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Former McNary, Nebraska Softball Star Joins the Ducks

Last season Decker started all 62 games for the Huskers and was named first team all-Midwest Region and first team all-Big Ten.

(EUGENE, Ore. ) - The Oregon softball team has signed Nebraska transfer and Keizer, Ore., native Hailey Decker, head coach Mike White announced on Thursday.

Decker will be a junior next season for the Ducks and can play immediately. The NCAA does not require softball players to sit out a season when transferring.

Special Plans for Fan #2 Million at Volcanoes Game Saturday

The fan will be recognized as he or she enters the gates on Saturday’s game against the Everett AquaSox.

(KEIZER, Ore. ) - The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes will welcome their 2 millionth fan to Volcanoes Stadium through the gates before the game Saturday on against Everett.

The Volcanoes have averaged over 100,000 fans for 17-plus seasons in Keizer since opening their gates for the inaugural season in 1997.

Keizer Fire Chief Honored for 30 Years as an EMT

Chief Cowan began his career as an Emergency Medical Technician in 1981, in Oregon City, with Willamette Falls Ambulance.

(KEIZER, Ore. ) - Keizer Fire Chief, Jeff Cowan, was recognized by the Keizer Fire Board of Directors and the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians for his achievement of 30 years as a Nationally Registered EMT-Paramedic.