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JANUARY 1, 2016, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3 KeizerCommunity KEIZERTIMES.COM Ring in new year with style, laughs Time is short for New Year’s Eve plans, but here are a few options for last-minute gatherings to ring in the new year and celebrate 2016 this weekend. • Town & Country Lanes, 3500 River Road N., is hosting a New Year’s Eve party starting at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 and include music, three hours of moon-glow bowling, a New Year’s countdown and champagne or cider toast, a nacho buffet and raffl e drawings. • Capitol City Theatre is offering one all-ages show and one adults-only show New Year’s Eve. The all-ages show kicks off at 7:30 p.m. and should wrap up about 9 p.m., 210 Liberty St. SE, Suite 150. Tickets are $12 and $9 for ages 12 and younger. The 21-and-older show begins at 10:30 p.m. and ends with a complimentary champagne toast at midnight. Tickets are $20. Purchase tickets in Sobriety Powwow at Portland’s Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard. The dry event features drum groups and community dances and is free to the public. 1 p.m. to midnight. • The festivities go on all night long at Spirit Mountain Casino. Activities include bingo at 7:30 p.m., a wandering magician from 7 to 11:30 p.m.; bucket drummer/dancers at 9, 10 and 11 p.m.; juggler/ stiltwalker at 9:30, 10:30 and 11:30 p.m.; Joe Stoddard Band at 9 p.m.; photo booth from 9 to 11:30 p.m.; Rock & Roll Cowboys at 9 p.m.; bead tosses at 9:45, 10:45 and 11:45 p.m.; and confetti cannons and balloon drop at midnight, 27100 Salmon River Highway, Grand Ronde. • Salem’s Riverfront Carousel is offering free rides between noon and 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 1. Canned food donations to support Marion- Polk Food Share are suggested. • On Saturday, Jan. 2, C4, The Capitol City Comedy Challenge, takes the stage at 210 Liberty St. SE, Suite 150, in Salem. Six stand-up comedians. Three challenges. One stage. Who’s the winner? Audience decides. 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $10, 18 and older only. Keizer Homegrown The- atre is now offering season tickets. The season passes are avail- able now at www.keizer- homegrowntheatre.org and cost $40, a savings of $14 over door prices for the four shows each year for which the troupe charges admis- sion. Season tickets can also be purchased by calling 503- 375-3278. The 2016 season is slated to include a revival of last season’s Always, Patsy Cline, Time Stands Still, Drop Dead!, Twelfth Night and The Guys. Purchasers do not have to select specifi c dates in ad- vance, but can make date-spe- cifi c reservations at the time of each show using the season pass number. Twelfth Night is the com- pany’s annual Shakespeare in the Park production and will be free to all in attendance. The city of Keizer is so- liciting applications for vol- unteers to be considered to serve on the following com- mittees: • Keizer Points of Interest Committee (two vacancies). The committee was estab- lished to identify, authenti- cate, and memorialize sites of interest located in the Keizer area. Sites to be identifi ed may be of the historical, geo- graphical, botanical, or un- usual. The committee meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. • Parks Advisory Board (one vacancy). The Parks Advisory Board reviews and studies issues that involve development and mainte- nance of city parks and makes recommendations to the city council. The board meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. • Youth liaison/page – Opportunities are currently available to youth for service on various city committees. Please check the city website, www.keizer.org, for more in- formation and to apply. Nominations are also be- ing accepted for Volunteer of the Quarter. Volunteer ap- plications and Volunteer of the Quarter nominations are available at Keizer Civic Cen- ter – City Hall located at 930 Chemawa Road NE, Keizer, or you can request an appli- cation be mailed to you by calling city hall at (503) 390- 3700. Electronic applications are available on the city web- site. Applications and nomi- nations must be received by Wednesday, Jan. 13, to be considered at the Jan. 21 Vol- unteer Coordinating Com- mittee meeting. 6 1 0 2 advance at capitolcitytheater. com. • New Year’s Eve Dance at Keizer Salem Area Senior Center, 930 Plymouth Drive N.E. Doors open at 7 p.m. Live music by Don and Pat Schuetz with Glen Walker & Lee and Evelyn Easter. Tickets $10. • If you don’t mind a bit of travel, or would like a bit of traditional culture education with your revelry, check out the Native American Rehabilitation Association’s annual New Year’s Eve Salem’s Straub Environ- mental Center is looking for nominees in its annual Mid- Valley Green Awards. The awards honor sustain- able practices by both local individuals and businesses and nominations are due by mid- night Jan. 18. Award categories include: recycler of the year; sustainable business of the year; Earth- WISE business of the year; the Green Apple, given to a local educator; green product/ser- vice of the year and sustainable winery/brewer of the year. Full details, including eligi- bility requirements and nomi- nation forms are available at straubenvironmentalcenter. org. Keizer Homegrown now offering season tix Tree Nominate now for recycling SEC Green Awards Volunteers sought for advisory roles at city offered Keizer Boy Scout Troop 121 will be offering tree recy- cling Jan. 2-3 and 9-10. Trees can be dropped off at either of two locations: Keizer U.S. Bank, 5110 River Road N. or the Schoolhouse Square Starbucks, 5001 River Road N. Pick-up can also be ar- ranged either weekend by calling 503-877-4285 or vis- iting www.keizertroop121. com. The suggested donation is $10 for pick-up or $5 for drop-off. Pro wrestling at Lions Club The Keizer Lions Club will host Mid-Valley Pro Wrestling’s fi rst-ever event Sunday, Jan. 10. Ringside seats are $15 and general admission is $10. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. with a 4 p.m. bell time. A 12-man over-the-top battle royal is planned with the last two wrestlers standing competing for a $1,000 purse in the main event. The Lions Club is located at 4100 Cherry Ave. N.E. in Keizer. Joe Guerra Ins Agcy Inc Joe Guerra, Agent 3791 River Road N Keizer, OR 97303 Bus: 503 - 463 -1388 WorshipDirectory These Salem-Keizer houses of worship invite you to visit. 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 Sunday Morning 9:00 am and 10:45 am 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 Dr. Jon F. Langenwalter, Pastor The church with the purple doors 503-364-2844 Worship at 9:30 am • Child Care Available 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
