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…
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 bold and upbeat musical tackles tough subjects like racism, unemployment, homosexuality, homelessness, and love through catchy tunes and larger than life characters.…
At least 100 volunteers are needed to help clean up around the Keizer Civic Center Saturday, March 16. Each year, the Rotary Club of Keizer and Claggett Creek Watershed Council host a morning of work ranging from picking up trimmings from trees, shrubs and grasses…
Kyle Juran’s next big community project will look familiar in a couple of ways. First, it will be another playhouse constructed by Remodeling by Classic Homes to be raffled off during the Keizer Iris Festival. Second, it’s probably going to look a lot like an…
Kyle Juran, Keizer’s 2019 Merchant of the Year, was honored by the Keizer Chamber of Commerce in January for his efforts throughout the community. Kyle Juran is rarely the loudest voice in a room but, when he does speak or act, it comes from the…
Continuing through Friday, March 29 The Keizer Heritage Museum is featuring an exhibit of Tammy Wild’s glass collection including uranium glass, vaseline glass and canary glass among other types. Museum hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays 2 to 4 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.…
Dead men don’t tell tales. Or at least that’s what the old saying claims: once dead, a guy can’t talk. Once dead, his jaw won’t move on its own and no sound comes from his vocal cords. He can’t rat out who made him dead…
Tim Davis has been the community pastor at Church on the Hill in Keizer for 12 years now. But back in 2015, Davis felt the need to expand his ministry. After meeting weekly with two of his friends, Davis came to the conclusion that there…
Photo courtesy Marion County GERVAIS – Marion County Parks announces that St. Louis Fish Ponds Park will open for the season on March 1, 2019. The popular warm-water fishing and dog training destination is located 13 miles north of Keizer off St. Louis Road. The…