Ranch Records co-owner Lori Close looks for a Three Dog Night record Thursday. (Saphara Harrell/ Salem Reporter) The 1970s are still rocking, if decades-old bands still touring and drawing large crowds is any evidence. On Friday, Three Dog Night, whose songs “One” and “Mama Told Me Not to Come” became[Read More…]
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TO DO: Take in some tunes, see a parade, watch soccer
(City of Salem) Thursday Kids will have the opportunity to sit in dump trucks, climb through a 29-foot salmon sculpture and jump in a bouncy house Thursday during Salem Public Works Day. The event aims to inform residents about what goes on behind the scenes at the city department. The[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Log truck drivers take to Capitol in protest of HB 2020
Log truck drivers rallied outside the state capitol Wednesday morning in protest of House Bill 2020, which aims to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Log truck drivers rallied outside the state capitol Wednesday morning in protest of House Bill 2020, which aims to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. (Saphara[Read More…]
Family-friendly event focuses on Salem Public Works’ duties
Salem Public Works Day is a free event with multiple booths related to the department. (Salem Public Works Department) Kids will have the opportunity to sit in dump trucks, climb through a 29-foot salmon sculpture and jump in a bouncy house Thursday during Salem Public Works Day. The Salem Public[Read More…]
Camp Mighty Oaks helps families deal with loss
Kids play a parachute game at Camp Mighty Oaks, a camp for families who have lost loved ones. (Willamette Valley Hospice) Melissa Lindley has run into people that attended Camp Mighty Oaks – a grief camp for families with children that have lost a loved one – 10 years ago[Read More…]
City says water is still safe to drink
The intake area of Geren Island, where water from the North Santiam River flows to become drinking water. Water here is on its way to be treated with powdered-activated carbon, if such treatment is underway. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Salem city officials said they took to social media over the weekend[Read More…]
Salem man dies in southeast Salem house fire
A Salem man died in a house fire Friday morning (Marion County Fire) A Salem man died after a southeast Salem house caught fire Friday morning. Timothy Allen, 45, was rescued from the home and transported to Salem Health, but later died while undergoing treatment, Marion County Fire District No.[Read More…]
Capitol City Theater is at the nexus of Salem’s comedy scene
Every Thursday night Capitol City Theater hosts an open mic night starting at 7 p.m. (Saphara Harrell/ Salem Reporter) Every Thursday night a crowd of 60 or so sits at tables in the dark at the Capitol City Theater, listening as comedians spend five minutes on stage trying to elicit[Read More…]
Pedestrian killed Tuesday was a state employee
A Wilsonville man killed in Tuesday afternoon’s crash on Center Street Northwest was a state analyst well regarded by his peers. Marshal Leslie, 27, worked as a developer/analyst in the Department of Consumer and Business Services, which aims to protect consumers and support a positive business climate in the state.[Read More…]
TO DO: Cuddle a kitten, break out your boogie shoes, go on a bike ride
Santiam Brewing is hosting an event Thursday night which allows customers to cuddle kittens and drink beer in the name of charity. Wednesday The play “Burst” follows the story of a woman running a tech company that is ushering the planet into the post-plastic era. In the play, she must[Read More…]