In 1993, residents of Keizer approved an addition to the city charter that some members of the Keizer City Council are now seeking to eliminate. It’s known as Section 44, and it specifically targets members of the LGBTQ+ community for exclusion when it comes to city practices. It states[Read More…]
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City official: Human toll on creek cumulative but restorable
Keizer has seen substantial development come its way over the last two decades. Unfortunately, the growth of the city has taken a toll on the local environment. “Keizer does not have a riparian protection ordinance and so development, removal of stream-side trees and shrubs, landscaping practices that involve the use[Read More…]
Zoinks and Jeepers! It’s The Adventure Machine
The first time Keizerite Jessica Fletcher took The Adventure Machine out for a spin, it was more than a little nerve-wracking. “I felt really naked. There was no way to fit in anywhere, but then I realized I never really wanted to fit in anyway,” Fletcher said. The Adventure Machine[Read More…]
Cars for cash
This electric green Mustang had a special surprise under the hood. On Saturday, Aug. 17, the Capitol Area Mustang Club (CAMC) hosted the 10th annual Keizer Car Show at Whiteaker Middle School. There were 90 registered vehicles in attendance. In previous years, the show was hosted at Skyline’s Keizer Ford, but[Read More…]
New student IDs include mental health resources
In light of the growing mental health problem public schools are facing, Salem-Keizer Public Schools have printed mental health hotline numbers on the back of all high school and middle school ID’s. This is part of their plan to support students mental health. “This is in addition to adding an[Read More…]
Celebrate with Cherriots Sept. 7
Cherriots is hosting a Saturday’s Alright (For Riding) event on the north block of the downtown Transit Center n Saturday Sept. 7, from 10 a.m to 4 pm. The event will celebrate the new Saturday service in addition to free rides on Saturdays during the month of September. The event will[Read More…]
Colored pencil workshop coming to Keizer Art in Sept.
Keizer Art Association (KAA) is partnering with SOAR for a colored pencil workshop at the Keizer Cultural Center, 980 Chemawa Rd NE, Keizer. The Radiant Swan on White Paper workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 14 and 15, with an hour[Read More…]
It’s All About Kids
Kids are welcomed by a crowd of volunteer hands at the annual All About Kids event at Kroc Center. On Monday, Aug. 12, members of the Keizertimes staff joined a group of about 85 volunteers at JCPenney in Salem Center in order to shop for nearly 200 local children’s back[Read More…]
Intimidating the press
Officials in Malheur County in eastern Oregon had asked Sheriff Brian Wolfe to assess whether the Malheur Enterprise weekly newspaper had engaged in criminal conduct in its reporting involving the director of the county’s economic development department. County Counsel Stephanie Williams confirmed that she contacted Wolfe with allegations about emails and[Read More…]
14,500 nukes and counting
A while back, President Donald J. Trump confirmed that the U.S. will leave an arms control treaty with Russia dating from the Cold War that has kept nuclear missiles out of Europe for three decades. He also said that, “We’ll have to develop those weapons after we pull out of that treaty.” With[Read More…]