tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80490319215428708042024-03-14T08:39:53.988-07:00Salem Heritage Network (SHINE)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger201125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049031921542870804.post-69890879433852093652017-12-30T17:29:00.002-08:002018-03-26T12:49:50.314-07:00Salem in 2017<b>World Events</b><br />
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<li>Women's Marches in response to Trump election drew the largest American and world-wide protests in recent history.</li>
<li>President Trump's first year is overshadowed by Special Council Mueller's investigation of Russian intervention in the 2016 election.</li>
<li>Hurricanes created extensive damage in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico recovery and repairs especially delayed.</li>
<li>In Las Vegas fifty-eight people are killed and 546 injured during another shooting. Use of "bump" stock and civilian availability of military semi-automatic weapons is debated Congress, but no action.</li>
<li>#MeToo signals women's campaign to reveal sexual harassment and abuse against them. Several men in prominent business and political positions lose their reputation and careers.</li>
<li>Amid world-wide protect, the US launches 59 Tomahawk missiles against Syrian targets, damaging US-Russian ties.</li>
<li> President Trump announces several international changes in U.S. policy: the intention to leave the Paris Climate Agreement, withdrawal from UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization), and moving our embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.<b> </b></li>
<li>The Academy Awards: "The Shape of Water" (US), "A Fantastic Woman" (Chile). Prize-winning book: <i>Sing, Unburied, Sing</i> by Jesmyn Ward.</li>
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In Salem</b><br />
At long last, the eagerly awaited bridge connecting Riverfront Park to Minto Island is completed. The public was allowed, temporarily, to cross in the spring, but it was closed and opened again in August for an official ceremony. The crowd was enthusiastic, despite the soaring midday temperature of over 100 degrees. The joyous occasion began with a parade from Wallace Marine Park, over the Union Street Bridge, and into Riverfront Park ~ dignitaries, musical units, pet dogs, and plain ordinary folks joined in the joyous celebration. Speeches were delivered from under a shade canopy while listeners in the sunshine enjoyed refreshments (supplied by Roth's) although the chocolate in the cookies melted before they could be consumed. Representatives from many city departments attended and all were in a holiday mood. A great time was enjoyed by all!<br />
The bridge has been deemed a success, with many daily pedestrians enjoying the opportunity to access Minto Island from Riverfront Park.<br />
Mayor Chuck Bennett said, "The Peter Courtney Bridge is the realization of a decades-old community plan to connect Minto Island to the rest of Salem. The bridge is an iconic and valuable addition to Oregon's Capitol City."<br />
First envisioned in 1975, the Peter Courtney Minto Island Bridge and Trail is the last critical link in connecting 1,300 acres of City parks and nearly 30 miles of trails between South Salem, Downtown and West Salem. When combined, the acreage is larger than New York's Central Park.<br />
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<b>When You Visit</b><br />
The bridge can be accessed from either Minto Brown Park or Riverfront Park. Parking is available from Front Street either at the turnout to the left at State Street or take the Union Street turnoff to the left. The bridge is visible and close by. In Minto Brown Park, use any parking lot and follow the signs. Be aware that the walk in Minto Brown is a mile or more, depending on which lot you choose. It is a delightful walk, which ever path you choose.<br />
Because Minto Island is a Conservation Area containing sensitive habitat and wildlife, the City reminds walkers to stay on the trail and keep their pets on leashes.<br />
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<b>Other Events </b><br />
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<li><b> </b>A citizen appeal to LUBA, testifying against a recent Urban Growth Boundary extention, was upheld. The mayor recommended to the City Council that other solutions to traffic problems be pursued instead of a "3rd Bridge" between Pine Street and West Salem.</li>
<li>The solar eclipse is enjoyed by Salem residents as well as many visitors for the day.</li>
<li>Lancaster Mall is partly closed while that shopping enterprise is redeveloped as Willamette Town Center.</li>
<li>Two bond measures pass: one will finance a new police facility at a lower price ($61.8 million) and the other to retrofit the city library against human injury and property damage in case of an anticipated earthquake.</li>
<li>Homelessness is growing problem, especially downtown. The Union Gospel Mission will relocate from downtown to a location to north, across Liberty Street from the future police facility.</li>
<li>A new councilor is elected to replace the one who recently resigned: Chris Hoy is the 5th candidate successfully sponsored by Salem Progressives.</li>
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<li>Le Breton Hall, the last remaining structure of the former Oregon State Fairview Institution was razed for the creation of a city park. This 1908 structure was designed by Walter Pugh, distinguished architect of many, now demolished, local historic buildings. </li>
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<li>Another historic structure, the former Wells Fargo building, designed by Pietro Belluschi (who also designed our Marion County Courthouse) was demolished. At the corner of Liberty and Chemeketa streets, it contributed to the Downtown National Register Historic District, but had remained vacant for many years. Eight Frederic Littman marble relief sculptures were removed and will be used to decorate the new building that will be erected in that location.</li>
<li>The Historic Landmarks Commission honors David Holton with the Historic Preservation award for serving as a role model while a Commission member and for his leadership in promoting historical renovation projects in Salem.</li>
<li>Salem On Ice, a 7,200 square feet seasonal rink opened in Riverfront Park November 17. The temporary facility will be open through January 21, 2018. The city agreed to a four year contract with the sponsors, so we can expect to see the structure reconstructed again for at least three more years.</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049031921542870804.post-4593099096231307702017-12-30T12:49:00.001-08:002018-03-26T11:19:37.280-07:00Salem in 2016<b>World Events</b><br />
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<li>In Syria, hospitals are bombed by Russian-backed forces of Bashar-al-Assad in a civil war which has killed half-a-million people.</li>
<li>Mother Teresa is canonized. Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill meet: first meeting since 1054 of Catholic and Orthodox leaders.</li>
<li>Britain votes to quit European Union.</li>
<li>The International Atomic Energy Commission announces Iran has disposed of all nuclear weapons. The World Health Organization reports an outbreak of Zika virus. Ebola vaccine proven effective.</li>
<li>In the deadliest mass shooting in US, a gunman kills or injures over a hundred patrons of the gay nightclub, "Pulse", in Orlando, Florida.</li>
<li>First reports of Russian tampering with 2016 US presidential election result in expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats and sanctions against their intelligence agencies.</li>
<li>Donald Trump wins US presidency in a surprise result.</li>
<li>Trans-Pacific Partnership voided by Trump Administration</li>
<li> North Korea conducts nuclear tests.</li>
<li>Academy Awards: "Moonlight" (US), The Salesman (Iran). Prize-winning books: <i>The Sympathizer</i>, Viet Thanh Nguyen and <i>The Underground Railroad, </i>Colson Whitehead.</li>
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<b>In Salem</b><br />
Senior citizens, even those who were once librarians, are surprised by the number a variety of services offered by libraries these days. Our Salem Public Library, in the Civic Center, is no exception. Walk in the welcoming entrance and a treasure of leisure and professional offerings are spread before you for your choice. In addition to books available there at the library, audio books can be accessed from your home. Adult literary groups meet regularly, at convenient times of the day, teenagers have a section for themselves and younger children are encouraged to come together to share stories appropriate to their ages. Activities for all ages vary from table top games to tech instruction. The library offers something for every age and interest. Plus, you can buy inexpensive second hand jigsaw puzzles in the Book Store.<br />
As you approach the library entrance, you will notice to your right another doorway, this one into Loucks Auditorium. Lectures and concerts are offered here to an audience of almost 300 listeners. One evening, at the end of November of this election year, a very different meeting was held. A City Council meeting convened here to hear a special concern because a very large crowd was expected. The auditorium was "standing room only" by the time the meeting began. And, to the astonishment of the local crowd, Salem Police lined the walls. What was the occasion? A councilman had published a video on his Facebook page that showed deadly violence toward African-Americans. The city administration had feared "outsiders" would come and cause problems. On the contrary, for over two hours citizens stood politely and gave personal evidence of racial bias and mistreatment they or their families had suffered recently. The councilman had resigned by that time and several members spoke on behalf of maintaining the best of American ideals here in Salem during the current heated political climate. The library continues to be an arena for courteous discussion and community education.<br />
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<b>When You Visit</b><br />
Unfortunately, the City of Salem budget does not allow the library to be open on Mondays, but the doors open at 10 am Tuesday through Saturday and at 1 pm on Sunday. Parking is free in the adjacent garage on Sunday, otherwise 75 cents an hour.<br />
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<b>Other Events</b><br />
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<li>A bond issue on this year's ballot proposed moving and expanding our police facility, now on the lower floor of the Civic Center, at the cost of $82 million<b>.</b> It was defeated partly because of high price tag, but also because this proposal left City Hall itself and the Library at risk of severe damage in case of earthquake.</li>
<li>Chuck Bennett was elected as future mayor as well as 3 councilors sponsored by Salem Progressives: Cara Kaser, Matt Ausec and Sally Cook.</li>
<li>The Historic Landmarks Commission designated SESNA as the second Heritage Neighborhood. Planned activities included an illustrated calendar, "toppers" for street signs indicating the historical names of individual areas within the neighborhood and signage at significant intersections.</li>
<li>December 14 brought a heavy snow that imperiled traffic, but delighted the residents.</li>
<li>The Barrick funeral home on Church Street downtown was demolished for a new Starbucks.</li>
<li>A new children's playground, on the former site of Oregon School for the Blind, is completed and opened to the public.</li>
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<li>The City of Salem Urban Renewal Agency Board published a fact sheet
outlining a plan to improve transportation in West Salem by constructing
an underpass at the intersection of Wallace Road and and a reopened
2nd. Street. This underpass would facilitate a new traffic link by
continuing to the Union Street Bridge and Trestle and into Wallace Park
to connect, eventually, with projected "3rd Bridge" at a landing north
of the park. See the green line in the city's illustration above.
According to local residents who objected, the new commercial traffic
highway would cut off a section of the historic, National Register trestle, intrude
into park land enjoyment, disrupt natural resources and disturb households
along the park. The project was debated in neighborhood meetings and by
City Council testimony.</li>
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<b>World Events</b><br />
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<li>Al-Queda kills 17 in attack on Paris Charlie Hebdo magazine offices after Muhammad cartoons.</li>
<li>Black Lives Matter becomes an Africa-American based, international organization campaigning against systemic racism.</li>
<li>Queen Elizabeth celebrates 63 years on the throne, England's longest reigning monarch.</li>
<li>The continuing Syrian civil war creates a refugee crisis with homeless 220, 000 victims.</li>
<li>Greece becomes the first economy to miss a payment to International Monetary Fund in its 71-year history, causing a Greek financial crisis. </li>
<li>US joins international union of 200 nations to limit warming cycle in climate change.</li>
<li>Trans-Pacific Partnership unites twelve countries with trade rules for 40% of global trade.</li>
<li>Cuba and The US reestablish full diplomatic relations, ending 54 years of hostility between the neighboring nations.</li>
<li>Academy Awards:"Spotlight" (US), "Son of Saul (Hungary). Prize-winning books: <i>Fortune Smiles: Stories,</i> Adam Johnson and <i>All the Light We Cannot See</i>, Anthony Doerr.</li>
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<b>In Salem</b><br />
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A diminutive, but adult young lady traveling
to Europe by ship was placed by mistake at the Children's Table
in the Dining Salon. When she requested a glass of wine and
was refused, Edith Schryver insisted on being moved to another
table. There she met Elizabeth Lord who would become her lifetime
companion and partner in one of the pioneer landscaping firms
of the Northwest, Lord and Schryver.<br />
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Gaiety Hollow</div>
The photograph above was taken from their website and shows the rear of their home, Gaiety Hollow, and a portion of the garden. The property was purchased in 2015 by the Lord and Schryver Conservancy, dedicated to "<span class="st">preserving and Interpreting the Legacy of <i>Lord and Schryver</i> to Promote a Greater Understanding of their Contribution to Northwest Landscape Architecture<wbr></wbr>". This active Salem group (with members beyond our city limits) has done a remarkable job in organization and fund raising to carry out their admirable goals. Recommended resources for more information include the <a href="http://www.lordandschryverconservancy.org/">official website</a> that outlines their many social activities, opportunities for participation garden care that is most suitable to our climate and enjoyment of learning about local Lord and Schryver gardens you can visit. </span><br />
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<span class="st"><b>When You Visit</b></span><br />
<span class="st"><b> </b>The house is located at 545 Mission Street (across from the Bush House Museum) and is easily recognized by its handsome Clarence Smith architecture and careful landscaping in the small, contained front garden. Visits are scheduled throughout the year and gardening classes are also available. Use the website for more information. </span><br />
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<li><span class="st">In February, crews began the demolition of Howard Hall after an appeal to LUBA to save the Local Landmark as resident neighbors continue their objections to hospital expansion. </span> </li>
<li>The Historic Landmarks Commission designated SESNA as the second Heritage Neighborhood. Planned activities included an illustrated calendar, "toppers" for street signs indicating the historical names of individual areas within the neighborhood and signage at significant intersections.</li>
<li>The Commission honored Ross Sutherland with the Historic Preservation Award for his efforts since 1996 to ensure Salem's historic resources are preserved, both in professional positions and in volunteer leadership. </li>
<li><span class="st">Salem Chamber orchestra filed for bankruptcy.</span></li>
<li><span class="st">The owner and skipper of the Willamette Queen vows to fight a Coast Guard decision to revoke the boat's inspection certificate.</span></li>
<li><span class="st">Hazel Patton was named Citizen of the Year. Hazel is not only a active, long-time advocate for local historic preservation, but for new enterprises that enhance Salem's appeal for residents and visitors. </span></li>
<li><span class="st">Our new City Manager, Steve Powers, plans to walk or ride to City Hall from his Crestview residence.</span></li>
<li><span class="st">Kristin Retherford becomes our Urban Development Director to lead efforts in determining the city's next investments for Riverfront Downtown, North Gateway and West Salem urban renewal areas. </span></li>
<li><span class="st">Our rail tracks in the city are still dangerous: this year a man was struck and killed when struck by a train on Sunnyview Avenue.</span></li>
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<li><span class="st">Commercial Street Bridge is renovated, providing a new Pringle Creek path under the structure (see above). In the future, the path in the photo will continue to the left, passing South Block Apartments and creating a future pedestrian pathway from City Hall to Riverfront Park.</span></li>
<li><span class="st">More than 500 gathered at Sprague High School to honor Rick Nelson, a student who died after he fell off a cliff at the Oregon coast.</span></li>
<li><span class="st">Former Gov. Kitzhaber resigned after scandal touched his fiance, Cylvia Hayes. Kate Brown, Secretary of State, replaces him.</span></li>
<li><span class="st">A motorcyclist died when he lost control of his bike and fell from the Marion Street Bridge.</span></li>
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<b>World Events</b><br />
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<li>The Panama Canal celebrates its 100th anniversary.</li>
<li>Robust global production causes oil prices to plummet, pleasing US drivers with lower cost for gas.</li>
<li>Ukraine explodes into violence as Pro-Russian and Pro-European supporters clash. Russia intervenes militarily and annexes Crimean Peninsula. The Dinetsk Peoples Republic declares independence.</li>
<li>Malaysian airline shot down over Ukraine with loss of 295 on board.</li>
<li>Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa begins, infecting 28,000 people.</li>
<li>Belgium becomes the first country in the world to legalize euthanasia for terminally ill patients of any age.</li>
<li>A Sunni militant group, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) attempts to overthrow the Shite government, gaining control of Mosul and conducting a religious massacre in Sinjar.</li>
<li>A referendum in Scotland results in a vote to stay as a part of the UK.</li>
<li>Oregon passes Measure 91, legalizing the non-medical cultivation and uses of marijuana. Sales to be legal from licensed dispensaries.</li>
<li>President Obama thaws relations with Cuba, future travel possible.</li>
<li> Academy Awards: "Birdman" (US), "Ida" (Poland), Prize-winning books: <i>Redeployment, </i>Phil Klay and <i>The Goldfinch</i>, Donna Tartt.</li>
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<li>In July, the Salem City Council voted to overturn a decision made by
the city's Historic Landmark Commission by a vote of 8-0. The question
was one that had engaged public opinion for the last several years:
whether to demolish the last building of the former Oregon School for
the Blind, the Local Landmark known as Howard Hall. Salem Hospital had
purchased the property when the school closed and the other buildings
had been demolished in order to expand hospital facilities, but this
last building had special value to former students who used it as a
dormitory and classroom. It was in poor condition and the hospital
claimed to have no use for it. When hospital representatives made the
case before the Historic Landmarks Commission, the hospital plan was
rejected. The City Council then, in a specially called meeting. took up
the question on behalf of the hospital administration and overruled
their own commission, composed of members selected by the Council for
their expertise in historical preservation.</li>
</ul>
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<b>When You Visit </b><br />
<b> </b>The site on the corner of Church and Mission Street is now the
location of an elaborate play yard designed especially for children who
have physical limits. It is fenced to keep children safe, despite its
being close to traffic. There is interpretive signage to recognize the
former school for the blind.<br />
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<b><b>Other Events</b><br />
</b><br />
<ul>
<li>A group of citizens who would later become Progressive Salem
recruited a local lawyer, Tom Andersen, to run for the City Council. He
lived in the ward that included the politically active Gaiety
Hill-Bush's Pasture Park Historic District. The property use in question
for the former Oregon School for the Blind is adjacent. The Progressive
campaign was funded by people, not business interests, using individual
funding and door-to-door contacts with voters. The result can be read <a href="http://progressivesalem.com/about/">here.</a> </li>
<li>A downtown historic building enjoyed a better fate than Howard Hall.
