The 1984 “Theatrical Heartscape” mural on the Elsinore Theatre’s east wall is being repainted and restored this week after a community effort raised thousands in donations.
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Willamette students seek to regenerate native oaks in the Salem area
Grace Shiffrin and Angie Wang, co-leaders of Willamette University’s Stewarding Our Oregon Oaks project, with acorns (Helen Caswell/Special to Salem Reporter) A passionate group of Willamette University students is collecting Oregon white oak acorns from across Salem – and they need your help. Their aim is to promote and preserve[Read More…]
Monster Cookie Ride returns for 45th year
Mary Ann Sangster promises cookies even larger than these for participants at the 2021 Monster Cookie Ride (Helen Caswell/Special to Salem Reporter) “We’re starting up the Cookie Ride again,” said Hersch Sangster of the Salem Bicycle Club, “and we’ve got cookies galore!” Sangster is coordinator for Salem’s 45th Monster Cookie[Read More…]