File Coming into the school year, administration at McNary High School knew that they were getting a high volume of incoming ninth graders that weren’t reading at grade level — roughly 45 percent of the freshman class. During the first semester, McNary offered literacy tutorials for students that needed remedial[Read More…]
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River Rd redux hones in on cyclists, pedestrians
Visitors to an open house on revitalizing River Road assess some of the proposals coming out of the study. (KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald) About three dozen Keizer residents, city officials and committee volunteers turned out to give feedback on proposals for revitalizing Keizer’s commercial corridors during an open house Tuesday, Feb. 12. [Read More…]
Schools, church strike $2.26 million deal
A weeks-long standoff over six acres behind St. Edward Catholic Church came to an abrupt end on Valentine’s Day. Salem-Keizer Public Schools and the church leadership struck a $2.26 million deal for that land that will allow the district to proceed with plans to expand capacity at McNary High School.[Read More…]
West Salem shooting range: A possible solution?
File A measure proposed by Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney would open the possibility of suing city and county jurisdictions when bullets stray from private property and injure others. The bill, Senate Bill 781 (SB781), may not have an immediate impact on the dispute between residents of west Keizer and[Read More…]
Fun facts
• William Henry Harrison was the ninth president of the United States, his grandson Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd. • The youngest president was Teddy Roosevelt. He was 42 when he was first elected president. • James Madison and George Washington were the only two presidents to sign the Constitution.[Read More…]
Alayna Garcia SHINEs in race to become Oregon’s kid governor
Alayna Garcia speaks to the Keizer City Council. (KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald) At age 10, Alayna Garcia has spoken in front of the Keizer Chamber of Commerce, the Keizer City Council and the Salem-Keizer Public School Board. She presented them with a video she made for her campaign for Oregon’s Kid[Read More…]
Ruby Brock
Ruby Brock Ruby Brock was born on February 15, 1924 in Forest City, Iowa to Bertha and Rudolph Strand. Her family immigrated to the United States from Norway. She grew up in Iowa and Minnesota during the Depression and enjoyed the closeness she felt in those small, rural communities. Ruby[Read More…]
CTE Showcase slated at McNary
McNary High School will be hosting their first ever Career and Technical Education (CTE) Showcase on Tuesday, Feb. 26 starting at 7:30 a.m. The showcase will be geared towards members of Keizer Rotary as well as the Keizer Chamber of Commerce with the goal of showing some of the high-quality[Read More…]
Celts wrestlers battle at district meet
McNary’s Ivan Vallejo (blue singlet) tries to bring his opponent to the mat in the first round of the 145-pound bracket. (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings) The McNary wrestling team had 24 kids compete in the Mountain Valley Conference District Meet last weekend (Friday, Feb. 15 and Sat. Feb. 16) at Sprague High School.[Read More…]
McNary exacts revenge against Sprague
The McNary boys basketball team has gone through some ups and downs over the last couple weeks. After getting an upset victory over South Salem Jan. 31, the Celtics suffered their first two home losses of the season against West Salem and Summit. But on Friday, Feb. 15, McNary was able[Read More…]