A carved eagle stands guard over remnants of a business along Oregon Highway 22 in Gates on Saturday, Sept. 19. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) GATES – As wildfires exploded into fast-moving furies on Labor Day, high winds dropped power lines in Gates and triggered a string of fires. Among those who[Read More…]
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PHOTOS: With a namesake amphitheater in mid-construction, a Salem legacy gets his first glance
Gerry Frank, Oregon legacy and Salem resident, was the guest of Salem Rotary on Friday, Aug. 28, at the construction site of the Gerry Frank Salem Rotary Amphitheater. It was the 96-year-old Frank’s first look at the site since construction began in Salem’s Riverfront Park. (Ron Cooper/Special to Salem Reporter)[Read More…]
PHOTO: Aerial of the new Salem police station
The new Salem police station is set to open in October. (Ron Cooper/Special to Salem Reporter) Construction is moving ahead on schedule for the new Salem police station. Northeast Liberty Street is expected to reopen on Monday. Northeast Division Street and the lanes that will become southbound on Liberty Street[Read More…]
As restrictions ease in Salem, small events such as weddings and funerals resume
Determined not to let their planned wedding day be disrupted by the pandemic, Alex Younger and Sara Foreman found a venue in a West Salem home, keeping to the June date they set long ago. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Weddings, funerals, baptisms, and confirmations, events that traditionally bring families together, have[Read More…]
And now a break from Salem’s pandemic
Customers browse through the Thursday West Salem Farmer’s Market on Edgewater Street which runs from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. until mid-September. On Saturdays, the Salem Saturday Market runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 865 Marion St. N.E. with extra precautions because of COVID-19. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
PHOTOS: The flower gardens at Adelman are open – a free escape from the pandemic
The peonies are in bloom and available for sale or just to enjoy at Adelman Peony Gardens northeast of Salem. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) A bright swath of color spreads across 25 acres of open farmland north of Salem from mid May to mid June at Adleman Peony Gardens. A crisis[Read More…]
And now for a break from Salem’s pandemic
Workers for Schreiner’s Iris Gardens, north of Salem, harvest among colorful rows of blooming irises. Schreiner’s is a popular destination for flower lovers but is closed for the first time in the garden’s 95-year history due to the pandemic. Irises are still for sale by phone or online. (Ron Cooper/Salem[Read More…]
And now a break from the pandemic in Salem
Salem musicians Dan Wetzel and Kristen Grainger, unable to perform at indoor venues due to COVID-19 restrictions, invited friends and neighbors to a free outdoor Mother’s Day concert on May 10. The performance was in Fairmount Park on South Rural Avenue, where there was plenty of room for social distancing[Read More…]
PHOTOS: A high-altitude salute to Salem’s health care workers, first responders
Two F-15 Eagles from the 142nd Fighter Wing of the Oregon Air National Guard soar above the Capitol on Friday, May 8, to honor Salem health care workers and first responders. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) The perfect blue sky made for a dramatic backing for two F-15 Eagles that flew across[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Merlie Reeves of Salem had quite a party as she hit 90
Erin Rhoten joined in a birthday party parade Friday to celebrate Merlie Reeves’ 90th birthday on Friday, May 1. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Merlie Reeves’ calls out to friends and relatives driving by her Salem home on Friday, May 1, to celebrate her 90th birthday. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Christie O’Brien tugs[Read More…]