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KPD officer loses cancer battle

Officer Dan Carroll of the Keizer Police Department. Keizer Police Officer Dan Carroll, 43, passed away after an intense battle with cancer Friday, Feb. 6.  Carroll, a 14-year veteran of the Keizer Police Department (KPD), was initially diagnosed in May 2019, but the esophageal cancer he was diagnosed with rapidly[Read More…]

Wearing it well

Jodi Altendorf If Love, Loss, and What I Wore has a superfan, it might very well be the director of Keizer Homegrown Theatre’s latest production: Leigh Matthews Bock. It’s her fifth time directing the scripted reading.  “It means getting to work with the coolest women ever, for one,” said Matthews[Read More…]

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Friends and followers, It’s been too long since we asked our readers what they want out of the Keizertimes. While we strive to provide stories and news that is essential to the life of the community, we can’t do it in a vacuum. If you have a few minutes, and[Read More…]

Johnson introduced as new NWL President

North Johnson, the new president of the Northwest League, speaks at the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes Winter Banquet on Friday, Jan. 31 (KEIZERTIMES/ Lyndon A. Zaitz). North Johnson has been involved with Minor League Baseball (MiLB) for more than 42 years and has been a general manager for multiple organizations over the[Read More…]

Bowling alley changes hands after 53 years

Valor Mentoring President Tim Davis with Ann and Don Lebold. Valor Mentoring took ownership of Town & Country last week (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). In 2009, Don Lebold’s wife, Ann, approached her husband to talk about potentially selling Town & Country Lanes and retiring. But there wasn’t much of a conversation. “He[Read More…]

Celts comeback falls short against Titans

Jando Gonzalez puts up a shot in traffic in McNary’s 68-66 loss to West Salem on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Gonzalez was in double-figures with 11 points (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). The McNary boys hoops team defeated West Salem in a 64-63 thriller the last time these two teams met up in January.[Read More…]

McNary gets convincing win over Summit

McNary guard Leah Doutt drives past her defender in the Celtics 54-37 victory over Summit on Friday, Feb. 7. Doutt had a game-high of 20 points in the win (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). After the McNary girls hoops team lost to Summit by the double-digits in their last matchup, the Celtics were[Read More…]

Charter task force backs Sec. 44 deletion

The Keizer Charter Review Task Force held their fourth monthly meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 4, where they finished their initial review of a revised charter.  One of the main topics of discussion was Section 44, the anti-LGBTQ+ section of the charter approved by Keizer voters in 1993.  Section 44 prohibits[Read More…]

Tuesday, Feb. 18 city council agenda

City of Keizer mission statement : Keep city government costs and services to a minimum by providing city services to the community in a coordinated, efficient, and least cost fashion. Agenda: KEIZER CITY COUNCIL REGULAR SESSION Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020 7:00 p.m. Robert L. Simon Council Chambers Keizer, Oregon   1.[Read More…]

Annabelle Lee Standish Austad Delapp

A. Delapp. On August 14, 1939 a baby girl was born to Leo Percy and Edna Mary Wallace Standish in Bellingham, Wash. She was named Annabelle Lee Standish, the baby of the family with two brothers and a sister. Annabelle was often spoiled by her family, especially her grandmother, Venona.[Read More…]