Make the McKenzie Connection!
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LET’S PLAY GOLF! By Shana Jewell Since the early 1970’s a group of fun loving women have been coming together at the McKenzie Golf Course and chasing that little white ball from hole to hole - calling themselves the McKenzie River Ladies Club. Recently however, due to the economy, the number of women participating has gone from an easy 40 per year down to almost half that. I had the pleasure of talking with the longest running member of the Ladies Club today; Lillie. Lillie has been in this club since 1972 and explained to me how, not only is...
Residents of Vida Lea Mobile Estates Convert their Park into a Resident-Owned Community Leaburg: The Community and Shelter Assistance Corporation (CASA of Oregon) is pleased to announce that on February 17th residents of the 33-space Vida Lea Mobile Estates, a senior park in Leaburg, completed the purchase of their community. Utilizing financing and technical assistance from CASA of Oregon, the Network for Oregon Affordable Housing, Oregon Housing and Community Services, the Community Development Law Center and the Eugene Water & Electric Board...
Vida Café - hidden in plain sight By Gerry Aster The Vida Café could be described as a gem hidden in plain sight. It’s right on Hwy 126 and for most tourists driving through the area, the Vida Café is the landmark they reference even more often than our beloved Goodpasture Bridge. But how many travelers take the time to linger over the Vida Café’s diner-style cuisine? Even more to the point, how many river residents choose the Vida Café as an out-to-eat destination? I’m as guilty as anyone since I only recentl...
Walterville's Corkey Gourley is Springfield’s First Citizen Springfield community leaders and businesses were honored at Lane Community College Center for Meeting and Learning last Friday with over 250 people in attendance. Walterville reesident Corkey Gourley, who operates a State Farm Insurance agency in the Mohawk District was named Springfield’s First Citizen of 2011. Gourley is a nationally recognized State Farm agent, an involved Mohawk Business Neighbor, past president of the Springfield Chamber of Commerce and current president of the...
Antiques Road Show at Eagle Rock Lodge For anyone “in the know,” you may have caught a glimpse of the Eagle Rock Lodge on the 1-23-12 airing of “Antiques Road Show.” Some of the show’s producers stayed at this lovely inn during the filming. A segment on antique fishing gear was shot on the property, with its lovely gardens and the rushing McKenzie River in the background. “Missed it” you say? Like so many gems along the McKenzie, the Eagle Rock Lodge is easy to miss. And even if you are familiar with the Lodge’s splendor, you may not know ab...
Forest Service Road 15 will close for repairs Damage to USFS RD. #15 The road connecting to the Blue River Reservoir from Highway 126 will close on September 10th for major repairs. Forest Service Road 15 was hit with extensive damage in January when heavy rains caused soil under the road to collapse, removing 180 feet of the paved road near milepost 2. The closure for repairs is expected to last over a month. During that time, people will need to find alternative routes to access the road systems in the Deer Creek area. The Lookout...