Libby Tuitt, 7, left, and Addie Casebeer, 6, walk in costume in the Fairmount Hill Neighborhood Parade on Oct. 31, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Goblins, ghouls and green monsters delight. There are several events to celebrate spooky season in Salem this weekend. Events listed below are free unless otherwise noted.[Read More…]
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Uncategorized Help rescue a pirate’s family during Powerland Halloween event
Pirates appear in this Great Northern/SP&S red caboose that was built in 1909. It is currently in restoration. (Courtesy/Joe Tracy) Most Halloween themed events don’t require you to get past an FBI agent into a trolley barn full of paranormal activity. But at Powerland Heritage Park, October offers a chance[Read More…]
Monster Cookie Ride returns for 45th year
Mary Ann Sangster promises cookies even larger than these for participants at the 2021 Monster Cookie Ride (Helen Caswell/Special to Salem Reporter) “We’re starting up the Cookie Ride again,” said Hersch Sangster of the Salem Bicycle Club, “and we’ve got cookies galore!” Sangster is coordinator for Salem’s 45th Monster Cookie[Read More…]
Uncategorized With what could be its biggest turnout, Hoopla returns August 7
Basketball hoops stand outside the Capitol on July 30, 2019. Streets will be closed during the weekend 3-on-3 tournament Hoopla. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Avry Holmes remembers attending Hoopla in elementary school when there were just 15 hoops at the event. Now, the 27-year-old professional basketball player plans to attend Oregon’s[Read More…]
Hundreds flock to Northgate Park for family council’s first community event
Araya Garcia, right, of Marion County Health and Human Services, plays a game with attendees to promote the new Family Connects program during the Hallman Neighborhood Family Council’s inaugural “Fun Fridays at Northgate Park” event on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Italian sodas, football tosses and colorful crafts[Read More…]
VIDEO: The return of the Marion County Fair
A pig walks through sawdust while being shown at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Did you miss the Marion County Fair’s return? Videographer Amanda Loman takes a quick run through the event and talks with fair coordinator Jill Ingalls about the event. (Video[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Carnival rides, shave ice return to the fairgrounds
The carnival at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Chloe Twede, left, and Gracie Schmidgall take turns jumping in to a pile of sawdust in the livestock pavilion at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Matt Vandervort makes[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Start your weekend with animals, kids at the Marion County Fair
Addy McCartar, of 4M Livestock, brushes her pig, Lilo, prior to showing at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Marion County Fair is back, and with it come all manner of four-legged creatures. Livestock shows kicked off Friday with goats, pigs and more.[Read More…]
Broadway Dreams to hit the stage Saturday
Broadway professional Noah J. Ricketts leads a group of Salem participants in rehearsal on Thursday, July 8, 2021 (Courtesy/Enlightened Theatrics) Covid swept Ryann Redmond off the Broadway stage in March 2020 when the entire theater district closed down to stem the spread of the virus. She left her role as[Read More…]
Uncategorized PHOTOS: Make Music Day Salem marks a return to normalcy and the start of summer
RiverCity Rebels perform at the Wooly Bully Stage at the Willamette Heritage Center during Make Music Day in Salem. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) It’s been a rare sight to see huddles of people gathered maskless since the pandemic upended lives last spring. But on Monday, the official start of summer, Salem’s[Read More…]
