Category COMMUNITY

Firework sales support McNary’s band program

Allycia Thomas and Emily Bish show off some of the products available at the McNary High School Band’s fireworks tent.  McNary Band Boosters fireworks stand is up and running at Countryside Christian Church 5775 McLeod Lane N.E.   Operating hours are 9 a.m. through 9:30 p.m.…

Oregon Garden celebrates Silverton Day

The Oregon Garden in Silverton will host Silverton Day on Wednesday, July 3.  The Oregon Garden will open at 9 a.m. At 4 p.m. attendees will be able to enjoy food vendors and bars, as well as various activities including face painting and yard games. …

MHS ‘79 grads plan reunion

McNary High School’s class of 1979 will hold their 40-year reunion party on Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Keizer Civic Center from 6 to 10 p.m.  The cost is $50 per person, and spouses are invited. The reunion festivities get started Friday night with a…

Calendar for June 28, 2019

Friday, June 28 Timbers u23 vs Victoria Highlanders at McCulloch Stadium (Willamette University) starting at 7 p.m. Adult tickets are $9 and children ages four to twelve are $5. To purchase tickets visit timbersu23.com/tickets/ Abbey Road Live at Keizer Rotary Amphitheatre at Keizer Rapids Park.…

Drag Clown with a Cause

Anthony Hudson, a 2004 graduate of McNary High School, created a one-person show, Looking for Tiger Lily, to investigate and interrogate what any of us consider identity. Hudson, with mic, is pictured here in a scene from the show. (Photo courtesy of Gia Goodrich) The first…

Middle schoolers rewarded for turning it around

Logan Hunt Eighth-graders Emma Gonzalez from Claggett Creek Middle School and Logan Hunt from Whiteaker Middle School were two of 20 kids across the Salem-Keizer community that were recognized at the 25th annual Turnaround Achievement Awards last month. The Turnaround Achievement Awards recognize middle and…

KIA Iraq soldier will be honored on highway

Friends and family of a Keizer soldier killed in Iraq in 2007 will hold a dedication ceremony and unveiling of a highway sign to be posted in his honor on Saturday, June 22.  Pfc. Ryan J. Hill will have a stretch of Oregon highway dedicated…

World Beat returns June 28

The 22nd Annual World Beat Festival of 2019 will kick off on Friday, June 28 and continue until Sunday, June 30 at Salem’s Riverfront Park.  Friday Night at the Beat will begin at 5 p.m. and attendees will have a chance to experience the music,…

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