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JANUARY 24, 2020, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A5 Opinion An evening of cheers and tears It was an evening of cheers. It was an evening of tears. It was last Saturday evening as the Keizer Chamber Chamber of Commerce bestowed its annual First Citizen Award and other honors at a ban- quet at the Keizer Civic Center. Though many in the public may not know what the Chamber of Commerce does on a daily basis, most people in Keiz- er are aware of the people it paid tribute to this year. Keizer’s 2019 First Citizen is Hersch Sangster. Described as “the guy you want to know and be around,” Sangster’s long list of community achievement and in- volvement ran multiple pages. Many may know him by his advo- cacy of cycling, but his resume goes much deeper than that. He was one of the founders of the Monster Cookie Century Bike Ride in 1977, the 100 meter ride from the Capitol into the valley and back each spring has become one of the premier biking events in the northwest. Besides riding he has been in- strumental in establishing the bike repair stations found about the city. The stations allow cyclists to mend their bikes as needed. In a city becoming increasingly bi-ped- al, those stations are a gift. Hersch has been involved with bike safety training and distribution of safety helmets for years. A former Keiz- er Rotarian, Hersch has served as boards as diverse as the Southeast Keizer Neighborhood Association, Salem-Keizer Transit District, Mc- Nary High School Band and Ath- letic Boosters Clubs. With a friendly demeanor and a ready smile, Hersch is a true Keizer doer who never says no. The very defi nition of a fi rst citizen. Dave Walery, a long-time resident and volunteer was named Merchant of the Year. He becomes the fi rst former First Citizen to be so hon- ored; he has also been a previous President’s Award recepient. Twice. Known as Mr. Christmas for his volunteer work with holiday street lights as well as the annual Christ- mas tree at—where else?—Walery Plaza. Aside from Christmas, Dave could also be called Mr. Festival for his many years of volunteering to make KeizerFest (nee Keizer Iris Festival) operate smoothly (along with festival co-chair Scott White). That includes overseeing the place- ment and erection of the Keizer- FEST tent, festival operations and the parade. Walery’s Premium Pizza is a supporter and sponsor of many groups and activities in Keizer. In many ways, Dave Walery is the oil that keeps the Keizer community humming along. The winners of the awards are not revealed until the night of the banquet. The previous year’s hon- oree builds up to naming the win- ner. This year’s winner of the Ser- vice to Education Award, Tammy Ready, was caught unawares as her our opinion name was called. Evidenced by the cheers of the audience, Ready was a popular winner. A tireless advocate of kids and a community volunteer, Ready has been a integral part of McNary Athletic Boosters, McNary Youth Football, Keizer Network of Wom- en’s Giving Basket program as well as with Liberty House and Family Building Blocks. Kids, especially in Keizer, are better because Tammy Ready is al- ways working on their behalf. Each year the leader of the Chamber chooses a recepient of the President’s Award. This year Jeremy Turner was tabbed by Jon- athan Thompson, the president of the Keizer Chamber of Commerce. Turner is a member of Men of Action in Keizer (MAK) a Cham- ber-based group of men who jump into action when they see a need in the community. Plants need to be pruned to improved driver sight lines? MAK is there. The Cham- ber needs to move to a new offi ce? MAK is there. Help is needed at KeizerFEST? MAK is there. Jere- my Turner was there every step of the way. There were cheers of celebra- tion and recognition. There were tears of humility and sentimental- ity. Overall it was a evening when the community gathers and cel- ebrates those who make Keizer a better place for everyone. Thank you Hersch, Dave, Tam- my and Jeremy for your invovle- ment and being a model for others. — LAZ Impeachment is now sacred? By L. BRENT BOZELL III AND TIM GRAHAM Just 10 months ago, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi