October 23 –  Willamette Heritage Center     Program: The Oregon State Hospital’s Museum of Mental Health     Kathryn Dysart, Board President of the OSH’s Museum of Mental Health, will share her insight on this important local facility. The 130-year-old hospital is the oldest State of Oregon government building still standing, and also was the filming location […]

October 16 –  Salem Convention Center     Program: Youth Exchange Rebound Students     Brenda Hernandez, long-term exchange student will present the highlights of her time on exchange living and studying in Japan. Also sharing will be Nickolas Brown about his experience in Germany last summer.   Program Chair: Chris Whitesides Message from President Tammy Well, […]

October 9 – Willamette Heritage Center Program: The History of Theatre 33   Salem Rotarian, Thomas Nabhan, will share how he got into acting and a bit about the actor’s life. Thomas and Deborah Vaughn, Resident Dramaturg for Theater 33, will talk about the creative process with playwrights at  Theatre 33.   Program Chair: Renee […]

October 2 – Willamette Heritage Center Program: Rotary Friendship Exchange Between Oregon and Sri Lanka  We have an exciting opportunity to welcome fellow Rotarians from half way across the world, from the island nation of Sri Lanka. Come hear about this unique country where several of our fellow Rotarians participated in a Rotary Friendship Exchange […]

September 25 – Salem Convention Center Program: CCTV’s Development in Salem Alan Bushong, President of CCTV in Salem, will highlight the station’s development and future plans. CCTV has CCTV President provided a great service to the Salem community by broadcasting school activities including music and athletics as well as civic events. Alan is largely responsible for […]

September 18 – Willamette Heritage Center Program: Duvall Scholarship Recipient One of the highlights of the Rotary program year is the chance to hear about the projects funded with grants provided by the Salem Rotary Foundation. This week club members will meet the Duvall Scholarship winner Alejandro Espiritu Sanchez as he shares the story of his educational […]

September 11 – Willamette Heritage Center Program:  Regional Economy Update Curt Arthur, Managing Director of SVN Commercial Advisors in Salem, will provide a quick commercial real estate market update including news on the most relevant projects around Salem/Keizer and some forecasts for the next 1-2 years regarding the office, industrial, retail and apartment markets. Program Chair: […]