PAGE A6, KEIZERTIMES, NOVEMBER 15, 2019
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Holidays are hard for fi nicky eaters
This time is year is golden for
foodies—those people who love to
eat and love to cook. There are sea-
sonal parties, there are the holiday
feasts. For those who love food there
is no better time than November and
December of each year.
What about those who are more
fi nicky when it comes to what they
eat? They face a dilemma when in-
vited to another’s home—what if
they don’t like what is being served?
Sometimes they just have to put their
big boy pants on and do the polite
thing.
There are many ways a fi nicky
eater’s delicate palate can be under
attack. For example, having Thanks-
giving dinner elsewhere—the in-laws,
friends, siblings, is fraught with dan-
ger front, right and center for an eater
who, seriously, eats10 things (think
meat and potatoes. Period).
For most of us, Thanksgiving din-
ner is fairly innocent, consisting of
a roast turkey, mashed potatoes, gra-
vy, vegetables and stuffi ng. But some
foodies have to go off base and exper-
iment with exotic fl avors and ingredi-
ents. That’s when the trouble starts for
the fi nicky eater.
I come from a family of fi nicky
eaters. I come from one of only a
handful of American families who
were never served macaroni and
cheese. I know, sacrilege, right? I have
never tasted macaroni and cheese, no
matter if it was made with something
other than cheddar and had bits of ba-
con or beef mixed in. Never had it,
never will. Macaroni and cheese has
made its way onto many Thanksgiv-
ing tables.
I come from an era in which
turkey stuffi ng was very pedestri-
an: cubes of bread, some spices and
chopped celery. I would
put my mother’s Thanks-
giving stuffi ng up against
any modern take on this
holiday staple. Oyster
stuffi ng? Please … not in
my life.
Thanksgiving
din-
ners in my childhood
included a vegetable,
usually canned green beans. Though
my family has roots in the Midwest,
green bean casserole was never on the
menu. But then casserole of any kind
was never on the menu at my house.
Of all the people in my family I
am the least fi nicky eater, which isn’t
saying much. I like seafood and shell-
fi sh; raw oysters on the half shell is my
idea of culinary heaven. But people
still marvel at what I say I don’t like
or won’t eat.
I guess I am close to a meat-and-po-
tatoes kind of eater. Mashed potatoes
are next to Nirvana, but when some-
one deigns to mix in sour cream, my
interest fl ies right out the window.
There are people in my family who
can enjoy yams with their holiday
meal, but I am not one of them.
Being invited to someone’s home
for a meal, holiday or otherwise, the
experience is always fraught with fear
of what is being served. How does
one politely accept a plate that in-
cludes food that one would not eat?
Like every mother says, “Be polite.”
That means accept the plate gracious-
ly, if there is something
unknown to you, take an
itty bitty bite. It is fi ne if
you don’t like it, but at
least you tried.
Some people I know
go through the charade
of mixing around un-
wanted items on the
plate to make it appear as
if eaten. One does want to be a good
guest.
There are people who will eat any-
thing placed in front of them; I envy
them. They are much more culinarily
adventurous than I.
Those who know me understand
I don’t eat ‘white’ things. That in-
cludes mayonnaise, sour cream, cream
cheese, cottage cheese. It’s a burden I
live with. At least no one badgers me
with “Just try it.” No, I don’t want to
try it. I’ve been eating for more than
60 years and I know what I like and I
know what I want.
Pass the unadulterated mashed po-
tatoes and stuffi ng made with bread
and celery and I am holiday feasting.
Lyndon Zaitz is publisher of the
Keizertimes.
zaitz
writes
If offi cials believe Trump is a danger to the
country, they have a duty to say something
WASHINGTON -- Nikki
Haley used to be known as
the other member of President
Trump's Cabinet who left with an
intact reputation (in addition to
former Defense Secretary James
Mattis). In an administration
more infl uenced by Recep Tayyip
Erdogan than Ronald
Reagan, the United
Nations
ambassador
often provided a more
traditional
rhetorical
take
on American
foreign policy. She
seemed genuinely to
care about human rights
and democracy, and to
somehow get away with displaying
such caring in public. Her confi dence
in national principles marked her as
such a freakish exception that some
speculated she might be the rogue,
anti-Trump Trump offi cial who
wrote an anonymous op-ed in The
New York Times.
