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: […]

September 4 – Salem Convention Center Program: Congressman Schrader Discusses the 116th Congress The tumultuous times in our nation’s capital seem ongoing and a source of constant discussion. Our congressman Kurt Schrader will offer his perspective on the 116th Congress during his presentation to our club. Congressman Schrader’s visit is always informative and this year should […]

August 28 – Salem Convention Center Program: The Evolution of Recycling We encounter environmentally-related attributes regularly in everyday life, as evidenced by product labels that promote the recycled content, recyclability, compostability, or bio-based composition of a product and public policies that focus on increasing recovery/recycling rates (e.g. circularity) or banning materials that do not include these attributes (e.g. zero […]

August 21 – Salem Convention Center Program: Speed Dating with Committees – Interactive & Informative President, Tammy Dennee, and President Elect, Sue Bloom, will lead Wednesday’s Speed Dating with eight Committees. Every Club Member is asked to join a minimum of two committees when inducted. Speed Dating gives you the opportunity to learn about committees, […]

August 14 – Salem Convention Center Program: Salem Rotary Multi-Sport Riverfest Presentation The third annual Rotary Multi-Sport Riverfest is set for September 15. Event Co-Chairs Robert Chandler of the Rotary Club of South Salem and our own John Shirley will discuss what’s involved in producing a major, complex event that involves hundreds of athletes, multiple […]

August 7 – Rotary Pavilion, Salem Riverfront Park Program: Science Experiments for Kids and Grandkids Crystal Chatterton, a homeschooling mom of three and the author of Awesome Science Experiments for Kids.  After trading an academic career in chemistry to stay home with her kids, Crystal launched the Science Kiddo website to share her love of science with her children. She writes […]