Friday, August 23 Morning Star Community Church is hosting a free movie of Ralph Breaks the Internet at 7 p.m. Guests can come early for face painting, music, and ice cream. Bring blankets and chairs. mstar.church/events/family-movie-night/ Friday, August 23 – Monday, September 2 The Oregon State Fair. Tickets are $6-$8.[Read More…]
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What to say to kids & teens when TRAGEDY STRIKES
KEIZERTIMES/Andrew Jackson Children trust parents and other adults to keep them safe, but it can be difficult to maintain that trust when the world can turn deadly in an instant. As a parent, I ran into this two weeks ago. After my teenage kid came in to tell me they[Read More…]
Roaring fun at VBS
Countryside Christian Church hosted its annual Vacation Bible School the second week of August. Participants’ activities revolved around the theme, Life is Wild – God is Good. Students dump water on each other in a modified duck-duck-goose. Annaleena and Drake go for a spin. Kinsley gives a hula hoop a[Read More…]
Calendar for August 16, 2019
Saturday, August 17 Free Summer Concert Series presents Syco Billy’s String Band. Keizer Rotary Amphitheatre at Keizer Rapids Park. Concert starts at 6:30 p.m. No outside food or beverage. No pets allowed in amphitheatre. Fish Fest NW 2019 presented by 104.1 The Fish starting at noon. General admission is $29[Read More…]
Young Keizer fiddler storms annual contest
Ai Nguyen (left) practices with a guitarist before performing at the Willamette Valley Fiddling Contest on Friday, Aug. 2 (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). Eight-year-old Ai Nguyen hasn’t been playing the fiddle for very long. She only picked up the instrument six months ago when her violin instructor, Martha Hughes, encouraged her to[Read More…]
Holocaust survivor speaks at Willamette U.
Jona Laks, a Jewish Holocaust survivor will speak at Willamette University on Monday, Aug. 12. Laks was subject to human experimentation by Josef Mengele at the Auschwitz concentration camp. She and her sister Miriam were moved to the camp after Mengele realized they were twins. They were both experimented on until[Read More…]
Calendar for August 9, 2019
Through Saturday, August 17 Jest a Second! at the Pentacle Theatre. This comedy is suitable for teenage and older audiences who can handle its adult themes. The show is at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Visit pentacletheatre.org for more details. Friday, August 9 Jesus[Read More…]
Help shape future of KeizerFEST
Keizer Chamber is hosting a community conversation discussing KeizerFEST on Wednesday, August 14. The discussion will run from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Keizer Community Civic Center. Attendees will join the KeizerFEST Co-Chairs and Committee members for an open dialogue regarding Keizer’s longest standing community festival. Those who attend[Read More…]
Discount fair tickets on sale
Adult admission tickets for the Oregon State fair are currently on sale for $5 instead of the regular gate admission price of $8, at Safeway, 4990 River Rd N. Carnival ride wristbands will also be on sale for $37.50 versus the normal fair-time price of $50. The offers are only[Read More…]
Drop off school supplies at newspaper’s office
The Salem-Keizer Education Foundation (SKEF) is collecting school supplies to stock the School Supply Depot to assure every student has the basic tools they need to succeed in class. The Keizertimes office at 142 Chemawa Road N. is a drop off site. The School Supply Depot is a resource open[Read More…]