By LYNDON ZAITZ of the Keizertimes Sam Goesch remembers how his father, George, replied when he asked him for advice about opening his own insurance agency. “Figure it out,” said his father himself a State Farm Insurance agent in Keizer. Goesch hadn’t planned to follow his father’s career path. “I[Read More…]
COMMUNITY
Wood in spotlight at KAA Oct. show
The October show at the Keizer Art Association’s Enid Joy Mount Gallery is Art Found in Wood. The hosted show will feature art carved or burned into wood by the members of the Capitol Woodcarvers. The show runs from Oct. 3 to Nov. 5 at the gallery on the second[Read More…]
Women open home care franchise in Keizer
By LYNDON ZAITZ of the Keizertimes As society continues to age, health care is vitally important. Home care is a fast growing segment of the health industry in the country. Answering that need are Jennifer Giese and Viki Fort, who have opened a local franchise of Synergy HomeCare in Keizer.[Read More…]
BOOK REVIEW: “Grizzly Confidential: An Astounding Journey into the Secret Life of North America’s Most Fearsome Predator” by Kevin Grange
You never went anywhere without him. Your teddy bear was both cuddler and comforter, he dried your tears, slept with you, had his own place at the table and through the years, he put up with being dragged, thrown, slobbered on, and scapegoated. He was your constant companion and you[Read More…]
REVIEW: The Uglies filled with missed opportunities
By J.T. REID for the Keizertimes There is no shortage of excuses that people come up with to justify hating one another. Political affiliation, race, class, gender, religion; all can lead to artificial divisions that make the world a worse place to live in. Uglies, a new Netflix original based[Read More…]
Friends of Felines unveils new clinic
By LYNDON ZAITZ of the Keizertimes Friends of Felines in Keizer held a ribbon cutting of its new Wellness Clinic on Tuesday, Sept. 17. The clinic was constructed in the space once occupied by the organization’s thrift shop on Cherry Ave. NE. It is the first clinic of its kind[Read More…]
Keizer Elks raise $6K for eye clinic and food bank
The Keizer Elks Lodge held its annual charity golf tournament on Sunday, Aug. 25, raising $6,000, to be shared equally with the Oregon Elks Children’s Eye Clinic and the Keizer Community Food Bank. One hundred-sixteen Elks and guests participated. At a post-tournament luncheon awards and prizes were awarded. The winning[Read More…]
13 Keizerites win blue ribbons at state fair
By Keizertimes staff Kiah Frank strolled into the Oregon State Fair last week, curious to see how she did in art competition with other Oregonians. The lifelong Keizer resident found one of her entries – and a blue ribbon. Then another. And finally, a third blue ribbon. Frank was among[Read More…]
Damon, Affleck play against type with The Instigators on Netflix
By JT REID for the Keizertimes To paraphrase Benjamin Franklin, in this world nothing can be said to be certain except death, taxes, and me appreciating Matt Damon in everything he is in. Is it really any wonder that the cinematic U.S. constantly spends billions of dollars trying to retrieve[Read More…]
202 years between them
By LYNDON ZAITZ of the Keizertimes They were born the same day—Sept. 1, 1923, almost 2,100 miles apart. One was born in Missouri and the other in Oregon. More than 100 years later, William (Bill) Flanary Jr. and Mike Satalich both live at Avamere Court at Keizer, where they recently[Read More…]