Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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Simpsons LEABURG: Imagine watching the opening sequence of the Simpsons with a camera zooming through cumulus clouds towards Leaburg Lake. With the lens focused on members of the popular animated TV sitcom family, it would likely wind up at Ike’s Pizza. That’s where a full-scale model of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie is at home. Restaurant owners Betty and Jack Koehler bought the model several years ago and installed it at Sweety’s, their yogurt shop in Oregon’s real life city of Springfield - to the east on Hwy. 126. It proved a popul...
Jason Powell There’s new life at the Finn Rock Grill these days, thanks to Jason Powell, who has reopened the doors to the highly visible riverside restaurant. Many people know him from his years at the helm of Ike’s Pizza but his new venue is offering a lot more. “It’s not just pizza,” Powell says of the choices diners find when opening a menu. We’ve got some really good salmon steak sandwiches and an Asian catfish fish & chips that melts in your mouth.” Other choices include a wide range of sandwiches, homemade soups, chili and gourmet salad...
Witness reports ashes from BBQ were dumped Vida Cafe fireman VIDA: A deputy State Fire Marshall, along with two McKenzie Fire & Rescue staff, spent several hours last week sifting through fire-damaged sections of the Vida Cafe. Unfortunately, they were unable to narrow down what caused the landmark structure to burn around 4:30 a.m. on October 24th. When the fire was reported, the caller had observed flames coming from the rear of the structure. New information, however, might help investigators learn more about what happened. Two days after...
