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Make the McKenzie Connection!
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MCKENZIE BRIDGE: A prescribed burn to reduce fuels in a thinned stand escaped Tuesday afternoon and burned into 120 acres on National Forest land outside of the burn unit’s perimeter. Declared a wildfire that night, the W-470 was located approximately two miles northeast of the McKenzie River Ranger Station and north of Highway 126 where USFS Roads 26-204 and 26-206 split near Frissell Trail. At a community meeting on June 3rd, McKenzie Ranger District assistant fire manager Dirk Rogers e...
Oregon State Police Troopers were dispatched just before 7 a.m. on Friday when a semi ran off the road near Milepost 19 of the McKenzie Highway. According to OSP reports the vehicle drifted over the fog line onto the narrow roadside shoulder and hit the edge of the pavement, which pulled the truck onto a steep embankment. That overturned the Kenworth T680, causing it to strike an ODOT merge sign and approximately 200 ft. of adjacent property fencing - sustaining moderate damage to the passenger...
LEABURG: Motorists this week have encountered an Oregon Dept. of Transportation (ODOT) project says will create a smoother ride for drivers and reduce the cost of maintenance on Highway 126. Crews have been busy this week installing signs in the work zone along the corridor. Next week, workers will focus on bridge repair work at Mileposts 22.6, 22.3 and 24. Crews will grind off the existing asphalt, make repairs and install protective surfaces to preserve each bridge. ODOT expects to start...
The Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) decided that dry conditions and an escalating fire danger were required an early closure of the 2023 outdoor burning season. In normal years, outdoor burning would be allowed until June 15th. This year it ended on June 2nd. “Given the current conditions, the only way to mitigate fire risk without relying on weather changes is through our actions,” said Travis Knudsen, the Public Affairs Manager for LRAPA. “That’s why the Fire Defense Board and ODF (Oregon Dept. of Forestry) are closing the sea...
FINN ROCK: Dozers, excavators, and dump trucks will be busy in the coming months after breaking ground on the second and final phase of floodplain restoration work at the Finn Rock Reach. Work on the 278-acre conservation area owned by the McKenzie River Trust was launched during the summer of 2021. It is focused on reshaping roughly 120 acres of floodplain forest to return the area to conditions similar to the aquatic habitat that existed along the McKenzie River before the construction of floo...
The Oregon Senate has come to a standstill over the past several weeks. Most Republican Senators are boycotting floor sessions due to objections about both policy and process. Media accounts have portrayed the missing Senators in a negative light, but voters should ask why the majority party has driven Republicans to such extreme measures. Democrats hold all the power, so only they can broker a compromise. They’ve been unwilling to do that. One of the most basic rules of political leadership is to treat minority members with respect, because y...
Oregon taxpayers have spent tens of thousands of dollars paying senators who are participating in the GOP-led Senate walkout. And their salaries and per diem are just part of the cost of the stalled session. Since May 3, most Republican senators and an Independent senator have boycotted Senate floor sessions, denying the upper chamber its two-thirds majority needed to conduct business. Senators face no financial consequences for failing to show up for floor sessions: They get paid their salary...
May 29: 7:40 a.m: Theft– 59200 N. Belknap Springs Rd. A Norco brand bicycle and other property including a backpack, luggage, two cycling kits and 2 credit cards were stolen. 7:32 p.m: Disturbance, Dispute – 39000 blk, Hendricks Parks Rd. Verbal dispute between family members. No injuries reported. May 30: 12:38 p.m: Safety Hazard. – McK. River Dr. & Caddis Ln. 1:32 p.m: Reckless Driving - Camp Creek Rd. & McK. Hwy. 3:26 p.m: Disabled Vehicle - Lat: 44.1445. Long: -122.0028. May 31: 4:03 a.m: Suspicious Conditions - 88100 blk, Chita Lp. 2:36...
