April 15 – Taking on the Virus (ZOOM Meeting – please see details below) Your program committee has set a goal to provide us with information critical to understanding the various challenges we now face in both our personal and public lives. Last week’s program focused on the issues and solutions to assure our community […]

April 8 – Virtual Meeting March was Hunger Awareness Month and though we were not able to meet at that time, we want to wrap up by having Rick Gaupo speak. He will present the changes that Marion Polk Food Share is facing to meet the needs of those using their services during the Covid […]

April 1 – No Meeting         Message from President Tammy As we honor the Order to remain at home, the need to connect becomes that much more acute. A small group of us have been gathering via a virtual app called Zoom for a Happy Hour. It’s been great fun as we have […]

March 18 and 25 – No Meetings         Message from President Tammy Greetings Rotary Friends,   What a difference two weeks makes…we find ourselves working remotely and experiencing isolation in a way many of us are not accustomed to or frankly very comfortable with (in the opinion of your extroverted President).   My […]

March 18 and 25 – No Meetings         Message from President Tammy Greetings Rotary Friends,   We find ourselves in very interesting and perplexing times. With the recent CDC recommendation of limiting gatherings to 50 or fewer people at this time, we are canceling meetings through the end of March and will reevaluate as […]

March 11 –  Willamette Heritage Center     Program: West Salem High School Wind Ensemble    Come enjoy West Salem High School’s (WSHS) top band, known as the Wind Ensemble, directed by Todd Zimbelman. The Wind Ensemble plays at a level that exceeds many University bands and features 20th century band music at a professional level.   The […]

March 4 –  Willamette Heritage Center     Program: History of Salem-Keizer Music as told by Author Frank Spragg   Author Frank Spragg researched and recently published a book on the historical development of the award- winning Salem-Keizer School District’s music program. Many consider the Salem-Keizer schools music program to be the best school district program […]

February 26 –  Willamette Heritage Center     Program: Oregon’s Hazelnut Industry     Drive almost any road between Portland and Roseburg and you will see new plantings of hazelnut trees – thousands and thousands of acres of new orchards.    By 2025 industry observers expect that hazelnut production will double thus creating a marketing challenge for […]