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CTEC students show off artistic side during fashion show
A 3D design student paints the backdrop ahead of a CTEC fashion show Thursday. (Courtesy/ Sina Zimmerman) Cupcakes. Secret agents. A drone half-time show. All that and more will be on display when students from Salem-Keizer’s Career Technical Education Center hit the runway Thursday night…
Brooks’ antique farm equipment museum makes list of top destinations in Oregon
Tractors rolled through the Great Oregon Steam-Up during a parade in August. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Visitors enjoyed Powerland Heritage Park last year, so much so that it has risen to number nine in a list of 100 favorite destinations in Oregon. The list is distributed…
After 30 years, CCTV is looking for a new executive director
Alan Bushong. (Courtesy/CCTV) A new era is about to dawn at CCTV Salem after its first and only executive director announced he’s seeking a replacement. Alan Bushong, who helped spearhead the area’s nonprofit community media center, is retiring after 30 years on the job. Bushong…
‘No war with Iran’ said demonstrators at the Capitol
A lighted sign reading “No war” was on display during a protest against a potential war with Iran. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Around 60 people gathered in front of the Oregon State Capitol Thursday night to protest a potential war with Iran. The demonstration came a…
Weekly poetry event fosters creativity, connection
The Salem Poetry Project meets at IKE Box every Thursday night. (Courtesy/Salem Poetry Project) Every Thursday a group of poets gather at IKE Box, listening to a featured reader followed by an open mic that Marc Janssen jokingly calls “infamous.” Janssen started the Salem Poetry…
Want to help make a west Salem park greener? Grab a shovel
Oregon white oak. (Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons) Wallace Marine Park is about to get a little greener. On Saturday, Jan. 11 Friends of Trees, a Portland nonprofit, is hosting a tree planting from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The group will be planting 50 trees of various…
With a theme of “vision,” this year’s TEDx Salem talks bring inspired ideas into focus
Carla Brauer at the 2019 TEDx Salem event. (Courtesy/TEDxSalem) Eight years ago, Carlee Wright and Brian Hart were texting each other about Candy Chang’s TED Talk “Before I die I want to…” In it, Chang talks about a wall she created for people to share…
Exclusion, housing discrimination and rumored riots: panel explores Oregon’s civil rights movement
“Racing to Change – Oregon’s Civil Rights Years Exhibit” is on display at the Oregon State Capitol until Jan 28. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) In 1967, the public was invited to see Eldridge Cleaver, an early leader of the Black Panther party, in a Portland Park.…
EVENTS: Where to celebrate New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve firework. (Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons) Ring in the “Noon” Year with little ones during a kid-friendly party at Gilbert House Children’s Museum. There will be crafts, photo ops and a balloon drop at 12 p.m. The event starts at 10 a.m. Admission costs $8.…