By HERB SWETT For the Keizertimes Sale of the Middle Grove School property was taken off the agenda of Tuesday’s Salem-Keizer School Board meeting. At its April meeting, the board learned from Paul Dakopolos, the district’s legal counsel, that although a quiet-title action would be needed to sell the land, there was a 98 percent [...]

By HERB SWETT For the Keizertimes A shortfall of about $17.7 million is estimated for the 2013-14 budget of the Salem-Keizer School District, superintendent Sandy Husk told the budget committee Tuesday. The proposed budget totals $563,891,655, of which 65 percent is the general fund. Husk focused her presentation Tuesday on the general fund. Referring to [...]

By HERB SWETT For the Keizertimes Funding levels and infrastructure were the concerns of Tuesday’s budget committee meeting of the Salem-Keizer School District. Mike Wolfe, chief operating officer, handed out a chart showing how four potential 2013-15 state school funding levels would affect the district. He then went through three district infrastructure reports: on the [...]

By HERB SWETT For the Keizertimes McNary girls overcame a slow third quarter to whip a hard-fighting 5A Woodburn team 52-31 there Dec. 21. The Lady Celtics led all the way except for a Woodburn free throw at the start of the first quarter and a 7-7 tie score in the middle of the period. [...]

By HERB SWETT For the Keizertimes McNary wrestlers whipped South Salem 59-18 Dec. 19 at home. The wins included five falls and a tech fall. Jason Ebbs, head wrestling coach of the Celtics, noted that the victory was a big improvement over last year’s close match with the Saxons and that several South wrestlers returned [...]

Beat Century, 66-39

By HERB SWETT Of the Keizertimes McNary High School’s JV swimmers took three first places and seven second places Dec. 13 in a meet with South Salem and Sprague JVs at the Kroc Center. Coming in first were Ethan VanSell in the boys 200-yard freestyle, the boys 400-yard freestyle relay team and Jared Kelson in [...]

By HERB SWETT For the Keizertimes The retirement of Mary Cadez as an assistant superintendent of the Salem-Keizer School District was announced at the Dec. 11  Salem-Keizer School Board meeting. The Keizer resident, whose retirement will take effect July 1, has held her current position and lived in Keizer for the six years she has [...]

By HERB SWETT For the Keizertimes McNary regained a lead to defeat Lebanon 64-55 at home in boys’ basketball Dec. 7. The Celtics scored the first eight points of the game, which was a seesaw contest in the third quarter, but regained and extended the lead in the fourth period. Johnathan Doutt led McNary with [...]

By HERB SWETT For the Keizertimes Another deficit projection greeted the Salem-Keizer School District Budget Committee at its first 2012-13 meeting Tuesday. The 2012-13 deficit, estimated at more than $20.5 million after a $500,000 technology investment that the district administration has considered necessary for maintaining quality of education, represents a much smaller drop in resources [...]