June 6: 01:37: Crash, Non-Injury – Hwy. 126E, Milepost 18. A commercial vehicle was traveling westbound, drove off the right shoulder, and rolled on its side. The driver was not injured. The white Kenworth and silver/aluminum Great Dane trailer were towed. Involved: 31-year-old male from Brooklyn, NY....
May 30: 6:55: 39000 block, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 8:57: 44000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 13:47: 42000 blk, Holden Creek Ln. Public Assist. May 31: 4:02: 88000 blk, Chita Loop. Medical, Trauma. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 10:40: 40000 blk, Deerhorn Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, Refusal Obtained. 11:26: Camp Creek Rd./Milepost 1. Motor Vehicle Accident. Disregarded. 16:54: Ruben Leigh Rd. Mutual Aid. Provided Manpower For Wildland Fire. 19:18: 87000 blk,...
June 2: 20:49: Motor Vehicle Accident, Injury – 59000 block, McK. Hwy. Motorcycle down. June 4: 07:46: Dog Bite - Paradise Campground. Dog got out and bit another camper. The Upper McK. Fire District board of directors will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 21st, at the McK. Fire Station, 56578 McK. Hwy. in McKenzie Bridge....
Reprinted from the August 21, 2002, edition of McKenzie River Reflections The mothers along the highway used to take turns providing a hot lunch for the school. When it was her turn, my mother made a huge vat of potato soup on the wood stove. Then the bus driver would heave it up into the bus and off we’d go, smelling potatoes and onions all the way to school. I don’t remember, but I suppose the teachers would heat up the big vat of soup on the school’s woodstove. Once a year we’d have a Box S...
Gardening is one of the more therapeutic things a person can do – emotionally, mentally, and physically – but for some, it seems out of reach. Good design and practices can make gardening accessible for everyone. “We all have challenges if we live long enough,” said Corinne Thomas-Kersting, a retired speech-language pathologist and nine-year Oregon State University Extension Service Master Gardener. “We have different challenges. Even when you’re young and healthy there are things to do to pr...
I just started a wonderful new job. The atmosphere is laid back, and the people alone make the place fantastic. The best of them all is my boss. She is 29, a month my elder, and very comely in appearance. At first, I was merely attracted to her, but as time went on, I fell hard. I couldn't put my finger on it, but she has such a sweet and gentle spirit. The problem is she's not only my boss. She's married. At weekly meetings, I didn't want them to end. I'd lose focus during the conversation....
Elizabeth Moeck has tickets to see David Foster in concert, but the show gets canceled during the pandemic. What happened to her refund? I bought tickets for the David Foster Hitman Tour in 2019. The performance date was May 14, 2020. On May 1, Ticketmaster emailed me that the concert had been rescheduled to Jan. 16, 2021. But in August, Ticketmaster sent an email that the concert would be canceled and my ticket refunded. I contacted Ticketmaster because I paid for the concert with a gift card,...
David Marsh's Allstate Rewards gift card doesn't work on his Princess cruise. Each side is blaming the other. Is there a way to make this right? We had $1,800 in prepaid gift cards on our Princess Cruise through Allstate Rewards. On the second day of our Princess cruise, my wife and I attempted to pay a portion of the bill with gift cards, but the cruise line would only accept $800. Princess representative tried multiple times over most of the remainder of the 14-day cruise to identify and...
ACROSS 1. Necklace lock 6. Blue 9. *Mr. Micelli in "Who's the Boss" 13. "The Tortoise and the Hare," e.g. 14. Beer acronym 15. Check recipient 16. Angler's basket 17. Circle part 18. "Orange" warning 19. *Mr. Keaton in "Family Ties" 21. *Mr. Cunningham in "Happy Days" 23. Dad's offspring 24. "Jack and the Beanstalk" instrument 25. General Post Office 28. Plural of cecum 30. Pompous windbag 35. Not written 37. Scotch ingredient 39. Complain 40. Spanish surrealist Joan 41. Formed #17 Across 43....