proclaimed that an impeachment of President Donald Trump would not hap- pen unless there was “something so compelling and over- whelming and biparti- san.” The House vote to impeach Trump was the dictionary defi nition of partisan—not a single Republican voted yes. There is nothing com- pelling and overwhelm- ing here. But our pro-impeachment me- dia are investing as much moral authority in Pelosi’s putsch as they can muster. During live coverage of the vote on Dec. 18, MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell gushed over Pe- losi’s black outfi t. “She’s certainly always well-appointed, beautifully arrayed, if you will,” she said. “She’s wearing black today. And that is a symbolic expression of how som- berly they are taking this.” Chris Matthews added: “It’s sacramental. ... It’s sacramental.” Sacramental? Matthews re- turned to this ridiculous concept on Jan. 15 when the House Dem- ocrats made a dramatic show for the cameras by marching their ar- ticles of impeachment to the Sen- ate. Matthews told Chuck Todd: “There’s a sacramental quality to this. There’s a ritual.” MSNBC reporter Garrett Haake affi rmed this, adding: “I’m so glad Chris used the word ‘rit- ual’ because that’s the word that has been stuck in my head about this all day today. It’s beyond formality. ... There is something almost re- ligious to it.” A few minutes later, Matthews sug- gested, “there’s an excommunication aspect to this thing.” Todd replied: “you are really taking this Catho- lic metaphor and going at it! Run, Chris, run!” Matthews then added, “the Lincoln Memorial is basically a church.” As Speaker Pelosi was shown on screen about to sign the impeach- ment articles, Matthews returned to churchy metaphors, and things were getting truly wacky. He said: “Well, there’s a sacramental state- ment for life—like a priest for life. It’s a perfect statement of what she is. I think she is very reverential. I mean, she’s one tough politician, but she’s got another part of her, which is very respectful of hierar- chy, in terms of who—true moral authority. The Democratic elected offi cials have true moral authority to run the country.” All of these mangled meta- phors ignore Pelosi’s crusades for abortion on demand and punitive LGBT “anti-discrimination” mea- sures to crush religious liberty, all of which are in direct confl ict with Catholic teaching. Her political career has been a war with her al- leged religious affi liation. This praise is goofball stuff, and at least one celebrated liberal Catholic was having fun with all the Pelosi parades. On CBS’ Late Show, Stephen Colbert put on dra- matic lighting and joked: “First, each member of Congress steps forward to seal the text with a sin- gle drop of blood. Then, the sacred runes are drawn from beneath Jer- rold Nadler’s jowls, and lo, a snow- white ram is brought forth to pluc the maidenhead of Adam Schiff.” (Then, as expected, he mocked Sen. Mitch McConnell as a hid- eous demon to keep it acceptable to his fans.) Impeachment is in no way a sacred act, and it carries no moral authority. But our pro-impeach- ment media are employing every sappy metaphor to achieve their fervent desire: dragging President Trump out of the White House and throwing him into the pyre. Vote like your future depends on it and lobbyists. Schrader has been the U.S. Rep- resentative for Oregon’s 5th Congressional Dis- trict since 2009 and has voted against his own party more than 63 per- cent of the time. Schrader is a proud moderate who belongs to the Blue Dog Coalition (a group of Dem- ocrats that are so conservative, they had to make their own club instead of switching parties). Schrader takes money from big Pharma, the NRA, the oil and gas industry, the corporate forestry in- dustry, and voted against the $15 per hour minimum because he’d rather make money for big corporations than the average worker. In fact, ac- cording to OpenSecrets.org, in 2018, Schrader brought in $1,463,906 from PAC contributions, but only $59,700 from small individual donors. Schrader’s own website quotes him as saying, “everyone agrees that there are needed fi xes to the ACA.” Let us also remember, Obamacare was originally Romneycare. Schrad- er also