Madeleine Moore

1 week ago | salemreporter.com | Madeleine Moore

As people packed a classroom to buy succulents and wandering dude plants, Neriah Baldwin, a fourth grader at Eagle Charter School, sat at a desk, overseeing it all. During a school showcase on Tuesday night, Baldwin was in charge of a room full of plants that third grade students spent months raising from seeds. When the project started around four months ago, Baldwin, one of two older co-managers, said she liked helping the younger students work together and get to know one another.

1 week ago | salemreporter.com | Madeleine Moore

Each week, Salem Reporter highlights a selection of upcoming local events. For a more complete list, browse our events calendar here. You can submit an upcoming event here. Here’s a roundup for the week from Thursday, May 29, to Wednesday, June 4. *Starred events are free to attend, although they may include ticketed components or a suggested donation. Thursday, May 29: Spend Thursday night at Blast Off Vintage for a lineup of artists from Salem and around the country.

2 weeks ago | salemreporter.com | Madeleine Moore

While in the running to become Willamette Valley Vineyards’ new CEO, Mike Osborn “went incognito” at some of the vineyard’s locations to get a real customer experience. While ghost shopping in March and April, Osborn said, no staff “could pick me out of a lineup.”“I was able to learn what they do and it’s a thrill, because the team is just so well-trained and so hospitable,” Osborn said.

2 weeks ago | salemreporter.com | Madeleine Moore

Voters appear evenly split on whether to approve a bond to fund construction and career education programs at Chemeketa Community College. With 45,969 ballots counted in initial results Tuesday, the yeses are ahead by just 35 votes. Figures include voters across the college’s service area, which covers Marion, Polk, Yamhill counties and a small section of Linn County.

2 weeks ago | salemreporter.com | Madeleine Moore

Voters are rejecting a levy to fund renovations at the Polk County Fairgrounds, according to initial results Tuesday night. Of 17,200 ballots counted, 60% of Polk County voters said no to the levy, which would have raised $1.2 million in its first year. The tax increase would have funded renovation projects and other upgrades for the fairgrounds, which last had major updates in 1995, according to the Fairgrounds Manager Tina Andersen.