Category COMMUNITY

Parks board approves $11k in matching grants

The Keizer Parks Advisory Board approved two requests for matching grants at its October and November meetings.  At the October meeting, board members considered a request from Jerry and Peggy Moore for the community garden that bears their names on Rickman Road North. The couple…

Getting to know our neighbors

Ken & Nadine Telschow Before retirement, Ken Telschow served in the Navy for four years and then was a millwright for a sawmill. In his retirement he enjoys being a member of the Farifield Grange and cooking chicken fried steak at the Keizer /Salem Area…

Keizer third grader, cancer survivor turns spokesmodel

Addi Sermon with Christy Perry (right) and Marty Heyen (left) (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). Having courage in the face of medical uncertainty is difficult at any age. Addison Sermon knows that as well as anyone. Back in 2015, when she was just four years old, Addi was…

Deals for Veterans

We are thankful for our Veterans and our Active Duty Military– and we’re not the only ones. These are some local deals for Veterans. KEIZERTIMES. 50% discount for Marion County Veterans. Already subscribe? Come in or call before for 5 to renew for half off.…

Capitol exhibit is memorial to Holocaust survivors, liberators

Selected archives of the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, including testimonies from soldiers, liberators and survivors will be on display at the Oregon State Capitol Galleria through Thursday, Nov. 28.  The exhibit is part of the Capitol History Gateway project sponsored by…

Hometown News: Airman Antonio Garibay

U.S. Air Force Airman Antonio A. Garibay graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and…

Celtics serve dinner at St. Ed’s

The McNary High School Culinary team. Over the course of three days, more than 150 McNary High culinary students in five of Chef Wendy Bennett’s career and technical education classes prepared and cooked all the ingredients for the monthly Keizer Community Dinner at St. Edward…

Holiday dinner talk can be more tolerable after CCC workshop

Chemeketa Community College will host a Better Angels Skills Workshop on Nov. 5. The community event is designed to teach attendees skills for having productive conversations across the political divide. A limited number of seats are available for this event, which is scheduled from 1:30 –…

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