
Cat of the Week
Name: Thor Age: 3 History: Thor is a domestic short-hair gray tabby. Preferred home: He does well with cats, kids of all ages, and calm dogs. Thor is very affectionate and quiet.
Name: Thor Age: 3 History: Thor is a domestic short-hair gray tabby. Preferred home: He does well with cats, kids of all ages, and calm dogs. Thor is very affectionate and quiet.
There are sports out there for every age, gender and level of experience. Oregon Adaptive Sports (OAS) is a nonprofit organization that focuses on making sports also accessible for people with disabilities. Leah Persichilli, the program director of OAS, started out as a volunteer for…
Chemeketa Chemeketa Community College has been awarded a $199,994 grant from the National Science Foundation to increase participation and success of underrepresented students in STEM (Science, technology, engineering, mathematics). With support from the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI Program), the two-year project will combine…
Patrons line up at the service desk. Fifteen months after COVID-19 forced the closure of the Keizer Cultural Center, one of its tenants, the Keizer Community Library, reopened last week with a ribbon cutting held on Saturday, Sept. 18 at the entrance of the center.…
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Arturo Gloria, Olga Gloria, Rev. Jose Dominguez, Irma Dash, Aurora Cedillo, Councilor Roland Herrera and Mayor Cathy Clark pose for a photo during a Keizer City Council meeting on Monday, Sept. 20 (KEIZERTIMES/Joey Cappelletti). Arturo and Olga Gloria, and the entire…
The Keizertimes won a total of 29 awards in two Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association contests announced via a virtual presentation on Sept 9. In the Better Newspaper Contest for journalism, the Keizertimes won one first place award, six second place awards and seven third place…
Michele Roland-Schwartz (from left), Beth Melendy and Kim Steen dedicate the Story Poles at Keizer Civic Plaza on Saturday, Sept. 18. A six year project came to fruition on Saturday, Sept. 18, when two carved story poles in were officially dedicated in Keizer Civic Plaza.…
Chuck Lee Whether it was becoming the president of Blanchet Catholic School, serving on Keizer City Council or helping create the Career and Technical Education Center (CTEC) in Salem, Charles (Chuck) Lee always made his presence felt in the Keizer-Salem community. “Chuck was seamless. He…
Capital City Disc Golf President Daniel Schoonover is spearheading a project to bring improvements to the disc golf course at Keizer Rapids Park.(KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). Since its inception in 2009, the disc golf course at Keizer Rapids Park has been considered a crown jewel by those…