Tyler Guptill, Hayden Wampler, Grant Schaffer and Liam Koenig along with other Boy Scouts from Troop 121 had already made a sizable haul a little more than an hour into their annual tree recycling drive. Keizer Troop 121 is recycling Christmas trees as a fundraiser the first weekend January. Trees[Read More…]
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KFD, Santa drop in with minty treats
Santa hitched a ride with crews from the Keizer Fire District to deliver candy canes throughout the city Saturday, Dec. 21. Marion County Fire District No. 1 helped Santa deliver peppermint to its part of the Keizer. One of Keizer’s newest residents takes a good look at old St. Nick.[Read More…]
The top 10 sports stories from 2019
There was no shortage of great sports stories in 2019. From multiple league championships to olympic hopefuls, here are the top 10 Keizer sports stories from the past year. McNary claims second straight league title Most coaches would be pretty distraught with a 0-5 start. But even after the McNary[Read More…]
What does Matt Shea want?
Media reports that a Washington state lawmaker who has traveled throughout the west in recent years to meet with far right-wing extremist groups to organize anti-government (as in against the U.S. government) activities. He also participated in that infamous act of domestic terrorism at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in support[Read More…]
Barker signs with Montana
McNary senior Erik Barker signed his letter of intent to continue his education and football career at Montana University in a ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 19. Barker was a three-year starter for the Celtics at quarterback and was named to the Mountain Valley Conference first team. While Barker excelled as[Read More…]
Meithof’s monster night spoiled by Mountainside
Nate Meithof beats his defender off the dribble. The junior guard had a career-high 31 points on the night, but it wasn’t enough as the Celtics fell to Mountainside 60-58 on Tuesday, Dec. 17 (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). For the majority of the contest, the McNary boys basketball looked unfazed by fifth-ranked[Read More…]
West Salem defeats McNary in the pool
McNary’s Tyshin Nguyen swims the butterfly leg of the 200-yard individual medley (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). The McNary swim team wasn’t at full strength, and it showed on the scoreboard on Thursday, Dec. 19 as the Celtic girls fell to West Salem 115-54 while the boys team was just edged out by[Read More…]
Celts pick up first win against Madison
McNary guard Grace Carr looks to find an open teammate after picking up her dribble. Carr had seven points in the Celtics 43-30 win over Madison on Tuesday, Dec. 17 (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings) The return of Leah Doutt did not disappoint for the McNary girls basketball team. Doutt, who missed the[Read More…]
Kindness? Priceless…
Whew! We made it through 2019. We all have about a week of respite to sit back, relax, reflect and rest until we’re hit in the face with all that 2020 will offer: the impeachment trial of President Trump in the Senate, primaries to determine the Democratic presidential nominee, and….and…[Read More…]
Willamette Valley Hospice offers free volunteer training
Willamette Valley Hospice invites you to attend a free training session to explore the volunteer opportunities available with the non-profit agency. The free, one-day training will be held at their office, 1015 3rd St. NW, Salem, on Friday, Jan.17, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Respite volunteers are especially needed[Read More…]