Dropping off Santa letters at the Keizer Civic Center can result in getting a personal response from the North Pole. Keizer residents composing letters to Santa are invited to drop them off in the big red mailbox in the Keizer Civic Center lobby by Dec. 12. Letters, wish lists and[Read More…]
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Chemeketa tops in online business mgmt. degrees
Chemeketa Community College was recently ranked the No. 1 most affordable online management associate degree in the nation by ONLINEU.org. Chemeketa’s tuition is $2,610 for degrees in business management, hospitality and tourism management, and procurement and supply chain management. Twenty-two schools made ONLINEU’s Most Affordable Online Management Associate Degree list. Chemeketa’s online[Read More…]
Turkey dashing
Runners take off from the starting line. The Keizer Chamber of Commerce annual Turkey Dash drew a throng of runners out for a 5K on a brisk Thanksgiving Day morning, Nov. 28. Amy Ryan Courser and Bob Shackelford with the run mascot. Lauren Smith (left) and Meredith Patterson. Peter Rundquist[Read More…]
KT on Vacation
Steve and Jacki Wolf took their Keizertimes to London on a trip to celebrate their 35th anniversary. The Tower Bridge is in the background. You too can have your photo in the Keizertimes. Simply take the paper to your destination, snap a picture with you and your group holding it,[Read More…]
Councilors serve up Thanksgiving dinner
Councilor Laura Reid, City Manager Chris Eppley, Councilor Elizabeth Smith, Councilor Roland Herrera and Councilor Dan Kohler. Members of the Keizer city council as well as city staff served Thanksgiving dinner at the monthly Community Dinner at St. Edward Catholic Church Wednesday, Nov. 27. The monthly event provided 480 meals[Read More…]
Santa choppers into stadium
Brennan Gerber poses for a photo with the man himself. Santa made his first of many visits to Keizer Saturday, Nov. 30, at Volcanoes Stadium. He left the reindeer behind to rest and rode in on a helicopter.
Rent discussion ends in whimper
Anyone holding their breath that city officials might make moves to alleviate rent burdens in the city should stop. Having fulfilled the mandate of state officials to look at the issue within Keizer, city officials opted to continue having conversations but prescribed no specific relief. “This is very market driven[Read More…]
Council nixes plans to upsize accessory dwelling units
ADU In a rare move, the Keizer City Council reversed course on a recommendation to expand the size of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) at its meeting Monday, Dec. 2. The council opted to keep a limit of 750 square feet on detached ADUs despite a recommendation from the Keizer Planning[Read More…]
Keizer police plan push to prevent theft of presents
Throughout the holiday season, the Keizer Police Department’s Community Response Unit (CRU) will be conducting several undercover operations aimed at preventing theft from vehicles and porches around the city. CRU officers will be conducting surveillance, utilizing “bait” packages in cars and other tactics to help ensure shopping experiences don’t end[Read More…]
Flipping the switch
Izea Templeton and Allie Escaranio were selected from hundreds of kids to help Santa light the tree. Hundreds of families gathered to watch Keizer’s Christmas tree light up Tuesday, Dec. 6. After the lighting, Santa stuck around to hand out candy canes and listen to Christmas wishes. Randy Mooney and[Read More…]