Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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FINN ROCK: "It was a super cool experience," was the way McKenzie High junior Anna Reidmann reacted after seeing the Manzanita sculpture and the student artists who delivered it. "That branch represents standing through the fire - just keeping on. We lost a lot and they had similar stuff going on." Phoenix-Talent School District Superintendent Brent Barry said the idea developed from a realization that their area wasn't alone in being impacted by the wildfires of 2020. "We lost 2,400 homes and...
MCKENZIE BRIDGE: Over two inches of rain was recorded at the weather station at Cougar Dam last week, and residents of the far eastern sections of the McKenzie Valley report they encountered measurable snow on a daily basis. Besides being unusual, those conditions were also challenging to some motorists. Three motor vehicle accidents were reported on April 12th, all on the Clear Lake Cutoff. The first occurred around 10:30 a,m. when a caller reported a blue vehicle had gone off the roadway into...
In the early morning hours of January 9, 2018, intense rainfall loosened debris and mud in the Santa Ynez mountains, in Santa Barbara County, that had been torched by the Thomas Fire just months before. The resulting debris flow killed 23 people, injured another 167 and damaged at least 400 homes. UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain witnessed the aftermath in person. "It gives you a sense of the physical forces involved," he said. "You see cars up in trees and boulders the size of trucks strewn...
As a member of McKenzie Valley Wellness, I must ask: “Where did all that money go?” According to the 2019 McKenzie River Clinic Annual Report, during Fiscal Years, ‘13, ‘14, and ’15, $ 34,500 was withdrawn from the Clinic Endowment Fund (or an average of $ 958 per month). Over the subsequent three Fiscal Years, ’16, ‘17, & ‘18, $358,000 was withdrawn from the fund, (or an average of $9,944 per month). That is more than ten times the withdrawal rate over the preceding thirty-six months. The report also indicates at least $80,000 was withdrawn i...
I‘m writing this to announce that I plan to run for seat 2 of the McKenzie Valley Wellness Board of Directors as a write-in candidate. After working at the McKenzie River Clinic from 2017-2021, I would like to continue to serve the community by supporting programs that promote wellness and ensuring that funding is used responsibly in our community. There have been many challenges for the organization since 2017. I feel that by working with other community organizations, McKenzie Valley Wellness can find positive ways to move forward and help t...
April 11: 2:50 p.m: Threat, Harassment - 35500 block, Camp Creek Rd. A caller reported receiving threats from someone involved in a recent business transaction with him. 3:25 p.m: Reckless Driving - McK. Hwy. Milepost 26. A gray Subaru was reported to be speeding, tailgating and attempting dangerous lane changes. It was last observed eastbound near milepost 26 on McKenzie Hwy. April 12: 8:31 a.m: Theft of Mail - 90100 blk, Sunderman Rd. 9:08 a.m: Threat, Harassment - 35500 blk, Camp Creek Rd. 11:23 a.m: Location Stolen Vehicle - Lat: 44.06...
April 13: 19:25: Crash, Non-Injury - Hwy. 126E, Milepost 45. Troopers were dispatched to a report of a disabled vehicle. Investigation revealed a black, 2004 Infiniti G35 was traveling eastbound when, according to the operator a rock was in the roadway. The Infiniti struck the rock as the operator attempted to maneuver around it. The vehicle came to rest facing eastbound on the shoulder, adjacent to the westbound lane. Involved: 21-year-old male driver. 20:20: Crash, Non-Injury - Hwy. 126E, Mp. 34. Troopers were dispatched to a rollover crash....
April 11: 0:00: 51000 block, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 23:56: 43000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. April 12: 7:57: 1000 blk, S. 79th Street Medical, Trauma. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. April 13: 9:34: 39000 blk, Camp Creek Rd. Medical, General. Patient Refusal. 20:16: McK. Hwy. Milepost 34. Motor Vehicle Accident - Traffic Control/Non-Injury. April 14: 11:52: 39000 blk, McK. Hwy. Public Assist. Odor Investigation. April 15: 10:30: 39000 blk, Deerhorn Rd. Medical, Heart....
April 12: 10:35: Motor Vehicle Accident – Milepost 16, Clear Lake Cutoff. Dark blue vehicle off roadway into the trees. April 12: 15:52: MVA – Mp. 6, Clear Lake Cutoff. White sedan slipped off the roadway and went nose deep into a snow bank. 17:44: MVA – Mp. 18, Clear Lake Cutoff. Black Nissan Armada slid off roadway to avoid a crash. April 13: 20:16: MVA – McK. Hwy./Mp. 34. Caller came upon an overturned vehicle. April 15: 19:39: Medical – 56000 block, McK. Hwy .Female, Conscious, Breathing. April 18: 11:13: Medical – 51000 blk, McK. Hwy. M...
Remember When??? My how times fly when you're having fun!!!! Or, perhaps, you might say, “where in the heck has the time gone!!” So we're going to talk ten years past and well, in light of all our more recent, collective life events that do indeed seem a speck in time in the way back. One winter, athletics at McKenzie High School were heating up gymnasiums and headlining Sports pages around the State. The 2011-12 Eagle Varsity Girls Basketball team embraced the new season enthusiastically and you might say, sported a 'grudge' attitude. The Lad...
On June 20, 1907, a retired military man named Charles Reynolds was hurrying home as fast as he could - with a .38-caliber revolver in his pocket. Charles was an old U.S. Cavalryman in his 50s who had moved to Portland with his wife, Lulu, and his two grown children from a previous marriage. Charles had married Lulu in Colorado five years before when she was just 25 years old. In Portland, the Reynoldses were part owners of a bathhouse on the corner of Second and Washington and lived in a large...
You've got clippers in hand, a shrub in mind and a gleam in your eye. It's pruning time. But do you have a plan? Before you clip a stem, know your shrub, said Neil Bell, horticulturist for Oregon State University's Extension Service. "What you want to focus on is flowering time and growth habit," he said. "Certain shrubs you can prune right about now; others you should wait until after they flower." Spring-blooming shrubs like forsythia, mock orange, flowering quince, deutzia and lilac, should...
When Douglas Himberger buys tickets on Vivid Seats to a Jerry Seinfeld show, he never imagines that the comedian would reschedule his performance three times because of the pandemic. Can he get a refund? I paid $689 for two seats to a Jerry Seinfeld show in Atlantic City through VividSeats in 2020. The show was originally scheduled for April, but because of the pandemic, they rescheduled for August and finally July 2021. That's over 18 months after we bought the tickets! I had planned to travel...
When Lufthansa cancels Raymond Menna's flight, it takes four months for a refund. But his wife's refund is still missing. How can he get his money back? Lufthansa canceled a flight for my wife and me from Orlando to Budapest via Frankfurt last year. The airline promised a full refund. Four months later, I received a refund for one of the tickets. I've been trying to get a refund for the second ticket. I have made numerous phone calls and sent emails. I've tried to talk to a superior and keep...
I am having a problem in paradise. First of all, I am 22, he is 31. We have known each other for a little over a month. At first, he was more affectionate than I was. He felt a little upset I wasn't moving as fast as he was affectionately. Not that he was trying to be sexual, he just wanted cuddling, hugging, and kissing. For some reason he thought we were "two different people." He was unsure whether we should even talk anymore. I didn't see that! We had a long debate, and everything was good a...
