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JUNE 5, 2020, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3 KeizerCommunity KEIZERTIMES.COM Keizer library takes reading program online Imagine Your Story, is the theme of Keizer Communi- ty Library’s (KCL) summer reading program where tod- dlers through teens can par- ticipate in the library’s pro- gram by reading stories every day and, in the process, earn prizes. Imagine Your Story starts Monday, June 15, and ends August 14. While the library is temporarily closed due to COVID-19 concerns, the Summer Reading Program registration will take place outside on the back patio of the Keizer Cultural Center. Packets will be available on June 15, 22 and 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. Game boards can also be presented on those days to earn prizes. As part of the summer program, KCL is also hosting a Children’s Book Club via Zoom for students in third through fi fth grader. Each participant in the club will receive three free books to keep, including titles from the 2020-21 Oregon Battle of the Books competition. Partici- pation is limited. To register, call 503-363-4548. Stories in the Stacks, with Summer Reyes, has gone vir- tual on YouTube More information is avail- able on the KCL website at www.keizerlibrary.org. All programs are free of charge. Yes, we’re open! Sanitization and social distancing are highly encouraged in our store with a “sanitization station” set up near the entrance. For the safety of our families and customers, all of our employees are wearing face masks, and we ask that you please consider wearing a mask as well. We also have a pay station set up with plexiglass. DON'T FORGET DIAMONDS MONDAY THRU SATURDAY 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M. Jewelers 4965 River Rd N, Keizer • 503-393-0701 MHS grad aids virus relief BY MATT RAWLINGS Of the Keizertimes When the COVID-19 pan- demic hit in March, Ish Gue- vara didn’t want to sit on the sidelines while people in the Salem-Keizer community were in need. “I may not be the richest person in the world, but I knew that there was some way that I could help people out,” Gue- vara said. The McNary alum has been interested in sewing and fash- ion design ever since he was a kid, which is why, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, he has been creat- ing and selling masks for $10 Submitted apiece — with all funds going towards donating food to fam- McNary grad Ish Guevara is making masks and funneling the proceeds into other good deeds. ilies in need. Guevara admitted that a for people to forward me fam- All of Guevara’s masks are out the majority of his or- tightly woven and double-lay- ders. While many of his orders lot of his motivation comes ilies or people that they knew ered with seams for fi lters. They come from people in the Sa- from his personal background. needed help. Some were mi- are made with 100 percent cot- lem-Keizer area, Guevara says Raised by a working class grant agricultural workers that he’s even been able family in Los Angeles before didn’t receive stimulus checks, ton and meet the to sell masks to peo- moving to Keizer, Guevara has some were cancer survivors safety guidelines ple on the east coast always had a heart for people and some were single mothers,” of the Center for — which is partially in need, which is why he has Guevara said. Disease Control due to his large so- worked tirelessly to use his gift Since then, Guevara has do- and Prevention. cial media following. of sewing to raise money to nated his earnings to Mano a (CDC). “All the net- feed hungry Mano food “You wouldn’t families. working I have done bank on Port- be able to blow “I’ve always has helped me sell land Road in out a candle with the masks at a higher wanted to help Salem. the mask on,” out during rate,” Guevara said. While he Guevara said. crucial times. Over the last continues to The masks It reminds me t w o - a n d - a - h a l f make more come in both Ish Guevara months, Guevara where I came masks and children and has made well over from,” Gue- raise addi- adult sizes. tional money, While Guevara offers basic, 1,000 masks. Even though it’s vara said. Using the an extensive process, Guevara Guevara en- single-colored masks, he also courages peo- includes his passion for art and doesn’t plan on stopping any money from the masks, ple to help design in many of his creations time soon. Guevara made “It’s a long and tiring pro- those that are as he has made a multitude of 26 food bas- cess. But even when I just in need in any different designs for many of way that they his masks, featuring anything wanted to rest, I knew that kets fi lled with beans, can. from popular cartoons to sports I had to keep trying to come rice, fl our, soup, cereal, toothpaste through for families that were “What I always tell people is teams. and other essential items. Each in need,” Guevara said. “This that we can only get through Although some customers have picked up their masks at has become a passion project of basket also included a $40 gift this tough time by helping and thinking of others,” Guevara his front door, Guevara mails mine and, no matter what, I’m card to a grocery store. “I asked on my social media said. going to keep going.”