The McGilchrist Building, along with the accompanying Roth Building
were completely renovated during more than a year of careful
construction, removing the non-historic elements and preserving the
exterior charm of the 1916 structure. Before and after photographs show
the difference as color highlights features of the windows and the
corner entrance becomes more prominent.</li>
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<li> Another state-owned, local National Register historic site was the
subject of local discussion and controversy. At the Oregon State
Hospital, two buildings on the campus were planned for preservation: one
was the Kirkbride (already described) and Building 60 (below)</li>
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<li>Perfectly preserved, this small structure is thought to have been an
infirmary at one time. When the cremains of long ago inmates were
discovered in a neglected condition, it was determined to preserve them
in an artistic setting. Building 60 was chosen although it would require
removing one wall, changing the historic significance of the building.
This decision was appealed unsuccessfully and the project was completed. See below.</li>
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<li class="separator">The Historic Landmarks Commission establishes the Heritage Neighborhood program to encourage residents to learn about the history of their neighborhood and to engage in our City's historic preservation efforts. Grant is the first neighborhood so recognized.</li>
<li>The Commission also awarded a Historic Preservation Award to a gentleman who generously donated to both the Historic Residential Tool Box Fund and to the restoration of the Baggage Depot, leveraging more than twice that amount for restoration of local historic resources. </li>
<li>This year, the First Citizen award was presented to Jim Brenau, the
founder and president of the Willamette Valley Winery. This vineyard
along I-5, south of the city, is among the many local vineyards
attracting tours and individual visitors.</li>
<li> City parking meters downtown were under controversy: the two hour limit was abolished, then a new three limit was established.</li>
<li>A local teacher, Julie Wojcicki, won one of five national Milken Educator Awards ~and was presented with a check for $25,000.</li>
<li>In October, Cylvia Hayes, engaged to Gov. Kitzhaber and considered
"First Lady" of the state, was revealed to have previously contracted a
"sham" marriage to an immigrant so he could retain residency in the US.
There was also an ethics commission inquiry into her work as a private
consultant.</li>
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<ul>
<li>Jorge Mario Bergoglio becomes Pope Francis, first Pope from Latin America. He is a reformer of the Church and an advocate for the poor. ( "Francis: Pray for Me", 2015 film)</li>
<li>On April 15, two homemade bombs ripped through the crowd of fans and runners at the Boston Marathon finish line, killing three and wounding nearly 300 others. </li>
<li>In June, Documents released by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden shed light on the extent of US espionage operations in various parts of the world and threatened to damage US relations with some key international players. ("Snowden", 2016 film)</li>
<li>Prince William and wife Kate welcome a son, Prince George, on July 22.</li>
<li>On Aug. 21, reports emerged from a Damascus suburb of a sarin gas attack, a grim event in a civil war that had already cost the lives of 100,000 people and spurred the largest refugee crisis in a generation.</li>
<li>Former South African president and leader of the anti-apartheid movement Nelson Mandela died on Dec. 5.</li>
<li>New words "twerk" and "selfie" were added to the dictionary this year.</li>
<li>Academy Awards:"12 Years a Slave"(US),"The Great Beauty" (Best Foreign Film, Italy) Prize-winning books: <i>The Good Lord Bird</i>, James McBride and <i>The Orphan Master's Son</i>, Adam Johnson.</li>
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<b>In Salem </b><br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> In April of 2012, a colorful Oregon heritage exhibit was mounted in the Marion
County Courthouse Community Hall. Each of the twenty framed collections
of photographs and
memorabilia offered what that Marion County city considered significant
to
tell its story. The exhibits were constructed by local committees or by
an individual volunteer. Above each poster is a wood carving
representing the shape of Marion County with the locality of the city
clearly distinguished. At the opening ceremony, the County Commissioners
greeted guests from around the county, especially thanking the creators
of these handsome displays. Each city had a representative there to
speak about what that city had selected to put in their colorful poster.</span></span></li>
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Community Hall of the Marion County Courthouse<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">View the <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/111427168482909676111/VMarionCountyExhibit?authkey=Gv1sRgCNzvjq6l8Y7A-QE">Marion County Courthouse exhibit</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span> </div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Commissioner Sam Brentano, who was the inspiration for the exhibit,
encouraged this author and her son to become acquainted with Marion County
cities. On
our day-trip adventures, Tom and I discovered many scenic back roads and he took
photographs in each city. Each one reviews the community history, offer a
brief profile of the city today and includes our discoveries there as
visitors. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">KMUZ interviews with representatives of each city can be heard on their archives. The series also appeared in the Sunday edition of the Statesman Journal newspaper for twenty weeks. It is now the topic <a href="http://shineonsalem.org/">"Marion County 20"</a> on th</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">is website.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Scott Casebeer, President of Capitol Auto Group, was selected as the
2012 First Citizen of the year by the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce.</span></span> Mr. Casebeer's two sons, who have worked at the dealership, are the great-grandsons of the founder of the company, Douglas McKay. McKay entered politics was elected governor of Oregon, then Secretary of the Interior in the Eisenhower administration.</li>
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<li>A brochure useful to realtors and property buyers this year is entitled "Historic Property Designation". Produced by the Historic Landmarks Commission, it outlines the benefits and responsibilities of purchasing and maintaining structures in the city that have been designated as Local Landmarks or National Register. It reminds owners that exterior changes, visible to the public, must be approved by the HLC before any work is begun. The HLC meets once a month to discuss proposals brought before the Commission and suggest improvements or necessary alterations to owners' construction plans to comply with city codes.</li>
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Salem lost three outstanding residents this year, Mike McLaran on March
30, Bill Tebeau on July 20 and Orville Roth <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">on October 13. All three, in very different careers, had important roles in the
development of the city and shaping</span></span> its character. The Statesman Journal reported:<br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mike McLaran's death
stunned the business community. The longtime Salem Area
Chamber of Commerce executive died March 30 while jogging in southeast Salem, the victim of an apparent heart attack. McLaran, 53, grew the
chamber's membership and gave the organization a strong, unified voice. From
1995 through 2011, McLaran served as the chamber's chief executive officer. Even after stepping down
as CEO, McLaran continued to work closely with the chamber as a consultant. He
was involved in such milestones as the development of the Salem Conference
Center and the campaign to win a grant for the Salvation Army Ray and Joan
Kroc Corps Community Center. At McLaran's memorial
service, business and community leaders filled the 1,200 seat Salem Alliance
Church to near capacity. </span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Make it a great day!" That was William
"Bill" Tebeau's daily motto. It was also front and center July 20 in
the brightly lit hospitality room at Center 50+ in Salem, where Tebeau's family
give their patriarch a fittingly warm, often poignant, but overall cheery
celebration of life memorial. An engineer, educator and
pioneer, Tebeau, 87, was the first African American male to graduate from
Oregon State University, which he did in 1948. He died July 5. Scores of well-wishers
turned out at the center to honor a man who was described as at once deeply
knowledgeable on many subjects and humble about himself.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Mid-Valley lost one of its most enduring symbols of community and charity Oct. 13 when longtime civic leader and businessman Orville N. Roth died of a heart attack while visiting family in Honolulu. The 79-year-old co-founder of the Roth's Fresh Markets grocery chain grew his empire from a single store in 1962 to nine markets in 2013. He was known throughout the state as much for his unfailing support of children and those less fortunate as for his business.</span></span><br />
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<li>Costa Concorda cruise ship, just beginning a tour around the Mediterranean, wrecks near Tuscan island of Giglio causing the largest shipwreck in history. The ship had diverted from its planned route and struck a rock. Compensation for lives and property rose to $2 billion.</li>
<li>Arab Spring uprisings continue with civil war in Syria, elections disputed in Egypt and the Tunisian president imprisoned. In Libya, the Benghazi US Consulate attacked with loss of Ambassador Chris Stevens and 2 other American staff members.</li>
<li>Disaster strikes the Philippines when super typhoon Bopha causes 170,000 people to flee to evacuation centers. Destruction in the city of Mindanao leaves thousands homeless</li>
<li>2000 American casualties in our 11th year of war in Afghanistan.</li>
<li>In Connecticut, the Sandy Hook School shooting kills twenty children aged 6 and 7 as well as 6 adult staff members and the 20-year old shooter. Despite public and congressional debate about the availability and sale of semi-automatic guns, no legislative change is made.</li>
<li>After 246 years of publication, the Encyclopedia Britannia discontinues print publication.</li>
<li><i> </i>Academy Awards<i>: "</i>Argo" (US), "Amour" (Austria) Prize-winning book: <i>The Round House</i>, Louise Erdrich.</li>
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<b>In Salem</b> <br />
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The Salem Chamber Orchestra brought Play Me, I'm Yours to Salem with 11 street pianos distributed across the streets of Salem and Keizer. Located in public parks, streets and even on the Union Street Bridge, the pianos were there for the public to play and enjoy. After being in<span style="font-size: small;"> place for two weeks, <span style="font-family: inherit;">the pianos were donated</span> to local nonprofit organizations.</span><br />
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Piano on Union Street Bridge decorated by Gilbert Children's Museum</div>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">In January, heavy rain caused many streams, including Mill Creek, to overflow their banks. Muddy water covered several Salem streets and parking lots. Homes and basements were flooded.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">KMUZ, our local non-profit, p<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">ublic se</span></span>rvice radio station was flooded out of its basement quarters. A move to 245 <span style="font-size: x-small;">Divisi</span>on Street provided the crew and their equipment with a permanent home. The KMUZ archive, available<a href="http://kmuz.org/"> here</a> allows listeners to check up on their favorite programs and be introduced to new ones.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Janet Taylor, our previous mayor who served an unprecedented four terms, was named First Citizen of the Year by the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Anna Peterson is re-elected to serve as a second term as mayor without opposition.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The recently completed renovation of the Oregon State Hospital's only original structure, the Kirkbride Building, as shown below, has a new cultural exhibit.</span></li>
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people that have lived and worked here. Our 2,500 square foot museum,
located in the oldest building on the Oregon State Hospital campus
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The museum effort was headed by Hazel Patton and is currently run by volunteers supported by the generous
donations of community members and competitive grants. It contains artifacts from the award-winning movie, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" which was filmed at this hospital. See more references to the renovated hospital in the information for 2009.</span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Originally constructed by Karl J. Peters, the modest bungalow above has
served continuously as a residence since 1925.The Peters owned the house
until 1937. It changed hands five times through the 1940s until it was
purchased by Ole P. and Dorothy Nielson in 1950. They owned the house
for the longest period of time, 45 years. The house is a typical example
of the modest housing that was constructed in the mid-1920s in this
neighborhood for blue-collar tradespeople.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Even though this block was excluded from the Gaiety Hill/Bush Pasture
Park National Register Historic District, just to the north, it
represents a period development in South Salem which defines the
character of the neighborhood. It was placed on the city's list of Local
Landmarks in 2012.
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Bridges, pro and con, are subjects of action and debate. Friend<span style="font-family: inherit;">s </span>of Two Bridges announces OYFF (<a href="http://friends2bridges.blogspot.com/">On Your Feet Friday</a>), a series of events intended to help increase awareness and funding for the proposed Minto Bridge. </span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In contrast, local groups, organized under the banner of "No 3rd Bridge" are protesting the City Council project of many years past for a pass-through, heavy traffic highway from the Salem Parkway in North Salem (crossing Front Street at Pine Street) and continuing over the Willamette River to a landing in West Salem. This would facilitate commercial transportation between Portland and Highway 22 to the coast. Opponents of the "3rd Bridge" cite the damage to the North Salem residential area, the interference with Willamette River natural resources and disruption of West Salem neighborhoods. A diagram showing the path of this bridge can be seen <a href="http://here./">here.</a></span></span></span></li>
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<li>Osama Bin Laden dies in a raid by US Navy Seals on his Pakistani hideout.</li>
<li>Japan suffered a 9.0 earthquake that caused a devastating tsunami and nuclear emergency.</li>
<li>Use of social media triggered an "Arab Spring" of popular revolution in against dictators Algeria, Egypt, Libya and Syria.</li>
<li>Global fiscal crisis hits European union, political stand-offs in US Congress and "Occupy" movements protesting Wall Street practices across America.</li>
<li>Billions of viewers, worldwide, watched the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in Westminster Abby, London.</li>
<li>Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford, meeting with constituents, survives a gunman who kills 6 others, wounds 13.</li>
<li>US combat troops leave Iraq after 8 years, but Security Contractors will remain in Baghdad. Protests against the faulty intelligence that led to this war damaged the reputation of President George W. Bush</li>
<li>Academy Awards: "The Artist" (US), "A Separation" (Iran). Prize-winning books: <i>Salvage the Bones, </i>Jesmyn Ward and<i> A Visit from the Goon Squad</i>, Jennifer Egan.</li>
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<span style="font-style: italic;">A 2011 Welcome Information on State Street </span><span style="font-style: italic;">in our historic downtown.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our downtown streets are blooming with attractive information signage thanks to a Preserve America grant, a federal initiative that encourages community efforts to preserve and enjoy our priceless cultural heritage. Four Preserve America Presidential Awards are given annually to organizations, businesses, and government entities for exemplary accomplishments in sustainable use and preservation of cultural or natural heritage assets.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A Downtown Historic Marker Program to promote preservation and increase citizen awareness of the assets in the downtown historic district; a unique historical downtown logo which appears on the thirty-three historic markers installed on historic buildings in our downtown district; designing a downtown walking tour booklet printed in both English and Spanish (the first Spanish language historically focused walking tour in the state), along with creation of a new website, the "Salem Heritage Portal", that allows residents and tourists to explore downtown Salem online.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Since there were additional funds available, the City of Salem was also able to complete the following projects: (1) Replace a historic marker memorializing Salem's old city hall; (2) Replace two historic markers on the recently renovated Union Street Pedestrian Bridge; (3) Install an interpretive panel<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>in the Salem Convention Center describing the significance of the key intersection of Commercial and Ferry Streets; (4) Translation and printing of our downtown walking tour into Spanish; and the installation of way-finding signs. These signs are of two designs (created by Rick Yurk of BAM): eight Welcome Information Centers (similar to the one pictured above) and 46 colorful directional posts as seen below. (By 2014 these way-finding signs are found in every part of the city.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We are indebted to the staffs of the Community Development Department, the Urban Development Department, and the Urban Renewal Agency Board as well as the many other professional and volunteer members of the Task Force who made this concept a beautiful and useful reality.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Our special thanks to Debra Meaghers and Courtney Knox for their help in compiling this entry. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Additional photographs of Preserve America projects by Todd Klocke.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The eight Welcome Information Centers are found in the following intersections: Front and Court Streets, Ferry and Liberty Streets, Liberty and Court Streets, Chemeketa and Liberty Streets, Marion and High Streets, State and High Streets, Trade and Church Streets and at Church and Center Streets. Each has a map on one side and information about that location's historic significance on the other.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The 46 Way-Finding Directional Posts are located in a wider area, bounded on the north by the newly revitalized Broadway District at Market Street, to the south to Bush Park,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">from the east by the Willamette Heritage Center on 12th Street, and on west to Riverfront Park on Front Street.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Democrat Gov. John Kitzhaber begins his third term and Salem mayor Anna Peterson takes office.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Salem-Keizer School Board names the new West Salem middle school for former Gov. Bob Straub and the adjoining elementary school (both on former Straub family property) for the Kalapuya tribes. This is the first school named in honor of a native culture. His family home on the property was preserved.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On February 11th, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_P._Carson,_Jr.">Wallace P. Carson, Jr</a>., the third generation of his family in Salem, is honored as the 61st Citizen of the Year. Judge Carson was Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court for 14 years. The family home at the intersection of Bush and High Street was demolished for construction of the Christian Scientist Church.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Truitt Brothers announces that the long-established cannery will lay off about 100 employees in their front Street packing plant this year.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In April, the City Council approved a deal with SeaPort airlines to provide commuter air service to Portland, Seattle and Newport. (The service was ended after only 2 months.)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Yoshikai Elementary School librarian Kristen Truman is named Oregon School Librarian of the Year. (Along with other local school librarians, she lost her position in September.)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The City Council voted to pay the owner of the Willamette Queen sternwheeler $250,000 up give up use of the Willamette Slough. This August agreement will enable the city to construct a footbridge over the slough connecting Riverfront Park to Minto Brown Park.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In October the Occupy Salem movement, part of the national protest that claims our political process favors the wealthy over the average American, camps in Willson Park for two nights until forced to leave.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The names of four contenders to make Courthouse Square repairs are made public by Marion County commissioners.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The renovation of the Boise Cascade property has proceeded to a point where Pringle Creek, flowing into the Willamette River, is almost completely "daylighted". Plans for a trail from the Civic Center, under the Commercial Street bridge to Riverfront Park are being formulated.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Rich Harcourt, President of Oregon Artists Series Foundation, leads in creating "Sculpture Now", a program of<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>Oregon Artist's Series 5th Annual Exhibit. Opening in the Salem Conference Center Plaza in September, it features five city-owned sculptures, plus seven others by artists throughout the Northwest.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The City Council accepts the recommendation of the Historic Landmarks Commission to designate the <a href="http://discover-neighborhood-history.blogspot.com/search?q=stirniman">Stirniman</a> house on Myers Street South as a Local Landmark.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Former Oregon governor and former US senator Mark Hatfield, who grew up in Salem, died at the age of 89,</span></span></li>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> World Events</span></span></b><br />
