Ah, the good life! A group of Salem High School grads have been travelling in Europe this summer with teacher Fred Campbell. Here they are, showing off the camera in Paris. From left, that’s Owen Marshall, Fred Campbell, Zak Pritchett, and Daniel Raines.

We have a story and photos about them and their trip in this week’s issue of So Salem — and more photos online in this photo gallery.

We have some other online extras, too, and here’s an easy way to find them all:

* Salem Police Chief James Bryant announces retirement
* Curtis Hicks of Salem schools wins award for promoting bicycling
* Photo of Fellowship Community Church middle schoolers at camp
* Musicians from Salem and Catawba play at Third Street Coffeehouse
* More photos from M&P Printing opening a new location
* More photos of the Griffith boys (and others!) at Touch-A-Truck
* More photos of Steve Krzysko and Thomas Murdock launching rockets
* More photos from Salem After Five
* More paparazzi photos of people from Salem

AND IN SPORTS . . .
* Another photo of Richard Morgan being named coach at Bluefield
* More photos from Epperly’s Elite Gymnastics
* More photos of Salem baseball players helping with Challenger League
* More photos from the city/county swim meet

So how can you get your news and photos in So Salem? Easy! You can share at news@sosalem.com.

For more information on us — and how to advertise and reach more than 90 percent of the households in Salem and western Roanoke County -- see below:

* You can meet our community journalist for Salem and western Roanoke County — Miranda Adkins. She keeps regular hours at our Salem “bureau” — at Mill Mountain Coffee and Tea on Main Street. Here’s her schedule.

* Want to keep up with us in other ways? You can join our “fan group” on Facebook or become one of our “followers” on Twitter. Just search for “sosalem” and you’ll find us.

* So how do we reach 90 percent of the households in Salem and western Roanoke County? Here’s how: Subscribers to The Roanoke Times get it included in their Friday paper; non-subscribers have it mailed to them as part of the weekly Simply Savings advertising flier. Those two add up to more than 90 percent. Plus, we have some free copies available at Kroger, Food Lion, the Salem Y, and the Salem Mill Mountain Coffee & Tea, in case we somehow missed you.

* Are you an advertiser who wants to get your message to more than 90 percent of the households in Salem and western Roanoke County? You can find out more at advertise@sosalem.com. Want to place a classified ad to reach your Salem neighbors? We’re at classifieds@sosalem.com