For the first time in nearly a decade, downtown Salem had its own holiday parade following Thanksgiving. The brief but colorful event drew a crowd to the city’s core, lining the streets as marching bands, city councilors and multiple Santas paraded by.
Carolers in downtown Salem at the Salem Holiday Parade on Saturday, Nov. 26 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)Hundreds of Salemites lined the streets downtown for the Salem Holiday Parade on Saturday, Nov. 26 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)Cadets with the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Color Guard walk the Salem Holiday Parade on Saturday, Nov. 26 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)Children watch the Salem Holiday Parade on Saturday, Nov. 26 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)The McKay High School marching band performs at the Salem Holiday Parade on Saturday, Nov. 26 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)Families lined the streets for the Salem Holiday Parade on Saturday, Nov. 26 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)Families lined the streets for the Salem Holiday Parade on Saturday, Nov. 26 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)Families lined the streets for the Salem Holiday Parade on Saturday, Nov. 26 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)The McKay High School marching band performs at the Salem Holiday Parade on Saturday, Nov. 26 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)Colorful animals were part of the display at the Salem Holiday Parade on Saturday, Nov. 26 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)Indigenous dancers walk the Salem Holiday Parade on Saturday, Nov. 26 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)Families lined the streets for the Salem Holiday Parade on Saturday, Nov. 26 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)Families lined the streets for the Salem Holiday Parade on Saturday, Nov. 26 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)Colorful costumes on display at the Salem Holiday Parade on Saturday, Nov. 26 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)Families lined the streets for the Salem Holiday Parade on Saturday, Nov. 26 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)The Sprague High School marching band performs at the Salem Holiday Parade on Saturday, Nov. 26 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)Families lined the streets for the Salem Holiday Parade on Saturday, Nov. 26 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
Correction: This article originally misidentified cadets with the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Color Guard as part of the marching band. The caption has been corrected. Salem Reporter apologizes for the error.
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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.
