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PHOTOS: Crowds flock to Oregon Capitol for Cherry Blossom Day
Taiko drummers on the steps of the Oregon Capitol kicked off Salem's annual celebration of Cherry Blossom Day. The trees will remain lit at night through Saturday, April 4.
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PHOTOS: Cherry blossoms frame Oregon Capitol
After years of construction closures, the north entrance to the Oregon Capitol will be open temporarily on Saturday, March 21, for Cherry Blossom Day.
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COLUMN: Low-income Medicare benefits you should know about
Jim Sellers, former Oregon journalist and state agency employee, writes a regular column to help thousands in Salem deal with the confusing world of Medicare and federal benefits. He's available to answer your questions.
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Capital Manor residents tackle first theatrical production with enthusiasm
Residents of Capital Manor, a retirement community in West Salem, have been rehearsing “Fiddler on the Roof” for months ahead of a series of performances for friends and family. “We can sing, we can remember lines and we can move around on the stage. But not all three together,” said actor Jane Billings.
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Capital Fútbol Club will expand youth sports programs with new east Salem field
Final Pass Field, a new soccer field in east Salem, just opened and will help provide more opportunities for youth to play soccer. The new field opened on Saturday, March 15, at the East Salem Community Center at 1850 45th Ave. N.E.
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COLUMN: Meet the long-tailed duck, an obscure winter visitor to Oregon
Sea ducks like the long-tailed duck aren't seen in large numbers in western Oregon, but are winter visitors, columnist and bird expert Harry Fuller writes.
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Bridgeway to open Salem’s first sobering center, giving people a first step into treatment
In early June, Salem's first sobering center will open at Bridgeway Community Health's downtown hub for recovery services. The building's expansion will also add a larger place for people to be treated for withdrawal and get primary medical care.
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5 things to do in Salem this week: Cherry Blossom Day, free museum tours, motorcycle show
Events in Salem this week include the return of Cherry Blossom Day at the Oregon Capitol, free tours of the Deepwood Museum house, garden and nature trails and a motorcycle show at the fairgrounds.
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PHOTOS: Vigil honors people who died in ICE custody
Farmworker union PCUN and Indivisible Oregon organized a gathering at the Oregon State Capitol Monday, March 16, to remember people who have died in immigration detention facilities or been killed by federal agents.
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