Ever since I received my first gaming system, a lime green Gameboy Color, and chose Squirtle as my starter companion in Pokémon Red Version, I have had a passion for video games. Despite this, I have never been great at them; I am one of those…
Keizer Art Association’s virtual show in October is Colors of Autumn. The association’s website will feature beautiful colors of the fall season. Entries of any medium depicting the colors of autumn may be entered. Children ages 4 – 14 are encouraged to enter this show. Entries may…
Child sex trafficking has been thrust into the spot light with #SaveOurChildren, but awareness started long before the hashtag was trending. Organizations work with survivors, spread awareness and information on where to get help and some even execute rescue missions to get people out of…
McNary High School grad Alex deMeurers surrounded by the wares of his new south Salem store, Brick in the Wall (Submitted). Similar to what many people throughout the country have experienced this year, Alex deMeurers’s felt the pain of being laid off from his job…
“My Own Words” by Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Mary Hartnett and Wendy W. Williams c.2016, Simon & Schuster $30.00 / $39.99 Canada 374 pages Please and Thank You. Those were The Magic Words you learned at your mother’s knee, the ones that opened doors and…
United Way is collecting all donations for fire evacuees at 1330 Front Street N.E. in Salem. These were the most urgent needs at press time: Masks, durable work gloves, denture brush and cleaning tablets, reading glasses, pumps for mattresses, camp chairs, flashlights, batteries, bleach wipes,…
Eric Ratliff A 37-year-old Keizer man allegedly rammed a police vehicle while attempting to evade a traffic stop for suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants. The man was bitten twice by a K-9 officer and shot with a Taser before officers were able…
AGENDA Keizer City Council Regular Session Monday, September 21, 2020, 7 p.m., Robert L. Simon Council Chambers 930 Chemawa Road NE, Keizer, Oregon 97303 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Flag Salute 4. Special Orders of Business 5. Committee Reports 6. Public Testimony…
Grant Kessel When Grant Kessel was a freshman at McNary High School, he wrote down that one of his future goals was to be a physical education teacher in Keizer. Fifteen years later, that goal has become a reality. Kessel, who has been a P.E.…