The Willamette Heritage Center was the scene on Saturday, May 7, for the 36th Sheep to Shawl event. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
No matter where you looked, there was something to do or see or hear on Saturday, May 7, as the Willamette Heritage Center hosted the 36th Sheep to Shawl event.
Stepping into the past, those attending could learn about historic crafts, watching spinners and blacksmiths at work.
There was music, story telling, games and more on a gray day with light showers and a temperature in the lower 50s.
The Willamette Heritage Center was the scene on Saturday, May 7, for the 36th Sheep to Shawl event. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
The Willamette Heritage Center was the scene on Saturday, May 7, for the 36th Sheep to Shawl event. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
The Willamette Heritage Center was the scene on Saturday, May 7, for the 36th Sheep to Shawl event. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
The Willamette Heritage Center was the scene on Saturday, May 7, for the 36th Sheep to Shawl event. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
The Willamette Heritage Center was the scene on Saturday, May 7, for the 36th Sheep to Shawl event. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
The Willamette Heritage Center was the scene on Saturday, May 7, for the 36th Sheep to Shawl event. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
The Willamette Heritage Center was the scene on Saturday, May 7, for the 36th Sheep to Shawl event. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
The Willamette Heritage Center was the scene on Saturday, May 7, for the 36th Sheep to Shawl event. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
The Willamette Heritage Center was the scene on Saturday, May 7, for the 36th Sheep to Shawl event. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
The Willamette Heritage Center was the scene on Saturday, May 7, for the 36th Sheep to Shawl event. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
The Willamette Heritage Center was the scene on Saturday, May 7, for the 36th Sheep to Shawl event. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
The Willamette Heritage Center was the scene on Saturday, May 7, for the 36th Sheep to Shawl event. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
The Willamette Heritage Center was the scene on Saturday, May 7, for the 36th Sheep to Shawl event. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
The Willamette Heritage Center was the scene on Saturday, May 7, for the 36th Sheep to Shawl event. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
The Willamette Heritage Center was the scene on Saturday, May 7, for the 36th Sheep to Shawl event. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
The Willamette Heritage Center was the scene on Saturday, May 7, for the 36th Sheep to Shawl event. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
The Willamette Heritage Center was the scene on Saturday, May 7, for the 36th Sheep to Shawl event. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
The Willamette Heritage Center was the scene on Saturday, May 7, for the 36th Sheep to Shawl event. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
The Willamette Heritage Center was the scene on Saturday, May 7, for the 36th Sheep to Shawl event. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
The Willamette Heritage Center was the scene on Saturday, May 7, for the 36th Sheep to Shawl event. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
The Willamette Heritage Center was the scene on Saturday, May 7, for the 36th Sheep to Shawl event. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
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Photographer Ron Cooper and his wife Penny moved to Salem in 1969 to take a job as photographer at the Oregon Statesman (later the Statesman Journal). Their three children, Monica, Kimberly, and Christopher, attended and graduated from Salem public schools. Cooper retired from the Statesman Journal in 2001 but, has continued his passion for photography in many ways, including as a photographer for the Salem Reporter.
