Events
Thursday May 15
Grand Opening
Marion County Democrats Campaign Office
Ribbon Cutting: 12:30 pm
Senate President Peter Courtney and other special guests
250 Liberty Street, SE
A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at 12:30 PM, Thursday, May 15, to celebrate the opening of the new Marion County Democrats’ office. An open house will be held there from noon to 2 PM. Refreshments will served.
Senate President Peter Courtney, House Majority Leader Dave Hunt, Rep. Brian Clem, Rep. Betty Komp, Democratic Party of Oregon Chair Meredith Wood Smith, and Marion County Dems Chair Wayne Baum will cut the ribbon.
All Democratic candidates and the public are invited.
The office, at 250 Liberty SE (across the street from the Grand Phoenix Hotel), will serve as a meeting place for the county party, a recruiting center for volunteers for Democratic campaigns, and a resource and operation center for our local candidates. We will offer them phone banks, Internet connected computers, a high-speed printer, and space for conferences, general meetings and training.
May 16, 2008
Marion County Democrats Set Up Salem Office
By Peter Wong
Statesman Journal
Marion County Democrats opened an office Thursday in Salem on the heels of recent registration gains that have pushed their numbers past Republicans for the first time in 20 years.
"When I was first elected, I was the only Democrat in Marion County. I'm telling you, that's close to being true," said Senate President Peter Courtney, who was first elected as a state representative in 1980.
"I want every one of you to pinch me when this is over, because that's the only way I'm going to know this is a real thing."
Actually, when Courtney took office, state Sen. Keith Burbidge of Salem served until 1982, and Rep. Jeff Gilmour of Jefferson had been in since 1973. But from 1999 until 2005, Courtney, by then a senator, was the lone Democrat in the Mid-Valley delegation.
Democrats now account for 55,156 voters on the Marion County rolls, Republicans, 54,958 -- the first time Democrats have had a lead over Republicans since the May 1988 primary.
The office is at 250 Liberty St. SE. A new phone will be activated Monday.
Hanten Day - Candidate for State Representative - District 19
Demoforum - Friday, May 9- Noon to 1PM
Kwan's Cuisine, 835 Commercial St SE, Salem Cost: $11
Reservations Required:
e-mail: mariondemoforum@yahoo.com or call 503-363-8392
Both campaigns urge prospective attendees to visit their websites to RSVP:
Obama: www.barackobama.com
Clinton: www.hillaryclinton.com/salem
Both campaigns urge prospective attendees to visit their websites to RSVP:
Obama: www.barackobama.com
Clinton: www.hillaryclinton.com/salem
The Statesman Journal covered the opening of our new office downtown. If you missed the story, click here to see it.
The Pentacle Theater, 324 52nd Ave. NW, in West Salem -- one of the Northwest's premier live-production all-volunteer theaters -- will stage an exclusive performance of "Betty the Yeti" for Democrats and our friends on June 4th, 2008, at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $20.
"Betty the Yeti" is a satirical fantasy by Jon Klein... In this comic Call of the Wild, a disgruntled logger heads for the woods after losing his job and splitting with his wife. A lonely Bigfoot befriends him, and eventually touches his heart. This is more than an off-beat comedy about a man and his odd beast. All the characters (the logger, his estranged wife, his wife's fiance, his mother-in-law, a Forest Service worker, even Betty herself) represent points of view. They tangle, and what do you know? Passion for a cause is entangled by special interest groups. Lots to think about, and laugh about, at the same time.
The Pentacle Theatre is tucked in the hills among tall firs and rhododendrons outside of Salem. Come early (6:30 pm) to choose your seat and enjoy refreshments and conversation in the lobby before the performance.
How to buy tickets:
http://www.polkdems.org/upcoming_events
Mail a check for a minimum donation of $20 per ticket to:
Treasurer, Polk County Democratic Central Committee (PCDCC)
P.O. Box 224
Independence, OR 97361
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