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Reopening the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) from the Mount Jefferson Wilderness through the Olallie Lake Scenic Area could be delayed until "sometime late August or early September," according to the U.S. Forest Service. Access to 170,000 acres was closed to the public following the Lionshead and Beachie fires of Labor Day 2020. The affected area includes Pamelia Lake) to around Triangle Lake. "There are some safety concerns around damaged and missing tread along steep sections of the trail,"...
Oregon Capital Chronicle Plans for commercial logging of old-growth forests on federal lands have moved forward this year, despite an executive order signed on Earth Day by President Joe Biden, according to a report from environmental groups. The old-growth woodlands are particularly useful in fighting climate change by absorbing carbon, a goal for the Biden administration. The Climate Forests Coalition, a group of dozens of environmental organizations including Environment America, the...
Fire wise means preparing your home or business to make it as safe from catching fire as possible. As we move into fire season, being fire wise could mean the difference between saving or losing your home when a fire strikes. One thing you should know is what kind of fuel surrounds your home. That will determine how fast and how hot an approaching fire may be. McKenzie Valley areas unaffected by the 2020 Holiday Farm (and most of the valley before the fire) were forested areas with heavy fuel that is harder to ignite and slower to burn. Most...
Organizers of the Vida Mc-Kenzie Community Center's July 14th Flea Market wish to thank everyone who visited or participated as a vendor. "There was a steady stream of customers and lots of smiling faces.," says VMCC vice president Gerry Aster. "The snack bar was busy and did not disappoint. VMCC's goal of $1,500 was met and it is time to move on to the next fundraising event." So what's next? Butter Braids! What are Butter Braids? Aster describes them as, "A delicious, high quality, convenient...
to put in Volume 45, Issue 1 of McKenzie River Reflections. It will be the first issue of this publication’s 45th year but the last one that will be mailed to subscribers. Why? Because at close to $700 every week to print and mail Reflections it simply isn’t penciling out anymore. I know there are plenty of people who wish that wasn’t so. Several of you have told me that. Those discussions were behind the plan to produce “Reflections v2.0.” Because it will be produced on my in-house 11” X 17” laser printers, “RR v2.0” will be smaller and only...
July 18: 0:30: 41000 block, McK. Hwy. Motor Vehicle Accident. Non-Injury/Blocking. 11:08: 48000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Refusal. 22:49: 40000 blk, McK. Hwy. Lift Assist. Lift Assist Only. July 19: 9:46: McK. Hwy./Holden Creek Ln. MVA. Non-Injury/Non-Blocking. 14:53: 51000 blk, McK. Hwy. MVA. Patient Assessed, Transported. 18:47: 89000 blk, Bridge St. Fire Alarm. Mistaken Alarm/Disregarded. 21:29: 38000 blk, Upper Camp Creek Rd. Illegal burn Pile, homeowner to put it out. July 21: 7:23: 41000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Pat...
July 19: 14:52: Motor Vehicle Accident – 51000 block, McK. Mwy. Single motorcycle down in the road. 20:56: Medical – McK. Hwy./Milepost 49. Male stated his friend crashed a vehicle and left him there. July 20: 15:36: Assist Police Dept. – 88000 blk, Aufderheide Dr. Female has been there since yesterday, has various injuries. July 22: 21:45: Medical – 56000 blk, McK. Hwy. Female, Conscious, Breathing. The upper McK. Fire district board of directors will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m on Wednesday, August 17th, at the McK. Fire Station...
George L. Baker, the big, bluff, hail-fellow-well-met owner of Portland's Baker Theater, was flabbergasted. As he and his fellow Portland Rosarians were getting ready to march in the 1917 Rose Festival parade, a courier had run up to him with a cryptic message: "The grand marshal's car awaits," the messenger puffed. "Hurry and get in and don't delay the parade." "Why, I'm not grand marshal," Baker replied, puzzled. Just then his friend Gus Moser, who was in charge of the parade that year, hustle...
Fragile, beautiful, and fascinating, butterflies flutter their way into our gardens and seem to just as quickly wing their way out. It isn't because they necessarily want to leave, said Heather Stoven, an entomologist with the Oregon State University Extension Service. Rather they don't find what they need to park themselves permanently. As detailed in Extension's publication The Wildlife Garden: How to Create a Butterfly Garden, butterflies require specific room and board to have their needs...
I am in what I guess you would call an 85 percent marriage. We have a lot of small talks but a little serious conversation. I always thought there could or would be more for me. The biggest symptom of our questionable marriage is we have very little sex. Twice a year is a norm. We have been married ten years, are in our mid-thirties, and have no children. Before I was married, I had an active and successful sex life. I would like to have children but can't imagine sharing that with my wife. I...
When Curtis Rahman's Airbnb host cancels his reservation a day before his arrival, he tries to find a substitute apartment. But the new property is smaller and costs more. Is a $200 credit enough to make up for the trouble? I recently reserved a two-bedroom apartment in Washington, D.C., through Airbnb. My host canceled our reservation within 24 hours of my arrival. Airbnb sent me substitute listings, but all of them were much more expensive and smaller than the one we had booked. I quickly chos...
When JetBlue cancels Amy Ohman's flight to Boston, it agrees to pay for her Uber ride to the airport. Then the airline cancels her flight again. This time, it refuses to reimburse her. Is there a way to get JetBlue to refund her $71 fare? My husband and I were scheduled to fly from Boston Logan Airport to Palm Beach, Fla., recently. We took an Uber to the airport and while we were in the car on the Mass Pike about halfway into our trip, we received an email from JetBlue canceling our flight and...
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