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Learn about one of Oregon’s first Black residents at Sunday lecture
The Oregon Black Pioneers memorial at Pioneer Cemetery in Salem (Courtesy/Friends of Pioneer Cemetery) Salem residents this Sunday can learn about the life of Hiram Gorman, one of the city’s first Black residents, and how he and other Black Oregonians were oppressed by local businessman…
City seeks help Saturday to prepare Pioneer Cemetery for Memorial Day
A historic tombstone at the Salem Pioneer Cemetery (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Volunteers are needed to help spruce up Salem’s Pioneer Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day. The city of Salem is hosting a work party Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Volunteers will clean up…
Young performers bring on a rainbow of fun
The cast of “The Rainbow Fish Musical” in rehearsal. (Courtesy/Enlightened Theatrics) An enthusiastic cast of local elementary and middle school performers will be featured this weekend in “The Rainbow Fish Musical,” a new production presented by Enlightened Theatrics in collaboration with Salem’s Historic Grand Theatre. …
Rally in support of trans kids planned Friday at Oregon Capitol
Counterprotestors rally in support of transgender students outside the Salem-Keizer School District Student Services Support Center on Monday, April 11, 2022 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Basic Rights Oregon, an LGBTQ advocacy group, is planning a rally in support of transgender kids Friday at the state Capitol.…
COLUMN: A backyard chickadee photoshoot
A chickadee spotted in Salem on May 4, 2022 (Harry Fuller/Special to Salem Reporter) I have an unwritten rule connected with my bird obsession. Never leave the house without a camera in my pocket. Now I have finally written it down. Here’s why: (All photos by Harry…
Oregon adopting rules to protect workers from excessive heat and wildfire smoke
(Oregon State University) New rules going into effect in Oregon in June and July are expected to protect tens of thousands of workers from illness and death when temperatures soar past 80 or when the air becomes clogged with wildfire smoke. The heat protections require…
Salem teacher union wants input from parents
Salem-Keizer Education Association members rally at the Oregon Capitol in support of increased school funding in February 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Teachers in the Salem-Keizer School District want to get input from parents as their union begins plans for bargaining a new contract. The Salem-Keizer…
Annual S.T.E.A.M.’d Up for Kids returns to Powerland Saturday
(Courtesy/Powerland Heritage Park) Salem kids will get to drive a heritage tractor, take a wagon ride or make rope at Powerland Heritage Park this Saturday. The annual S.T.E.A.M.’d Up for Kids event brings hands-on activities “designed to stimulate the minds of youth mechanically,” a press…
Union Gospel Mission event shines a light on Simonka Place for Women
Jodi Hack and Kathy Smith spoke at the Renew event for Simonka Place on Friday, May 6 (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) The Union Gospel Mission’s Simonka Place held its “Renew” event on May 6 at the Keizer Community Center. Hundreds of women and…