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For complete warranty, safety and product information, consult your local Kubota dealer. For the complete disclaimer, go to KubotaUSA.com/disclaimers and see the posted disclaimer.KX040 - 4B2601Z125S - 54WGC6-21The Valley Credit Service KeizerFEST Parade hits the street Saturday, May 18. The parade starts at 10:30 a.m. at River Road North and Lockhaven Drive North, then rolls south two miles along River Road through Keizer before ending at Glynbrook Drive.Just like last year, one Keizer business is building a float spectators can win. Remodeling by Classic Homes will be pulling a playhouse advertise its services, but it will be auctioning off the playhouse after the parade. The playhouse is modeled after the home from the Pixar movie Up. Tickets are $5 each and will be sold at the KeizerFEST information booth near the entrance to the Lions Club property on Cherry Avenue Northeast. They can also be purchased at Remodeling by Classic Homes, 4195 River Road N., or at the Keizer Chamber of Commerce office, 4118 River Road N. Proceeds from the auction will go to Satellite Gaming, an organization that offers after-school video gaming sessions for students.Other than that, the parade should have a familiar look and feel. Dignitaries will still be riding in Corvettes, grand marshals this year Teresa Munoz, owner of Los Dos Hermanos Restaurant, to honor her years of community service.More than 100 entries typically fill the two-hour parade including Mayor Cathy Clark, Keizer’s First Citizen Vicki Jackson, Merchant of the Year Kyle Juran, Service to Education Award winner Brian Aicher and President’s Award recipient Larry Schmidgall.Also in the parade will be winners of the title of Keizer’s Distinguished Young Women, who will be chosen on May 11. The parade will feature equestrian groups, floats, classic cars and more.The Keizer Police Department will close River Road to traffic at 9 a.m. on parade day. Through traffic will be rerouted on side streets between south Keizer and north Keizer.An estimated 20,000 people watch the parade each year. This year’s theme is Flowers, Family & Fun. The day starts early for those in the parade. The parade check-in and staging areas open at 7:30 a.m., with participants needing to be in place by 8:30 if they want to be judged.There are a number of divisions to be judged. For vehicles there are three categories: antique (non-modified, built prior to 1955), classic (non-modified, 1955 or newer) and custom (modified). Bethell said extra care was taken this year to spread out the automotive entries. You might also see more school-themed entries this year. Chamber leaders offered free entries to every school in the Salem-Keizer School District this time around. “This is the one and only spring parade that happens and we don’t want money to be a barrier to student participation,” said Danielle Bethell, executive director of the Keizer Chamber of Commerce. For floats or groups there are seven awards to compete for: Mayor’s Trophy, Best Use of Theme, Iris Award, Spirit Award, Most Unique, Most Humorous and Commercial Division.There are also four animal categories: Best Mounted Group, Best Rodeo Court, Best Novelty Group and Best Rodeo Queen.There are several rules all parade participants must abide by, with one of them being candy is not allowed to be thrown under any circumstance.MAY 2019, OFFICIAL GUIDE TO KEIZERFEST, PAGE 3Flowers, Family & Funtake spotlight in annual paradeThis year’s KeizerFEST promises to truly have something for everyone. Like fl owers? Check. Like live music? Check. Like to dance? Check. Like to run? Check. Like parades? Check. Like soccer? Check. Whatever your inter-est, KeizerFEST has it this year.KeizerFEST fun starts a week earlier than normal with the Kick-off Party scheduled for Saturday, May 11, in the Main Tent at the festival grounds at the Keizer Lions on Cherry Avenue, next to the Elks Club. The big