FEBRUARY 28, 2020, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A5
Today in History
Cambridge University scientists James D. Watson and
Francis H.C. Crick announce that they have determined
the double-helix structure of DNA, the molecule containing
human genes. On the morning of February 28, they
determined that the structure of DNA was a double-helix
polymer, or a spiral of two DNA strands, each containing
a long chain of monomer nucleotides, wound around each
other. According to their fi ndings, DNA replicated itself by
separating into individual strands, each of which became the
template for a new double helix.
— February 28, 1953
Food 4 Thought
“Science is the search for truth, that is the eff ort to understand
the world: it involves the rejection of bias, of dogma, of
revelation, but not the rejection of morality. ”
— Linus Pauling, scientist/chemist,
two-time Nobel Prize winner, born Feb. 28, 1901
The Weeks Ahead
Through Sunday, March 15
Enlightened Theatrics present First Date, the Musical, about
the uncomfortable and embarrassing nature of blind dating.
For show times and tickets visit enlightenedtheatrics.org or
call 503-585-3427, extension 1.
Through Wednesday, April 1
Keizer Art Association’s Enid Joy Mount Gallery presents its
March show: Art Found in Wood. Exhibit comprised of wood
carving and burned wood art. Artists’ reception is 2-4 p.m. on
Saturday, Feb. 29. keizerarts.com.
Saturday, February 29
Salem Lifestyle Show at the Salem Convention Center, 10
a.m. - 4 p.m. Local businesses showcase what they have
for the upcoming spring and summer seasons. There will
be free seminars, demonstrations, samples and door prizes
throughout the day.
Sunday, March 1
St. Paul’s Music Guild presents pianist Christopher Atzinger
of Minnesota’s St. Olaf College, with an evening of Bach,
Brahms, Handel and Liszt. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1444
Liberty St. SE. Free. stpaulsoregon.org.
Tuesday, March 3
Free admission all day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700
State Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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to put another vehicle at the
station.
“Once we purchase that
fourth medic unit, there is not
a spot to put another vehicle in
this entire station. There is no
more room,” Butler said.
Cowan expects a citizen ad-
visory board to convene this
year to talk about this exact is-
sue. His solution would be to
not expand the station, but in-
stead, put another station right
next to the current one.
“We got our full 23 years
out of the station, but what we
really need for the next 20 years
is to butt up a station right next
to it,” Cowan said. “In order to
fund that, we would be proba-
bly be looking at a bond.”
The reason that Cowan
wants a new station right up
next to the current station is
that he feels like their current
station is in the perfect location
to respond to their calls as ef-
fectively as possible.
According to Cowan, KFD
has consistently responded to
Code 3 calls in six minutes or
less 93 percent of the time —
Code 3 calls are emergency
calls where lights and sirens are
required.
“Getting there in less than
six minutes 93 percent of the
time, it's the difference be-
Submitted
Keizer Fire District replaced two fi re engines in recent years. However, other changes in the pop-
ulation might require additional efforts to absorb increased call volume.
tween life and death,” Cowan
said. “When somebody stops
breathing and their heart stops,
they're clinically dead. For four
to six minutes, they're perma-
nently and irreversibly brain
damaged and biologically dead,
so if we're getting there under
six minutes 93 percent of the
time, your survival rate goes up
a lot,”
Cowan is hoping the citizen
advisory board will be formed
in the spring.
If KFD plans to get anoth-
er medic unit, the staffi ng will
cuffed
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Tyler Josia
Robinson
Briawna L.
Burns
Arrested Feb. 20
for:
Unauthorized use of
a vehicle, warrants
Previous
convictions:
Burglary, public
indecency
Arrested Feb.
18 for:
Coercion
Previous
convictions:
None
Saturday, March 7
All you can eat pancake breakfast at the Keizer/Salem Area
Seniors Center from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Admission is $4.50 but
children under 5 is free.
Night dance and potluck featuring music by Crossfi re from
7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Keizer/Salem Area Seniors Center.
Admission is $5.
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.
Guy Ronald
Griffi ths
Arrested Feb. 19
for:
Fugitive
Previous
convictions:
Harassment,
careless driving
Ricardo Garcia-
Martinez
Free admission all day at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, 700
State Street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, March 11
Goudy Distinguished Artists Series presents pianist Janina
Fialkowska, 7:30 p.m., Hudson Hall at Willamette University.
Tickets are $25, $5 for students. willamette.edu/arts.
Bingo at the Keizer/Salem Area Seniors Center from 12:30
p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Admission is $5.50. There will be prizes,
free game cards and Daubers
Saturday, March 14
Keizer Community Center clean-up, 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.
Night dance and potluck featuring music by Buckskin Jones
from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Keizer/Salem Area Seniors
Center. Admission is $5
Add your event by e-mailing reporter@keizertimes.com
we can't run the ambulance,”
Butler said.
