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Today in History
In Kent, Ohio, 28 National Guardsmen fi re their weapons
at a group of antiwar demonstrators on the Kent State
University campus, killing four students, wounding eight,
and permanently paralyzing another.
— May 4, 1970
Food 4 Thought
“As you grow older, you will discover that you have two
hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping
others.”
— Audrey Hepburn, actress (My Fair Lady),
born May 4, 1929
The Month Ahead
Saturday, May 5
Free Comic Book Day at Tony’s Kingdom of Comics, 11 a.m.
to 8 p.m.
Keizer Young Life Garage Sale, 2 to 7 p.m. Come shop
the Keizer Young Life Garage Sale and help send kids to
Young Life camp this summer. Dayspring Fellowship 1755
Lockhaven Drive N.E.
Champoeg State Heritage Area will be hosting Founders’ Day
to honor the 175th anniversary of the creation of Oregon’s
fi rst provisional government. The event will feature living-
history actors, speakers, and activities in a replica historic
townsite. Runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Champoeg State
Heritage Area. Parking is free, for more information, visit:
oregonstateparks.org
Sunday, May 6
59th Semi-Annual BBQ Chicken Dinner hosted by the
Sacred Heart Parish. Dinner includes barbecue chicken,
baked potatoes, green beans, coleslaw, pie or cake, and a
beverage. Dine in and take out options available. A Spring
Plant & Flower Sale will be there as well to benefi t the Youth
Faith Formation Program. Adults eat for $11, children under
12 for $7. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Louis Parish, 485 Seventh
Street in Gervais.
Monday, May 7
Keizer City Council Meeting. 7 to 9 p.m. 930 Chemawa Road
NE
Tuesday, May 8
Keizer Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting for Cafe
Yumm, 5920 Ulali Drive N.E. in Keizer Station, 8:30 a.m.
Free Health and Wellness Fair at Bonaventure of Keizer,
5525 McLeod Lane NE, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Speakers and vendors
aimed at senior health topics.
Parks Advisory Board Meeting. 6 to 8 p.m. 930 Chemawa
Road NE.
Wednesday, May 9
Keizer Planning Commission Meeting. 6 to 8:30 p.m. 930
Chemawa Road NE.
Thursday, May 10
Traffi c Safety/Bikeways/Pedestrian Meeting. 6 to 7:30 p.m.
930 Chemawa Road NE.
The general meeting of West Keizer Neighborhood
Association will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 10, at
Keizer Civic Center. Speaker will be Allan Edinger with
information on his work with inmate populations.
Saturday, May 12
Keizer Distinguished Young Woman program, 7 p.m.,
McNary High School.
Sunday , May 13
Keizer Volunteer Firefi ghter Mother’s Day Breakfast, 7 to
11:30 a.m.
Monday, May 14
Keizer Fire District 70 Years of Service, 6 to 8 p.m. Reception
featuring old and new equipment and former volunteer and
career staff.
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
There were three large pads
of blank white paper set up
in a conference room at the
Keizer Civic Center, one for
each of three key corridors
along River Road North: the
River Road and Lockhaven
intersection, River Road and
Chemawa intersection and
River Road south of Manbrin
Drive, which included Cherry
Avenue Northeast. Attend-
ees were tasked with pointing
out possible improvements for
each section of Keizer’s “Main
Street.”
Within 15 minutes, people
were kneeling to fi ll in the fi rst
page of the south River Road
pad and starting on the second
page while the other two had
only a handful of suggestions
between them.
Most of the concerns dealt
with traffi c and safety such as
the lack of adequate space for
cyclists on River Road com-
pared to Cherry Avenue, a
need for more bus stops out-
side lanes of travel, the need for
additional bus stops on Cherry
and a request for a fl ashing red
turn signal at Manbrin Drive
to alleviate congestion.
“This is how we get start-
ed,” said Nate Brown, Keizer’s
community development di-
rector. “We are trying to fi gure
out how to most responsibly
use (the River Road/Cherry
Avenue) area and the tolerance
for additional things like con-
gestion,”
The city has enlisted the
services of Portland-based
consultants Otak and Angelo
Planning Group to help craft a
new path forward for develop-
ment along River Road North
and Cherry Avenue. The study
is known collectively as the
River Road Revitalization
Projects and the fi rst meeting
to gather input from all city
residents was held Thursday,
April 26. The study is taking
into consideration direction
from past efforts and update
them with input from current
residents, business owners and
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Keizer residents and business owners discuss the types of changes they would like to see on
south River Road and Cherry Avenue. .
other stakeholders.
