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Newspaper Page TextNOVEMBER 15, 2019, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A5 CHARTER, continued from Page A1 DRIVE A LITTLE – SAVE A BUNCH! 3893 COMMERCIAL ST SE • SALEM MORE INFO AT NORTHERNLIGHTSTHEATREPUB.COM Open Caption Showing TUESDAY, NOV 19 6:00 PM Ad Astra (PG-13) Special showing with captioning shown on screen with the movie. Saturday, NOV 23, at 11:00 am MOVIE: A BOMINABLE [ PG ] Sensory Sensitive Show ONLY $4 Special showing for kids and adults with Autism or other sensory sensitivities. LIVE STAND UP COMEDY Lights, Comedy, Laughs! Saturday, Dec. 7 SUSAN RICE & PHIL KOPCZYNSKI will perform at 7pm and 9pm. Admission is only $10. Ages 21 & over only. Reserved seating for this show. Purchase tickets at box offi ce or at our website. Today in History The murders of the Clutter Family in Holcomb, Kansas were discovered, inspiring Truman Capote’s non-ﬁ ction book In Cold Blood. — November 15, 1959 Food 4 Thought “Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act” — Truman Capote, author The Weeks Ahead Saturday, November 16 Dance & potluck at the Keizer/Salem Area Seniors center at 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. featuring music by Charles and The Angels. Admission is $5. Wednesday, November 20 Boy Scout Troop 105 is partnering with Papa’s Murphy’s in Keizer on a fundraiser. Papa Murphy’s will donate 10% of the day’s sales to fund a scout camp. Saturday, November 23 Dance and potluck at the Keizer/Salem Area Seniors center at 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. featuring music by The Country Gents. Admission is $5. McNary Holiday Bazaar, more than 100 vendors assemble to help McNary students raise money for a variety of clubs and activities. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sunday, November 24 Annual BBQ chicken dinner at Sacred Heart-St. Louis Parish in Gervais. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 485 7th Street. Adults $12, children 12 and under $7. Dine in or take out. Elsinore Theatre, Chorale Oregon: Bach Christmas Oratorio, 4 p.m. Listening to Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio” is a holiday experience like no other. Festival Chorale Oregon will perform the ﬁ rst four parts of Bach’s choral masterpiece, in English. Thursday, November 28 Turkey Dash, presented by the Keizer Chamber of Commerce. 6th Annual 5K fun run-walk. Registration opens at 7 a.m., race starts at 8 a.m. Visit www.keizerchamber.com for more information. Thanksgiving Brunch, leave the cooking to the Oregon Garden Resort as they provide all the traditional Thanksgiving dishes and more, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Oregon Garden Resort, 895 W Main St., Silverton. Adults $32.95, seniors $27.95, children $19.95, age 5 and under free. Reservations are required at www.oregongardenresort.com/dining.aspx or by calling 503- 871-2500. Friday, November 29 Santa arrives aboard the Carousel Express at the Salem Carousel. Begins at noon. Complimentary hot cocoa, face painting, Santa visits and photos. 101 Front Street in Salem. Friday, November 29 – Saturday, December 21 Pentacle Theatre’s Dashing Through the Snow by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, Jamie Wooten. Directed by Deborah Johansen. It’s four days before Christmas in the tiny town of Tinsel, Texas, at the Snowﬂ ake Inn. Trina, the harried yet upbeat innkeeper of this B&B, has more than she can handle coping with her eccentric, nuttier-than-a-fruitcake guests who include Mrs. Claus and one of Santa’s elves, a troupe of pompous B-level actors, a feuding family and a wacky wedding party. A fun-ﬁ lled way to ring in the Christmas season. Suitability: This comedy is suitable for teenage and older audiences who can handle references to alcohol consumption and silly sexual innuendo. Friday, November 29 – Sunday, December 22 Ken Ludwig’s ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas performed by Enlightened Theatrics. Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. The wild holiday adventures of a mouse, an elf, and a spunky little girl who just won’t take no for an answer, on their quest to ﬁ nd out why Santa missed their house last year. Matinees Sundays at 2:30 p.m. enlightenedtheatrics.org Saturday, November 30 Dance and potluck at 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. featuring music by Lee Nicholas and Diane. Admission is $5 Sunday, December 1 Holiday Open House at Deepwood Estates, 1116 Mission Street S.E., Salem, from 1 - 4 p.m. The event is free. Friday, December 6 – Saturday, December 7 Faith Lutheran Church is hosting a free toy swap in partnership with Marion County Environmental Services. On Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m, the public can donate their gently used, clean toys. Participants then come back on Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. to shop for free toys. Friday, December 6 – Sunday, December 8 Keizer Homegrown Theater presents a staged reading of The Santaland Diaries, an essay by David Sedaris about his stint working as a Christmas elf in “Santaland” at Macy’s department store. Visit www.keizerhomegrowntheatre.org for showtimes. Saturday, December 7 Countryside Christian Church Holiday Bazaar from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. 