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SINCE 1979 • VOLUME 40, NO. 33 SECTION A MAY 17, 2019 $1.00 HERE WE GO AGAIN KeiferFEST is this weekend By ERIC A. HOWALD and MATT RAWLINGS Of the Keizertimes The Valley Credit Service KeizerFEST Parade hits the street Saturday, May 18. The parade, one of the perennial highlights of the long-running festival, starts at 10:30 a.m. at River Road North and Lockhaven Drive North, then rolls south two miles along River Road through Keizer before ending at Glynbrook Drive. There will be about 70 entries this time around and last about two hours, said Danielle Bethell, executive director of the Keizer Second in the state: McNary band soars BY MATT RAWLINGS Of the Keizertimes When you walk into the McNary band room, it's easy to see the numerous trophies and awards placed prominent- ly on the top shelf in the far side of the room. After their performance on Saturday, band director Chris Nelson will be adding to that collection. The McNary band (wind ensemble) took second place with a fi nal score of 321 at the OSAA State Band Compe- tition on Saturday, May 11 at the LaSells Stewart Center at Oregon State University. This event features 20 of the best bands that the state has to offer, so just getting into the top fi ve is a huge honor. “I can't emphasize how hard it is to place at this event,” Nelson said. “To be recog- nized with a second place fi nish is fantastic and we cel- ebrate it. It means that we had a high-quality performance. There is no one that is placing that isn't absolutely stellar.” The Celtics band received state qualifying scores at ev- ery festival they have played Please see BAND, Page A2 Chamber of Commerce, the organization behind all things KeizerFEST. Attendees might also see more school-themed entries this year. Chamber leaders offered free entries to every school in the Salem- Keizer School District this time around. “This is the one and only spring parade that happens and we don’t want money to be a barrier to student participation,” Bethell said. An estimated 25,000 people turn out to watch the parade each year. Los Dos Hermanos owner Teresa Munoz is grand marshaling the 2019 parade. Munoz has lived in Keizer for almost 40 years and owned the restaurant for 21 of them. “When the committee sat down to consider who in Keizer would honor the theme and what it embodies, Theresa's name came to mind instantly,” said Bethell. “Her vibrant and positive attitude is infectious. She fully embraces Keizer and its residents as family.” Munoz is equally excited to have the honor bestowed upon her. “It feels great to be honored for the fi rst time in 20 years,” Munoz said. “I was very excited when I found out and I'm so happy that I get a chance to do this.” The festival will have major impacts on traffi c throughout the weekend and especially during the staging of the parade until it reaches its end. Lockhaven Drive North will be closed to all traffi c at 6 a.m. between River Road North and McClure Street North to establish the parade staging area. River Road North will be closed to all north and south- bound traffi c starting at 9 a.m. between Lockhaven Drive North to Plymouth Drive Northeast. Prior to the parade and other events beginning, traffi c will be allowed to pe- riodically cross River Road at Chemawa Road. Portions of Cherry Av- enue Northeast around the Keizer Lions Club and Keizer Elks Club will be closed from Thursday night to Sunday night to accommodate the main campus of the festival. Bethell said the chamber is seeking to make KeizerFEST as a whole more inclusive this Please see FEST, Page A8 Distinguished Young Women named Celts crowned conference champs PAGE A16 Fan-favorite burger chain might open in late November PAGE A8 BY MATT RAWLINGS Of the Keizertimes Eight of Keizer's smartest and most talented young women battled it out at the 45th annual Distinguished Young Women of Keizer event last weekend. But only two would stand out among the rest. McNary High juniors Maya Luscomb and Grace Trammell were each recognized as the 2020 Distinguished Young Women of Keizer at Daysping Fellowship Church program on Saturday, May 11. Last year's Distinguished Young Women's winners Chloe Campbell and Elizabeth Burleson were there to give Luscomb and Trammell their awards. “I'm so honored and amazed that I got to be a part of this experience,” Trammell said. “These people are all so fantastic and so talented and I'm so grateful that I got to work with all of them.” “Winning was a surprise to me because of how wonderful everyone else was.” The eight participants spent six weeks practicing their talent and worked on a multitude of choreographed dances. KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings Grace Trammell and Maya Luscomb were named the 2019 Distinguished Young Women of Keifer on May 11. Cascading change PAGE A5 “The last six weeks have been crazy. It's very fast and frantic, but these girls are a joy to be around,” said Danielle Dial, who was the chairperson for this year's event. “Watching them grow throughout this has been fun to watch.” Both Luscomb and Trammell received $2,000 in scholarship money to go towards their plans to pursue higher Please see DYWK, Page A7 On growth: Long, possibly expensive road lies ahead Guess who’s coming to breakfast KEIZERTIMES/Lyndon A. Zaitf Members of the Zaitf, Grenf, Frafier and Brost clans got together for the annual Keifer Fire District Mother’s Day Breakfast Sunday, May 12. For more photos of the event, see Page A4. change will take time and – By ERIC A. HOWALD depending on the solution – Of the Keizertimes During the past year and may be costly. “The city should be pre- a half, the city of Keizer em- barked on several studies pared to make investments and change aimed at pro- the way we viding com- do business. It prehensive in- “ The city should be may require formation to prepared to make public invest- inform a de- investments and ment in life- cision on how change the way style chang- and where es,” said Nate Keizer should we do business.” Brown, Keizer grow. With many — Nate Brown, c o m m u n i t y development of the reports Keifer community director. in fi nal stag- development director Keizer is es and others expected to wrapping up, city staff briefed the Keizer grow by about 10,000 new City Council on where things residents in the next 20 years, stand at a work session Mon- but it’s also out of room to expand outward. That leaves day, May 13. The biggest takeaway was that whatever Keizer decides, Please see GROWTH, Page A8 McNary tennis battles at district tournament PAGE A16
