PAGE A24, KEIZERTIMES, JANUARY 21, 2022 Promote Your Business in 2022 with any of our Special Sections/Guides Salem-Keizer HEALTH & WELLNESS Spring 202 1 OF F IC I A L GU I DE SEL F D OUBT CO O N CENTRATI O N NAVIGATING M OTI TI VA VATI O N DISTINGUISHED YOUNG WOMEN PAGE 16 Mark Your Calendar ISOLATION ISOLA TION CROWN THE HOUND PAGE 18 SPONSORS PAGE 20 DI S CO NNECT NN ECT MENTAL HEALTH SPRING HOME & GARDEN FO CU CUS ANXIETY PAGE 6 RACI NG THO UG HTS NEG ATI VIT PAGE 3 Y Feeling the weight of pandemic anxiety? IN YOUR BACKYARD Center 50+ takes their mission on the road PAGE 10 Liberty House adds tools for mental health for kids PAGE 12 PAGE 8 PET PARADE PAGE 13 3K & 5K RUNS PAGE 14 MAILING ADDRESS : CHANGE STRESS COVID vaccines are here — Now what? GOLF TOURNEY PAGE 35 KICKOFF PARTY PAGE 12 FIGHTING C l imate COPE BO RED REDO M TEEN MUSIC SHOWCASE PAGE 27 ROAD CLOSURES PAGE 7 GRAND MARSHALS PAGE 10 DURING THE PANDEMIC PRESS SU URE ENTERTAINMENT PAGE 23 PARADE PAGE 4 MOOD LOSS OSS O F JOY OY FULL EVENT SCHEDULE PAGE 21 MAYORAL LETTER PAGE 3 SLEEP DEPRESSION PAGE B6 EIZER times AUGUST 2021 Publishes : May 12th Publishes: Feb. 25th SALEM-KEIZER HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL The Top Home Trend Of 2021 The Future of Gardening PAGE B5 PAGE B13 FOUR TIPS to Create a Healthier Home PAGE B14 60 A S P E C I A L S E N I O R S E C T I O N A glorious return PAGE 3 McNARY SET TO RELOAD - PG 6 Publishes : Apr. 1st TITANS TAKE AIM - PG 8 OLYS RETURN TO ELITE STATUS? - PG 10 SOUTH’S YOUTH MOVEMENT - PG 12 VIKINGS PLAN FOR BREAKOUT - PG 14 McKAY’S KEY TO SEASON - PG 16 OCT 2021 Senior centers re-open safely Ready to provide fun and companionship again other by video over the internet. As venues, businesses, restaurants and churches begin to reopen for in-per- son shopping, dining, activities and worship, local senior centers, too, have begun to slowly host in-person classes, meals and activities for their clients being mindful of their health and the ever present COVID variants that are sweeping the state. Center 50+, at 2615 Portland Road NE, in Salem, had its offi cial grand reopen- ing Sept. 7. “We opened up on July 6. We offi cially unlocked our front doors and people could come in to the front desk and we’re doing about maybe a dozen things and our hobby rooms are open. Tech support is available in the pool room. Things like that. So, about a dozen diff erent things,” said director Marilyn Daily. “We actu- ally have been doing one-on-one and in-person appointments for about nine months.” While the center is open fi ve days a week from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and still McNary WR Gunner Smedema SEPT 2021 off ers drive through take-out meals, a full schedule is not expected to return until late fall. “We’re rolling it out slowly. We will see more classes. For example, lunch is not coming back on the 7th. Our dining room has not been given approval to open back up. And we don’t anticipate that well into the fall. I’ll keep my atten- dance numbers lower. And, you know, bit by bit, we will see how we’re doing and See SENIOR CENTERS, page 6 Publishes : Aug. 4th Gift & Event Guide MAILING ADDRESS : By DEE MOORE For the Keizerimes Senior centers provide the com- munity and the connection that many retirees need to stay active, have fun and make friends. Without these much needed lifelines many retirees would live in near total isolation. When the COVID- 19 pandemic hit these facilities, neces- sary resources were nearly shuttered. Instead these community centers, like the rest of the world, became expert Zoomers connecting their clients to each H O L I D AY Publishes : Sep. 8th EIZER times NOV / DEC 2021 Publishes : Nov. 17th Contact Robin Barney: advertising@keizertimes.com | (503) 991-1736 for more info.