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KeizerFEST artist is
only 8 and doing great
KEIZERTIMES/Lyndon A. Zaitz
Ray Wood, (center) had friends and neighbors arranged for a
health-safe 93rd birthday Wednesday, Jan. 20.
Neighbors pitch in to give
WWII vet special 93rd
Evie McCarthy, 8, entered
the annual KeizerFEST iris art
competition because she want-
ed to buy a gift for her sister.
“I thought if I won, I would
earn the money. If I did not win,
at least I w o u l d h a v e f u n , ” Evie
said.
She’s now $200 richer and
her winning piece will be on
display throughout the annual
KeizerFEST, Keizer Chamber
of Commerce events and as
prints for all of the event’s an-
nual sponsors.
Evie’s entry is titled Dos Bo-
nitas and features two of the
2021 theme irises named “La
Bonita.”
When asked where else she
would like to see her work, Evie
DIAMOND
Ray Wood’s neighbors posted greetings and hosted him at a
celebration to mark his 93rd birthday in Keizer on Wednesday,
Jan.20.
Born in the little town of West Portland (since annexed into
greater Portland), Wood joined the Merchant Marines when he
was 14 years old, serving in both the Atlantic and Pacifi c oceans.
After his service on ships he joined the Air Force, stationed in
Japan shortly after the atom bomb blasts. He ended his military
career in the Air National Guard.
Wood has traveled around the world but calls Oregon home.
He has lived in his current Keizer home for six years.
Holiday card deadline extended
Submitted
Evie McCarthy’s Dos Bonitas, will be the offi cial art of the 2021 KeizerFEST celebration. Evie is
likely one of the youngest, if not the youngest, artist ever selected for the honor.
had big plans.
“I would like to see my art-
work on phone cases, stickers,
greeting cards and maybe for
Schreiner’s I r i s c u s t o m c h o c o-
ANNIVERSARY
John and Juliana Cutsforth
Keizerites John and Juli-
ana (Smith) Cutsforth will
celebrate their 60th anniver-
sary years on Feb. 11.
John was born in Silverton
and Juliana in Salem. They
were married at St. Vincent
de Paul Catholic Church in
Salem on Feb. 11, 1961.
The couple met in 1959
while cruising “The Gut,”
Portland Road Northeast
and parts of downtown, in
Salem.
John worked for and then
owned 500 Motors used car
lot for 34 years. He then
worked fi ve years for Blue
Diamond Hazelnut Com-
pany and 11 years for Cher-
riots Transit System. Juli-
ana worked for 37 years at
Moore Business Forms and
11 years for the Department
of Revenue.
The couple has three
daughters: Jody Orcutt, Jill
Storms and Joyce Cutsforth.
They have two grandchil-
dren Elaine Navarro and
Tony Orcutt and two great
granddaughters, Ellis and
Anna. They have lived in
Keizer since 1963.
l a t e b a r w r a p p e r c o v e r ,” she said.
Each year the Keizer Art
Association hosts the con-
test sponsored by the Keizer
Chamber of Commerce.
MHS artists
featured
at KAA
While the Keizer Chamber
of Commerce staff and board
of directors still hope to host
the annual event, nothing is set
in stone.
Artists of all ages are invited
to submit artwork which ex-
presses the holiday season in
Keizer for the 2021 Holiday
Card Competition.
One piece of artwork will
be selected by the Keizer
Public Arts Commission to
be reproduced as the City of
Keizer’s 2021 Holiday Greet-
ing Card. The artist who sub-
mitted the winning selection
will receive a $100 gift card
to Michaels Arts & Crafts.
Submit entries to Debbie
Lockhart at the Keizer Civic
Center offi ce located at 930
Chemawa Road NE. Submis-
sions should be sent in no later
than 4 p.m., Friday, March 1.
Attach a signed entry form to
each submission. Entry forms
are available for download at
www.keizer.org.offi ce.
Keizer Art Association will
combine its Winter Showcase
and the McNary High School
Art Show for its February on-
line exhibit that available from
Feb. 5 to Feb. 24.
Winners of the juried show,
including best of show, will be
announced at keizerarts.com
on Saturday, Feb. 5. Due to
COVID-19, there will be no
artists’ reception.
RIGHT: Zendaya, by Serena
Marino won the Best in Show
at the 2020 McNary Art
Show.
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