Halen Dillon, from left, 8, Madi Dillon, 10, and Cyler Montgomery, 8, watch for their third grade teacher, Christopher Anderson, and Cyler’s mom, Carrie Montgomery, both nominees from Hammond Elementary School, on the red carpet before the start of the Crystal Apple Awards at the Elsinore Theater in downtown Salem on Nov. 14, 2019.

The Old Guard Riders display American flags during a Veterans Day celebration hosted by the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs at the Oregon WWII Memorial in downtown Salem on Nov. 11, 2019.

McNary’s Erik Barker, 12, looks for an open route in the McNary vs. South Salem football game at South Salem High School on Nov. 1, 2019. McNary won the game 35-15 to earn their second conference championship in a row.

Probie, a 12-week-old golden retriever, is joining the Sublimity Fire District as an emotional support animal for the volunteer firefighters and will help with community outreach. Photographed with his handler and volunteer firefighter Amber Cross at the Sublimity Fire District on Oct. 16, 2019.

Scottie Parker, 38, right, and Anthony McGuire, 42, talk as a volunteer sets up mats in another room at the warming shelter at South Salem Friends Church on Oct. 29, 2019. Tuesday night was the first night this season with overnight temperatures expected to drop below 32 degrees.

McNary head coach Jeff Auvinen celebrates with his team following the West Salem vs. McNary football game at McNary High School in Keizer on Oct. 25, 2019. McNary won the game 27-23.

Sprague’s Haley Silva, 2, goes low for the ball as teammates Sarah Jones, 9, and Abby Sorensen, 11, look on in the Glencoe vs. Sprague OSAA Class 6A first round of the state playoffs volleyball match at Sprague High School in Salem on Oct. 30, 2019. Sprague won in three sets.

Probie, a 12-week-old golden retriever, is joining the Sublimity Fire District as an emotional support animal for the volunteer firefighters and will help with community outreach. Photographed at the Sublimity Fire District on Oct. 16, 2019.

Jackson Campbell, a junior, runs during a South Salem High School cross country practice at Bush’s Pasture Park in Salem on Sep. 23, 2019. Jackson, who has a cognitive disability, completed his first cross country race after a teammate he didn’t know well ran alongside him during a recent meet, encouraging him to finish.

Gage Hernandez, 12, of Willamina, flies with pilot Sean Tucker during a Young Eagles flight in McMinnville on Sep. 19, 2019. The nationwide Young Eagles program has given kids and teenagers free flights and flight training opportunities for 27 years. The flight is ahead of the 2019 Oregon International Air Show on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in McMinnville.

Jacob Brooks, 7, of Salem, enjoys blue skies and jumps off a swing at Nelson Park in Salem on Sep. 16, 2019. Rain and heavy winds are expected the rest of the week.

Sunset’s Tom McMillan (19) flips over South Salem’s Gabe Johnson (10) during the Sunset vs. South Salem football game at South Salem High School on Sep. 13, 2019. Sunset won the game 30-7.

South Salem fans cheer following the Sunset vs. South Salem football game at South Salem High School on Sep. 13, 2019. Sunset won the game 30-7.

Lake Oswego’s Malcolm Williams (33) makes an interception in front of West Salem’s Zariya Powell (8) in the Lake Oswego vs. West Salem football game at West Salem High School on Sep. 6, 2019. Lake Oswego won the game 42-21.

Sarah Lemos, a psychic and medium, was featured on ‘Ghosts of Morgan City’ on the Travel Channel. Photographed at her home in Salem on Aug. 7, 2019.

Kerry Cook, 22, of Ashland, competes in the Hoopla slam dunk contest outside the Oregon State Capitol in Salem on Aug. 3, 2019

Players warm up before the start of the Sprague football jamboree at Sprague High School in Salem on Aug. 30, 2019.

Flames from the Milepost 97 Fire can be seen beyond a semi-truck driving on Interstate 5 near Canyonville in southern Oregon on July 29, 2019.

Pacific Oasis Wildland firefighters manage hot spots on the Milepost 97 Fire near Canyonville in southern Oregon on July 30, 2019.

Riggins, Idaho on June 12, 2019.

Emilee McCall, of Lincoln City, rides Willow in a warm-up ring during a break at the 84th annual St. Paul Rodeo on July 2, 2019. The rodeo continues through Saturday with an evening performance and fireworks each night.

