Stroll Illahe

Pumpkin season just got sweeter! 🎃

Katie Brown’s Fall Special Pumpkin Muffin Cookies, affectionately called “Mookies,” are an easy fall treat filled with cozy pumpkin flavor. 🍂

Ingredients:
• 1 box spice cake
• 15 oz. can pumpkin puree
• 1 cup chocolate chips of your choice, dark, milk, white, or butterscotch
• Ghirardelli dark chocolate chips are Katie’s recommendation

Simple, sweet, and perfect for sharing with family and neighbors this fall. 🧡

Get the full recipe and step-by-step instructions in this month’s issue! 📖

For Teresa Fluke, finding the right pair of glasses is personal. 👓

With more than 13 years in Salem’s optical community, Teresa brings technical expertise, firsthand experience, and a passion for helping clients find eyewear that truly reflects who they are. ✨

Now, Teresa and Mirage Optics and Eyewear are welcoming the community to their new South Salem location at 4093 Commercial Street SE. 📍

October is full of ways to get out, explore, and enjoy Salem! 🍂

From Oregon’s Bounty at the Capitol and live music at the Elsinore to the Westminster Festival of Fine Arts, Powerland Halloween, the Pacific Northwest Reptile Show, and Salem Saturday Market, there is plenty happening around town. 🎶

Grab your calendar, invite your neighbors, and make some plans for a fun October close to home! 📅

The October issue of Stroll Illahe is here, and it’s packed with festive fall fun, inspiring neighbors, local stories, and plenty of community connection! 🍂

This month, step inside the Barr family’s creative Halloween traditions, explore beautiful neighborhood gardens, celebrate young local golfers, discover a cozy fall recipe, and catch up on what’s happening around Salem. 🎃

Keep an eye out for your copy, and let us know which October story you’re excited to read first! 📬

New to the neighborhood or welcoming someone new down the road? 🏡

Nominate yourself or a new resident to be featured in an upcoming issue of Stroll Magazine. 📖

Send us a DM or leave a comment below! 🙌

Neighborhood patrol is serious business when Busch is on duty. 🐾

From his favorite spot at the front window, this lovable Black Lab keeps tabs on squirrels, delivery trucks, and every friendly neighbor passing by. But Busch has a mischievous streak too. 🦴

An open front door can quickly become an invitation for one of his independent neighborhood adventures. 🐶

Whether he’s hunting, swimming, walking, or simply spending time with his family, Busch brings plenty of joyful energy wherever he goes. 🧡

📸 Photos by NosesTailsPaws Pet Photography

Knowing the family down the street, waving to neighbors on a walk, sharing local favorites, and gathering for a block party, now that’s kinda chic. 👋

Stroll celebrates the people, places, and everyday moments that turn a neighborhood into a true community. 🏡

For the Ramos family, some of the best memories are made together. 💚

James and Tatjana’s energetic 10-year-old daughter, Naomi, keeps family life full of soccer, softball, bike rides, and outdoor adventures. She even shares her dad’s fearless side and is already counting down the years until she can go skydiving. ✨

Together, James, Tatjana, and Naomi have quickly embraced the friendships, traditions, and sense of connection they have found in Illahe Hills. 🏡

Community is more than where we live. It is the friendships we build, the stories we share, and the local businesses we trust. 🏡

Each month, Stroll brings those connections to life by celebrating the people, events, and experiences that make every neighborhood feel like home. 💫

Because finding your village starts right where you live. ❤️

For Busch, every day is another chance for an adventure. 🐾

The Ramos family’s 5-year-old Black Lab is happiest swimming, exploring the neighborhood, taking long walks, or joining his human dad in the duck blind during hunting season. 🐶

With his enthusiasm, loyalty, and playful spirit, Busch has become a familiar face and a source of smiles around the neighborhood. 🧡

📷 Photos by NosesTailsPaws Pet Photography