weekend of activities, entertainment starts in earnest on Thursday, May 16. This year’s festival theme is “Flowers, Family and Fun.” KeizerFEST organizers have designed an event the whole commu-nity can enjoy. As usual, Schreiner’s Iris Gar-dens will be open for iris fans and photog-raphers alike. It is not KeizerFEST without live music. Musical acts—favorites and new artists—will entertain on the Main Stage throughout festival week including LaFamil-ia Day on Sunday, May 19 which will feature bands and dance groups. New this year is the KeizerFEST Soccer Tournament. Starting with dozens of teams playing in Woodburn, semi-fi nals will be held at River Road Park just south of Keizer; the fi nal cham-pionship game will be played on Sunday,May 19, at McNary High School.If you are more of a participant than a spectator, KeizerFEST of-fers runs for every skill level: 3K/5K, 10K and a half mara-thon.KeizerFEST would be impos-sible to stage without the army of volunteers that make it hap-pen as well as the dozens of spon-sors who believe is a great place to live, shop and do business.Look throughout this offi cial guide to KeizerFEST and discover what is in store for you. We gurantee you will fi nd something you love.PAGE 4, OFFICIAL GUIDE TO KEIZERFEST, MAY 2019Every May, the Keizer Chamber of Commerce organizes events to celebrate our culture, heritage, and civic pride. The KeizerFEST chairs Dave Walery and Scott White, with the Chamber Board, led by President Bob Shackleford, and the staff, led by Executive Director Danielle Bethell, have put together a fabulous line up for us all to enjoy. Hundreds of volunteers have dedicated their valuable time to making each event special. And thank you to our Keizer family of businesses for their generous support!Check out all the wonderful KeizerFEST events, from your perennial favorites to the great additions for 2019. Whether you are a long time resident or a visitor to Keizer for the fi rst time, we hope you will also enjoy the many attractions, restaurants and shops our beautiful city has to offer.Our 19 parks have everything from the arboretum and nature trails to the boat launch, the Big Toy and dog park. During the summer, come back for our popular city sponsored concerts at the Keizer Rotary Amphitheater along with a weekend of Shakespeare in the Park by Keizer Homegrown Theater. Keizer Heritage Cen-ter, our century-old his-toric school house, is now also known as the Keizer Cultural Cen-ter. There you will fi nd Keizer Homegrown Theater, Keizer Com-munity Library, Keizer Art Association and the Keizer Heritage Mu-seum. Discover reading treasures at the semi-an-nual book sale, enjoy the new displays at the art gallery and museum and take in a performance of Who Am I This Time?Keizer is a great place to call home and do businesses. Come and visit. Come and stay. The city of Pride, Spirit and Volunteerism welcomes you to KeizerFEST. MAYOR'S MESSAGEWelcome to Keizer & KeizerFESTCATHY CLARK— Mayor of KeizerDAVE WALERY& SCOTT WHITEWhatever you like, KeizerFEST has it— Co-Chairs, KeizerFESTMAY 2019, OFFICIAL GUIDE TO KEIZERFEST, PAGE 5CUSTOM-MADEJEWELERYBOUCHER231Design a new setting with new stones or ones from older settings. A detailed sketch captures the piece you've been dreaming of.After crafting your one-of-a-kind piece, the only thing left to do is present it to your loved one. They will think of you, everytime they wear it.Next, the skilled team of Steve and Jeff Boucher withRandy Moseley will turn that drawing into reality. Their process assures the very best craftsmanship, every step of the way.With the highest attention to detail, they complete the piece.It's as easy as 1 ˜2˜3!TOGETHER, LET'S CREATE SOMETHING MEMORABLE503-393-0701 • 4965 River Rd NBOUCHERJEWELERSPAGE 6, OFFICIAL GUIDE TO KEIZERFEST, MAY 2019Stay alert for road closures, detoursPlanning to cross River Road North during the KeizerFEST Parade? Plan ahead.There will only be one way to cross