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PHOTOS: Salem tests amphitheater with inaugural First Friday concert
Rich McCloud performs at the debut concert at the amphitheater in Riverfront Park on Friday, June 3 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Rich McCloud performs at the debut concert at the amphitheater in Riverfront Park on Friday, June 3 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) The Gerry Frank | Salem…
PHOTOS: VFW honors the fallen at City View Cemetery
A bagpiper salutes during the Veterans of Foreign Wars Marion Post 661 Memorial Day ceremony at City View Cemetery in Salem on Monday, May 30 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Graves at City View Cemetery in Salem are decorated on Monday, May 30 for Memorial Day (Ron…
PHOTOS: Kids explore trains, tractors and old-fashioned laundry
Left to right, Barnabas Wong, Hannah Wong, 6, Benjamin Wong 9, and Paul Wong work on a building project at Powerland Heritage Park Saturday, May 14 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Kids and families dove into science and technology Saturday at Powerland Heritage Park. The park, a…
Gender-bending “Twelfth Night” adaptation opening Friday at Pentacle dives into identity
The final dress rehearsal for “Twelfth Night,” scheduled to run Friday through May 14 at the Pentacle Theatre. (Courtesy/Vicki Woods) Isaac Joyce-Shaw was 11 years old when he performed in his first show at Salem’s Pentacle Theatre. Joyce-Shaw, 27, is now one day out from…
Get a piece of South, Leslie history at Saturday gala
A “Saxon History Chair,” a seat from the former Rose Auditorium collaged with yearbook photos, will be among the items for sale at the Saxon Success Fund gala April 2 (Courtesy/Saxon Success Fund) When South Salem High School was built in 1954, nobody expected it…
PHOTOS: Equestrians compete at state fairgrounds
Competitors wait for the turn in the Oregon State Fairgrounds’ Historic Horse Stadium during the Oregon Paint Horse Club Spring Fling on Sunday, March 27. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) More than 70 competitors converged on the Historic Horse Stadium at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Saturday…
McKay strings take center stage with Saturday “Four Seasons” fundraiser concert
Senior Gabriel Jurado, 17, rehearses Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” with the McKay High School orchestra on Feb. 23, 2022 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) As Alex Figueroa’s students returned to full-time school in the fall, he knew many felt disengaged from orchestra after a year of classes online. …
COLUMN: Community leaders gather, applaud mayor’s final State of the City
Mayor Chuck Bennett gives his final State of the City address on Feb. 9, 2022 at Salem Convention Center (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) Mayor Chuck Bennett gave his 6th State of the City Address on Feb. 9 at the Salem Convention Center. Over 150…
PHOTOS: An icy swim raises funds for Special Olympics
Emma Friesen, third from left, Taylor Ehrens, center, and Roman Castronova, right, of the South Salem High School Unified Program team, jump into the pool during the 2022 Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Oregon at Illahe Hills Country Club on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. (Amanda…