Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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It was greeted as good news locally when the Lane County deputies assigned to the McKenzie Valley arrested two suspects connected to thefts on fire-impacted properties in January. “The McKenzie District deputies serve the community members in the McKenzie River Valley using a community policing model, which allows deputies to provide enhanced police services in addition to the services they already receive as Lane County residents,” Lane County Sheriff’s Sergeant Carrie Carver said at that time. She added, “This theft was able to be investi...
RAINBOW: "Being born and raised here I've seen a lot of things in the last year and a half that I can't just sit back and watch without stepping up and trying to carve a new path." Those words, Darin Harbick says, are key to his decision to announce plans to become the next governor of Oregon. Some things that triggered his decision include restrictions imposed for dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. "I just feel we're losing more and more of our freedoms," Harbick feels. "There are mandates...
May is Wildfire Awareness Month, and the western United States is preparing for an active year. Coming off a severe wildfire season where nine Oregonians were killed and 40,000 were displaced, preventing fires is on the minds of many in the state. Kristin Babbs, president and CEO of Keep Oregon Green, said prevention is key. “Over 70% of Oregon’s wildfires are started by people, and that places the power of prevention squarely in our hands,” Babbs contended. “Public lands saw large crowds...
Lane County's Bridge Crew was busy last week replacing about 80 damaged deck boards throughout the Goodpasture Covered Bridge. Increased traffic there had caused accelerated wear and tear. The work was done to help protect the stringers underneath (which support the bridge deck) and help keep the structure in good repair. (top photo) The other part of the Bridge Crew was busy replacing guardrails along Blue River Road, leading to the Blue River Dam. Existing guardrails there were fire-damaged...
Since 1978 McKenzie River Reflections has been focused on serving the McKenzie River Valley’s nine unincorporated communities - for local news and information on area activities, recreation resources and history. Originally produced using a typewriter to set copy that was then waxed onto layout sheets, production methods advanced to Compugraphic typesetters in the following decade and computer/laser output soon after. In 2013 the newspaper’s first website was created as an expanded platform opt...
The McKenzie Community Track and Field in Blue River is making an appeal for people power to help with a spring clean up at the Blue River facility. The track was fortunate and received only minimal damage during the wildfire. The track was a sheltering location and the valiant efforts by firefighters spared the building and possibly several lives were saved. Grants and insurance coverage provided the track with needed repairs for the electrical damage to the septic system controls and inside cleanup from smoke damage. A grant has made it...
McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Girls and Boys Track and Field teams travel to North Lake High School this Friday, May 14 to compete in the Outback Invitational. Field events start at 11:00 am and track events will start at 12:30 pm. Levi Lockart Throws For Second Place At Mapleton McKenzie freshman Levi Lockart took second place in the Discus event last Wednesday, May 5, at the Mapleton May Meet. Lockart led his Eagle teammates to a 5th place finish in the six-team Boys meet. Triangle Lake won the day with 139...
May 3: 7:02 a.m: Assist, Information - 55400 block, McK. River Dr. 11:02 a.m: Citizen Contact - Horse Creek Rd. & McK. Hwy. 12:32 p.m: Assist Oregon State Police – McK. Hwy. Milepost 46. 4:12 p.m: Reckless Driving - Donna Rd. & McGowan Creek Rd. A white Dodge sedan was observed speeding and attempting to pass unsafely on Marcola Rd. It was last observed pulling into the Mohawk General Store. 4:20 p.m: Vandalism, Criminal Mischief - 43600 blk, McK. Hwy. 4:28 p.m: Narcotics, Drug Information - Caddis Ln. & McK. River Dr. 5:12 p.m: Attempt To L...
May 7: 07:52: Warrant Arrest – Marcola Rd. Observed two vehicles parked on Marcola Rd. near Milepost 4 with garbage around their vehicles. Conducted a field interview and a male subject was found to have a warrant for his arrest. He was transported to the Lane County Jail where he was lodged. Involved: Mercury Sable, 28-year-old male from Eugene. Failure To Appear, Bench Warrant cleared by arrest....
May 3: 0:10: 88000 block, Millican Rd. Medical, Trauma. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 10:43: Milepost 14, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 17:27: 88000 blk, Keola Ln. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 21:08: 47000 blk, McK. Hwy. Illegal Burning. Burn pile extinguished. 21:24: 46000 blk, McK. Hwy. Illegal Burning. Burn pile extinguished. May 4: 18:43: 45000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, Pt. Refusal. May 5: 3:01: 90000 blk, Thomson Ln. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, Pt....
May 4: 10:00: Vehicle Fire – McK. Hwy./Aufderheide Dr. Fire below the engine & catching on wood chips. 01:39: Fire Alarm - 57600 McK. Hwy. North smoke. May 8: 19:44: Medical - 91806 Mill Creek Rd. Female, Conscious, Breathing. The Upper McK. Fire District board of directors will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 19stth, at the McK. Fire Station, 56578 McK. Hwy. in McKenzie Bridge, at 7 p.m....
All through the summer of 1973, there was one song on the radio everywhere that you just couldn't get away from: Jim Croce's smash hit, "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown." Come to think of it, it's been very difficult to get away from that song ever since Croce wrote it. You probably are humming it to yourself right now: "Bad, bad Leroy Brown, baddest man in the whole damn town. Badder than old King Kong, meaner than a junkyard dog." The little Cascade-foothills town of Boring once had its own Bad, Bad...
Considering the 80 million home lawns in the country, there are a lot of people buying lawn mowers. How you choose between rotary, reel and electric models has to do with your situation and preferences, said Alec Kowalewski, Oregon State University Extension turf-grass specialist. All three have their pros and cons. Rotary and electric mowers, which have one blade, cut like weed wackers with the blade spinning in a circle. Reel (push) mowers, on the other hand, are designed with two blades that...
U.S. Forest Road 19 (Aufderheide Drive) remains closed to through traffic entering the area off Hwy. 126 due to a rockslide. McKenzie River Ranger District officials say the cliff adjacent to Road 19 has a high risk of falling rocks and debris that pose a danger to public safety. Terwilliger Hot Springs, also known as Cougar Hot Springs, is still accessible from the Westfir side where snow in the Box Canyon area was cleared. Because the drive from Westfir to Terwilliger Hot Springs is nearly a...
