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The mid-River area can boast that the top voter-getters in all three categories are located there this year. Topping out the Man of the Year category was Joel Zeni of Vida, who, as an engineer with a construction contractor for several ODOT projects, donated six-speed feedback signs to alert drivers entering 45-mph zones along Hwy. 126 in 2023. A 2009 graduate of Thurston High 2009, he started volunteering with Lane County Search and Rescue when he was 15, joined McKenzie Fire and Rescue at 17,...
COUGAR RESERVOIR: Trail maintenance, visitor education, invasive species management, and chainsaw training. The list of activities the Cascade Volunteers have taken on in the past will grow, thanks to the grant approval given to the Deathball Trail Complex plan as part of the Travel Oregon Recreation Ready programs for 2025. Under Phase 1 approval, plans call for developing a trail complex in the Deathball/Thors Hammer area on the south side of the McKenzie River near Cougar Reservoir. In their...
The Maude Kerns Art Center in Eugene will present two shows to begin the 2025 exhibit season: “Flow: The Language of Nature” and “Summoning the Light. " The first will open on January 10th with a free public reception from 5 to 7 p.m. The second will be on view through Friday, February 7th. In the Salon Gallery “Summoning the Light” showcases photographer Linda Devenow and painter Laure Shipley, both local artists whose Willamette Valley landscapes emphasize the role of light. “Flow: The Languag...
More than one-third (36 percent) of U.S. home fires involving Christmas trees occur in January. With this post-holiday fire hazard in mind, the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) strongly encourages everyone to dispose of Christmas trees promptly after the holiday season. “As much as we all enjoy the look and feel of Christmas trees in our homes, they’re large combustible items that have the potential to result in serious fires,” said Lorraine Carli, vice president of Outreac...
Statewide maps of wildfire hazard zones and the wildland-urban interface are complete and final versions are now available on the Oregon Explorer website. The map designates all of Oregon’s 1.9 million property tax lots into one of three wildfire hazard zones: low, moderate or high. It also identifies whether a tax lot is within boundaries of the wildland-urban interface. Officials say properties that are in both a high hazard zone and within the wildland-urban interface will be prioritized f...
Over the last two decades, judicial decisions have made it harder for inventors to keep patent-infringing goods off the market. Intellectual property theft costs the U.S. economy as much as $600 billion annually, indirectly aiding geopolitical competitors like China, which is the primary IP infringer. The origins of the problem go back almost two decades. For most of U.S. history, inventors who proved that a competitor had infringed their patent could obtain binding court orders — called injunctions — which compelled the infringer to stop. Thi...
Happy New Year! At the time of this writing, it’s just a few days before Anno Domini 2025 is scheduled to inflict itself upon us. This time of year, many writers make a regular practice of looking back upon the past year and writing about it. I suspect this practice got started with Penny Press-era newshounds who found it very hard to track down sources during the week after Christmas — or maybe they just wanted to relax and bang out an easy story so they could get back to wassailing or spe...
Once grape vines lose their leaves, the plants fade into the background of the winter landscape. That’s the time to take action and get out the clippers. January through the first of March is the season to prune your vines, said Erica Chernoh, an Oregon State University Extension Service horticulturist. First, though, you’ve got to know how to do it properly. “Home grape growers don't prune their vines enough,” Chernoh said. “When gardeners prune, they should remove the majority of wood prod...
McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Boys and Girls Basketball teams travel to Crow on Tuesday, January 7, to contest Crow/City First Christian Academy. The Eagle Boys Junior Varsity team will start at 4:00 pm and the Varsity Boys game will follow with a 5:30 pm tip-off. The Varsity Girls game will begin at 7:00 pm. The McKenzie teams will host Eddyville Charter on Thursday, January 9. A Junior Varsity Boys game will start at 4:00 pm and the Boys Varsity game is scheduled for a 5:30 pm start. The Varsity Girls game wi...
