JUNE 18, 2021, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3
Weddle teachers earn Make Music returns
Sonic Drive-In donations to Salem June 21
Two Weddle Elementary School
teachers recently received donations
to school projects from Sonic Drive-In,
as part of the chain honoring educators
during Teacher Appreciation Month.
Stacy Thibodeaux applied for
a donation to provide
T-shirts and dye
kits for a year-
end, tie-dy-
ing project.
“My stu-
dents
are
a
wonderful
group
of
fi rst-graders
from Keizer, Oregon.
They come to school so full
of energy and excitement.
Many of my students come
from a background of poverty
and do not have access to a lot
of materials and experiences at
home,” Thibodeaux wrote in her
application.
The project is designed to
give the students something
students need in addition to
the basics: a bit of fun, she wrote.
Counselor Melissa Shrout received a
donation to purchase supplies that will
help create a social-emotional learn-
ing (SEL) resources that teachers and
instructional assistants can use as they
transition back to in-person, full-time
learning.
“Being a school counselor is such an
opportunity to off er joy, hope, and be a
bridge-builder among students. These
resources that I am request-
ing will help me
support kid-
dos
in
these
creative
circum-
stances
and
help
build capacity for
practicing SEL
activities in a
classroom
set-
ting,” Shrout wrote.
The
two
teachers
received a combined total of
$193.
Other projects that
Keizer teachers are
fundraising for can be
found at: tinyurl.com/
Kzrteach.
Through Limeades for Learning,
SONIC has donated more than $19 mil-
lion to public school teachers, helping
more than 36,000 teachers and impact-
ing nearly 7.4 million students in public
schools nationwide since 2009.
Salem joins the international Make
Music Day celebration with Make Music
Salem on Monday, June 21, 2021, from
10am-11pm.
Make Music Salem is a one-day event
where free, live performances and oppor-
tunities to make music take place out-
doors throughout Salem on the longest
day of the year.
Musical festivities in Salem are part
of a global celebration of music making
in over 1,000 cities worldwide inspired
by Fête de la Musique, which began in
France in 1982. Salem’s celebration is one
of over a 100 cities in the U.S. taking place
and the only city in Oregon to participate.
After virtual performances in 2020,
Salem’s organizers are looking forward
to hosting in-person performances in
2021, the sixth consecutive year for Make
Music Salem. Mark Green, Make Music
Salem committee member, indicates par-
ticipant registration this year is on track
to have more than 100 musical perfor-
mances and more than 20 host venues.
Locations include downtown, North and
South Salem, the Willamette Heritage
Center (Mission Mill), as well as park and
neighborhood performances.
The day also includes special music
events for anyone to participate including
bucket drumming, harmonica give-away
and play-along, and a silent auction to
close out the festivities.
Make Music Day Salem invites every-
one from professional musicians to
people who have never picked up an
instrument, individuals to large bands, all
ages, and all musical genres to join in this
global music celebration.
Any musical participants, host venue
locations, stage sponsors/donors, and vol-
unteers can click the ‘Get Involved’ link
at: makemusicsalem.org.
celebration
of LIFE
Library's preps summer
reading program relaunch
Keizer Community Library is gearing up for their summer
reading challenge. School is out for the summer, which means
there’ll be plenty of time for reading.
Children through elementary school age are eligible to par-
ticipate in the library’s summer reading challenge Reading
Colors Your World.
Children may read independently, or adults may read
to younger children. Elementary age children who read to
younger siblings can count this reading time as well. Listening
to audio or online books will also count toward reading time.
The reading challenge is simple: read books and earn prizes.
Registration will take place on the patio of the Keizer Cultural
Center Monday, June 28 from 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday,June 29 from
4 to 6 p.m. and Saturday, July 3 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Keizer
Cultural Center, home of the library is located at 980 Chemawa
Rd. NE. Registration packets include a game board, stickers to
track daily reading and a craft to take home.
On Saturday, July 31 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Tuesday,
August 31 from 4 to 6 p.m., participants can bring their game
board to the patio to earn small prizes. There will be treats and
a craft to make. The library will be closed for remodeling the
remainder of the summer, but a selection of children’s books
will be available for check out during registration days as well
as July 31 and Aug. 31, the fi nal day of the reading club.
National research fi nds that libraries play an important role
in the education and development of children. Studies show
that children who are read to in the home and who use the
library perform better in school and are more likely to continue
to use the library as a source of lifetime learning.
More information about all of the library’s summer pro-
grams is available on the library’s web site at www.keizerlibrary.
org. All programs are free of charge.
BRIAN & APRIL McVAY
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Howard E. Wood
It's time to gather for pie and celebrate
Howard's 92+ years of life. Come, share
memories and honor a special man.
The celebration of life will be held on
Sat., June 19 at 1pm, Church on the Hill,
2707 Maranatha Court SE, Turner.
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