By Salem Reporter
City grant aims to help Salem child care providers stay in business
Preschool students work on a paper mache project in class (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Leah Peay already had experience working in daycare when she had her first child. Rather than put her daughter in someone else’s care, she decided to open…
Catch a Christmas play starting Friday at Willamette
“The Christmas Gift” opens Dec. 10 at Willamette University. Theatre 33’s new play “The Christmas Gift” debuts Friday at Willamette University. The play tells the story of Ann, who is fresh off a snowboarding black run and finds herself in…
“True red” art on display through December at downtown gallery
“Strawberry Reflections” by Zola-Jean Sherwood (Courtesy/Zola-Jean Sherwood) A downtown Salem gallery through December will feature a variety of artwork with one thing in common – red. Salem nonprofit Artists in Action will host its 19th annual Something Red Art Exhibit and…
Christmas tree growers adapt to Oregon’s destructive heat wave
Pollard Ranch and Tree Farm in Washington County is one of Oregon’s many Christmas tree producers. (Courtesy Ann Murphy/OSU) The summer’s extreme heat wave decimated scores of Christmas trees. Many older trees suffered sunburn while many seedlings were killed. But…
Have your name on a piece of Gilbert House
Gilbert House Children’s Museum on Friday, March 12, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Your name could be on a brick at Gilbert House Children’s Museum when the organization’s remodel of its outdoor play area begins in 2022. The nonprofit museum is…
A smaller truck will help Salem Harvest become a bigger organization
Salem Harvest’s existing truck, Sunflower, carries a load of apples. (Courtesy/Salem Harvest) Elise Bauman is hoping to get a truck for Christmas. Bauman, the executive director of Salem Harvest, said the organization badly needs a smaller vehicle to help gather…
Family Building Blocks’ Gala of Trees spreads joy throughout the community
Nikki Paxton and Erica Puopolo at the Wheel of Wine (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) Family Building Blocks ventured out beyond its annual Gala of Trees event and spread the joy of Christmas around Salem. Its nineteen elaborately decorated…
Chane Griggs steps into Salem mayor’s race
Chane Griggs, Rotary Club of Salem president, left, and Salem Mayor Chuck Bennett applaud at the dedication on Friday, July 23, 2021 of the Gerry Frank | Salem Rotary Amphitheater in Riverfront Park. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) A prominent community leader…
AGENDA: Marion County commissioners consider replacing county jail doors, other contracts
The Marion County Board of Commissioners meets Wednesday to consider replacing access controls and doors at the county jail, and a supplemental budget for fiscal year 2021-22. AGENDA The commissioners will consider a nearly $5.88 million contract with Salem based…
Former motel will soon provide over 70 rooms to wildfire survivors, others without housing
Ashley Hamilton, ARCHES program director, cuts the ribbon at the new ARCHES Inn. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) A Salem motel turned emergency shelter is days away from opening rooms to people displaced by the Santiam Canyon wildfires. The Mid-Willamette Valley Community…