Keizertimes. (Salem, Or.) 1979-current, February 06, 2015, Image 8

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    PAGE A8, KEIZERTIMES, FEBRUARY 6, 2015
Wanderers
walk at
KRP Feb. 8
Join the Willamette Wan-
derers of Salem & Keizer as
they stroll 5K and 10K routes
in Keizer starting at Keizer
Rapids Park on Sunday, Feb. 8.
The walk will begin at 2
p.m. with registration in be-
ginning at 1:45 p.m. There is
no charge for participating.
The routes will take par-
ticipants through the nearby
residential areas bordering
the Willamette River as well
as through two parks on the
5K route and fi ve parks on
the 10K route. Dogs are
welcomed provided they are
leashed and can get along well
with other dogs who may also
be walking.
Participants walk at their
own, comfortable speed. The
walk is fl at and accommodat-
ing for those with young chil-
dren in strollers.
For more information,
contact Julia, pjwesterberg@
comcast.net, 541-967-3001.
The club’s website is www.
willwander.weebly.com.
MHS art
exhibit
opens
Saturday
Keizer Art Association will
be hosting an exhibit of art
by McNary High School stu-
dents in February.
Entries will be the artist’s
choice of subject and medium
with up to two per student.
The show started this week
and runs to Feb. 28.
An artists’ reception will be
held on Saturday, Feb. 7, from
2 to 4 p.m. Awards will be pre-
sented at that time. The public
is invited to come and discuss
the works with the artists dur-
ing the reception.
TEDxSalem
looking for
speakers
TEDxSalem, Salem’s in-
dependently organized TED
event, is seeking speaker appli-
cants for its third annual event
Saturday, Oct. 3.
The TEDxSalem 2015
speaker application is available
online at http://tedxsalem.us/
speaker-application. The ap-
plication closes on Thursday,
Feb. 19.
TEDxSalem speaker com-
mittee is looking for experts
in varied fi elds who have
new and dynamic ideas worth
spreading.
Some talk ideas the speaker
selection committee are partic-
ularly interested in are: micro-
biomes, the Internet of Things
vs. Internet privacy, 3-D print-
ing, internet security, advances
in prosthetics, ultra running/
ultra sports, high level math,
big data, hybrid electric trains,
passive houses, new advances
in brain science or any other
science, and animal psychology.
Tickets will be on sale in
the spring. For more informa-
tion, visit www.tedxsalem.us.
Pre-order
Keizer book
The Keizer Heritage Mu-
seum is taking early orders
for Images of America: Keizer, a
book chronicling Keizer’s his-
tory through the early 1960s.
The book will be published
by Arcadia Publishing which
has printed hundreds of simi-
lar books for small towns and
downtowns across the country.
Dozens of photographs
from the museum’s collection
as well as photos submitted by
the public paint a picture of
the history of Keizer from the
late 19th century to the early
1960s.
Though the book will not
be available until April Keizeri-
tes can order copies early for
$20. Only 90 pre-sold books
will be available. Contact the
Keizer Heritage Museum at
503-393-9660 or visit the mu-
seum 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday and
Thursday or 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
on Saturday.