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PAGE A6, KEIZERTIMES, FEBRUARY 14, 2020 Today in History German General Erwin Rommel and his Afrika Korps launch an off ensive against an Allied defensive line in Tunisia, North Africa. The Kasserine Pass was the site of the United States’ fi rst major battle defeat of the war. Despite his skill, until this point Rommel had been unable to do much more than manage his own forces’ retreats, but the Battle of Kasserine Pass would fi nally display the “Desert Fox’s” strategic genius. — February 14, 1943 Food 4 Thought “I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also, much more than that. So are we all.” — James Baldwin, novelist, playwright, poet, activist The Weeks Ahead Through Tuesday, February 25 Keizer Art Association presents its annual McNary High School Art Show at the Enid Joy Mount Gallery. For gallery hours visit keizerarts.com. Friday, February 14 – Sunday, February 16 Keizer Homegrown Theatre presents Love, Loss and What I Wore, by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron. Keizer Cultural Center, 980 Chemawa Rd. N.E. Performances at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday. Tickets are $15; free with an Oregon Trail Card. keizerhomegrowntheatre.org. Saturday, February 15 Valentine’s Day potluck dance, 7-10 p.m. Keizer/Salem Area Senior Center, corner of Cherry Ave. NE and Plymouth Drive. Featuring music of Crossfi re. Cost is $5. Monday, February 17 Free admission to the Gilbert House, 116 Marion St N.E., for the Legacy of Play Day from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free parking is available at Riverfront Park and in the Marion Parkade. Tuesday, February 18 Free admission all day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700 State Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Keizer City Council meeting, 6 p.m., Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road N.E. Wednesday, February 19 St. Edwards Parish will be hosting a free suicide prevention class, QPR, from 6:30-8 p.m. The class is open to anyone over the age of 13. Thursday, February 20 African-Americans in Oregon: A Unique Legacy at Chemeketa Community College’s Salem Campus, Building 2, Room 179, from 6 - 9 p.m. Professor Dr. Julius McGee, from Portland State University, will explore the policies and decisions and examine how Oregon’s history impacts Oregon today. Greater Gubser Neighborhood Association meeting, 7 p.m., Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road N.E. Friday, February 21 – Sunday, February 23 Keizer Homegrown Theatre presents Love, Loss and What I Wore, by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron. Keizer Cultural Center, 980 Chemawa Rd. N.E. Performances at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday. Tickets are $15; free with an Oregon Trail Card. keizerhomegrowntheatre.org. Wednesday, February 26 Community dinner, 4-5:30 p.m., St. Edward Catholic Church, 5303 River Rd.N. Free. Public is invited. Facebook.com/Keizer-Community-Dinner. Saturday, February 29 Salem Lifestyle Show at the Salem Convention Center, 200 Commercial st. S.E. on from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Local businesses will showcase what they have for the upcoming spring and summer seasons. There will be free seminars, demonstrations, samples and door prizes throughout the day. Friday, March 6 Confl uence Willamette Valley LGBT Chorus presents Moving Forward at 7:30 p.m., conducted by artistic director Raymond Elliott. First Congregational United Church of Christ, 700 Marion St. NE in Salem. Advance tickets are $15 ($12 for seniors and students) or $18/$15 at the door. Visit brownpapertickets.com. Tuesday, March 10 The Willamette Valley Women’s Military League holds its monthly meeting, 11:30 a.m., Red Lobster Restaurant, 521 Lancaster Dr. NE. Speaker is Anna Potter, ODVA director of Aging Veterans Services. Saturday, March 14 Keizer Community Center cleanup, 9 a.m.-noon. Sponsored by the City of Keizer and Lakepoint Community Church. Public is encouraged to volunteer to help. Dress for March weather. Contact Mark Caillier at 503-930-7481. Tuesday, March 17 St. Patrick’s Day Tea at Deepwood Estates from 2-4 p.m. Tickets are $28 per person, gluten free options are for an additional $8 per ticket. Get tickets online at deepwoodmuseum.org/event-calendar/ event/564/2020-03-17/ or call 503-363-1825. Friday, March 20 – Saturday, March 21 Plant sale at Deeepwood from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. There will be over four plant vendors with free admission to the sale. Add your event by e-mailing reporter@keizertimes.com Pedestrian killed on River Road A 52-year-old woman was killed while crossing River Road North Tuesday, Feb. 11. Keizer police offi cers were notifi ed about a vehicle colli- sion with a pedestrian in the 5000 block of River Road North about 10 p.m. Responding offi cers dis- covered a woman who had been killed as a result of being struck. The initial investigation in- dicated a Keizer woman, the sole occupant of a red 2000 Ford Edge SUV, had been driving south on River Road when the collision occurred. The deceased woman was not within a crosswalk at the time. The driver remained at the scene, and impairment is not suspected. River Road was closed from the time police arrived until about 2:30 a.m. The traffi c safety team con- tinues to investigate; however, no citations are expected. The name of the woman killed was being withheld, pending noti- fi cation of next of kin. actors while they perform,” Bock said. “If you enjoy listening to people tell stories about their lives and you enjoy laughing, you are willing to maybe tear up, maybe even cry, then it's a play for you,” Polzer