By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Take a second before reading further and think about how many moments a day you look at your watch, or phone, or the wall, and check the time. For McNary High School senior Jon Platt, adjusting his perception of time, and its passing, is one of the [...]

By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes McNary High School history teacher Gary Bulen was talking with a friend about his upcoming lessons on the Vietnam War. Then the friend mentioned his sister was a student at McNary when a former student was writing back to The Piper about his experiences on the front lines. [...]

By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes The McNary High School varsity track and field teams made the best of bad weather last weekend at the Sandy High School Invitational Track and Field meet. The boys took third place by half a point and the girls took fifth place for a combined finish of third [...]

By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes A group of McNary high School students headed to the the Future Business Leaders of America state competition this week with hopes of improving on top regional finishes in a variety of events. Judy Jiang, Jena Ozenna and Stacey Titchenal claimed the top spot in business decision making [...]

  By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes The McNary High School varsity baseball didn’t emerge from last week’s Volcanoes Spring Break Tournament unscathed, but when they were good, they were very, very good. The Celtics went 2-2 for the four-day tournament. The team took wins over Woodburn and Summit high schools. “Our defense was [...]

Homegrown Theatre stages The Odd Couple

By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes The wording of a proposed ordinance reaffirming fees charged by the Keizer Fire District (KFD) received an impassioned rebuke from former fire chief and current board director Greg Frank Tuesday, March 19. The board was considering an ordinance that grants Keizer Fire the right to bill out-of-district entities [...]

By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Richard Llanos was hooked on B-boy culture the moment Ricky “Wone” Sanchez showed him one of his flares, a dance move that involved him balancing his entire weight on just his arms. “I was mesmerized. It was a life-changing moment for me and it influenced me for the [...]

  By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes In the early minutes of the Celtic All Stars’ championship match with the Eloys in the final round of the intramural basketball season last week, the basketball team’s ability to repeat as the league champions might have been in question. Five minutes into the game, however, the [...]

  By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes The McNary High School varsity track and field teams overwhelmed the Sprague High School Olympians in an icebreaker meet last week. The boys took down the Olys 81-61 while the girls took a 81-54 victory. “We have about two athletes in every event coming back from last [...]