The Salem Holiday Tree Lighting is set for Friday at Riverfront Park at 6 pm Enjoy musical performances by a local hand bell group and the Grant Community School Grizzly Youth Choir, participate in seasonal craft activities hosted by Gilbert House Children’s Museum and the City of Salem’s Clean Streams Team, sip hot chocolate and nibble on cookies provided by Roth’s Fresh Market, see Santa and live reindeer, and take photos in the newly created Winter Wonderland. At 6:30 pm, Mayor Chuck Bennett will lead the tree-lighting ceremony with one lucky child in attendance selected to help “flip the switch” and light the holiday tree.