OCTOBER 11, 2019, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A7
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with Rep. Kurt Schrader (continued from page A1)
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How are you seeing
the trade war impact
the Oregon?
There is a national debt counter on your website, what
can be done to slow or reverse its course given the
present divides in Congress and the nation?
SCHRADER: A lot of farm-
SCHRADER: The real issue on our debt defi cit is in our safety
ers that are very, very, very
net programs. Medicare and Social Security are going to go
concerned and hanging on
negative and in the not too distant future. It means you got to
by their fi ngernails. We’ve
talk about increasing the payroll accounts subject to the tax and
got some small business
maybe change the infl ation rate. I think my colleagues under-
people in the same boat.
estimate the intelligence of folks out there. They understand we
China’s a huge market.
got a problem and I don’t think there’s a single grandparent
Mexico and Canada are
or single parent out there that wants to take Social Security or
our biggest markets. If we
Medicare away from their kids or grandkids. We’ve got to solve
just do a little more on the
this problem together.
Following up on their successful November 1985 summit
meeting in Geneva, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet
leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Reykjavik, Iceland, to
continue discussions about curbing their intermediate
missile arsenals in Europe. Just when it appeared that
agreement might be reached, the talks fell apart amid
accusations and recriminations, and U.S.-Soviet relations
took a giant step backwards.
— October 11, 1986
Food 4 Thought
“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events;
small minds discuss people.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady, 1933-45, born Oct. 11, 1884
able then I think we have a
potentially great deal.
Through Sunday, November 3
Enlightened Theatrics presents The Rocky Horror Picture
Show. Visit the box offi ce or EnlightenedTheatrics.org for
tickets and more information.
Friday – Sunday, October 11 – 13
and Friday – Sunday, October 18 – 20
Sorry, Wrong Number / The Hitchhiker, two one-act plays
by Lucille Fletcher. Staged reading at Keizer Homegrown
Theatre at the Keizer Cultural Center, 980 Chemawa Rd. N.E.
Tickets are $10; free admission for Oregon Trail card holders.
Performances at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. on
Sundays.Visit Facebook.com/keizerhomegrowntheatre for
more information.
longterm funding for the
prescription drugs have
tab for everybody else.
land water conservation
fund. If these guys are
going to be diffi cult because
drilling, at least let’s let
the acrimony has gotten a
little worse. We’re trying
to draw a little sunlight on
By fixing the Affordable
Care Act, we get the cost
sharing back in, do the
reinsurance, allow the
states to do a few more
What matters should we be paying more
attention to in Oregon?
SCHRADER: The Willamette Basin Review. It will determine
how we use water going forward and meet the needs of farmers,
fi sh, the environment and drinking needs. We’re spending a lot
of time on that. My offi ce can’t infl uence the outcome, but we can
some of those royalties
go into protecting the
land. It’s a twin-edged
sword, but if we’re going
to allow some of this
economic development
in areas that depend on
make sure all the stakeholders understand what’s going on and
it, let’s reap the benefi ts
meet with the principals. It’s not newsworthy back east, but it is
from an environmental
certainly hugely newsworthy here.
standpoint.
waivers and be a little
more innovative. Those are
doable, but they get caught
up in the abortion debate.
Congress did manage
to pass the robocall
bill, what do you hope
the outcome of that
will be aside from
fewer annoyances?
SCHRADER: Part of the
bill serves notice to the
You held a hearing on the Chemawa Indian School earlier this year to try
to get answers on the care of students there. How did it go?
SCHRADER: That hearing was terrible. Terrible
them, went through some of our concerns and
because, frankly, the school administration was
they indicated that they are with us. They
not ready for it. I think they showed that they
want to work on some of this stuff, but they’re
were less than genuine, honest with us about
constrained by all these federal regulations.
what was going on. The good outcome was
So instead of being able to run it like a school,
that my colleagues heard what we heard a
they have to run like a federal agency. The
year ago and she spoke pretty clearly that
superintendent and her top staff lifted the gag
she seen the same thing back in the Midwest
order [preventing school staff from talking with
where she’s from. The head Bureau of Indian
congressional representatives]. That was my
Education reached out to us after the hearing
biggest issue.
for a meeting in our offi ce. We sat down with
responsible policing. I don’t
want providers making
money off of people that
advantage of innocent
Americans. It’s not just
about you providing a
service. With that service
means they have to monitor
who’s on your network,
who’s taking advantage of
your network.
