Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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"A mentor once told me everything is about relationships," Ron Alexander told a courtyard full of people who agreed with that observation. He was speaking at a retirement party honoring his 33-year career working for the United Parcel Service. Reading from a book of memories submitted by people who came to know him, Alyssa Brownlee made it clear he will be missed. "He's a constant source of positivity and light in our world," was the way one woman explained why he was more than just a delivery...
Lane County no longer requires preregistration to schedule a COVID-19 vaccine appointment for those who are eligible. When you are eligible under Oregon Health Authority guidelines, you can go directly to the Lane County Vaccine Clinic website and check for an appointment. To schedule an appointment for a first or second dose: You must be eligible under currently Oregon Health Authority guidelines. If you are unsure, please visit https://covidvaccine.oregon.gov/#prioritization. Complete the scheduling form, including choosing first or second...
FINN ROCK: “It felt okay, it was just a tiny sting,” was Ellen Wilson’s just after getting her first coronavirus vaccination. She said she wasn’t apprehensive before getting her shot at Sunday’s clinic inside the McKenzie High School gym. “I’m very thankful this was available,” she added. “I wouldn’t have missed it for anything.” She was 615 other people walking around with sore arms this week after receiving a vaccination at either the school or at the McKenzie Fire & Rescue station in Lea...
A strategy for boosting salmon and steelhead numbers in the Columbia/Snake river basins supported by the Northwest Power and Conservation Council in its Fish and Wildlife Program, as well as by Northwest Tribes, is to reintroduce the fish into habitats where salmonids once existed historically but are now blocked by high head dams. Known as trap and haul, capturing fish below a dam and transporting them into, hopefully pristine habitat upstream, is one mechanism for expanding salmonids' ranges....