Taylor Duby, right, of Nampa, Idaho, and Jordan Weaver, of Powell Butte, Ore., compete in team roping during the slack timed events for the 84th annual St. Paul Rodeo on July 2, 2019. The rodeo continues through Saturday with an evening performance and fireworks each night.

Firefighters Sam Jaeger, left, and Ben Sproul, both of Molalla, works to manage hot spots on the Milepost 97 Fire near Canyonville in southern Oregon on July 29, 2019.

A helicopter flies through smoke lingering from the Milepost 97 Fire near Azalea in southern Oregon on July 29, 2019.

Graduates toss their caps following the South Salem High School commencement at South Salem High School in Salem on June 7, 2019.

Graduates spot friends and family in the crowd during the Sprague High School commencement at Sprague High School in Salem on June 7, 2019.

An Oregon State Police Officer stands guard as protesters enter the Oregon State Capitol for the Oregon Senate floor session at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem on June 23, 2019. People rallied in support of Republican senators who walked out of the Capitol over HB 2020, a greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-trade bill. The Oregon Senate was not able to reach quorum on Sunday.

Central celebrates their victory in the Pendleton vs. Central OSAA class 5A state championship baseball game at Volcanoes Stadium in Keizer on June 1, 2019. Central won the title 11-4.

South Salem’s Kaiden Doten (16) celebrates with his team after he hit a walk-off grand slam in the ninth inning of the West Salem vs. South Salem baseball game in the second round of the OSAA class 6A state tournament at Gilmore Field in Salem on May 22, 2019. South Salem won the game 9-5 and will play West Linn in the quarterfinals on Friday.

A man living at the homeless camp and a rock quarry employee shake hands after tensions were calmed after several people stood in front of a bulldozer came into a privately-owned rock quarry with a homeless camp near Wallace Marine Park in West Salem on May 7, 2019. Signs were posted throughout the camp recently stating personal property must be removed or it will be taken by the landowner and its designated agent starting May 7. An eviction can’t be enforced until a court approves it.

Friends Lou Black, facing, Jerry McCubbins, left, and Lon Lembert, all of Salem, talk for their weekly breakfast meet-up at the Court Street Dairy Lunch in downtown Salem on April 10, 2019. The old-fashioned diner opened in 1929 and is the city’s oldest restaurant.

Oregon State Police Senior Trooper Jeff Freitag patrols on I-5 south of Salem on April 18, 2019.

Sean Halverson, 46, of Salem, an Army veteran who lost his career and became homeless because of depression has been accepted into the rigorous Harvard Business Analytics Program. Photographed at the Statesman Journal in Salem on April 25, 2019.

The St. Paul girls basketball team are the OSSA Class 1A State Champions. Photographed at St. Paul High School on Tuesday, March 5, 2019.

The casket is escorted into the House of Representatives for the state funeral for Secretary of State Dennis Richardson at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem on Wednesday, March 6, 2019.

Cathy Richardson is surrounded by family and friends as they exit the Oregon State Capitol during the state funeral for her husband, Secretary of State Dennis Richardson, in Salem on Wednesday, March 6, 2019.

Ranunculus flowers bloom at Smith Gardens in Aurora on March 19, 2019. Wednesday is the first day of spring.

Stayton’s Kaden Prien (10) watches as Astoria’s Dylan Rush (7) pitches as he tries to steal second in the Astoria vs. Stayton baseball game at Stayton High School on March 26, 2019. Astoria won the game 11-1.

Robyn Skog, the store assistant manager, helps a customer at See’s Candies in downtown Salem on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.

Melissa Vitellaro, of Portland, and other former inmates have filed a lawsuit accusing Coffee Creek Correctional Facility for allowing sex abuse, following a pattern of sexual misconduct at the women’s facility. Photographed at the Statesman Journal in Salem on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019.

Kolton Wangler, 6, who has Type 1 diabetes, eats his lunch as his mom, Jessica Wangler, monitors his insulin dosage in his kindergarten classroom at St. Joseph Catholic School in Salem on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019. Wangler works in Sen. Peter Courtney’s office, and when he heard her story he introduced a bill to allow people to get emergency insulin from the pharmacy.

Rep. Mark Meek, D-Clackamas County, speaks as the House of Representatives prepares to vote on Senate Bill 608 at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. The House approved the rent control bill to end no-cause evictions for many tenants and cap rent increases across the state.

