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PAGE A4, KEIZERTIMES, MAY 18, 2018 Owners will get fi nal say in historic property designation DRIVE A LITTLE – SAVE A BUNCH! 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE • SALEM MORE INFO AT NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM Lights, Comedy, Laughs! SATURDAY, MAY 26, at 11:00 am MOVIE: A W RINKLE I N T IME [ PG ] Sensory Sensitive Show ONLY $4 Special showing for kids and adults with Autism or other sensory sensitivities. LIVE STAND-UP COMEDY! SATURDAY, MAY 19 Susan Jones & Spenser O’Neill 7 pm & 9 pm (21 & Over) Admission only $10. Reserved Seating for this show. Closed (Open) Caption Showing TUESDAY, MAY 29 AT 6 PM. MOVIE: BLANK PANTHER (PG-13) Closed (Open) Caption showing where the words are shown on the screen. Today in History Mount St. Helens erupts, causing a massive avalanche and killing 57 people. Ash from the volcanic eruption fell as far away as Minnesota. — May 18, 1980 Food 4 Thought “If you can’t be in awe of Mother Nature, there’s something wrong with you.” — Alex Trebek The Month Ahead Continuing through Sunday, May 20 The Fox on the Fairway at Keizer Homegrown Theatre, Keizer Cultural Center, 980 Chemawa Road NE. Performances at 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, through May 20. Tickets are $15. keizerhomegrowntheatre.org. Continuing through Sunday, June 10 Shout! The Mod Musical presented by Enlightened Theatrics. Set in London during the swingin’ 60s, this show chronicles the liberation of fi ve women who redefi ne themselves in the face of changing attitudes toward gender roles. Visit enlightenedtheatrics.org for showtimes and tickets. Friday, May 18, and Saturday, May 19 By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Shane Witham has worked for the city of Keizer for two decades, but it wasn’t until this year that he fi elded a request for historical designation in the city. The request sparked a con- versation about who gets to ini- tiate the process for designating historical resources at a meeting of the Keizer Planning Com- mission Wednesday, May 9. The request for a histori- cal designation was fi led by Keizer resident Eamon Bishop in relation to the structure on the Herber family property at the intersection of Verda Lane Northeast and Chemawa Road Northeast, more affectionately know as “the cow pasture” in the heart of the city. The home was found to have historical properties, but the Herber fam- ily declined to allow the histori- cal designation process to move forward, which is allowed under Oregon administrative rules. The property is expected to be- come apartments sometime in the near future. Witham said the changes the approved by the Planning Com- mission unanimously bring the city’s policies and procedures in line with Oregon law. The most far-reaching shift is in who will be allowed to initiate the his- torical designation process. Under current rules, any- one can bring forth a histori- cal designation request, but that right will be limited to property owners, the Planning Commis- sion and the Keizer City Coun- cil in the future. Even that measure wasn’t stringent enough for Commis- sioner Garry Whalen, who pro- posed removing the planning commission and city council from the mix. “Interested parties could still go to the owners and go through the application pro- cess. I don’t believe that the city, county or state should be able to take away property owners’ rights,” Whalen said. City Attorney Shannon Johnson said that the property owners would still have the right to refuse historical desig- nations even if the city moved to begin the process. Commissioner Matt Lawyer said he initially balked at taking away an avenue for participa- tion in planning process. “When we are taking the right to participate it’s walking a fi ne line, but we still have the opportunity for someone who wants to see a property desig- nated as historical to work with the owner,” Lawyer said. The new rules also outline “decision factors” when deter- mining the historical value in- cluding architectural styles, as- sociation with historical events, eras and people, and an age of 50 years or more. While such factors would eliminate most Keizer struc- tures on the fi rst pass, Witham said the planning commission or council could give additional weight to one or more of the factors to push a project over the line. A blessed goat Submitted Pastor Patricia Hughes of Holy Cross Lutheran Church blessed three Nigerian dwarf goats at Willamette Lutheran Retirement Community on May 9. Born in late February, Patches, Ginger and Heidi are in their forever homes. Reciting Proverbs 12:10, Hughes said “Loving an animal is beautiful.” 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. New parks rules take on smoking, drones Saturday, May 19 By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes New rules for smokers, drone operators and reservable areas of Keizer were all dis- cussed at the most recent meet- ing of the Keizer Parks Advi- sory Board Tuesday, May 8. The rules were not put up for a vote during the meeting, but will return with some ad- ditional changes at the board’s next meeting. Members of the board over- whelmingly approved a smok- ing ban in Keizer parks in February and changes to parks rules, which were under review at the meeting, including new language banning the ignition or smoking of tobacco products or legal or illegal drugs. Aside from requesting ad- ditional language banning vap- ing, the new rule went largely uncommented on, aside from a question about marijuana edibles. “You can’t smoke a joint, but a marijuana brownie would be theoretically allowed,” said Shannon Johnson, Keizer city attorney. “It might not be al- lowed under state law.” New rules clarifying fi rst- come, fi rst-served policies and reserving specifi c park ameni- ties generated more conversa- tion. Johnson said language in the new rules is meant to clarify usage specifi cally at the Keizer Rapids Park Rotary Amphi- Keizer Elks Car Show, 9 a.m. Keizer Iris Festival Parade, 10:30 a.m. 