Laura Hammack works the front desk of Simonka Place on Jan. 28 as part of the New Life Fellowship program (KEIZERTIMES/Joey Cappelletti). It wasn’t Laura Hammack’s first time in the hospital. A decades-long drinking problem had resulted in four hospital scares in the past. But…
Laura Blackwell and Michael Winder star in Keizer Homegrown Theater’s production of Constellations (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). Two lives. One love. Limitless possibilities. With the popularity of stories about the multiverse increasing in pop culture (such as Spider-Man: No Way Home), the latest offering from Keizer Homegrown…
You’d need that pin to get in. Put it on your chest and you’d get access to an exclusive club. The pin tells the world what you did, that you were elite, that you acted with honor. If you earned the pin, you’d wear it with pride. In “Immortal Valor” by Robert Child, it’s a beribboned thing that you’d definitely deserved. Almost since…
One of the most popular art exhibits of the year is opening in February at Keizer Art Association’s Enid Joy Mount Gallery at the Keizer Cultural Center. The McNary High School Art Show opens on Thursday, Feb. 3 and runs through March 1. Entries in…
A rendering of the proposed Siletz casino in Salem near I-5. Officials with the city of Salem and Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde want more time to review plans for a proposed tribal casino in north Salem as the Siletz tribe seeks federal approval for…
Brian Butler (left) and Neftali Romero snap a photo with Chedderman. Chedderman, a 2-year-old cat from Salem Friends of Felines, was recently found after running away on January 9th. He ran away in the parking lot of the shelter soon after being adopted by Brian…
Jim Taylor (middle) surrounded by friends and family after receiving the honor of Keizer First Citizen (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). As a local resident for more than 50 years, Jim Taylor has spent much of his life serving the Keizer community. On Saturday, Jan. 22, the…
Crews from Rich Duncan Construction are in the infancy stages of building the Willamette Valley’s first Chick-fil-A (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). After months of speculation, the process of building the Willamette Valley’s first Chick-fil-A has finally begun. Last week, crews from Rich Duncan Construction broke ground on…
Chemeketa Community College has been awarded $57,416 in Veterans Resource Center (VRC) grant funding from the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs (ODVA). The Chemeketa Community College Veterans Resource Center provides recruitment, retention and career connection support for student veterans. The center on the Salem campus…