Twins Emmalynn Cox, facing, and Aja Cox, both 10 and of Salem, wipeout while snow tubing at Nelson Park as snow falls in Salem on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019.

Sprague’s Landon Davis reacts to winning the 160 pound weight class OSAA Class 6A wrestling championship at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019.

George Waltz, 56, gives his information to volunteer Lorrie Walker inside the Jack In The Box on Mission St. SE during the annual Point-in-Time homeless count in Salem on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. The number of people counted helps local programs qualify for federal funds to combat homelessness.

Kate O’Neil, left, and Jill Coleman, both of Dallas, wear pussy hats at Women’s March Salem outside the Oregon State Capitol on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019.

Marlie Rowell speaks out about the grief and stigma surrounding her husband’s death by suicide nine years ago. Photographed at her home in Salem on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019.

Santiam’s Trevor Tinney (16) loses his helmet in the Kennedy vs. Santiam OSAA Class 2A state championship football game at Cottage Grove High School in Cottage Grove on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018.

Oregon’s CJ Verdell (34) rushes past Oregon State’s John McCartan (17) in the Oregon vs. Oregon State Civil war football game at Oregon State University in Corvallis on Friday, Nov. 23, 2018.

Oregon State’s Jack Colletto (12) jumps for a pass past the fingertips of Oregon’s Troy Dye (35) in the Oregon vs. Oregon State Civil war football game at Oregon State University in Corvallis on Friday, Nov. 23, 2018. The throw was intercepted by Oregon’s Nick Pickett.

Susan Smith, the campaign manager for Shelaswau Crier, a candidate for Marion County Commissioner, cheers as initial results for Oregon ballot measures are posted during an election night party hosted by Marion County Democrats and Polk County Democrats at the Willamette Heritage Center in Salem on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018.

Leaves change color for the season at Willamette University in Salem on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. Tuesday saw a high of 83 degrees in Salem, tying the record set in 2002. Sunshine is expected to continue into the weekend.

West Salem’s Jake Tinseth (28) outruns South Salem’s Morgan Bice (22) in the first half of the South Salem vs. West Salem football game at West Salem High School on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018.

Macy Yanez, 3, of Salem, dances and watches the Glockenspiel play during Oktoberfest in Mt. Angel on Friday, Sep. 14, 2018. Oktoberfest continues Saturday and Sunday.

Muscat grapes in the barrel before being stomped by Statesman Journal entertainment reporter Abby Luschei and food and drink reporter Emily Teel at Willamette Valley Vineyards near Turner on Tuesday, Sep. 11, 2018. Willamette Valley Vineyards hosts the 28th annual Oregon Grape Stomp Championship & Harvest Celebration September 22 -23.

South Salem’s Treyden Harris (13) makes a catch over Sunset’s Nate Archibald (7) and Trey Marchesi (9) in the first half of the South Salem vs. Sunset football game at Sunset High School in Beaverton on Friday, Sep. 7, 2018.

Richie Gregg, 43, of Salem, lives with COPD and faces possible eviction from the Salem home where he lives. A case worker from Salem Health is working to find him a new place to live after he is forced to leave. Photographed on Friday, Aug. 10, 2018.

Kathie Dollarhide was homeless, living with mental and physical health concerns and had a history of drug and alcohol abuse before being accepted into the Homeless Rental Assistance Program through the Salem Housing Authority. Photographed in Dollarhide’s West Salem apartment on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018.

Rick Sanchez, 55, is homeless and a dialysis patient at Salem Health. Photographed where Sanchez sleeps near Portland Rd. NE in Salem on Friday, Aug. 3, 2018.

Vicki Morace, left, and her daughter Sharmon Cook-Wright remember their son and brother, respectively, George Cook in Morace’s Salem home on Wednesday, July 18, 2018. George Cook died of exposure in November 2017 after being homeless in Salem for years.

Richie Gregg, 43, of Salem, lives with COPD and faces possible eviction from the Salem home where he lives. A case worker from Salem Health is working to find him a new place to live after he is forced to leave. Photographed on Friday, Aug. 10, 2018.

Jon Dutch, with he Rose City Circus, performs on stilts for people on the opening day of the Oregon State Fair in Salem on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018. The fair runs through September 3.

Jeannetta Cook trains to be a bus driver for Salem-Keizer Public Schools in Salem on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. Classes begin Sept. 4 and 5.

Sunrise at Diamond Lake in Oregon on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018.

Sunset at Crater Lake National Park in Oregon on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018.

