July 17th – Salem Foundation: Donors, Grants, and the Impact on Salem The Salem Foundation: Was founded in May of 1930 by the Board of Pioneer Trust Bank. Serves the Greater Salem Community Makes a difference locally with the help of donors Has a spirit of caring and a commitment to excellence Provided $3.5 million […]

July 10th – Neale Quenzel – an Expert’s Perspective on Historic Preservation It occurs to me that I go to church with a gentleman who spent his entire career as a Historic Preservation Architect in Philadelphia.  I had the good fortune of taking a trip to Philadelphia with him and receiving a tour of historic sites […]

June 19th – Chemawa Indian School, Ryan Cox, Assistant Principal Ryan Cox has worked at Chemawa Indian School since 2004. He started as a School Counselor and since then Ryan has held the position of Dean of Students, Assistant Principal of Residential, Federal Programs Principal, and currently Assistant Principal. Ryan enjoys working with a diverse […]

June 12th – From Bach to Gershwin, piano music through the ages The Rotary club of Salem has been a musical club since its beginning. This week we will have a unique program featuring three of our pianists who have been gracing the club with prelude music each week.  Karl Raschkes, Orn Bodvarsson and Linda Bednarz will […]

June 5th – Corban University President, Dr. John Marks Yeats Dr. John Mark Yeats serves as the 11 th President of Corban University. He holds a Ph.D. in Church History from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and degrees from Southern Seminary, Oxford University and Criswell College. He has authored four books, and he has worked in Christian higher […]

May 22nd – Stephanie Bednarz and Rotaract Clubs Stephanie Bednarz will present about Rotaract, Rotary International clubs for young adults at least 18 years old. Stephanie was president of the Salem Rotaract club during her post college years in Salem and the District 5100 Rotaract representative.   She will also share her experiences traveling on three Rotaract international trips […]

May 15th – Student-led Meeting with Exchange Student Frank Speaking It’s our annual Rotary Student of the Month, student-led meeting! All of this past year’s students will be returning to take over, lead the meeting, and fill all the positions that make our Club meetings amazing. Rotary Exchange Student Frank will be joining us to share […]

May 8th – Ukraine War Impact on Oregon Wheat Industry, CEO Amanda Hoey With a war raging in the world’s “breadbasket” and conflicts in a part of the world that is a prime export market for Oregon wheat, our state’s wheat farmers face even more uncertainty than normal. How are Oregon wheat producers coping with both world […]