To the Editor: On Wednesday the Keizer City Council declared a vacancy of Position #2 following the resignation of Councilor Ken LeDuc.  The position will be filled as a mid-term appointment by the remaining members of the council.  In the past few days, a tremendous number of people have urged me to apply for this [...]

To the Editor: An open letter to the Keizer community: As you might have heard, the outside concession stand at McNary High School was broken into again a couple of weeks ago. As disappointing and frustrating as it was, it also proved that we live in a great community that truly lives our city motto [...]

To the Editor: I was hesitant at first to share this story but after much thought I couldn’t help but share. On Monday, May 13 mid-afternoon my husband, Rodney, was on his way home driving north on River Road. As he approached Abby’s Pizza, he saw black smoke and flames near the Shell gas station [...]

To the Editor: We attended the part of the Keizer City Council meeting where they passed the resolution to name the new little park at Keizer Station after our friend Shawna Fenison’s son PFC Ryan J. Hill, who was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2007. We were not only moved to tears by Shawna’s [...]

To the Editor: What a wonderful sight it is to see the sign at McGee-Newton Plaza in the center of town back up. The letters that spell out the foundation of our city were vandalized years ago, and are now replaced and they look great. Councilor Joe Egli championed the project, and enlisted the help [...]

To the Editor: The abortion issue is one of the most polarizing of today. It seems no one wants to try for a common ground. If someone wants to write a letter like Ms. Lois Anderson (Keizertimes, April 19) they need to check their facts rather than make off-the-cuff remarks such as she did. I [...]

To the Editor: As many of you are aware the Keizer Renaissance Inn and Conference Center has filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy.  This however, does not effect our day-to-day operations and we will continue to conduct business as usual. We apologize for any inconveniences this may have caused.  If you have any questions and/or concerns, [...]

To the Editor: I really enjoy Keizer Rapids Park and frequently go there.   What does surprise me is apparently no one took the time to do a study of the river’s currents before installing the boat ramp. If one takes the time to walk down the boat dock (or just the river) you will notice [...]

To the Editor:  I watched the city council meeting on Channel 23 the other night and was amused at some of the content. The Council/Citizen Communication Work Group recommendations were finally addressed. The Work Group had three meetings and came up with only three suggestions. One was to extend public hearing time for citizens from [...]

To the Editor: Was anyone else struck by the irony of the headline on a letter last week? (Keizertimes, April 12)  “Respect everyone” was the headline; however the letter was anything but respectful.  Respecting someone requires listening and understanding. Webster’s defines respect as “an act of giving particular attention: consideration” or” high or special regard; [...]