Phillip Magvas, 14, of Mesa, Ariz., dives into the Willamette River as Alan Sullivan, 17, of Keizer, and a raft float by at Keizer Rapids Park on Sunday, July 15, 2018. A heat advisory is in effect for Salem and Keizer through Monday evening.

Bo Kwan, facing, the wife of Kam Sang Kwan, hugs Julie Yip, 63, of Salem, during a celebration of life honoring Kam Sang Kwan at Kwan’s Original Cuisine in Salem on Saturday, July 21, 2018. The beloved Salem chef died June 17 at 82 years old.

Graduates lineup backstage during the Roberts High School commencement at the Elsinore Theatre in downtown Salem on Wednesday, June 6, 2018.

Jan Hentze, 72, of Salem, carries a sign as Titlakawan Aztec Danza performs during a Families Belong Together Rally, part of a nationwide series of protests against the separation of parents and children at U.S. borders, at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem on Saturday, June 30, 2018.

The Salem Fire Water Rescue team and the Albany Fire and Linn County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team search for a man who was spotted swimming in Mission Lake in Salem on Wednesday evening, but disappeared under the water. Photographed on Thursday, May 31, 2018.

Sprague’s Doran Trueblood (30) throws the ball in the Tigard vs. Sprague first round OSAA Class 6A baseball playoffs in Salem on Monday, May 21, 2018.

Wendy Tacuba, 33, congratulates her husband, Osmin Zelaya, 36, both of Portland, as he wins the Willamette Valley Marathon in Salem on Sunday, May 6, 2018.

Leroy Sanchez, the Woodburn boys soccer coach, is nominated for coach of the year in the Statesman Journal Mid-Valley Sports Awards. Photographed at the Statesman Journal in Salem on Friday, May 11, 2018.

Luke Slaughter, 25, of Salem, plays with his stepson, Jesse Spain, 4, at River Road Park in Keizer on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Slaughter, a convicted felon who successfully completed a Marion County reentry initiative program in 2014, now lives in an apartment with his wife and their five children.

Raindrops cling to flower petals during the Wooden Shoe Tulip Fest outside Woodburn on Sunday, April 15, 2018. The festival continues through April 30, with this week and next being peak bloom time.

Marines from the 6th Engineer Support Battalion carry the casket of Marine Pfc. Lyle E. Charpilloz before a memorial service at Grace Baptist Church in Salem on Saturday, April 7, 2018. Charpilloz was 17 when he was killed in action during World War II; his remains were recently identified and have been returned to Oregon.

In 1996, on her 18th birthday, the victim was allegedly raped and sodomized by a Morning Star Community Church youth pastor. Photographed in Keizer on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018.

Kayla Talbott, 26, watches Toy Story with her daughters Jocelynn, 6, and Savannah, 3, in their room at Simonka Place in Keizer on Friday, March 23, 2018. Talbott, a single mom, has been at the shelter with her girls for about two months. She is working to earn her GED and start a new job in caregiving.

Jill Magness, 56, a Simonka resident for about three years, tickles Savannah Talbott, 3, while she eats dinner with her sister, Jocelynn, 6, and mom, Kayla Talbott, 26, at Simonka Place in Keizer on Friday, March 23, 2018. Talbott, a single mom, has been at the shelter with her two girls for about two months. She is working to earn her GED and start a new job in caregiving.

Salem firefighters go through training exercises at the Salem Fire Training and Emergency Medical Services in Salem on Thursday, March 1, 2018.

Lily Bennett, 11, of Albany, paints inside The Splatter Box at the Albany Art Studio on Wednesday, March 28, 2018.

Former Gov. John Kitzhaber enters the room before the Oregon Government Ethics Commission voted on whether or not he violated state ethics laws 11 times while in office. Photographed at the Oregon Government Ethics Commission in Salem on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018.

Firefighters assess a car accident scenario during Winter Fire School hosted by the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018. More than 300 career and volunteer firefighters from throughout Oregon attended the weekend training course.

Doug Raaf, the co-owner of Guncrafters, in the firearm store and repair shop in Salem on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018.

Sprague’s Santos Cantu III, top, and Newberg’s Hunter James compete in the OSAA Wrestling State Championships Class 6A final for weight 195 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018.

People raise their hands to signify #MeToo during the Salem Womxn’s March, part of a weekend of worldwide demonstrations supporting equal rights, at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018.