50 or so vendors will feature handmade goods in addition to a gourmet bake sale. Saturday, December 7 – Sunday, December 8 Two-day holiday market at Deepwood Estates, 1116 Mission Street S.E., Salem, from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sunday, December 8 Holiday Open Houses at Deepwood Estates, 1116 Mission Street S.E., Salem, from 1 - 4 p.m. The event is free. Add your event by e-mailing reporter@keizertimes.com task force requested a host of additional information: a look at where all candidates for council originated from in the city, a look at voter turnout in Keizer precincts and more. “The National League of Cities has a report on some of the pros and cons of at-large and district voting that we could use as a primer,” said Pat Fisher, a member of the task force. Some of considerations for at-large elections found in the report include: • An at-large system can be more impartial, rise above the limited perspective of a single district and concern them- selves with the problems of the whole community. • Vote trading between council members may be minimized in at-large bodies. • There tend to be more candidates in at-large elec- tions. For district-based voting: • District elections give all legitimate groups, especially those with a geographic base, a better chance of being rep- resented on the city council, especially communities of color. • District council mem- bers are more attuned to the unique problems of their con- stituents, such as crime levels, small lot development, trash pick-up, potholes, and recre- ation programs. • District elections may improve citizen participation overall. There are also about 20 percent of municipalities that use a mix of the two voting systems. No decision on a recommendation was made during the meeting, but some members of the task force seemed open to a much broader discussion. Regarding how long may- ors should have to sign ordi- nances passed by the council, the current charter requires a signature within three days. Task force member Zai- ra Flores-Marin questioned whether that was too short a window. “It’s good to have a time limit so a mayor can’t get up- pity and decline to sign some- thing because they don’t agree with it,” Johnson said. The task force ended its fi rst meeting with a discussion of what constitutes a quorum. The current charter states: “A OSTA: Residents will need to join before chapter is established Prior residents had estab- home parks or marinas that are lished an OSTA chapter at the governed by Oregon’s Chapter park, but none of the former 90. chapter’s members are current- Another path the residents ly residents of might take McNary Oaks, is forming a which means Committee of starting over Seven. A Com- from scratch. mittee of Sev- OSTA pro- en would be vides regular elected by all newsletters and residents of the a hotline that park to act as h o m e ow n e r s the voice of the living in manu- resident home- factured home — Rita Loberger owners. They parks can use to could meet learn about the with property unique position they are in as managers at least once a year homeowners living on rented and as often as twice annually land. to discuss maintenance issues or “That is why we have an en- park rules and rule violations. tire chapter of Oregon law that Forming the committee details how our rights differ would mean fi nding candidates from those living in apartments willing to represent the park as or condos,” Loberger said. a whole and then sending out More than 62,000 Oregon ballots to every resident, but residents live in manufactured even that requires neighbors getting to know – and trust – each other, Loberger said. “We would love to have 10 of you sign up to be members tonight, but now you need to go out and talk to your neigh- bors about what we’ve talked about. Some of them who are homebound would probably liked to have been here so go spread the word,” Loberger said. “The businesses that own man- 5 YEARS AGO ufactured home parks are ex- Eye on the big panding. It’s a cash cow, and it’s picture Curriculums and academic all the more reason you should goalposts at times seem to know your rights and responsi- change with the wind, but bilities under the law.” Gubser Elementary School teacher Melissa Frank keeps her sights set on a bigger picture. “The biggest thing is the just instilling confi dence in working at a task. “Our rights are different from those living in apartments.” looking back in the KT The Keizer Charter Review Task Force spent time on topics other than the ones highlighted in the story. Here is some of the other language in the charter that led to discussion. Current charter language Task force discussion At its ﬁ rst meeting of each odd-numbered year, the council by ballot shall elect a president from its membership. In the mayor’s absence from a council meeting, the