Category Community
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…
PHOTOS: Carnival rides, shave ice return to the fairgrounds
The carnival at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Chloe Twede, left, and Gracie Schmidgall take turns jumping in to a pile of sawdust in the livestock pavilion at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda…
PHOTOS: Start your weekend with animals, kids at the Marion County Fair
Addy McCartar, of 4M Livestock, brushes her pig, Lilo, prior to showing at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Marion County Fair is back, and with it come all manner of four-legged creatures. Livestock shows kicked off Friday…
Broadway Dreams to hit the stage Saturday
Broadway professional Noah J. Ricketts leads a group of Salem participants in rehearsal on Thursday, July 8, 2021 (Courtesy/Enlightened Theatrics) Covid swept Ryann Redmond off the Broadway stage in March 2020 when the entire theater district closed down to stem the spread of the virus. …
With solar installation, Salem’s Jewish temple wants to be a community hub during natural disasters
Temple Beth Sholom on Saturday, June 26, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) As Millie Estrin lay on her deathbed in her Salem home, she extracted a promise from her rabbi: Salem’s Temple Beth Sholom would complete the solar project she had long pushed for. Two years…
Marion County Fair gearing up for (mostly) normal year
Equestrians with Marion County 4-H compete at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, ahead of the county fair. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Fair coordinators have to have a bit more than a barn to put on a show. About 30 days after the…