Mary Jo and Lee Emmet show off some of their recent harvest in the John Knox Community Garden. Keizer United recently provided four grants for local community gardens to help with their operating costs during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We recognized that community gardens are more…
The Keizer Art Association announced the winners of July’s Celebration of Flowers show, held virtually due to COVID-19. The show was judged by Mona Prater, an art teacher and an artist working with fused glass and acrylics. Honors were awarded to: Best of Show: Magnolia and…
Leon Search and his wife, Vickie, stopped by the Keizertimes office on the way to deliver bouquets to the residents of Emerald Pointe Senior Living Community. The Search’s zinnia patch yields an abundance of blossoms each year, so Leon and Vickie make regular deliveries to…
Artist James Lukinich outlines trees with a chainsaw at the second of two story poles in front of the Keizer Civic Center Tuesday, Aug. 4. Close-up of a dragonfly near the base of the pole. Close-up of a frog near the base of the pole.
keizer Keizer voters will have the opportunity to update the city’s charter for the first time in almost three decades this November. If the changes are approved, it will remove the language put in place the last time voters were given the chance to amend…
Karli McNutt has joined the Keizertimes as advertising account representative. She is a 2007 graduate of Sprague High School whose extracurricular activities included music. She was a member of the Willamette GirlChoir for 12 years. Her passion for music and academia lead her to Portland…
“Bunker: Building for the End Times” by Bradley Garrett c.2020, Simon and Schuster $28.00 / $37.00 Canada 316 pages Like a good Boy Scout, you’re prepared. No matter what today’s world throws at you, you’re ready. You’ve laid in a mountain of toilet paper, you’ve…
All Oregon Department of Forestry districts in western Oregon and the Douglas Forest Protective Association have raised the fire danger level to high (yellow) except for the coastal counties of Clatsop, Coos, Curry and Tillamook, which remain at moderate fire danger. Counties experiencing high fire…
James Merrill flips through a copy of his creative writing craft book. If you’ve ever wanted to start writing a memoir, Merrill’s book will help you get going. If starting a memoir is on your pandemic list, Keizerite James “J.M.” Merrill’s new book might be…