Child sex trafficking has been thrust into the spot light with #SaveOurChildren, but awareness started long before the hashtag was trending. Organizations work with survivors, spread awareness and information on where to get help and some even execute rescue missions to get people out of the trafficking industry. The Center[Read More…]
COMMUNITY
McNary grad debuts Salem LEGO shop
McNary High School grad Alex deMeurers surrounded by the wares of his new south Salem store, Brick in the Wall (Submitted). Similar to what many people throughout the country have experienced this year, Alex deMeurers’s felt the pain of being laid off from his job in June due to the[Read More…]
BOOK REVIEW “My Own Words” by Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Mary Hartnett and Wendy W. Williams
“My Own Words” by Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Mary Hartnett and Wendy W. Williams c.2016, Simon & Schuster $30.00 / $39.99 Canada 374 pages Please and Thank You. Those were The Magic Words you learned at your mother’s knee, the ones that opened doors and gained favors. That was also[Read More…]
What and where to donate for Oregon fire evacuees
United Way is collecting all donations for fire evacuees at 1330 Front Street N.E. in Salem. These were the most urgent needs at press time: Masks, durable work gloves, denture brush and cleaning tablets, reading glasses, pumps for mattresses, camp chairs, flashlights, batteries, bleach wipes, cleaning supplies, disinfecting spray, dishwashing sponges,[Read More…]
Man bitten, Tasered after ramming KPD patrol car
Eric Ratliff A 37-year-old Keizer man allegedly rammed a police vehicle while attempting to evade a traffic stop for suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants. The man was bitten twice by a K-9 officer and shot with a Taser before officers were able to subdue and arrest him. [Read More…]
City council agenda September 21
AGENDA Keizer City Council Regular Session Monday, September 21, 2020, 7 p.m., Robert L. Simon Council Chambers 930 Chemawa Road NE, Keizer, Oregon 97303 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Flag Salute 4. Special Orders of Business 5. Committee Reports 6. Public Testimony This time is provided for[Read More…]
Former Celt filling old coach’s shoes
Grant Kessel When Grant Kessel was a freshman at McNary High School, he wrote down that one of his future goals was to be a physical education teacher in Keizer. Fifteen years later, that goal has become a reality. Kessel, who has been a P.E. teacher at Houck Middle School[Read More…]
Book Review: “The Invention of Sound” by Chuck Palahniuk
“The Invention of Sound” by Chuck Palahniuk c.2020, Grand Central $27.00 / $34.00 Canada 240 pages The sound of a neighbor’s law mower at seven on a Saturday morning. The screech your car door makes as it scuffs against the side of the garage. The smoke alarm’s dying batteries at[Read More…]
Gearing up
Hersch Sangster fits a visitor with a helmet. A group of local cycling enthusiasts, sponsored by Cherriots Trip Share, NW Hub and Keizer United, put together a bike repair event at Keizer Church of Christ Friday, Sept. 4. Bentley Nicholoson-Nelson and Emily Loberg, of NW Hub, tune up some wheels.
KT on staycation
Dennis and Theresa Spencer celebrated their 51st anniversary August 30 at home in backyard having a barbecue. You too can have your photo in the Keizertimes. Simply take the paper to your destination, snap a picture with you and your group holding it, and send the photo along with everyone’s[Read More…]