Category COMMUNITY

Willamette Lutheran honored For Earthwise moves

On March 6, Willamette Lutheran Retirement Community was presented the Earthwise Large Business of the Year award by Salem Environmental Education (part of Marion County Environmental Services) at a special sustainability luncheon held at Mission Mill. Accepting the award was Kay Hayes, director of marketing;…

Cyclists: Sign up for Monster Cookie

The Salem Bicycle Club is now registering riders for the annual Monster Cookie Metric Century. The ride, which takes participants from the Capitol to Champoeg State Park and back, is Sunday, April 28. Pre-registration can be completed at www.salembicycleclub.org, for $30 before April 22. Lunch…

Northwest Wildlife Removal, LLC

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Where to head to stave off Spring Break boredom

Spring Break is just around the corner, March 25-29, and local organizations a offering a variety of option to keep idle hands occupied. Keizer Boys & Girls Club • The branch on Noren Avenue in Keizer will be open every day of Spring Break from…

Enlightened Theatrics stages Avenue Q in Salem

Enlightened Theatrics 2019 Season opens with the multi-Tony award winning musical, Avenue Q at Salem’s Historic Grand Theatre on Friday, March 22. The musical tackles tough subjects like racism, unemployment, homosexuality, homelessness and love through catchy tunes, larger than life characters and puppetry. The production…

Colored pencils at KAA

The Colored Pencil Society of America will present its 2019 show at the Keizer Art Association’s Enid Joy Mount Gallery from Thursday, March 28 to Tuesday, April 30. The juried show is staged by the society’s District Chapter 201. An artists’ reception and awards ceremony will…

GROUND ZERO of Keizer growth

KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald Editor’s note: Residents of Wildwood Mobile Villa spoke with the Keizertimes, but requested that we not use their names in out of concern of reprisal. When it comes to growth in Keizer, spaces like Wildwood Mobile Villa are where the rubber will…

Poetry Out Loud finals in Salem Saturday

Nine Oregon teens will duke it out in poetry performance on the stage of Salem Public Library’s Loucks Auditorium Saturday, March 9. Students perform classic and new poetry written by others in an effort to become the new state champion. Oregon Poet Laureate Kim Stafford…