Zena Church in Spring Valley on Dec. 27, 2021 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
Cristom Vineyards in the snow on Dec. 27, 2021 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
Oak Grove Church on Dec. 27, 2021 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
A snow-covered oak tree on Oak Grove Road on Dec. 27, 2021 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
A sparrow perches on a branch following snowfall in Salem on Dec. 27, 2021 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
Snowy grass in Salem on Dec. 27, 2021 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
Salem resident Kelly Lawrence walks his dog in Bush’s Pasture Park on Dec. 27, 2021 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
A creek in the snow on Dec. 27, 2021 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
Oak Grove Church in the snow on Dec. 27, 2021 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
Cristom Vineyards in the snow on Dec. 27, 2021 (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.
