February 9: State of the City Address at Salem Convention Center Learn about our city’s many accomplishments from fellow Rotarian, Mayor Bennett, as he presents the annual State of the City address at the Salem Convention Center on Wednesday, February 9 at 12 noon.   Meeting Location: Salem Convention Center   Message from President […]

  February 2: Travel Salem Update Travel Salem serves to inspire travel and promote economic prosperity through an array of partnerships and activities. Angie Onyewuchi, President and CEO of Travel Salem, will provide an update on visitor experiences to our area over the past two years and will describe how she sees the future of […]

  January 26: Representative Shelly Boshart Davis on Supply Chain Issues It’s likely that you’ve seen something come across the news or on your Facebook feed now about the extreme congestion of container ships sitting outside of Los Angeles/Long Beach waters, waiting to berth, and you’ve probably felt the impacts of supply chain disruption at home and/or […]

  January 19: See’s Candies Turns 100! See’s Candies just reached a milestone unheard of in a retail business – its 100th anniversary. Learn more about See’s – its history and plans for the future – from Pat Egan, President and CEO of San Francisco–based See’s. Pat is an Oregonian with his own heart-warming Rotary story […]

  January 12: Mid-Willamette Valley Homeless Alliance Several years ago we had a series of programs that informed us about the nature of homelessness and the challenges people who are unhoused face. This year we are planning another series about homelessness, but this time we will focus on what is being done in the region currently […]

  January 5: Update on Measure 110 – Drug Decriminalization and Addiction Treatment Initiative Measure 110, the Drug Decriminalization and Addiction Treatment Initiative was voted into law on November 3, 2020. How has this measure of reclassifying personal/non-commercial drug possession offenses affected Marion County and Oregon? Has this new drug addiction treatment and recovery program had […]

  December 22: Holiday Fellowship Join your fellow Rotarians for some holiday fun, including an ornament exchange and a cookie raffle.   Program Chair: Teresa Lulay   Meeting Location: Willamette Heritage Center’s Spinning Room Click here to join via Zoom Meeting ID: 823 1560 6303 Passcode: 996906     Message from President Chane   Greetings […]

December 1: An Update on Willamette Valley Vineyards We are excited to welcome Willamette Valley Vineyards founder, Jim Bernau, for this week’s Rotary program. Willamette Valley Vineyards, Oregon’s premier winery, is right here in our backyard. Jim will share his philosophy of growing cool-climate varietals to create elegant, classic Oregon wines; the winery’s history and […]