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<li>Natural disasters: earthquake in Haiti, floods in Pakistan, Chilean miners rescued after 69 days trapped in tunnel collapse, and December snow storms that disrupt holiday air travel.</li>
<li>Deepwater Horizon oil rig explodes causing massive environmental and economic losses in Gulf of Mexico and adjoining southern states.</li>
<li>Health Care reform (Obamacare) passes in Congress.</li>
<li>November Congressional elections give Republicans majority in House of representatives, Lame Duck session boosts President Obama's agenda with compromise tax-cut extensions, repeal of DADT in military, arms control treaty with Russia, medical care for 9/11 rescue workers and a food safety bill.</li>
<li>Wikileaks, directed by Julian Assange, releases more than 250,000 American diplomatic cables, 100,000 marked "secret" or "confidential" in the goal of revealing or compromising actions by the U.S. government and influencing national elections.</li>
<li>Technology: iPad introduced, popular Facebook inspires the movie (The Social Network), Twitter and YouTube redefine social communication and influence elections.</li>
<li>Academy Awards: "The King's Speech" (US). "In a Better World"(Denmark). Prize-winning books: <i>Lord of Misrule, </i>Jaimy Gordon and <i>The Tinkers</i>, Paul Harding.</li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">In Salem</span><br />
Courthouse Square, occupying an entire block of downtown Salem for the last ten years, has been the subject of both pride and debate: it provided a convenient hub for Sale-Keizer bus users and an office building for Marion County (across High Street from the courthouse itself). But leaking windows and uneven floors inside, along with paving irregularities in bus lanes caused increasing concern. In July, employees heard an internal explosion that engineers determined was probably the rupture of a steel cable within a concrete slab. Further investigations led to the entire area being evaluated as too dangerous for occupancy and so was evacuated. The $34 million facility is empty, enclosed by a chain-link fence. The construction responsibility and future for the property was debated until a solution was negotiated in 2012: the structure will be repaired with the bus parking and garage first on the list. A nearby, temporary transit hub is being used and county offices have been relocated.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">When You Visit</span><br />
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Residents acquainted with the history of downtown remember this as the site of the Senator Hotel, conveniently located across High Street from the <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/vagreen9/SHINEPhotos18861909#5447853637907783314">former city hall</a>. The photograph above is taken here. A closer view shows the early excavations in the bus lanes.<br />
At the time of the closure, a walk following the fence around the property might begin south of this location on High Street where the you see <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/vagreen9/SHINEPhotos19602010#5557248384613069154">the five-story office building behind the clock</a>. Cross the street to see <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/vagreen9/SHINEPhotos19602010#5557248164317454994">public art work</a> has been placed in front of this Marion County Business Services Building. Turning onto Court Street, you pass the Chinese restaurant that was forced to close. Next you see the doors of the Marion County/Transit District office entrance. Looking back to the west, you see the historic <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/vagreen9/SHINEPhotos19602010#5557248160002980754">Grand Theater</a>. Turning north at Church Street you will see the office building on the left and pass the <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/vagreen9/SHINEPhotos19602010#5557289107085509826">central structure</a> that continues through the parking bays from the clock tower on High Street. As you completed the walk on Chemeketa Street, signs were posted to prohibit crossing the fence.<br />
The loss of the property for public and county use had a negative effect on more than the one business that was on the site itself. However, the reclamation of Courthouse Square was completed in 2014 and the complex is again in use for bus transportation and county offices.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Other Local Events</span><br />
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<li>Anna Peterson was chosen as next mayor after a congenial and dignified campaign was conducted by her and rival candidate Chuck Bennett. Bennett will remain on City Council.</li>
<li>National television zoomed in on our Oregon School for the Deaf as "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" rebuilt a boys' dormitory and the boosted school revenue with a new facility for their Haunted House site for Halloween events</li>
<li>Yes, Trader Joe is coming to Salem ~ a building formerly occupied by Albertson Grocery on South Commercial is being refitted for a summer 2011 opening.</li>
<li>Local supporters of the Oregon Ducks celebrated a winning season and a possible college football championship.</li>
<li>Marion County Courthouse was the scene of two trials for murder after a failed bombing of a Woodburn bank caused the death of two police officers. The jury voted death as penalties for Bruce and Joshua Turnidge. </li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Although the majority of Boise Cascade buildings are gone, no new construction has begun in 2009.</td></tr>
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<li>The economic downturn effects downtown housing: many new condos remain vacant. Plans for development of Boise property also stalls. Access to the riverfront section of this new Pringle Square development is handicapped by the railroad tracks that run though the property.</li>
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<li>After tenure of 12 years, Willamette University President <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Lee_Pelton">M. Lee Pelton </a>accepts an offer at Boston's Emerson College. A native of Kansas, he held leadership roles at Colgate University and Dartmouth College before becoming the first African-American president of an independent college when he became Willamette president in 1998.</li>
<li>Salem Art Association charges admission for the July Art Fair at Bush's Pasture Park, a city-owned property, citing increased expenses in producing the well-recognized event that is a prominent part of the cultural life of the city. It is also considered an economic boon to Salem as a tourist attraction.</li>
<li>Former Governor Kitzhaber is re-elected. He previously served two terms from 1995 to 2003. First elected to the Oregon House of Representatives, Kitzhaber served in the Oregon State Senate for twelve years, eight of them as Senate President. In 1994, Kitzhaber
ran for Governor, winning comfortably. He was re-elected in 1998 by a
wide margin. After completing his second term, Kitzhaber returned to
medicine and campaigned for better public access to health care. This year he defeated the
Republican nominee, former NBA player Chris Dudley.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Dudley" title="Chris Dudley"> </a></li>
<li>Mexico extradites Salem fugitive accused in the 2009 murder of 21-year old Montez Bailey in Northgate Park. </li>
<li>The year ends with a 9 p.m. celebration and lighted "ball drop" for hundreds of visitors to the A. C. Gilbert Discovery Village.</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049031921542870804.post-54475180031402111132010-08-16T07:01:00.001-07:002018-03-13T17:21:36.111-07:00Salem in 2009<b>World Events</b><br />
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<li>Hamas rocket attacks on Southern Israel answered with air strikes in 22 days of war. This conflict ends with a cease-fire and the Israeli forces withdrawal from Gaza.</li>
<li>North Korea conducts a second successful nuclear test.</li>
<li>The Icelandic government and banking system collapses amid the "Pots and Pans" protests by the citizens. This resulted an Icelandic Constitutional assembly of 26 common citizens of no political party. The new Prime Minister, Johanna Siguroadottir, is first openly lesbian head of a national government.</li>
<li>An AirFrance flight from Brazil to Paris crashes in the Atlantic, killing all 228 passengers on board in addition to the entire crew.</li>
<li>US Jobless rate hits 10.2 % despite stimulus measures.</li>
<li>Congress wrestles with health-care reform as debates continue.</li>
<li>The outbreak of H1Ni, "Swine Flu", is a global pandemic.</li>
<li>Sonia Sotomayer becomes first Hispanic justice on Supreme Court. (<i>My Beloved World</i>, Sonia Sotomayor, 2013)</li>
<li>Barack Obama is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.</li>
<li>Academy Awards: "The Hurt Locker" (US), "The Secret in Their Eyes" (Argentine). Prize-winning books: "<i>Let the Great World Spin</i>", Colum McCann and <i>Olive Kitteridge</i> by Elizabeth Strout.</li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">In Salem</span><br />
After an intensive local campaign, 20 months and three competitive phases, the Salvation Army was awarded a portion of the Ray and Joan Kroc fortune to build and operate a <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/09/by_katy_muldoon_salem.html">Kroc Center in Salem</a>. The Kroc grant provided nearly $35 million for construction and the same amount for an operating endowment, but the Salvation Army asked Salem residents to kick in $8 million, a royal sum in the city of about 154,500, without many deep pockets. They charged into fund raising. More than 1,700 donors pitched in, from kids who held penny drives, to foundations and individuals such as Gerry Frank who gave $1 million to help pay for the center's aquatics center. In all, residents raised more than $10 million. The center is faith-based and no tax dollars were used.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">When you visit</span><br />
The Kroc Center is within the circle of Bill Frey Drive and can be reached by car from Portland Road or Industrial Drive. There are bus lines that accommodate the site. The doors are open to visitors seven days a week and receptionists will supply information about recreational programs, classes and other services.<br />
Salem sold the Salvation Army this 11-acre parcel in the Northgate neighborhood, which borders Keizer and is defined by industrial properties, a city natural park area, housing and vacant lots. Designers, craftsmen and construction workers built an angular, L-shaped structure, filled with materials and decorative themes that evokes Oregon: boulders from the Columbia River Gorge, sturdy wood beams, and massive glass walls that let in ample light even under slate-gray Northwest skies.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Other events</span><br />
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<li>Linda Norris, the City Manager, conducts community meetings before the first Budget Committee meetings in April to explain the shortfall in the city budget and cuts that would have to be made. The Library is reduced from a Department to a division of Administration and the Director position eliminated. Other department responsibilities and personnel are shifted in order to cut the budget by $5 million.</li>
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<li> In May, the transformation of the Union Street Railroad Bridge and Trestle is complete and opens to the public with an official ceremony and parade led by Mayor Taylor. Three interpretive panels had been produced by Ed Austin, local designer and author of books about regional railroads, and were places at either end of the bridge and trestle. The bridge was an immediate success and was filled with local families, bicyclists, individuals with their dog companions, and visitors to the city. The lofty walk over the Willamette River gives views at one of the widest parts of the river to the north and toward the city and Willamette Slough to the south. The Trestle continues over Wallace Marine Park and at the end, paths lead down into the park or straight on the Wallace Road in West Salem. (The pedestrian/biker path closed in November in order to encapsulate the lead paint, but opened again in May of 2010.) This City of Salem project has already gained recognition, winning an Engineering Excellence Award, the Oregon Heritage Award and the national Transportation Planning Award. </li>
<li>Sanyo Solar of Oregon LLC opens a $40 million plant in Salem. In the 80-acre Renewable Energy and Technology Park, Sanyo's 130,000-square-foot factory houses the first two steps of solar manufacturing: growing crystals and slicing them into wafers.</li>
<li>Oregon State Hospital continues to be the target of complaints about patient care while the demolition of the historical buildings continue on that site. Taking measures to save the original front aspect of the "J" building has been a local concern: the tower has been removed for repair. Creating a museum to honor the former patients and the staff is still being planned within the renovated building.</li>
<li>Broadway Town Square, a TELOS mixed-use project on the site of the former Eagles Building at the intersection of Market and Broadway is completed with a ribbon cutting as the Salem Cinema moves into the new 3-theater facility. Town homes, apartments and retail spaces are also available. </li>
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<li>The modern, copper-clad Ford Hall rises next door to the historic Gatke building on the Willamette University campus.</li>
<li>Several other construction projects are put on hold during the economic crisis. Downtown they include demolition of the First National/Wells Fargo Bank on Liberty Street for a mixed-use project including the parking lot where the old City Hall stood and prospective building on the McMahon Furniture Store site. The Meridian and Rivers condominiums projects are completed.</li>
<li>In legal and criminal news: Sunwest Management Inc. and founder Jon Harder of Salem are sued by the Federal Securities and Exchange Commission; parents are arrested after three children report abuse since their arrival from the Ukraine in 2003; Marion County Sheriff Russ Isham resigns after accusations of personal misconduct.</li>
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<b>World Events</b> <br />
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<li>The Australian Prime Minister formally apologies to the Stolen Generations: children of Aboriginal descent who were removed from their families to work for white families. In Canada, there are apologies to the indigenous First Nations for the removal of their children to Indian Residential schools.</li>
<li>An earthquake strikes Sichuan, China killing at least 87,000 people. In August the Summer Olympics are held in Beijing.</li>
<li>Israel invades the Gaza Strip in response to rockets fired by Hamas.</li>
<li>Iran opens it first space center and launches a rocket into space.</li>
<li>In the US national economic collapse, Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual declare bankruptcy. The Dow-Jones Industrial Average falls 777.68 points, the largest one-day decline in history.</li>
<li>President Bush signs the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, creating a 700 billion dollar Treasury fund to prop up banks, automakers & mortgage agencies. The "Great Recession" begins.</li>
<li>Illinois' Democratic Senator Barack Obama wins the US presidency with 53% of popular vote. Our first African-American to hold that office.</li>
<li>Academy Awards: "Slumdog Millionaire" (US), "Departures" (Japan). Prize-winning books: <i>Shadow Country, </i>Peter Matthiessen and <i>The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao</i>, Junot Diaz.</li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">In Salem</span><br />
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Portland Road was once just that: the highway to the city north of Salem. With the construction of I-5 in the 1960s, that changed: without the commercial stimulus of heavy traffic, Portland Road's economy faltered. Beginning in 1972, urban renewal attempted to make the area more productive and more livable. One of the most recent and most attractive projects is the area formerly the Goodwill site. The triangular property, owned by the Salem Urban Renewal Agency, is bounded by Portland Road, Brooks Street, Pine Street and the new senior facility, Center 50+. It was sold to Hollywood Renewal LLC, comprised of Mountain West Investment Company. (No commitment of public resources, in the form of a loan or grant, was required of the agency to support this project.) By 2008, unfortunately the year of the great "Recession", the new residences of Hollywood Station (above) are completed and ready for occupancy. The project includes 24 town homes and a 2-story, 23,ooo square feet office/retail building. This is one more civic project in North Salem where the business community and the city staff work together to make living in Salem more attractive for both the long-time residents who have shared its history and the newcomers who will make it their new home.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">When you visit</span><br />
Perhaps you have also driven east on Pine Street, or along Portland Road, during the last few years, wondering what the new highway configurations, landscaping and construction would produce. We may expect that even more improvements are on the way for the old Hollywood business district. The senior center relocation, Center 50+ and the new businesses (we wish them well!), the KROC Center and this Hollywood Station have all brought welcome new enterprise to the area of North Gateway, truly the historic entrance to our city. The<a href="http://www.cityofsalem.net/CityCouncil/BoardsAndCommissions/Pages/North%20Gateway%20Redevelopment%20Advisory%20Board.aspx"> North Gateway Redevelopment Advisory Board</a> is an avenue by which residents can provide input to present and future projects in this part of our city.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Other events</span><br />
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<li>As new structures rise in Salem this year, old ones are threatened. In January, the Oregon State Hospital had been issued a report from the US Department of Justice siting violations of patient safety, supervision and treatment failures. The hospital sponsored tours through the unused, historic buildings as plans for a $458 million renovation and reconstruction are being formulated. Local historic preservationists, lead by Hazel Patton, submit a successful, whole-campus nomination for National Register to protect the most valuable parts of the institution, particularly the "J" Building. The Historic Landmarks Commission hears evidence that many buildings most be demolished. </li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Justice Ginsburg cuts the ribbon opening the Oregon Civil Justice Center</td></tr>