But Trump's corruption still pulls
at a distance. Clearly convinced that
Trumpism is here to stay, Haley
has publicly turned against other
offi cials in the administration who
saw the president as a dangerous
fool. She recounts an hourlong
meeting with then-chief of staff
John Kelly and then-Secretary of
State Rex Tillerson, who "confi ded
in me that when they resisted
the president, they weren't being
insubordinate, they were trying to
save the country." The conspirators
(in Haley's telling) considered it a
life and death matter. "This was how
high the stakes were, he and Kelly
told me. We are doing the best we
can do to save the country, they said.
We need you to work with us and
help us do it."
Haley, by her own account,
refused to help. "Instead of saying
that to me, they should've been
saying that to the president, not
asking me to join them on their
sidebar plan," she now explains. "It
should've been, 'Go tell the president
what your differences are, and quit
if you don't like what he's doing.'
But to undermine a
president is really a very
dangerous thing."
Here
Haley
is
confusing
two
categories. If a Cabinet
member has a policy
objection of suffi cient
seriousness, he
or
she should take that
concern to the president. If the
president then chooses against their
position -- and if implementing
the decision would amount to a
violation of conscience -- an offi cial
should resign. Staying in offi ce to
undermine, say, a law or war you
disapprove of would be a disturbing
arrogation of presidential authority.
But there is an equally important
moral priority to consider: If you are
a national security offi cial working
for a malignant, infantile, impulsive,
authoritarian wannabe, you need to
stay in your job as long as you can to
mitigate whatever damage you can,
before the mad king tires of your
sanity and fi res you.
This paradox is one tragic
outcome of Trumpism. It is
generally a bad and dangerous
idea for appointed offi cials to put
their judgment above an elected
offi cial's. And yet it would have
been irresponsible for Mattis, Kelly,
Tillerson and others not to follow
their own judgments in cases where
an incompetent, delusional or
corrupt president was threatening
the national interest.
michael
gerson
Consider the case of former
White House counsel Don McGahn.
According to the Mueller report,
McGahn complained to then-chief
of staff Reince Priebus that Trump
was trying to get him to "do crazy
s--t." McGahn (thankfully) told
investigators he ignored presidential
orders he took to be illegal.
Or consider a negative illustration.
When it came to pressuring Ukraine
to investigate Joe Biden, the only
morally mature adults in the room
(and on the phone) were quite
junior in rank. They expressed their
concerns upward. But those above
them -- Secretary of State Michael
Pompeo and chief of staff Mick
Mulvaney -- had learned the lesson
about offi cials fi red for an excess of
conscience. They apparently looked
the other way as a friendly country
was squeezed for political reasons.
On the whole, I'm glad that
responsible offi cials such as Kelly
and Mattis stayed as long as they did
to prevent damage to the country.
But I also think they have a moral
obligation to come out before the
2020 election and say what they
know about Trump's unfi tness. If
Biden is the nominee, they might
even get together and endorse him.
But, in any case, if they believe
Trump is a danger to the national
interest, they eventually have a duty
to say something. Saving the country
requires no less.
As for Haley, she has now signaled
to Trump Republicans that she was
not a part of the deep state, thus
clearing away a barrier to ambition.
All she had to do was to ignore her
conscience, betray her colleagues
and injure her country. A small price
to pay for such a brilliant political
future.
(Washington Post Writers Group)
Reduce speed on River Road?
Via social media, the Keizertimes
asked readers: for the sake of safety
should traffi c speeds on River Road
be reduced?
Here are selected responses:
Keizer, I look over and people are
texting. There are so many hands
free devices. People just need to pay
attention.
— Stephanie Duncan
I drive almost the entire length
of River Road twice daily, fi ve days
a week - during “rush hour” and I
never see a police offi cer. I think
if there was more of a presence it
would make a difference.
— Gillian Gelfand Herndon
It needs to be better
patrolled. Often times
when I am walking
across the street at River
and Chemawa I see
multiple drivers think
it’s safe to turn quickly
instead of waiting for the
pedestrian in the cross
walk. More times then not, they’re
speeding on their way and I have
to yell at them. It shouldn’t take a
horrifi c accident, or death to bring
it to the community’s attention that
action is needed.
— Michele Sawin
I would like to see crosswalks
light up with fl ashing lights.
