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🌱 Patch AM: What the Lancaster Roth’s closure means for Salem shoppers and workers

Also, don't miss Sundial Tour of Homes on the Salem Patch calendar

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Good morning Salem! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What the Lancaster Roth's closure means for Salem shoppers and workers
  • Which North Salem football stars shined brightest on media day?
  • What Salem's proposed data center pause could mean for your neighborhood

Also on today's calendar: Sundial Tour of Homes and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Low clouds, with a high of 78 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 57.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 91 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Historic Roth's grocery store in Salem to close (statesmanjournal.com) — Lancaster Roth's Fresh Market, the first Roth's store in Salem and a longtime neighborhood grocery at Center Street NE, is preparing to close, with clearance signs already up and the deli winding down. The closure, the first since a 2021 ownership change, leaves four other Roth's locations operating in Salem while employees await word on their futures.
   

• See photos from North Salem football's 2026 media day (statesmanjournal.com) — North Salem High football players and head coach Caleb Singleton just posed for a series of spirited portraits during the team's media day in Salem. The photo set highlights individual personalities, from intense game faces to playful poses, as the Vikings gear up for the upcoming season.
   

• Gov. Tina Kotek to back 2027 bill on Oregon data center approach (statesmanjournal.com) — Salem residents could see a temporary pause on new data centers after the City Council voted to pursue a moratorium in response to a proposed project in southeast Salem. Gov. Tina Kotek, who halted the sale of state land tied to that project, plans to back a 2027 bill shaping how data centers grow statewide, balancing jobs with water, energy, and community impacts.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Saturday August 22
  • GH4GU: Night at the Museum (Y2K Edition)
    Salem Area Chamber of Commerce Gilbert House Children's Museum 116 Marion St NE Salem, OR 97301
    7:00 pm
    • Friday August 28
  • Greeters Hosted by Center 50+
    Salem Area Chamber of Commerce Center 50+ 2615 Portland Rd NE, Salem, OR 97301
    8:30 am
  • CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 1 →
    Volcanoes Stadium, 6700 Field Of Dreams Way Northeast Suite 101, Keizer
    6:00 pm
    • Saturday August 29
  • CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 2 →
    Volcanoes Stadium, 6700 Field Of Dreams Way Northeast Suite 101, Keizer
    6:00 pm
    • Thursday September 3
  • All Time Low →
    Oregon State Fair & Exposition Center, 2330 17th St NE, Salem
    7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Anyone missing a black cat?
    He/she is outside my apartment this morning at Willamette Estates. Seems very skittish. (Nextdoor Fisher)
  • Best tomato picking anywhere.
    Vines held up in cages, not lying on the ground. (Nextdoor Houck)
  • WinCo Foods posted a job opening for Pricing Clerk in Salem. Apply here.
  • SELECTEMP Employment Services posted a job opening for Shipping Clerk 839958 in Salem. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Salem here.

🗞 Nearby News

Keizer

  • Bricks & Minifigs settles lawsuit over viral Lego 'Star Wars' collection missing in Keizer (kval.com)
  • Letter: Keizer writer backs Stapleton for state Senate (keizertimes.com)
  • Keizer council moves proposed 118-home development forward (keizertimes.com)

Monmouth

  • Monmouth Firefighter Recognized for Quick Response During Off-Duty Medical Emergency (977wmoi.com)

Silverton

Ok Salem! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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