Dec. 30: 10:39 p.m: Prowler - 88100 blk, Millican Rd. Dec. 31: 9:20 a.m: Suspicious Vehicle - McK. Hwy. 9:29 a.m: Citizen Contact - Greenwood Dr. 12:58 p.m: Suspicious Conditions - McGowan Creek. Jan. 1: 11:09 a.m: Suspicious Conditions - 88200 blk, Tiki Ln. Jan. 2: 6:29 a.m: Theft - Shotgun Creek Rd. 3:38 p.m: Disturbance, Dispute - 49100 blk, McK. Hwy. 5:20 p.m: Motor Vehicle Accident, Unknown Injury - Marcola Rd. 5:48 p.m: Welfare Check - Marcola Rd. 6:53 p.m: Assist Oregon State Police - Camp Creek Rd. 10:41 p.m: Disturbance, Dispute -...
Jan. 1: 18:14: 41000 block, Madrone St. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 19:43: 89000 blk, Marcola Rd. Mutual Aid. Disregarded En Route by MVFR. Jan. 2: 12:18: 40000 blk, Booth Kelly Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. Jan. 3: 0:42: 40000 blk, Deerhorn Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 12:45: 42000 blk, McKenzie Hwy Medical, Heart. Patient Assessed, Refusal Obtained. 16:41: 43000 blk, Deerhorn Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 18:00: Old Mohawk Rd./Marcola Rd....
Dec. 31: 12:49: Medical – 56000 block, N. Bank Rd. Male, Not Conscious, Breathing status uncertain. Jan. 1: 12:38: Medical – 91000 blk, Taylor Rd. Subject has a gash on his right hand. Jan. 5: 11:14: Medical – 54000 blk, McK. Hwy. Male, Conscious, Breathing. 21:01: Fire Alarm – 48000 blk, McK. Hwy. Caller reports smoke inside. The Upper McK. Fire District’s board of directors will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, January 20th, at the Blue River Fire Station 2, 51730 Echo St. in Blue River....
Kenneth M. Scott of Leaburg, OR passed away quickly from cardiac arrest on Friday December 20, 2024 at his home. He was born in Griffin, GA, the son of the late Thomas Leroy Scott, Sr. and Bessie Mae on April 19, 1943. He had one brother, the late Tommy Scott, Jr.. Ken, enlisted in the Navy at age of 15. He then enlisted in the Coast Guard at age 17 and was stationed in Florida, New York and Greece. In 1963 he was stationed in Southern California where he lived until 1970. It was here that he...
I'm 25, married for six months. There are two issues for me: one, I got married for the wrong reasons to the wrong man, and two, I am currently sleeping with my 40-something married coach. The first of my problems is that in the three years since my husband and I got engaged, we've taken different paths and grown far apart. I became active and started eating healthy, while he stayed sedentary, eating hot dogs and cookies all the time. I am a triathlete and travel the country competing. I eat an...
Is Martin Griffin's new Samsung TV a lemon? He thinks so, but Samsung's solution is to tell him to buy another TV. Who is right? I purchased a 50-inch Samsung TV. Six months later, the display panel failed. When I called Samsung, they said they couldn't do anything since the TV is out of warranty. I then wrote to the executive contacts you list on your site, and Samsung repaired my TV. I have the receipt for the repair. The display panel failed again last week, and Samsung offered to repair it....
Hertz says Shane Rich rented a car in Cabo San Lucas with two women. He says he wasn't in Mexico at that time. Now the company has suspended his rental privileges. How can he reverse their decision? I rented a car from Hertz in Cabo San Lucas. After that, Hertz placed me on the Do Not Rent List. Hertz claims that I tried to rent a car with a fraudulent ID. I do not understand this since my ID is entirely valid and definitely not fraudulent. I asked for more information, but these were the only...
ACROSS 1. Larger-than-life 5. Capone's family 8. Wild swine 12. "You're not allowed," to a baby 13. Deal with it 14. Cunningly 15. Shower with affection 16. Allege 17. City in Belgium 18. *Snow Day exercise? 20. Poet Pound 21. Ovine sign of the zodiac 22. Tasseled hat 23. All together (2 words) 26. Military College of South Carolina, with The 30. For every 31. a.k.a. association football 34. *All-day Snow Day garb? 35. Delete 37. Crude fuel 38. Read-only disc 39. Good's counterpart 40. Popular...
