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PHOTOS: Cornholers gather at Capitol to benefit Shangri-La

Five year-old Gage Trenga, of Eugene, practices his cornhole throwing technique. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)

Under sunny, blue skies, participants in the Shangri-La Capital City Cornhole Classic tournament competed for prize money and trophies Saturday, Sept. 11 at State Capitol State Park. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)

Under sunny, blue skies, participants in the Shangri-La Capital City Cornhole Classic tournament competed for prize money and trophies Saturday, Sept. 11 at State Capitol State Park. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)

Under sunny, blue skies, participants in the Shangri-La Capital City Cornhole Classic tournament competed for prize money and trophies Saturday, Sept. 11 at State Capitol State Park. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)

Five-year-old Gage Trend, of Eugene, uses his tongue to help with his aim Saturday. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)

Under sunny, blue skies, participants in the Shangri-La Capital City Cornhole Classic tournament competed for prize money and trophies Saturday, Sept. 11 at State Capitol State Park. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)

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Photographer Ron Cooper and his wife Penny moved to Salem in 1969 to take a job as photographer at the Oregon Statesman (later the Statesman Journal). Their three children, Monica, Kimberly, and Christopher, attended and graduated from Salem public schools. Cooper retired from the Statesman Journal in 2001 but, has continued his passion for photography in many ways, including as a photographer for the Salem Reporter.