
Upon renewing for the second year, Mary, the retail store manager for Salem area St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Stores mentioned how please she was with her prior year’s campaign. In fact she wrote:
“We have been using transit advertising for over a year. Marjorie made an excellent presentation outlining all o…
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Added by Marjorie Dudley on December 10, 2009 at 2:00pm —
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Spine Clinic, an advertiser with Lamar Transit Advertising has been on the local buses for over 4 years now. Dr. McGill, the owner and “Doc” at Spine Clinic says: “We cut back on our yellow page advertising last year [2008] and decided to go with Lamar ads on two Salem city buses. We were worried that t…
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Added by Marjorie Dudley on December 9, 2009 at 9:00am —
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Massage Envy, located in Keizer Station for over 2 years now has been a client of Lamar Transit Advertising for around 18 months. Upon seeing pictures of their latest ad, Carolyn, the owner replied to me: "We have had a great response with the bus advertising. Many people call while they are driving behind…
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Added by Marjorie Dudley on December 8, 2009 at 11:00am —
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An event that had been in the works for months came to fruition on June 10th, 2008 when, in conjunction with Lamar Transit Advertising and Tri-met, the Make-A-Wish foundation pulled off a surprise of inter-galactic proportions. Owen, a 6-year-old Lake Oswego boy was surprised at Pioneer Courthouse Square by a MAX Train full of Stormtroopers, Darth Vader and even Princess Leia who presented him with a brand new Stormtrooper costume and light saber. He and his family will also be treated to a Disn…
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Added by Marjorie Dudley on December 7, 2009 at 4:30pm —
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Shangri-La is looking for volunteers to help decorate our float entry for the
PGE Festival of Lights Pa…
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Added by Victor Villegas on December 2, 2009 at 2:00pm —
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Recently, I was sitting in a dining room surrounded on two sides by large picture windows with some clients. The view was stunning, the coffee in my hand warm, it was a comfortable place to be. We were discussing the current real estate market as it related to their home. Their home is currently for sale and there have not been many showings. They are ready for the next chapter in their life.
They are building a home in Arizona and plan to relocate to the desert.
Their new home is almost comple…
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Added by Gerry Stewart on October 28, 2009 at 4:00pm —
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If you haven't seen it, come by and take a tour. Open 1-4P Daily.
If you have seen it, please take a moment to share a comment about
295 Church St, the newest downtown living.
Thank you.
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Added by Gerry Stewart on October 27, 2009 at 4:00pm —
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If a picture is worth a thousand words than the walls of Court Street Dairy Lunch are a doctoral thesis and dissertation in Salem's history.
Remember the movie Back to the Future? Remember when McFly walks into the diner in the 50's only to run into his adolescent father being bullied by Biff…
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Added by Nathan Knottingham on October 27, 2009 at 12:01pm —
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Please be sure to check out our new Affordable Framing Facebook page, and become a fan! We'll be offering updates and special promotions!
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Added by Pamela McVey on October 22, 2009 at 1:29pm —
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I have been working in Salem's downtown only since 2003 and being in the architectural field, I perhaps have tended to look up at historical buildings a little more than most. However, after some personal research time on the the city's history and our Leadership Salem Community History and Culture Day, I, as well as many other of my fellow classmates have found that we have only begun to scratch the surface of the history and the culture of our city.
For those of us who were unaware, we were i…
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Added by Pete Kanyer on October 21, 2009 at 10:25pm —
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"Nathan Daniel Knottingham was born April 1980 in Albany, Oregon.” I’m pretty sure that is how my biography will start when someone decides to write it for me. The rest, however, is still pretty open as I’m rather young.
Now I have a bit of a confession to make. I’ve spent the past 25 years growing up in Salem. Specifically NE Salem in the Jan Ree district. I attended Hayesville Elementary, Waldo and then McKay. I’ve been all over this town multiple times; I’ve worked downtown, NE Salem, West S…
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Added by Nathan Knottingham on October 21, 2009 at 7:12am —
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The genes you've inherited from your parents determine all of your physical characteristics. Your genetic heritage also contributes, to a variable extent, to your personality, your interests, your choice of activities, and your choice of profession. Your genes are very closely involved with your health and w…
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Added by Dr. Abby Heppner on October 10, 2009 at 1:38pm —
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The 2008-09 Annual Report for the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce is available. Click the link below to view.
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Added by Communications on September 24, 2009 at 12:00pm —
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Getting home and blogging about the days activities reminds me of coming home from school with Mom asking, “What did you do in school today?” Only this time, without the false young male bravado passing off school like it’s no big deal, I’m excited and ready to share!
This morning I got dressed in jeans (it wasn’t THAT bad), and a t-shirt and running shoes. Felt weird to do on a work day. I grabbed my boots and a pair of gloves just in case, I mean I didn’t want rope burns on my hands when I’m…
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Added by Nathan Knottingham on September 22, 2009 at 5:01pm —
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There was a great turnout today at the Business of the Year Awards. Congratulations again to all the recipients:
President's Choice Award - Capital Press
New Business of the Year - Hot Rod Hair
Small Business of the Year - Abbey Carpet Care
Regional/National Business of the Year - Unitus Community Credit Union
Employer of the Year - Roth's Fresh Markets
Agri-Business of the Year - Redhawk Winery, Inc.
Business of the Year - Arbuckle Costic Architects, Inc.
Thanks to presenting sponsor Umpqua B…
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Added by Jessica Chambers on September 21, 2009 at 1:00pm —
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If you haven't seen the Statesman Journal article in this morning's paper, here it is: http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009909140335
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Added by Gerry Stewart on September 14, 2009 at 11:36am —
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Edward Jones - "8 Reasons (We Believe) The recession is over" - If you would like to read the full article"
http://www.edwardjones.com/groups/ejw_content/@ejw/@us/@graphics/documents/web_content/web127057.pdf
or go to my page and view all available market updates :
http://www.edwardjones.com/cgi/getHTML.cgi?page=/en_US/fa/index.html
Now is the perfect time to review your current investments and ensure you take full advantage of the market recovery and stay on track with your financial goals.
C…
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Added by Caitlin Kuecke on September 9, 2009 at 7:18pm —
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Class is in session and I'm STOKED!
Orientation was only about 1 hour 45 minutes, but it could have been longer! I felt that the direction and vision were clearly represented to us all. We will be able to meet some amazing people and see some amazing things that happen in our city daily.
Just so it's clear, I was so excited and focused that I didn't even think to check my phone for almost 2 hours! (Sorry Jason B, I didn't mean to stand you up...reschedule?)
My only concern right now is: I can…
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Added by Nathan Knottingham on September 4, 2009 at 5:18am —
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Over the last few weeks, Chamber members have been front and center in the Statesman Journal. Pale Horse Brewing Company, Golden Rule Remodeling and Architecture and Abbey Carpet Care have all been highlighted as small, local businesses with a story to share.
In case you missed any of the articles, here they are:
Brewing brothers sip…
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Added by Jessica Chambers on August 31, 2009 at 11:07am —
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I've been reading articles, articles from many different sources. Last week the Statesman Journal had an article. These articles are everything from doom and gloom to recovery is in process.
Personaly, I think both are correct for the Salem Market. The luxury housing market is still struggling and the lower end of the housing market has been robust over the last couple of months. Much of what I'm seeing is the drive to take advantage of the $8,000 tax credit for first time homebuyers.
Prices a…
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Added by Gerry Stewart on August 28, 2009 at 1:10pm —
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