Wes Hare Since officially retiring in 2017, after nearly three decades as a city manager, Wes Hare has taken on a city administration project in Tanzania and was the interim city manager in Toledo, OR in 2019. Now, Hare has a different part-time project that…
The Oregon League of Conservation Voters (OLCV) is seeking entries for its 2021 Environmental Photo Contest. There are three different photo contest categories : Pet adventures—Does your dog love to paddle-board with you? Does your cat ride in your backpack while you hike? Submit cute…
Name: Bubbles Age: 2 History: Bubbles is a black domestic medium hair. She was at the shelter as a kitten but was adopted. Months later, she was found abandoned in a storage house and was brought back to the same shelter once again. Preferred home: This…
The Keizer Community Library (KCL) will hold its Summer Book Sale on Friday, Aug. 6, and Saturday, Aug. 7, at the Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE, Keizer. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. both days. Items for sale will include hardcover and paperback books, audio…
Congressman Kurt Schrader Congressman Kurt Schrader is welcoming the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative recently announced by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. The comprehensive investigation may include Chemawa Indian School in Salem. Native children were forcibly removed from their families by the U.S. government from the…
Countryside Christian Church in Keizer will hold a garage sale in its parking lot from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 24. The sale is hosted by Countryside Men’s Community. A 50/50 raffle will be held with proceeds to benefit community projects. Concessions will…
Texidor Maldonado Carlos O. Texidor Maldonado has joined Bridgeway Recovery Services as the organization’s Director of Behavioral Health. Bridgeway Recovery Services is an integrated health care service provider offering services including mental health counseling, chemical dependency treatment, and primary care. Texidor Maldonado brings over 20…
David Boyce (right) of Aurora is pictured with a 1915 steam tractor at the Great Oregon Steam-Up in 2018 (File). For a half century, a unique playground called Powerland Heritage Park near Brooks has collected and honored the machines that shaped Oregon’s early development. Its…
The McNary culinary team cooked a free meal for the community back in 2019 (File). For the first time in a more than year the Keizer Community Dinner will be an in-person, sit down meal on Wednesday, July 28, from 5 to 7 p.m.…