Darrel Knox, outgoing SEDCOR president, and Michael Fowler, the new president. (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) The Strategic Economic Development Corporation held its annual membership meeting on Aug 11, just days before the governor put her indoor mask requirement in place.  The Salem Convention Center hosted the SEDCOR event.[Read More…]

Willamette River Unicorns and Dragonflies, composed of women from various Salem teams, race at Paddle for Life. (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) If you’re driving over the West Salem bridge, you may see one of the Salem Multicultural Institute’s dragon boat teams practicing. The nonprofit owns one 20-seat boat,[Read More…]

Guests dance at Willamette Heritage Center (Courtesy/Bruce Irvin) After an exhausting year of work, it was time for a bit of fun. On Aug. 5, medical professionals from the Marion Polk County Medical Society and guests took to the outdoor dance floor at the Willamette Heritage Center for Dancing Date Night.[Read More…]

Cleo Goodman waves to friends and family after completing her flight over Salem on Friday, Aug. 6. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) The Salem Municipal Airport buzzed with activity on Friday, Aug 6, as four World War II veterans from Salem took to the air in one of the most iconic aircraft[Read More…]

Caden Gallini, 7, left, helps Grubby Hain, 79, with yard work on Aug. 2, 2021 (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) The first Monday of each month is Grubby Hain’s favorite day: That’s when neighborhood children show up at his South Salem home near McKinley Elementary School to do yard work for him.[Read More…]

Volunteer Jared Virtue checks on golfers at the Wellness Classic (Mary Louisa Van Natta/Special to Salem Reporter) Starting via a “shotgun start” at 9 a.m. sharp on Aug. 2, 36 teams headed into Creekside Golf Club to participate in the Salem Health Foundation’s annual Wellness Classic Golf Tournament.  The Salem[Read More…]

Chemeketans members on a 2013 outing to Mt. Rainier (Courtesy photo) The Chemeketans, an outdoors club in Salem, has canceled its annual hiking trip exactly twice.  In 1944, World War II was raging so the club skipped a year. But as it carried into 1945, members opted to venture out[Read More…]

Kira and mother Sara Bailey talk about their experiences with Darian’s Gift (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) Darian’s Gift provides financial assistance, physical acts of service, and emotional support to families experiencing pediatric cancer. Often, families need essential items like money for gas. Many have to forego special treats,[Read More…]

Estelle Watson works the traveling booth for Project Pooch (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) The volunteers at Project Pooch love to promote their cause and take their traveling booth all over Salem. On July 31, they were at Guentners Gardens in South Salem. Supporters of the cause like Estelle[Read More…]

Tonya Sorensen of CCS’s Father Taaffe Homes program proudly displays homemade gifts for table hosts (Karlene Curtin/Catholic Community Services) Catholic Community Services (CCS) held a special event on July 28 at Creekside Golf Club. The event brought together key supporters to kick off its major luncheon fundraiser, “Building Resilience through[Read More…]