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For the second year in a row - Melanie Stanley Brite has received the most votes as the Woman of the Year for her continuing contributions. "Mel has been there for us all in the troubling times of attempting to rebuild," was the way one nomination read. Another thanked her for, "Always being there." Each year, The Lane Council of Governments celebrates regional accomplishments for the prior year and recognizes elected officials, public employees, citizens, intergovernmental teams, economic...
BLUE RIVER: The Jones family (owners of the Seneca Family of Companies) has donated 16-acres of land for community rebuilding and revitalization after the 2020 Holiday Farm Fire. Blue River community members have asked the McKenzie River Trust to conduct the due diligence needed to accept the donation of land, to be the interim holder of the property, and to manage it while a regional visioning and planning process moves forward. In response to the Jones family's offer to donate the land this pa...
"I'm amazed at all he does," was how the first vote we received started out. "He's a lot older than I am but I look up to the man as a source of inspiration," it continued. Like the other award winners this year, "Walt" too has been on the recovery road after his home and beloved Vida McKenzie Community Center burned. "When you look around you can see him continuing to volunteer with the Bottle Boys, getting the Neighborhood Watch up running again and being part of public meetings," was part of...
Fairly new to the area, the Orchid Health Clinic was wiped out when the leased building that housed their exam rooms and office burned to the ground in Blue River. Nearly 80% of Orchid Health staff had to evacuate, and Dr. Tia Cloke's home burned too. "Tia lost her home but chose to move back upriver and live in an RV for the past year so she could provide care for her patients," a supporter noted. Soon after the fire, Orchid's staff was able to set up makeshift quarters inside the Rustic...
5 was the third year of the restoration work for the volunteer based Friends of the Santiam Pass Ski Lodge (FSPSL), despite difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This year a fully commercial electric system was installed, further structural issues were repaired, windows sashes and jambs were restored, and siding work was initiated. Significant funding was procured , which organizers say puts them in a position to begin other work early in 2022. In early April. according to the FSPSL...
Lisa Charpilloz-Hanson learns best out in the field, which is how the new director of the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board found herself, first month on the job, standing over a bridge in Tillamook watching salmon and steelhead swim upstream. In her new role, Charpilloz-Hanson now has a hand in how to spend $170 million each year for projects that improve fish and wildlife habitat across Oregon’s waterways. The money, issued in grants, comes from state lottery profits, the sale of salmon l...
As the anniversary approaches of the Jan. 6th storming of the nation’s Capitol, and as the omicron-related spike in Covid cases spreads nationwide, we will be hearing a lot in the coming weeks about disinformation. Mounting evidence suggests that disinformation played a critical role in both the ongoing pandemic and in ongoing support among some Americans for the attack on the capitol. Disinformation is a serious blight on our country’s ability to agree on basic facts and to conduct ourselves like a rational society. But it isn’t the only...
McKenzie Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Girls Basketball team hosts Crow on Tuesday, January 4th, with tip-off set for 5:30 pm. The Eagle Varsity Boys will follow versus Crow with a 7:00 pm game time scheduled. The Eagle Varsity Girls host Alsea on Thursday, January 6th, and that game will start at 5:30 pm. The McKenzie Varsity Boys will host Alsea and tip-off at 7:00 pm....
Dalton Armand Miars fell asleep in death in Lane County on December 22, 2021 at the age of 30, due to a tragic accident. Dalton lived his entire life in the state of Oregon. He was born in Eugene, June 17th, 1991, and spent the first few years of his life living in Springfield. At the age of 6 he moved to Marcola for a year. From there he and his family resided in Leaburg where he spent the rest of his youth. While growing up, more than anything else, he loved to spend time with his dad, Jeff,...
Dec. 27: 1:53 a.m: Traffic Hazard - Angels Flight Rd. & McK. Hwy. 6:11 a.m: Motor Vehicle Accident - Marcola Rd. Mile-post14. 9:23 a.m: Tree Down - 35900 blk, Camp Creek Rd. 10:46 a.m: Fire, Downed Line - McK. Hwy. & Robby Ln. 11:36 a.m: Fire, Downed Line - 93700 blk, Marcola Rd. Dec. 28: 3:01 a.m: Assist, Follow Up - 1100 blk, McCauley St. 7:22 a.m: Assist, Follow Up - 47800 blk, McK. Hwy. 7:28 a.m: Disturbance, Dispute - 39900 blk, Log Creek Rd. A caller reported a verbal argument at a residence. Parties were sep-arated. 8:24 a.m: Vehicle In...
