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Ironman racers will take to streets, Willamette River Sunday
Racers check in for the Ironman 70.3 in Salem’s Riverfront Park on Friday, July 23. The triathlon on July 25 will include about 2,300 athletes from around the world. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Salem is filling up fast with a few thousand athletes who will test…
Nashville act to bring James Taylor tribute to Salem
Bill Griese performs his Sweet Baby James act. Griese is coming to Salem’s Grand Theatre on July 30. (Courtesy photo) In Nashville, Bill Griese has a full band. But on July 30 in Salem, it’ll be just him and his guitar. The James Taylor tribute…
Big machines stir to life at Great Oregon Steam-Up
Entrance of an early Steam-Up event (Courtesy/Powerland Heritage Park archives) For a half century, a unique playground called Powerland Heritage Park near Brooks has collected and honored the machines that shaped Oregon’s early development. Its summer Great Oregon Steam-Up celebration has drawn crowds from the…
Furniture creates a foothold to a better life for Salem refugees
Boaz Twizere, a refugee from Uganda, works on spacing out wine staves to be made into furniture at Sparrow Furniture on Wednesday, July 14. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) In a bustling woodshop behind Sparrow Furniture off Broadway Street, people are sanding wine staves and other pieces…
PHOTOS: Rust-O-Rama returns with celebration of classic American cars
Attendees check out the cars at Rust-O-Rama, a car show held by the Cherry City Bombers Car Club, on Saturday, July 17 at the Oregon State Fairgrounds. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Moises Mendoza, of Salem, and Dusty the dog, sit in the back of Mendoza’s 1964…
PHOTOS: Ska, punk fans gather for first Minto Island Growers music festival
Fake News performs at MIG Fest, a punk and ska music festival at Minto Island Growers farm on Saturday, July 17. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Four Oregon bands took the stage Saturday, July 17 for the inaugural MIG Fest, a ska and punk show held at…
‘Bicycles for all’ shop provides more than just a way to get around
Bicycle mechanic Tim Koinzan inspects a bicycle at Northwest Hub on Wednesday, July 14. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) When Kirk Seyfert operated a volunteer bike repair shop in a church basement, he remembers a man coming in to get his bike fixed. The man had a…
Hundreds flock to Northgate Park for family council’s first community event
Araya Garcia, right, of Marion County Health and Human Services, plays a game with attendees to promote the new Family Connects program during the Hallman Neighborhood Family Council’s inaugural “Fun Fridays at Northgate Park” event on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Italian sodas,…
VIDEO: The return of the Marion County Fair
A pig walks through sawdust while being shown at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Did you miss the Marion County Fair’s return? Videographer Amanda Loman takes a quick run through the event and talks with fair coordinator Jill…