voted in favor of Trump’s mil- itary budget. Mark Gamba is running a grass- roots campaign, by the people, for the people. He is currently the may- or of Milwaukie and has transformed that city. Milwaukie is now one of the most climate-friendly cities in the state. During his time as mayor, Gamba has spent time focusing on housing affordability and the climate crisis. Thanks to Gamba, Milwaukie will run on 100 percent renewable electricity by 2035. Gamba is also very aware of the problem of money in politics, “We know there are solu- tions to these problems and we need people in the U.S. Congress with the political will to get these issues fi xed without being beholden to the corporations that fund our current elected offi cials. That’s why I’m running for Congress.” The time for change is now. We must hold the rich and powerful accountable. Vote like your future depends on it, because it does. Niki Falardeau Salem other opinions letters To the Editor: How do we get cor- ruption out of Washington, D.C.? Start locally. Money in politics is what got us where we are—unsure of our futures. Both parties take money from their donors and vote in favor of corpo- rate greed. This is unacceptable. Let us remember, these elected offi cials (on both sides) get their paychecks from our hard-earned money. We are their bosses. They have to answer to us and the people are going to have the chance to be heard on Oregon’s primary day, May 19, 2020. Demo- cratic incumbent, Kurt Schrader, is being challenged by a real progres- sive, Mark Gamba. Kurt Schrader takes money from corporate PACs Keizertimes Wheatland Publishing Corp. • 142 Chemawa Road N. • Keizer, Oregon 97303 phone: 503.390.1051 • web: www.keizertimes.com • email: kt@keizertimes.com EDITOR & PUBLISHER Lyndon Zaitz publisher@keizertimes.com 2019-2020 President Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association SUBSCRIPTIONS One year: $35 in Marion County, $43 outside Marion County, $55 outside Oregon PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY Publication No: USPS 679-430 Arrested Jan. 12 for: Trespassing Previous convictions: Assault, strangulation Ramiro Emilio Lopez Leilani Nobel Arrested Jan. 14 for: Reckless endangering Pending charges: Assault, menacing Arrested Jan. 15 for: Strangulation, assault Previous convictions: Stalking, theft, robbery Michael Kenneth Stineford Arrested Jan. 15 for: Felon in possession of a weapon Previous convictions: Assault, fl eeing police, delivery and possession of controlled substances. Stacey L. Thoming Arrested Jan. 19 for: Assault Other pending charges: Failure to provide duties of a driver when persons and property are damaged police scanner TUESDAY, JANUARY 14 1:33 a.m. - Criminal trespassing in the 6000 block of Keizer Station Blvd. NE. 12:15 p.m. - Theft by extortion in the 100 block of Homewood Court N. 3:33 p.m. - Traffi c accident in the 6000 block of Keizer Station Blvd. NE. 4:39 p.m. - Forgery and identity theft in the 5000 block of Inland Shores Way N. 8:16 p.m. - Assault, menacing use of weapons and reckless endangering in the 6000 block of Hogan Drive N. 10:30 p.m. - Sudden death in the 3000 block of Partridge Lane NE. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15 2:45 a.m. - Arrested for criminal trespass- ing, felon in possession of weapon, parole violation and unlawful use of weapon in the 2000 block of Kinglet Way NE. 9 a.m. - Disorderly conduct in the 1000 block of Alder Drive NE. 9:15 a.m. - Forgery and theft in the 6000 block of River Road N. 10 a.m. - Motor vehicle theft in the 1000 block of Candlewood Drive NE. 11:03 p.m. - Arrest for strangulation in the 1000 block of Clearview Avenue NE. THURSDAY, JANUARY 16 6:45 a.m. - Traffi c accident at the inter- section of River Road N. and Manzanita Street NE. 7:28 a.m. - Traffi c accident in the 600 block of Chemawa Road NE. 6:04 a.m. - Theft of motor vehicle parts in the 200 block of Dorcas Drive N. FRIDAY, JANUARY 17 12:41 p.m. - Business robbery and shop- lifting in the 100 block of Chemawa Road N. 5 p.m. - Motor vehicle theft at the inter- section of 15th Avenue N. and Chemawa Road N. 8:13 p.m. - Failure to perform duties of driver when property was damaged at the intersection of