— Maralee Fletchall
It’s just fi ne if folks would just
“go with the fl ow,” pay attention,
and have a bit of patience and
consideration. I have come to fi nd
that most who complain about
traffi c in Salem/Keizer have never
been to a much larger populated
area and experienced how bad it
can really get.
— Tony Grove
What we need is more
enforcement of dangerous people
texting while driving. All day in
day. I see drivers who are driving
too slow (25), texting, phone to ear,
and or trying to navigate the turn
lanes and causing slowing of traffi c
and people getting frustrated and
racing around them.
— Danielle
Bethell
what’s
your
view?
It should be consistent, from one
end to the other in Keizer, at 35.
The north end continues develop. It
is no longer rural like it was 10 to
15 years ago.
— Hersch Sangster
No, the speed is fi ne; if people
would follow it. I drive River Road
daily, and often multiple times each
Are the accidents
that are happening due
to speeding or drivers
not paying attention? I
think the latter.
— Kristeen Coon
Jennings
Reduced?! Its not like people
follow them as it is. And maybe if
people stopped jay walking at night
in dark clothes 10 feet from the
cross walk or driving distracted we’d
have less accidents.
— Valerie Olsen Feliciano
Speed enforcement on current
limits and pedestrians need to pay
more attention to what’s happening
around them and not think that
they have the right to make any
move and drivers will just see them.
— Dave Ball
Dr. Gerald “Jerry” Bowerly, Jr.
June 15, 1920 – October 30, 2019
Dr. Gerald “Jerry” James Bowerly
Jr. was born June 15, 1920, in Shel-
don, Iowa to Gerald James Bowerly
Sr. and Eva Mae Johnson. He passed
on October 30, 2019, while residing
at Avamere Court in Keizer.
Jerry, one of fi ve children, was
raised on a farm in Minnesota and
eventually headed west to Oregon
where he attended Mohawk High
School in Marcola. He studied at Uni-
versity of Oregon and Northwestern
School of Dentistry in Portland prior
to becoming Keizer’s fi rst dentist. His
career carried him into the Navy as
a mid-shipman during World War II.
He achieved the rank of captain. His
family said he modeled patriotism,
loyalty and love of our country.
Also known as “Captain” or
“Chief,” Jerry spent his last years at
Avamere sharing life with many of his
former patients and best friend, Opal,
and lifelong friend, Dr. Vern Cast-
erline. The pair shared Keizer’s fi rst
medical-dental clinic.
Bowerly began his career working
nights, convincing the Hyster Guard
to allow him to begin fi ling orders.
That evening he met the love of his
life, Margaret Zieg, who worked in
sales near the fi ling area. Many glances
were exchanged behind the reception
desk where she worked. Each night
he would walk her hand-in-hand to
the street car. On March 4, 1944, at
the Evangelical Church in Portland,
during Jerry’s senior year, they were
married.
“At graduation, I was commis-
sioned as a lieutenant junior grade
and given orders to the Naval Train-
ing Center in San Diego. My next
orders were to Japan, but I was eligi-
ble for discharge as the war was over.
I was sent to the Marines in Hilo,
Hawaii until getting a ship to come
home (It was 1946),” Bowerly wrote
of his experience.
Bowerly started his practice in
Portland, but Margo didn’t want to
raise the couple’s children in the city.
“I started looking at prospects in
suburban towns. One of my patients
in Portland was a cousin of a class-
mate at Mohawk high. She also in-
formed me that another cousin had
just graduated from medical school,
Dr. Vernon Casterline, and was going
to practice in Keizer. ‘Where’s Keiz-
er?’ I asked,” Bowerly wrote.
The pair developed a business plan
that reserved one portion of a build-
ing for a pharmacy while the other
portion was a medical and dental of-
fi ce.
“After our equipment was in-
stalled, Dr. Casterline and I shared
the reception room. The owners of
the bakery were publishing the Keiz-
er News and they put the word out
about our new clinic and the doctors.
From the fi rst day of practice I never
had a day without patients,” Bowerly
wrote.
At the time, Keizer was a bedroom
community. Bowerly described Keizer
as comprised of the 1916 elementary
school, a gas station, a grocery sore,
Coomler & Franz Hardware, Dorothy
& Chuck Teeters’ bakery, Perterson’s
Cupboard Cafe, a meat market and
food locker, and boasting groves of
surrounding fi lbert and walnut trees.
