Category COMMUNITY

95th birthday

Family and friends of Paul Morgan held a celebratory parade in honor of the man’s 95th birthday Sunday, Aug. 30. About 21 members of his church family and a half a dozen family members participated in the event. Morgan and his wife, Nancy, were an…

Just married

Brock Neddo, son of Mark and Shelley Neddo of Keizer, and Kimberly Candland, daughter of Stacy Willoughby of Keizer and George Candland of Junction City, were married in the backyard of her grandparents, Phil and Linda Willoughby, on August 28, 2020.   A “drive-by” reception was…

Market at stadium Sept. 6-7

Volcanoes Stadium will host their second Community Market on Sunday, Sept. 6 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Monday, Labor Day, Sept. 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. After a successful Community Market in July, the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes added a holiday weekend…

Salt-making in Seaside Sept. 12

A weekend jaunt to the coast in September, when the crowds have dwindled, can be turned into a historical journey when stopping by Lewis and Clark Salt Makers in Seaside. The annual event is a reenactment of members of the Lewis and Clark expedition traveling…

SKPS bringing back grab and go meal sites

Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8, Salem-Keizer Public Schools (SKPS) will switch from the summer meal program to the regular national school lunch and breakfast programs. Most school sites will have grab and go meals available for pick up each weekday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.…

Diamond dancers

Keizer’s France School of Dance celebrated its 60th anniversary recently. LEFT: Owners Linda Martin and Carole Janes.

Keizer teen, her horse, 1st in wild makeover

Elisabeth Burleson and her mustang, Glimmer. The transition from being a youth to being a full-fledged adult can be long and awkward. After two years of competing in the youth division, Keizerite Elisabeth Burleson made the jump into the adult division of the Mustang Yearling…

McNary senior who sat for commencement anthem explains why

McNary graduate Wocus Gibbons walks across the stage to collect a hard-earned diploma. When Wocus Gibbons woke up on Friday, Aug. 7, there was no plan for a political statement at the upcoming graduation. “It didn’t even cross my mind that the national anthem was…

Order up

Malachi, Keyana, Markey and Monica Toombs snip the ceremonial ribbon with their family.  Chicken Shack staff members wait to serve visitors.  The Chicken Shack is open for dine in.

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