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Keizer principals will lead Chamber installs new board
district’s new online program
Two Keizer principals will lead the Sa- program will pair teacher-led instruction with
lem-Keizer School District’s new online pro- family-supported and independent at-home ap-
plication and learning, while still staying
gram,
connected to their school communities.
Clear Lake Elementary School Prin-
“We are very excited for Artonya and
cipal Artonya Gemmill and Keizer El-
Christine to lead the EDGE program
ementary School Principal Christine
for the 2020-21 school year,” said Assis-
Bowlby have been named as the new
tant Superintendent Kraig Sproles. “Both
administrators to support the new on-
Christine and Artonya provide a wealth
line program, EDGE: Enhanced Digital
of knowledge in their roles, bringing ex-
and Guided Education.
Gemmill
perience from both the elementary and
On July 13, SKPS offi cially opened
secondary levels, and how to best support
applications for EDGE, quickly spark-
our students receiving special education
ing interest with more than 600 appli-
services and English language supports.
cations submitted within the fi rst week
They both have a demonstrated passion
from students representing all grade lev-
for innovation and a true dedication to
els from every school in the district.
leading our teachers through new expe-
EDGE will provide students with
riences.”
online learning opportunities, includ-
Bowlby
Gemmill and Bowlby will continue to
ing instructional supports, English lan-
support their schools with reentry plan-
guage development support and more.
Through the support of a new learning man- ning as new administrators for Clear Lake and
agement system, students enrolled in the EDGE Keizer elementary are announced.
Now serving
The 2020-21 board of the
Keizer Chamber of Commerce
was installed at a luncheon on
Tuesday, July 14.
Jonathan Thompson, of
Northwest Dental Arts, passed
the board president’s gavel to
Dave Walery of Walery’s Pre-
mium Pizza. Bob Shackelford
of HomeSmart Realty Group
was installed as president-elect;
he served as Chamber board
president in 2018-2019. James
Hutches, Country Finan-
cial will serve a second term
as board treasurer while Jane
Lowery, Willamette Valley
Bank, returns as board secretary.
Board members installed in-
cluded new member Paco Ro-
sas, ServiceMaster of Salem and
returning members Michelle
KEIZERTIMES/Lyndon Zaitz
TOP: The new board prepares to take the oath of offi ce. ABOVE:
Outgoing president Jonathan Thompson and incoming presi-
dent Dave Walery practice social distancing]
Adame (Copy Cats), Mike
Adams (Adam’s Rib Smoke-
house), Larry Jackson (Jackson’s
Auto Body), Kyle Juran (Re-
modeling by Classic Homes),
Carlos Pineda, Dave Smith
(First Interstate Bank), Scott
White (Dialysis Systems Man-
agement) and Kalynn Wright
(K’s Catering).
Effort to establish new library
launches virtual book club
KEIZERTIMES/Lyndon Zaitz
The Keizer Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Wicked Sweet, Keizer’s new bakery
in Keizer Village, on Tuesday, July 21. Co-owner Michael Peters was joined by daughter Alyson
and Chamber members for the ceremony.
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The movement to bring a public library to
Keizer is launching a virtual book club in Au-
gust.
Keizer’s Library: The Next Chapter, the
group dedicated to the establishing a public li-
brary, is offering readers two options to partic-
ipate in a city-wide book club.
Anyone who wants to participate will have
access to ebooks, a discussion guide and receive
an invitation to a virtual discussion with Leslie
S. Klinger, the editor of the Library of Congress
Crime Series.
The books selected for the fi rst outing are
The Rat Began to Gnaw at the Rope by C.W.
Grafton and That Affair Next Door by Anna
Katherine Green. There are no limits on the
number of copies available.
Grafton’s book, originally published in 1943,
introduces Kentucky attorney Gil Henry. Hen-
ry is asked by a client to investigate stock she
is inheriting and ends up with a mark on his
back. With the client and her secretive brother
as accomplices, Henry tries to fi nd answers to
questions someone desperately wants to keep
him from asking.
In That Affair Next Door, published in 1897,
elderly spinster Amelia Butterworth in the posh
neighborhood of Gramercy Park discovers the
body of a woman in a mansion next door. She
then enters into a race to solve the case with
the local detective. The book is especially no-
table because Butterworth was the fi rst female
sleuth to be featured in a series.
The virtual event with Klinger is scheduled
for Wednesday, Aug. 26, at 4 p.m.
All details and event registration will be
available
at
tinyurl.com/keizerbookclub
around Aug. 1. The group behind the club can
be found on Facebook at tinyurl.com/keiz-
ernextchapter.
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