Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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LEABURG: Economic, environmental, and societal impacts were all on the minds of people who filled McKenzie Fire & Rescue’s Leaburg Training Center last Tuesday. During an hour and a half of audience questions, the Eugene Water & Electric Board’s commissioners and staff heard from local residents worried about the fate of Leaburg Lake and its dam and powerhouse. Two outcomes are up for review. The first would involve ways to bring the project back online to generate electricity. The second option...
McKenzie Valley Wellness (MVW) has canceled the upcoming annual membership meeting that was planned for Tuesday, May 3rd. MVW president Vall Rapp said, "the board has learned of some important concerns about past donations that never reached us, and people who wanted to be members never getting on the membership roster. There has been some confusion around the correct mailing address and name for our nonprofit. We need to make certain that people who want to be members are included." McKenzie Valley Wellness will reschedule the annual...
RAINBOW: Interest in a new clinic should help boost participation in this year’s election of board members for McKenzie Valley Wellness (MVW). Part of that interest relates to plans for a $1.8 million grant the local nonprofit has received to replace a building that burned in 2020. Four incumbents are on the ballot: Jane Wilson, Val Rapp, Kelly Shaw, and Josh Cloke. Two people have announced they’re running as write-in candidates. Tony Casad is asking people to vote for him for Position 3, cur...
PORTLAND: Despite substantial help from recent rain and snow events, Army water managers are bracing for another challenging year as they work to refill 13 Willamette Valley reservoirs for the upcoming conservation season. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) officials report the system is 53% full, which is 33% below the rule curve, as of April 21. “Extended drought conditions, variability of snowpack in the Cascades, and modified dam operations to support downstream passage of juvenile salmon are impacting refill of the system,” said Eri...
After writing my letter to the editor in the River Reflections regarding the funding at McKenzie Valley Wellness and reading the current letter to editor regarding the lack of accountability, I believe it is time for new leadership within MVW. I am announcing my write in candidacy for position #3 on the McKenzie Valley Wellness board. Please be sure to submit your ballots now or plan to attend the meeting on May 3rd at the Upper McKenzie Community Center with your ballot in hand. Hope to see you at the meeting. Thank you, Tony Casad Blue...
I urge all McKenzie Valley Wellness members to vote & return your ballots. I am endorsing the following Val Rapp, Jane Wilson, Robin Roberts & Galen Phipps. These are the directors that are working for the communities best interest. These directors are responsible and can be trusted to use the 1.8 million dollars from the State of Oregon to build a replacement Clinic in a responsible way. They aren’t out for a power and money grab. There have been insulting rumors circulated in the community referring to thievery and embezzlement that are n...
McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Track and Field teams travel to Mapleton on Tuesday, April 26, to participate in the 1A-SD2 League Meet, held at Mapleton High School. Field events start at 4:00 pm and the Track events begin at 4:30 pm. Ten teams are entered: Alsea, Crow, Eddyville, Mapleton, McKenzie, Mohawk, North Douglas, Riddle, Triangle Lake, and Yoncalla. Sunny Skies Shine Saturday On MWL Middle School Track Meet Sun and smiles, both, were in abundance last Saturday, April 23, at Aaron and Marie Jones...
April 19: 12:46 p.m: Threat, Harassment - 90900 block, Angels Flight Rd. A neighbor has posted on social media that they are going to shoot the caller’s dog. The caller’s dog has previously killed the neighbor’s chickens. April 20: 12:53 p.m: Disturbance, Dispute - 4600 blk, McK. Hwy. Caller requested assistance getting a female to leave their house. Deputies made contact with the caller who advised that the female left voluntarily. 5:36 p.m: Threat, Harassment - 87500 blk, Cedar Flat Rd. April 21: 2:37 p.m: Assault - 37300 blk, Parsons Creek...
April 21: 15:48: Crash, Injury – Clear Lake Cutoff, Milepost 3. A white Subaru Forester was traveling in the westbound travel lane. The driver fell asleep while driving. The vehicle left the roadway right, striking a pile of boulders. The vehicle continued, rolling over and rotating clockwise. The driver was transported to St. Charles Bend and treated for her injuries. The vehicle was towed. Involved: 76-year-old female from Redmond....
April 17: 17:36: 7940 South C St. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. April 18: 7:10: 43147 Deerhorn Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, Refusal. 8:19: 42285 Holden Creek Ln Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 11:16: 51215 McK. Hwy. Medical, Heart. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. April 19: 8:11: 37821 Shenandoah Lp. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, Deceased. 23:02: 38541 Kick Busch Ln. Fall Injury. Lift Assist Only. April 20: 1:23: McK. Hwy. Milepost 32. Motor Vehicle Accident - Non-Injury. Public Assist....
April 20: 01:23: Motor Vehicle Accident – McK. Hwy./Milepost 32. Male attempting to pull a van out of the ditch. 10 people in the van, unknown injuries. April 22: 17:10: Medical – 56000 block, McK. Hwy. Male, Conscious, Breathing. April 23: 13:51: Medical – 55000 blk, McK. River Dr. Male, Conscious, Breathing. 20:39: Brush Fire - McK. Hwy./Milepost 32. Caller observed logs on fire, south side of highway. It appeared nobody was around. 22:06: Assist Police Dept. - 55000 blk, McK. River Dr. Menacing that possibly turned into a stabbing that...
The U.S. Post Office inspector was puzzled. He'd just arrived at the tiny logging-company town of Shevlin, deep in the ponderosa pine woods south of Bend - and found it gone. Shade trees still towered over manicured home sites. A stray whiff drifted in the wind from an open pit where an outhouse once had stood. And on the spot where he'd expected to find the Shevlin Post Office, there was nothing but the bare outline of a building. The entire town of 600 was gone as if abducted by aliens. But...
Follow the glistening trail and you'll find the gardener's most familiar, frustrating and certainly slimiest pest, the common slug. It's spring, after all, and as soil temperatures start to climb, slugs rise from their winter hiding place underground to munch tender seedlings, emerging perennials and even seeds. "What slugs want is a place that's warm and moist," said Claudia Groth, an Oregon State University Extension Service master gardener. "That's why they're coming out now. The soil tempera...
I was in a five-year relationship with my brother-in-law's sister, and she left me for someone else. Over the years, I built so many dreams with her that I still can't accept what happened. Then I met this gal who was my office colleague. She is beautiful, intelligent, full of energy, and a great sincere friend. She made me forget my worries and made me laugh. I was attracted to her and she was attracted to me, but neither of us confessed our feelings until she accepted a great job offer in...
When Michelle Fiorelli wins a battery-powered toy car in hotel sweepstakes, she looks forward to receiving her prize. But almost four years later, she's still waiting. Will she ever get it? In 2019, I won a Back to School Sweepstakes from Extended Stay America. The prize was a Kid Trax battery-powered car. I still have not received any information on the shipping of this prize. I wanted to surprise my twin nieces with this for Christmas 2019, but the car never arrived. Then I thought it would...
When Benn Karne's flight gets canceled after the COVID outbreak, Aegean Airlines eventually refunds one of his tickets. But what about the other one? And why is it taking so long to resolve his case? I bought two tickets from Aegean Airlines just before the COVID shutdown. The airline offered vouchers for credit, redeemable for cash after a year. After the year ended, I received a refund for one of the tickets. But Aegean shows the other as "already redeemed," even though it hasn't been. To add...
There is a lot written about how important it is to get a good night's sleep. But how do we measure our sleep in the first place, so we can monitor whether it is "good", and whether any things we do to improve it actually make a difference?...
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