May 1st – Marion County Extension Service: Richard Riggs, Regional Director Richard Riggs is the Western Regional Director (RD) for Oregon State University’s Extension Service. As RD he directs 88 faculty and staff who provide Extension programming to more than one million Oregonians within the Willamette Valley. Recently, Rich served as a nontenured instructor at Western […]

April 24th – North Salem High School Orchestra This week’s Rotary program will feature the North Salem High School Chamber String Orchestra.  The North HS Orchestra has made great progress under the direction of Bridgit Mayer, a Master Orchestra Teacher, who took over the Orchestra a few years ago and under difficult circumstances of the Covid […]

April 17th – Learn about the charitable giving of the Maps Community Foundation In 2012, the Maps Community Foundation was formed to support financial literacy and community vibrancy initiatives in Marion and Polk Counties.  Key impact areas include Education, Economic Empowerment and Vibrant Communities. The Foundation now has an endowment of approximately $2.8 million and an annual giving […]

April 10th – Ankeny Hill Nature Center and beyond! Get ready to have fun learning about the National Wildlife Refuges in your backyard, up and down the Willamette Valley from Salem to Corvallis! See, hear, touch (and maybe smell?) some of the wonders of nature that await you every day at the Ankeny Hill Nature Center […]

April 3rd – Panel Discussion – Recent Oregon State Legislative Session Significant legislation passed through the recently concluded Oregon legislative session. Three of our fellow Rotarians who are professional lobbyists will share their views on the session, commenting not only on the major issues but also on legislation that, while important to some, did not garner big […]

March 27th – Panel Discussion – Hunger in Our Community Hunger. It affects all walks of life, in fact, 1 in 10 people in Oregon face hunger, even right here in Salem. This week’s program is a panel discussion about hunger in our community. Kyle Miller – Head Start, Lara Ashenfelter – area shelters, and Rick Gaupo – […]

March 20th – State of the City Address Mayor Chris Hoy will address the community to share accomplishments and issues of the previous year, and plans for the coming year.  To attend this event you must have pre-registered. Doors to the meeting will open at 11:30am with the program starting promptly at noon. Program Chair: City […]

March 13th – Small but Mighty, Rotary’s Good Works in our Community Five of our Good Works Small Grant recipients from 2022-23 Rotary Year will be coming together and presenting updates for each of the projects that were funded. Marion Polk Food Share Youth Farm will be reporting on their 11-week summer internships for 25 youth. Sparrow […]