The Latin Business Alliance (LBA) in partnership with the Energy Trust of Oregon and the City of Keizer hosted the annual Expo Negocio (Business Expo) event at the Keizer Civic Center on Thursday, Nov. 9. The event was designed to strengthen the community by providing educational opportunities to both Latino[Read More…]
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City Council Meeting Agenda
Keizer City Council meets on Monday, Feb. 6th at 7 p.m. in regular session. The following options are available if you wish to view or participate in the meeting: AGENDA KEIZER CITY COUNCIL REGULAR SESSION Monday, February 6, 2023 7:00 p.m. Robert L. Simon Council Chambers Keizer, Oregon 1. CALL[Read More…]
Keizer’s First Citizen Awards
Keizer Awarded four outstanding individuals on Saturday, January 21st, for accomplishments and overachievement through their display of Pride, Spirit, and Volunteerism over the course of the 2022 year. Marsha Stallings awarded First Citizen 2022. Lyndon Zaitz awarded Merchant of the Year 2022. Erik Jesperson awarded Service to Education 2022. Tim[Read More…]
KCC, KHT receive grants from MCDC
The Keizer Cultural Center and Keizer Homegrown Theatre (KHT) were recipients of financial grants from the Marion Cultural Development Corporation (MCDC) at a reception on Tuesday, Jan. 10, at Salem’s Mission Mill.
New business offers seasoned therapy
By LYNDON ZAITZ Of the Keizertimes We are told to limit our salt intake in our diet. However, there is a halotherapy utilizing salt that is said to be beneficial. The modern history of halotherapy dates to 1843, when a Polish physician promoted the idea of salt treatment after noticing[Read More…]
Oregon Humane Society to stop accepting stray cats in Marion County
This article was updated Wednesday, Nov. 16 after Marion County provided more detail about the proposed memorandum. The Oregon Humane Society’s Salem campus will no longer accept stray cats from Marion County starting Tuesday, removing a major home for wayward felines as rescuers say the region faces a cat overpopulation crisis.[Read More…]
City grant will not expand to include food trucks
If you were one of the people who recently approached the city about using grant funds to help start up your own food truck business, prepare to be disappointed. Keizer City Council voted Sept. 19 not to amend the city’s Community Prosperity Grant qualifications to allow applications for food truck[Read More…]
The REC adds BBQ joint ready to rock your tastebuds on two fronts
Town & Country Smokehouse, located on the south side of The Rec is serving up Western-style BBQ alongside island-style smoked meats. Pictured above: Jake Freeman with chefs Eric Kama and Jimmy Brundage. Town & Country Smokehouse opened its doors on April 1 with welcoming arms and smoked foods. The business[Read More…]
From household items to custom furniture, Nighthawk offers edge up
Miles Christy runs Nighthawk Woodworking out of his home in south Keizer. BELOW: Some of the smaller items Christy creates when between custom furniture orders. Computer programming just wasn’t cutting it for Miles Christy. So, he turned to woodworking. “When I was younger, my grandfather was a carpenter and I[Read More…]
Keizer insurance agency sponsors scavenger hunt
Saddle up puzzle masters, it is time for a scavenger hunt. The event will be on Friday, May 7 and Saturday, May 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Anyone is free to join but there must be someone 18 or older in the party to enter a raffle for[Read More…]