SINCE 1979 • VOLUME 40, NO. 51
SECTION A
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
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By MATT RAWLINGS
Of the Keizertimes
Part of maintaining a
se
ou
culture of success in high
’s H
lor
k
y
a
school basketball is having a
Ta
at
ife
r l
s m
high-quality youth program,
he
e
f
l o
ro
go
nt
which is why McNary boys
co
er
for
d
s
e
and girls varsity coaches Ryan un
rch
ea
e
n s
d
tee
Kirch and Elizabeth Doran
r
o
ize
Ke
are teaming up with Keizer
r
tu
en
Youth Basketball Association
(KYBA) to create the new
Future
Celts
basketball
e - k 2019
1979
cre le
program.
n
l o rab
The Future Celts program
tol esto
n
r
offers multiple competitive
ma is
tournament teams for boys : Hu but
ial ive
and girls grades 5-8, with the
fic ulat
f
goal of focusing on the values
O m
and philosophies of both cu of
McNary’s varsity basketball
teams.
“We are looking to have
this program better mirror our
high school programs,” Kirch
said. “It allows us to implement
our program values of what
we see as important so that,
when kids get to McNary,
they are prepared as possible
for what they are going to see
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at the high school level.”
Future Celts came to
fruition through multiple
conversations by Kirch and
for
es
rch
ea
Doran over the last year, who
s
n
ee
r t
both wanted to take more
ize
Ke
ownership of youth basketball
in Keizer.
“We both really wanted to
revitalize youth basketball in
this area and make it about
kids getting better and loving
t
ou
to
Years
IS
HERE
A look
back on the
Keizertimes
and Keizer’s
history of
local news
PHOTO KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings
McNary head coaches Ryan Kirch and Elizabeth Doran will be starting a new youth basketball program in Keizer this fall.
BOMBARDED
Please see FUTURE, Page A7
Alleged targeting,
property neglect at
McNary Oaks Villa
Honored
as heroes
PAGE B1
TEENS AND
M ENTAL HE A LT H
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
A fall caused by the large crack seen above led to a settlement
for one resident. A year later, it still hasn’t been fi xed. Another
resident fell in the same spot a few weeks ago.
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/Andrew Jackson
Mental health struggles weigh
heavily on LGBTQ+ youth
By CASEY CHAFFIN
For the Keizertimes
Oregon’s youth depression and suicide
rates consistently outstrip the national av-
erage for youth across the board – but for
LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender
and queer) youth, the numbers paint an even
gloomier picture for mental wellness.
Half of LGBTQ+ youth reported they
had considered suicide and one fourth at-
tempted suicide in 2017, according to the
Oregon Healthy Teens Survey.
While all youth can struggle with their
mental health, LGBTQ+ youth face unique
challenges and barriers to accessing care,
due to the double stigma of struggling with
mental health concerns and being a minority
when it comes to sexuality or gender identity.
One driver of LGBTQ+ despair comes
from family rejection, a topic the Oregon Al-
liance to Prevent Suicide has taken up in the
past year. The alliance, an advisory group to
the Oregon Health Authority, has spent the
Please see LGBTQ, Page A6
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
Editor’s note: The names of
the individuals involved in this
article have been changed to protect
their privacy and over concern of
potential retaliation.
Sheryl Jones moved into a
manufactured home at McNary
Oaks Mobile Village on River
Road North just a few months
ago, she’s still waiting for the
property manager to give her a
copy of her lease.
“I asked and I got a copy of
the rules and regulations and a
statement of policy. I never got
a copy of the lease,” Jones said.
The property manager told
Jones that contracts are held at
the corporate offi ce in Irvine,
Calif., and it would take a
while to get a copy back from
them. The owner of the park,
Investment Property Group
(IPG), is the same owner that
“I was scared
of what would
happen if I
didn’t sign it.
It was like a
threat.”
— Joann Miller
tenants of Wildwood Villa have
complained about in recent
months. The complaints at
Wildwood range from rent
increases that make it one
of the most expensive parks
in the area to attempts to
stifl e communication among
residents. At McNary Oaks,
different strategies seem to be
at play.
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Please see OAKS, Page A8
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