Keizer’s main thoroughfare prior to the start of the Valley Credit Services KeizerFEST Parade, which starts at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 18. The parade goes along River Road, starting at Lockhaven Drive North and ending at Glynbrook Street.Chemawa Road is the only east-west crossover, but only until the parade lead gets near the intersections, then it will be shut down as well. Keep chairs from blocking sidewalks along River Road on the day of the KeizerFEST Parade.Chairs will not be allowed to block the sidewalks on east and west sides of River Road prior to the parade and may be confi scated. The Keizer Police Department makes the request every year to better accommodate those with disabilities. Even chairs placed on private property may be removed if they are found to be blocking the sidewalk. The parade kicks off at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 19. Be courteous with those chairsLockhaven will close to all traffi c be-tween River Road and McClure Street North at 6 a.m., while River Road will close from Plymouth Drive to Lockhaven at 9.The Iris Festival continues to make its home on Cherry Avenue.Cherry Avenue Northeast will be closed from 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 15, through 9 p.m. Sunday, May 21, between Manbrin Avenue and Alder Drive. Manbrin will be closed on May 18 between River Road and the Elks north-side driveway and on the west side from 6 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to ac-commodate running events. Many business-es will remain open despite the road closure.Throughout the weekend, drivers will not be able to turn from Manbrin onto Cherry in either direction.Detour signs will be in place in the area surrounding the festival grounds and busi-nesses affected by the closures plan to main-tain their normal hours. KEIZERIMES/FileMAY 2019, OFFICIAL GUIDE TO KEIZERFEST, PAGE 7BBQmonthWE inviteyou tocelebratenationalMAY 2019enjoy family,friEnds and grillingsomething forevery griller at...1695 Market St NE, Salem • salemgrill.com503.364.6339 • CCB#48630Twin Eagles Pellet IslandNapoleon Prestige ProBig Green EggThe kick-off party for KeizerFEST lands in town much earlier this year than before and it means a whole extra evening of music and fun. Featuring music by The Flextones and Portland’s Dancehall Days, the Keizer-FEST main tent will open at 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 11. There is a $5 cover charge, but the fi rst 200 visitors will get a free BBQ chicken dinner courtesy of Ad-am’s Rib Smokehouse. The Keizer Chamber of Commerce is also in the process of putting together a VIP package that will only be available during the kick-off party and include free admission and discounted drinks during the main events the following weekend. A portion of the kick-off party pro-ceeds will go toward supporting the Con-temporary Music Program at McNary High School.Kick-o party moves to May 11The KeizerFEST Golf Tourna-ment presented by QuickLane Tire & Auto Center is scheduled for Friday, May 17, at McNary Golf Club (155 McNary Estates Drive N).Teams of four can register for 18 holes of golf, chances to play for priz-es from Dixon Golf, the use of carts, KeizerFEST Tent VIP entertainment passes and other great prizes. Entry in $425 for two carts, $405 for one cart or $385 for McNary Golf Club members with their own carts. Mulligans can be purchased for $5 each. Check-in goes from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. with a shotgun start taking place at 1 p.m.Please provide all team member names and handicaps, as well as one payment for entire team rather than by team members individually.You can also support the Keizer Chamber of Commerce while pro-moting your business with an ex-clusive tee sponsorship for $300 or a sponsor sign at one of the greens for $100.Register by Friday, May 10. For more in-formation, contact the Chamber at 503-393-9111. Tee off with friends in