Category COMMUNITY

KPA honors MHS student with college scholarship

Pictured from left to right McNary High School Vice Principal Dan Borreen, School Resource Officer Dave Zavala, Brandi Grunberg and McNary Vice Principal Susanne Stefani. The Keizer Police Association recently awarded the Sheila Goodman Memorial Scholarship to Brandi Grunberg at McNary High School.   She is…

Keizer takes part in state’s #Trashtag challenge

The City of Keizer, along with the cities of Albany and Salem, as well as Marion County and Marion Soil and Water Conservation District, are hosting a summer trash pick-up photo challenge. The challenge will run from Saturday, June 1 through Monday, September 20.  …

Car show at Powerland June 15

Northwest Vintage Car and Motorcycle Museum will present its eighth annual All Comers Rendezvous starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 15 at Powerland Heritage Park, 3995 Brooklake Road NE. Visitors can view vintage cars and motorcycles displayed in the museum and on the grassy…

Simonka Place benefits from bevy of local giving

A 48-foot, single-panel roof donated by Freres Lumber is put in place over a new patio at Simonka Place earlier this year.  Simonka Place, a Union Gospel Mission shelter for women and children, has been on the receiving end of some sizable giving efforts in…

Heimerdinger says goodbye to McNary

Jason Heimerdinger was a student a McNary High School, seen here in the mid-1990s doing video editing on a VCR, before becoming a beloved Celtic teacher (Submitted). Jason Heimerdinger has been a staple of McNary High School for more than half his life.  As a…

Calendar for June 7, 2019

Continuing through Saturday, June 15 Neil Simon’s Fools at Pentacle Theatre. For tickets and show times visit pentacletheatre.org. Saturday, June 8 Keizer Salem Area Seniors Saturday Night Dance and Potluck featuring music by Lee Nicholas and Diane, admission $5. 7 p.m.-10 p.m. at 930 Plymouth…

Calendar for May 31, 2019 and beyond

Continuing through Saturday, June 15 Neil Simon’s Fools at Pentacle Theatre. For tickets and show times visit pentacletheatre.org. Friday, May 31 – Saturday June 1 Volcanoes Stadium will be the host of the OSAA baseball state championships this weekend, with the Class 2A/1A and 3A…

Students use art to take stand against gambling

Art by Keizer’s Walea Tombleson will grace the cover of a new calendar. Hundreds of artists from 11 Oregon counties participated in the Oregon Health Authority’s statewide art contest for middle school students. Designs from three Marion County youth were chosen among the top 12…

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