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PAGE A4, KEIZERTIMES, JANUARY 15, 2021 KeizerCommunity KEIZERTIMES.COM Celt sophomore debuts fi rst play via Willamette virtual offerings BY MATT RAWLINGS Of the Keizertimes Since middle school, Mc- Nary High sophomore Kiele Jarnagin has developed a pas- sion for theater and writing, so when her English teacher, Andrew Tennant, told her about a free playwr iting course that Willamette U n ive r s i t y was offer- ing for high schoolers, she knew she had to sign up. Ja r n a g i n , who aspires to be a dra- ma teacher someday, was one of 13 students from around the state that partic- ipated in the course, which took place over Zoom, where students would meet virtually on Thursdays for three hours over a 10-week period. “I was a little nervous at fi rst, but I had so much fun. I honestly wasn’t expecting to have as much fun as I did,” Jarnagin said. “I loved that I was able to make friends with people around the state that shared the same interests as me.” Jarnagin had her doubts about taking another class over Zoom in her free time, but was pleasantly surprised with how the class was facil- itated. “I thought it was going to be diffi cult to formulate connections with people virtually, but the class went smoothly and was really in- teractive and enjoyable,” Jar- nagin said. The class was taught by Ellen Lewis, an award-win- ning playwright from Sil- verton who is a member of LineStorm Playwr ights, Opera Amer- ica and the Dramatists Guild. “ M r s . Lewis was one of the k i n d e s t teachers I have ever had, but I felt like she was really good at giving me constructive criti- cism and helping me develop a more transitional play,” Jar- nagin said. Over the course of the class, each student crafted a 10-minute short play, which will be performed by Willa- mette actors for the students who participated in the class later this month — the plays aren’t available for the public. Jarnagin’s play revolves around two female best friends in their late 20s that do everything together. When one of the women starts displaying some errat- ic behavior, the other wom- an does some investigating to try and fi nd out why her friend is acting out — she discovers it’s because she is afraid to fl y to her sister’s OFFICER TIM HEIN Submitted Kiele Jarnagin honed her playwriting chops through an online course at Willamette University. wedding because her mom died while on a plane. Jarnagin was inspired to write this story due to the importance of the close friendships in her life — as well as her fear of fl ying. “I am scared of fl ying and turbulence, but I also have really good friends that I know would be there for me,” Jarnagin said. Even though Jarnagin wrote scripts for assemblies in middle school and is cur- rently a part of the McNary theater program, she didn’t have much experience in scriptwriting before this class, which is why she felt that this educational oppor- tunity had a huge impact on her. “I really feel like the class helped me involve myself in all the different aspects of theater and bringing them all together to create a show,” Jarnagin said. “I learned a lot about character development and going in depth with a character’s personality. I can’t wait to write more scripts in the future.” Email the reporter at news@ keizertimes.com Road striping still an issue after two attempts Lane stripes on River Road North remain hard to see during rainstorms even after a second attempt at restriping them last fall. Keizer Public Works Direc- tor Bill Lawyer has requested a meeting with Marion County offi cials to deterrmine what could make the striping more refl ective. The city fi rst requested a restriping in spring 2020, but the equipment was offl ine for repairs and action was further delayed by the pandemic. “We believe they are better than last winter, however they are still not as refl ective as we would like them,” Lawyer said. “We will be discussing this is- sue with Marion County staff to see if there is a change in the process or materials that can be done to improve the visibility of the lane markings.” Contrary to intuition, the refl ective properties of lane Hein was sworn into the Keizer Police Department (KPD) at a city council meet- ing in late October. He came from the Silverton Police De- partment (SPD), where he worked for 10 years. He was hired on at the SPD straight out of college and worked on patrol and traffi c. He was promoted to sergeant, but he was drawn to Keiz- er because it still has a small town feel but is a slightly larg- er agency the SPD. “It wasn’t so big of an agency where I thought that I would feel like I’m just a number or something like that. Everybody knows every- body here,” Hein said. The most notable differ- ence between the two depart- ments is the call volume. Hein said he gets more calls while working on patrol in Keizer then Silverton would get in both shifts. When he was with SPD he was involved in a shooting where the suspect hid under two mattresses — which takes the cake as the strangest thing he’s seen on the job. “It wasn’t like the mattress- es were on a bed frame like we would all think. It was literal- ly a mattress on the fl oor that he had cut a hole into the box spring and was hiding down in there,” Hein said. One of the things that he enjoys about the job is that he does new things every day. He shadowed a detective for a senior project in high school and fell in love with the ever changing challenges File Offi cer Tim Hein was recent- ly sworn into the police force, but had 10 years of experi- ence with the Silverton Police Department. of police work. Keizertimes reporter Lauren Murphy is casting a spotlight on some of our local fi rst respond- ers in a continuing series. If you would like to suggest someone for this series (EMT/paramedics, fi refi ghters, police offi cers, nurses, etc.), email reporter@keizertimes. com. SUBSCRIBE A YEAR’S WORTH OF KEIZER NEWS DELIVERED FOR ONLY $35 CALL 503-390-1051 FOLLOW THE KEIZERTIMES ON: stripes do not come from the paint itself. The source is actu- ally glass beads blown into the paint in a two-step process. puzzle answers WorshipDirectory These Salem-Keizer houses of worship invite you to visit. Call to list your church in our Worship Directory: (503) 390-1051 KEIZER COMMUNITY CHURCH 380 Churchdale Ave N (1 block West of Dutch Bros) 503 -393 - 0222 • KeizerCommunityChurch.com SUNDAY: Sermons can be found online at www.keizercommunitychurch.com WEDNESDAY: 6:30 pm Awana; Youth Group; Adults www.KeizerChristian.org