Dec. 31: 07:45: Crash, Non-Injury - Hwy. 126E, Milepost 10. Troopers dispatched to report of single motor vehicle crash, no injury. Investigation revealed a Silver 2009 Dodge R25 Truck was traveling EB on SR-126E when the vehicle began to slide on ice. Operator advised they attempted to stop the vehicle, however the Dodge struck an EWEB power pole and sustained damage to the driver portion of the Dodge. The vehicle came to rest in bushes on private property. A mailbox on the property was struck during the crash. The power pole sustained...
Dec. 27: 8:04: 88000 block, Bridge St. Public Assist. Lift Assist. 8:15 McK. Hwy./Milepost 18. Down Line. Cancelled, No Hazard. 12:57 McK. Hwy./MP 24 Down Line. Line Removed. 19:01: 40000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 22:42: 88000 blk, Partridge Ln. Medical, Heart. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 22:58: 43000 blk, McK. Hwy. Electrical Problem. Power Out, No Fire On Arrival. Dec. 28: 11:11: 44000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, Trauma. Patient Assessed, No Transport. 11:15: 37000 blk, Upper Camp Creek Rd. Medical, Ge...
Dec. 26: 16:19: Motor Vehicle Accident - Clear Lake Cutoff, Milepost 18. Involved 3 - 4 cars over a 5-mile radius. Dec. 27: 13:57: MVA - Clear Lake Cutoff, Mp. 16. Involved several vehicles & a semi trailer. 20:27: Medical – 56000 block McK. Hwy. Female, Conscious, Breathing. 23:40: Fire Alarm – 57000 blk, McK. Hwy. Smoke inside. Dec. 28: 13:38: Medical – 56000 blk, McK. Hwy. Male, Conscious, Breathing. Dec. 29: 20:33: Medical – 57000 blk, N. Bank Rd. Male patient. Dec. 30: 15:19: Assist Police Dept. - McK. Hwy. /Mp. 41. Deputy stopped a vehic...
To Dr. W.H. Lytle, Oregon's state veterinarian, the entire idea was preposterous. A rabies outbreak in northeast Oregon? Bah. Rabies was barely known west of the Rockies. "However," he added - no doubt with an exasperated sigh - "we intend to investigate the situation in Wallowa County and ascertain the facts at once." Two weeks later, on Aug. 21, 1910, Dr. Lytle was back and ready to announce what he'd learned. As expected, he'd found no evidence of rabies, he told the Portland Morning...
As craft beer and home brewing continue to rise, interest in growing hops ferments among home gardeners. Shaun Townsend, Oregon State University's hops breeder, said he regularly fields questions from the public about growing hops. "Typical questions are: 'How do I fertilize, water and harvest? What sort of diseases and pests do I need to monitor for? What hop varieties should I get?'" said Townsend, who answers those questions and more in OSU Extension Service's publication, Growing Hops in...
I am quite confused at the moment. I am 19 and live in England. I have a friend called Eric, who I met two years ago in college. He is quite shy, but we got on well and I became his best female friend. I always liked Eric in a slightly different way than my other male friends. About a year ago, my friend Tish told me she thought Eric fancied me, too. I didn't tell Eric how I felt as I didn't want to ruin our friendship. A few weeks later, we went out to a pub with friends, and Eric and I "made...
How do you set up and maintain some type of mutually convenient calendaring solution that maintains the right balance between "collaborating" and "helping" and "keeping things simple"?...
Linda Popky can't make her rescheduled Eagles concert. But Ticketmaster won't offer a refund. Is there a way to get her money back in the long run? In October of 2019, I bought tickets for the Eagles at the Chase Center in San Francisco for an April 2020 concert. Obviously, that didn't happen. The concert was rescheduled for this spring and then rescheduled again for Oct. 22, 2021. That seemed fine, but then we were hit by the delta variant. My daughter, who is to accompany me to the concert,...
When Noreen O'Donnell books a hotel stay at Legoland New York Theme Park & Resort, she's promised that it includes theme park tickets. So why does she have to pay extra for them? I booked a visit to Legoland New York Theme Park & Resort based on an offer I received from the theme park for its October Brick-or-Treat hotel and park combo package. I paid the quoted price, but they sent a follow-up email that I wasn't charged for park tickets, and I had two options: pay up or cancel. Multiple calls...