tourneyKEIZERTIMES/FileGolfers come from near and far to take part in the annual KeizerFEST golf tourna-ment each year. .3975 River Road N, Suite 3, Keizerbobshack1@gmail.comKeizer’sGo-To Guy for Buying & SellingPRESIDENT2018 19KEIZER CHAMBEROF COMMERCETALK TO BOBBOB SHACKELFORD, BrokerKeizer’s go-to Realtor with over 20 years real estate & mortgage lending experience.Call or Text 503-983-4086Bob Shackelford is a licensedreal estate broker in Oregon.bobshack1@gmail.comRIGHT: A young attendee at the 2018 KeizerFEST gets down to the beat inside the big tent. KEIZERTIMES/FilePAGE 8, OFFICIAL GUIDE TO KEIZERFEST, MAY 20191165 McGee Ct NE • Keizer, OR • VillageAtKeizerRidge.comin being sta ed better than any othersenior livingcommunityWE TAKE PRIDECome See the Finest in Senior LivingCALL (503) 390-1300When the offi cial KeizerFEST iris, The Lovely Senorita, was chosen almost two years ago, it started organizers thinking about what else could be done to make the festival more representative of Keizer’s growing diversity. “The big thing was noticing how many Latino families line River Road during the parade and then not seeing some of those faces in other festival activities,” said Bethell. That recognition was one of the main drivers of the KeizerFEST theme this year, Flowers, Family & Fun. And the confl uence of ideas and observations resulted in the fi rst-ever La Familia Day at KeizerFEST on Sunday, May 19. “One of the things that really had a big impact was inviting the McNary High School Latino Club dancers to perform at the First Citizen’s Banquet in January. We had a positive response to the kids and we wanted to do more,” Bethell said. Part of the “more” is keeping the KeizerFEST tent open until 9 p.m. on Sunday featuring Latino performers from 3 to 9 p.m. An adult soccer tournament is scheduled as well. “Carlos Pineda, one of our board members, really pushed for this and connected us with someone else who runs an intramural league,” Bethell said. The opening rounds will be played on Thursday and Friday evening at River Road Park, just south of Keizer. The quarterfi nals, semifi nals and fi nal rounds will be played Saturday and Sunday at McNary in the school’s stadium. The concession stand will be open during the games at McNary and the proceeds will benefi t the Celtic boys and girls soccer programs. “I feel like what we have this year is still a bit low-key, but we have to start somewhere. If we can bring people out, maybe we’ll fi nd the connections to help make it bigger and better,” Bethell said. will celebrate Keizer’s diversityKEIZERTIMES/FileParade attendees frolic in the street as the 2018 KeizerFEST parade passes by. This year, the Keizer Chamber of Commerce is taking extra steps to make the annual festival more inclusive with an afternoon of Latino music, an adult soccer tournament and more. “ We wanted to do more.” — Danielle BethellKeizer Chamberof CommerceLa Familia Day MAY 2019, OFFICIAL GUIDE TO KEIZERFEST, PAGE 9DENNISJAMESJOSHBOBJAMIE, ASST MANAGERBLAKE, MANAGERMATTDUSTINSTEPHENDOMINIQUECODYDANIELSHANEDAVIDKYLEVANESSAJORDANYOUR LOCAL KEIZERLES SCHWAB STAFFKEIZER LES SCHWAB TIRE CENTER3030 River Rd N • 503.585.7551REPUTATIONOPEN RANGE A/TSUPERIOR PERFORMANCEQUIET RIDESUPERIOR BRAKINGQUIET RIDEOUR NEWEST & BEST PASSENGER ALL-SEASON TIRE!OUR NEWEST & BEST PICKUP & SUV ALL-TERRAIN TIRE!OUR BEST TIRES EVEREXPIRES JUNE 30, 2019View tire prices for your vehicle andLesSchwab.combook your appointment atOPEN COUNTRY R/TEXCELLENT TREAD LIFEDURABLE 3-PLY SIDEWALLPASSENGERON SALEOPEN COUNTRY A/TALL-TERRAIN TRACTIONOUTSTANDING RIDE QUALITYPASSENGERON SALEOPEN COUNTRY M/TOUTSTANDING TRACTIONAGGRESSIVE TREAD DESIGNPASSENGERON SALEECLIPSEALL-SEASON TREADADVANCED NOISE REDUCTIONPASSENGERON SALEOPEN COUNTRY H/TSMOOTH RUNNINGQUIET RIDEPASSENGERON SALEULTRA Z900*Depending on tire size.ALL-SEASON TRACTION65-80,000 MILE WARRANTY*PASSENGERON SALENext >

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