Dec 7 2020 thru Dec 13 2020

The weekly round-up of police activity at the Keizer Police Department.

A neighborhood-by-neighborhood look at who won Keizer's votes.

A longtime volunteer is honored by the city for her continued service.

TheKeizer City Council approved a statement of values addressing diversity, equity and inclusion at its meeting Monday, Dec. 7.

In seven days, the Oregon Health Authority reported 248 new cases linked to the 97303 zip code.

The Keizer Fire District will still help Santa deliver candy canes, but pandemic precautions will mean the community will have to come to them.

New data from the payroll protection loan program initiated in response to the coronavirus pandemic shows just how much Keizer businesses benefitted from the federal aid. A full list of recipients at the bottom of the story.

After gaining interest from Corban, Southern Oregon and Linfield, McNary third baseman Kate Ronning ultimately decided on committing to play softball at Western Oregon University next season.

The OSAA executive board elected to push back the beginning of the sports season until March. However, OSAA will still offer three separate, six-week seasons, along with an extra “culminating week” which will allow teams an option for postseason competition.

In October, McNary choir teacher Josh Rist formed a choir club that involved students making their own Soundtrap projects online and sharing them with their classmates.

There is no date nor location set yet, but the organizers are seeking contributions to give the Class of 2021 a memorable experience. Financial donations are currently being accepted and can be mailed to: McNary Graduation Party-Celtic Celebration, P.O. Box 21114, Keizer, OR 97307-11114.

Keizertimes publisher Lyndon Zaitz encourages readers to shop local and support small businesses as we enter the final stage of holiday shopping.

Holiday meals often feature many of Oregon's agricultural exports, Barb Iverson is the president of the Oregon Farm Bureau and wrote the the paper to encourage Oregonians to celebrate the agricultural workers who picked the food we enjoy.

The Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington will be hosting virtual events throughout the winter to promote wellness, creativity and silliness. For details, visit www.girlscoutsosw.org/

Teri Schlichenmeyer lives in Wisconsin and frequently reviews books for the Keizertimes and other publications.

The Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon State University (OSU) are partnering to provide free KN95 masks to farmworkers, farmers, ranchers, fishers, food processors and farm labor contractors to protect Oregon’s food and fiber workers. See article for details on how and where to pick up a mask.