Olivia Gonzales, 5, took her Keizertimes all the way to Disneyworld in Orlando, Fla. You too can have your photo in the Keizertimes. Simply take your picture to your destination, snap a picture with you and your group holding it, and send the photo along with everyone’s first and last[Read More…]
COMMUNITY
Is being honest all the time only good in theory?
“Would I Lie to You? The Amazing Power of Being Honest in a World That Lies” by Judi Ketteler c.2020, Citadel Press $26.00 / $35.00 Canada 272 pages “How does it look?” Your client just asked that loaded question, and you don’t know what to do. Truth: it looks awful[Read More…]
More curb improvement headed to River Road
Get ready for more delays on River Road in the coming months. The Keizer City Council awarded a contract to R&R General Contracting to bring curb ramps and pedestrian traffic signals into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The work is planned between Claggett Street Northeast and Swingwood Court[Read More…]
Busch honored with regional award
Colleen Busch and Cathy Clark Colleen Busch, the Keizer-area director on the Cherriots board of directors, was recently honored with the Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments Chairs’ Choice Award. Busch was cited by nominator Cathy Clark for her tireless effort to represent the agency as an ambassador, a go-to for[Read More…]
Even without PTSD, re-entry can be rough for vets
Todd Stretar today in his capacity as a Farmers Insurance agent. Keizer resident Todd Stretar has worn many hats in his life– husband, dad and employee, all of which came before he joined the U.S. Navy. “I was married, divorced with kids and all that stuff before the Navy was[Read More…]
Longtime Boucher co-owner retires
Steve Boucher inside Boucher Jewelers, the family store where he worked for 42 years (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). Boucher Jewelers has been a staple of the Keizer community since its birth in 1953, and one of the stalwarts of the company for the last four decades has been Steve Boucher. Boucher, who[Read More…]
Pie title awarded in north Keizer
The bakers with their entries. Ten bakers entered the arena, but it came down to one point and a second round of tasting to crown a champ. Willamette Valley Lutheran Retirement Community residents turned out in droves to watch its first ever baking competition Friday, Feb. 21. Jan Bliss’ strawberry-cream[Read More…]
Eleanor Rose Guzzon
Eleanor Rose Guzzon was born Feb. 17 in Salem to parents Hannah Phipps and Austin Guzzon. Baby Guzzon weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces at birth and measured 19 inches. She joins sibling Kennedy Guzzon. Grandparents are Carol and Dennis Phipps of Keizer; Tami Guzzon of Oceanside, Calif., Andrew Guzzon of[Read More…]
Former Celt coach, alum dust off dancing shoes
A former McNary High School coach and a McNary graduate will take part in Dancing with the Salem Star on Saturday, March 14. Isaac Parker, the former Celtic football coach and current head coach of the Willamette University football program, and Conrad Venti, a McNary graduate and owner of Venti’s[Read More…]
KT ON VACATION
Tony and Leah Stevens recently took their Keizertimes to Ixtapa Zihuatanejo in Mexico. 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 first and last names[Read More…]