Statesman Journal

community.statesmanjournal.com — The Silverton Pet Parade is one of my most favorite events in the Mid-Valley. Here's why: 1. There are no rules (and if there are, they must be super relaxed). 2. It doesn't matter what kind of pet you walk, carry, pull or push through the parade.

community.statesmanjournal.com — Rich Bailey and the Capitol Auto Group Racing team showed off a new paint job on their alcohol dragster last week at ShowBiz. The Rocketeer was so cool that I asked if I could sit behind the wheel and have someone take a photo with my iPhone - for work purposes, of course.

statesmanjournal.com — WINNER: Willamette University President Steve Thorsett. He ordered an immediate review of how the university handles reports of sexual assaults, whether incidents are going unreported and how the university supports survivors of sexual assault. Thorsett's actions follow disclosure of a campus fraternity's degrading social-media comments about women, as well as statistical anomalies that suggest Willamette is under-reporting sexual assaults.

community.statesmanjournal.com — I have been counting down the days to prom. Not my high school prom, obviously. And not any other high school proms in the Salem area. You won't find any teenagers at the dance I've been looking forward to, and you certainly won't hear "Moves Like Jagger" booming through the speakers.

statesmanjournal.com — The co-owner of Lighthouse Home Loans in West Salem died in a car crash in Portland on Tuesday night. Lance Marcus, 45, was driving an Audi A-6 northbound on Barbur Boulevard when it struck a utility pole and traveled down an embankment around 10:30 p.m.