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Tenth Annual Maps Credit Union Shred Day Sets New Record

  By Salem-News | April 16, 2013 - 7:56 pm |
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SALEM, Ore. – Maps Credit Union and its partners shredded a record-setting 45,800 pounds of personal documents at no charge for the local community. Maps partnered with Iron Mountain and O’Brien Auto Group for the free community Shred Day, the tenth annual event, to help protect the finances and identities of attendees. Nearly 1,000 cars attended the event at Maps Credit Union’s Administration Building in downtown Salem.
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Death and Taxes? This Week, Face Them Both

  By Salem-News | April 14, 2013 - 10:38 pm | ,
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Putting your wishes in writing lets loved ones know what you want in case of a medical emergency. National Healthcare Decision Day can help start the conversation. Photo: Chris Thomas

Chris Thomas – Oregon News Service

PORTLAND, Ore. – If the only certainties in life are death and taxes, this week there’s a chance to deal with them both. Today, of course, is income tax day – but Tuesday is National Healthcare Decision Day. It’s a reminder to let loved ones and doctors know how you might want sudden or end-of-life medical events handled, if you’re unable to make that call.
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Serious Injury Traffic Crash – Highway 47 South of Gaston in Yamhill County

  By Salem-News | April 14, 2013 - 10:08 pm |
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Crash Highway 47 south of Gaston in Yamhill County

Oregon State Police (OSP) is continuing the investigation into Sunday morning’s alcohol-involved serious injury crash that occurred along Highway 47 south of Gaston in Yamhill County. Both involved drivers were transported to a Portland-area hospital for treatment.
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Oregon Food Bank Wins National Award For Innovative Work Fighting Hunger

  By Salem-News | April 12, 2013 - 7:14 pm |
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NASHVILLE– Oregon Food Bank received a 2013 Innovation Award in food banking at the annual Feeding America Network Executive Directors’ Forum this week in Nashville. Feeding America presents the award to the year’s most innovative programs from the 202 food banks across the nation in the Feeding America network.
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A Two Alarm Combustible Metals Fire in Millersburg results in No Injuries

  By Salem-News | April 11, 2013 - 7:36 pm |
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The Albany Fire Department responded to ATI Wah Chang, 1600 Old Salem RD NE, Building #123, in Millersburg at approximately 2:15 p.m. today to a report of an exterior combustible metals fire that was extending to a building. Firefighters arrived at the scene in about two minutes to find smoke coming from a one-story, 3,600 sq.ft., Zirconium sponge production building and observed several stainless steel containers of Zirconium sponge on fire inside. A second alarm was initiated about twelve minutes after the first arriving unit to have additional fire fighters respond to the scene due to the hazardous nature of the burning Zirconium; and, the potential for fire spread throughout the building.
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Salem Residents Are Lacing Up–Here’s Why

  By Salem-News | April 11, 2013 - 5:54 pm | , ,
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Approximately 650 people young and old will lace up their walking shoes in Salem on April 27th giving hope that every baby will have a healthy start. They’re walking and raising money to support March of Dimes funded research and programs to help moms have healthy, full-term pregnancies.
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Groups put Invasive Quagga and Zebra Mussel Response Plan to the Test in Oregon

  By Salem-News | April 10, 2013 - 6:36 pm | ,
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Prineville, Ore.— The discovery of invasive quagga or zebra mussels in an Oregon waterbody would trigger a rapid response plan involving a number of agencies and stakeholders that would come together to evaluate and contain the situation. To test and improve Oregon’s response plan, a number of groups met in Prineville on April 2 and 3 in a simulated exercise.
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Four Community Tree Awards for Volunteers and City of Salem

  By Salem-News | April 9, 2013 - 6:12 pm | ,
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April is Arbor Month in Oregon and Salem is celebrating!

Recently, resident Linda Peterson, the Southeast Salem Neighborhood Association (SESNA), and the City of Salem each received awards for community forestry activities.  Salem’s own “tree lady,” Linda Peterson, received an award from Oregon Community Trees for her tree advocacy through the years, including serving on several tree committees.
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Another Portion of a Sacred Arch Found And Removed From Siuslaw South Jetty Near Florence

  By Salem-News | April 9, 2013 - 5:51 pm |
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Top portion of what appears to be a torii found on Siuslaw River South Jetty near Florence, OR

Florence OR - What appears to be another part of a torii (sacred arch) was removed from the ocean shore near Florence about mid-day on April 9, 2013. Leisure Excavating from Florence transported it from the Siuslaw River South Jetty to a nearby state park maintenance compound for safekeeping.
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