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PAGE A8, KEIZERTIMES, MARCH 20, 2015 KeizerCommunity KEIZERTIMES.COM Audio journal presents look into Celt senior’s life KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald Members of the McNary High School Rotary Interact Club play an icebreaker game with Keizer Rotary mentor Chuck Fisher. MHS Rotary out to do some good By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes Dontae McNeill joined the McNary High School Rotary Interact Club at the urging of his former coach Isaac Parker. However, it wasn’t long before he found his own reasons to stay. “In the fi rst meeting they showed us a video of a girl with a backpack fi lled with school sup- plies and then they show all the ways the things in it could help. It helped a lot of less fortunate people. I saw that and it was sad at fi rst, but then I saw the smiles on the kids’ faces and I was smiling. I thought about how neat it would be to make someone that happy,” McNeill said. McNeill is the current president of the club and will likely fi ll the same role next year as the club got a late start. The MHS Rotary Interact Club is an off- shoot of Keizer Rotary. In the same way that Rotary seeks to bolster community projects and efforts, the Celtic students are looking to do the same around the school and through reaching out to the community at large. “We’re talking about setting up a volunteer project with some of the retirement homes and going in to talk with the residents there,” Mc- Neill said. “I thought getting to talk with new people might put a smile on their face.” Chuck Fisher, a member of the Keizer Ro- tary, is acting as a mentor to the students along- side teachers Brad Lomax and Derick Handley. Keizer Rotary has been looking to start an In- teract Club at McNary, but the project didn’t fi nd its legs until this year. “They seem to be all in and very excited,” Fisher said. “I like working with youth and it fulfi lls my own obligations as a board member of Keizer Rotary,” Fisher said. While the club is in its nascent stages, Fisher already has his eyes on a big, interesting future. “I think the international connection is the one I want to bring to bear. Sometimes clubs from different countries will meet somewhere else and do a project together at a place none of them have been,” he said. Fisher said the club members have also ex- pressed interest in reaching out to the local middle schools and creating additional chapters there since the minimum age for participation is only 12 years old. Communications offi cer Lisa De La Cruz said she heard about the club through the Mc- Nary AVID program, which shepherds students through high school who are likely to be the fi rst in their family to attend college. “I have to do community service as part of graduating, but I want to do it, too,” De La Cruz said. “It is a good group of people. We’re collaborating and fi nding more things to do and ways to get involved. We’re about giving back, making a difference and having fun.” Life is a Garden… Dig It! GUENTNER’S GARDENS GARDEN CENTER, GIFT SHOP, LANDSCAPING 5780 Commercial Street S, Salem 503-585-7133 SALEM’S LARGEST COMPLETE GARDEN CENTER • Tons of landscape, shrubs and trees • • Green house full of perennials and annuals • • Great selection of vegetables, herbs, berries, seed potatoes and much more • • Diagnostic center for all your plants problems (We carry all healing treatments you need) • • Pond treatments for water, fi sh and fi sh food too • • We build ponds, waterfalls, retaining walls and paver patios • • Bark dust, soil with pick up and delivery • • G.L.C. Licensed and Bonded • By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes In January, I met with Mc- Nary High School senior Da- vid Henderson and handed him a small voice recorder. We’d never met before, but I wanted to know more about his life as a high school student. “My fi rst thought was it would be interesting, but I wasn’t sure about putting my thoughts out there for other people,” said David, 17. His second thought was: “Why me?” If he had asked me that question at the time, I would have told him I wanted the ex- actly type of person who would ask that question. In the end, he answered it for himself. “I fi gured that maybe I was qualifi ed to do it. I’m sure there are other more interesting peo- ple, but why not me?” Hender- son said. For about three weeks, David recorded some of his thoughts about school, life and faith, among other topics. The result is the fi rst episode of McNary Radio Diaries. You can listen to it online at keizertimes.com. The goal of McNary Ra- dio Diaries is to give voice to students who might otherwise not see their name in our paper. The ones who may not speak up often in class, but still have a lot on their plates and even more on their minds. Initially, David found it odd to walk his dogs while talking into a recorder, but he warmed Seniors: Got talent? KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald McNary Radio Diaries up to it surprisingly quickly. “It felt nice to just talk and not worry about boring other people,” David said. As I listened to the raw audio of David’s recording, I found myself cheering him on. Even as he sometimes struggled with words, I could feel his frustra- tions with things like standard- ized testing and the relief that came with little victories. When I talked with David a few days ago, I asked him what he learned from being part of this project. “That I can have opinions, Seniors, polish up your talents. The Keizer Iris Festival’s second annual Senior Talent Show will be held at Keizer/Salem Area Seniors in May and registration for entrants has begun. The 2014 talent show featured a McNary High School senior David Henderson is the fi rst subject on the McNary Radio Diaries, a new production of the Keizertimes. and they might be ones that people want to listen to. In school sometimes, it doesn’t always feel like that but maybe (my opinions) actually do mat- ter,” he said. “Also, be open about how you feel about things, even if you feel like no- body else would care. That’s the stuff you should be putting out there.” The grin that spread across my face hurt my cheeks. That was precisely the point. (Final note: If you listen to McNary Radio Diaries online, I would love to know what you think. Please send critique or feed- back to news@keizertimes.com. Lastly, I would like to thank Haris Khan, a junior at McNary, who is a Pro Logic ninja and helped me greatly with this project.) variety of talents, including singing and dancing, by seniors from around the region. The Senior Talent Show will take place 1 to 4 p.m. on Sat- urday, May 16. To register contact Shelly Paddock at 503-871-4466 or via email shellyrocks2@gmail.com. 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Call to list your church in our Worship Directory: (503) 390-1051 John Knox Presbyterian Church JOIN US FOR SUNDAY WORSHIP 8:30 am • 10 am • 11:30 am • 6 pm PEOPLESCHURCH 4500 LANCASTER DR NE | SALEM 503.304.4000 • www.peopleschurch.com Celebration Services Saturday Evening 6:00 pm Children’s Programs, Student and Adult Ministries 1755 Lockhaven Dr. NE Keizer 503-390-3900 www.dayspringfellowship.com 452 Cummings Lane North • 393-0404 Father Gary L. Zerr, Pastor Saturday Vigil Liturgy: 5:30 p.m. Sundays: 8:15 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. La Misa en Español: 12:30 p.m. Rev. Dr. John Neal, Pastor Worship - 10:30 a.m. Education Hour - 10:00 a.m. Nursery Care Available www.keizerjkpres.org Jason Lee UMC 820 Jeff erson St. NE Salem OR 97301 9:00 am Dr. Jon F. Langenwalter, Pastor The church with the purple doors 10:45 am Worship at 9:30 am • Child Care Available Sunday Morning and 503-364-2844 Faith Lutheran Church 4505 River Rd N • 393-4507 Sunday Schedule: 9:00 a.m. Children’s Church 9:15 a.m. Adult Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Children’s Activities Pastor Virginia Eggert 10:30 a.m. Worship with Communion