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/Salem Area Seniors’ Saturday Night Dance and Potluck. Features music from The Country Gents. Admission is $5. 7 to 10 p.m. at 930 Plymouth Drive NE. 5/10K Walk at Schreiner’s Iris Gardens. Willamette Wanderers sponsors this walk through the iris fi elds. Registration 9 a.m.- 1 p.m.; walk ends at 3 p.m. Dogs welcomed. AVA members can get credit for this walk, $3 fee. Parking fee: $5. Sunday, May 20 Salem Concert Band: Triumph of the Spirit at Elsinore Theatre. Doors open at 2 p.m., show at 3 p.m. Adult tickets range from $20 to $30, K-12 Student tickets range from $10 to $30. 170 High St SE in Salem. For tickets, visit elsinoretheatre.com Monday, May 21 Coffee Shop Concert. 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the choir room at McNary, 595 Chemawa Road N. Tuesday, May 22 McNary Area-wide Orchestra Festival. 3 to 9 p.m. at McNary High School. For more information, contact Sean Williams at williams_sean@salkeiz.k12.or.us Wednesday, May 23 Boy Scout Troop 105 fundraising night, Papa Murphy’s Pizza, 5093 River Road N.Troop 105 will receive a portion of proceeds today to pay for camping gear and tents. The France School of Dance’s Semi-Annual Dance Performance. Students of all ages (4 to adult) will perform tap, ballet, hip-hop, and a multitude of other dance styles. Admission is $3, all food proceeds benefi t the Keizer Food Bank. Starts at 7 p.m. at the North Salem High School Auditorium, 765 14th Street in Salem. Thursday, May 24 through Friday, May 25 Delphian School’s Robin Hood. A comedic take on the classic Robin Hood tale written by playwright Don Nigro. Doors open at 6 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m. Elsinore Theatre, 170 High St SE in Salem. Tickets are $15, visit elsinoretheatre. com to purchase. Friday, May 25 Opening night for Pentacle Theatre’s production of Cabaret. Plays through June 16. Visit pentacletheatre.org for show times and tickets. Hispanic Concert by Valdivia Entertainment. Gerardo and Kevin Oritz, T3R Elemento, and Los Del Arroyo perform at the Salem Pavillion at Oregon Fairgrounds, 2330 17th Street NE in Salem. Add your event by e-mailing news@keizertimes.com. theater and in other areas when events require electricity or amplifi cation. “You don’t get exclusive use without a permit,” said John- son. “If it’s over 100 people you need to reserve a space, and if you have more than 50 people, you need to get a permit.” Per- mits and reservations are pro- cessed through the city. The new rules also designate that specifi c areas of a park can be reserved for use. Whether park users have permission to fl y drones in parks was another hot topic. The city already has rules bar- ring usage of remote- or radio- controlled vehicles, but drones are a relatively new addition to the fi eld and even the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is still hammering out appli- cable rules. Board member Matt Lawyer, 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. for the parks or public works director to make exceptions for something like a (drone-cen- tered) event,” Johnson said. Board members, led by Zaira Flores Marin, requested more time to research the issue and review any language Johnson puts forth. The board will also be re- viewing fees associated with rule violations. Johnson’s fi rst pass at setting fi nes, which would mean a minimum $75 fi ne for smoking or setting a fi re, left at least one board member wanting. “I would like it to be con- sistent with the violation clas- sifi cation,” said Donna Bradley. maze looking back in the KT 5 YEARS AGO Fire at Apple Blossom Apartments Police believe children playing with matches sparked a blaze that evacuated Apple Blossom Apartments May 13. Reports indicated the fi re started in trees and was blown east by the wind to the apartments. 10 YEARS AGO Suspect in chase crashes into apartments A Keizer man was arrested after leading authorities on an 80mph chase. The suspect eventually crashed through the side of an apartment building. 15 YEARS AGO sudoku a program manager for the Or- egon Department of Aviation, offered up two possibilities. “We can say any use of a drone shall comply with the FAA or say you can’t do it,” Lawyer said. “If we go with the fi rst option, it means someone at the city is going to have to keep up with new FAA guide- lines. If we choose the more restrictive route, we will be re- visiting this very soon.” Johnson said he favored a more restrictive option for the time being. “It’s harder to make some- thing more restrictive and easi- er to make it less restrictive, but we would include a provision Hidden benefi t of smoking: Money for city parks State cigarette tax revenues offered an unexpected lifeline for Keizer city parks at the last budget talks. Keizer Budget Committee allocated nearly $17,000 from the tax to maintain parks. 20 YEARS AGO Celts win third title in a row McNary’s softball team clinched it’s third straight Valley League title this week at West Albany. Despite heavy rain, the Celtics pulled out a 3-0 win against the Bulldogs for the 11th entry in their win streak. Maze by Jonathan Graf of Keizer KEIZERTIMES.COM Web Poll Results How long have you lived in Keizer? 55% – 20 years or more 27% – 10-19 years 11% – 5-9 years 5% – 1-4 years 2% – Less than a year Vote in a new poll every Thursday! GO TO KEIZERTIMES.COM
