Amirah and Craydon Holt assisted with a recent opening at the Keizer Community Food Bank. Despite their theological differences, five Keizer churches work together every week to make sure that the members of our community get the help they need. The man bringing all of that chaos into order is[Read More…]
Author: Lauren Murphy
City official: Human toll on creek cumulative but restorable
Keizer has seen substantial development come its way over the last two decades. Unfortunately, the growth of the city has taken a toll on the local environment. “Keizer does not have a riparian protection ordinance and so development, removal of stream-side trees and shrubs, landscaping practices that involve the use[Read More…]
Cars for cash
This electric green Mustang had a special surprise under the hood. On Saturday, Aug. 17, the Capitol Area Mustang Club (CAMC) hosted the 10th annual Keizer Car Show at Whiteaker Middle School. There were 90 registered vehicles in attendance. In previous years, the show was hosted at Skyline’s Keizer Ford, but[Read More…]
New student IDs include mental health resources
In light of the growing mental health problem public schools are facing, Salem-Keizer Public Schools have printed mental health hotline numbers on the back of all high school and middle school ID’s. This is part of their plan to support students mental health. “This is in addition to adding an[Read More…]
Colored pencil workshop coming to Keizer Art in Sept.
Keizer Art Association (KAA) is partnering with SOAR for a colored pencil workshop at the Keizer Cultural Center, 980 Chemawa Rd NE, Keizer. The Radiant Swan on White Paper workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 14 and 15, with an hour[Read More…]
Keizer teen searches for control of her life at Taylor’s House
KEIZERTIMES/File art Mintch is a lot of things: a free spirit, loyal, and an another homeless youth staying at Taylor’s House, Salem’s youth shelter. The Keizertimes spoke with her as part of our continuing series on youth homelessness. Like many in her shoes, Mintch has transitioned through many types of[Read More…]
Youth Homelessness: Cultural differences put additional pressure on one teen despite outstanding achievement
Giancarlo is not an average high school graduate. He is going to University of Oxford this fall on a full scholarship and he’s currently homeless. “I’ve come here (to the shelter) because my parents kicked me out as soon as I turned 18,” he said. Giancarlo is one of a[Read More…]
Youth homelessness: ‘I feel like no one really cares, I feel like it should be a bigger deal’
At the end of her junior year, Kristél Thornton was stressed; unlike her peers who were worried about finals and summer plans, Thornton was worried about where she was going to live during her senior year of high school. Thornton was born in Colorado and lived there with her grandparents[Read More…]
Betting it all on his BBQ
Despite growing up in Oregon, a state not exactly known for its smoked meats, Keizer resident Troy Campbell is no stranger to barbecue. His grandparents owned and operated a restaurant in Portland called Campbell’s BBQ for almost 20 years; they taught their children and grandchildren the family recipes. “Barbecue, barbecue[Read More…]
Student ministry spends week in Mexico
After 20 hours of driving, two border check points and what felt like a thousand bathroom breaks, we finally made it. The Overflow Student Ministries short-term mission team was in Mexico’s San Quintín, Baja California. Our hosts, Mike Fink and his family, the founders of Go Missions to Mexico, welcomed[Read More…]