Sustainability Networking Meeting

Calling Salem Area Climate Change Activists:

Sustainability Networking Meeting

June 27 at Willamette University, 7 p.m.

Salem’s First Congregational Church recently completed a project called Mission

4/1 Earth aimed at addressing climate change issues. During this time, we

involved our members in climate change mitigation efforts, sponsored several

adult education programs, focused on climate change in a series of six consecutive

sermons, organized a visit to Zena Farm in West Salem, and culminated with a

major workshop by climate change expert Bob Doppelt from The Resource

Innovation Group in Eugene.

Now it is time for Mission 4/1 Earth to move beyond its introductory phase and take its place among

others addressing climate change. To this end, we would like to help strengthen the networking

between ourselves and other climate change mitigation efforts. That is why we are inviting you to

meet with us and representatives of other climate change approaches at 7 pm on Thursday, June

27, at the Willamette University School of Education, 240 Cottage St. SE. Please invite others who

are interested in making a difference on climate change to join us.

If you are able to join us, please let us know by contacting Peter Bergel at pbergel@igc.org or 503-371-8002.

If you are not able to attend this meeting, but are interested in what we are doing, likewise let Peter know.

Customer Services for Utility Bills

Customer Services Utility staff is available by calling 503-588-6099, to assist customers with questions regarding utility bills, water consumption and leak adjustments, payment extensions, and social service agency referrals. 

If staff are unable to resolve a difficult issue, the customer's call is escalated to supervisory and management staff to further research, provide assistance, and attempt to resolve the problem or concern. 

The Customer Services Utility Center staff are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  For customer convenience, you are able to obtain billing information or make payments by debit card, credit card, or check account 24 hours a day, seven days a week by calling 800-430-1378 or by internet using the City of Salem website at www.cityofsalem.net.

Historic Window Preservation Workshop at Salem’s Historic First United Methodist Church

Historic Window Preservation Workshop at Salem’s Historic First United Methodist Church

On Saturday June 29^th Salem FUMC, in conjunction with the City of Salem and Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, will be hosting a window preservation workshop.  Workshop participants will learn how to remove a window sash, restring pulleys, repair window glazing, and other simple repairs.  Participants are encouraged to bring basic tools such as putty knives, painter tools, utility knives, etc. Supplies and materials needed for the workshop will either be donated or purchased with grant funds.  The workshop will be led by Chris Gustafson of Vintage Window Restoration in Albany. Chris is a graduate of the Historic Preservation & Restoration program at the Clatsop Community College in Astoria.  This free workshop is being presented by the Salem Historic Landmarks Commission through a Certified Local Government (CLG) grant from the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office. If you are interested in attending for all or part of the workshop, please contact Nancy Brik at Salem FUMC at 503.364.6709 or nancyb@wvi.com.  

Four Community Tree Awards for Volunteers and City of Salem

News Release from: City of Salem
Posted: April 9th, 2013 2:10 PM

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.

SESNA received national recognition from Alliance for Community Trees for its neighborhood tree planting efforts and the development of a tree information booklet. 

The City of Salem also received two awards from the Arbor Day Foundation:  its 37th Tree City USA award and its 7th Growth Award.  These awards recognize the City's ongoing and improved community forestry management and planning, including a recently drafted Community Forestry Strategic Plan.

The Tree City USA awards will be celebrated at an April 20, 2013, tree planting at Grant Elementary School.  City Council will present the awards to Linda Peterson and SESNA at the April 22, 2013, Council meeting.

Spring Chick Women's Conference

Spring Chick Women’s Conference to be held at Center 50+

Center 50+ will host their annual Spring Chick Women’s Conference on Saturday, April 13, 2013. Health, Fitness, Fashion, Beauty, Vegetarian Cooking, Financial, Travel, Lifelong Learning, Personal Safety, and more are all topics for this year’s conference.

The keynote address “A Woman’s Worth” will be given by LaRee Johnson, author of Ladies’ Vintage Accessories. This program explores the usage over the past 150 years of handbags, purses and pocketbooks as women’s needs have changed, from smelling salts to cell phones. Featuring a display of authentic examples from Victorian to modern times from the personal collection of LaRee Johnson.

