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PARADE: Jingle Dash kicks
off evening at 6:15 p.m.
The history of
How the
GRINCH
(Continued from Page A1)
Stole
Christmas
film. Although the movie
won an Academy Award and
was nominated for two oth-
ers, a lot of people still pre-
ferred the 1960s animated
version.
By LAUREN MURPHY
Keizertimes intern
In 1966, the beloved story
was turned into a TV spe-
cial. Boris Karloff was both
the narrator and the voice of
the Grinch. It was such a hit
that it became a holiday tra-
dition and is still considered
a classic. It took more than
In 1957, Theodor Geisel, 30 years for someone to try
or as he’s more commonly to do it better.
known Dr. Seuss, published
In November of 2000 a
the book How the Grinch full length live action ver-
Stole Christmas. The story sion came out. Staring Jim
quickly became a favorite of Carrey as the
teachers and students alike. Grinch the
The story about a grumpy m o v i e
Grinch that hated the noise was num-
that the Whos in Whoville ber one
made during Christmas. So for four
he set out to steal Christmas weeks. The
in an attempt to keep his movie
bor-
neighbors quiet. When the rowed a lot of rhymes,
Whos teach him Christmas themes, and music from the
is about more than presents TV special and the origi-
and food he comes around nal book. A lot was added
and joins in the festivities.
to make it into a full length
Which could be why Illu-
mination decided to recreate
the classic using technology
of the 21st century. Using
3D computer animation di-
rector Scott Mosier was able
to make the movie we love,
with the animation we are
used to. In the latest version,
The Grinch, Benedict Cum-
berbatch (of Sherlock and Dr.
Strange fame, and gave his
voice to Classified in The
Penguins of Madagascar), is the
voice of the Grinch.
The movie is still in the-
aters and has mixed reviews.
On one hand, the animation
makes it easier to watch. On
the other, it’s the same basic
storyline from 1957.
going to be plenty of music.
Four high school bands are
participating, 234th Army
Band will be in the line-up,
The Beat Goes On is coming
down from Portland as is The
Last Regiment of Syncopat-
ed Drummers, a drumline
group.
The Keizer Community
Band is setting up at the in-
tersection of Chemawa Road
and River Road North to
accompany the parade itself.
This year, the Grand Mar-
shal of the parade will be
Chet Patterson, a longtime
Keizerite and volunteer. He's
currently a member of the
Keizer Fire Board.
“One of my favorite
things is calling the people
we want to be Grand Mar-
shal and, when I called Chet,
he seemed to be blown away
that anyone would think of
him for that honor. He's so
humble and kind,” Bethell
said.
Patterson has been a fix-
ture in the Keizer communi-
ty since 1978, when he and
his wife of 41 years, Chris,
moved into the Kennedy
neighborhood to raise their
family. He was one of the
early proponents of Keizer’s
incorporation as a city. As a
member of the Keizer In-
corporation Committee he
co-authored the study that
led to the successful incorpo-
ration of Keizer as a city. He
was elected to the first city
council and again in 1992.
His expertise with budgets
proved invaluable when he
was selected as the City of
Keizer’s first budget officer, as
well. In 1992, Patterson was
honored with the Volunteer
of the Month Award and in
2009 he received the city’s
first Heritage Award.
Bethell was hoping to en-
list more food trucks to set
up along the parade route to
serve onlookers. So far, The
Fire Pit, a pizza truck, and
Willamette Valley Doughnut
are committed to attending.
Along with the parade
comes interruptions to traffic.
Lockhaven Drive North be-
tween McClure Street N. and
River Road will be closed for
staging beginning at 3 p.m.
River Road will close at
6 p.m. to make way for the
Chamber’s annual Jingle Dash,
a 5K fun run, which begins
at 6:15 p.m. The Jingle Dash
will begin at the Chamber of
Commerce's new office, 4118
River Road North. Run par-
ticipants are encouraged to
dress up and compete for the
best costume award. Cookies,
hot cocoa, and coffee will be
waiting at the finish line.
The parade will start at
the intersection of Lockhav-
en and River Road and travel
south ending at Glynbrook
Street North.River Road will
re-open after the final float
leaves the procession, likely
about 9 p.m.
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