Trio is honored for 25
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time for [other nations] to step up and pay their fair share.
gotten out of control. It’s
The Empowering Parents - Saving Kids seminar will be held
at Salem Alliance Church, 555 Gaines St N.E. Salem, from 7 -
8:30 p.m. Lead by Youth Advocate Collin Kartchner, this is a
free parent education night about helping children rise above
the harmful effects of social media. For more information call
Heather Holcomb 971-222-5171.
Thursday, October 31
Annual Trunk or Treat at Countryside Christian Church from
5:30-7:30 p.m. 5775 McLeod Lane Northeast Keizer.
SCHRADER: I’m supportive of our National Guard, super
had bipartisan support for
looking
back in
the KT
Saturday, October 28
Keizer City Council work session, 6 p.m. Keizer Civic Center,
930 Chemawa Road N.E.
little more pay.
looked upon as leaders, but it shouldn’t be our job to foot the
Thursday, October 17
McNary Hall of Fame Banquet will be held from 5:30 - 8:30
p.m. at Quality Suites, 5188 Wittenberg Lane, Keizer. Tickets
are $60 for individuals, $100 for couples, $350 for a reserved
table of seven and event sponsorship is $1,000. Contact
gragg_scott@salkeiz.k12.or.us or visit www.keizerchamber.
com
Saturday, October 26
Monster Masquerade is the theme for Bowser’s Boo Bash
2019, the main fund raiser of the Willamette Humane
Society. A night of mystery featuring a live and silent auction.
Costumes encouraged. Dinner at 5 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $70. Visit whs4pets.org/bbb to purchase ticket.
gradations of benefits as
cost of healthcare and
Tuesday, October 15
Free admission all day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700
State Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday, October 25
Oregon Symphony in Salem presents Beethoven’s Fifth with
guest cellist Johannes Moser. Also a piece by Garbiela Lena
Frank 7:30 p.m., Smith Auditorium on Willamette University
campus. or symphony.org.
proach would be providing
SCHRADER: We actually
comes responsibility. It
Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho will show at the Elsinore Theatre
for $6 a person at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
access. A more nuanced ap-
little bit, too. I think America should still be a leader. We’re
are harassing or taking
Wednesday, October 23
Community dinner at St. Edward Catholic Church, 5 p.m.
Free to the public.
to make sure families have
SCHRADER: The whole
Rose pruning, winter protections and disease control seminar
at Egan Gardens, 9805 River Road N.E. Salem, at 2 p.m. A
hands-on pruning tool sharpening clinic will follow the talk.
Admission is free but registration is required. Call 503-393-
2131 ext. 2 to reserve a spot. Visit egangardens.com for more
details.
Tuesday, October 22
The Historic Elsinore Theatre presents Frogtown,
a multimedia musical. 12:30 p.m. Tickets are $16.
elsinoretheatre.com.
older people, too. We need
developed nations should be able to get behind the wheel a
they have to do some
Monday, October 21
Keizer City Council meeting, 7 p.m. Keizer Civic Center, 930
Chemawa Road N.E.
kids, pregnant ladies and
They’re no longer struggling, reconstructing nations. These
What issues are you
hearing about most
from constituents?
Saturday, October 12
The Historic Elsinore Theatre presents Aureum by Halcyon
Shows, an aerial and acrobatic adventure tale, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets range rom $35 to $55. elsinoretheatre.com.
Friday, October 18 – Saturday, November 9
Pentacle Theatre presents Mothers and Sons. Visit
pentacletheatre.org for more information about the play.
you’re restricting them to
Are you concerned
about the current
approach to natural
resources?
provider networks that
Willamette Valley Genealogical Society meets 12 to 1 p.m. in
Anderson Room A of the Salem Public Library, 585 Liberty St
SE, Salem OR 97301. Patrick Harris will speak about Aurora
Colony. For more information, call 503-363-0880.
Are there any policies or actions the Trump
Administration has taken that you agree with?
foreign invention at great cost to an American taxpayer. It’s
consumers are protected.
Through Tuesday, October 29
Keizer Art Association’s October show is Colors of Autumn.
