McNary’s Gilbert Parra won a 5-4 decision in the 138-pound bout, but South Salem won the dual meet 41-30 on Wednesday, Jan. 29 (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). McNary went back and forth with South Salem for the majority of the night, but eventually, the Celtics wrestling squad fell to the Saxons 41-30[Read More…]
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Big fourth quarter puts McNary over the edge
McNary wing Tyler Copeland looks to score in traffic in the Celts 56-49 win over Sprague (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). The McNary boys basketball team had a shaky start to the second half. But they made up for it in the final eight minutes. Trailing 39-34 heading into the final period, the[Read More…]
Celtics win final dual meet
Kyle Hooper won the 100-yard butterfly in McNary’s dual meet with McKay (KEIZERTIMES/Lauren Murphy). In the last dual meet of his McNary career, Kyle Hooper made in a memorable one. The Celtics senior won two individual events (100-yard butterfly and 100-breaststroke) and also helped his team win a pair of[Read More…]
The legacy of Kobe
When I was younger, I hated Kobe Bryant. I didn’t actually hate him as a human, I just hated that he would continuously torch my favorite team. As a Portland Trail Blazers fan, Kobe and the Los Angeles Lakers ripped my heart out of my chest more times than I[Read More…]
School board gets updates on district special projects
Progress in several Salem-Keizer Public Schools matters was reported to the school board in a work session Tuesday, Jan. 28. Administrators discussed the Office of Behavioral Learning, food services, Division 22 assurances and the Public Employees Retirement System. Office of Behavioral Learning: This office works with at-risk students in preventive[Read More…]
Mandalorian is worth your time, Disney+ is meh overall
Pedro Pascal plays the titular Mandolorian. Gina Carano plays ally Cara Dune. “Hi, nice to meet you. I like Star Wars!” While this is not exactly how I introduce myself in social situations, ask anyone who knows me and they will tell you that it’s actually not that far off. I’m a simple[Read More…]
Monday, Feb. 3 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 Monday, February 3, 2020 7:00 p.m. Robert L. Simon Council Chambers Keizer, Oregon 1. Call[Read More…]
Lunch with lawmakers
Rep. Bill Post and Sen. Kim Thatcher visited and spoke about the upcoming legislative session with members of the Keizer Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon Tuesday, Jan. 27.
Task force set to wrap up charter draft review
The Keizer Charter Review Task Force is planning to finish its initial review of a revised city charter Tuesday, Feb. 4, at between 6 and 8 p.m. Among the topics to be discussed is Section 44, an addition to the charter that marginalizes members of the LGBTQ+ community, which was[Read More…]
What Canada can teach us about health care
Polls have determined that Medicare For All is newly-popular among Americans in the 18 to 36 age range. Those of more youthful years may want to find out that what they wish for in deliverance is what they get. What’s interesting about that age range is that those years of life[Read More…]