A variety of workshops will be available for attendees to select from. A few of the workshops include Bievenue! Learn, Practice & Play in Your New Language…Today (using Rosetta Stone), You Can Be Normal Again…Whatever Normal Is by Jan Balzer, Life Coach and Author of “Hiding My Bruises While Singing In The Choir”, Beautiful You From the Inside Out by Bonnie Milletto, Author of “Dedicated to the Cup, 9 Ways to Reinvent a Life!, Vegan Adventures with Tofu by David Gabbe, Author of David’s Vegan Home Cooking, Preserving Your Precious Photos, Heirlooms, and Treasures by Cindy Culpovich, Professional Organizer, and many more…

Entertainment will be provided by Divisi, Uof O’s premiere women’s A Capella group.
Conference includes breakfast, snacks, keynote address, workshops, entertainment, door prizes and more.
This conference is sponsored by Friends of the Salem Senior Center, and Brazier, Hinz & Associates and Grocery Outlet.

For more information, call 503-588-6303.

Spring Chick Women’s Conference
“Springtime In Paris”
Saturday, April 13, 2013
8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Center 50+
2615 Portland Rd NE, Salem, OR
Cost – $10
Purchase tickets in advance at Center 50+-Limited number of tickets available.

OPEN HOUSE ON EOLA CORRIDOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

News Release from: City of Salem
OPEN HOUSE ON EOLA CORRIDOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
Posted: March 5th, 2013 2:51 PM
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Public invited to attend March 14, 2013, informational meeting at Myers Elementary School.

The City of Salem has scheduled an open house to provide information and details regarding the construction of the Eola Drive NW Corridor Safety Improvements for Thursday, March 14, 2013, at 6:30 p.m., in the media center of Myers Elementary School at 2160 Jewel Street NW.  The City has received bids and is in the process of awarding a contract to K&E Excavating, Inc. Construction is expected to begin by mid-April 2013.  Staff will be available to answer questions regarding the project construction until 8 p.m.
    
The Keep Salem Moving! Streets and Bridges Bond, passed by Salem voters in November 2008, included funds to widen the Eola Drive NW Corridor in order to reduce congestion and improve safety.  A copy of the vicinity map for this project is provided with this notification.

Improvements for the Eola Drive NW corridor will include: two travel lanes, curbs, sidewalks, bike lanes, and streetlights.  Improvements will also include left turn lanes at Kingwood Drive NW, Woodland Drive NW, Turnage Street NW, Kaley Avenue NW, Eagle View Drive NW, and Sunwood Drive NW.  The project will also construct a new traffic signal at the intersection of Kingwood Drive NW and Eola Drive NW.

Utility relocation efforts are underway in advance of the corridor improvements.  Motorists are reminded to use caution as this work requires lane closures on Eola Drive NW.  Travel lanes will be intermittently closed, narrowed, and shifted to facilitate work within the construction area.  At times, flaggers will be present to control traffic.  This work will create traffic congestion within the area and motorists should expect delays.

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Live Concert: Seacats and The Starship Renegade

7 p.m. Wednesday, March 6
Loucks Auditorium

Pop/rock geniuses the Seacats return to Salem Public Library for the second show of their Spring Tour 2013 which will take them from Seattle to Austin, Texas. Billing themselves as the Northwest rock-n-roll’s “funny guyz” since 2009, the Seacats reach out to fans with high energy music and witty lyrics. Their music is available online at: www.seacats.bandcamp.com

They will be joined on the Loucks stage by The Starship Renegade, who ran away with the win at the 2012 Battle of the Bands. Lively and energetic, The Starship Renegade is working hard to be the next big music act out of Oregon. Their music is available at: www.reverbnation.com/thestarshiprenegade

Admission is free, with seating on a first-come, first-seated basis. Snacks and drinks will be sold by the Salem Public Library Teen Advisory Board, with proceeds benefitting teen services and programs at Salem Public Library.

 More information is available from the Information Desk at 503-588-6052.