A bagpiper salutes during the Veterans of Foreign Wars Marion Post 661 Memorial Day ceremony at City View Cemetery in Salem on Monday, May 30 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Graves at City View Cemetery in Salem are decorated on Monday, May 30 for Memorial Day (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Graves at City[Read More…]
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PHOTOS: Kids explore trains, tractors and old-fashioned laundry
Left to right, Barnabas Wong, Hannah Wong, 6, Benjamin Wong 9, and Paul Wong work on a building project at Powerland Heritage Park Saturday, May 14 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Kids and families dove into science and technology Saturday at Powerland Heritage Park. The park, a collection of independent museums focused[Read More…]
Sheep, kids and and tunes enliven Salem’s Willamette Heritage Center
The Willamette Heritage Center was the scene on Saturday, May 7, for the 36th Sheep to Shawl event. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) No matter where you looked, there was something to do or see or hear on Saturday, May 7, as the Willamette Heritage Center hosted the 36th Sheep to Shawl[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Spring blooms in Salem
Red tulips outside the Bush house in Bush’s Pasture Park (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) A dogwood tree in bloom at Deepwood Museum & Gardens (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) STORY TIP OR IDEA? Send an email to Salem Reporter’s news team: [email protected]. JUST THE FACTS, FOR SALEM – We report on your community with care and[Read More…]
PHOTOS: This not-so-little piggy went to market in Salem
Oscar, a Kunekune Juliana pig, joins the crowd at Salem Saturday Market on April 2, 2022. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) While not exactly “this little piggy went to market”, Oscar, a Kunekune Juliana pig, delighted children and adults while confounding dogs with their owners at Salem Saturday Market. Weighing in at[Read More…]
PHOTOS: City clears homeless camp at Wallace Marine Park
City crews and contracted workers with ServiceMaster of Salem pick up items left on the ground at Wallace Marine Park as the city clears a homeless encampment on Thursday March 31, 2022. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Workers from the city of Salem on Thursday cleared a homeless camp at Wallace Marine[Read More…]
PHOTOS: How Oregon representatives decorate their desks
A desk in the Oregon House of Representatives ahead of the 2022 Legislative session (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) A flying pig, a gnome, baby Yoda, and a large bottle of pain medication are among the items found on desks in the Oregon House of Representatives. The sixty representatives all have the exact same[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Bald eagles battle over goose
A bald eagle chases a goose at Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge on Jan. 2, 2022 (John Svendsen/Special to Salem Reporter) A small, slightly injured Dusky Canada Goose recently learned a lesson in second chances and two larcenous eagles were re-acquainted with the old saying “a bird in the hand is[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Amphitheater opening, Dream Flight and more 2021 highlights
The Gerry Frank | Salem Rotary Amphitheater is lit for the first time on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Onlookers holding American flags watch for a convoy of emergency vehicles from an overpass Wednesday, Aug. 25. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Blaine Kuhn, 95, is all smiles as he waits[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Snow blankets the Willamette Valley
Zena Church in Spring Valley on Dec. 27, 2021 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Cristom Vineyards in the snow on Dec. 27, 2021 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Oak Grove Church on Dec. 27, 2021 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) A snow-covered oak tree on Oak Grove Road on Dec. 27, 2021 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) A sparrow[Read More…]