MAY 22, 2020, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A11
it work, Walker said.
Walker admitted that the
organization wants to ap-
continued from Page A12 pease MLB during this pro-
cess, especially with a new
they will get some fi nancial Professional Baseball Agree-
assistance from the San Fran- ment (PBA) on the table that
cisco Giants — the Volcanoes could affect the future of the
MLB affi liate — to cover Volcanoes.
A proposal from MLB
things like travel and hotel
last
year included a plan to
fees, the Volcanoes still plan to
overhaul the
operate under
current minor
whatever fan
league
sys-
restrictions are “ We’re remain-
tem
and
cut
in place, even
ties with 42
if they don’t ing optimistic
of their low-
get help from and preparing
er level minor
the Giants.
for
whatever
league teams
“It would
— the Volca-
be very tough scenario we
noes were on
for any NWL
the
original
team to run face.”
list
of
teams
a sound busi-
— Mickey Walker, that would be
ness if only 25
Volcanoes CEO
cut.
percent of the
Walker is
stands could
hoping
that
be full. But if the MLB asked
us to still operate at 25 per- the Volcanoes willingness to
cent capacity, we would make be cooperative will put them
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It is still unknown if there
will be Volcanoes baseball this
summer — or if the season
will start on time if there is
one. But Walker is encour-
aged about the progress that
has been made.
“At this point, it’s hard to
say if we will have a season,
but the fact that the MLB
is getting further down the
road bodes well for us, be-
cause if the MLB doesn’t play,
we won’t either,” Walker said.
“We’re remaining optimistic
and preparing for whatever
scenario we face.”
KLL,
continued from Page A12
most of their games on
weekends.
“We’re hoping to start
in the latter part of August.
There have been several
leagues that have been show-
ing interest,” Siegel said.
But even if KLL gets
the go-ahead on their fall
baseball plan from the Gov.
Brown, one thing that could
greatly affect their numbers
is kids playing their normal
fall sports, like football, soc-
cer or volleyball.
“It’s obviously going to
look different, especially be-
cause we could lose a lot of
kids to other sports. No mat-
ter how you look at it, it’s
stressful,” Siegel said.
In the meantime, Siegel
wants to let people know
that the KLL facility is open
for use as long as social dis-
tancing guidelines are fol-
lowed and that many of the
fi elds are still in good con-
dition.
“I would just tell kids to
hang in there. We’re doing
everything we can to get a
season in place. I know it’s
been tough, but there are
still things kids can do to
improve their game either
at home or at our facilities,”
Siegel said.
TRUCKS: ‘It’s good to know
people actually care’
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“I’ve got little Xs marked
out over [on the ground] there
so [customers] can stand and
keep their distance,” he said.
There is also a sign in the
window encouraging social
distancing and reminding cus-
tomers the truck is take-out
only. Prior to the pandemic,
there was a sitting area behind
the food trucks, but it is cur-
rently not being used due to
the ban on sit-in dining.
“Unfortunately, now we
can’t use it,” said Troy Camp-
bell, owner of Uncle Troy’s
BBQ, who helped create the
outdoor seating space.
Uncle Troy’s BBQ is the
bright yellow truck in front
of the former Keizer Nursery
and has been there for some
time now.
They have also taken some
safety precautions due to the
virus. Campbell closed his
truck in March and did not
open again until the Friday,
May 8.
“This is the best decision
for myself, my business and
my family,” he said in a social
media post announcing the
closure.
Though he is open again,
things are not the same. Camp-
bell is now operating on a Fri-
day through Sunday basis. In
addition to limiting his hours,
Campbell has begun wearing a
mask as he works.
During his break from bar-
becue, Campbell worked on
keeping a positive mindset.
“I try to be as positive as
I can, keep my mind as sharp
as I could,” Campbell said. He
worked on his carpentry skills,
rearranged his business model
and came up with new recipes.
“Instead of being negative
about it and focusing on what
I can’t do, I fi gure I’ll swim
with the current, and as things
change, I’ll adjust,” Campbell
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He, like the Rappes, has
experienced good business de-
spite the pandemic.
“It’s good to know people
actually care, because you real-
ly don’t know,” Campbell said,
“I didn’t know, coming back, if
I was going to sell anything.”
Though Campbell’s wife
is still working and the truck
is not their sole source of in-
come, it is Campbell’s full-
time job.
“People are trying to sup-
port local businesses, people
who are at risk of losing it all,
like I defi nitely am,” Campbell
said.
If Uncle Troy’s BBQ can
weather the pandemic, it will
celebrate its one year anniver-
sary in July.
While some people are
worried about the economy
recovering, Campbell is con-
cerned about the loss of com-
munity due to the pandemic.
“The economy will come
back, we need to work on the
community,” Campbell said.
He went on to urge Keizerites
to be kind to one another as
we adjust to a new normal.
“After 9/11 there was a
new normal when you went
to the airport. Now it’s nor-
mal, I know I’m gonna take
my shoes off, it’s a part of life
now,” Campbell said, “It was
tough when it happened but
now we’ve moved on, it be-
came the new normal, it’s for
our safety.”
Though they’re living in
uncertain times, both Camp-
bell and Rappe expressed
big plans for the future. Their
landlord is hoping to bring in
the Fruit Box as the third food
truck on the site.
“Thai food, barbecue and
fruit box, that’s a good mix of
trucks,” Campbell said.
They also plan to open up
the outdoor seating space once
the state restrictions on gath-
ering have been lifted.
“They call [Pioneer Square]
Portland’s living room, I want
this to be like Keizer’s patio,”
Rappe said.
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