Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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An engineer for a construction contractor who is also a volunteer for McKenzie Fire and Rescue is donating six speed feedback signs for three 45 mph zones on OR 126 east of Eugene. Joel Zeni of Suulutaaq, a contractor on several ODOT projects, hopes to reduce the chances of speed-related crashes on OR 126 in Leaburg, Vida, and McKenzie Bridge. Each speed zone will have signs for both eastbound and westbound traffic. “When I was in elementary school, one of my classmate’s sister was killed whi...
The Oregon House and Senate will return Saturday and possibly Sunday for the last gasps of a 160-day marathon that reached its quickest pace this week. Sunday at 11:59 p.m. is the constitutional deadline for the Legislature to adjourn sine die and end its work for the year, though lawmakers could opt to extend that deadline by five days with a two-thirds vote. Legislators, however, are eager to head home. But before they can call it a year, lawmakers plan to act on dozens more bills, including h...
The Community Log Program, organized by the McKenzie River Locals Helping Locals financial impact the program has had a big impact. To date, it has donated $110,107.84 to local non-profit organizations. Over the last two years, those numbers include a total of $15,018.70 was donated to the Vida-McKenzie Community Center; $45,045.12 was granted to the O'Brien Memorial Library; and Locals Helping Locals received a total of $50,044.02. Those amounts are an obviously huge benefit to these three...
COUGAR DAM: Travelers visiting the McKenzie River area may need to plan alternate travel routes to the area’s trails and campgrounds this summer. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has closed the portion of Road NF-1993 that runs along the crest of Cougar Dam to traffic in both directions. The closure extends from June 5th to September 28th. It will reopen on September 29th. Officials say the closure is needed to allow for construction work at the dam. Because of the change in access, v...
Blue River Fire Station The $250,000 grant the Lane County Board of Commissioners approved at their May 23rd meeting is part of the funds helping make a new firehouse for the Upper McKenzie Rural Fire Protection District a reality. After more than three years of effort, concrete for the foundation was poured last week. The lot, at 51742 Dexter Street lot was purchased for the new station in September of 2021 In January a construction contract was awarded to the low bidder, Bridgeway Construction...
Oregon Senate leaders on Thursday reached a deal that brought a handful of Republicans back to the floor, ending the longest walkout in state history and clearing the way for the Legislature to pass a budget and start working through hundreds of backlogged bills. The deal reached Thursday included watering down Democratic measures intended to guarantee abortion access and prevent gun violence, as well as considering a Republican proposal that would allow the Legislature to impeach statewide...
June is a great month for gardening. It has great weather, long days, pleasant evenings and, typically, mild weather. (We know, try telling that to the 2021 Heat Dome, which was severe, but was also an outlier.) So, what exactly can you do in the garden this month? Well, it might be easier to list the things you can’t do! The Oregon State University Extension Service June garden calendar, is full of ideas and advice. You can be as busy as you want to be. Here are a few of the tips: * Your l...
Continued From Last Week So right away, Baldwin was hearing the stories. Most likely there were some terrible ones; they obviously touched her heart. Over the next several decades she would dedicate her life to doing something about them. Time went by. The Baldwins left Lincoln. Eventually, in 1904, they moved to Portland; LeGrand had taken a job for a chain of dimestores, and was tasked with opening one in Oregon. So Lola went forth and plugged into the Portland aid-society scene. She found an...
June 11: 11:22 a.m: Fraud - 94400 block, Marcola Rd. A caller advised that an unknown person opened a fraudulent telephone account in the caller’s name. 08:36 p.m: Disturbance, Dispute - 40000 blk, Deerhorn Rd. Heated dispute between spouses. no injuries or crimes reported. 10:24 p.m: Vicious Dog - 92500 blk, Paschelke Rd. A caller advised that a neighbor’s dog was being aggressive and scratching to get into the caller’s house. The caller further advised that the neighbor’s dog was chasing the caller’s livestock. 11:17 p.m: dispute - 39900 blk...
June 12: 18:50: 38000 block, E Cedar Flat Rd. Medical Alarm. Cancelled By Dispatch, False Alarm. 21:50: 42000 blk, McK. Hwy. Assist Police. Police Issue, No Medical Needed. June 13: 1:50: 36000 blk, Camp Creek Rd. Cardiac Arrest. Patient Assessed, Confirmed Deceased. 2:31: 88000 blk, Twin Firs Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 11:36: McK. Hwy./Milepost 21. Subject Down. Patient Contact Made, No Needs. 12:16: McK. Hwy./Leaburg Dr. Bicycle Accident. Unable To Locate. 14:19: 8100 blk, S. C St. Medical, Heart. Cancelled. 16:47:...
June 15: 16:20: Motor Vehicle Accident, Injury – McK. Hwy./Milepost 37. Driver with leg injury. June 17: 19:14: Medical – 55000 block, McK. River Dr. Male, Conscious, Breathing. June 18: 08:40: Medical – 91000 blk, Blue River Reservoir Rd. Male at location needs medical help. 20:32: Fire – 54000 blk, McK. Hwy. Power pole on fire. The Upper McK. Fire District’s 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....
I need some advice, please! I've been married to the same man for 11 years. He's a nice person when he's not drinking. However, that isn't very often. He drinks on a daily basis. Sometimes it's four beers, sometimes it's 12 or more. He drinks alone and then gets verbally abusive. He tells me I could never make it without him. I would have to live in a cardboard box. He calls me names, then tells me he loves me and will never let me leave. He had a terrible childhood. He was adopted and his dad...
When IcelandAir changes Patricia Boyle's flights from Baltimore to Washington Dulles, she asks for a refund from her tour operator, IcelandAir Holidays. Why isn't it responding? I recently booked a vacation package online through IcelandAir Holidays. Two months later, I received a text message that my airport had been changed from Baltimore/Washington International Airport to Dulles International Airport. I realized that traveling to Dulles would be inconvenient because it is a two-hour drive fr...
Joe Eckre has tickets to see Alan Parsons, but the artist has postponed the event. Can Eckre get a refund? I purchased a ticket to see Alan Parsons Live Project at Libbey Bowl in Ojai, Calif., in 2021. Just before the event, Ticketmaster notified me that the concert had been postponed but that my ticket was still good. I waited patiently but after 18 months and no news from Ticketmaster about a new date for the show, I finally checked the artist's website and found out that all shows except for...
ACROSS 1. Kind of illusion 6. Perched 9. Island near Java 13. Old West pack animal 14. False statement 15. Opposite of atonal 16. Hailing from the East 17. Supply with weapons 18. "____ death do us part" 19. *Frank 21. *Popular celebratory get-together 23. Many, many years 24. Scott Hamilton's "court" 25. Gross National Product 28. Abundant 30. Bantoid language 35. Bakery unit 37. Cutlass maker 39. Two in eighteen 40. Milk's favorite cookie 41. Muslim ruler honorific 43. Hyperbolic sine 44....
