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MAY 22, 2020, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A5 KeizerCommunity KEIZERTIMES.COM Seniors get iris delivery despite lack of festival Scott Mills wanted to fi nd a way to keep the spirit of the postponed KeizerFEST alive. “I live in Keizer and un- fortunately our annual Keiz- erFEST (once known as the Keizer Iris Festival) has been postponed,” said Scott Mills, originally from England. “The KeizerFEST is some- thing our seniors always look forward to especially because it is during the iris blooming season and there is a parade. So, we decided to bring part of the festival to them.” Mills went to Schrein- ers Iris Gardens and spoke with Liz Schreiner, one of the owners. After hearing the story, Liz wanted to chip in and help. On Friday, May 15, which would have been the start of KeizerFEST, they were able to give 700 Keizer senior residents an iris. Mills, who works for Sig- nature Healthcare at Home, decided to band together with the senior communi- ties in Keizer that included; Emerald Pointe Retirement Community, The Village at Keizer Ridge, Willamette Courtesy of Amazon Studios Robbie Amell, left, and Owen Daniels in Upload, a new comedy set in a digital afterlife. Pitched as comedy, Upload has bigger ideas Submitted things.” “Although we weren’t able to see the end result because of restrictions and social dis- tancing, we were still aware of how many smiles we put on their faces.,”said Mills “A simple act makes such a difference.” Leah, the ac- tivities director at Emerald Pointe added, “After our se- niors have been stuck inside for the last two months, I was one of the privileged to see their reaction. It brought enough on paper: In the futuristic world of Upload, when people die their minds are uploaded into manmade digital heavens. Like all things in America, however, the pro- cess of uploading conscious- nesses is ruled by the hand of capitalism. If people aren’t rich enough to upload them- selves to the mostly idyllic (and advertisement-saturat- ed) Lakeview, where do they go? Can we really value life if it can essentially be extended into all of eternity? Where does real heaven fi t into this equation? Questions like these keep the show from becoming a clone of anoth- er afterlife comedy, The Good Place (which is also excellent, by the way, and was also, co- incidently, created by Michael Schur, another alum of The Offi ce), which is something I worried about a bit when I started watching. In a way, Upload is a cynical antithesis to The Good Place; it is not laugh-out-loud fun- ny—I can probably count the number of times I laughed out loud on one hand—and it can be a bit depressing at times (there is also no hu- morous censoring involved, as the show does not skimp on f-bombs and also has oc- casional nudity). But there is no doubt that it is very well made and offers plenty of “oh, that’s pretty clever” mo- ments in its biting satire. The thing that drew me to Upload the most, however, was the romance. I can’t be- lieve I just typed those words, but it is true. At the heart of the story is a budding rela- tionship between deceased Lakeview occupant Nathan (Robbie Amell) and his cus- tomer service representa- tive/”angel” Nora (Andy Allo). The two have real chemistry, and I found myself moving from episode to epi- sode with the primary goal of simply seeing what happens between them. There is also a good old-fashioned mys- tery involved, if that is more your speed, and it is one that will keep you invested until the end. Upload season 1 is now available on Amazon Prime. review Scott Mills gets help unloading a delivery of irises at a Keizer retirement community. RIGHT: Residents show off their deliv- eries. Lutheran Retirement, The Arbor at Avamere Court, Avamere Court at Keizer and The Oaks at Sherwood Park to make a difference. Mills, who understands the traditions of American culture, continued, “Sad- ly, our world has changed, hopefully on the temporary side. Events are getting can- celled right, left and center due to COVID-19. If we look positively, sometimes we must change the way we do By TJ REID For the Keizertimes For me, Wednesday means a couple of different things- -one, that new comic books have hit the shelves, and two, that a new episode of Offi ce Ladies has been released on the internet. This exception- al podcast, hosted by Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey, lets me revisit episodes of one of my favorite TV shows of all time, The Offi ce, in a fun new way that gives me a bit of a break from simply watch- ing through the entire series on Netfl ix for the umpteenth time. So, when Greg Daniels, creator and former showrun- ner of this wonderfully hilar- ious program, was a special guest and mentioned a new project he had been work- ing on to Jenna and Angela, I was ecstatic. More uproari- ous comedy from one of the greatest minds in television? Count me in! While I did enjoy it, Upload was not at all what I was expecting, how- ever. In this Amazon Prime exclusive, uproarious comedy is replaced with a more subtle type of humor that is really secondary to a unique mix- ture of romance, mystery, and philosophical musings. The premise is simple tears to my eyes.” crossword maze Kevin Oliver McNary High School Graduate CLASS OF 2020 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. Congratulations on your graduation! I am so proud of you and your accomplishments. Love You, Grandma Delores Oliver
