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VOLUME 42, NO. 9
Merry
Christmas
DECEMBER 25, 2020
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KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
Robert Marshall, volunteer and day center coordinator for ARCHES, speaks with a homeless man in camp along the banks of the
Willamette River.
ARCHES
redoubles
eff ort to help
unsheltered
survive
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
These are some of the peo-
ple Robert Marshall meets
as he makes his way along
the west bank of the Willa-
mette River across from the
ARCHES homeless services
center in downtown Salem
(ages are estimates because
living outside ages a person
more quickly):
• A couple in their late
thirties.
• A man in his early for-
ties.
• A woman about thirty.
• A woman in her late fi f-
ties.
• A couple who may be in
their early twenties, but could
well be high school seniors.
These are some of the needs
1 day as a
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PAGE A10
Please see ARCHES, Page A6
10 cents at a time, Keizer
woman supports seniors
‘Cow park’ playground
redo delayed til spring
Staff
members
at The
Village at
Keizer Ridge
accept gifts
on behalf
of resident.
Keizerite
Michelle
Paslay
launched
an effort
to provide
joy for local
seniors and
succeeded
beyond
her wildest
dreams.
Keeping track of precisely how many ways COVID-19
has impacted normal operations?
Here’s another one for the list: Claggett Creek Park’s
new playground structure is on hold due to a lack of tents
available.
“(The contractor) attempted to complete the surfacing
at the playground but have been unsuccessful fi nding a
tent to cover the area, they are all being used by restau-
rants and others,” wrote Keizer Public Works Director Bill
Lawyer in a weekly update.
An adequate tent is needed to retain the heat that will
cure a pour-in-place surface that will protect against falls.
Temporary fencing will be placed around the area until
spring. Swings will be open and usable because the special
surfacing is already in place.
It’s the second delay for the playground redux, the
contractor had to move the start date because the canyon
wildfi res delayed other projects.
1,000 gifts
in 9 days
PAGE A2
Submitted
BY LAUREN MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
When the recent freeze
was instituted by the Gov.
Kate Brown, Michelle Paslay
found her heart breaking for
seniors who would be un-
able to see their families this
month. And she decided it
was up to her to try to make
the holiday brighter.
“They’re not able to leave
and they’re not able to see
family. You have to look at
them through the glass win-
dows. This is sad,” Paslay said.
She began buying Christ-
mas gifts for the memory care
The reason for the season
unit at The Village at Keizer
Please see CENTS, Page A3
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By ERIC A. HOWALD
stadium for a composting
Of the Keizertimes
An in-container compost- facility that would be the
ing business may take up res- fi rst of its kind in Oregon
idence near Volcanoes Stadi- and one of fewer than 10
um, but any sort of deal is still in the nation. Containered
composting takes place in
a way off.
“They are interested in batches with “airtight” vessels
developing organic compost attached to a building with
mixtures and working with a biofi lter to remove odors,
wineries that are eyeing according to Green Mountain
organic wines. It seemed Technologies, a Washington-
like a good tie in and that based manufacturer of the
piqued my interest,” said containers. A single aeration
City Manager Chris Eppley. system can accommodate up
However, Eppley warned to 50 containers.
As it stands, the facility
against getting overly excited,
“We’ve had so many deals falls outside the designated
get very close and then zoning for the city staff are
evaporate.”
The developer is interested Please see COMPOST, Page A4