Dago Benavidez Dago Benavidez has always been passionate about his artwork. The 67-year old, who graduated from McNary in 1973, has a variety of his unique paintings all over his home — with several more in his garage.  Benavidez has some of his award-winning paintings…

Even though the pandemic slammed on the brakes for most of our usual activities and gathering, the wheels at the Rotary Club of Keizer kept on rolling. “When there are challenges, there are opportunities to be involved. For better or worse, we’ve had many opportunities…

The Willamette Humane Society (WHS) launched a T-shirt design contest for the group’s annual WillaMutt Strut, which will be virtual on June 6.  Between now and May 5, artists can create a design and submit it to the WHS team at [email protected] with the subject…

During the past year, a community garden in southeast Keizer has gone largely unused at Salem Mennonite Church. A group of Keizer residents will begin restoring to its pre-pandemic state on Saturday, April 17, and they are inviting other members of the community to pitch…

Name: Poppa Blue Age: 1½ History: Stray cat brought in March. He is a domestic short hair lynx point. Preferred home: Very loving and affectionate cat but doesn’t do well with other pets.

Members of the Keizer City Council delayed adoption of its bi-yearly short and long-term goals at a meeting Monday, April 5. Between adding an additional short-term goal of recruiting and hiring a new city manager, there was some consternation as to whether the council should…