MAY 1, 2020, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A7
GRAD,
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ceremony, including speeches
and diploma awards, will be
planned. The decision about
in-person graduations will
be made by July 6 and shared
publicly at that time.
“I am so proud of our
senior class representatives
who sat down and had really
honest conversations with me
about their expectations,” said
Superintendent Christy Perry.
“Not only did they help our
district leadership with the
decision-making
process,
but they also exhibited just
the kind of confi dence and
understanding that will take
them far in life.”
Beginning next week,
seniors can collect their caps
and gowns and return any
Chromebooks or textbooks.
The handoffs are being
scheduled at the schools
and will adhere to social
distancing guidelines. The
date for McNary students to
pick up their caps and gowns
is Tuesday, May 7.
There are more than
2,600 students in the Class
of
2020. Approximately
1,900 of them completed
the requirements to graduate
when the emergency closure
began on March 13. School
representatives are working
with the students who
are credit-defi cient with
individualized learning plans
to earn credits for an on-time
graduation.
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TORCH,
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the walls and at least one
appliance. No one else, or their
property, appeared to have
been struck by the bullets that
passed through the exterior of
the home.
Electricity to the house was
turned off and a code enforce-
ment offi cer responded to en-
sure the gasoline was not in
danger of igniting. Detectives
also discovered a suspected
explosive device in the house
and contacted members of
the Salem police bomb squad
who responded to render the
device safe.
Robert Lenard Beck, 62,
was arrested and lodged at the
Marion County Jail. He has
been charged with attempt
to commit a Class A felony
and recklessly endangering
another person. Beck’s bail
was set at $250,000, but he is
being held at the jail out of
concern regarding his risk to
the public.
down since early March,
and as a result, had payroll
expenses lower than the $2,500
threshold.
There is also some question
as to whether businesses that
“voluntarily” reduced hours
to cut expenses or taken other
action falls under the “change-
in-service” umbrella.
Regardless, demand for the
program had already exceeded
the number of forgivable loans
that will be made available.
“We had 10 application
within the fi rst hour and we’re
up to 20, now,” said Brown on
Tuesday, April 28.
Because of the limited
funding available, qualifying
applications will be chosen
at random. The names of
applicants businesses will be put
into a bucket and drawn from
that, it’s the same bucket used to
appoint city councilors when
vacancies occur and the sitting
counselors deadlock on a vote.
Applications are due to the
City of Keizer no later than
May 7 with distribution of
funds no later than May 21.
The money to fund the
loans is being received from
Marion County through
its Community Prosperity
program, which is funded by
Oregon Lottery revenues.
Questions can be directed to
the Community Development
Department at 503-856-3441.
DUCKS,
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1:24 p.m. -Domestic disturbance
in the 4000 block of Verda Lane
NE.
9 p.m. - Arrest for simple assault
in the 5000 block of McLeod
Lane NE.
SUNDAY, APRIL 19
8:19 a.m. - Domestic disturbance
in the 700 block of Farmland
Lane NE.
9 a.m. - Domestic disturbance in
the 1000 block of Murphy Ave-
nue NE.
9:06 a.m. - Theft in the 800 block
of Chemawa Road N.
THURSDAY, APRIL 23
MONDAY, APRIL 20
10:05 a.m. - Domestic distur-
bance in the 400 block of Dear-
born Avenue N.
5:10 p.m. - Arrest for unlawful
entry to vehicle and theft of mo-
tor vehicle parts or accessories in
the 1000 block of Leo Street NE.
10:48 p.m. - Arrest for crime
damage, strangulation and physi-
cal harassment in the 500 block
of Chemawa Road N.
TUESDAY, APRIL 21
REVAMP: Applicants
already exceed capacity
result of COVID-19. Eligible
businesses must meet all of the
following requirements, the
business:
1. Has been subject to
change-in-service or closure
order caused by COVID-19.
2. Been in operation since
April 30, 2019, or earlier.
3. Have fewer than 15
employees.
4. Have payroll expenses
for March and April 2020 of
$2,500 or more.
5. Have not received a
similar Marion County grant.
6. Is not a national chain or
franchise.
Eligible businesses can
fi ll out the application
questionnaire online at: tinyurl.
com/keizerloans.
The city will be taking
applicants at their word when
it comes to eligibility.
“The unfortunate thing is
we could spend half the money
providing oversight for the
other half,” said Community
Development Director Nate
Brown.
Brown is still trying to
address some concerns being
brought forward, such as
whether a business is still
eligible if it has been shut
police scanner
6:40 a.m. - Arrest for simple as-
sault in the 1000 block of Clear-
view Avenue NE.
2:06 p.m. - Domestic disturbance
in the 7000 block of Zinfandel
Street NE.
7:27 p.m. - Criminal trespassing
in the 1000 block of Murphy Av-
enue NE.
12:05 a.m. - Attempting to elude
a police offi cer in the 3000 block
of Canterbury Drive S.
8:32 p.m. - Arrest for physical
harassment in the 1000 block of
Clearview Avenue NE.
9 p.m. - Stolen vehicle theft in
the 1000 block of Rushmore Av-
enue N.
FRIDAY, APRIL 24
9:16 a.m. - Stolen vehicle in the
5000 block of Allendale Way NE.
12:28 p.m. - Physical harassment
in the 5000 block of Lancers
Court NE.
4:42 p.m. - Stolen vehicle theft in
the 4000 block of Arnold Street
NE.
7:36 p.m. - Physical harassment in
the 1000 block of Murphy Ave-
nue NE.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 25
8 p.m. - Stolen vehicle at the in-
tersection 13th Avenue NE and
12th Avenue NE.
10 p.m. - Criminal mischief in
the 500 block of Bever Drive NE.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
1:06 a.m. - Arrest for contempt of
court in the 4000 block of Che-
halis Court N.
RETAIL: More effort, less
income for some
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Fortunately, Dan’s Pawnshop
is still operating under usual
business hours and they
haven’t had to let any of their
employees go.
“Our numbers are down a
little, but when stuff gets back
to normal, I think we will be
okay,” Jenks said.
One man that can’t wait for
things to get back to normal is
Tony Grove, owner of Tony’s
Kingdom of Comics and
Collectibles.
The comic industry as a
whole is currently in a world
of hurt due to the coronavirus,
especially since Diamond
Comic Distributors — the
company that supplies monthly
comics to retail stores in the
U.S. — announced that they
were refusing to accept new
content from the industry’s
largest publishers, like Marvel
and DC.
“The coronavirus has had
a domino effect on the entire
industry. There will be a lot of
Ma and Pa stores that won’t
make it,” Grove said.
Grove is running the store
by himself and, although he
is offering curbside service
and orders via phone call
or Facebook, his business is
considered “non-essential,” so
no patrons are allowed in the
store.
According to Grove, not
being able to have customers
in the store has been one of
the biggest detriments to his
business.
“People like to come into
my store to look and touch
stuff. Now, that’s no longer an
option,” Grove said. “I’m having
to work four times harder for
about 10 percent of the normal
income I would get.”
Although his store is in
crisis mode right now, Grove
is incredibly thankful to the
people that have been coming
to his shop for years.
“The only reason I might
survive is because of my loyal
customers,” Grove said.
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