Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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MCKENZIE BRIDGE: Determination, resilience, and the courage to start a 50k run combined to carry participants over the finish line of this year’s McKenzie River Trail Run. During the day runners traveled a route that started at the Carmen Reservoir, traveled up the Waterfall Trail, and crossed the McKenzie Highway above Sahalie Falls, wound around Clear Lake on the McKenzie River Trail (MRT), then continued up to the Santiam Wagon Road. The return route then backtracked down on the Clear Lake T...
MCKENZIE BRIDGE: “Communications tools are not just beneficial, they’re essential” was the message at the heart of an upriver event last Wednesday. Amir Johnson, Oregon director of External and Legislative Affairs for AT&T went on to detail the partnership between his company and FirstNet that’s created a nationwide communications network to support emergency responders. 5G upgrades and coverage expansions, Johnson said, are now delivering “prioritized connectivity on a platform tailored...
SAHALIE FALLS: Rescuers were called to respond to an injury accident last Wednesday at around 10:30 a.m. for a rescue operation at Sahalie Falls. A caller reported an elderly male had fallen approximately 40 feet down a cliff near the base of the falls. The Sweet Home Fire District responded with one medic unit and a rescue vehicle and made the one-hour drive east to make contact with the patient. On the scene, medics found bystanders helping the patient near the base of the waterfall. The man...
Lane Community College is excited to host dynamic summer camps for high school students, including those providing hands-on experiences in diesel mechanics. The camps offer unique opportunities for students to explore new skills and potential career paths in a fun and engaging environment. High school students will get a behind-the-scenes look at what makes diesel-powered freight trucks and hydraulic excavators operate. Highlights include Hands-On Experience: Operate highway trucks and heavy...
The Eugene Water & Electric Board hosted a customer appreciation dinner at the Walterville Community Center on May 23rd in place of its yearly upriver board meeting. Instead of the typical format, where people are limited to three minutes of speaking time, the utility tested a new format that included an open house combined with facilitated discussions during dinner, and more time afterward to follow up with specific people. An EWEB spokesman said changes to the meeting structure were meant to...
Lane County crews will be chip sealing roads in several local areas from July through September. The process is a pavement preservation treatment that includes a thin layer of liquid asphalt applied to the existing road surface, followed immediately by a layer of crushed and compacted rock. After the chip seal has been set for a few days, a final topcoat (fog seal) will be applied to seal the asphalt and rock mixture. This process is widely used to increase the durability and lifespan of rural...
It is a truly sad state of affairs here in the Beaver State: Our salmon stocks are struggling mightily, biodiversity is crashing under the weight of human activities, climate change is accelerating, drought is greatly affecting regional agriculture and wildfires threaten our communities every summer. But there is a nature-based solution that could help. Protecting our state animals could greatly assist human and wildlife communities adapt to the many challenges we face. The wetlands and...
Up until his untimely death from a fall in 1937, Rogue River Wilderness mountaineer and mule-train driver Hathaway Jones enjoyed a reputation as the “damnedest liar” in all the West Coast states and probably a couple dozen inland ones too. And he was proud of that reputation. When the Portland Morning Oregonian referred to another backwoods character as the “biggest liar in the country,” Hathaway claimed he was going to sue the paper for defamation. (As a side note, that competitor for the “bi...
If your goal is a nice lawn, leave clippings on the grass when you mow. It’s easier, feeds the grass, and leads to a better-looking and healthier lawn. Unless you’ve let the lawn grow excessively long, or the clippings are in thick clumps, grass clippings are a good source of nutrients. Leaving clippings helps save fertilizer costs and thereby prevents ground and surface water contamination. “Our research has shown that we can cut the fertilizer application rate almost in half when we retur...
June 3: 9:56 a.m: Suspicious Conditions - 90400 blk, Sunderman Rd. 10:47 a.m: Harassment - 56400 blk, McK. Hwy. Verbal dispute between several neighbors. June 4: 1:01 a.m: Suspicious Conditions - 40500 blk, McK. Hwy. 7:29 a.m: Traffic Hazard - 87400 blk, Cedar Flat Rd. 9:09 a.m: Assist, Follow Up - 7000 blk, Thurston Rd. 10:34 a.m: Assist Outside Agency - Sahalie Falls. 11:01 a.m: Assist, Follow Up - 38400 blk, Emerald Way. 11:10 a.m: Subpoena Service - 36800 blk, Parsons Creek Rd. 11:36 a.m: Civil Service - 92200 blk, Marcola Rd. 12:57 p.m:...
June 5: 12:52: Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants, Alcohol – Hwy. 126E, Milepost 41. Trooper was working traffic enforcement in a construction zone and stopped a vehicle for driving outside of its lane. A traffic stop and a DUII investigation revealed the driver was impaired. The driver was also identified as the driver in a previously reported hit and run case. The driver was taken into custody for DUII (and Reckless Driving on the previous case) and transported to the Lane County Jail. The breath sample revealed the driver BAC at 0...
June 3: 13:24: 40184 York Ln. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 15:31: 88000 Tiki Ln. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 16:20: 49569 McK. Hwy. Motor Vehicle Accident. Non-Injury/Non-Blocking. June 4: 19:18: 414916 McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 15:32: Tiki Ln. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. June 4: 15:36: 88154 Tiki Ln. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, Refusal Obtained. 1:37: 43278 McK. Hwy. MVA. Non-Blocking, Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. June 5: 4:11:...
June 5: 17:53: Motor Vehicle Accident, Injury – 48000 block, McK. Hwy. At least one vehicle involved, into a rock wall and possibly the river. Residents are looking for it. 21:43: Water Rescue – 59000 blk, N. Belknap Springs Rd. Male in the river. Caller heard him yelling for help as he floated past. June 8: 15:25: Medical – 91000 blk, Blue River Reservoir Rd. Male, Conscious, Breathing. Stung by bees. 19:18: Grass Fire – 54000 blk, W. King Rd. Above waterline, on other side of river. 20 ft. of land already burnt, Caller can’t see flame but...
I'm worried about my sister. She is married with teenage children. She and her husband own a beautiful home on a pond. Three years ago she discovered an 80s "hair band" and started to see them once in a while. We would sometimes go together on weekends to listen to them, but after six months she began to go every Saturday night. I stopped going that often because I, too, have a family. Her other friends also stopped going, saying it was too much. So my sister went alone and found new friends....
Why didn't Jessica Radosevic get her $444 refund from the online travel agency Traveluro? Could it have something to do with the credit card dispute she filed? Last year, I booked a trip to Las Vegas through a site called Traveluro. My airline canceled the flight, and I could not get another flight, so I had to cancel my hotel reservation. I contacted Traveluro, and a representative agreed to cancel my reservation and give me a full refund. But the refund showed up in my account as "pending"...
Fransua Garcia just lost $2,500 after scammers claiming to be from Citibank called her. Can she retrieve her money, which she transferred using Zelle? I recently received various texts about suspicious activities with my bank account. I contacted Citibank to get more information. A Citibank representative told me that nothing was wrong and that my account would be monitored. The representative took all the info regarding those text messages. Later that day, I got a call from a Citibank number,...
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