Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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Cuts to annual federal budgets for trout, steelhead, and Chinook salmon stocking in the Upper Willamette Basin are generating protests from Northwest anglers and organizations. In December the U.S. Corps of Army Engineers (ACOE) notified the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) that it planned to stop funding producing hatchery trout, steelhead, and Chinook salmon in the Upper Willamette Basin. Numbers in the Corps’ plans include an overall 65% reduction from 277,000 lbs. of trout p...
VIDA: Vida McKenzie Community Center president Walt Wilson marked the welcome return of the rebuilt building last Saturday. The structure, he noted, was constructed in the same shape and on the same footprint as the structure it replaced. But when first time vistors went inside, they too shared the “Wow!” that Walt let loose outside. What they found was an open central gathering room with exposed rafters and a fully equipped kitchen that continued to fill with well wishes throughout the aft...
No, it’s not a case of “Where’s Waldo?” but return visitors to the Leaburg Fish Hatchery recently have wondered why they couldn’t seem to find the largest fish in the facility’s show ponds. That’s because, in anticipation of the dewatering of the ponds later in the season, they’ve been moved, according to Erik Withalm, manager of the Leaburg Hatchery. Five of the fish have been relocated to a pond at the McKenzie River Discovery Center - just across from the hatchery on the other side of L...
Does your community have a “Main Street?” If you live in Walterville or Finn Rock, the answer to that question would probably be different than one that comes to mind for folks in Blue River. Is Highway 126 a roadway that unites towns that compose an overall McKenzie community? That’s a concept behind a series of meetings scheduled to kick off later this month at the Vida McKenzie Community Center (VMCC). Many McKenzie River residents have been involved in post-fire recovery efforts for over two and a half years. This week, the physical resul...
Results of a national poll to establish each state’s unofficial state mocktail says ‘Cascade Mountain Mist’ was voted in as Oregon’s. If each state were to have its signature ‘Mocktail’, inspired by local flavors, ingredients, or cultural icons, what would it be? Zinnia Health, a behavioral health treatment network, sought to find out, and tabulated replies from 3,000 respondents. The result? A coast-to-coast guide to sipping state pride without the spike. What’s in Cascade Mountain Mist...
State and federal agencies and departments in Oregon and Washington have agreed to collaborate on addressing the escalating wildfire crisis by increasing use of prescribed fire and other forest fuel management strategies at larger geographic scales while also increasing outreach to nearby communities as these strategies are deployed. These strategies reduce forest fuels on the ground and allow for strategic burning that minimizes community and public health impacts relative to impacts from uncontrolled wildfires. Over the past decade,...
The Walterville Grange invites you to an Open House at the Walterville Community Center on Sunday, April 21 from 2 to 4 PM. Please stop in for refreshments and conversation as we recognize April as Grange Month. Joining us will be other community groups providing information on Plant Care, Emergency Radios, EWEB, The Discovery Center, Representative Charlie Conrad, and others. We would love to see you there and bring your friends and neighbors. The Walterville Community Center is located at 39259 Camp Creek Road in Walterville. Thank you,...
McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Track and Field teams travel to Mapleton on Thursday, April 11, to participate in the Mapleton middle-of-the-season meet. Field events start at 4:30 pm and the track events begin at 5:00 pm. The teams travel to LaPine on Saturday, April 13, to participate in the LaPine Invitational. Field events will begin at 10:00 am and track events will start at noon. McKenzie Boys Second/Girls Third At AMJ Aaron And Marie Jones Invitational The McKenzie Varsity Boys Track and Field team earned...
Portland’s River View Cemetery is the state’s oldest nonprofit cemetery, founded in 1882 by three of Portland’s most prominent citizens: Henry Corbett, Henry Failing, and William S. Ladd. All three of them are buried there — Ladd’s grave in particular was the target of a bizarre raid by a gang of grave robbers 15 years later, but that’s a story for another time. In addition to the three of them, dozens of other Portland notables have their final resting place in this lovely pastoral necropolis....
Not every yard is suited for in-the-ground gardening. Sometimes containers or raised beds are better options. In rental situations or areas with poor or thin soil, garden space must sometimes be “created.” Internet articles often make both sound incredibly easy, possibly because the content creators were gardening in a different climate. Like many horticultural dilemmas, no one answer fits every situation. Considering the pros and cons from a variety of gardening perspectives may help the ind...
March 26: 9:11 p.m: Suspicious Subject - 91100 blk, Hill Rd. Several teenagers were in the parking lot and were asked to leave. March 27: 1:32: p.m: Theft - 8900 blk, McK. Hwy. Several tools and other items were stolen from the victim. 4:49: p.m: Suspicious Conditions - Angels Flight Rd. & McK. Hwy. A homeless camp appeared to be forming on the side of the road in the area. A deputy patrolled and determined it was a derelict camp on private property. March 28: 3:02 p.m: Hit & Run - 39200 blk, McK. Hwy. A caller reported a hit and run at the loc...
April 1: 11:08: 42000 block, Holden Creek Ln. Public Assist. Lift Assist. 19:03: 90000 blk, Greenwood Dr. Medical, General. First Aid, Transport. April 2: 11:49: 42000 blk, Holden Creek Ln. Public Assist. Lift Assist. 13:08: 42000 blk, Deerhorn Rd Medical, General. Patient Assessed, Refusal Obtained. 17:19: 42000 blk, Holden Creek Ln. Medical, General. Lift Assist. 20:45: 42000 blk, Holden Creek Ln. Medical, General. Lift Assist. April 3: 4:44: 41000 blk, Madrone St Medical, General. Patient Assessed, Baby Delivered, 2 Transported. 11:16:...
April 3: 02:35: Medical - Cougar Hot Springs. Caller requests help with being lost or trapped with injuries. The Upper McK. Fire District’s board of directors will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 15th, at the McK. Fire Station, 56578 McK. Hwy. in McKenzie Bridge....
I've known my best friend for six years. Initially, I thought she was a great person who was there for me in times of crisis. As time went by I noticed she was very competitive with others, and then I saw she was most competitive with me. She will ask what I am wearing, then wear something shorter or more low-cut. She sees me in something, then buys that exact item. She copies phrases I say and repeats facts from me and claims them as her own. When we were in college, she constantly tried to one...
When David Tuttle's Airbnb host moves him to a different rental, Airbnb offers to cover his hotel expenses. Where's the money? I booked an Airbnb in Las Vegas recently. Just before I checked in, the host did a bait-and-switch, sending me to a different address from the one on the property listing. The new location was not clean and not comparable to the original listing. I also felt unsafe. I called Airbnb customer service that night and sent them some pictures and video of the location. I...
After the price of Francis Clark's dishwasher falls, Best Buy agrees to refund him $150. But now it won't pay. What's going on? I bought a Bosch dishwasher for $1,100 from Best Buy recently. A week later, Best Buy lowered the price of the dishwasher by $100 and a week later by another $50. I contacted Best Buy by chat and asked for a price match. It agreed to issue a refund during a chat session. Best Buy said it could take up to two credit card billing cycles, but after my second billing cycle,...
ACROSS 1. Rhymes with, and similar in meaning, to blob 5. Refrigerator sound 8. Action word 12. Left, in Russia 13. Departed 14. Locomotive hair 15. As opposed to St. in a city, pl. 16. French cordial flavoring 17. Type of lily, pl. 18. *Voyageurs National Park location 20. Like Andersen's duckling 21. Poacher's ware 22. Unit of pressure 23. *Volcanoes National Park location 26. Dionysus' female followers 30. U.N. labor agency 31. Camels' relatives 34. Pelvic bones 35. Smears 37. "____ of the la...
