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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.
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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
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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.
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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.