Pastor Tom Fox (Lakepoint Community Church), Pastor Rachel Taylor (Lakepoint Community Church), Dr. Carley Kendrick (Tour Leader – Encountering the Bible) took their Keizertimes to Jerusalem in early November. Kendrick led a group from Lakepoint Community Church on a 15-day tour of Israel. The Church of the Holy Seplechure is[Read More…]
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Artists: Design the city’s 2020 holiday card
The Keizer Public Arts Commission is holding a contest for the 2020 city holiday card and the deadline is the end of January 2020. Each year, the arts commission requests artistic submissions to be featured on the Keizer holiday card, but the group did not receive any submissions this year.[Read More…]
Mr. Walker goes to Washington
Rep. Kurt Schrader and Jerry Walker, owner of the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (Submitted). Due to a new proposal from Major League Baseball (MLB), the future of the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes could be in jeopardy. However, it’s clear that the organization, and team owner Jerry Walker, aren’t going down without a fight. On[Read More…]
Jean Rogers Barry Feb. 1, 1920- Oct. 9, 2019
Jean Rogers Barry recently passed away at the age of 99. She was born Feb. 1, 1920, in Elgin, Ore., to LaNorah and Albert Rogers. She passed away the morning of Oct. 9, 2019. Her Mother died hours after her birth and she was raised by her mother’s best friend, Ethel Shelton,[Read More…]
Celtics come away with a pair of wins at Jerry Lane
McNary’s Brandon Blanco (blue singlet) tries to get position on Cleveland’s Sean Lee in a 106-pound bout. (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). In their season-opening tournament, the McNary wrestling team finished with a 2-2 record in their four dual meets at the third annual Jerry Lane Invitational on Friday, Dec. 6 —[Read More…]
Compassion needed for homeless
Many among us get together with relatives for the holidays. My wife and I are no exception. It usually means that during and between food courses we delve into current events. One of our recent guests, during a conversation about homelessness, commented that those tents full of people near the ARCHES building[Read More…]
In-N-Out traffic
Readers responded to the Keizertimes article about how In-N-Out and the city will deal with expected traffic when the restaurant opens in Keizer Station (‘Double-Double’ traffic will snake through stadium lot, Dec. 6). Here are some of the selected comments: Definitely not worth the wait for hours for a burger[Read More…]
Getting to know our neighbors
Marlene Brown. Marlene Brown was married to her husband, Richard, for a year before he received orders to go to England where they lived for two years. They also traveled to Germany and Austria later in life. The two settled in Keizer and lived here for 38 years. When her[Read More…]
McNary swimmers compete at Salem-Keizer Relay event
Lanah Metz swims in the girls 200-yard breaststroke relay (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). The McNary swim team kicked off their season on Thursday, Dec. 5 by competing in the Salem-Keizer relays at the Kroc Center. While this meet was treated as an exhibition, McNary head coach Casey Lewin appreciated that the event[Read More…]
Cepeda and Ebbs are Division I bound
Alexa Cepeda (left) signed to play softball at Portland State University for the 2021 season while Taylor Ebbs (right) gave a verbal commitment to the University of Kentucky back in November (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). Both Alexa Cepeda and Taylor Ebbs have been standouts for the McNary softball team over the course[Read More…]