November 10: Trends in the Local Commercial Real Estate Market Nick Williams with SVN Commercial Advisors will provide an overview of the 2021 commercial real estate market in the mid-Willamette Valley.    It’s been an exciting year with many transactions of notable assets changing hands, some for the first time in decades. Salem’s downtown core, very […]

November 3: Jim Boyle, District Governor 2021-22 Jim Boyle is a member and Past President of the Rotary Club of West Linn. He has served as Assistant Governor to the Portland Metro Region, District Chair for Essentials of Rotary Knowledge (ERK), and District Membership Chair.   Raised in the Chicagoland area, Jim’s career has included work in […]

October 27: Climate Change:  Insights From an Expert Scientists have agreed for decades that the planet’s climate is changing. But without sufficient data, some scientists said they couldn’t link with certainty, the effects of global warming with their causes, natural or manmade. The United Nations Climate Report, released in mid-August, now removes any doubt about who or what […]

October 20: PolioPlus Dr. Dennis Wickham will provide the status of polio worldwide as well as Rotary’s impact on eradicating polio. Dr. Wickham is our Past District Governor (2008-2009), past Chairman of our District PolioPlus Society, past Zone 25 PolioPlus Coordinator, as well serving as keynote speaker at District Conferences for PolioPlus.     Program Chair: Tom Golden […]

October 13: Boys & Girls Club – Expanding Serves and Growing Impact in an Underserved Area We will hear an update from our very own, Sue Bloom, on the Epping Homestead Boys & Girls Club – a new Clubhouse currently under construction in Northeast Salem. Sue Bloom is the Chief Executive Officer of the Boys […]

October 6: COVID Update from Salem Health We will hear a comprehensive COVID update from Sarah Horn, MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, RNC-NIC Chief Nursing Officer at Salem Health. Sarah will provide an update on the pandemic and how it is affecting Salem Health and our community by discussing the current surge, inpatient admissions at Salem Hospital, […]

September 29: Salem Rotary Foundation, the Charitable Heart of the Rotary Club of Salem Join us to hear from Annabella Ramey, the Chemeketa Community College student awarded the Duvall Scholarship. In addition, we will learn about the programs that benefited from the latest round of Good Works grants.   Also presenting, Adam Kohler, Chair of […]

September 22: The Future of Community Media in Salem For 31 years, Capital Community Television, better known as CCTV, was a mainstay in the Salem community. From covering local government meetings, including City Council and School Board, to high school music, sports and nonprofit profile videos, CCTV was there. Like many organizations, 2020 was a year […]