SKIT Theatre will stage the award-winning musical, Annie in May at the Salem First Free Methodist Church, 4455 Silverton Road NE. Based on the comic, Little Orphan Annie, the show tells the story of Annie’s search for her parents, her life in an orphanage run by the evil Miss Hannigan[Read More…]
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Enlightened Theatrics to stage the odd couple
Enlightened Theatrics will stage The Odd Couple, Female Version by Neil Simon starting on Friday, April 26 at Salem’s Historic Grand Theatre. This comedic play features two polar opposite roommates having to coexist and argue over cleanliness and organization. In this version the characters Oscar and Felix are replaced with[Read More…]
Oregon Garden hosts digging in the dirt event
File Photo The Oregon Garden Foundation will present their Digging in the Dirt event on Mother’s Day, Saturday, May 11, starting at 10 a.m. The event will be held in the Discovery Pavilion by the Oregon Garden Resort in Silverton. Guests can enjoy coffee and pastries before they begin assisting[Read More…]
Chicks Connect embrace the journey event
K-Town Chicks and Dream Chicks, two chapters of the networking organization Chicks Connect, will host their two and a half day Embrace the Journey retreat from Thursday, April 25 to Saturday, April 27 at Aldersgate Retreat Center 7790 Marion Rd SE, Turner, OR. Chicks Connect is made up of women[Read More…]
Assistance League spring forum
Sy Montgomery posing with a Cheetah in Namibia, photo by Vicki Stiefel The Assistance League of Salem-Keizer, will host its Spring Forum on Thursday, May 2. The event will begin at 7 p.m at the Auditorium Building Six at Chemeketa Community College. Participants will hear feature speaker Sy Montgomery, a[Read More…]
Marion County Master Gardener Association annual plant sale
File Photo The 2019 Marion County Master Gardener Association will host the Annual Plant and Yard Sale at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Columbia Hall on Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4. The sale will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and from 9 a.m.[Read More…]
Rotary raffle party gets down, Mardi Gras style
The Rotary Club of Keizer held its annual Go for the Gold Raffle dinner and auction at the Keizer Civic Center on Saturday, April 6. The theme was Mardi Gras and everyone got into the spirit including (from left) Melissa Davis, Melanie Stiger and Raeanne McDonald.Mike Stiers of Keizer was[Read More…]
McNary golf teams host first tournament
Jackson Garro chips out of the rough and on to the green (KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings). Both boys and girls golf teams at McNary High School hosted Mountain Valley Conference tournaments earlier this week at McNary Golf Club. The Celtics boys’ teams placed fourth out of eight teams on Monday while the[Read More…]
The choice in Zone 6: Danielle Bethell
When asked what she sees as the top priorities for the Salem-Keizer School District, Danielle Bethell is quick to dole out anecdotes about interactions with parents and potential constituents along with her answers. In part, it’s a reflection of how she would seek to do business differently if voters elect[Read More…]
The choice in Zone 6: Chuck Lee
For Chuck Lee, Keizer’s representative on the Salem-Keizer School District Board of directors for the past 12 years, funding is the primary source of the district’s woes. “All of the issues we have from low graduation rates to lack of support for teachers with students coming from toxic environments, class[Read More…]