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<li>The Carnegie Library on State Street, for 60 years our Salem Public Library, is rededicated as the Oregon Civil Justice Center of Willamette University. The ceremony includes a ribbon cutting by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the US Supreme Court.</li>
<li>With the retirement of Bob Wells, Linda Norris becomes Interim City Manager: she is officially appointed City Manager in June. Sean O'Day became Interim Deputy City Manager in February and was officially appointed to that position in October.</li>
<li>John Ritter, a local historian and former professor, serves this year as a historian for the Oregon Corrections Enterprises. He produces an Exhibit Guide outlining the 150 years of inmate work programs as displayed in the interpretive museum at 3691 State Street. Exhibit artifacts and background photographs on the wall outline the various programs that have been active in this time span. As the brochure explains: the exhibit begins when the State Penitentiary had its start as the Territorial Prison in Oregon City as a small brick structure and moved to Portland in 1854 where inmates were used to grade streets, crush rock and log trees. In 1866 the Oregon State Prison was moved to Salem and remains here. Over 24 artifacts, actual products made at the Salem institution, are displayed in the exhibit, including the infamous Oregon Boot, a devise worn by inmates when outside to keep them from "wandering away". Other exhibits illustrate today's work programs. For times when the exhibit is open to visitors, call 503 378 2449 or 503 378 2677. </li>
<li>The new YWCA facility is opened in the Broadway Plaza, a TELOS construction on the northwest corner of the Market and Broadway streets intersection. (This YWCA facility closed in 2014)</li>
<li>Delta ends flights from McNary Field after less then a year of service. However, Salem is moving forward with plans to expand the terminal and lengthen the runway. Lottery dollars will help pay the $4.75 million improvements.</li>
<li>Barack Obama has a town hall meeting at the Armory during his campaign for president: Bill Clinton speaks at Chemeketa Community College less than a week later, and returned twice more, on behalf of his wife's campaign. Hillary Clinton answers the phone in her Reed Opera House campaign headquarters: Senator Obama visits the Iris Fair in Keizer.</li>
<li>The red-light camera system goes into effect at two of the city's most dangerous intersections: Mission at 25th street and Commercial at Marion Street. If a car passes over the sensor after the light has turned red, a video is taken to record the vehicle's license-plate number. That information is forwarded to the police.</li>
<li>Fire guts the governor's ceremonial office in the Capitol and damages the building. This brought back memories of the two previous fires that destroyed our Capitols in 1857 and 1935.</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049031921542870804.post-74052623901442245812010-08-14T06:40:00.000-07:002018-03-16T15:53:43.654-07:00Salem in 2007<b>World Events</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan, first woman elected (1988, 1993) Prime Minister in a Muslim country, is assassinated by an al-Qaeda militant in Rawalpindi during a welcome home rally after serving in exile.</li>
<li>Global financial crisis is triggered by the collapse of U.S. housing market and mortgage banking crisis.</li>
<li>Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, is elected as first female Speaker of the House of Representatives in the US Congress.</li>
<li>Virginia Tech shooter, Seung-hui Cho, kills 32 persons and wounds 17.</li>
<li>Apple introduces the first modern "smartphone". This iPhone model uses a touch screen (instead of dial-up) and has a Home button.</li>
<li>Al Gore and The UN share the Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to build up and disseminate knowledge about man-made climate change and measures to counteract such change.</li>
<li>The TGV, French passenger train reaches a speed of 357.2 mph, breaking the record for a conventional train. In England, High Speed 1 (68 mile mph), the Channel Tunnel Rail Link between London and the UK end of the Chunnel is opened to passengers.</li>
<li>The last Harry Potter book is published. Academy Awards:"No Country for Old Men" (US)<i>, "</i>The Counterfeiters" (Austria). Prize-winning books:<i> Tree of Smoke</i>, Denis Johnson and<i> The Road</i>, Cormac McCarthy.</li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">In Salem</span><br />
Two Salem developers, Larry Tokarski and Dan Berrey, purchase the industrial site occupied for 46 years by Boise Cascade's paper-converting plant. Bisected by Pringle Creek, with Commercial Street to the east and the Willamette River to the west, adjacent to Riverfront Park, this is prime land for the redevelopment encouraged by the ULI representatives last year. The prospects for this $7.25 million investment depend on the outcome of environmental studies (considering the past contamination of the land and water) and rezoning the property for mixed-use development.<br />
To the left in the wintertime photograph above, the 1926 Fry Warehouse looks like a fortress, rising behind Eco-Earth. The main body of the plant is in the center of the picture and above Pringle Creek, which emerges into the slough of the Willamette River at this sand bar location. The section of the plant to the right, in the distance behind the orange towers, is another structure on the site of the old mill building. Unseen is the railroad track running along the structures in this side.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">When you visit</span><br />
By 2014, there were substantial changes. The Fry Warehouse is gone, the first structure to be demolished, with Mayor Taylor punching out the first block of concrete with a wrecking crane. Also in 2009, the main structure fell until only the substantial building south of the creek remained. The northern section will have new buildings for retail business and offices, restaurants, condos and other purposes. The site south of the creek will be retained as a parking garage and apartment complex. Of great interest are two public-use features of the future: one is "day lighting" the creek by removing all but the railroad crossing so a pedestrian path can lead from the Civic Center Park, under the Commercial Street Bridge and to the slough; the other is a bridge from near the Eco-Earth to Minto Brown Island. Due to economic conditions, no new business or housing construction has been accomplished, but Pringle Creek, running between the cement walls of the old industrial plant, is now visible from west of the Commercial Street bridge to the Willamette River with only the railroad track suspended above. The much anticipated walkway from the southeast corner of Trade and Commercial to Riverfront Park, passing under the bridge, will be the next project. Bridge reconstruction was completed in 2013.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Other events</span><br />
<ul>
<li>Bill Wingett, a resident of the Sunnyslope neighborhood, returns to the European battle sites in May of this year as a guide for a historical project. A veteran of World War II, he is a former member of the celebrated Band of Brothers, the 101th Airborne Division of the US Army, recently honored in a TV mini-series based on the book by Steven Ambrose. </li>
<li>Air service returns to McNary Field with Delta offering twice-daily flights between Salem and Salt Lake City.</li>
<li>Marion County lost its first deputy in the line of duty when Kelly James Fredinburg, 33, headed to Gervais to assist police, siren and lights running, is struck by a car that unexpectedly pulled into his lane on Highway 99E. He died at the scene of the crash as well as a passenger in the other car. The other driver survived, critically injured. More than 1000 people filled the Salem Armory for his memorial service.</li>
<li>The Vision 2020 Action Plan, originated by City staff and 3500 involved residents, aims to revitalize downtown into a vibrant community gathering place and a magnet for visitors. Committees organized this year will work to realize the concepts of the program and will make quarterly progress reports.</li>
<li>The land-use conflicts continued with Measure 49 that left owners confused about which set of rules apply to projects they filed under the 2004 property-compensation law, Measure 37. The new measure limits the number of houses built on prime farm and forest land, but projects underway may have "vested rights" to proceed.</li>
<li>Salem's oldest resident, <a href="http://salemlifelines.blogspot.com/2012/06/32.html">Luella Patton Charlton,</a> died on December 23, just a 7 weeks before her 110th birthday. Luella was born in 1898 in her family's Cooke-Patton mansion on Court Street (demolished in 1938 for the construction of the State Library). Her great-grandfather (who built the house) was an early Salem steamboat owner and merchant, her grandfather was a US consul in Japan and her father and uncle, Cooke and Hal Patton, were prominent in Salem political and business life. After her marriage in 1925, she and her husband built a home on 23rd Street where she lived the rest of her life. The couple had one son; Luella became a widow in 1959. She read widely, kept up with the news on TV, generously entertained friends, enjoyed humor in conversation and was a beloved neighbor. Luella was possessed of a sharp intellect and invested wisely in the stock market: she owned original issues of Coca-Cola stock and remarked with a smile that they had "split many times". Luella was a treasury of historical year-old facts about Salem families, businesses and state institutions (Gov. Chamberlain rented a room in her family's home in 1903 while serving in Salem). She is the last of the Pattons to be buried in the family mausoleum in Pioneer Cemetery.</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049031921542870804.post-56188030353504806062010-08-13T05:48:00.000-07:002018-03-16T15:55:29.257-07:00Salem in 2006<b>World Events</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Combat between Iraqi Sunni and Shi'a religious groups leads to a civil war, the bombing of holy sites and displacing civilians into Pakistan.</li>
<li>The UN declares Afghanistan to be a "failed state" because of Taliban violence. The International Security Assistance Force (including US, Canada, and many European nations), becomes more involved in intensive combat. The U.S. continues to suffer the majority of casualties.</li>
<li>North Korea detonates its first nuclear device.</li>
<li>In one of world's worst shipping disasters, an Egyptian ferry sinks in the Red Sea, drowning over 1,000 passengers.</li>
<li>A US immigration change proposal, H.R. 4437, raising penalties on illegal immigrants and those who help them, causes mass protests. The bill fails to pass in Senate. Latinos begin political activism.</li>
<li>Mexican president Felipe Calderon sends the military to combat the drug cartels, initiating the Mexican Drug War.</li>
<li>The conviction of Lobbyist Abramoff leads to resignations in Congress.</li>
<li>NASA's Stardust mission brings material from comet "Wild 2". Instead of dust, it was rocky grains. The European Space Agency's Venus Express enters that orbit.</li>
<li>Academy Awards: "The Departed" (US), "The Lives of Others" (Germany). Prize-winning books: <i>The Echo Maker</i>, Richard Powers and <i>March</i>, Geraldine Brooks.</li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">In Salem</span><br />
Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan continue into the third year as partisan struggles within each country and against the occupying military and aid workers have caused thousands of civilian and over 3,000 American deaths. Salem is the first community to memorialize local military losses with the Afghan-Iraqi Freedom Memorial begun in 2005. The fountain, seen above, is completed by Memorial Day this year and is <a href="http://www.salem-news.com/articles/november122006/memorial_dedication06.php">dedicated with a ceremony</a> attended by Governor Kulongoski, state and military representatives, veterans, Gold Star families and hundreds of local citizens.<br />
This memorial project was the goal of M. J. and Clay Kesterson whose son, Chief Warrant Officer Eric Kesterson, a Blackhawk helicopter pilot, died in Iraq. Planning and construction were made possible by the contributions of many business and veteran organizations, by private individuals, and by the state in providing the site location.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">When you visit</span><br />
The<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>Oregon<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>Department<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>of Veteran Affairs is located at 700 Summer Street NE, north of Union Street.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>The lobby of the building houses an exhibit of Oregon military memorabilia that is well worth a visit<span style="font-weight: bold;">. </span>The park around the building has military memorials for the Spanish-American War, World War I, Korea, Vietnam, and recipients of the Oregon Medal of Honor. This site follows Mill Creek from Capitol to Summer Street and is a beautiful place for strolling or meditation in all seasons of the year.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Other events</span><br />
<ul>
<li>The most sensational event, at least downtown, was the August four-alarm fire at <a href="http://www.salem-news.com/articles/august112007/mcmahans_fire_inv_101107.php">McMahon's Furniture Store</a> at the southwest corner of State and Commercial Streets. The fire, discovered in the basement during the early morning hours, caused the employees to vacate and the fire department to respond in full force by 8 a.m. Two hours of firefighting were successful in extinguishing the flames, but fire crews remained at the site for several days to check for hot spots. The building, with a value of $5.5 million, was completely destroyed. There were minor injuries to fireman, but none to civilians. The flames drew many on-lookers during the fire and for days afterward. The site is still (2010) empty.</li>
<li>On the same day, four pipe bombs are found in and around the city and some suspected a serial pipe bomber was at fault. First, a bomb was found attached to a car in the parking garage of Salem Hospital. Then one was located in the parking lot of a Roth's grocery store. Another was found attached to a car in a parking lot in Dallas, and another found alongside a Salem roadway. The Salem Police Bomb Squad detonated the bomb outside Roth's and rendered the rest of the devices safe. The culprit, who was trying to kill his ex-wife, was found and convicted.</li>
<li>On the invitation of the City of Salem, SEDCOR and Boise, the <a href="http://www.cityofsalem.net/Departments/UrbanDevelopment/DepartmentProjects/BoiseProject/Pages/default.aspx">Urban Land Institute</a> sent ten experts in the fields of redevelopment, finance and environment to Salem to discuss with city officials, business leaders and involved residents the prospects for a Boise Cascade property redevelopment. The weeklong interviews and studies of site potential <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/vagreen9/SHINEPhotos19602010#5505110939459739394">resulted in a report</a> that was submitted in November.</li>
<li>Jane Aiken is elected as Municipal Judge and assumes office in January 2007. Court sessions are open to the public and a current schedule is found <a href="http://www.cityofsalem.net/Departments/AdministrativeServices/MunicipalCourt/Pages/default.aspx">here</a> on the City of Salem website.</li>
<li> The Mill Creek Meadows facility for disabled adults is built at 218-256 25th St. NE. This federally sponsored program, administered by the Salem-Keizer Community Development Corporation, is the first home environment that has been available to Salem residents in need of special housing because of physical challenges.</li>
<li>The <a href="http://www.salemmulticultural.org/history.shtml">Salem Multicultural Institute</a> moves its offices downtown and opens the World Beat Gallery at the Reed Opera House with an exhibit entitled Diversity in the Philippines. The gallery has since hosted other cultural exhibits, including Holidays Around the World, Black Voices from Salem’s Past, Scotland and Her People, Windows into China and a series about international marriage customs. </li>
<li>Salem is selected for a Kroc Center to be administered by the Salvation Army. The location will be a 10.6-acre parcel in North Salem near Industrial Drive. The actual construction awaits $8 million in matching funds.</li>
<li>77 headstones are vandalized in historic Lee Mission Cemetery. No suspects are found, but many offers of support to repair the damage have been received, the largest from Willamette University. Fifty-three Methodist ministers are buried here. This cemetery is especially important to our city's history as many of the earliest missionary founders are buried here in the <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Diamond Square including Jason Lee, his wives Anna Maria Pittman Lee and Lucy Thompson Lee, daughter Lucy Anna Lee Grubbs, Lydia and Gustavus Hines, Alvan Waller and others. The land originally was part of the land grant of Josiah Parrish. Rev. Parrish, his first wife and several of his children are buried here. Since 1964, the cemetery has been held and maintained as an independent nonprofit corporation. Proceeds from the sale of burial plots in reserve tracts help support maintenance operations.</li>
<li>The Salem Film Festival began this year with 30 independent or foreign films showing at the Salem Cinema, Elsinore and grand theaters. Salem Cinema also was one of eight national theaters to present Oscar-qualifying documentaries.</li>
<li>Jackson's Books, a landmark for nearly 30 years, closes as competition with big retailers is too difficult. The owner said goodbye to employees and customers on the last day with music, appetizers and soft drinks.</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049031921542870804.post-8041807314292223422010-08-12T07:38:00.000-07:002018-03-16T15:57:02.875-07:00Salem in 2005<b>World Events</b><br />
<ul>
<li>The Kyoto Protocol goes into effect, affirming climate change and committing the 192 signature nations to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. US does not ratify.</li>
<li>Egypt holds its first multiparty presidential elections: Israel demolishes settlements on the West Bank and withdraws their army from Gaza Strip.</li>
<li>North Korea announces it possesses nuclear weapons as protection from the hostility of the US.</li>
<li>Four Islamic suicide bombings in London target underground transportation.</li>
<li>Pope Paul dies, succeeded by Benedict XVI, the 265th pope.</li>
<li>Prince Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles, his long-time companion, in a civil ceremony at Windsor.</li>
<li>Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans and the Gulf Coast; killing over a 1000 people and causing $108 billion in property damage.</li>
<li>The first YouTube video is uploaded, "Me at the Zoo".</li>
<li>The most talked-about film this year was "Brokeback Mountain", but the Academy Award went to "Crash" (US) and "Tsotsl" (South Africa). Prize-winning books: <i>Europe Central</i>, William Vollmann and <i>Gilead</i>, Marilynne Robinson.</li>
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In Salem</span><br />
In 2001 our downtown, with many heritage buildings in need of repair, was successfully nominated for the National Register of Historic Places. This honor focused attention on improving the commercial health of the city core: it encouraged owners and developers to work with the city to use available funding for renovations. In 2005, restoration continued on Liberty Street, assisted by the city's "Toolbox" Grant and Loan Program using tax-increment funding from the <a href="http://www.cityofsalem.net/Departments/UrbanDevelopment/DepartmentProjects/Pages/RiverfrontPark.aspx">Riverfront Downtown Urban Renewal Area</a>. (Renewal areas are able to bond by utilizing property tax dollars resulting from increases in assessed value within the urban renewal district.) These grants and loans rehabilitate older buildings in the district such as the Adolph Block on State Street (Wild Pear, tenant), the Reed Opera House (with multiple tenants on several floors) and neighboring buildings to the south on Liberty Street. These include the former Montgomery Ward Building and the Bishop Building. The Metropolitan Store (pictured above) had been vacant for many years, but now offers commercial space on the first floor with new apartments on upper floors. This program is administered by the city's <a href="http://www.cityofsalem.net/Departments/UrbanDevelopment/UrbanRenewalAgency/Pages/default.aspx">Urban Renewal Agency</a>. This year, a new citizen group is created to advise on these investments in our historic commercial district, the <a href="http://www.cityofsalem.net/Departments/UrbanDevelopment/BoardsAndCommittees/Pages/DAB.aspx">Downtown Advisory Board.</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">When you visit</span><br />
