Clear Lake United Methodist is located in north Keizer on Wheatland Road North. The United Methodists believe in what founder John Wesley called, “practical divinity.” They have an emphasis on Christian living and putting faith and love into action. They are a global denomination with s mission to “make disciples[Read More…]
COMMUNITY
Wolverines give back
Diners Neil and Veronica Heilpern. Whiteaker Middle School students helped serve meals at the monthly Keizer Community Dinner held Feb. 26. Whiteaker Middle School students Harrison Schimt, Pawat Potisuk, Josie Kelly, Emilie Vu Magee and Elijah Coenden.
Digging in at Civic Center
Mark Caillier delivers marching orders. Members of the community pitched in to help clean up the Keizer Civic Center Saturday, March 14. Nathan Farris (left) and Ammon Farris. City Manager Chris Eppley reports for duty.
The Presidential Fringe: Questing and Jesting for the Oval Office
“The Presidential Fringe: Questing and Jesting for the Oval Office” by Mark Stein c.2020, Potomac Books $29.95 / $44.95 Canada 264 pages A year from now, the circus will be over. All the phone calls at dinnertime, the incessant ads, the name-calling and campaigning and political wrangling, it’ll all be[Read More…]
Keizer author reads, signs
Keizer author G.I. Wilson will be holding a reading from his book Bear Crushes Dad, a compilation of humor stories, on Wednesday, March 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the Keizer Community Library, 980 Chemawa Rd. N.E. Admission is free but donations to support the Keizer Community Library are appreciated.
Dutch Bros. gives back
On Friday, Feb. 14, Dutch Bros Coffee and its customers raised $483,346 for local nonprofits fighting hunger, which translates to a record 1,450,038 meals served across the seven states where Dutch Bros operates. “This issue touches all of us and we are so thankful to our employees, customers and local[Read More…]
Book sale March 27-28
The Keizer Community Library has added a book sale to the spring schedule. The sale is scheduled for Friday, March 27, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, March 28, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Rd. NE. Prices are 50¢ for paperback books,[Read More…]
‘Friendly and casual’ at Dayspring
Dayspring Fellowship was established in the early 1990’s. They have a history of being active in the community and partnering with schools and churches to show Christ’s love for others. Chris Voigt, the lead pastor at Dayspring Fellowship, summed up their beliefs as “Jesus plus nothing.” Meaning that belief in[Read More…]
Retirement crimp hiring abilities
Possible increases to the police fee became one of the most discussed aspects of the coming city budget cycle, but it was far from the only news out of a meeting of the Keizer Long-Range Planning Committee on Monday, March 9. Overall, it was a mixed bag of status quo[Read More…]
Grange history on display
Susan Noah, master of the Oregon State Grange visited the Keizer Heritage Museum to view its exhibit on the Grange, especially the Keizer Grange, which is currently inactive.