Keizer Rapids Park In 2008, one acre of parkland existed in Keizer for every 1,000 residents. The 10 city parks totaled only 41 acres for the nearly 35,000 residents in the city. That same year, Keizer’s Parks Department updated their parks master plan for the…
La Luz de Valle pastor Jose Dominguez will be the Grand Marshal for the Keizer Holiday of Lights Parade next month (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). Jose Dominguez has been a stalwart in Keizer for many years. The pastor of La Luz del Valle Church, off River Rd.…
(KLL Park) At their meeting on Monday, Nov. 15, the Keizer City Council unanimously agreed to grant the management of Keizer Little League to For the Love of the Game, a nonprofit run by Mavericks League owners Jerry and Lisa Walker, plus their son, Mickey.…
Beginning this month, Marion County’s recovery from the 2020 wildfires will enter a new phase with the assessment and removal of wildfire-damaged trees along Marion County roads and rights-of-way. Tree removal will be performed by K&E Excavating, headquartered in Salem, under a contract with the…
Name: Dolly Age: 5 History: Dolly is a domestic short hair Siamese mix. She is friendly but alert. Preferred home: This cat does best in a quiet home with no other pets. Older children are okay.
The Santiam Canyon fires in 2020 destroyed more that 400,00 acres. A team from World Renew is scheduled to visit Santiam Canyon over the next few weeks to conduct community-wide surveys to find the disaster related needs of Santiam Canyon residents who were impacted by the…
Empty Bowls, the Willamette Art Center’s annual fundraising sale benefitting Marion-Polk Food Share is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 20. The one-day sale will be in Cascade Hall at the Oregon State Fairgrounds, featuring handcrafted pottery, wood turned bowls and wood carved crafts from local artisans.…
The new agriculture complex at Chemeketa additional classroom and lab space. Every summer, Jared Hibbard-Swanson, the farm and garden program manager at Marion-Polk Food Share, helps a few dozen middle and high schoolers farm a six-acre plot in northeast Salem. The Marion-Polk Food Share’s youth…
The United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley’s ninth Annual Pajama Drive began in early November. The drive is an opportunity to support those in need as the winter season approaches. There are more than 40 physical drop-off, including the Keizertimes office at 142 Chemawa Rd. N.…