Author Archives: Natalie Pate

Community celebrates ASPIRE Center 5:47 p.m. PDT October 5, 2015 North Salem High School last week celebrated the opening of a mentoring center on campus. Oregon state legislators, representatives of the Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC), Salem-Keizer Public Schools and the Salem-Keizer Education Foundation gathered alongside teachers and students Oct. 1 at NorthContinueContinue reading “Community celebrates ASPIRE Center”

McKinley seeks $1.5 million grant for earthquake safety 10:30 p.m. PDT September 30, 2015 McKinley Elementary School is the last of four unreinforced masonry schools in Salem-Keizer that need to be reinforced for earthquake safety. District officials are applying for a $1.5 million grant to get that work completed. Business Oregon, the state’s economic developmentContinueContinue reading “Salem seeks $1.5 million grant for earthquake safety”

First class of WOU bilingual teachers start 9:54 a.m. PDT September 29, 2015 Monday, 45 students started classes at Western Oregon University with the dream of becoming specialty teachers. Working with Central School District in Independence, Hillsboro School District and Salem-Keizer School District, Western Oregon University has created a program to increase the number of new bilingual teachersContinueContinue reading “First class of WOU bilingual teachers start”

CTEC breaks ground on residential property 6:56 p.m. PDT September 28, 2015 Last year, students from McKay and South Salem high schools built a house through vocational education programs offered at their schools. That house sold for nearly a quarter of a million dollars. Now, with the Career Technical Education Center open, students from all six Salem-Keizer high schools areContinueContinue reading “CTEC breaks ground on residential property”

Chemeketa starts school year with new center 7 p.m. PDT September 28, 2015 Monday marked the first day of fall classes for Chemeketa Community College, along with the Oregon state schools. Students rushed to class, eager to find their rooms, get their books and hopefully not trip or spill something on their new clothes. ButContinueContinue reading “Chemeketa starts school year with new center”

Hispanic Heritage Day fest at Capitol welcomes all 9:35 a.m. PDT September 28, 2015 “Buenos dias,” said Martin Zarzar, his voice echoing in the open rotunda of the Oregon Capitol. Zarzar, an internationally recognized musician born in Peru, addressed hundreds of people at the Dia de la Hispanidad, or Hispanic Heritage Day, celebration Saturday. “Hispanics are a bigContinueContinue reading “Hispanic Heritage Day fest at Capitol welcomes all”

Borderlands celebrates 76 years of Batman 6:43 p.m. PDT September 26, 2015 As a young child, Bruce Wayne witnessed the murder of his billionaire parents. Wayne swore to avenge their deaths. A seemingly ordinary man, he trained himself physically and mentally, disguising himself as a bat to prey on criminals’ fears. Soon, Wayne became known as the heroContinueContinue reading “Borderlands celebrates 76 years of Batman”

Volunteers collect signatures for $15 minimum wage 3:58 p.m. PDT September 26, 2015 Oregonians for 15, an organization working to raise the minimum wage statewide, organized volunteers in more than 20 cities throughout Oregon to collect signatures Saturday to put the proposed wage on the ballot. The volunteers were collecting signatures for Petition 41, which would raise the minimum wage in Oregon to $15 perContinueContinue reading “Volunteers collect signatures for $15 minimum wage”

People have fun with Oregon Trail history 6:06 p.m. PDT September 19, 2015 The name of the game is The Oregon Trail. The challenge, should one choose to accept it, is to make the treacherous journey from Independence, Missouri, to the Willamette Valley just as the pioneers of the 1800s had to. However, this time,ContinueContinue reading “People have fun with Oregon Trail history”

Youth improve futures with new equipment 11:01 a.m. PDT September 25, 2015 The young men at MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility can now utilize the new Industrial Arts Complex to take part in programs that will help their futures. The Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) and Willamette Education Service District held an open house Thursday to celebrate the new IndustrialContinueContinue reading “Youth improve futures with new equipment”