Alex Helms gets to sit at the wheel of a fire truck on Candy Cane Day at the Keizer Fire station on Saturday, Dec. 20. Santa was there to hand out candy canes to all the kids. (STEVE SCHNURBUSCH/For Keizertimes)
Cars packed with kids eager to see Santa Claus and receive candy canes rolled into the Keizer Fire District Saturday, Dec. 20.
The occasion was the annual candy cane distribution, a Christmastime tradition. In its early years, fire crews drove into all the Keizer neighborhoods to hand out the canes. With the growth of the city and demands on fire crews, the district shifted to a drive-thru event, which remains a treat for Keizer children.
Photographer Steve Schnurbusch captured the festivities at this year’s event.
Santa greets Royce and Knox Graham at the Keizer Fire Hall on Candy Cane Day –Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. The drive-thru event drew a stream of cars full of kids eager to see Santa and claim their candy canes. (STEVE SCHNURBUSCH/For Keizertimes)Santa greets families driving through the Keizer Fire Hall on Candy Cane Day –Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. The traditional event drew a stream of cars full of kids eager to see Santa and claim their candy canes. (STEVE SCHNURBUSCH/For Keizertimes)Santa gets ready to greet the next carload on the Keizer Fire District’s Candy Cane Day, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (STEVE SCHNURBUSCH/For Keizertimes)Jaxon and Jayden Yerenn sport colorful Christmas glasses to visit Santa Claus at the Keizer Fire District on Candy Cane Day –Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (STEVE SCHNURBUSCH/For Keizertimes)Santa greets families driving through the Keizer Fire Hall on Candy Cane Day –Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. The traditional event drew a stream of cars full of kids eager to see Santa and claim their candy canes. (STEVE SCHNURBUSCH/For Keizertimes)Maddie Alsum gives a kid-sized hat to Alex Helms at the Keizer Fire District’s candy cane give-away Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (STEVE SCHNURBUSCH/For Keizertimes)
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