Keizer goes to national civics bee

Keizerite Thomas Morgan won the inaugural Oregon Civics Bee on Thursday, May 30, at Hudson Hall at Willamette University.

Keizerite Thomas Morgan won the inaugural Oregon Civics Bee on Thursday, May 30, at Hudson Hall at Willamette University.

Dr. Sandeep Jauhar of Salem Health Hospital is conducting a tour around Oregon to highlight his most recent book, My Father’s Brain–Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer’s.

The McNary Business Management group and Career Technical Education (CTE) partnered up with Willamette Valley Bank and the McNary Golf club to bring the first golf tournament of the season on Monday, June 3, located at the McNary Golf club.The tournament was held in order to raise money for McNary CTE programs.

With the warm weather here, many Keizerites are planning on going outside and enjoying one of the many parks in the area, however, be sure to carouse with caution at River Road Park due to the copious amounts of poison hemlock there.

Former McNary High School student and swim team member Cameron Peters was recently promoted to petty officer second class while at sea.

In partnership with Chemeketa Community College’s Safe Haven group, Caliente XL productions, owned by Richard Arias Jr. (whose stage name is RiRi Caliente), put on an all-ages drag performance for the second year in a row on Friday, May 31, at Chemeketa College.

The annual Beacon awards, sponsored by the Salem Keizer High School Sports Booster Club, are coming on Thursday, July 13, at a ceremony held at the Elsinore Theater, in downtown Salem.

Something new is coming to Keizer.
The Keizer Art Association (KAA) is hosting its first ever Riverwalk Art Fair for all Oregonian artists on the weekend of August 9 - 11, located at Keizer Rapids Park on Chemawa Road N.

Concerts in the park are back.

A nearly full council met on Monday, June 3, to finalize the 2024-35 fiscal budget, renew summer concerts in Keizer and discuss a series of proposed rate increases for waste removal.