Helen Caswell - Special to Salem Reporter
Helen Caswell is a freelance writer in Salem and can be reached at [email protected].
Elsinore mural gets love from Salem community
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.
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…
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…