The Keizer Holiday Lights Parade starts at 7 p.m. Saturday on North River Road. (Courtesy/ Keizer Police Department) The Holiday Lights Parade is nearly here, and organizers are expecting more people at the event with the recent opening of burger chain In-N-Out. Danielle Bethell, executive director of the Keizer Chamber[Read More…]
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They used to live on the streets. Now they hand out sleeping bags.
Max Marshall opens a trailer to unload donations to be passed out by Be Bold Street Ministries (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) A dozen volunteers formed an assembly line out the door of the south Salem Big 5 Sporting Goods, just a few minutes before the store opened Friday morning. They filled[Read More…]
Across Oregon, legislators are leaving to pursue new careers or escape Capitol ‘rancor’
SALEM — Legislators who have played key roles in Oregon public policy in recent years are heading for the exit. Rep. Mitch Greenlick, D-Portland, might author another book. Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson, D-Gresham, is yearning for some “alone time.” Sen. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, is aiming for Capitol Hill. And Sen.[Read More…]
Homeless women in Salem get new chance for a safe night indoors
Rhonda Wolf, CEO of United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley, shows one of the rooms used for Safe Sleep, a new shelter for homeless women at Inside Out Ministries (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) A new shelter for homeless women in central Salem has sprung to life in just a few months[Read More…]
Need a Christmas ornament? Head into the forest.
Ornaments are hidden on trails throughout the Willamette National Forest until Jan. 1. (Courtesy Willamette Valley Visitors Association) Want to join a scavenger hunt? Look no further than Salem’s backyard. Until the new year, hikers will have a chance to find droplet-shaped glass ornaments hidden along trails in Willamette National[Read More…]
Salem Health opening its largest clinic yet in Woodburn
A new Salem Health clinic opens January 2020 in Woodburn (Courtesy/Salem Health) Woodburn residents will soon have a new option for medical care when a new Salem Health clinic and urgent care facility opens in January. The Salem-based healthcare provider is expanding into the city of 25,000 because of the[Read More…]
PHOTOS: YMCA demolition and Salem Peace Mosaic preservation
Staton demolition workers bring down the remaining pieces of the Salem YMCA on Dec. 11, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Field superintendent Jayson Valech paused as a piece of concrete crashed down, the force of the impact reverberating down Northeast Court Street. “It never gets old,” he said. Valech is with[Read More…]
EVENTS: Area’s biggest holiday parade features bands, floats and more
Keizer Holiday Lights Parade is on Saturday at 7 p.m. (Courtesy Keizer Police Department) Wednesday A joyful tribute to the holiday season, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas follows the wild adventures of a mouse, an elf and a spunky little girl on their quest to find out why Santa missed[Read More…]
As House issues articles of impeachment, Salem’s member of Congress indicates he’s on board
Congressman Kurt Schrader (Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons) Citing a “great risk” to the country, Congressman Kurt Schrader, a Democrat who represents the Salem area, said it’s time to impeach President Donald Trump. Schrader’s announcement, which came in the form of a statement, followed the House Judiciary Committee issuing two articles of impeachment[Read More…]
Oregon lawmakers share wishlists for 2020 short session
Oregon State Capitol (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) SALEM — While many Democrats are eager to tackle big-ticket issues like climate change in the approaching legislative session, legislators also have other ideas they want to push. During short sessions, which take place every even-numbered year and last no more than[Read More…]