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It goes by fast MHS Class of ‘69 celebrates 50th
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Graduates of the McNary High School
Class of 1969 gathered for a weekend of cele-
bration and memories Friday through Sunday,
Sept. 13 to Sept. 15.
The reunion’s highlight was a dinner held
at Scenic Valley Vineyard, north of Keizer. Co-
chairs Bruce Chapin and Sandy Febach Arm-
strong welcomed graduates and guests Satur-
day night in the room festooned with blue and
white, photos and class memorabilia.
A - The reunion organizing committee.
B- Gary Williams was involved in music
during his days at McNary. With wife Kris
Williams.
C - 1969 McNary graduate Marsha Frances
Clark with husband, Steve Clark.
D - From left, Larry Kale, Barbara Stites
Hodges and husband Jeff Hodges.
E - From left: Don Stover, Julie Gottfried,
Dawn Bauer Breen and Randy Bright.
F - From left: Joe Henery, Rita Montgomery
Henery and Daniel Sullivan. Joe and Daniel
were on the varisty football team.
G - Co-chairs of the reunion, Sandy Febach
Armstrong and Bruce Chapin.
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Community
radio gets
signal boost
KMUZ
Community
Radio (100.7 FM) recent-
ly boosted the power of its
radio signal, increasing the
potential
mid-Willamette
Valley listening audience
from 50,000 people to over
300,000.
On Sept. 15, KMUZ
increased its power from
34 watts to 220 watts. The
upgrade represents a mile-
stone for the Salem-based
nonprofi t radio station that
broadcasts on 88.5 FM and
100.7 FM and streams online
at KMUZ.org. Funding for
the project was made possible
by a grant from the Oregon
Community Foundation.
Keizertimes Managing Ed-
itor Eric Howald hosts a one-
hour live interview segment
during KMUZ’s Willamette
Wake-Up programming. The
show, News from the North,
airs the second Friday of ev-
ery month beginning about
8:10 a.m., and focuses on the
news and people of Keizer.
Nearly eight years ago,
KMUZ started broadcasting
its mix of music, news and
community affairs program-
ming. But the low power
level initially authorized by
the FCC limited the station’s
range. In some nearby areas,
its radio signal couldn’t pen-
etrate buildings.
Listeners in Salem, Keizer
and Albany and smaller com-
munities on the east side of
the mid-Willamette Valley
will notice the biggest im-
provements in the station’s
reception.
Volunteers operate the
local, non-commercial FM
station. KMUZ is licensed
to Willamette Information,
News and Entertainment
Service (WINES), an Ore-
gon Public Benefi t Corpo-
ration. KMUZ also streams
online and podcast on
KMUZ.org.
The station’s studio is lo-
cated at 245 Division St. NE
in Salem.