president shall preside over it. Whenever the mayor is unable to perform the functions of the ofﬁ ce, the president shall act as mayor. This section sparked a discus- sion regarding the uses of the word “ballot.” As a policy, the council presidency falls to the most senior member of the council who has not been pres- ident previously. But the use of the word ballot dictates using paper to elect the council pres- ident. The term “vote” could be put in its place, but the change is more than a minor distinc- tion. “In a roll call vote, you can look at the other person. A ballot lets you vote your own mind,” said City Attorney Shan- non Johnson. The mayor, upon his or her own motion may, or at the request of three members of the council shall, by giving notice thereof to all members of the council, call a special meeting of the council for a time after the notice is given. The verbiage that drew attention of task force member Shannon Flowers here was the use of “his or her.” Flowers and Zaira Flores-Marin, another task force member, advocated for gender neutral language, such as “they/them” here and throughout the document. They cited both the desire to be more inclusive and the ease of reading as reasoning. majority of the incumbent members of the council shall constitute a quorum for its business, but a smaller number may meet and compel the at- tendance of absent members in a manner provided by or- dinance.” It never led to a crisis, but there was a month, a few years ago, when one councilor re- signed and another stepped away for health reasons. Had the two absences overlapped, a quorum might have been trafﬁ c court NO LICENSE Abraham Romero Angeles, $642; Damian Jerado Garcia, $245; Cole David Ebright, $1242; Dustin Robert Rinne, $265; Ev- elyn Hernandez, $265; Adam M. Arevalo, $265. NO INSURANCE Maria Angelica Diaz, $265; Nich- ole Monique Teves, $600; Rich- ard Carroll Vance, $300; William Ford Coppock, $600; Corey L. Grimes, $245; Maria D. Gomez Sabastian, $600; Brianna Michelle Baldie, $600; Gabrielle Angela Foley, $245; Adam M. Arevalo, $235. NO PROOF OF INSURANCE Kokchy Mori, $600; Julie Kay Buckman, $600; Dustin Robert Rinne, $265; Lanora Michelle Grendler, $75; Thomas Wayne Corley, $265; Daisy Josefi na Es- trada, $235. DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED Virginia Lee Real, $385; Ma- ria Angelica Diaz, $440; Tanner Blake Surratt, $385; Tyler Dean Holder, $1,258; Kathleen Ann maze 10 YEARS AGO At ‘Living History,’ a dose of reality At McNary’s annual Living History Day – honor ing American military veterans – students in Heidi Tavares’ English class got a strong dose of reality. 15 YEARS AGO New strategy helps Celts cage cats in Redmond game Tyler McCann – he’s our man – if he can’t do it, no one can. Just ask McNary Celt fans. For the second straight week, the McNary senior put up huge yards for his team, as a little- used offensive plan stymied the Redmond Panthers in the Celts’ 31-21 win. Maze by Jonathan Graf of Keizer sudoku 20 YEARS AGO At long last, old school comes to life Monday, Keizer will open a new community center in an old school house that was once the heart of the town. Now, it will be once again. The Keizer Heritage Com- munity Center will be home to the Heritage Foundation, the Keizer Chamber of Com- merce and Visitors Center, the Reading Connection library, the Keizer Art Association gal- lery, and the new Keizer Her- itage Museum. Enter digits from 1-9 into the blank spaces. Every row must contain one of each digit. So must every column, as must every 3x3 square. as few as three members and Johnson questioned whether that was enough to represent all city residents during a ma- jor decision. “It’s a question of how low do you go,” said Fisher. Johnson said he wanted to take another run at the lan- guage, but the task force could recommend that a quorum never be smaller than a group of four councilors. The task force meets again at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Drake, $1,258; Jordan K. George, $1,258; Richard Carroll Vance, $1,258; Angelica Nicole Jackson, $1,258; William Ford Coppo- ck, $1,258; Julie Kay Buckman, $1,258; Maria D .Gomez Sabas- tian, $1,258; Andreana Mary St- edwell, $1,258; Erick F. Deleon Zavala, $1,258; Brianna Michelle Baldie, $1,258; Patty Rang, $440; Heather Brooke Wright, $1,258; Steven Wayne Kizer, $1,258; Thomas Wayne Corley, $492. SPEEDING Shana Lorel Sullivan, $342; Ca- leb Jared Peterson, $75; Cynthia Gysell Soto Garcia, $145; Bryan Robert McClaskey, $145; Aaron Craig Bjerkelund, $135. OTHER Ira Oliver Cuello-Martinez, $385, failure to install ignition inter- lock device; Virginia Lee Real, $385, careless driving; Manuel Raymond Lima, $245, careless driving; Marinna R. Bayles, $192, blocking sparking space reserved for a disabled person; Miguel Ibarra, $192, failure to use safety belts; Angelica Nicole Jackson, $150, failure to renew vehicle registration; Chandra Rebecca Meyers, $192, failure to renew ve- hicle registration; Corey Grimes, $115, failure to use safety belt; Everardo Leon-Balcazar, $642, violation of open container law.