For a preview of the Downtown Historic District, a slide show is offered on SHINE. The city has also published a booklet, based on this tour, which is available through the Community Development Department of the city (depending on supply). For casual walkers, many of the historic buildings have markers, identifying the original owners and past uses. The downtown district comprises a compact seven-block area with construction dates from 1878 to 1950 with the earliest along Commercial Street. In the early 1900s, local business and professional activity moved east to High Street to meet county and state offices. At Ferry Street, south of the business establishments, there were railroad tracks and industrial plants. Since the 1970s, our Civic Center and urban parks have replaced these. To the north, the mid-20th century Salem Center development at Center Street limits the historic district. Front Street, to the west, was also industrial until the 1998 creation of Riverfront Park, A. C. Gilbert's Discovery Village and the Union Street Bridge and Trestle. Our redeveloping downtown is truly the heart of the city for the residents and a growing potential for heritage tourism.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Other events</span><br />
<ul>
<li>The Salem Conference Center opens in February. The $32 million facility attracted events immediately and promises to add vitality to our city, particularly to downtown. It features 14 rooms, totaling almost 30,000 square feet that can be configured for any combination of convention, theater, banquet, trade show or classroom. Attached to the conference center is the Phoenix Grand Hotel (now Grand Hotel) that has 193 rooms, a restaurant and a dignified lobby that will add to the city's appeal for travelers.</li>
<li>The Marion County Courthouse, on our historic High Street, is damaged by a Keizer resident who crashes his pick-up truck through the glass entrance doors and sets fires inside the building. Wounded by police officers, he is apprehended and will stand trial for numerous charges. The courthouse is closed for several months while repairs are made. (Inside the County Clerk's office, there are several photographs of the damage and reconstruction.)</li>
<li>A man who has placed a rope around his neck stands on the outside of the Marion Street Bridge railing, threatening to jump. For 15 hours, traffic was disrupted, bringing downtown traffic to a standstill. Police are finally able to grab and pull him to safety. Questions about how to remedy traffic problems and protect public safety are subjects of heated community discussion after this incident.</li>
<li>Sprague High School became the first Salem-Keizer team to win state championships in both football and baseball in the same year.</li>
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<ul>
<li>The downtown Meier and Frank department store, a feature since 1954, will lose its name in 2006. For many years owned by the May Company, it will soon carry the Macy's logo. Hundreds of past and present employees as well as city leaders gathered to celebrate the store's golden anniversary at the Elsinore Theatre. (In 2010, a plaque outside the store entrance outlined the history of the building.)</li>
<li>Bill Frey Drive is completed off Portland Road as part of the urban renewal projects in the Northgate neighborhood. It will improve traffic flow and offer access to new development, including the possible future Kroc Center.</li>
<li>Two new features are added to Riverfront Park. In April the new boat dock and overlook are completed; in October the Rotary Pavilion opens. This "front lawn" of our city continues to attract residents and visitors for casual strolling, Willamette Queen river tours and dining, children's Carousel entertainment and community cultural activities such as the annual Salem Multicultural Institute World Beat Festival.</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049031921542870804.post-23444390566718678712010-08-11T06:35:00.000-07:002018-03-16T15:59:41.113-07:00Salem in 2004<span style="font-weight: bold;">World Events</span><br />
<ul>
<li>President George W. Bush is reelected; Barack Obama wins an Illinois Senate seat.</li>
<li>Tsunami ravages the Indonesian coastline causing over 200,000 deaths.</li>
<li>"Friendly fire" is discovered to have killed former professional football player, Pat Tillman, in Afghanistan.</li>
<li>Facebook launches.</li>
<li>Academy Awards: "Million Dollar Baby" (US), "The Sea Inside" (Spain). Prize-winning books: <i>The News from Paraguay</i>, Lily Tuck and <i>The Known World</i>, Edward P. Jones</li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">In Salem</span><br />
Anyone approaching A. C. Gilbert's Discovery Village or Riverfront Park from Water Street has to turn in at Union Street. As one makes the turn, this is the scene in 2004. The railroad bridge had not been used for many years and the city has an opportunity to buy it for $1. The three-year option is about to close and no action had been taken.<br />
The bridge, originally designed for passenger service across the Willamette River, opened in 1913 to connect two north-south lines: one line ran through our Salem railway station on 12th Street, the other through a station in Gerlinger, just beyond West Salem. However, by the time the long-planned bridge and trestle were finished, the automobile was beginning to be an alternative to the train for travelers. The bridge was increasingly used for freight until the 1950s when trucking supplanted commercial rail transport. Even the track leading to the bridge, along 12th Street on the east, and 2nd Street in West Salem, became disconnected as city streets were improved.<br />
This is the situation when the vote to buy the bridge is taken at city council this year. Only seven members are present that evening to hear Mayor Taylor make a passionate plea to save this potential asset. There is opposition because of the cost and doubt of its value. The vote is 4-3 in favor.<br />
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The bridge and trestle renovation took five years with the result seen here. Cost was borne by federal and state grants, city urban renewal funds and private donations. It opened in 2009 and was instantly popular with residents for the beauty of the walk across the river and as a handy, and safe, bicycle path for recreation and transport between home and work. The final piece of the project was encapsulating the lead paint: federal stimulus funds to Oregon Department of Transportation were used for this purpose, causing the bridge to close for seven months, much to the disappointment of Salem users, until it reopened in May of 2010. The Union Street Bridge and Trestle has won state and national awards for its engineering, utility and value as a community asset. It is an excellent example of local cultural preservation providing a wholesome, family amenity for residents while promoting valuable heritage tourism.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Other events</span><br />
<ul>
<li>In January, Bob Wells was named Interim City Manager. He was
officially appointed Manager as in September. In December, Linda Norris
was hired as Assistant City Manager.</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ferry Street view of the Grand Hotel with Convention Center in background</td></tr>
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<li>The Conference Center and adjoining Phoenix Grand Hotel ( Grand Hotel) opens this year providing another important asset to our city and the downtown area. The Conference Center stands on the site of the venerable Marion Hotel, a hundred-year old establishment that burned in 1971. The lobbies of the two buildings are connected by a corridor lined with historic photographs of the former hotel. On the glass-walled landing of the steps leading to the second floor of the Conference Center, an interpretive panel describes the historic buildings of the Ferry and Commercial Street intersection visible outside.</li>
<li>A proposal to create a local Library District, elect a Board of Directors, and become independent from the on-going crisis of the city's general fund, gains enough support through petition to be placed on the ballot. Volunteers feel confident after addressing local service clubs and canvassing neighborhoods for support, however the proposal is soundly defeated in the November election.</li>
<li>Salem has four charter schools this year: the alternative high school downtown, popular with 300 students applying for the 30 to 40 spaces open; the Jane Goodall Environmental Magnet School, within Waldo Middle School; the West Salem Language Academy; the Optimum Learning Environment; and the Howard Street Charter School.</li>
<li> In October, flu shots were in short-supply and elderly or ill residents lined up at the Marion County Department of Health on Center Street, waiting for hours at one of the two clinics.</li>
<li>Salem is competing for a multi-million dollar Salvation Army community center funded by the estate of the late Joan Kroc. The Salem proposal, judged best of the nine Oregon submissions, requests $70 million, half each for the construction and later maintenance. It may include swimming pools, library, gymnasium, classrooms, theater and other amenities.</li>
<li>Another project moving forward is Keizer Station. The developer is obtaining permits for construction of Target and Lowe's, the two major tenants.</li>
<li>Train deaths continue with four in the same number of weeks at the Union Pacific track near downtown. None were judged to be suicides, with unawareness or a rush to beat the approaching train as likely causes.</li>
<li>Sixteen soldiers with Salem ties die in the Iraq war this year. More than 1,700 National Guard are serving there with other units deployed at Guantanamo Bay and Afghanistan. Other military personnel are scheduled to depart for overseas duty in 2005.</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049031921542870804.post-6993365101982575202010-08-10T06:38:00.000-07:002018-03-16T16:00:28.994-07:00Salem in 2003<b>World Events</b><br />
<ul>
<li>US leads invasion of Iraq, but no "Weapons of Mass Destruction" are found. Saddam Hussain is captured. President Bush and the U.S. intelligence is widely criticized in massive anti-war demonstrations.</li>
<li>NATO begins peacekeepi<wbr></wbr>ng role in Afghanista<wbr></wbr>n.</li>
<li>World Health Organization warns of global respiratory dangers. "Mad cow" (BSE) disease affects cattle in Washington State.</li>
<li>A massive black-out in Northeastern US and Ontario Province, Canada, leaves 50 million people without electricity. Some areas were without power for a week or more due to this "software bug".</li>
<li>After 27 years, Concorde makes its last flight, ending airliner supersonic travel. Service was discontinued because of excessive costs and the need to limit routes to sea lanes to avoid sonic boom over populated areas.</li>
<li>Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates on entering earth's atmosphere killing all 7 astronauts aboard. (The only other fatal space accident was the Challenger in 1986.)</li>
<li>The last radio signal from NASA's 1972 Pioneer 10 spacecraft is received. Outside the solar system, it is 7.6 billion miles from Earth.</li>
<li>Academy Awards: "Lord of the Rings Return of the King" (US), The Barbarian Invasions (Canada). Prize-winning Books: <i>The Great Fire, </i>Shirley Hazard and <i>Middlesex</i>, Jeffrey Eugenides</li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">In Salem</span>
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<span class="gphoto-photocaption-caption">The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were the events on everyone's mind this year, however it would be two years in the future when a graphic remembrance of that conflict began construction in Salem: the Afghan-Iraqi Memorial at the Oregon Veterans Affairs Park on Summer Street. Ironically, this year it was a symbol of peace that attracted attention in our most public arena ~ the colorful Eco-Earth globe in Riverfront Park.</span><br />
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<i>This sphere was originally a large pressurized tank (see above), floated up river to Salem in 1960 and used by Boise Cascade to hold acids that were used to "cook" wood chips into pulp.</i><br />
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A 5-year process transformed this "acid ball" into a beautiful piece of art that includes 86,000 tiles depicting the entire globe, created by local artists and students, reflecting the diversity on land and water. On the opening day, after the playing of "What a Wonderful World" and a crane lifting off the giant cover, many children quickly moved forward to admire the colorful globe.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">When you visit</span><br />
The Eco-Earth stands at the south end of Riverfront Park near the entrance of Pringle Creek in the Willamette Slough. A pedestrian walkway in the park circles the structure. At the edge of the walkway, an interpretive panel gives more information about the fabrication of this artwork. The white border that circles the base of the globe identifies the mosaics.<br />
The orange tower in the background of this 2006 photograph is one of two Boise Cascade structures that were on the opposite side of the creek when the park was created. By 2011 they had both been demolished as the renovation project continued on the Boise Cascade property that is projected as a mixed use complex with housing and retail establishments. In the distance, you see a bench and railing: that is approximately the location for the footing for the future Minto Island Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge ~ the date of construction still uncertain in 2012.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Other events</span><br />
<ul>
<li>Leading up to the invasion of Iraq, the Statesman Journal reports "On February 24, the Salem City Council voted against joining more than 100 local governments in signing a resolution opposing a possible war in Iraq. The vote climaxed weeks of local anguish about a war and emotional protests." Two local men who died in the war this year were Sgt. Donald R. Walters and Army Chief Warrant Officer Erik C. Kester. Large numbers of Oregon National Guard were deployed, worrying families and inconveniencing employers.</li>
<li>Janet Taylor took office as mayor in January with three new councilors: Jim Randall, Bruce Rogers and Dan Clem. The new councilors formed a majority that reversed some of the plans of the previous council, saying they viewed growth and the business community in a more favorable light. Budget shortfalls caused the Council to approve an $83 million general fund cut limiting library hours, park maintenance and other services. Many citizens attended the Budget Meetings to express their concerns.</li>
<li>The Keizer City Council approved a zoning plan for a 225-acre commercial and industrial development to be named Keizer Station. The location is near Volcanoes Stadium, off I-5 at Chemawa Road.</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Extension of Capitol Mall ~ Union Street to D Street</td></tr>
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<ul>
<li>The North Mall Office Building is completed. The Oregon Parks Department, including the Oregon <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/SHPO/">State Historical Preservation Office</a> (Blue square), moves in. The State Archives Building (green square) was completed in 1991. New this year is <a href="http://salemsmovinghistory.blogspot.com/2011/09/2003-north-mall-heritage-park_4294.html">Heritage Park</a> (black circle) at the north end of mall, creating the transition between the large state office buildings (in progress of construction since 1937) and the Grant neighborhood residential area north of D Street. Seven historic former residences have either been refurbished or moved into this area, between Summer and Winter Streets on the south side of D Street. Five of these CAN-DO neighborhood houses are Local Landmarks: McGilchrist, Adolphson, Huntington, Irwin and Stiff . Mill Creek runs through the property, making a quiet park at the rear of these small office buildings. </li>
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<ul>
<li>A contentious zoning debate was settled when voters rejected the annexation of the Hazel Hill property in South Salem at Kuebler Boulevard and I-5. The opponents warned that the proposed housing and commercial development would overload area streets with traffic.</li>
<li>Salem Hospital opened an updated Emergency room, doubled in size through a $4.2 million expansion and remodeling project. Salem Hospital had the state's busiest ER.</li>
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<ul>
<li>British al-Quada convert, Richard Reid, the 2001 "Shoe Bomber", pleads guilty. (Subdued, the Miami-Paris flight had returned to Logan Airport in Boston.)</li>
<li>When a vote is taken in Gibraltar, the citizens reject Spanish sovereignty to remain a British Overseas Territory.</li>
<li>Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom celebrates her Golden Jubilee in her 50th year on the throne.</li>
<li>Homeland Security Act is established " to insure a homeland that is safe, secure, and resilient against terrorism and other hazards".</li>
<li>"Sour Biscuit" fires rage in Oregon and California.</li>
<li>Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City. Utah is the fifth state to host the Olympic games.</li>
<li>Murder charges against Ward Weaver of Oregon City dominate national newspapers.</li>
<li>Jimmy Carter is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for untiring efforts find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, advance democracy and human rights and promote economic and social development.</li>
<li> Academy Awards: "Chicago" (US). "Nowhere in Africa" (Germany). Prize-winning Books: <i>Three Junes</i>, Julia Glass and <i>Empire Falls</i>, Richard Russo.</li>
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<b>In Salem</b><br />
In this year, due to the declining use of industrial property and the age of residences in the Edgewater and Wallace Road areas, the <a href="http://www.cityofsalem.net/CityCouncil/BoardsAndCommissions/Pages/West%20Salem%20Redevelopment%20Advisory%20Board.aspx">West Salem Redevelopment Advisory Board</a> is established as an eleven-member group advising the city's West Salem Urban Renewal Agency. <b></b>The duties of the Board include considerations of conservation, rehabilitation, and redevelopment matters within the West Salem Urban Growth Renewal Area. The formerly prosperous canning industry, which brought business and residential growth to the Edgewater and Wallace Road areas, had declined to the extent that the neighborhood needed assistance in promoting new business, recovering property values and increasing public services.<br />
Notice was already being taken of the historical value of some residential properties. The Historic Landmarks Commission had designated nine properties as West Salem Local Landmarks. The new Board could now work with the city agencies and departments to recognize both the residential needs and the potential for business improvement of the whole urban renewal area.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">When you visit</span><br />
Among the attractive residential areas of West Salem, Kingwood in the Edgewater area stands out. This house at 270 Kingwood Drive was featured on the cover of the Edgewater Walking Tour brochure of 2009. The neighborhood spans over a century of construction dates, beginning in 1900. The first plats were dated in the late 1800s and Kingwood Park in 1909. Homes were built by different builders or by homeowners themselves, giving the neighborhood a diversity of style and size not always reflected in newer residential areas. There are several large homes, but small cottages are really the heart of Edgewater, many built in the 1930s as jobs were created in the local canneries or the paper mill across the Willamette River.<br />
A subject for discussion by the West Salem Redevelopment Advisory Board (2010) is the possibility of a future West Salem branch of the Polk County Museum. (See 2000 in this series.) To learn more about current activities of the Board, contact a city staff member at 503-588-6178.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Other events</span><br />
<ul>
<li>Janet Taylor is elected as mayor to take office in January of 2003. Mike Swaim gave up a run for a fourth term as mayor in a bid for Oregon's House of Representatives. He lost to Billy Dalto.</li>
<li>The Statesman Journal reports the top story of the year is the opening of the <a href="http://west.salkeiz.k12.or.us/index.htm">West Salem High School</a> in September, "a $49 million dream come true for residents on the other side of the Willamette River and Salem-Keizer's first new high school in 23 years. It immediately became home to more than 1,300 students and a center of activity for the area Friday night football games." At the same time, the state's ongoing budget crisis affected local schools as bus routes are longer and classroom programs cut or scaled back.</li>
