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🌱 How a Salem nurse group brought a moving tribute to Keizer
Happening soon: GLOW Christmas Light Adventure at Volcanoes Stadium on the Keizer Patch calendar
What's up Keizer! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Salem nurse group brought a moving tribute to Keizer
- How a late-night Highway 99E crash claimed a young Keizer rider
Also on today's calendar: Hearings Officer and 5 more events.
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📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Keizer? Post it to Keizer photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Cloudy, breezy and warm, with a high of 62 and low of 43 degrees.
- Wednesday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 51, low: 45.
- Thursday: Breezy with pouring rain, with a high of 58 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Salem honor guard pays final tribute to life and career of a nurse (statesmanjournal.com) — Keizer readers may recognize Saint Edward Catholic Church, where the Salem Nurse Honor Guard recently honored longtime nurse Gaye McDougall during her funeral. The story explains how a Salem ER nurse turned personal loss into Oregon’s only nurse honor guard, offering military-style tributes that celebrate nurses’ service at funerals across the Mid-Willamette Valley and even into Portland. 
• 22-year-old Keizer motorcyclist dies in fatal crash on Highway 99E (statesmanjournal.com) — A 22-year-old Keizer motorcyclist, Xander Ashton Colter, died early Dec. 13 after a collision with a car at Highway 99E and Quinaby Road NE. Oregon State Police say impairment by the Woodburn driver, who was arrested for DUII, is considered a primary factor as the investigation continues.
📸 Around Keizer
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Keizer
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★ Featured events ★
- GLOW Christmas Light Adventure at Volcanoes Stadium
Volcanoes Stadium, 6700 Field Of Dreams Way Northeast Suite 101, Keizer
4:45 pm
Wednesday December 17
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Other local events
- How to get Government Contracts
Chemeketa Center for Business and Industry , 626 High Street NE , Salem
11:30 am - Gift Box Gift Wrapping
Lakepoint Community Church , 2856 Broadway St NE , Keizer
4:30 pm - Hearings Officer
Salem Public Library , 585 Liberty St SE , Salem
5:30 pm - Northwest Keizer Neighborhood Association
Keizer City , 930 Chemawa Rd NE , Keizer
7:00 pm - Chamber After Hours: Ugly Christmas Sweater Party hosted by AJ's Hideaway Bar & Grill
AJ's Hideaway Bar & Grill , 5048 River Rd N , Keizer
5:30 pm - Bowling at The REC
The REC: Lanes , 3500 River Rd N Suite 1 , Keizer
4:00 pm - GLOW Christmas Light Adventure at Volcanoes Stadium
Volcanoes Stadium , 6700 Field Of Dreams Way Northeast Suite 101 , Keizer
4:45 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
📣 Keizer Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- North East Salem Community Association Meeting
The Jory Apartments , 909 Park Ave NE , Salem
7:00 pm - CAREER CENTER CLASS– EXCEL (SALEM)
Goodwill Industries of the Columbia Willamette , 3535 Lancaster Dr NE , Salem
9:00 am - Queer and Trans Game Night
Wild Things Games , 241 Commercial St NE , Salem
5:00 pm - ESL– LITERACY LEVEL 0 (SALEM)
Goodwill Industries of the Columbia Willamette , 3535 Lancaster Dr NE , Salem
12:30 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Old Navy, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate (Early Morning) - Keizer Station in Keizer. Apply here.
- Merry Maids posted a job opening for Housekeeping/Cleaning in Salem. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Keizer here.
🗞 Nearby News
Salem
- Why Salem is offering free downtown parking on Dec. 20 (statesmanjournal.com)
- 3 Eugene residents arrested in connection to Keizer shooting, robbery (statesmanjournal.com)
- Turning Oregon's Greens Into Christmas Gold: Only Days Left in Ornament Hunt (beachconnection.net)
Dallas
Ok Keizer! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
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