An artist’s reception will be held at the Enid Joy Mount
Gallery 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5. Gallery hours are 1-4
p.m. Tuesday to Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.
keizerarts.com.
all rules to restrict benefi ts,
a little better job, getting a
supportive of our veterans, but I do not support endless
costs and make sure that
The Weeks Ahead
start putting one-size-fi ts-
socioeconomically, getting
United States-Mexico-Can-
them a little more enforce-
SCHRADER: When you
people move up the chain
labor provisions [in the
ada Agreement], make
Today in History
Many Oregonians stand
to lose SNAP benefi ts
if the administration
moves forward with
new USDA rules,
what is being done in
Congress to either fi ght
the action or shore
up other benefi ts that
could fi ll in the gap?
5 YEARS AGO
Keizer Fire responds
to 2 fi res in 3 days
On Wednesday, Oct. 2, at
11:58 p.m., Keizer Fire District
(KFD) responded to a fi re at
Courtside Manor Apartments
on Wheatland Road.
Keizer Police Department
arrived prior to KFD and be-
gan evacuating apartments.
Firefi ghters arrived to fi nd
heavy smoke and fl ame coming
from the rear of the apartment
near Wheatland Rd. The fi re
started at the exterior of the
apartment complex and spread
into one apartment and the
common attic space.
Marion County Fire Dis-
trict and Salem Fire also assisted
Jeff Kuhns, John Teague and
Rita Powers were honored for
25 years of service each by the
Keizer police.
with fi re suppression. Keizer
Public Works helped by closing
Wheatland Road for approxi-
mately two hours while the fi re
crews were at work. Nineteen
fi refi ghters responded to the
scene on four engines, one med-
ic unit, one squad, one battalion
chief and one investigator.
Four apartments were affect-
ed by the fi re. In all, seven adults,
six children, three dogs, one cat
and one saltwater aquarium
were displaced by the fi re.
The cause of the fi re is still
under investigation.
Just two days later, Keizer
fi refi ghters were dispatched to
maze
10 YEARS AGO
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Keizer’s Mark Hunter has an
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Even as he struggles with
pulmonary fi brosis and is on
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transplant, he’s always out to
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Aladdin (PG) Fri 11:30, 4:30,
Sat 4:15, Sun 12:15, 4:40
Angel Has Fallen (R)
Fri 8:55, Sat 6:40, Sun 6:35, 8:50
15 YEARS AGO
Players labor off fi eld
to support teammate
The McNary High School
football players have been a
busy lot. After defeating the
Crescent Valley Raiders last
Friday, many members of the
team spent Saturday and Sunday
doing chores to raise money to
cover medical bills for teammate
and friend Nate Van Slochteren.
Angry Brids Movie 2 (PG)
Fri 11:45, Sat 11:40, Sun 2:40
Art of Racing in the Rain (PG)
Fri 6:00, Sat 6:10, Sun 4:30
Maze by Jonathan Graf of Keizer
sudoku
20 YEARS AGO
Businessmen in beef
over best burger
Two Keizer businessmen,
tongue in cheek, have been
battling over the answer for
weeks in newspaper ads,
radio commercials and signs
outside
their
businesses.
Both John Preston of Town
and Country Lanes and Joe
Ringo of Ringo’s Tavern
claim they offer the ultimate
cheeseburger.
a working shop fi re at 7 p.m.
Firefi ghters arrived to a build-
ing in the 1200 block of Can-
dlewood Drive to fi nd fi re and
heavy smoke at the rear of the
building. Deputy Fire Mar-
shal Anne-Marie Storms also
said that there were explosions
coming from the inside of the
building — which isn’t unusual
according to Storms.
Three engines, one ladder, a
medic unit and a battalion chief
responded with 16 fi refi ghters.
Crews were on scene for
two and a half hours working
on cooling hot spots. The fi re is
currently under investigated.
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Dora and The Lost
City of Gold (PG)
Fri 1:45, Sat 12:00, 2:00,
Sun 12:30, 2:30
Fast & Furious:
Hobbs & Shaw (PG-13)
Fri 6:20, Sat 1:40, 9:10,
Sun 6:20, 8:50
Scary Stories To Tell In The
Dark (PG-13)
Fri 3:45, 9:20, Sat 4:00, 8:15,
Sun 7:05
Spiderman Extended Far From
Home (PG-13)
Fri 1:55, 6:55, Sat 2:15, Sun 3:50
Toy Story 4 (G)
Fri 12:15, 2:15, 4:15, Sat 12:15, 4:45,
Sun 12:00, 1:55
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