June 5 – Salem Convention Center Program: Ike Box – Impacts on Salem Youth Tiffany Bulgin will share the origin of Isaac’s Room, a  non-profit program started by her and her husband Mark that helps empower and train at-risk youth to develop strong work skills. They have operated the Ike Box Coffee House for many […]

May 29 – Salem Convention Center Program: Youth Program Our “students of the month” from North Salem and South Salem High Schools will run this meeting. Program Chair: Ryan Collier Message from President Rus Hello Salem Rotarians, Our program committee, chaired each year by your President Elect. strives to bring us diverse and informative programs […]

May 22 – Willamette Heritage Center Program: Salem Through the Eyes of a Drone Ron Cooper’s presentation will touch on the regulations that control drones and pilots, some of his experiences flying drones for the past three years, a display of his drones, and a presentation of the photos and videos he’s taken since he […]

May 15 – Salem Convention Center Program: Transportation Loading Facility Near Salem Kevin Mannix will describe the proposal for an intermodal facility in Brooks. This is a facility where freight is brought in by truck to be placed on trains to carry the freight, in this case to the ports of Seattle and Tacoma. Imports […]

May 8 – Willamette Heritage Center Program: Accessing Water from the Columbia This week, J.R.Cook, founder and director of the Northeast Oregon Water Association (NOWA) – a non-profit established to protec and enhance the value-added natural resource-based economy in northeastern Oregon – will share with us a glimpse into the complex world of water management […]

May 1 – Salem Convention Center Program: A Refugee’s Story During the civil war in the early 1990’s, Ernesto Toskovic  left his home in Yugoslavia and went to Vienna. He was also able to get his mother and sister out within a year, but it took four more years to help his father escape. His […]

April 24 – Willamette Heritage Center Program: Sprague Wind Ensemble Program Chair: Karl Raschkes Message from President Rus Hello Salem Rotarians, I was reviewing some club statistics this past week and was so pleased to see that six new Rotarians have joined us since March 1st. I look upon this as an insight into the […]

April 17- Salem Convention Center Program: The Changing Face of Media in Oregon The daily newspaper business in Oregon is undergoing rapid and unprecedented change. Local newspapers are being bought and sold, downsized, reorganized, and redesigned to accommodate the digital age and social media. With corporate headquarters and offices at the Capital Press in Salem, […]