Once a year, Salem’s public works department, police, fire and other services gather in Riverfront Park for a day of family fun.
The annual Salem Service Day, formerly Public Works Day, gives kids a chance to see the city’s biggest vehicles up close, along with drone demonstrations, cotton candy and booths from other utilities and public services.
Kids explore a police vehicle at Salem Service Day on Thursday, June 15 in Riverfront Park (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Kids got to explore a Salem fire truck at Salem Service Day on Thursday, June 15 (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Wyatt Brady, 6, and Weston Brady, 4, learn about pine cones from “Friends of Trees” at Salem Service Day on Thursday, June 15 (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Kids enjoy the slide at Salem Service Day on Thursday, June 15 (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter) Kids get behind the wheel of a police vehicle Jonathan Escutia, 4, drives a police vehicle at Salem Service Day on Thursday, June 15 (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Wyatt Brady, 6, enjoys the slide at Salem Service Day on Thursday, June 15 (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Jonathan Escutia, 4, drives a police vehicle at Salem Service Day on Thursday, June 15 (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Peeking out of the bounce house at Salem Service Day on Thursday, June 15 (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Beckham Wurgler, 4, drives a Salem Public Works truck at Salem Service Day on Thursday, June 15 (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Miller Wurgler, 1, plays with the mirror of a large public works truck at Salem Service Day on Thursday, June 15 (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Nolan Ewing, 5, riding in a Salem fire truck at Salem Service Day on Thursday, June 15 (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Nolan Ewing, 5, drives a riding lawn mower at Salem Service Day on Thursday, June 15 (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Samantha Hall, 6, with her mother Julie Hall learning safety around electricity at a Salem Electric Cooperative booth at Salem Service Day on Thursday, June 15 (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Cotton candy was one of several treats available at Salem Service Day on Thursday, June 15 (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)
Kids explore a city vehicle at Salem Service Day on Thursday, June 15 in Riverfront Park (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Learning about orcas before going inside the whale exhibit at Salem Service Day on Thursday, June 15 (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Ezra Glick, 3, riding on dad’s shoulder at Salem Service Day on Thursday, June 15 (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)Kids enjoy the slide at Salem Service Day on Thursday, June 15 (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter) Kids enjoy the slide at Salem Service Day on Thursday, June 15 (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter) Kids from Smart Start Day Care with their hot dog lunch from Salem Public Works at Salem Service Day on Thursday, June 15 (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)
Harlan Hatfield, 3, with dad Joseph Hatfield in a Salem fire truck at Salem Service Day on Thursday, June 15 (Eric Schuman/Special to Salem Reporter)
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