Category COMMUNITY

Spreading the word – via T-shirt

Debra Flowers had custom T-shirts made announcing her proud stance on COVID-19 vaccination and is hoping to get more supporters on board. ” The shirt gets a lot of positive response,” she said. Debra Flowers just wants to help the world smile again. She hopes…

Curtains fall on KHT’s Shakespeare Abridged

It’s the final weekend to catch Keizer Homegrown Theatre’s production of The Complete Works of Williams Shakespeare (Abridged).  The final shows are Friday, July 16, and Saturday, July 17, at 7 p.m. each night.  Tickets are $15 but admission is free with a presented Oregon…

Patience will restore sun-fried plants

A sunburned schefflera struggles in the wake of a scorching four-day heat wave. A record-breaking heat wave left plants, shrubs and trees throughout the Pacific Northwest burned out and devastated.  There’s no denying the damage is severe, said Heather Stoven, OSU Extension horticulturist. Some plants…

Plant sale supports parks conservancy

The Mission Street Parks Conservancy’s annual plant sale returns to Bush’s Pasture Park in Salem this weekend.  The sale runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days on Friday, July 16, and Saturday, July 17. In addition to plants of all varieties grown at…

Cat of the Week

Name: Vision Age: 3 History: Vision is a domestic medium hair Ragdoll. He was adopted in 2018 but was then returned back to the shelter. Preferred home: This cat does best in a home with no other animals or children. He is very active and playful.

Something Forgotten

Jim Taylor Always prepare for a camping or fishing trip early. That’s my mantra, seldom followed. A couple of weeks ago my friend Tom and I took a road trip to fly fish upper Klamath Lake. I had gotten new tires for my drift boat…

Summer camps booked solid, build community

community events Salem-Keizer Public Schools are hosting nearly 200 camp sessions this summer, and it still wasn’t enough to meet the interest of students and families. “I am still getting calls every day to see if we can squeeze more kids in, but we are…

Chalking it up

An unknown artist left an epic chalk pattern on the road near the intersection of 4th and Kestrel last week. The design nearly spanned the two-lane street and measured more than 20 feet wide.

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