fl ed immediately then crashed into a curb at the intersection of Highland Avenue and Cher- ry Avenue. 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE 15 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK’S MOVIE TIMES Celt girls open golf season with 4th place Early Man (PG) Fri 12:20, 5:00, Sat 12:00, 3:40, Sun 12:30, 2:30 Greatest Showman (PG) Fri 2:15, 4:20, 6:30, Sat 1:55, 4:00, 6:15, Sun 12:00, 2:05, 4:10, 8:40 Post (PG -13) Fri 8:35, Sat 5:50, 8:20, Sun 4:25, 6:40 Star Wars: The Last Jedi (PG -13) Fri 12:00, Sun 3:05 Maze Runner: The Death Cure (PG-13) Fri 3:10, 5:55, Sat 3:10, Sun 7:15 Saturday, April 7 Keizer Rotary Annual Benefi t Raffl e & Party, 5:30 to 9 p.m., social hour, auctions, dinner and entertainment. Tickets: $50. Keizer Civic Center. Darkest Hour (PG-13) Fri 6:50, Sat 5:25, Sun 6:15 Sunday, April 8 12 Strong (R) Fri 8:45, Sat 7:50 Beginning Belly Dancing at Sacred Space, 211 Front St. NE, Salem. 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. $5 donation. For more information, contact Inge Hallman at 503-463-6438 Coco (PG) Fri 2:50, Sat 1:00 Paddington 2 (PG) Sat 11:00 am, 1:35 KEIZERTIMES.COM Web Poll Results Should all Oregon schools be gun-free zones? 51% – No 49% – Yes Ferdinand (PG) Fri 1:00, Sat 11:30 am, Sun 1:00 I, Tonya (R) Fri 9:10, Sat 8:05, Sun 8:55 Add your event by e-mailing news@keizertimes.com. Cafe Yumm in Keizer Sta- tion is shooting for an open- ing date of April 19. Franchise owner Sean Zorn announced the date at a meeting of the Keizer City Council Monday, March 20. Stepdad gets 25 years Cherry City Season 9, Bout 11: Dolls of Anarchy vs Thrill Kill Kittens, 7 p.m. at The Mad House, 1335 Madison Street NE. Sunday, April 1 opening FOR ALL SHOWTIMES GO TO NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM Vote in a new poll every Thursday! GO TO KEIZERTIMES.COM The McNary girls golf team started on the right foot last week, placing fourth out of nine teams at a match in Tuala- tin. Coach Kim Phillips hopes to compete well enough at dis- tricts to advance to state again. 20 YEARS AGO Keizerite fi nds new life in neighborhood efforts Ken Layton, who spent nearly 25 years in prison for armed robbery and drug use, found proof he could rise above his past -- even become a community leader. “I was afraid to go to [my fi rst neighborhood watch] meeting because of who I was,” Layton said. “I thought they might all throw their chairs at me.” Instead, three years later, they all threw their votes at him, making him chairman of the District 2 neighborhood watch.