After a successful spring season, the club received a $20,000 grant for more adaptive equipment and an assistant who will help run the second season.
COMMUNITY
Monster Cookie Ride returns for 46th year
Nearly 46 years ago, Nancy Lewis made a few batches of monster cookies for the bike ride she and her husband Larry started in Salem. On August 28, the Monster Cookie Metric Century will return – and there will be cookies. The Salem Bicycle Club offers the race which includes[Read More…]
Salem police, fire compete in blood drive amid shortage
Salem’s second annual Battle of the Badges next week comes as the American Red Cross is reporting a “concerning drop” in blood and platelet donations.
Theatre 33 takes summer curtain call with historical musical
When “Lost in the Hills” hits the stage Thursday night at Theatre 33 in Salem, it will be the first time anyone has seen it. Anyone outside of the playwright, Paul Lewis, the actors, the professional writer hired to help work out the wrinkles and Tom Nabhan, the theater’s executive[Read More…]
Stuffed animals needed to join Sasquatch on overnight library adventure
When the Salem Public Library closes on Friday, the animals come out. To celebrate the end of the summer reading program, children and teen librarians at the library are putting on an overnight adventure for Salem kids’ stuffed animals – led by the program’s mascot, Sage the Sasquatch. “Since the[Read More…]
As Salem rescues confront a cat overpopulation crisis, a scrappy clinic works to help
Salem Friends of Felines recently sterilized their 1000th cat as part of a new weekly spay and neuter clinic set up to help clear a pandemic backlog. Local rescues say the effort is welcome, but more will be needed to address what’s now a third-generation “firehose of kittens.”
Concert for adults to aid with children’s museum fundraising
Salem’s museum for children is hosting a special adults-only party. The Gilbert House Children’s Museum is opening its doors Aug. 29 for an outdoor concert to raise money for a redesign of the play area, scheduled to begin this fall. The concert is open to those 21 and older. The[Read More…]
Pops orchestra returns to the Salem stage
The Salem Pops Orchestra has been playing music through the falling leaves, holiday lights and to welcome spring for the last 60 years. Until everything went quiet. “We emailed but we didn’t meet to rehearse or make any music together for two years,” said Ike Nail, orchestra director, who climbed[Read More…]
Elsinore mural gets love from Salem community
The 1984 “Theatrical Heartscape” mural on the Elsinore Theatre’s east wall is being repainted and restored this week after a community effort raised thousands in donations.
Grant money available for Marion, Polk health projects
Just over $1 million is up for grabs in Marion and Polk counties for organizations needing funding for initiatives designed to improve health and wellness in the community. The Willamette Health Council–the governing body for PacificSource, a coordinated care organization–announced on Monday that it would enter its third round of[Read More…]
