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BLUE RIVER: Interest in plans to rebuild the Blue River Park appears to be strong, judging by the 80 responses received to an online survey. Answers to some of those comments were the focus of a Zoom meeting hosted by the park board last Saturday morning. During the meeting’s introductions, park board treasurer Tony Casad explained that it will take many years before the thick, forested park people were familiar with would be restored. Since the Holiday Farm Fire swept through the area, Casad s...
FINN ROCK: Last Monday night, Lane County staffers fielded questions about economic development and zoning regulations. In the more than hour-long session in the McKenzie Schools gym questions ranged from general topics to specific details that could impact individual business recoveries. A topic in that second category concerned re-placing business structures that had been lost in the Holiday Farm Fire. Asked if a different type of business could replace one that burned, Maryanne Note, the...
Over 100 neighbors showed up for the Community Chili Feed last Friday at the Walterville Community Center. Besides serving dinner to all those numbers, the Grange sponsored event also generated 50 pounds of canned goods for the valley's Food Pantries. Proceeds from the dinner will go for Community Service Projects in the area....
PORTLAND: Oregon will remove general mask requirements for indoor public places no later than March 31, state health officials announced last week. By late March, health scientists expect that about 400 or fewer Oregonians would be hospitalized with COVID-19, the level of hospitalizations the state experienced before the Omicron variant began to spread. Mask requirements for schools will be lifted on March 31. However, state health officials say Oregon needs to keep mask requirements in place for now as COVID-19 hospitalizations crest and...
House Bill 4130 would allocate $5 million for wildlife crossings in problem spots across the state. In Oregon, there are about 7,000 collisions with deer each year, costing Oregonians $44 million in total. State Rep. Ken Helm, D-Beaverton, a chief sponsor of the bill, said there's broad support for wildlife crossings, including some Republican co-sponsors. "These types of projects are not partisan," he said. "We've got Republicans and Democrats, senators and House reps on the bill already. It'll...
Vida McKenzie Community Center is almost $2,000 closer to opening its doors this Fall after hosting a Valentine’s Dinner at McKenzie Valley Presbyterian Church on Saturday, February 12th. The room was abuzz with animated conversation and everyone left with their appetites quenched. Many people took their meals “to go.” Some supporters even left “tips” (aka donations) to help rebuild the Center more quickly. Auto Craft donated funds to cover a large portion of the food items, Thurston Florist donated some of the flowers and OroWheat Bakery do...
The “Oregon Style” of newspaper journalism was already a thing in 1871, when upstart newspaper publisher William “Bud” Thompson got in his famous gunfight in downtown Roseburg. But until that day, the vicious personal attacks that characterized the “Oregon Style” had mostly involved the spilling of ink — not blood. On that late Monday morning on a corner in downtown Roseburg, that changed. The enemies meet The groundwork for the Roseburg Newspaper Shootout was laid when Thompson came to town...
The calendar doesn’t say spring, but gardeners are ready to go. Turning vegetable seeds into plants helps satisfy the urge to put hands in the soil. It’s best to seed cool-season crops such as lettuce, cabbage, kale and broccoli in flats in late February to early March in western Oregon, said Weston Miller, a horticulturist with the Oregon State University Extension Service. Warm-season crops such as tomatoes, peppers and eggplant should be sown in late March to early April. Eastern Oregon gar...
Feb. 4: 9:47 a.m: Burglary - 37000 block, Parsons Creek Rd. Deputies responded to the report of a burglary that occurred. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken from a residence. Feb. 5: 12:32 p.m: Disturbance, Dispute - 92100 blk, Marcola Rd. A caller reported a family dispute at a residence. Deputies made contact and were unable to determine a crime had occurred. 11:37 p.m: Disturbance, Dispute - Marcola Rd. & Murdoch St. A caller reported that they saw one person point a gun at another person in the area. Deputies made contact with three...
Feb. 9: 16:04: Crash, Hit & Run – Hwy. 126E, Milepost 13. Troopers were dispatched to a citizen reported hit and run. The victim advised Northern Command Center he would remain at the Dollar General store in Walterville for police contact. Upon arrival trooper was not able to locate the victim at the location. The trooper called the victim’s cell and home phone, left a message and received nothing back, then located the suspect vehicle at a residence nearby. Trooper spoke to the driver of the suspect vehicle and he showed the vehicle had no...
Feb. 7: 10:30: 88000 block, Twin Firs Rd. Public Assist. Lift Assist Only. NA: 41000 blk, Holden Creek Ln. Burning. Investigated, Burning Allowed. 22:02: 40000 blk, York Ln. Medical, Heart. Patient Refusal. Feb. 8: 18:36: 40000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical Alarm. Patient Refusal. Feb. 9: 20:21: 38000 blk, Hendricks Park Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. Feb. 10: 21:34: 42000 blk, Holden Creek Ln. Medical Alarm. Lift Assist Only. Feb. 11: 15:47: 7000 blk, Thurston Rd. Medical, General. Patient Refusal. Feb. 12: 8:54: 45000 blk, Mc...
Feb. 8: 11:42: Medical – 54000 block, McK. Hwy. Female, Conscious, Breathing. Feb. 10: 10:08: Motor Vehicle Accident - Milepost 10, Clear Lake Cutoff. Single vehicle pulling a U-Haul trailer. Feb. 13: 23:24: Medical – 54000 blk, W. King Rd. Female, Conscious, Breathing....
My name is Jessica. I am 25 and my boss is 47. I was wondering if it is inappropriate for me to have a personal, friendship-level relationship with him. My boss says he is there if I need him, and he almost always is. He emails me electronic greeting cards for every occasion. We often talk to each other via email and text. I have been out with him and some others for a goodbye party for his secretary, and I enjoy his company very much. He is a bit of a womanizer though. He left his first wife,...
I'm guilty of spending most of my day on the couch and use this solution to remind me to get up and stretch at least once an hour....
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