Myah Jamison, 19, stands outside the motor home she shares with her fiancee in the WinCo parking lot on Lancaster Rd. SE in Salem on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018.

James Claunts, 57, stands for a photo outside the Union Gospel Mission men’s shelter in downtown Salem on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018.

Clarissa, 28, participates in the Homeless Point-in-Time Count outside her tent where she lives with her boyfriend and four dogs along Highway 22 east of Lancaster Rd. SE in Salem on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018.

Denise Rohan, the first female National Commander of the American Legion, visits American Legion Post 149 in Salem on Friday, Jan. 12, 2018.

Joshua Rist, the choir director, leads the Something Dangerous a cappella choir during rehearsal at McNary High School in Keizer on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The group is competing in the International Championship of High School A Cappella Northwest Semifinal on Jan. 26 at the Elsinore Theatre.

Tammy DuMond, 47, Makayla Dumond, 6, and Maxwell Holcomb, 54, stand outside the van they live in with their pit bull Chloe and two guinea pigs, Panda and Monkey, at McKay School Park in Salem on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018. The family had stayed most nights in Walmart parking lots since being evicted from their trailer home four years ago, until recently when local Walmart policy changed and no longer allows overnight parking.

Jennifer and Jason Craig, center, with their children, from left, Raina Rush, 12, Misty Watson, 20, Jalena Craig, 4, Jazlynne Craig, 6, Julian Craig, 8, Tristan Watson, 19, Tarah Hewitt, 16, and Nolan Hewitt, 14, stand in front of their Keizer home that was destroyed by a fire on Saturday. Photographed on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017.

Lidiia Buiko, a sophomore swimmer for McKay High School. Photographed at the Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in Keizer on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017.

Oregon State Police trooper Cristian Cuevas enters a driving violation citation in Polk County as part of an extra patrol effort around the holidays. Photographed on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017.

Dew clings to a plant as fog settles over Salem on Christmas Day morning, Monday, Dec. 25, 2017.

Sheree Kelly, a program assistant with Meals on Wheels, is greeted by Snoopy, the 8-year-old miniature dachshund of Suzy Jenks, 75, as she delivers to clients in Salem on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. The program is expecting to begin using reusable trays in the next month for food delivery.

Stayton’s Jair Navarro (21) lies on the field following the Newport vs. Stayton OSAA Class 4A championship boys soccer match at Liberty High School in Hillsboro on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. Newport won the championship 2-1.

Woodburn celebrates their victory following the Woodburn vs. Corvallis OSAA Class 5A championship boys soccer match at Hillsboro Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. Woodburn won the championship 2-1 in overtime.

Aaron Adams, 53, eats a sack lunch given to him at the ARCHES Project Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency in Salem on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017.

Racers compete in the OSAA class 6A State Championship girls cross country meet at Lane Community College in Eugene on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017.

West Salem’s Ioane Titialii (32) celebrates a turnover on downs in the Grant vs. West Salem football game in the second round of the OSAA Class 6A playoffs at West Salem High School on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. West Salem won the game 33-24.

Mya Lucas, 5, of Keizer, plays near a model of the Union Street Pedestrian Bridge in a new exhibit, Salem Station, at the Gilbert House Children’s Museum in Salem on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. The transportation exhibit opened Nov. 3 and features equipment from Cherriots and Amtrak Cascades.

Grant’s Demarques Singelton Jr. (7) is brought down by West Salem’s Kolby Cooper (10) in the Grant vs. West Salem football game in the second round of the OSAA Class 6A playoffs at West Salem High School on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017.

Sprague’s Ginger Murnieks leads the pack in the Greater Valley Conference district girls cross country championship at Bush’s Pasture Park in Salem on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017.

Ramon Mendoza, right, sorts grapes and leaves with Jose Saldana, left, and Juana Alvarez, all of Salem, at Willamette Valley Vineyards outside Turner, Ore., on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. Willamette Valley Vineyards has offered to house, feed and provide work to displaced winery workers from California wildfires for three weeks.

West Salem’s Stanley Green (11) outruns McNary’s Junior Walling (2) in the West Salem vs. McNary football game at McNary High School in Keizer on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017. West Salem won the game 57-6.

The last weekend of the season for the Salem Saturday Market at Marion St. NE and Winter St. NE on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017.

Kennedy’s Azaris Velazquez finishes third in the 3A/2A/1A-SD2 District 2 girls cross country championships at Bush’s Pasture Park in Salem on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017.