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Last night, a dozen local educators won Crystal Apple awards.

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The annual ceremony recognizes teachers, classroom assistants and other school support workers nominated by parents, students and colleagues for their transformative work with young people.

We’ll have more detailed coverage later today of the ceremony, but we wanted to recognize the winners, chosen from nearly 100 nominees this year.

Amanda Starkey, Teacher, North Salem High School
Christopher Feskens, Teacher, McKay High School
Gabriela Acevedo-Solis, Teacher, Waldo Middle School
Keelana Meyer, CTE Liaison, South Salem High School
Kellie Menghini, Teacher, McKay High School
Ken Ramirez, Security Field Coordinator, Safety and Risk Management Services
Lisa Olson, Library Media Instructional Assistant, Chapman Hill Elementary
Luis Oliva Barrientos, Bilingual Special Education Instructional Assistant, Chavez Elementary School
Max Price, Teacher, South Salem High School
Pat Ozenna-Lemay, Teacher, Cummings Elementary
Rubi Hovenden, Program Associate, Curriculum and Instruction
Shayla Brown, Counselor, Blanchet Catholic School

Here’s some of today’s news. Find all our coverage anytime on our website.

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What to do in Salem over Memorial Day weekend: cat rappers, Broadway and a state veteran ceremony

A new play opens the Theatre 33 season this weekend, and the state Department of Veterans Affairs will hold its annual Memorial Day ceremony Monday at 11 a.m.

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Curbing severe wildfire in Oregon depends on urgency, scale, of controlled burns by state and feds

State and federal agencies are coming around to Indigenous knowledge and science around the need for low-intensity fires to preempt severe ones.

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Retired librarian, 84, dies in single-car collision in SW Salem Monday

Judith Brunkal, 84, of Salem, was killed in a collision Monday morning while riding in a vehicle that went off-road and collided with a power pole and trees. Brunkal served…

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What to do in Salem over Memorial Day weekend: cat rappers, Broadway and a state veteran ceremony

Curbing severe wildfire in Oregon depends on urgency, scale, of controlled burns by state and feds

Retired librarian, 84, dies in single-car collision in SW Salem Monday

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