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A black sheep in the Salem restaurant scene, café requires proof of vaccination for dine-in
Black Sheep Cafe and Catering started requiring its dine-in customers be vaccinated against Covid starting Sept. 7, 2021. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Jen Mignano said it was a difficult decision to require that customers in her café be vaccinated against Covid to dine inside the small…
Salem’s JCPenney building sold, will be turned into smaller retail spaces
Nick Williams, commercial real estate adviser, stands in a back storeroom at the vacant JCPenney store in downtown Salem on Monday, Nov. 23. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) For the first time since the early 1900s, the JCPenney building in downtown Salem is changing hands. Lindquist Development…
Salem-Keizer educator Chuck Lee remembered for authenticity, love for education
Chuck Lee (Courtesy photo) Every year he served as a school president, Chuck Lee spent Labor Day going classroom to classroom. He sat at the teacher’s desk and wrote individual notes to them, observing the classrooms and complimenting teachers on how they arranged them. “Every…
PHOTOS: Cornholers gather at Capitol to benefit Shangri-La
Five year-old Gage Trenga, of Eugene, practices his cornhole throwing technique. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Under sunny, blue skies, participants in the Shangri-La Capital City Cornhole Classic tournament competed for prize money and trophies Saturday, Sept. 11 at State Capitol State Park. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Under…
Salem welcomes its first Afghan refugee family
Volunteers with Salem for Refugees welcomed an Afghan family at the Portland International Airport on Tuesday. (Courtesy/ Salem for Refugees) Salem welcomed its first refugee family from Afghanistan on Tuesday. The family of ten, a mother, father and their children ages five to 20, will…
“I felt like my ribs were going to break”: a Marion County woman’s experience with Covid
Laura Oss said she felt like her ribs were going to break when she contracted Covid and ended up visiting the emergency room. (Courtesy/ Laura Oss) Laura Oss doesn’t remember the pain of being in the intensive care unit for a week with double pneumonia…
Return of the Monster Cookie Ride
Good weather, good routes and good times were all part of the 2021 version of the Monster Cookie Ride on Sunday, Aug. 29. (Photo courtesy of Salem Bicycle Club) Some 567 cyclists from across the Pacific Northwest participated in the 45th Monster Cookie Ride on…
Tokyo dreams become reality for South Salem athlete
Annie Flood at the 2021 Tokyo Paralympic Games (Instagram photo) After training for most of her senior year of high school, Annie Flood learned in July she’d been named an alternate for the U.S. women’s sitting volleyball team, and wouldn’t be going to Tokyo to…
Salem nonprofit serving houseless veterans looks to expand with VA grant
Ken Samples poses for a photo at VETcare, a Salem nonprofit which offers transitional housing for veterans. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Ken Samples is looking forward to a better night’s sleep. The Vietnam veteran has been staying at VETcare for the past four months, a Salem…