Category EVENTS

Scouts to raise funds by recycling Christmas trees

Scouts with Keizer Troop 121 will hold their annual Christmas tree recycling fund raiser this weekend, Jan. 4-5, at Willamette Valley Bank at 5140 River Road. The public can drop their ornament/tinsel-free trees between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. all four days. Flocked trees will…

Sam is the man leading the way

By DEE MOORE for the KeizertimesLike George Bailey in the movie It’s a Wonderful Life, Sam Goesch has spent his life working to make Keizer a wonderful town. For his dedication to the town he calls home, Goesch will be the Grand Marshal of this…

Holiday Lights parade to sparkle on Saturday

By LYNDON ZAITZ of the KeizertimesThe Keizer Holiday Lights Parade returns on Saturday, Dec. 14.  The parade starts at 7  p.m. at River Road North and Lockhaven Drive, and continue south to Glynbrook Street. The parade will glow with the lights of floats, the sounds…

OH! Christmas tree!

12-06-24 Keizertimes PGS A08-09.indd About 700 people braved a chilly evening on Tuesday, Dec. 3, as Santa Claus and two helpers flipped a switch and lit up Keizer’s Christmas tree at Walery Plaza. Arriving courtesy of the Keizer Fire District, Santa was interviewed for a…

Keizer goes big with Forefather T.D. Keizur

By TAMMY WILDThe statue of Thomas Dove Keizur mounted on his Morgan horse has stood since 2010 outside of the Keizer Civic Center, now the city has two new memorials to mark his history.  On Friday, November 15, an evening event celebrating our town’s namesake…