SINCE 1979 • VOLUME 40, NO. 15
SECTION A
JANUARY 11, 2019
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Merchant of the Year
champions integrity
THRICE
DENIED
District,
church to
court over
eminent
domain
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
Larry Jackson wasn’t sur-
prised to be named Keizer’s
Merchant of the Year in 2018,
it was something he worked
toward.
“I grew up in Keizer and
volunteering at the fi re dis-
trict, the candy cane day and
the breakfasts. I remember the
dads who helped build Keizer
Little League Park and being
there for the kids,” Jackson
said.
In the year since his name
was announced, Jackson’s pres-
ence in the community hasn’t
dwindled in the slightest.
He is a regular fi xture at just
about any community effort in
Keizer and Salem. While he is
more likely to be found work-
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
ing behind the scenes than in Larry Jackson was honored at the 2018 Merchant of the Year by the Keizer Chamber of
photo ops, the relationships he Commerce. The nod was a milestone in a pair of long journeys.
makes through
i nvo l ve m e n t
have
allowed
and family. But when I School in 1984, he split his time between
Larry Jackson will hand over
others to tap
talk to other people in a part-time job at Orcutt’s IGA and the
the title of Merchant of the
into resourc-
family businesses, most family business.
Year on Saturday, Jan. 19, at
es they might
“When I started at 14, I painted the
don’t get this far,” Jackson
the Keizer First Citizen Awards
not otherwise
buildings
and swept fl oors and did some
said
of
the
milestone.
Banquet. During the gala,
have
known
of
the
prep
work on paint jobs, but I
It
was
a
busy
year
to
the city will name a new fi rst
were available.
wanted
to
get
into the shop and repair
say
the
least,
but
the
Mer-
citizen, merchant of the year
In addition to
things,”
Jackson
said.
chant
of
the
Year
title
and service to education award
the extra-cur-
In a fi eld more and more dominated
was more of a capstone
winner. Tickets are available
ricular activi-
in a long journey. He’d by technology, car body work still re-
at the Keizer Chamber of
ties, Jackson’s
been working toward it quires a personal touch.
Commerce website:
Auto Body, the
“I always felt I was good with my
for eight years, which is
www.keizerchamber.com
business he co-
as long as he has been hands and collision work takes a feel. You
owns with his
have to sand to a happy medium before
working on sobriety.
cousins
Jerry
Jackson started work- something can be repainted, and I liked
and Carol Jackson, celebrated its 60th
ing in the shop at 14, pounding on something from time to
anniversary and the third generation of when his dad woke him up and told him time,” Jackson said.
family owners.
He started full-time in January 1985
he was going to work on the fi rst day
“It gets a little complicated – some- of his summer vacation. From that point and rose to co-owner in 1998. By 2010,
times very complicated – mixing business until he graduated from McNary High
Please see MERCHANT, Page A9
KLL Park mgmt.
planning lurches
— slowly —
forward
formation.
By ERIC A. HOWALD
“The advantages to you is
Of the Keizertimes
The Keizer Little League that you would have absolute
Park Long Range Planning and full control. The negative
Task Force met for the third is that [the city] would have
nothing to do with it,” said
time on Jan. 2. While the
City Manager Chris Ep-
meeting was wide ranging,
pley. While the city
little tangible progress
council might be
appeared to be made.
For
willing to enter
At the core of
into
agree-
the continuing
more on the
ments to
discussions
organizational
h e l p
regarding
main-
future
differences that
tain
man-
keep KLL and
or im-
agement
prove the
of the park
MYB apart,
park,
the
and what it
see Page
managing or-
could or should
ganization would
become.
When
A11
likely be expected to
Mayor Cathy Clark
exhaust all other ave-
asked attendees whether
nues of funding.
they were ready to discuss a
City Councilor-elect Dan
new management structure – a
third-party entity comprised of Kohler returned to a more
members of both Keizer Little fundamental question of which
League (KLL) and McNary activities should be the park’s
Youth Baseball (MYB) along- primary focus.
While some at the meeting
side others representing the
community-at-large – there felt the park should continue
was no dissent, but the result- to be focused on Keizer youth,
ing conversation never reached others felt it could fulfi ll that
mission while attracting out-
a decision point.
Off the bat, talk turned to side tournaments.
“I think we can do both si-
other possible solutions, such
as the managing organization multaneously,” said Brad Arns-
leasing the park and reducing meier, KLL president.
“There is going to have
the city’s oversight.
KLL Vice President Lisa to be more improvements to
Buik seemed interested in the have quality tournaments,”
possibility, but wanted more in-
Please see PARK, Page A7
ALL 2018
EXPLORERS
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pick up
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PAGE A14
Councilors
sworn in
PAGE A9
Please see DOMAIN, Page A3
Grease is the word
Volcanoes
add front
office staffer
PAGE A10
KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings
Ingrid Dunn and Steven Cummings, strike a pose during dress rehearsals for Grease, the latest
McNary High School musical. For all the details, show times and a cast list, see pages A2–A3.
New chief at MCFD1
Marion County Fire
District #1 (MCFD1)
Board of Directors unan-
imously supported the
appointment of Kyle Mc-
Mann to the position of
fi re chief. McMann start-
ed his job on Jan. 1.
Chief Kyle McMann
joined MCFD1 in 2001
Kyle McMann
as an engineer/para-
medic after completing
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Of the Keizertimes
The Salem-Keizer School
District and St. Edward Cath-
olic Church will head to court
to settle a dispute over land
the school district wants to ac-
quire to expand McNary High
School.
A complaint fi led by the dis-
trict with Marion County Cir-
cuit Court in late December
asks that a jury be assembled to
determine just compensation
for six acres behind the church
that the district wants to pur-
chase.
In the documents, the dis-
trict’s attorney J. Kevin Shuba,
asserts that the school district re-
ceived an estimate $1.55 million
for the land in November and
offered $1.75 million “to avoid
the costs of litigation.”
The November appraisal was
the second one performed on
the property. In January 2018, an
initial estimate said the vacant
land was worth $1.39 million.
Lillian Govus, spokesperson
for the school district, said the
church had made a “counter of-
fer is nearly double the appraised
value, which with the district’s
responsibility to taxpayers, can-
not be entertained.”
When asked about the coun-
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