River Road N. and Man- zanita Street NE. 9:20 p.m. - Robbery in the 3000 block of Jack Street N. SATURDAY, JANUARY 18 6:50 a.m. - Theft from motor vehicle and unlawful entry to vehicle in the 6000 block of Keizer Station Blvd. NE. 10:31 a.m. - Criminal trespassing and shoplifting in the 5000 block of River Road N. 3:30 p.m. - Theft by deception in the 1000 block of Barnick Road NE. 7:38 p.m. - Traffi c accident in the 6000 block of Keizer Station Blvd. NE. 9:23 p.m. - Disorderly conduct in the 1000 block of Susan Court NE. 11:30 p.m. - Traffi c accident in the 5000 block of McLeod Lane NE. SUNDAY, JANUARY 19 1:15 a.m. - Motor vehicle theft in the 700 block of Apple Blossom Avenue NE. 2:31 a.m. - Driving under the infl uence of intoxicants at the intersection of River Road N. and Menlo Drive N. 5:46 a.m. - Burglary in the 4000 block of Cherry Avenue NE. 9:30 a.m. - Theft in the 6000 block of Keizer Station Boulevard. 10 a.m. - Assault in the 1000 block of Willow Lake Road N. 2:30 p.m. - Criminal mischief in the 1000 block of Candlewood Drive NE. obituaries Send address changes to: Periodical postage paid at Salem, Oregon Jesse Joe Brandner (Creators Syndicate) POSTMASTER Keizertimes Circulation 142 Chemawa Road N. Keizer, OR 97303 cuffed in Keizer SHARE your opinion Submit a letter to the editor, or a guest column by noon Tuesday. Email to: publisher@keizertimes.com Donna M. Strobel, 67, of Bethle- with her husband on the front porch hem, Penn., passed away peacefully on “whittling,” playing her favorite (and Sunday, January 12, 2020, surround- only) card game Rummy, spending ed by her loving family, while in the quality time with her daughters and care of St. Luke’s Hospice House. She cherishing every moment with her was the loving wife of Greg Strobel grandkids. She will forever be adored, with whom she shared over 45 years loved, admired, and missed. Survivors in addition to her lov- of wonderful marriage. Born in Port- land, Ore., she was the daughter of the ing husband, Greg, include daughters late Leo and Barbara (Graham) Chan- Jennifer Baldwin and her husband dler. Donna was a graduate of Mar- Robert of West Chester and Christine shall High School in Portland, OR, Napoli and her husband Joe of Drexel class of 1970. She went on to attend Hill, Penn.; sister Linda Hirneise and her husband Dave of Scott- Oregon State University. sdale, Ariz; brother Donald She attended Grace Church Chandler and his wife Sherry in Bethlehem. of Keizer, Ore.; loving grand- Donna was the owner children Mason, Isabel, Evelyn of the Calico Cupboard in and Hayden and her loving Roseburg, OR, featuring nephews and niece, Donnie handsewn fabric and spe- Chandler, Grant Hirneise and cialty gift shop items where Heather Chandler. she also offered sewing D. Strobel Services: A Celebration of classes. She later worked for Donna’s life will be held at 1 the USA Wrestling Offi cials Association where she was the “life p.m. at Packer Memorial Chapel on and success” of the USWOA. She the campus of Lehigh University, 18 was a trusted advisor, always cheer- University Drive, Bethlehem, Penn., ful, and passionately sincere to all that on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. The family she interacted with during her tenure. will receive relatives and friends from She had a very good sense of reading 11 a.m. until time of the service. Don- people and her smile could be seen na’s arrangements have been entrusted to the Cantelmi Long Funeral Home, through the phone. Donna was the consummate en- Bethlehem. A memory tribute may be tertainer and enjoyed every detail of placed at www.cantelmifuneralhome. planning family gatherings, celebra- com. Contributions: In lieu of fl ow- tions and wrestling team dinners. She traveled the globe with Greg, includ- ers, contributions may be made in ing as a volunteer for the 1984 Olym- Donna’s loving memory to The San- pic Games in Los Angeles. She was an dye Caruso Memorial Endowment avid scrapbooker, compiling countless Nursing Scholarship Fund. Address: memories of her travels to one of her St. Luke’s Hospital c/o Development favorite places on Earth, Cape Cod, Offi ce, 801 Ostrum Street, Bethle- and beyond. She loved spending time hem, PA 18015.
