Category COMMUNITY

New Keizer Village restaurant coming later this month

Bubba’s Pub and Lotto The Keizer City Council approved the liquor license of a new bar/restaurant called Bubba’s Pub and Lotto at a meeting at city hall on Monday, Aug. 2.  The pub will be located in Keizer Village (3860 River Road N Suite 3860-A),…

Parade takes center stage at KeizerFEST

The McNary honor society rides in a float in the 2019 KeizerFEST parade (File). The Valley Credit Service KeizerFEST parade will be hitting the streets on Saturday, Aug. 7 at 10:30 a.m.  The parade will travel south on River Road from Lockhaven to Glynbrook St.…

Cat of the Week

Name: Owen Age: 3 History: Owen is a black domestic short hair. He was adopted awhile ago with his brother Peaches. However, Owen and Peaches did not get along so they were returned to the shelter. Preferred home: This cat is very playful and vocal. He…

Book review: “Breathing Fire”

Your oversized plastic tote is all packed. You don’t want to think about it, but if you have to bug out, you can. A backup laptop, extra dog bowls, every irreplaceable document, it’s all there, ready to slide into the car. You can never be too careful when it’s…

City seeking feedback for Wheatland Corridor plan

The city of Keizer is looking for feedback for their second virtual open house for the Wheatland Rd. Multimodal Corridor Plan. The city asks that locals provide input on the three conceptual designs and decide which one they prefer.  Comments can be submitted on Keizer.org…

Whiteaker welcomes new sixth-grade class

Whiteaker sixth graders are welcomed into the school. From July 27-30, Whiteaker Middle School held a welcome week for incoming sixth graders, where they learned the ropes of middle school and played a series of fun games. Photos by Brooklyn Flint. A group of students…

Reunion held for ’01 class

The McNary High School class of 2001 will hold its 20th reunion on Saturday, Aug. 14. A family-style picnic is planned at Salem’s Riverfront Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. At 6 p.m. an adults-only dinner will be held at Fork Forty in downtown…

Great Oregon Steam-Up returns to Heritage Park

Photo by Brooklyn Flint After a one-year hiatus, the Great Oregon Steam-Up made its grand return to Power Heritage Park in Brooks.  The event features unique steam tractors, gas tractors, railroads, motorcycles, trolleys and lumber machinery. The final weekend of the event is July 31-Aug. 1…

Camp program stimulates creativity in students

Cadence Crowder begins working on a film project. Creativity comes and goes all the time, but a summer camp program was able to ignite some of the imagination back into campers for weeks, one clip at a time. The Stop Motion Film Animation class at…

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