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Help for the homeless

Kudos to the Keizertimes for the piece on homelessness. Although the numbers of these Americans wax and wane through the months of the year, colder climates like those of New England, with undesirable outside-living conditions, are set in juxtaposition with states like California, where the climate for most of the state[Read More…]

Calendar for June 14, 2019

Friday, June 14-Sunday, June 16 Wings of Freedom vintage aircraft tour. Visit, explore and learn about a variety of WWII-era plans including a B-17, B0-24 and more. McNary Field (Salem Airport). $5-15. collingsfoundation.org. Friday, June 14 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes season opener vs Boise Hawks. Volcanoes Stadium. Tickets range from $8 to $30.[Read More…]

Lecinda Sue (Kmetko) Mitchell

Lecinda Sue (Kmetko) Mitchell (March 2, 1944), following several long battles with cancer, died at home in Keizer, on May 31, 2019. Thomas Mitchell, her husband of more than 55 years, and children Jason Mitchell and Leslie Mitchell, were by her side.    Born in Ravenna, Ohio to Keith and Wilma (Biles)[Read More…]

James Terence Havel

James Terence Havel died on May 24, 2019 in Portland after a brief illness. Jim was born in 1942 in Detroit, Michigan.  Jim dedicated his life to public service. He was a Committee Administrator for the State Senate for 12 years. He served on the Salem-Keizer School Board. He later[Read More…]

Robert Ruhr

Robert “Bob” Bernard Ruhr, age 77, of Keizer, passed away on Monday June 3, 2019. A memorial service will occur Saturday, June 15, 2019 at 11 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1375 Lockhaven Dr NE, Keizer, OR 97303. Arrangements with Howell, Edwards, Doerksen Funeral Home of Salem.

Dean Veneman

Dean Veneman passed away Sunday, May 5, at his home in Salem. He was born in Salem Sept. 2, 1956, to Orville and Maebelle Veneman. Veneman graduated from McNary High school 1974. He held many different jobs during his life, but mostly worked for himself as owner of Dean’s Landscaping[Read More…]

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Graf looks to jumpstart the Volcanoes

Mitche Graf, the new president of business operations Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, plans to bring big change to the ballpark this summer (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). During their inaugural season in 1997, the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes drew 136,836 fans to the ballpark as people flocked to see future big-league stars.  But as of late, the[Read More…]

Celtics get six all-conference nods

McNary catcher Ty Covalt was the lone first-team all-conference selection for the Celtics this season. The catcher batted .400 this season with 27 RBIs and 21 runs scored (File). The McNary baseball squad had six players receive all-Mountain Valley Conference recognition for their outstanding play over the course of the[Read More…]

Former McNary track star excels at DePaul

Brendan Van Voorhis pictured signing his letter of intent to attend DePaul University back in 2017. Van Voorhis was named the Most Outstanding Track Performer at the Big East Conference Outdoor Championships on May 11 (File). It was a big deal when Brendan Van Voorhis signed to run track at[Read More…]