Cowan shared how vital it
is to make sure that KFD can
come up with a plan for the
future that the community will
back.
“We can't do any of this
without the community. Every
single thing we do in here is
community supported. So we
will need the community's en-
dorsement of the plan and the
work that we're doing in order
to keep going forward,” Cowan
said.
PLEAD: Budget request for
sidewalk fund planned
Wednesday, March 4
Bingo at the Keizer/Salem Area Seniors Center from 12:30
p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Admission is $5.50. There will be prizes,
free game cards and Daubers.
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.
have to increase as well.
In 2023, KFD's 59 cent levy
will expire, meaning that if
they want to bring additional
staff on board, they will have
to convince Keizer voters of a
levy increase.
KFD successfully lobbied
voters to increase their levy
from 35 cents to 59 cents in
2013. The levy was renewed at
59 cents in 2018, much to the
appreciation of the KFD staff.
“If we didn't pass the levy,
we wouldn't have the people,
and if we don't have the people,
Micky Dean
Henson
Arrested Feb. 19
for:
Harassment, assault
Previous
convictions:
Unlawful use of a
weapon, menacing
Arrested Feb. 21
for:
Strangulation
Previous
convictions:
DUII
noting the type of car and license plate, getting the name and
address of the owner from Keizer police and then sending a letter
of concern signed by the neighborhood association.
Resident Wes Jackson agreed that enforcement was likely
better suited to other types of crime, but advocated for redesigning
streets to slow drivers down.
“Part of the issue is the lack of sidewalks. I strongly support
passive means of reducing speeds,” Jackson said.
Marty Giovannini said problems are not limited to speeding.
“Some residents living on Clearview (Drive Northeast) have
expressed their concerns about parking in bike lanes. There is
consistent parking in those lanes and there are a lot of kids on
that street,” he said.
Parking is not allowed in bike lanes, but Giovannini lamented
that lack of any signage regarding the prohibition.
“There should be some sort of notifi cation,” agreed Steven
Wolf, a member of the committee.
Jackson’s suggestion of passive controls lit a fi re under one
member of the committee, David Dempster. Dempster proposed
taking part of the next city budget talks and recommending a set
amount be put aside to begin installing sidewalks throughout the
city. He planned an initial request of $30,000 a year.
“I’ll get a copy of the budget when it comes out and I’ll fi nd
that money,” Dempster said.
“The key thing is putting some money aside whether it be to
do repairs or have a match for a grant,” added Hersch Sangster, a
committee member.
City Councilor Dan Kohler, the council liaison, felt $30,000
was a big ask given that the city is struggling to fi nd $15,000 for a
human resources software program, but “You lose 100 percent of
what you don’t ask for. The key is knowing when to ask,” he said.
Blood drive on March 24
The American Red Cross
is having a blood drive at Day-
spring Fellowship, 1755 Lock-
haven Drive N.E. on Tuesday,
March 24 from 12 - 6 p.m.
To schedule an appointment
call the Red Cross at 1-800-
733-2767 or contact Connie
Moritz at (503)-851-0375.
maze
Donald William
Latham
Arrested Feb. 20
for:
Assault
Previous
convictions:
Careless driving
Michael Vernon
Tabery
Arrested Feb. 22
for:
Theft
Previous
convictions:
Burglary, drug
possession, forgery
looking back
5 YEARS AGO
15 YEARS AGO
Can you spare a mural?
Hospital seeks site
Town & Country Lanes already
has the coolest-looking sidewalk
in town. So hey, why not have
a large mural painted on the
long north wall? That’s what is
expected to happen this summer,
as longtime owner Don Lebold
gave his blessings to a plan
proposed by former mayor Lore
Christopher and Jill Hagen on
Feb. 20.
Salem Hospital offi cials are
negotiating with the developers
of Keizer Station for space at the
new mall, said Salem Hospital
spokeswoman Sheryll Johnson
Hoar. The hospital’s negotiations,
Hoar said, involve the possibility
of Salem Hospital renting a
commercial space in the 237-
acre retail/offi ce development
under construction on Chemawa
Road and Interstate 5.
10 YEARS AGO
Knocking ‘em down
20 YEARS AGO
The McNary girls bowling
team rolls into another state
championship
tournament
this weekend. The Lady Celts
have advanced to nine state
tournaments over the past 10
years. They’ve also won one state
title, fi nished second once and
third twice.
Clear Lake to get
another new school
The Clear Lake area of Keizer
will get yet another new
elementary school, this time on
a 10-acre parcel at the very edge
of Keizer. The Salem-Keizer
School District recently struck a
deal for the vacant land on NE
Clear Lake Road a short distance
east of Wheatland Road.
Maze by Jonathan Graf of Keizer
sudoku
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.