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To alleviate loneliness, Salem’s senior center offers monthly activity boxes with a little whimsy
Center 50+, a city-run senior center, closed on Monday, March 16 and starting offering drive-up meals for seniors. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) In the spring, Heidi Miller had an idea percolating in her mind as seniors living in care facilities were cut off from visitors. Miller…
Salem teens keep SnoBall alive in its 67th year with virtual high school dance
Evyn Baker at the 2017 SnoBall dance, “Passport to Paris” (Courtesy/Janeen Baker) Salem’s teenagers have seen many of the hallmarks of high school cancelled this year, from catching up with friends in a crowded lunchroom to after school soccer rivalries, theater rehearsals and choir performances.…
Refrigerators to be posted around Salem to feed the hungry without question
James, a homeless man living around Lancaster Drive, adds mayonnaise to a sack lunch sandwich after answering questions for Salem’s 2019 point-in-time count. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Most families keep refrigerators tucked away in kitchen corners. Two Salem-area women hope to soon see these appliances in…
PHOTOS: Salem protests lead to conflict, arrests and an uneasy time around the Capitol
Demonstrators confront reporters and counter-protesters at a pro-Trump rally at the Capitol on Saturday, Nov. 7. (David Hallett/Special to Salem Reporter) Salem made it through hours of political protests Saturday with a half dozen arrests, none of the vandalism that was feared and police tightly…
PHOTOS: Salem kids take to the streets as dinosaurs, clowns and skeletons
Libby Tuitt, 7, left, and Addie Casebeer, 6, walk in costume in the Fairmount Hill Neighborhood Parade on Saturday, October 31. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Valeria Flores, 6, collects candy sent by zipline ghost during the Gizmo Trick-or-Treat at Gilbert House Children’s Museum on Saturday, October…
Where to celebrate Halloween in Salem this year
A student dressed as Pennywise at North Salem High School’s Halloween event in 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Whether you’re dying to show off your pandemic-themed costume or just need a break from election season, Salem has plenty of options for Halloween celebration this weekend. Local…
Humane Society heads online with its annual Salem auction
Susan Fletcher gets into the holiday spirit with Bane, a feral cat she is fostering for the Willamette Humane Society. The society has scheduled its annual auction for Saturday, Oct. 24. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) In 20 years, there’s never been a Boo Bash fundraiser for…
Chemeketa loses contract for inmate GED classes as state moves teaching in-house
Oregon State Correctional Institution. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Chemeketa Community College will soon be out of the business of helping inmates in local prisons finish high school. The Oregon Corrections Department on Friday turned down an offer from Chemeketa and five other community colleges to reshape…
Mother keeps daughter’s memory alive through road cleanups, memorials
A memorial off Salem Parkway for Trinity Watt, Madison Capobianco and Makayla Tryon who were killed by a drunk driver in June 2019. (Courtesy/ Tammy Watt) At the intersection of Salem Parkway and Cherry Avenue Northeast three wooden crosses sit behind a fence, serving as…