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By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes Quick: what is the state bird of Oregon? How about the state crustacean? Better yet, what is the state soil of Oregon? You may not know the answers to all those questions (and more), but Keizer’s Julie Yamaka does. For the past 10 years, Yamaka has been managing editor [...]
By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes For the past two weeks, a group of German students has been visiting McNary High School, but the students’ preparation for the trip actually began long before they arrived in the U.S. “We got to choose classes we wanted to sit in on from a huge master schedule [...]
By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes The need hasn’t stopped. As such, plans are moving forward to expand Simonka Place, the Union Gospel Mission (UGM) shelter at 5119 River Road N that serves homeless women and children. Simonka Place has a capacity of 50 beds. Since January 2012, the facility has been averaging more than [...]
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 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 [...]