Photo courtesy Marion County GERVAIS – Marion County Parks announces that St. Louis Fish Ponds Park will open for the season on March 1, 2019. The popular warm-water fishing and dog training destination is located 13 miles north of Keizer off St. Louis Road. The park has a concrete pathway[Read More…]
Month: February 2019
School budget commitee plans way forward
The next budget committee of Salem-Keizer Public Schools met for the first time Tuesday, Feb. 26, following the School Board meeting. The committee always consists of the seven board members and seven people from the general public. New to the board are Adriana Miranda and Kathleen Harder. Harder was absent[Read More…]
On current path, new Keizer families will have limited space
KEIZERTIMES/File If Keizer attempted to absorb all of its projected growth within the existing city boundaries, the next 3,800 families moving into new, single family homes would be placed on one-tenth of an acre each , roughly 5,100 square feet. Bob Parker, a projector director at ECONorthwest, a consulting firm[Read More…]
City staff levels on deck as major council goal
KEIZERTIMES/File Revising and updating the city charter, beginning a new parks master plan, expanding the youth council program, continued outreach and engagement and beginning a conversation about long-term city staffing will be the top goals for the Keizer City Council for the next two years. Goal-setting was the only thing[Read More…]
Snow reverie
Snow was coating the Twilight Reverence statue in north Keizer when residents awoke to falling snow Wednesday, Feb. 27. (KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald)
Traffic signal coming to transit center
Prep work is being done for a new signalized intersection where the Keizer Transit Center meets Keizer Station Boulevard. (KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald) After operating the Keizer Transit Center (KTC) for more than five years with only right-in /right-out access only, the KTC is about to get a new traffic signal[Read More…]
Cherriots could dramatically reduce youth fares
It’s less than 200 days until Cherriots restores Saturday service and, in addition to that, the Salem Area Mass Transit District Board of Directors will take public comment on proposed changes to its youth fare program at a meeting Thursday, Feb. 28. The meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m.[Read More…]
40 days for life hosts kickoff rally
40 Days For Life will host a kickoff rally for their 40 day fast and prayer to end abortion in Salem on Sunday, March 3. The rally will begin at 3 p.m. at Salem First Baptist Church in the Commons of the Community Life center at 395 Marion Street NE.[Read More…]
Chemeketa hosts VEX robotics state finale
Chemeketa Community College will host the VEX Robotics State finale on Friday, March 8 and Saturday, March 9. The event will be at the Salem campus in the building 7 Gym starting at 5 p.m. on Friday and 8 a.m. on Saturday. The public is invited to see middle and[Read More…]
Annual Brooks breakfast
The Marion County Fire District Volunteer Firefighters Foundation will present the annual Brooks Breakfast on Saturday March 9 and Sunday March 10 at Station 5, 4960 Brooklake Road NE. All you can eat pancakes, ham, and eggs will be served from 7 a.m. to noon both days. Food will be[Read More…]