Manbrin Gardens was the elite
G. Bowerly
subdivision and the spacious homes
along Rivercrest Drive. By 1950, they
bought a small home on Will Avenue,
now 7th Ave.
Two years later, Bowerly, who was
still a Naval reservist, received orders
from the 13th Naval District to report
for active duty at the Naval Hospital
at Camp Pendleton for another 18
months. He found another dentist to
take over his practice while he was at
Camp Pendleton and a patient rent-
ed out the family home until they
returned. He practiced at the same
location for another decade and then
moved to a new clinic on Linda Ave-
nue in Keizer.
He continued as a Naval reserve
offi cer until 1980 and assisted at the
veteran’s clinic in Salem one night a
week.
“Keizer has been a great place to
live and raise our family, and it is still
is inspite of its rapid growth. We are
proud of our city,” Bowerly said.
As a civilian, Bowerly became a
charter member of the Lions Club,
member of Rotary Club of Keizer,
served as fi rst president of the Keizer
Art Association, as a member of the
Salem-Keizer School Board Budget
Committee, a board member of the
Keizer Heritage Community Center,
and was an active member and leader
in his church.
He enjoyed family vacations at
Detroit Lake playing Shanghai, sip-
ping peppermint tea and “daylight in
the swamps” early morning fi shing
adventures with kids and grandchil-
dren. He loved hiking, camping, wa-
ter skiing until age 74, snow skiing to
age 84, travel, music, Bible study and
writing notes of encouragement to
widows, shut-ins and other friends
and acquaintances. He loved everyone
and “lived life large.”
The Bowerlys raised their four
children in Keizer: Dave (Dr. David
Bowerly-deceased), Judy, Ron and
Laura. The couple remained in Keiz-
er for over 65 years. In 2017, after 71
years of marriage, Margo passed away.
Bowerly is survived by daughter
Judy Luse (Walt) of Redmond, Ore.,
son Ron (Shaaron) and daughter
Laura Heiman of Salem, Ore., nine
grandchildren and eight great grand-
children.
A Celebration of Life service will
be held Nov. 23, at 10 a.m. at Keizer
Funeral Chapel, 4365 River Road N.
in Keizer.
In lieu of fl owers, Bowerly request-
ed contributions to Salem Evangeli-
cal Church, Youth Camp Scholarship
Fund.
Remembrances, photos and stories
can be shared online at www.keizer-
chapel.com.
Allen Newton Schlag
October 23, 1937 – November 7, 2019
Allen Newton Schlag 82, of and friends in heaven but especial-
ly his beloved daughter, Jalen Miller
Keizer, Ore., died Nov. 7, 2019.
He was born to the late Albert of Gervais, Ore. He is survived by
and Helen Schlag (Newton) of In- his wife Janet Schlag and daughter’s
dependence, Ore., on Oct. 23, 1937 Patty Johnson and Kathryn Schlag
of Salem Ore., and Sharla
in Salem, Ore.
Hartgraves of Tempe, Ariz..
In 1955, he graduated
His grandchildren include
from Central High School
Janay Miller, Calvin Mill-
located in Independence.
er, Mandy Miller, Rod-
He worked as a delivery
ney Miller, Crystal John-
driver for 35 years at Blue
son, Nicole Diaz, Maxwell
Bell Potato Chip company
Hartgraves, and Jackson
before retiring in 1994. Al-
Hartgraves. He is also sur-
len loved fi shing, baseball,
A. Schlag
vived by nine great grand-
trap shooting, dogs – in
children.
particular bull terriers –
A Celebration of life will be held
and spending time with his family.
He and his cousin are the founders at the Keizer Elks on Nov. 17, 2019,
of Fat Schlag’s Sausage the Philly- from 1 to 4 p.m. In Lieu of fl owers,
style sausage dogs available at many the family is requesting donations
be made to Bull Terrier Rescue, Inc.
Oregon festivals and events.
He will be joining many family It is fully tax deductible.
MHS bazaar arrives Nov. 23
The annual bazaar at McNary
High School is slated for Saturday,
Nov. 23.
More than 100 local vendors will
be hosted by McNary students rais-
ing money for a variety of school-
based activities. Hours are 9 a.m. to
5 p.m.
Raffl e drawings will be held every
hour. Exchange two non-perishible
food items or hygiene products for
an extra raffl e entry. Donated items
will benefi t Marion Polk Food
Share.
McNary High School is located
at 595 Chemawa Road N.E.
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