May/June/July 2017

August 1, 2017

The summer has sped by. In May, a reporter and I out went out to the Oregon Coast for three days to learn how the recreational marijuana industry is affecting the already booming tourism industry. The video I made is above. The complete story, along with other USA Today recreational marijuana stories, can be seen here. The full series was published all across the country on July 31.

Otherwise, the Statesman Journal Sports Awards and vacation (imagine that) took up most of my time in June. July was back to normal. We’ll see how August and the total solar eclipse that is passing over Oregon goes. I’ll be back out at the coast to cover the hordes of people expected to descend upon Oregon.

Kennedy senior Bishop Mitchell is nominated for football player of the year in the Statesman Journal Sports Awards.

Graduates throw their caps in the air during the South Salem High School commencement at South Salem High School on Friday, June 9, 2017.

Joey Nations, 29, of Salem, speaks during a pro-Trump rally and march at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem in on Saturday, July 15, 2017.

Stetson Woods pitches for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes at Volcanoes Stadium in Keizer on Sunday, July 23, 2017.

A man runs in the Angry Owl Ultramarathon at Bush’s Pasture Park in Salem on Sunday, July 30, 2017. Runners had the option to compete in a 1 hour, 6 hour or 12 hour race. More than 50 people, ranging from 10 to 75 years old, participated in the race counting laps around a 1 mile loop.