In March, Kate Rogers, of
Otak, and Matt Hastie, of An-
gelo Planning Group, met with
business owners and other
groups of stakeholders to dive
deep into the current state of
affairs and get some guidance
on the path forward.
Hastie said one of the big-
gest take-aways from the stake-
holder groups was a desire for
“more restaurant, evening ven-
ues and family-oriented uses.”
People appreciate the con-
venience of River Road and
would like to see more devel-
opment, but not more traffi c,”
Hastie said.
The current state of trans-
portation is something of a
hodgepodge, said Rogers. Pe-
destrian access pulled in gener-
ally favorable reviews, cycling
access mostly poor to fair, and
access to public transit fair to
good depending on the spe-
cifi c area.
She added that there is good
potential support for new busi-
nesses and additional rental
properties – a result of market
Saturday, May 5, is Free
Comic Book Day at Tony’s
Kingdom of Comics, 3856
River Road N.
Each year, comic book pub-
lishers and retailers join forces
to offer a selection of free
comics to new and long-time
readers. Each attendee can pick
out two free comics and those
who bring canned food for
the Keizer Community Food
Bank get bonus comics.
The affair is an all-day event
from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Comic
book artist Gary Martin and
Disney artist William Langley
will be on-hand to sign books
and greet fans. Numerous cos-
tumed characters, courtesy of
the Portland Superhero Coali-
tion, will be visiting through-
out the day.
Other retailers at Keizer Vil-
looking
back in
the KT
Rick Cagen, president and
CEO of Silverton Health,
confi rmed
details
with
Keizertimes a new Silverton
Health clinic is expected to
be open at Inland Shores in
Keizer.
10 YEARS AGO
St. Edward Catholic Church
held its third dinner and
auction April 26. The auction
raised more than $21,000 for
community outreach and
local youth programs.
20 YEARS AGO
Keizer Elks Car Show, 9 a.m.
Keizer Iris Festival Parade, 10 a.m.
The new Wittenberg
Inn opens in Keizer
Tea by the Sea, 5th annual Mother’s Day Tea to benefi t
Keizer Art Association, 1-3 p.m., Keizer Community Center
at Keizer Civic Center. 930 Chemawa Rd. NE. Raffl e, silent
auction, beach attire optional. Tickets are $20, available at
Keizer Art Association.
Keizer’s new and fi rst
hotel opened May 1. The
Wittenberg Inn, located off
River Road and Claggett
Street, offered local residents
a
fi rsthand
look
and
champagne reception.
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St. Edward auction
nets fun and $21,000
The Salem-Keizer School
District placed extra security
monitors at McNary High
School after someone fi red a
gun at an assistant principle’s
home.
Saturday, May 19
sudoku
5 YEARS AGO
Thursday, May 17
Keizer Community Library Spring Book Sale. 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Keizer Civic
Center, 930 Chemawa Road N.E.
Maze by Jonathan Graf of Keizer
Silverton Health to
open Keizer clinic
Gunshots put
McNary, VP in
spotlight
Friday, May 18, and Saturday, May 19
maze
lage including El Patron Mexi-
can Grill and Mr. Video are
planning special events.
Tuesday, May 15
Greater Gubser Neighborhood Association Meeting. 7 to 8
p.m. 930 Chemawa Road NE.
Only 50 of the more than
2,000 parcels of land included
in the study are larger than fi ve
acres. The highest concentra-
tion of jobs along River Road
is near the southern end of the
city – south of Homewood
Court North – with another
nearly-as-dense area around
the intersection of Chemawa
and River Road.
The study will continue
through the winter of 2019
with additional opportuni-
ties for public input expected.
Make sure to check the Keiz-
ertimes for news of future
meetings.
Free Comic Book Day May 5
15 YEARS AGO
Free admission all day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700
State Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
analyses – but that Keizer’s lean
toward being a bedroom com-
munity presents other chal-
lenges.
“Keizer (residents have)
good spending power, but they
are spending elsewhere,” Rog-
ers said.
The city has posted drafts
of some of the planning docu-
ments on its website, www.
keizer.org, with other insights
into the character of River
Road.
The boundaries of the study
moving forward covers about
1,000 acres, roughly one-fi fth
of the entire area of the city.
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