Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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katonnka-bottle By Finn J.D. John There was a time, in the late 1800s, when one of the most popular medicines in the country was a product painstakingly brewed by members of the Warm Springs Indian tribe of Central Oregon, using natural ingredients harvested from the beautiful virgin forests and fruitful plains of their home hunting grounds. Or so the manufacturers of “KA-TON-KA, The Great Indian Medicine” would have their customers believe. “The ingredients of Ka-Ton-Ka are all gathered by the Warm Springs Indians in Oregon and Washi...
Man, Woman & Business of the Year Man Schaefers Readers who nominated Steve Schaefers cited his lifetime commitment as a volunteer and advocate for the McKenzie River. That included all the hours he’s put in as a board member for the McKenzie Guides Association, river clean-ups, volunteering to guide and connect to children with disabilities, founding (with Dana Burwell) the life jacket program and, “Being the guide who is called most times to deal with hazards in the river – putting himself in harms way in doing so.” Steve also has b...
