Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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The Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) has secured over $3 million to help McKenzie Valley homeowners repair or replace septic systems damaged in the Holiday Farm Fire. People who qualify can receive up to $35,000, depending on their type of septic system and household income. Utility officials say improperly maintained septic systems threaten the McKenzie River – the sole source of drinking water for nearly 200,000 people EWEB serves in the Eugene area. It’s feared leaking systems could contaminate the water source with unsafe bacteria, prov...
On Saturday 02/18/2023 at approximately 4:22 pm, the Lane County Sheriff’s Office received a report that a man had fallen off a cliff located between Aufderheide Drive (USFS Rd. 19) and Cougar Reservoir, near the Terwilliger Hot Springs. First responders arrived and were able to see the man lying motionless on the ground at the bottom of a cliff, but due to the extreme terrain, the rescuers were not able to immediately reach him. Lane County Sheriff Search and Rescue personnel had also been en route and upon arrival used ropes to rappel down t...
Widespread tree scorch in the Pacific Northwest that became visible shortly after multiple days of record-setting, triple-digit temperatures in June 2021 was more attributable to heat than to drought conditions, Oregon State University researchers say. In a paper published in Tree Physiology, a team led by Christopher Still of the OSU College of Forestry cites evidence that leaf discoloration and damage are consistent with direct exposure to solar radiation during the hottest afternoons of the...
Oregon legislators are working on plans to provide more time before evictions, more money for factory-built homes, and new revolving loans to encourage building houses for middle-income families. Lawmakers including state Rep. Maxine Dexter, a Portland Democrat who chairs the House Committee on Housing and Homelessness, are aiming to pass a set of new housing policies and well over $100 million in new state spending within the next month. An omnibus bill the House committee discussed Tuesday is...
Many of Oregon’s rivers are drained every summer to support the agricultural industry, but fisheries, wildlife and the water quality itself is hurt in the process. Perhaps it’s time to reevaluate the archaic notion that Oregon’s rivers are nothing more than a faucet for the ag industry. Last fall here in Bend, irrigators began the annual drawing down of the Deschutes River to the point where fish and other wildlife have died or been threatened. Good people have tried to save fish stranded in pools of water. I do not want to denigrate their...
Eagles Earn Mt. West League Honors Five McKenzie Varsity Basketball players were recognized at the Mt. West League Tournament last weekend. Senior Hailey Prater was selected for the Mt. West Girls All-League Third team. Teammate and freshman Mya Triplett was chosen for the MWL Girls Honorable Mention team. Senior Trent Peek and freshmen Allen Acevedo and Will Meister were selected for the MWL Boys Honorable Mention team. Mt. West League Basketball Tournament State Qualifiers Decided The Mt. West League held its 2023 MWL Basketball Tournament...
Barbara Hyne was selected as the McKenzie Valley's "Woman of the Year" in January of 1999. Barbara Hyne came to this area as Barbara Peden when a very young girl. She lived in several local communities, including Nimrod and Leaburg, where her father, Chet Peden, ran the garage. As an adult, she served as president of both the Lane County and McKenzie River Home extension groups. That was in addition to participating in the Presbyterian Church choir, heading up ceramic classes, and specializing...
If conifer tree planting is on your late winter or early spring to-do list, there are some things you can do to improve your success. When it comes to planting conifers, timing is everything, according to John Punches, Oregon State University Extension Service forester and associate professor in the OSU College of Forestry. Punches recommends planting when the upper 10 inches of soil is moist, the soil is not frozen more than a half-inch deep, the snow cover is less than two inches and the air...
Feb. 9: 5:02 p.m: Suspicious Subject - Whitmore St. & School House St. Deputies patrolled the area for a suspicious subject. No description provided. Feb. 10: 10:19 a.m: Disturbance, Dispute - Terwilliger Hot Springs. A female threatened multiple people at the hot springs with a chainsaw. Deputies located her and she was arrested for Menacing, Coercion, and Unlawful Use Of A Weapon. Feb. 12: 12:32 p.m: Stranded Vehicle - 91500 blk, Cougar Dam Rd. A caller reported that two vehicles became stuck in the mud. Feb. 13: 1:25 p.m: Warrant Service -...
Feb. 13: 1:52: 39000 block, Deerhorn Rd. Public Assist. Assisted Patient, No Transport. 14:07: 41000 blk, Madrone St. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, Refusal Signed. Feb. 14: 4:14: 43000 blk, McK. Hwy. Public Assist. Patient Assessed, Refusal Signed. 9:10: McK. Hwy./Milepost 29. Motor Vehicle Accident. Disregarded En Route. 13:13: 43000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 16:22: 41000 blk, McK. Hwy. MVA. 2 Patients Assessed, Refusals Signed. 20:37: 38000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, Trauma 20:37 Patient Assessed, 1...
Feb. 15: 17:32: Medical – 51000 block, Blue River Dr. Female, Conscious, Breathing. Feb. 17: 06:01: Medical – 55000 blk, McK. River Dr. Male, Conscious, Breathing. Feb. 18: 16:17: Medical – 88000 blk, Aufderheide Dr. Involved fell approx 25 ft. Caller was not able to see involved after he fell. The Upper McK. Fire District board of directors will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 15th, at the McK. Fire Station, 56578 McK. Hwy. in McKenzie Bridge....
I like the blatantly honest answers you give in your columns and website. In brief, I am 44, married 22 years, and contemplating divorce, but hindered by the fact I vowed to go through better or worse with him. A promise is a promise, and a vow is a vow, right? My husband shows me complete disrespect by ridiculing all my requests. When I ask him politely not to leave x, y, and z laying around, he says it's my wifely duty to take care of him. I am tired of getting up when he needs a beer or this...
Louise Panicali's husband receives a $1,000 Marriott gift card for doing a good deed. But the card doesn't work. Will Marriott do a good deed by fixing the problem? My husband received a $1,000 Marriott gift card as a "thank you" for remodeling a bathroom for a needy family. We tried to use the card a few months later at a Westin property in Boston. But when we gave a representative the gift card number, he said someone had already used it at a J.W. Marriott in Orlando. I immediately contacted...
Christy Prince's new GE refrigerator hasn't worked for three months. Should GE replace the appliance? I purchased a new GE refrigerator three months ago. The refrigerator portion stopped cooling approximately 60 days later. The retailer only allows returns before 30 days. But my GE warranty still covers the appliance since it is almost new. I contacted GE, and it scheduled a service call. I had to wait three weeks for a technician because they only had one person who services my area. When the...
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