<li>As Superintendent of Public Instruction, Susan Costello is the first Hispanic woman to be elected to statewide office. She served until the 2012 reorganization of Oregon's public education.</li>
<li>The City Council approves a downtown Conference Center facing Commercial Street on the former Marion Hotel site. The project will constructed in cooperation with VIPS, owner of Phoenix Inns. A hotel will be adjacent on the Liberty Street side of the block south of Ferry Street. Our newspaper reports, "Supporters see the conference center as the engine to pull downtown out of an economic rut."</li>
<li>Property crime increases due to Salem being a hub for narcotics activity and budget problems causing jail capacity to dwindle as property thieves are released to make room for violent offenders.</li>
<li>Section 62 of the City Charter adds Ethical Standards. The goal of the measure is to ensure public confidence in the impartiality of elected or appointed city officials. Each is required to disclose any past or present business or family relationships, any direct and indirect campaign contributions or gifts that might influence any decision.</li>
<li>A <a href="http://www.cityofsalem.net/CityCouncil/BoardsAndCommissions/Pages/Community%20Police%20Review%20Board.aspx">Community Police Review Board</a> is established to review unresolved complaints against members of the Salem Police Department.</li>
<li>Former governor Bob Straub dies. The Statesman Journal reports, "He has been praised been for his many public contributions during 20 years in office, including the governorship 1975-79: protecting Oregon beaches and the Willamette River, defending land-use planning. He was also remembered for many personal acts during the three decades he and Pat lived in a farmhouse in West Salem: helping others less fortunate, donating land for a city park..."</li>
<li>The Olympic torch passes through 8 miles of Salem, between lines of school children and state workers. A crowd of 2,500 converged on the State Capitol to celebrate the lighting of the cauldron.</li>
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<li>The Taliban begins destroying ancient Bamiyan Buddhas of Afghanistan. Later this year, the US invades Afghanistan as The War on Terror.</li>
<li>George W. Bush is inaugurated as president in January, promises tax cuts as his priority. He establishes the Office of Homeland Security. </li>
<li>Almost 3,000 are killed in the 9/11 attacks at the World Trade Towers (which collapse), the Pentagon and rural Pennsylvania when terrorists take control of US airliners in suicide missions.</li>
<li>Anthrax spores are sent through US mail: 22 persons exposed, 5 die.</li>
<li>ENRON files for bankruptcy after an 8 billion buyout is cancelled: the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history.</li>
<li>Roy Moore is removed as Supreme Court Justice in Alabama after defying a court order concerning a religious monument he placed on state property. </li>
<li>iPod is introduced by Apple. </li>
<li>Wikipedia is launched (NOTE: Many of the items included in World Events listings on this website are selected from Wikipedia.)</li>
<li>Academy Awards:"A Beautiful Mind" (US), "No Man's Land" (Bosnia). Prize-winning Books: <i>The Corrections</i>, Jonathan Franzen and <i>The Amazing Adventures of Cavalier and Klay</i>, Michael Chabon.<span style="font-weight: bold;">In Salem</span></li>
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After the 9/11 disasters, vigils at Riverfront Park give residents of Salem an opportunity to express public sympathy for the loss of life in the terrorist attacks on our citizens. A memorial is mounted in Riverfront Park. Two months later, a memorial observation platform was erected at Basket Slough for Rich Guadagdo who died in Pennsylvania during that attack.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>The Riverfront memorial to worldwide victims is mounted at the south end of the park overlooking the Willamette Slough and Pringle Creek. <br />
Follow this <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/103363986713034123393/SalemLifelines?authkey=Gv1sRgCInFhvifyNTWsAE#5771429664003416786">map link </a>to the Rich Guadagno Observation Platform, or or follow these directions to drive to the Basket Slough National Wildlife Refuge, located 10 miles west of Salem in Polk County. From Marion Street Bridge, drive west on Route 22 for 9.7 miles and turn right on 99W. Drive north 1.9 miles to Coville Road and turn left. After 1.5 miles, you arrive at the Trail head parking lot and information kiosk. Begin the moderate uphill trail and turn left at the junction. The memorial is .4 miles from the parking lot. (Note: walk softly: on our last visit to the memorial, a deer crossed the path and stood to gaze at us.)<br />
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<li>At Riverside Park in June, a joyous occasion is celebrated as the Carousel opens. Hazel Patton,<span class="gphoto-photocaption-caption"> a local community activist in historical preservati<wbr></wbr>on, inspired the project. The mission of the carousel is to enhance the quality of life in the Willamette Valley by</span><span class="gphoto-photocaption-caption"> invigorating community cohesivene<wbr></wbr>ss, fostering cultural and educationa<wbr></wbr>l opportunit<wbr></wbr>ies, creating a living history, and increasing tourism.</span><span class="gphoto-photocaption-caption"> The project brought together artists and experts in many creative occupation<wbr></wbr>s and is enjoyed by residents and visitors of all ages.</span> A visit to Riverfront Park should include a stop at the Carousel, even
without children. No one can resist the appeal to listening to the
familiar music (if you are old enough to remember the experience from
your own childhood) and watching the joy of the children passing as they
ride the horses around in a lively circle. As you leave, notice the
mementos inscribed in tiles along the walkway. In this fashion, local
families have contributed to the lasting heritage of this historical
entertainment. Hours of operation vary, but generally it is opens every
day, 11-5 with a fee for children, but no cost to accompanying
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<li><span class="lhcl_fakelink"></span>Bob DeLong is appointed City Manager.</li>
<li>The City Council also experiences changes, giving Mayor Mike Swaim his "first friendly majority since his election in 1996". The Statesman recorded the council's opposition to "unfettered growth", years-old rules concerning land use for builders, as they raised minimum wages for city workers and employees of contractors and began work on "corporate disclosure that would require contractors to submit information on environmental, labor and consumer relations records." Mayor Swaim announced he would not seek re-election next year.</li>
<li>In a local poll taken at the end of 2001, readers of the Statesman Journal report the outstanding local story of the year was the economic crisis when low rainfall and federal decisions caused Detroit Lake to be drained to meet fish needs and water quality downstream. Because of the hardship caused to recreational business and families sustained by them, the Save Our Lake committee is formed and the area put under a federal recreation lake program to bring money for improvement projects.</li>
<li>The attraction of the Carousel and the opening of the Oregon Garden in Silverton tie for second place in the newspaper poll. In the following year, the garden attraction added another feature with the relocating of the Gordon House to the property: bringing to our area of Oregon a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. </li>
<li>A traffic accident south of Salem causes the death of Albany police officer Jason Hoeroef and Oregon State Police senior trooper Maria Mignano. A young driver, Jacob Todoriko, fell asleep at the wheel of his pickup, which left the highway and struck three officers who were helping a disabled motorist. State Police Sgt. John Burright is critically injured. Todoriko's sentence includes public addresses to inform other motorists of the dangers of driving while drowsy. </li>
<li>As meth addiction in Oregon and Marion County deepened, Congress allocates $580,000 to help combat the production and trafficking of the addictive stimulant.</li>
<li>Local school news includes the $5,700, 000 sale of historic Bush School, the last downtown elementary school, to Salem Hospital for demolition. Parents are relieved that a replacement Bush School on 14th Street (near Mill Street) will alleviate traffic concerns on Mission Street, but concerned because that the new construction will demolish 16 homes in the SESNA neighborhood. </li>
<li>Other school construction, funded by a $177 million school bond of 1998, creates four new schools in the Salem-Keizer School District. The bond also funds renovations at other schools, including a new wing at North Salem High School and a student commons at South Salem High School.</li>
<li>The Statesman describes the Salem downtown as being threatened with "decaying buildings, climbing vacancy rates, fizzled improvements, and economic doldrums". Suburban malls and conflicts between teens and merchants are also mentioned. One business that closed this year is the more than 80-year-old Anderson's Sporting Goods on Liberty Street. However, an encouraging event is the new National Register listing of the Salem Downtown Historic District.</li>
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<li>The Supreme Court rules for George W. Bush, defeating Al Gore in the closest presidential election in history.</li>
<li>Terrorists bomb USS Cole in Yemen.</li>
<li>Pope John Paul II apologizes for wrongdoings of Catholic clergy throughout the ages.</li>
<li>Federal authorities seize 6-year old refugee, Elian Gonzales, from relatives home in Miami to return him to his Cuban father.</li>
<li>America Online purchases Time Warner for $162 billon, a largest-ever corporate merger. US v. Microsoft rules Microsoft violated US anti-trust laws by "keeping an oppressive thumb" on competitors. The computer "worm" ILOVEYOU infects tens of millions of Windows users.</li>
<li>250 million gallons of coal sludge spills in Martin County, Kentucky~ a greater environmental disaster than the Exxon Valdez oil spill.</li>
<li>The Confederate submarine H. L.Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor. The Russian submarine Kursk sinks in the Bering Sea resulting in the deaths of 118 men on board.</li>
<li>Final "Peanuts" is published due to death of creator, Charles M. Schultz. Academy Awards:"Gladiator" (US), "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (Taiwan). Prize-winning Books: <em>In America</em>, Susan Sontag and <em>Interpreter of Maladies, </em>Jhumpa Lahiri.<br />
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Historic Salem and Eola were two Oregon towns separated not only by a river, but also by county lines. In Polk County, Eola was absorbed by West Salem and, in 1947, the residents voted to be incorporated into the city of Salem in Marion County. However, there are many towns in Polk County that have distinct characters of their own, and it is this historical preservation that concerned residents who organized the Polk County Historical Society in 1959. In 1995, that society merged with a community group interested in establishing a county museum. Fortunately, a large private donation was offered for the project and this inspired smaller matching contributions. A mortgage for the last one-third of the cost was paid off in 2005, five years after the construction. The all-volunteer staff is proud that the only government support has come from Polk County cooperation in use of a portion of fairgrounds property, as seen in the photograph above.<br />
The 14,000 square-foot, 2-story museum has dozens of different exhibit areas including Native American artifacts, industry from farming to timber, an automobile and stagecoach, an old-fashioned doctor/dentist office and period room furnishings. Its charm is in introducing visitors to a "home town" atmosphere that makes historic preservation a pleasure to experience.<br />
Of special interest on the second floor galley is an inter-active time line teaching young students about important events in history. For researchers, the archive has approximately 6,000 photographs. The library contains 50,000 files on Polk County.<br />
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Since the museum opened in 2000, Hwy 22, west from Salem, has had major renovations. The museum is now an easy 11 miles west of the Marion Street Bridge on that highway, turning south on 99E to Rickreall.<br />
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The museum also maintains the historic Brunk House. Harrison Brunk and his wife Emily Waller lived in Missouri before making the overland trip to Oregon. They freed their slaves and packed their possessions into two prairie schooners with four oxen to pull each wagon for the seven-month journey west. Following the Barlow Road, they arrived in Polk County where they took a Donation Land Claim northwest of Rickreall. The couple lived in a log cabin until their home was completed (by a neighbor) at a cost of $844 in 1861. More information about Polk County history is found in <a href="http://ncbible.org/nwh/orpolk2.html">Pioneer History to about 1900 Churches of Christ and Christian Churches in the Pacific Northwest. </a>This National Register property is on Hwy 22 near the junction with Hwy 51, Eola. Hours are Tuesday, 9-noon. No admission, donations only.<br />
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<li>Salem's population is 128,595.</li>
<li>Larry Wacker retired as City Manager and Bob Wells is appointed in an interim position.</li>
<li>Section 61 of city charter: annexations must be approved by a vote of the people. (Ballot Measure 24-34)</li>
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<li>As the capital city of Oregon, Salem was in the midst of the predicted Y2K crisis for state government computers. Much of the alarm was hype, but some of it was real, and state agencies did a good job to fix things before it could occur. Dedicated State of Oregon employees kept the state government computers from crashing as the calendar turned over into the new century.</li>
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<li>A dedication ceremony for Courthouse Square was held on September 29. Dignitaries present included former U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield who acquired the federal funding for the transit portion of the project. Bus operations at the former on-street transfer facility on High Street ceased at the end of the day on Saturday, September 30 and began at the new R. G. Andersen-Wyckoff Transit Mall on Monday, October 2. The first phase move of county employees from the Customer Service, Operations Supervisors, and Security Offices at 183 High Street to the first floor of Courthouse Square coincided with the beginning of bus operations there. The second phase move of administrative employees from 3140 Del Webb Avenue to the new fifth floor offices at Courthouse Square was made the week prior to the opening of business there on Monday, November 6. </li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairview_Training_Center">Fairview Training Center</a> closed this year. Established by the state in 1908 as the Oregon State Institute for the Feeble Minded, it opened on December 1st of that year with the transfer of 39 adults and children from the Insane Asylum, until that time the only state institution that could provide them with any professional care. Harry E. Bickers of Pendleton was appointed Superintendent of that first home and had supervised the construction of the first five buildings—dormitory, administration building, laundry, a brick powerhouse, and a barn. A reporter described the main buildings as resembling "…a magnificent southern mansion." Here were located the superintendent’s office, reception rooms, attending physician’s office (Dr. W. Carlton Smith was the first to serve in that capacity), and schoolrooms. Separate dormitories for male and female students were maintained, and later the children were grouped in families of 20 to 25 according to levels of intelligence. When it closed in 2000, the few remaining residents were transferred to group homes or returned to live with their families.</li>
<li>A reprise of Salem Hospital's <a href="http://www.salemhistory.net/places/salem_hospital.htm">"Century of Service"</a>, written by John McMillan, is published online on the Public Library's Salemhistory website.</li>
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<li>The Senate clears President Clinton in impeachment trial.</li>
<li>NATO forces bomb a sovereign nation for first time in Kosovo war.</li>
<li>The US turns over complete control of the Panama Canal to the Panamanian government as required in 1977 Torrijos-Carter treaty.</li>
<li>Boris Yeltsin resigns and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin becomes president of the Russian Federation.</li>
<li>At Columbine High School, 2 Littleton, Colorado students murder 12 students and one teacher. Then they kill themselves.</li>
<li>Off the coast of Martha's vineyard, John Kennedy, Jr., his wife and her sister die when the plane he was piloting crashes in the Atlantic.</li>
<li>The freighter New Clarissa goes aground near Coos Bay, Oregon creating significant environmental damage to the shoreline.</li>
<li>Dr. Jack Kevorkian is found guilty of murder after administering a lethal injection to a terminally ill man.</li>
<li>The Euro is introduced as a common currency in Europe. Bill Gates is recognized as the wealthiest individual in the world.</li>
<li>Academy Awards: "American Beauty" (US), All About My Mother (Spain), Prize-winning Books: <i>Waiting</i>, Ha Jin and <i>The Hours</i>, Michael Cunningham.</li>
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In the fall of this year, more than a dozen local historians gather around a large table in the Salem Public Library to discuss what each could contribute to the Salem History Project, and the creation of a website, <span style="font-style: italic;">Salemhistory</span>, devoted to local history. The objective of collecting information was to take an encyclopedia approach to providing access to Salem's history of culture, events, institutions and people.<br />
The Library's Assistant Director, Bob Miller, had obtained a grant from the Oregon State Library for establishing this online network. Monica Mersinger became the director of the enterprise and served for five years until the grant opportunity ended. At that time, the website information was frozen in place on the Internet with the homepage established as you see it above. It remains the primary source for online information about Salem's historical events and personalities before 2000. In the Credits notation of SHINE (see column to the right) <span style="font-style: italic;">Salemhistory</span> is given as a primary resource. Those who enjoy reading "SHINE on Salem 150" can thank the Oregon State Library, the staff of the Salem Public Library and the local historians who volunteered for the Salem History Project of 1999.<br />
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There is a small room in Salem Public Library, adjacent to the Audio Visual area, that looks out on the Peace Plaza. When that section of the library was redesigned several years ago, this was Monica's new office. Unfortunately, when the grant ended, there was no effort by the city or the library to continue the project and the room was put to other uses. Writing for the project is no longer possible. We should be thankful that the Salem History Project did exist for five years and that many loyal volunteers submitted articles that are of such value to us today. Another such project, undertaken by the Salem business and heritage community, would be of great value to residents and researchers of the present and future years.<br />
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<li>The estimated population of Salem is 128,595.</li>
<li>The <a href="http://www.cityofsalem.net/HUDAC">Housing and Urban Development Advisory Committee</a> is established. It serves in an advisory capacity on issues relating to allocation of Federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds and on other matters related to HUD that may be requested by the City Council. The Committee will make policy recommendations to the Council on five-year strategic plans, on annual plans for specific project budgets, and on project modifications to the plans.</li>
<li>Frank Richard Gruber is elected as Municipal Judge and will serve until his retirement in 2006.</li>
<li>John and Pam Scott donate the former Chelsea Restaurant to the <a href="http://www.familybuildingblocks.org/">Family Building Blocks </a>project that had formerly been housed in the First Methodist Church. The primary mission of this community effort is to keep Salem children safe and families together by empowering families to break the generational cycle of abuse.
