Team Rubicon volunteers greet Afghan refugees at PDX. Team Rubicon is a nonprofit organization that focuses on providing relief to communities affected by disasters. The organization, founded in 2010 by military veterans, helps with debris management, home repair, emergency medicine,…
Art Club members paint a mural in the McNary High School cafeteria. At the beginning of the year, McNary High School switched to having clubs during school hours instead of having them after school. The clubs are either 6, 9…
At the start of December, Jeannie White, a resident in Keizer, set up a small station for members in the community to share their gratitude. The station included a bucket full of pens and foam snowflakes for people to write…
Brian Butler (left) and Neftali Romero snap a photo with Chedderman. Chedderman, a 2-year-old cat from Salem Friends of Felines, was recently found after running away on January 9th. He ran away in the parking lot of the shelter soon…
The Newstone family was given a brand new deck thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Rick’s Custom Fencing & Decking. A project that should’ve only taken one month, ended up taking six. However, the wait ended up being worth it…
Friends of Trees There are multiple ways for people to volunteer in their community and get involved in fixing environmental issues. One option is through Friends of Trees. Friends of Trees is an organization that plants trees and shrubs…
Carson Clews, owner of ATA Martial Arts in Keizer, has been teaching classes at the facility for more than five years. Despite popular belief, martial arts is a lot more than just punching wood boards and learning to do cool…
McNary High School recently welcomed Kim Conolly, the new College and Career Center counselor, to their staff. Conolly started on Sept. 7, the same day that the freshmen began school. She admitted that it was a little overwhelming but also…