Daymon Wachtler won’t be here to celebrate his 22nd birthday on Saturday, May 25. But his spirit will be. Saturday has been proclaimed by Keizer Mayor Lore Christopher as 3DAD: Daymon’s Drowsy Driving Awareness Day. The event will be held from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at River Road N. and Chemawa Road N., kitty-corner from [...]

  By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes It’s not uncommon for the contestants in the Distinguished Young Women of Keizer scholarship program to be labeled as “pageant girls,” but the stereotypes associated with such a label couldn’t be further from the truth, said Michelle Nelson. “For the past few weeks everyone has been calling [...]

By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes The goat is screaming once again. The Woodry family of Keizer has owned a 1967 Pontiac GTO since new. Following a couple of long periods of inactivity, the car – nicknamed “Screamer” – was recently restored and modernized. Jim and son Eddy expect to be showing off the silver [...]

  The Keizer Art Association presented awards to winners of its Celebration of Flowers show being held now through May 25. The artists reception and awards ceremony were held at the Enid Joy Mount Gallery on Saturday, May 4. Thirty pieces were entered into the show. The official poster art for the 2014 Keizer Iris [...]

  By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes In 1989, Bill Lawyer was simply looking for a career. He definitely found it. Lawyer was hired by Rob Kissler in September 1989 to work as water works operator in Keizer’s still relatively new water department. “It was my first exposure to Public Works,” Lawyer said. “I saw [...]

  By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Nine McNary High School juniors will take the stage Saturday, May 11, at the high school to compete for scholarships in the annual Distinguished Young Women of Keizer (DYWK) scholarship program. The program, formally known as Junior Miss, gives young women with college aspirations the opportunity to [...]

By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes Vellis Salway doesn’t do her special project anymore, stopping after 124 were completed. But oh, how the 85-year-old Keizerite would love to keep going. For years, Salway would make a baby quilt for expecting parents in her Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints ward on Lockhaven Drive. “I’ve [...]

By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes Next weekend, Nick Boston suspects some Keizer residents may need to put running shoes on. Why? May 11 marks the 21st annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, when letter carriers around the country collect cans of food. Boston, who retired last spring after being a mail carrier for 39 [...]

McNary event features victim of human trafficking

By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes Jon Watts was already looking forward to playing video games for 24 hours and raising money. Then things got personal. Now, Watts can’t wait for May 3 to arrive. The third annual Game-A-Thon is a Children’s Miracle Network fundraiser for Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in Portland. For the first time, [...]