Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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SOUTH SISTER: The U.S. Geological Survey has detected movement again at an uplift area on the South Sister, known as the "Bulge." Satellite data from June of 2020 through August of 2021 showed uplift grew by 0.85 inches. A number of small earthquakes have also been recorded in the 12 mile wide area which located about 3 miles west of the relatively dormant South Sister volcano. The area gained its nickname about 25 years ago when the upward growth was first recorded. Between 1995 and 2020,...
BLUE RIVER: 60 billion gallons of water is a lot. That's how much flows over Niagara Falls in 24 hours. It's also the volume in the reservoir formed by Cougar Dam. "If Cougar were to completely fail, that water would rush 60 miles down the McKenzie River, washing away everything in its path, until it reached the Eugene and Springfield area," according to Tom Conning with the Public Affairs Office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. That image, and the desire to do everything possible to keep...
BLUE RIVER: Orchid Health McKenzie River Clinic has hired Elizabeth Cramer, MSN, FNP-C as their new health care provider. She is scheduled to start at the clinic on Monday, February 7th. Elizabeth and her family recently moved to the McKenzie River Valley after living and working in Kansas. Prior to Orchid Health, she worked at the Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital where she helped out in urgent care and the family practice. Elizabeth has been working in healthcare since 2008, starting as a...
Oregonians can get free help with their income taxes once again this year. However, as in recent years, the pandemic is changing what the assistance looks like. Typically, the AARP Foundation's Tax-Aide program happens in-person, focusing specifically on people over age 50 or those who have low to moderate incomes. Kathy Goeddel, assistant state coordinator for the AARP Foundation's Tax-Aide program in the Portland Metro area, said the recent surge in COVID-19 cases means protocols are in place...
Alan Dowd documents some problems with China in The American Legion Magazine of December 2020, and I liberally quote from the article. The COVID 19 pandemic has highlighted the adverse impact on the world attributable to China's domination of the production of medicines, personal protective equipment and other medical supplies. Prior to the pandemic China produced " 35.9 percent of America's antibiotics, 49.8 percent of our medical bandages, 71.7 percent of our facemasks and 77.2 percent of our plastic gloves. During the pandemic China "...
When the First National Bank of Joseph, Oregon, picked David Tucker as vice-president in 1928, it didn't look like a particularly unusual thing to do. Tucker was a widely respected part of the community in Joseph. A successful stockman, he had, over the previous 20 years, forged a reputation for himself as an honest, trustworthy man - and kind and generous to boot. He was especially effective at taking hotheaded young lads under his wing, helping them out of bad situations and inspiring them to...
It's discouraging when your lettuce bolts or you can't get your mum to bloom. There's a reason for that, and it's all about day length, which determines or how much light the plant gets. To understand plant flowering, you need to get a handle on "photoperiodism," or amount of light and darkness a plant is exposed to. The amount of uninterrupted darkness is what determines the formation of flowers on most types of plants, according to Oregon State University Extension Service horticulture...
I am a "young" 52-year-old woman living with a man who is very successful in business. He is five years my junior, and we have a history. We were together 15 years ago before I walked out. Since then he has married and divorced, and was involved with another woman for four years. He says she is now just a friend, but I called her and she tells a different story. She wants him back. To add insult to injury, I find out he has been in touch with his ex-wife who lives an hour away. After living toge...
Why won't Ticketmaster refund Barbara Davenport's VIP tickets to the Lady Gaga show? It claims she missed her window for requesting a cancellation. But she didn't. Q: I bought VIP tickets for a Lady Gaga concert in New Jersey, but the event was postponed twice because of COVID. No new date has been set. Ticketmaster sent me an email that said I could have tickets to the new concert or a full refund. I asked for a refund, but now Ticketmaster is refusing. I'm 68 years old and have been diagnosed with long-haul COVID. I don't feel I will be able...
Steven Meisel paid Aurora Expeditions a $5,000 deposit for an Antarctic tour back in 2019. Then the pandemic happened. Can he get his refund now? In 2019, I booked a trip to Antarctica through Aurora Expeditions, an Australian company. I reserved the tour through Expedition Trips, a Seattle-based travel agency. I made a $5,000 deposit and the trip was scheduled for late 2020. Of course, all of these trips were canceled because of COVID. Aurora rescheduled the trip for November 2021, and we agreed to accept the reschedule. But since that time,...
Which products and services can help an older adult live independently, and with autonomy, as long as possible?...
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