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Articles from the March 22, 2014 edition


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  • Brutal “Oregon Boot” made state penitentiary famous

    Mar 22, 2014

    Oregon Boot By Finn J.D. John In 1866, Oregon State Penitentiary Warden J.C. Gardner had a problem. The state prison had just moved to its present home, in Salem. Its old home had been in Portland, but the city didn’t really want it there — especially after an incident in the early 1860s when the state tried to save some money by subcontracting the facility out to a private operator. This solved the overcrowding problem in fine style: every single prisoner escaped. Things would be better now that the penitentiary had a home. However, that...

  • Dan Stucky

    Mar 22, 2014

    McKenzie River Reflections...

  • March 19 - 25, 2014

    Mar 22, 2014

    Walterville Market, 39317 McKenzie Hwy., Walterville Shopping Center. 541-726-6355/541-746-1875 Featured Items - Ad Prices Effective March 19 - March 25, 2014 Ad insert Member United Grocers, Inc. Items & prices subject to stock on hand. We reserve the right to limit sales to retail quantities. Some items may not be available in all stores. The full, 8-page advertising tabloid is inserted in the McKenzie River Reflections newspaper every week - available on news stands or by subscription at: http://mckenzieriverreflectionsne...

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