Sue Miller, who founded the organization in 1997, served as executive director until she resigned in June of 2012. She hopes to spend more time with her grandchildren
and focus on her volunteer work serving on the board of the Oregon
Community Foundation. The nonprofit relief nursery and child
abuse prevention agency is a strong organization with healthy community
support and a talented staff and board, Miller said. In 2011, Family Building Blocks served more than 858 children
through its therapeutic classes, outreach services, dependency treatment
court and supervised visitation programs. Its services are focused on
at-risk children 6 weeks to 5 years old.<br />
</li>
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<ul>
<li>The Harritt House on Wallace Road in West Salem is successfully nominated for the National Register of Historic Places. This oldest house in West Salem has been extensively remodeled. Originally an 1858 log cabin, it was built by Jessie and Julia Harritt. Jessie so profited by his California gold mining, that he was able to build his wife this Colonial style house reminiscent of the plantation homes in her native Kentucky. The original kitchen was added to the house for a recent business, Julia’s Tea Parlor. </li>
<li><a href="http://www.salemhistory.net/people/mary_eyre.htm">Mary Eyre</a> dies at age of 101. A former Social Studies teacher at North Salem High School and political activist, she was a member of many Salem civic organizations. She served as president of the Marion County Historical Society as well as president of the local chapter of the League of Women Voters. She held a leadership position in the drive to preserve historic Deepwood Estate and was an active member of Knight Memorial United Church of Christ. She was a member of many professional and political organizations, running unsuccessfully as the Democratic candidate for the State Senate in 1962. "[I] wanted to try out some the things I had been teaching over the years," she commented. The 1893 Eyre family home in the historic SESNA neighborhood had been sold in 1996 when she moved to a retirement home. The 1926 home of her brother, David Eyre, was moved from Summer Street when the Capitol Mall was being constructed and is now on the northeast corner of Mission and High Streets.</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049031921542870804.post-48152022016736422892010-08-04T07:23:00.001-07:002018-01-29T10:23:13.196-08:00Salem in 1998<b>World Events</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Lunar Prospector, in orbit around the moon, finds evidence of frozen water.</li>
<li>In Japan, the Akashi Kaikyo bridge, linking Kobe to to Honshu, opens as the longest suspension structure in the world, replacing dangerous ferry transportation.</li>
<li>President Clinton impeached by House, trial to be in Senate.</li>
<li>US embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya.</li>
<li>Nicholas II and family reburied in St. Petersburg 80 years after their assassinations.</li>
<li>Kip Kinkel murders his parents and students bringing media attention to Springfield, OR.</li>
<li>Academy Awards:"Shakespare in Love" (US),"Life Is Beautiful (Italy). Prize-winning Books: <em>Charming Billy</em>, Alice McDermott and <em>American Pastoral</em>, Phillip Roth.</li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">In Salem</span><br />
After many years of effort by community supporters, Riverfront Park was established this year. The aerial views above, published by the <a href="http://www.cityofsalem.net/Departments/UrbanDevelopment/DepartmentProjects/Pages/RiverfrontPark.aspx">Salem Urban Development Department</a>, shows the "before and after" contrast.<br />
For a resident or visitor who did not experience the downtown in previous years, it is hard to imagine the pollution of the air and water before the plants along the river closed.<br />
The park became the front lawn of our city, creating pedestrian contact between the downtown business enterprises and the beautiful river. In 1998, the park is bordered on the south (to the left in illustrations) by the Boise Cascade industrial complex, covering Pringle Creek. On the north (at the right), a parking lot led to Water Street which passed under two vehicle bridge ramps to reach several historic structures at Marion Street owned by the city: this year these will become A. C. Gilbert Discovery Village. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span> One block further is the unused Union Street railroad bridge. The park, as handsome as it was, was a pocket of greenery in an area ready for urban revitalization.<br />
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In the years that have followed, several projects have made the park more attractive for resident recreation and local heritage appreciation. In 2001, a Carousel was constructed and in 2003, the Eco Ball was completed. In 2005, a new boat dock was constructed. The local Rotary Clubs financed a Pavilion at the north end of the park in 2006. A statue of Governor McCall was placed along the entrance to the dock in 2008. A splash fountain for children was completed in 2009.<br />
In 2012, adjacent to the park on the south, the Boise Cascade plant is being demolished for future mixed-use development. The orange towers seen in the background of the photograph have disappeared as Pringle Creek is "daylighted" to offer a trail from Civic Center Park (near the fire station and east of Commercial Street) to the river and connecting to Riverfront Park. A bridge from this park to Minto Brown Island is also planned for the future. To the north, A. C. Gilbert Discovery Village occupies historic residences owned by the city and provides educational play activities for families. At Union Street the former railroad bridge is now an award-winning pedestrian walkway to Wallace Park in West Salem.<br />
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<ul>
<li>The Hallie Ford Museum of Art opens as a feature of Willamette University. Prior to the creation of the Hallie Ford Museum, Willamette University previously collected various pieces of art donated to the university, housing them first in a museum located in Waller Hall, then on the second floor of the gymnasium (now the Theatre Playhouse). At that time the museum's collection included birds, various documents, minerals, wood specimens, shells, plant specimens, and Native American artifacts, among others. In 1990, the school received a donation of around 250 pieces of European and Asian art from the Sponenburgh family. In 1994 Roger Hull made a presentation to the school’s trustees to push for the creation of an art museum. Over the next two years plans were developed and donations were made that led to the purchase of the 1965 Pacific Northwest Bell building designed by local architect James Payne. One large donation came from Hallie Ford and the Ford Family Foundation that allowed the purchase and remodel to move forward. The museum officially opened with over 3,000 pieces of art, and was the second largest art museum in the state at that time. The museum offers interactive educational tours for a wide range of audiences from preschool age to adult, designed to arouse curiosity, inspire creativity and develop critical thinking. This outstanding cultural resource is open everyday except Monday and is free on Tuesdays. Its location at 700 State Street is near both the State Capitol and Willamette University. It is only a short walk from either downtown or the Willamette Heritage Center.</li>
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<li>A. C. Gilbert Discovery Village, opening this year, is an interactive children's museum named in honor of this Salem native and inventor of the Erector set educational toy. In fact, the Village is home to the world's largest Erector Set tower at 52 feet. The museum is housed in several historic buildings, including the Andrew T. Gilbert House, the Rockenfield/Bean House, the <a href="http://salemsmovinghistory.blogspot.com/2011/09/1913-heffley-house.html">Parrish House</a>, and a 1998 replica of the Wilson-Durbin House, destroyed by fire in 1990. Each of these structures housed influential, early Salem families. Plaques near the entrances give information about their histories.</li>
<li>The former Little Gem Grocery Store on Chemeketa Street, threatened with destruction due to the owner's remodeling of his residence, is moved to a neighbor's back yard. It will become another feature of Water Street and A. C. Gilbert's Discovery Village.</li>
<li>Marion County Historical Society publishes <span style="font-style: italic;">Marion County History</span>, Vol XV, compiled and edited by Sybil Westenhouse, Adale Egan and David Weiss. In these 198 pages are found photographs and stories about local native people, business, entertainment, transportation and politics. This is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in Salem's heritage. Copies can be found in the Salem Public Library and may be bought at Willamette Heritage Center.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/winters/Pages/biography.aspx">Jackie Winters</a> is elected to the Oregon State Legislature as the state's first African-American Republican. She was re-elected to this office in 2000. In 2002, 2006 and again in 2010, she was elected as State Senator for District 10. Jackie has lived in Salem for over 40 years. She was married in 1971 to Marc "Ted" Winters who passed away in 2008. She has served on numerous boards and commissions, winning awards and recognitions including being listed on the International Women's Who's Who.</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049031921542870804.post-23949132581978930952010-08-03T07:01:00.001-07:002018-03-16T16:08:00.665-07:00Salem in 1997<b>World Events</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron in Palestine after a 30 year absence to celebrate Israel's return of West Bank Palestinian cities.</li>
<li>The United Kingdom lease on the territory of Hong Kong expires. Its administration is taken over by the People's Republic of China.</li>
<li>The Nobel Peace Prize is shared by Jody Williams (US) and the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (Switzerland) for their campaign to ban and clear anti-personnel mines around the world.</li>
<li>Madeleine Albright becomes the first female US Secretary of State.</li>
<li>Diana, Princess of Wales, with her companion Dodi Fayed, dies in a Paris auto crash in the Pont de L'Alma tunnel. (<i>The Diana Chronicles</i>, Tina Brown, 2007.</li>
<li>Pathfinder sends Mars photographs back to earth.</li>
<li>In London, DNA on a Neanderthal skeleton supports the theory of an African Eve of 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.</li>
<li>The F. W. Woolworth Company closes after 117 years in business.</li>
<li>Timothy McVeigh is convicted of multiple murders in Oklahoma City bombing in previous year. Andrew Cunanan shoots and kills fashion designer Gianni Versace outside his Miami home.</li>
<li>Academy Awards: "Titanic"(US), "Character" (Netherlands). Prize-winning Books: <i>Cold Mountain</i>, Charles Frazier and <i>Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer,</i> Steven Milhauser.</li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">In Salem</span><br />
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The Salem Multicultural Institute is founded in February of 1997. Two moms with young daughters saw
the need to create a positive, tangible response to
growing concern about racial tensions in Salem. This grass-roots effort grew out of meetings in
living rooms and coffee shops into a meaningful celebration
and year-round community volunteerism, taking the form of a festival, celebrating all of the many cultures that make Oregon such a
wonderful place. Their first event, World Beat, was held in Riverfront Park in the next summer. The photograph above is from the 1998 Statesman Journal files with the caption, " Middle Eastern dancer Naia of Eugene whirls across Riverfront Park's outdoor stage in the World Beat Festival and the official dedication of the park."<br />
Held annually at this "front yard" of Salem, the summertime festival has grown from the amphitheater park site, shown above, to encompass the whole 23-acre park with more 250 exhibitors and performing arts groups, 400 volunteers and 70 sponsors involved with the festival annually.
The average annual attendance has reached approximately
30,000 guests.<br />
The Institute continues to follow its original vision: to create an
environment of openness for all people. SMI aims
to be family-friendly, economically inclusive, and culturally
authentic. Although a voluntary donation is welcome at all entrance gates, the Institute does not have an entrance fee for its World Beat Festival or for its exhibits at the Reed Opera House World Beat Gallery or lecture series. SMI also hosts an annual Multicultural Ball each October in the Reed Opera House Ballroom.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">When you visit</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>In
2006, the Salem Multicultural Institute moved their office
downtown and opened the World Beat Gallery at the Reed
Opera House with an exhibit entitled Diversity in the
Philippines. The gallery has since hosted other cultural
exhibits, including Holidays Around the World, Black
Voices from Salem’s Past, Scotland and Her People,
Windows into China and three series about international
marriage customs. The Performance and Lecture series,
which began in 2007, encourages local ethnic communities
to showcase cherished traditions in the intimate, historic
setting of the Reed. A small staff coordinates the work of volunteers, curates the exhibits and organizes the year-round events <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Other events</span><br />
<ul>
<li>Raul Ramirez is the first Hispanic to be elected as Marion County Sheriff. A star athlete and student leader, eighteen-year-old Raul Ramirez was ordered to report to his Woodburn High
School principal’s office. There he found the local Police
Chief waiting to talk to him.
"I didn’t do it," thought Ramirez, sure he
was about to be blamed for something. As he explains it, "Back
then, law enforcement was not a friend of the Hispanic community.
"<br />
Until then, Ramirez's goal was to be a physical education
teacher and work with youth. But his meeting with the Police
Chief that day changed his life -- and his future career.<br />
Police Chief Bob Prinslow wanted Ramirez to help police build
relations with teen-agers. "I needed him," Prinslow
later said. "There was a lot of juvenile crime at the
time and I wanted a leader to help me. Raul was a natural." Ramirez became the department’s first police cadet and
was later hired as a part-time dispatcher. Prinslow was the
Marion County Under Sheriff when Ramirez was hired as a deputy. The two have remained friends and Prinslow watched proudly as Ramirez replaced
him as Marion County Sheriff. </li>
<li>The Oregon Garden in Silverton is begun with a groundbreaking ceremony in June. It will open to the public in April 1999.</li>
<li>The transit district, following ADA guidelines, converts buses for the use of disabled patrons.</li>
<li>The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes,<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span> a minor league baseball team, is organized. They are a Short-Season Class A team in the Northwest League, and are an affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. They play their home games at Volcano Stadium that seats 4,252 fans.</li>
<li>A group of prisoners in the State Penitentiary dig a tunnel 24 feet long before their escape route is discovered.</li>
<li>In January of 1996, Keiko, the killer whale star of <i>Free Willy</i> and <i>Free Willy II</i>, was moved from Mexico City via cargo plane into his new home at the Oregon Coast Aquarium. Over the next 32 months, Keiko is rehabilitated at the aquarium, where more than 2.5 million people pay him a visit. In the fall of 1998, Keiko was moved to a pen in the waters of the North Atlantic off Iceland, rehabilitated for living on his own. He died December 12, 2003, after the sudden onset of pneumonia in the Taknes fjord.</li>
<li>In 1997 several "Salem Public Library History" exhibits were mounted in the Heritage Room. In March, Tired Old Barns was the exhibit with over 40 Marion Court Historical Society photographs taken by Al Jones. Other collections on display included "Oregon Covered Bridges" and Salem Public Library History.</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049031921542870804.post-67484266747877074542010-07-31T08:48:00.001-07:002018-02-19T20:44:52.677-08:00Salem in 1996<b>World Events</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Iraq's known biological warfare resources are destroyed as part of the UNSCOM supervision, but many sites are not opened for inspection.</li>
<li>Palestinian and Israeli governments recognize the existence of each.</li>
<li>President Bill Clinton signs the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban at the UN and the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments.</li>
<li>After 35 people are killed in Port Arthur, Australia, the government bans private possession of automatic and semi-automatic rifles, offering a buy-back program. ( No Australian mass killing for 20+ years.)</li>
<li>In Montana, the "Unabomber" who engaged in mail bombing for nearly 20 years, killing three people and injuring 23 others, is arrested. At Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, a bombing kills 1 and injures 111.</li>
<li>An E Coli strain of infection kills 6,000 people in Japan.</li>
<li>Amber Hagerman, 9 -year old murder victim, becomes the namesake of the Amber Alert System. 6-year old JonBenet Ramsay is found murdered: a case that remains unsolved.</li>
<li>In Chicago, after a 3 year-old boy falls into a deep gorilla enclosure, a female gorilla, Binti Jua, sits with the injured boy until his rescue.</li>
<li>"Toy Story" is first computer animated, feature film. Academy Awards:"The English Patient" (US) "Kolya" (Czech Republic). Prize-winning Books: <em>Ship Fever and Other Stories,</em> Andrea Barrett and <i>Independence Day</i>, Richard Ford.</li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">In Salem</span><br />
This year the residents adopted a new Charter. The charter establishes a form of city government and functions much like the Constitution. The Territorial Legislature of Oregon granted Salem's first charter in 1957 and the Oregon State Legislature granted the city's charter under statehood in 1860, after a three-year political struggle. One of the most vocal opponents was Asahel Bush, publisher of the Salem's Oregon Statesman newspaper. The Legislative charter was amended many times over the next 136 years. Meanwhile, the citizens adopted the "Home Rule" amendment to the state constitution, making it possible for local voters to charter their own city.amen to state made it possible for a city to obtain a Home Rule Charter that could be adopted by the voters of the community. Salem finally adopted a Home Rule charter in 1996. The charter, however, did not fundamentally alter the city's form of government. The elected Mayor and Council, who serve without pay, appoint the City Manager. The City Manager hires (and can discharge) the other salaried staff members.<br />
<a href="http://www.cityofsalem.net/CityCouncil/Pages/default.aspx">Our city government</a> meets in the Council Chamber of the Civic Center, seen above. The large screen, which can be rolled up, is used for Power Point presentations by speakers who stand at the podium to the left foreground (or one out of sight to the right). In the front of the chamber are three seats. From left: the City Attorney, to make sure the legal provisions of the Charter are followed; the Mayor who conducts the meeting, is a Council member-at-large; and the City Manager who is responsible for carrying out the decisions of the Council. To each side sit the Councilors, the legislators, one from each of our eight Wards. The row of seats in the foreground of the photograph is for those Department staff representatives present to give information on an item being considered. During the Budget Sessions, those 9 committee members sit here. Where the photographer is standing there is a podium for the Recorder, who keeps an electronic tape of the proceedings, and spaces for media representatives. Seats along each side are for residents and visitors.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">When you visit</span><br />
One of the interesting features of the Chamber is the wall of proclamations, testimonials and gifts to the city. The Chamber meetings are always open to the public and residents are invited to attend. If one wishes to speak on a subject being discussed, there is a sign-up sheet by each entrance and copies of the agenda. Testimony is limited to three minutes, but councilors may ask questions, giving an opportunity to extend the conversation as needed. The meetings are conducted in a friendly, congenial manner and everyone is welcome. They are held at 6:30 on the second and fourth Mondays of the month. The meetings are also broadcast on CCTV.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Other events</span><br />
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<li>Mike Swaim is elected as Mayor and will hold the office until 2002. Asked about his goals for Salem, he replied: "What would I wish for our community, if I can motivate both the people
and our elected representatives? It would be nothing less than what drew
me, and probably you, to Salem to begin with: a community where open
space is in abundance; where there is plenty of clean water for both
people and industry; where history is valued; where crime is managed
within tolerable limits; where the quality of life in each of our
neighborhoods is elevated above expediency; where youth are supported;
and where every member in the community is valued on the basis of the
content of their character."</li>
<li>A <a href="http://www.oregonlink.com/flooding/">flood this year </a> brought the Willamette River to a height of 35.9 feet, causing water damage to structures along the shoreline, and especially to residences in Keizer. Previous high water measurements were in 1964 (37.7'), 1880 (43.3'), 1890 (45.1') and both 1891 and 1861 (47.') High water in Mill Creek created major erosion n the North Santiam River that affected Salem's water supply for several months. Volunteers saved the new West Salem Branch Library by hastily boxing up books and equipment, and loading them into two large moving vans that moved to higher ground. The flood waters temporarily reached as much as three feet above the floor level of the library.</li>
