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Marion County Sheriff`s Office Holding Crop-A-Cop Event

Sheriff’s office employees have volunteered their long hair, in honor of the daughter of one of their own, who is battling Leukemia.

(SALEM) - The Marion County Sheriff’s Office will be holding a Crop-A-Cop event to benefit Dornbecher Children’s Hospital on Thursday.

Marion County Sheriff’s spokesman Kevin Rau says on May 11th, 2006, 7-year-old Madison “Maddie” Melgard, daughter of Marion County Sheriff’s Sergeant Chris Melgard and Laurie Phelps, was diagnosed with Leukemia.

Oregon Primate Rescue Receives Much Needed Funding From PETCO Foundation

Oregon Primate Rescue, located in Dallas, will use the money to finish expansion of an enclosure area for its most recent rescue of a Patas monkey.

(DALLAS) - The PETCO Foundation’s annual Spring-A-Pet, which ended April 16, exceeded $1.7 million in donations.

Throughout the 4-week fundraiser, customers visiting one of PETCO’s more than 790 stores could purchase “Spring-A-Pet’ donation cards in denominations of $1, $5, $10 and $20, or round up their purchase. Donors of $20 or more received a “Making a Difference” picture frame.

First Wednesday Culture Fest Sinks Time Capsule While Celebrating Sidewalks (VIDEO)

New sidewalks and a Downtown Salem Time Capsule were centerpoints of this monthly celebration

(SALEM) - Salem’s downtown celebrates art, music, dance and culture each month when the sidewalks come to life in a special event called First Wednesday.

New sidewalks near the Reed opera House allow more room for events like First Wednesday, and more cause for celebration if you ask Salem Mayor Janet Taylor, “It is a wonderful revitalization...”

It`s Salem....And We Dance

(SALEM) - The "It's Salem...And We Dance," dance event series kicks off Tuesday night at the Reed Opera House Trinity Ballroom in downtown Salem.

The July 11th event will begin with a one hour beginner Zydeco dance lesson by Debra Seeck, aka Mz Jitterbug, followed by two hours of open dancing and socializing. No-host drinks and appetizers will be available by Alessandro's and Trinity Vineyards will be offering wine tasting during the night. Dance demonstrations by other local instructors in Lindy Hop, Balboa, Country Two-Step, West Coast Swing and Night Club Two-Step will complement the night.

The renewed public interest in dancing sparked by television shows, "Dancing with the Stars" and "So You Say You Can Dance," prompted Ms Seeck’s vision of starting a regular dance event in Salem.

OSU Alum and NASA Astronaut to Deliver da Vinci Days Address

Pettit served as flight engineer and science officer aboard the International Space Station in 2003 for the three-man Expedition-6 crew that included American Ken Bowersox and Russian Nikolai Budarin.

(CORVALLIS) - NASA astronaut and Oregon State University alumnus Donald Pettit, who spent almost six months aboard the International Space Station after the space shuttle Columbia tragedy, will be the keynote speaker for da Vinci Days, an annual festival celebrating art, science and technology.

After the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it re-entered Earth’s atmosphere, scientists scrambled to bring Pettit and his crew safely back to Earth aboard the tiny Russian Soyuz spacecraft.

Rodeo Roared in With Thunder

The St. Paul Rodeo in its 71st year, is the nation's largest 4th of July Rodeo.

(ST PAUL) - The sky was thick with the clouds of a summer thunderstorm Tuesday morning, and crashing thunder and lightning made getting lined up for the St Paul Rodeo parade interesting for participants, who wondered what it would mean if the rain began.

Just as the parade kicked off, in a wondrous Oregon moment, the clouds broke open and the sun shined through, casting light and color on the event and the entire day.

“This is the Nation’s biggest 4th of July rodeo and it takes the whole community to make this happen. Things went very well this year. We almost equaled last year’s attendance record, even though the weather was hot the first three days, so yesterday was rodeo weather,” commented Dave Wilson, spokesman for the St Paul Rodeo.

Civil War Re-Enactment Coming to Willamette Mission State Park

Organizers are expecting over 1,000 re-enactors to take part in the event, demonstrating actual living and fighting conditions of the early 1860s.

(KEIZER) - The 13th annual Mid-Valley Civil War Re-enactment will be held July 1st-4th at Willamette Mission State Park.

Be Aware! Lockhaven Drive N Temporary Lane Closure July 4th

(KEIZER) - The Keizer Police Department wants you to Be Aware! of a temporary lane closure on July 4th.

The 2006 Independence Day Parade will begin at 10:00 AM on Lockhaven Drive N from McNary High School. The parade will travel eastbound on Lockhaven and continue southbound on River Road N.

The parade will turn eastbound on Sam Orcutt Way NE and then disband in the BI-Mart and adjacent parking lots.

The eastbound lane of Lockhaven Drive N between McNary High School and River Road will be closed briefly at 10:00 AM.

World Beat Brings All Cultures Together (VIDEO)

The World Beat Festival in Salem happens today. From the Salem-News.com archives, is our report from 2006 on World Beat. It is a lot of fun for the family with cultural inspiration for all.

(SALEM) - It seemed like everybody was having fun. But some people have a more serious take on World Beat. Nations are at war, and this festival brings world education, peace and cultural understanding. One man from Senegal was moved by a translation, `And peace, because Salem in Arab means peace

Night of Fire is a Dazzling Display of Car Cultures (VIDEO)

"We've got dragsters, we've got hot rods, we've even got some of those jumpy cars like they have down in East L.A." ...Night of Fire Organizer Rich Bailey

(SALEM) - All kinds of hot rods turned out for the Night of Fire Car Show in Salem Friday. The proceeds benefit a small child who is very sick, and the cross section of hot cars that turned out left nothing to be desired.

One of the featured events was a low rider show and exhibition. Something a little off the beaten track for Oregon hot rodders.