Category COMMUNITY

Wicked Fun: Halloween Happenings in Keizer & Salem

Keizer Countryside Christian Church 5775 McLeod Lane NE Trunk-or-Treat Sat. Oct. 30. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Tony’s Kingdom of Comics 3856 River Rd N The 13th Annual Horrorween Charity Event and Food Drive Sat. Oct. 30. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. “Trunk-or-Treat in parking…

Turkey Dash returns

Keizer Chamber’s 9th Annual Turkey Dash Pajama Party event is on Thanksgiving, Nov. 25 from 7:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. and all ages are welcome. The run will start at Lowe’s located in Keizer Station. Runners will go through the Gubser neighborhood and meet back at…

Book review: “I’ll Take Your Questions Now”

You’re not using semaphore flags. Nope, what you’re saying is clear and concise, spoken in plain language, enunciated, not rushed. You’re not mumbling, you’re communicating as precisely as possible but as in the new book “I’ll Take Your Questions Now” by Stephanie Grisham, it’s possible, even still, that the message…

Cats of the week

Name: Shelley Age: 1 1/2 History: Rusty is a domestic short hair orange tabby male and Shelley is a black and white domestic short hair female. The two have been together most of their life.  Name: Rusty Age: 2 Preferred home: Rusty has a chronic…

Halloween comes to local farms

Local farms like Bauman Farms (above) and EZ Orchards (below) have begun offering pumpkins and festivities for the Halloween season. The Salem Jeepers Trunk or Treat event will take place on Sunday, Oct. 31 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Hops N Drops…

Boru crowned Miss Oregon

Sofia Boru (right) is congratulated by her mom, Paula Moseley, after winning Miss Oregon 2022 (Submitted). Sofia Boru, a special education assistant at McNary High School, was recently crowned United States of America’s Miss Oregon 2022 or USOA Miss Oregon. Her journey to win this…

Book review: “Gastro Obscura”

You had a sandwich for lunch again today. If you had to estimate, you’ve eaten thousands of those things over the last five years. Chicken sandwiches. Sandwiches with lunch meat. Sandwiches with a burger. Vegetarian sandwiches. Grilled cheese sandwiches, yeah, you could be in a rut. So tomorrow, why not try something different? Read “Gastro Obscura” by Cecily Wong…