MARCH 12, 2021, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3
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Falcons return to school
A
There are going to be a lot of fi rst days of
school in 2021.
The second cohort of Forest Ridge Ele-
mentary School got their start on Wednes-
day, March 3.
A: Flags are raised to welcome back stu-
dents.
B: Even the “school cat” from the neighbor-
hood showed up for the celebration.
C: “Air” high-fi ves are the new greeting.
D: Students line up to enter their class-
rooms.
E: A dapper young fellow
makes an eager arrival.
F: A fi rst step back to-
ward normal.
KEIZERTIMES/
Lyndon A. Zaitz
D
Submitted
Bristol Campos with grandmother Kay Taylor and Cummings Elementary School teacher Tiffany
Gates. Bristol and Kay delivered more than 400 masks to Cummings last week.
C
3rd grader, grandmother make
certain Cougars stay safe
When the country was hit
with the coronavirus pandem-
ic in March of last year there
was an overwhelming need
for face masks. Many people
with sewing machines began
making masks at home and
donating them.
Kay Taylor of Keizer heed-
ed the call. The 85-year old
grandmother was given a kit
with instructions and fabric
and she began sewing.
She gave masks to family
members and neighbors and
her church, Keizer Chris-
tian. Some of her masks even
found their way to personnel
at Keizer Fire District.
Taylor’s friend, Edith Mc-
Carty, was also sewing masks,
and devised adjustable straps
using T-shirts and beads. Two
of Edith’s great-grandchildren
are students at Cummings El-
ementary School, where Tay-
lor’s granddaughter, Bristol
Campos, is a third-grader.
With Salem-Keizer school
students returning to in-per-
son learning this month, the
staff at Cummings was con-
tacted and masks offered for
staff and students alike. Taylor
made 240 masks for the school
and Edith made 200. Kay and
Bristol delivered over 400
masks to the school on Mon-
day, March 8. Teacher Tiffany
Gates accepted the donation
on behalf of the school.
Taylor has sewn for years.
F
E
She made quilts and also cow-
boy regalia for her daughter,
Bri Taylor Campos, who was
a rodeo queen.
B