<li>The first phase of <a href="http://www.cityofsalem.net/Departments/UrbanDevelopment/DepartmentProjects/Pages/RiverfrontPark.aspx">Riverfront Park</a> opened on 23 acres in the Riverfront Downtown Urban Renewal Area along the east side of the Willamette River (not during the flood, fortunately). This was former industrial property owned by Boise Cascade. </li>
<li>Salem's roots in the lumber and textile industries gradually gave way to high technology. In 1989, Siltec, a computer chip manufacturer, established a facility. By 1996, the facility had grown to more than one million square feet of manufacturing and had been renamed Mitsubishi Silicon America.</li>
<li>Salem residents had their first opportunity to vote-by-mail for federal elections.</li>
<li>During the 1996-97 school year a second courtyard at Waldo Middle School continued an earlier transformation in landscaping. Wes Niemela and a group of students and staff had worked for two years to collect plants from the forests around Salem and from Mr. Niemela’s garden. The courtyard garden is still a centerpiece of the school. This year, science teacher Mike Weddle and the Roots and Shoots/Leo Club are responsible for creating a second native Oregon species courtyard complete with a pond, waterfall, native Oregon trees, plants, and animals.</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049031921542870804.post-33749614822945069092010-07-29T05:32:00.001-07:002018-02-19T13:30:01.052-08:00Salem in 1995<b>World Events</b><br />
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<li>World Trade Organization is established. UN tribunal charges Serbian commanders with genocide in Balkans.</li>
<li>Oklahoma City federal building is bombed by Timothy McVeigh, killing 168 and wounding 680. </li>
<li>Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty signed by 170 nations. Iraq admits an offensive biological weapons program. </li>
<li>Israeli Prime Minister Rabin is assassinated at a peace rally in Tel Aviv.</li>
<li>Astronaut Norman Thagard is first American to ride into space aboard a Russian launch vehicle, lifting off from Kazakhstan. He breaks the record for space endurance (14 days) and docks with Russian space station.</li>
<li>Actor Christopher Reeve ("Superman") paralyzed after fall from horse.</li>
<li>O. J. Simpson is found not guilty of the murder of his wife, Nicole and Ronald Goldman in the most publicized trial in U.S. history.</li>
<li>The DVD, an optical disc computer storage media format is announced.</li>
<li>First full-length computer animated feature film, "Toy Story", is released by Pixar and Walt Disney Studios.</li>
<li>Academy Award: "Braveheart"(US), Antonia's Line (Netherlands). Prize-winning Books: <em>Sabbath's Theater</em>, Phillip Roth and <em>The Stone Diaries</em>, Carol Shields.</li>
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Former students honor their historic local school on its anniversary. Almost 100 years of student activities are recalled in a booklet entitled “Swegle Elementary Memories Past Roots Present Traditions” compiled this year. Swegle School at 4485 Market Street was built until around 1900 when George Swegle sold one acre of land on Garden Road (Market Street) to the District for $80. His fathers had settled in Marion County on property that came to be known as the Swegle Garden District. The first section of the school as we know it today (the original school was removed from the property) was built in 1923-4. The new one-room school had a potbelly stove for warmth, an outside well and pump, outhouses, and a swing made of a wooden plank that could seat six to eight students at one time. Children often crossed the dirt road to eat their lunches in the meadow. A photograph of 1925-6 shows nineteen students, only five are girls. By 1938 the school had four classrooms, a gym used as a multi-purpose room. Three teachers were assisted by a full time custodian. There were enough students to field a sports program, but no money for uniforms. One year there were not enough boys for a full baseball team so two girls played (in their school dresses) as Swegle competed with other county schools.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">When you visit ELNA</span><br />
Swegle School has added classrooms and modern facilities, but retains the same high standards of education established by the founder and enjoys strong family support. It is in the East Lancaster Neighborhood Association neighborhood.<br />
Another school was established in ELNA in 1995. <a href="http://www.blanchetcatholicschool.com/">Blanchet Catholic School</a> was established in this year, carrying on the traditions established by Sacred Heart Academy and Serra Catholic high schools. In 2011, the school celebrated its 16th year with an Open House where student art work and Senior school memories and goals for the future were displayed. More information can be found at the school's website.<br />
This area was annexed to the city in small sections, beginning in 1979 and continuing through the 1980s. Lancaster Drive, Sunnyview Avenue, Cordon Roar and Center Street are its approximate boundaries. Formerly a rural area, it is now a residential neighborhood with little trace of the original farms. One structure that remains from early Salem history is a farmhouse (above) on Swegle Road. Built possibly in 1904, certainly by 1917, it was part of the Zachariah Pollard Land Donation. The earliest known resident was Kenneth Hinkle who lived here between 1948 and 1980.<br />
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<li>ODOT purchases the Salem Train Station. Since this year, the
property has been successfully nominated as a National Register Historic
District. Several attempts have been made to complete the original
Salem freight building, adjacent to the station, that dates back to the
earliest days of Salem train service. A proposal to move the structure
to Willamette Heritage Center, directly to the north, was not
successful. (In 2014, due to a generous private donation, it was announced that it will be transformed into a Greyhound bus
facility.)</li>
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<li>Orville Roth donated land immediately behind and adjacent to the West Salem Roth’s IGA grocery store upon which to build a new library. With large donations from West Salem residents, a federal grant through the Oregon State Library, and City of Salem general fund money, the new 6,000 square foot building was built. On September 25 the new branch library celebrated its grand opening ceremony and doors opened the next day for business.</li>
<li>The main library facility on Liberty Street had historical photography exhibits including local Cemeteries (January-March), Diaries (April-May) and Railroads (June-August). </li>
<li>Traces of an ancient Wooly Mammoth are discovered on the Turner farm of Tip and Mary Ann Hennessey. Surprised workmen, digging a trench for a gas company pipeline, found the remains of two tusks and a jawbone. Later, a paleontologist identified the samples. Buried about eight feet deep the prehistoric tusks were estimated to be about ten to fifteen thousand years old. There were indications that a lake existed in the area at that time. Perhaps the animal was drinking from this lake at the time of its death. It probably died of natural causes.</li>
<li>Six local citizens were interviewed for the CCTV program, Legacy: Pioneers in Black Salem. The panel included Kathy Bailey, David Burgess, Willie Richardson, A J Talley, Claudia Thompson, and Jackie Winters. They expressed a variety of feelings about their experiences in Salem, ranging from pride that African-Americans are now spread throughout all areas of town and all different professions, to frustration that, as Dave Burgess put it, “Salem has not accepted minority populations, period.” He pointed out that blacks and Latinos face the same problem of gaining recognition and respect in a city that is still about 80 percent white.</li>
<li>In Northgate neighborhood, Adam Stephens Middle School replaces one built by Adam Stephens in 1882. He had donated the land and the lumber so the original school could be built and was the first clerk. He also wrote and taught music. Stephens was so widely respected that the Hayesville community was very nearly named Stephensville. </li>
<li>Mayor Gertenrich actively participates in the formation of the North Santiam Watershed Council. Salem became a member after much controversy that the "big city" would dominate the Council. The Pringle Creek Watershed Council is also created the year.</li>
<li>Bob Packwood, a respected Oregon US senator since 1965, resigns due to the Senate Ethics Committee unanimous recommendation that he be expelled for ethical misconduct. Democratic Congressman Ron Wyden won the seat in a special election. </li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049031921542870804.post-2871181009916696672010-07-28T05:32:00.000-07:002018-02-18T18:07:14.786-08:00Salem in 1994<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">World Events</span></span></b><br />
<ul>
<li>South Africa holds its first multiracial elections, ending apartheid: Nelson Mandela is sworn in as the first democratic president.</li>
<li>Channel tunnel, the "Chunnel", is opened between Paris and London.</li>
<li>Irish Republican Army ceases military operations.</li>
<li>OJ Simpson trial captives a worldwide TV audience.</li>
<li>President Clinton signs the Federal Assault Weapons Ban which forbids the manufacture of certain firearms for a period of 10 years.</li>
<li>Oregon legislature is the first to pass a law allowing "Death With Dignity": doctor-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients.</li>
<li>The 6.5-6.7 Northridge earthquake shakes the Greater Los Angeles area.</li>
<li>Heather Whitestone becomes the first deaf contestant in the Miss America competition ~ she wins the title.</li>
<li>In Portland, Tonya Harding pleads guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution and for trying to cover-up an attack on Olympic figure skating rival Nancy Kerrigan.</li>
<li>Apple Computer, Inc. releases Macintosh computers that use PowerPC Microprocessors, a major leap in personal computer history. America Online gives users access to the Web.</li>
<li>Academy Awards:"Forrest Gump" (US), "Burnt by the Sun" (Russia). Prize-winning Books: <i>A Frolic of His Own,</i> William Gaddis and<i> The Shipping News</i>, E. Annie Prouix.</li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">In Salem</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The
<a href="http://www.cityofsalem.net/CityCouncil/BoardsAndCommissions/Pages/Senior%20Center%20Advisory%20Commission.aspx">Senior Citizen Advisory Commission</a> is established this year, but the
city had been involved with senior programming since 1970 with the
appointment of a Senior Citizen Coordinator. The concept of an activity
center for older adults was first initiated by a group of retirees who
became incorporated in 1967 as the Salem Area Seniors. In December
1973, the senior citizens united in a successful fund drive. However,
the soaring cost of construction kept ahead of revenue. It was not
until monies from the Community Development Block Grant Funds became
available in May 1975, that the total project was assured. The original
Erixson Street facility was a modern, one-story structure, including a
large multi-purpose room, kitchen, classrooms, activity lounge, craft
and hobby rooms, and gift shop.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> In the 1976 Statesman Journal
photograph (to the left) <span class="maintext">Chet Arterburn, president of the Senior Area Seniors (left), Ed Bergstrom and Opal McRae</span> are part of a group unloading furnishings for the building, seen in the background.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The
19 members of the Commission Committee represent local residents and
professional partnerships. Of the nine voting members, six shall be 50
years of age or older. The other ten shall be representatives of Senior
Center partners: Chemeketa Community College, Mid-Willamette Valley
Senior Service Agency, Friends of the Salem Senior Center, Salem
Hospital Foundation, Retired Senior Volunteers Program, Townhouse, Inc.,
Alzheimer's Association, Chamber of Commerce, AARP, and Salem
Electric. They serve as an advisory commission to the City Council and
Salem Senior Center Staff in matters related to the operations of the
Salem Senior Center. Members other than those representing Senior
Center partners shall be appointed by the Mayor.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">When you visit</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In 2008, the Erixson facility was sold to the adjoining Salem Clinic. A new building site was cleared and partially financed by Urban Renewal Agency. A new building (Center 50+) was constructed a few blocks north at 2615 Portland Road. Center 50+. It is the only designated full-service focal point senior center in Marion County. Senior users report they use the Center because of meals, recreation, volunteer opportunities, and education. The Center has a Friends of the Salem Senior Center to aid in securing funds for improvements and operations. More than 600 seniors use the Center daily, and more than 500 senior citizens annually utilize the health screening clinics. Over 325 registered volunteers give more than 45,000 hours of service annually at the Center. Cherriots buses stop at the Center five days a week and over 2,000 times a year. More than 70% of the Center 50+ users are 70+ years of age.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Roger Gertenrich is elected as mayor.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The historic 1859 Case House, the north Marion County home of Salem's Wallace Kay Huntington, is the subject of a series of photographs. Mr. Huntington is a noted landscape designer and frequent consultant concerning Salem's Lord and Schryver gardens.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sue Miller was among the women founding <a href="http://www.abiquaschool.org/">Abiqua School</a>, a private Salem elementary school. Sue, like her fellow parents, believes that children in Salem needed more educational alternatives. Although originally planned as a charter school in the public school system, it was not given this designation and opens as an independent school in September, serving children in grades K-6.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Willamette’s athletic program wins the Northwest Conference All-Sports award for the 1993-94 school year. It marks the first time the Bearcats have won the trophy since it was started in 1985-86. </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">James Norman publishes <span class="maintext">"Oregon Main Street: A Rephotographic Study". Many Salem street scenes are among the 84 shown in the Oregon Historic Photograph Collection of our Salem Public Library.</span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="maintext">Oregon voters approve the nation's first Death with Dignity Act permitting doctor-assisted suicide.</span></span></span></li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049031921542870804.post-33221558072256616422010-07-27T07:07:00.001-07:002018-03-16T16:11:09.699-07:00Salem in 1993<b>World Events</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Benazir Bhetto is elected first woman president of Pakistan.</li>
<li>European Economic Community eliminates trade barriers.</li>
<li>Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas is raided by federal agents for firearms violations: 4 agents and 5 Davidians die in 51-day standoff, ending in a fire that kills 76 people.</li>
<li>President Clinton signs into law the North American Free trade Agreement. He also announces his "Don't ask, Don't tell" policy regarding "gay" individuals serving in the military. </li>
<li>Janet Reno of Florida is confirmed by the US Senate as the first female Attorney General, remaining in office for the entire Clinton presidency.</li>
<li>IBM announces $4.97 billion loss for 1992, the largest single-year corporate loss in U.S. history</li>
<li>The Holocaust Museum opens in Washington, DC. In London, for the first time, the public is allowed inside Buckingham Palace.</li>
<li>Stephen Hawkins's <span style="font-style: italic;">A Brief History of Time</span> holds first place on Sunday Times list for a record number of weeks. Prize-winning Book: <i>A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain,</i> Robert Olen Butler. The Academy Awards: "Schindler's List" (US), Belle Epoque (Spain).</li>
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This year at City View Cemetery, Al Jones takes several photographs of the traditional Memorial Day ceremony. On the platform, the dignitaries and some of the many veterans in attendance appear to be bowing their heads, perhaps for prayer.<br />
City View Cemetery, adjacent to the west of Pioneer Cemetery, was founded in 1893. To honor past military sacrifice and veterans, there are memorials honoring service in the Civil and Spanish-American War, members of the American Legion Post #9, World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Each Memorial Day it has been the custom to hold a special remembrance program by area veterans, dignitaries, and a fly-over by the Oregon Air National Guard. Four times a year, an avenue of flags is displayed honoring the veterans of our armed forces. Each Christmas is commemorated by a large noble fir Christmas tree that holds special ornaments with dedicated nametags to remember loved ones.<br />
Al Jones, a former sports reporter for the Statesman Journal, was a familiar figure in Salem for many years as he attended public events and ceremonies, always with his camera ready to take pictures. He is credited with saving a number of historic Salem photographs that were about to be thrown away and adding them to his large collection. Kept for many years in the basement of his Church Street home, he has donated this collection to Marion County Historical Society. It is hoped that these photographs will be archived and made available for future historical research.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">When you visit</span><br />
This dramatic 2008 photograph of the Civil War memorial at City View illustrates one of the military features of the cemetery. An office at the edge of the property, on Hoyt Street, has personnel who can help visitors locate graves of interest both in City View and in Pioneer Cemetery. Among the gravestones in Pioneer, you will find early families whose names are recognized in Salem history: Leslie, Bush, Patton, Holman, McNary, Moores, Dickenson, Buren, and many others. Their online directory can identify both names and location of graves.<br />
A recent project in Pioneer Cemetery has discovered the previously unmarked graves of African-Americans of Salem. A handsome marker identifies this remarkable research.<br />
Both cemeteries are beautiful places of reflection and repose. A collection of photographs has been added to the online Pioneer feature.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Other events</span><br />
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<li>The Scotts Mills earthquake, known as the Spring Break Quake is felt all over the Willamette Valley at about 5:30 a.m. on March 25. The Capitol is damaged. The epicenter was located about 3 miles east of town. The United States Geological Survey reported that strong motion instruments recorded peak ground accelerations of .06 at Detroit Dam, 27 miles tot he southeast. Most structural damage consisted of toppled chimneys and failure of walls of unreinforced masonry. Few injuries were reported, perhaps because of the early hour of the quake.</li>
<li>The Chamber of Commerce, looking forward to building a new facility, considers a site in Marion Square Park, now neglected and in poor condition. They ultimately choose the present location at Market and Commercial streets.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=parkPage.dsp_parkPage&parkId=151">Silver Falls, our largest state park, is dedicated.</a> June Drake, a Silverton photographer, ran a three-decade campaign to preserve the scenic area from commercialization. Canyon Trail (770k) leads hikers past 10 waterfalls in amphitheater surroundings that allow visitors to walk behind the falls.</li>
<li>Horizon Airline discontinues service to McNary Airfield. Service was temporarily restored in 2007.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.salemhistory.net/people/david_duniway.htm">David Duniway,</a> our first state Archivist, dies and is commemorated in a profile written by his friend and former co-worker in Oregon historical preservation, Elisabeth Walton Potter.</li>
<li>The original Leslie Middle School opened its doors on September 19, 1927 on Howard Street. Over the years it added a swimming pool, gymnasium, and cafeteria and became a center of middle school education in Salem. At its peak enrollment, Leslie Middle School had an enrollment of 1,530 students in 1956.In this year, as the enrollment of the adjoining South Salem High School continued to grow, the school district decided to use bond money to build a new <a href="http://leslie.salkeiz.k12.or.us/">Leslie School </a>on Pringle Road. After a prolonged legal challenge to this siting, the land was acquired and the new Leslie School was built at 3850 Pringle Road South. </li>
<li>The <a href="http://www.elsinoretheatre.com/">Historic Elsinore Theatre</a> continued as a movie theater until this year, when it is bought by STAGE (Salem Theatre Auditorium Group Enterprise), a non-profit agency and converted into a performing arts center. Since then, with generous local resident support, it has been completely renovated and ranks as one of Salem's most important cultural resources.</li>
<li> The Kansas City Royals baseball team drafts Matt Moritz, an alumnus of North Salem High School.</li>
<li>At Chemeketa Community College on Lancaster Drive, Building 1 is opened, housing the staff offices and campus bookstore. Since then, Chemeketa has grown to multiple campuses and serves over 50,000 students. It offers Associate of Applied Science degrees in more than 40
professional-technical programs, as well as an Associate of Arts—Oregon
Transfer and a General Education degree. Chemeketa Community College is
well known for its nursing, fire science, viticulture, and electronics
programs.</li>
<li>Oregon has the first statewide, vote-by-mail election in the United States. Ballots are sent out, usually, three weeks before the election date,
after a voter's pamphlet has been distributed. To vote by mail, an
individual marks the ballot for their choice of the candidates (or
writes in their name), places the ballot in a secrecy envelope, seals
it, places it in the provided mailing envelope, seals it and signs and
dates the back of the mailing envelope. This envelope is then either
stamped and mailed at any mailbox, or dropped off (postage free) at a
local ballot collection center. </li>
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