added. SHOW, continued from Page A1 men fresh material to tease us with. I think that’s important, we need to laugh at ourselves.” Love, Loss, and What I Wore plays at the Keizer Cultural Center Feb. 14-16 and 21- 23. Show times are 7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets are $15. They can be purchased at the door or online at www. ke i z e r h o m e g row n t h e a t re. org. Admission is free with an Oregon Trail Card. The staged reading is a set of rotating, and interactive, monologues linked by fashion – and all of its ups and downs – during key moments of the characters’ lives. Memorable moments are marked by an unfortunate prom dress, the evils of fi tting rooms, the inability to fi nd anything in your messy purse, searching for a bridal gown, the trauma of bra shopping for the fi rst time and the loss of one perfect shirt to cite just a few. The play was adapted by Nora and Della Ephron from the 1995 bestselling book by Ilene Beckerman. Actor Storm Kennedy has a personal connection to the show aside from being a fan. Beckerman was a late best friend’s mother. “It's about her life and my best friend is woven in and all her siblings, her aunts and uncles and friends and cousins,” Kennedy said. It’s her fourth time portraying some of the various women in the play. Her favorite character in the line-up is named Rosie. “Her story is about a very strong family, but there was a death that was very hard on the children. Then there was a new person brought into the family and there was one piece of clothing that made a signifi cant impact on the KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald ABOVE: Stacia Rice RIGHT Rachel Polzer. LOWER RIGHT: Jodi Altendorf character,” Kennedy said. Actor Rachel Polzer is new to the show, but it was one she had her eye on when she took part in Homegrown auditions in January. Her favorite monologue comes from the character Liz. “She is remembering both her love for cowboy boots, really nice cowboy boots and a really terrible relationship,” Polzer said. “She still has these well-cared-for boots and, for me, they are a symbol of her strength.” Polzer added that participating in the production has presented her with opportunities to explore her own stories in new ways. Homegrown’s space in the Keizer Cultural Center, 980 Chemawa Road N.E., is ideal for the performance, said Bock. “I started out doing this play in larger venues but, when we moved to smaller ones, I realized this is precisely the type of intimate space the show was made for. The audience connects better in the smaller spaces and you’ll fi nd them speaking back to the traffi c court NO INSURANCE USE OF MOBILE DEVICE OTHER Timothy Layne Blanken- ship, $600; Malina Denise Newell, $642; Karla Pamela Gomez Alavez, $317; Eliza- beth Osio Herrera, $235. Victoria Lynn Clark, $235; Maria Alberta Gillespie, $235; Gurray Bayow Mathin, $235; Imaej Buchanan Rodriguez, $265; Shea Matthew Corum, $235; Maria C Guzman Mar- tinez, $235; Michelle Renee Howard, $235; Amanda Gayle Abram, $235; Rebecca Casas, $235; Michelle Lynn Perez, $235. Larry Wayne Killing- sworth, $385, failure to stop for bus safety lights; Aurri- aunna M Mueller, $642, fail- ure to drive within a lane; Malina Denise Newell, $115, improper display of validat- ing stickers; Kelly E David- son, $115, failure to use safe- ty belts; Carlos Alberto Diaz NO PROOF OF INSURANCE Enrique Santana Medina Ortega, $600. DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED Timothy Layne Blanken- ship, $1,258; Enrique Santana Medina Ortega, $1,258; Leo Ortel Cornwall, $492; Karla Pamela Gomez Alavez, $440; Javier Salvador Barboza, $440; Juan Carlos Sandoval Domin- guez, $440; Leslie Gene Ur- ban, $492. Estrada, $165, illegal U-turn; Alfonso Martinez Concep- cion, $40, operation of vehi- cle without required lights; Lisa Michelle Leibham, $245, failure to stop and remain stopped for pedestrians; Julie Mae Anderson, $115, failure to use safety belts; Toni Ruth Reed, $145, illegal U-turn. maze SPEEDING Vanessa Marie Allred, $145; Juan Carlos Sandoval Domin- guez, $145. FAILURE TO OBEY TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE Brian Joseph Dennis, $245; Toni Ruth Reed, $235. looking back 5 YEARS AGO Roundabout coming in July Another road project involving Chemawa Road and the state has been pushed back. In this case, however, the delay is relatively minor. While delays pushed back the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Chemawa Road reconstruction project a couple of years – it was fi nally completed late last year – a new roundabout at Chemawa and Verda Lane is still on track to be done this year. 10 YEARS AGO Maze by Jonathan Graf of Keizer First Citizen Awards Saturday The First Citizen Banquet and After Party is set for Saturday, Feb. 6, at the Keizer Civic Center. Three big awards for involved citizens will be given out: Keizer First Citizen, Merchant of the Year and the Service to Education award. sudoku 15 YEARS AGO Pizza entreprenuer with Christmas spirit named First Citizen Described as Keizer’s “very own Mr. Christmas,” longtime volunteer Dave Walery was honored Saturday night as the 2004 Keizer First Citizen. A surprised Walery noted that his volunteerism comes naturally, just as it does for others in the community with a long history of making things happen. 20 YEARS AGO Crime in Keizer drops third year in a row Fewer people in Keizer suffered from crime in 1999 compared to the previous year, even though the city’s population continued to climb. Year-end statistics released by the Keizer Police Department show that crimes people worry about – auto theft, burglary and robbery – have all gone down. 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.
