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HOWALD Of the Keizertimes The last time Mike DeBlasi ran for the Keizer City Coun- cil, detractors used his relative- ly short time as a Keizer resi- dent as a straw man to oppose his candidacy. DeBlasi might have only lived in Keizer since 2012, but he joined the Keizer Planning Commission the following year and has remained an ac- tive volunteer in city advisory groups ever since. He current- ly serves as chair of the Traffi c Safety, Bikeways and Pedestri- an Committee. “Keizer is a completely dif- ferent town than what it was 20 years ago. A lot of the peo- ple who live in Keizer now are not from here,” DeBlasi said. “I’ve lived in other places and I’ve seen cities make decisions that put them on a good path and others times when they’ve made mistakes, we can learn from both.” Please see DeBLASI, Page A8 e us Ho r’s ylo a T at life As the deadline to fi le as a candidate passed, Keizerites stepped up to fi ll soon-to-be-vacant positions and one candidate will attempt to unseat a sitting councilor. Keizer non-profi t director will face off against businessman By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes For Michele Ro- land-Schwartz, running for the Keizer City Council is a matter of meeting a moment. “Everyone is being asked to look at our policies and their impact on our day-to- day lives,” Roland-Schwartz said. “I'm interested in meet- ing those policy decisions and having those conversations and thinking about how deci- sions affect our residents, how do they impact our hardwork- ing families or seniors, people with disabilities, black, indige- nous and communities of col- or, LGBTQ communities.” Roland-Schwartz said is- sues such as growth affect all residents of the city in dif- ferent ways and city offi cials need to keep all of them in view as they proceed. She is running to replace Marlene Parsons in Position Michele Roland-Schwartz 3 on the Keizer City Coun- cil. Keizer businessman Kyle Juran has also fi led to run for the same position. Roland-Schwartz’s atten- tion to such issues of inclusion is an extension of who she is as well as her work as the cur- rent executive director for the Oregon Attorney General’s Oregon Sexual Assault Task Force, a position she’s held since 2013. The Keizer-based task force, a private, non-prof- it, fosters collaboration to be- How to go seven rounds with your graduation speech tween numerous agencies and research disciplines to create a culture more attentive to the needs of sexual assault victims. Its work runs the gamut from preventative education to training fi rst responders. An issue such as hous- ing can have a direct impact on the work she does as part of the task force. Keizertimes asked how she regarded coun- cil’s pre-pandemic decisions banning sleeping on sidewalks, a direct response to a bur- geoning population of home- less residents. “When I see ordinanc- es like that or decisions like that, it makes me concerned because it is kind of directly criminalizing homelessness and housing insecurity,” Ro- land-Schwartz said. One of the things she’s learned as a result of a career Please see FACE OFF, Page A6 Juran hopes to bring a younger voice to council Dylan Juran By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Dylan Juran will be the youngest candidate on the ballot running for Keizer City Council, but he’s hoping vot- ers will see that as an asset. “I want to see the interest of people like me and young- er represented because it's our future in this town,” Juran said. “Maybe we won’t like what we inherit, and if we don’t speak up that will be our fault.” Juran is running for the seat being vacated by Councilor Kim Freeman (Position 2). Ross Day, a Keizer attorney, is also a candidate for the seat. His father, Kyle Juran, is run- ning for another seat on the council in November. It won’t be Juran’s fi rst foray into the sphere of city governance, he’s served as a volunteer on the Keizer Parks PAGE A10 The new bread line PAGE A2 Please see JURAN, Page A8 Peace , love and chalk City offering biz loans again KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings Joe Ramiro Alvarado delivers his commencement speech. BY MATT RAWLINGS Of the Keizertimes The thought of giving the same graduation speech seven times in one day would have been unheard of at the beginning of the year. The COVID-19 pandemic turned that thought into a reality. To keep capacity below 250 people, McNary High School hosted seven in- person graduation ceremonies on Friday, Aug. 7, and in each ceremony, Erik Jespersen, McNary’s principal, Bill Kirkwood, math teacher and keynote speaker, and Joe Ramiro Alvarado, the senior class speaker, recited their speeches for the Class of 2020. “It was surreal to go through the same speech seven times in one day. The intent was to be energetic and 8th graders hit diamond one last time PAGE A2 “I think my best one was my fourth speech, because I knew exactly what to expect” — Joe Ramiro Alvararo in the moment. We wanted to bring our A-game every time,” Jespersen said. With it being his sixth time speaking at a McNary graduation, Jespersen has gotten accustomed to being on the podium in front of thousands of people. This year, Keizer's most distinguished PAGE A4 KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald Supporters of a Keizer inclusivity resolution and Black Lives Matter loaded up with chalk and took their messages to the Keizer Civic Center Thursday, Aug. 20. For more photos, visit www.keizertimes.com Please see SPEECH, Page A6 They don’t need to leave home to live better Schedule an in-home assessment seniorhelpers.com/or/salem OR CALL US 503 - 990 -7112 2659 Commercial St SE, Suite 270 – Salem, OR 97302
