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.
Ron Cooper
PHOTOS: Salem gets in the Halloween spirit
From Gilbert House to Willamette Heritage Center, kids had multiple opportunities to show off their costume and gather treats over the weekend.
Pioneering Salem principal celebrates 90th birthday at namesake school
Retired educator Geraldine Hammond got a warm welcome at the elementary school bearing her name for a special birthday celebration Wednesday.
Field mowing suspected as trigger for Vitae Springs Fire, officials say
Fire officials are investigating the cause of the Vitae Springs Fire, honing in on a field mowing operation underway on Friday, Sept. 9.
PHOTOS: Fallen tree leaves thousands without power in West Salem
A fallen oak tree branch left about 2,400 customers without power Monday night in west Salem, with outages and road detours continuing into Tuesday for some as crews made repairs. Salem Electric Member Services Manager Jacob Knudsen said the outage, which occurred just after 10 p.m., was caused by a[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Art fair brings a colorful spectacle in Bush’s Pasture Park
Colorful fabric art surrounds a visitor to the Salem Art Fair Friday, July 15 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Late afternoon sunlight glints off the glasses of a singer with the rock band” Heart By Heart” during a performance Friday, July 15 at the Salem Art Fair. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Costumed dancers[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Ironman athletes take Salem by storm
After finishing an early morning swim, athletes in the July 10 Ironman triathlon grabbed their bicycles and left Riverfront Park on a 56 mile bicycle ride. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Salem’s second Ironman triathlon drew an estimated 9,000 people to the city over the weekend, including 2,500 competitors who braved a[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Ironman brings competitors, millions of dollars to Salem for Sunday event
An attendant casts a long shadow across the grass in Riverfront Park as he moves a bicycle into a large, secured corral for racing bicycles which will be used in Sunday’s Ironman. Each corral contains hundreds of bicycles. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) An estimated 2,500 competitors are expected to be in[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Neighbors come together to give Grant a splash of color
Will Huffman tries his hand with a paintbrush while Zachary Herrmann waits his turn during the Grant neighborhood mural painting on Sunday, July 3 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Neighbors gathered over Fourth of July weekend to paint Salem’s first street mural under a new city program. The cherry blossom design came[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Stubborn bridge gives up Salem perch after a lot of tugging
A crane gently eases the skeletal frame of the Center Street skybridge onto the former site of the Nordstrom store on Saturday, June 25. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Those in downtown Salem got a slow-motion show on Saturday, June 25, as construction crews worked to remove a pedestrian skybridge. The skybridge[Read More…]