“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…]
COMMUNITY
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.
KT on vacation
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…]
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…]