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SINCE 1979 • VOLUME 39, NO. 41 SECTION A JULY 13, 2018 $1.00 TEMPORARY CEASE FIRE bange owner hauts shooting for time being By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes The owner of a gun range has agreed to temporarily halt fi rearms shooting at his quarry across the Willa- mette River that has resulted in bullets traveling into west Keizer. Through attorneys, Lance Davis, owner of River Bend Sand & Grav- el, also agreed to give 10 days notice before resuming shooting range ac- tivities, but that isn’t good enough for Tom Bauer, whose wife was narrowly missed when a bullet penetrated the walls of his home and came to rest in his kitchen on June 2. “I’m sure it’s a great family, but he or the people who have been shooting there have been making mistake after mistake,” Bauer told the Polk County Board of Commissioners at its meeting Tuesday, July 10. “I don’t want 10 days notice to start worrying again. This is not a question of if, it’s a matter of when something bad happens.” Nearly two dozen Keizer residents made the journey to Dallas, and a handful provided testimony to the commissioners and requested action. Prior to the Board of Commissioners meeting, a group of more than 50 west Keizer residents met in Sunset Park INSIDE • Pouk County issues cease-and-desist uetter • Pouk County District Attorney sides with residents Puease see FIbE, Page A2 More than soldiers: Living history buffs dive deep into roues Each year, the Northwest Civil War Council brings Civil War-era history to life. We spent time with the non-soldiers to fi nd out what they had to teach. Bart debuts PAGE B1 Cook By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Five years ago, Doug Odell’s wife asked him if he’d like to take the family camp- ing. What he didn’t know at the time was that it would be under white canvas tents while wearing wool. “At the time, my daughters were drawn to living history portrayals and my wife had brought them out here while I was on a business trip to check out the Northwest Civil War Council’s Fourth of July ac- tivities. When they came out, Puease see COOK, Page A6 Sanitary Commission By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes When Nancy Makey took a basket-weaving class in North Carolina three years ago, she ex- pected it to be one of those things that she dal- lied in a few times and then never attempted again. She couldn’t have been more wrong. While talking with visitors about her roles as part of Shop teacher served 36 years at MHS PAGE A3 the Northwest Civil War Council that hosted its annual living history days at Powerland Her- itage Park last week, Makey threaded rattan the whole time. “In January, I went on a basket retreat in Washington where I learned to weave sweet- grass from a sixth generation descendant of the Gullah. She and her mother both have baskets Puease see SANITAbY, Page A6 Painter By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Regina Smith started at the top when it came to portray- ing living history with the Northwest Civil War Council. “My fi rst role was Mary Todd Lincoln,” said Smith who traveled from Nevada to take part in the annual liv- ing history days at Powerland Heritage Park last week. Over the past 18 years, Smith has dabbled in several of the trades of the time period, but one stands out above the rest: painting reproductions of fashion plates that appeared in Godey’s Lady’s Book. “Godey’s was like the wom- en’s magazine of the day,” Smith said. “Each issue had Rotarians pass gavel Surgeon patterns for clothes or crochet patterns and each had a hand- painted fashion plate bound into them.” The Lady’s Book, which was published from 1830 un- til 1878, also included poetry, sheet music, articles, engrav- ings, popular romance stories and contributions from the likes of Edgar Allan Poe and By CASEY CHAFFIN Keizertimes Intern Summer 2018 is Bob Wetter’s 26th season participating in Civil War reenactments, a hobby he began in the Midwest and continued after moving to Oregon six years ago. Wetter started reenactment work as a fi eld soldier. But re- cently, “I just decided I’m too old for that,” and began working with a reenactment hospital unit, alongside his wife, who fi lled the role of head nurse. “I started out as hospital steward, learned the ropes, assisted Puease see PAINTEb, Page A6 Puease see SUbGEON, Page A6 PAGE A12 Trauma reverberates as foster kids enter care The foster care system in Marion County is strugguing to meet demand. This is the third part of a continuing series in the Keizertimes investigating the state of uocau foster care and shedding uight on ways to get invouved. Check back next week for another instauument. By CASEY CHAFFIN Keizertimes Intern When was the last time you felt safe? Really, truly safe. The kind of safe where you can trust those around you. The kind of safe where you weren’t worrying about where you’re going or if your family is okay. The kind of safe where you were completely, totally, ut- terly relaxed. Do you have an answer? Have you ever had to consider the question? “Am I safe?” is a question thousands of kids in foster care around the coun- try have to answer for themselves every day. Erma Brundidge is very familiar with this question. After working in the Department of Human Services for almost 20 years—a journey which be- gan with being in foster care herself as a child—she’s both seen and experienced how the lack of safety can impact one’s life. “Our [foster] kiddos are not able to relax because they’re always on guard. … I share with them, it is rare that I am ever fully relaxed. It’s from being in the system and on my own and not safe for so long. It’s in here. I’m always watching my back, are you going to trick me? It’s locked in,” said Brundidge. This pervasive sense of unease, of imminent danger regardless of whether there is any, is a result of traumatic ex- periences children in foster care endure, both before entering the system and af- ter they come into DHS custody. Foster kids are constantly asking themselves and their guardians—am I safe? Unfortunately, the answer is often: no. As a signifi cant number of children come into the system because they’ve been abused or neglected, that’s the an- swer they received from their biological parents. But even after they come into care, the negative behaviors kids de- velop to cope with a constant answer of “no” cause foster kids to be moved around. A lot. Winners of Grizzly Grand Slam PAGE B1 Puease see FOSTEb, Page A9 ENHANCED COLLEGE STUDENT BONUS CASH PROGRAM GRADUATE TO A NEW SET OF WHEELS GET YOUR $750 BONUS CASH bEGISTEb at FordDrivesU.com Keizer 3555 River Road N, Keizer (503) 463- 4853 • www.skylineforddirect.com *Program #36236 – $750 Bonus Cash for current college students and recent college graduates who purchase or lease an eligible new 2017/2018/2019 model year Ford Fiesta, Focus, Fusion, EcoSport or Escape. Includes Hybrid and Fusion Energi models. 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