The final three performances of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man are scheduled for Friday, Sept. 9 through Sunday, Sept. 11. Keizer Homegrown Theatre’s production is being staged in the Ken Collins Theatre at McNary High School. The community-wide musical features many Keizer residents including Mayor Cathy Clark. The final shows[Read More…]
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Kennedy Neighbor Family Council holds first event
The Kennedy Neighborhood Council held its first event on Saturday, Aug. 20, at the Church on the Hill, near Kennedy School. The Council was formed in July with the mission of informing Kennedy School parents, families and neighbors that a dedicated group care about them and want to see them[Read More…]
Keizer woman celebrates 104th
Irene Jone’s earliest memory is attending an Indian school near Porterville, Calif., sometime before the age of four. A hundred years later, she celebrated her 104th birthday with family and friends. She was born in Atwell, Texas on Aug. 16, 1918. The family moved to California when she 1 year[Read More…]
“The Music Man” opens on Sept. 2 for six shows
The Wells Fargo wagon is coming and it is bringing instruments to the kids in the town of River City, Iowa. The trombones, trumpets, clarinets and piccolos are part of conman Harold Hill’s plot to fleece the good people of 1912 Iowa and leave, but he falls in love with[Read More…]
Oregon State Fair will finish summer
Summer’s Big Finish, the 2022 Oregon State Fair will open on Friday, Aug. 26 and run through Labor Day, Sept. 5. The eleven-day event will include the elements fair-goers expect including livestock, horse shows, 4-H competitions and creative living competitions that range from agriculture to STEM. The Gerry Frank Memorial[Read More…]
KeizerFEST tent goes up
A crew from All Star Tent and Party Rentals erected the tent for KeizerFEST 2022 at Keizer Rapids Park on Thursday, Aug. 4.
UPDATED: Salem excessive heat warning in effect through Thursday
Salem won’t break any records this week, but the area may see triple-digit temperatures as a heat wave blankets much of the Pacific Northwest.
The National Weather Service in Portland has issued an excessive heat warning covering Salem north to the Portland area, including most of Polk and much of Marion County. The warning begins at noon Monday and lasts through 9 p.m. Thursday.
