Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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FINN ROCK: A member of McKenzie High School’s junior class says he’d like to have a larger role in the education he’s receiving. Devon Lawson, a student leader within the district, has decided to launch an early candidacy for School Board Position #6 in the 2025 election. The seat is currently held by Tim Halloran, who was voted onto the board again in 2023. He’s also served as board chair in the past and was recently highlighted in a School Board Appreciation Month posting that cited his “dedic...
VIDA: As she opened a business improvement class last week, Melissa Prestinario advised people to open up to ways they could effectively compete with “businesses that are bigger and better” by identifying their unique qualities to connect with customers. Prestinario of RAIN (Regional Accelerator & Innovation Network) organized the 2-day event that features filmed sessions with Jon Schallert, a motivational speaker who developed his Destination Creation course by studying and interviewing ove...
The 44th Annual Lane County Home & Garden Show will host more than 300 exhibits from March 8th to 10th at the Lane County Fairgrounds, 796 W. 13th Ave, in Eugene. Headlining the show will be the Northwest’s favorite gardener, Ciscoe Morris with OH LA LA Gardening. Discover an acre of exhibits staffed by trusted home and garden contractors, retailers, and suppliers. Shop for the latest in spas, tractors, garden equipment, building materials, and home décor. Learn how to get your next project goin...
Nancy Matela co-owns a vacation home in a wildfire zone northwest of Bend that has a new, annual property insurance premium of $9,000. It’s more than nine times what the company Safeco charged her a year ago. That policy remains her only option as well: Her broker couldn’t find her another one. Matela is among a growing number of homeowners in central, southern, and eastern Oregon who have faced higher annual premiums or had their policies canceled when they came up for renewal, with some ins...
McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Winter sports season has concluded. There are no contests scheduled. Mt. West League Routed Out Of State Playoffs Well, that didn't take long. The Mt. West League, arguably the weakest Class 1A Basketball League in the State, was a one-and-done show at the recent 2024 OSAA/OnPoint Community Credit Union State Class 1A Basketball Championships First Round. The Boys First Round games took place around the State last Tuesday, February 20 and the Girls First Round games commenced last...
Ironically enough, it was on the first day of winter — the winter after the 1929 stock-market crash that kicked off the Great Depression — that Oregon inventor Thomas B. Slate’s dream of a business empire built on shiny silver steam-powered airships received its death blow. Slate had left his native state several years earlier and made a fortune by inventing and commercializing the production of “dry ice” — frozen carbon dioxide. Then he’d left, sold his company, and moved to Glendale, Cal...
Change is inevitable. Whether we like it or not, change is constantly with us and the nurseries are no exception. Sometimes the change can be a step forward with the result either creating a better environment or perhaps the change could be keeping a business, like a garden center, alive. We, as gardeners, have very little, if any, input into these matters and can only hope that the change will be beneficial for our gardening needs. Several years ago, Joy Creek Nursery, a specialty nursery in...
Feb. 18: 12:55 a.m: Burglary - 91000 blk, Hill Rd. A residence was broken into while the residents were gone and items inside were stolen. 10:03 a.m: Abandoned Vehicle - Crooked Creek staging site. 3:05 p.m: Fraud - 88700 blk, Easy Ln. The victim’s phone account was stolen and transferred to another number. A deputy is investigating. 5:56 p.m: Suspicious Subject - 87400 blk, Cedar Flat Rd. A female wearing dark clothing was seen in the roadway screaming. She was not located by deputies. Feb. 20: 9:53 a.m: Menacing - La Lone Rd. & Tree Farm R...
Jan. 25: 13:55: Crash, Non-Injury – Hwy. 126E, and Ross Ln. Unit 1 was westbound when it crossed eastbound traffic and left the road, striking a power pole on the south shoulder. Unit 1 came to rest in a field. Involved: black Lexus R35, 71-year-old female from Eugene....
Feb. 16: 19:52: 39297 McK. Hwy. Medical, Trauma. Patient Assessed, Refusal Obtained. 22:27: Deerhorn Rd./Dowdy Ln. False Alarm/Report of Fire. Investigate, No Fire. Feb. 17: 2:00: 42669 McK. Hwy. Public Assist. Lift Assist. 8:23: 40991 Deerhorn Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, Refusal Obtained. 11:52: 37593 Upper Camp Creek Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, Refusal Obtained. Feb. 18: 8:06: 38380 McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 15:24: 38720 Natures Garden St. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1...
Feb. 21: 09:08: Subject Down – 54000 block, McK. Hwy. Involved: red sedan with female occupant doubled over on the passenger side. The Upper McK. Fire District’s board of directors will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20th, at the McK. Fire Station, 56578 McK. Hwy. in McKenzie Bridge....
Life was not this complicated a year ago--said laughing while banging their head on the keyboard. I can make this short, but there is so much and I want to be fair. Stage one: friends. A friend decides our relationship needs to be advanced to a sexual/dating level. This was probably his objective when we first started hanging out, however, I could not picture us together. He was not my type, the age difference was huge (15 years), and I just couldn't see an "us." Stage two: friends plus....
Diego Vega is signed up for Uber One. He has no idea how he's been enrolled in the monthly $9.99 membership, but he does know one thing: He wants to unenroll. But how? I received an offer and an unsolicited credit for an Uber One membership through Capital One. I never asked for it, and there is no way I can reject it. Now Uber is charging me $9.99 per month for something I didn't want, and what's worse, I can't cancel it because Capital One and Uber are unresponsive. Can you please help me...
When Leah Page picks up her rental car from Thrifty, it charges her a $250 upgrade fee. Can it do that without her permission? And how can she get a refund? I recently rented a car from Thrifty in Los Angeles. The car I had reserved was not available when I arrived, which I only learned after waiting over an hour in line! Thankfully, a kind agent found a car for me that was available, and I was able to get on my way. Unfortunately, it looks like Thrifty also increased the price of my rental by $...
ACROSS 1. Aggressive remark 5. Pampering spot 8. Wharton degree 11. Light bulb, in comic book 12. Burn to a crisp 13. Size option 15. Cameron of "There's Something About Mary" 16. Fabled racer 17. Take care of debt (2 words) 18. *He wore a white leisure suit on the dance floor 20. It can be pleasant or unpleasant 21. Buenos ____ 22. Dove's sound 23. *She wore a white dress above a subway grate 26. Get house ready for living 30. Rap sheet acr. 31. Famous fictional canine 34. Brussels org. 35....
