Enlightened Theatrics will stage The Odd Couple, Female Version by Neil Simon starting on Friday, April 26 at Salem’s Historic Grand Theatre. This comedic play features two polar opposite roommates having to coexist and argue over cleanliness and organization. In this version the characters Oscar…
File Photo The Oregon Garden Foundation will present their Digging in the Dirt event on Mother’s Day, Saturday, May 11, starting at 10 a.m. The event will be held in the Discovery Pavilion by the Oregon Garden Resort in Silverton. Guests can enjoy coffee and…
K-Town Chicks and Dream Chicks, two chapters of the networking organization Chicks Connect, will host their two and a half day Embrace the Journey retreat from Thursday, April 25 to Saturday, April 27 at Aldersgate Retreat Center 7790 Marion Rd SE, Turner, OR. Chicks Connect…
Sy Montgomery posing with a Cheetah in Namibia, photo by Vicki Stiefel The Assistance League of Salem-Keizer, will host its Spring Forum on Thursday, May 2. The event will begin at 7 p.m at the Auditorium Building Six at Chemeketa Community College. Participants will hear…
File Photo The 2019 Marion County Master Gardener Association will host the Annual Plant and Yard Sale at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Columbia Hall on Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4. The sale will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on…
When asked what she sees as the top priorities for the Salem-Keizer School District, Danielle Bethell is quick to dole out anecdotes about interactions with parents and potential constituents along with her answers. In part, it’s a reflection of how she would seek to do…
For Chuck Lee, Keizer’s representative on the Salem-Keizer School District Board of directors for the past 12 years, funding is the primary source of the district’s woes. “All of the issues we have from low graduation rates to lack of support for teachers with students…
An objection to a administrative rule judge finding that Keizer Police Department’s sergeants are supervisors – and therefore not eligible for union membership – was heard in front of all three members of the Employment Relations Board in March. The hearing was a continuation of…
A bill that creates an extra avenue for pursuing injury lawsuits resulting from shooting at a Polk County quarry drew supporters and detractors at a public hearing at the Capitol Tuesday, April 4. The bill was moved to the floor by members of the Senate…