Need Knows No Season

A volunteer 'bell ringer' for the Salvation Army was instead playing Christmas songs on his sax and brass horn (Baritone/Tenor? Marching French?) on a skybridge downtown and he was quite good! The "Red Kettle campaign" is the Salvation Army’s major fund-raiser, first started in San Francisco in 1891.

The funds raised help support many of the people in poverty with food and toys at Christmas, utility and homeless assistance, senior and child care, drug abuse treatment and other social service needs. All money deposited into the kettles remains in the towns where it is collected.

>>>Here's a little Christmas cheer for you.

An Apple a Day

We only looked through the window at the candy store in downtown. Well, we did step in side and inhale a little.

Shop Local

A great gift shop in Salem Center downtown, where all products have been [Made in Oregon]. Pendleton wool, Tillamook cheese, wines from the Willamette Valley wine region, jams, smoked salmon, Oregon hazelnuts, Trappist Abbey baked goods, Briggittine Monks fudge... lots of good things!

Capitol Christmas

The State Capitol has had it's halls decked out for the Christmas season.