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WALTERVILLE: Masons have been busy recently laying blocks and mortar in a downriver filbert field. The design involves a double-sided 20 ft. wide by 15 ft. tall structure that was designed for highway traveler readability. Property owner Joel Clements says he was happy to donate a spot on his family's 30 acres of filberts for the installation. The Clements previously allowed the McKenzie River Chamber of Commerce to place one of the community locater signs there as well. "It just felt like the...
The Willamette National Forest is restoring access to fire-affected areas. The Willamette National Forest has reopened its ranger stations and Supervisor’s Office to in-person business from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. For the past two years, services were offered only online and via mail due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the Forest has lifted and reduced fire closures, increasing access to more than 188,641 acres of Forest Service land previously in fire closure a...
When in drought, fish and wildlife are stressed out. Officials are reminding the public that ongoing drought conditions can take a toll on Oregon’s fish and wildlife. While some parts of the state benefitted from a wet spring and early summer, areas still remain in significant drought (including southeast Oregon and parts of southwest, central and northeast Oregon). The extreme temperatures and heat this week, officials say, will exacerbate drought conditions. During a drought, fish like Oregon...
Due to the increased risk of wildfires in the region, Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) closed its Oregon forestlands to public access, last Friday, July 29th. Officials said the decision to close the lands was based on several risk factors including increasing weather temperature, excess dry vegetation, low moisture levels, and long-range weather forecasts. “Oregon’s wet spring followed by the warm summer has led to an over-abundance of vegetation that has dried out and makes our forests more susceptible to wildfire,” said Courtney Gries...
Oregonians will have the chance to decide in November whether the state should ban large ammunition magazines and require licenses for all gun owners, the Secretary of State’s Office confirmed. Backers of Initiative Petition 17 submitted more than 160,000 signatures from Oregon voters who supported the proposed law earlier this month. State election officials on Monday confirmed that the proposal will appear on ballots in November. The news follows a June survey from the nonpartisan Oregon V...
For some people, repetition works best - so here it is again: McKenzie River Reflections won't be mailed to subscribers beyond the August 18th edition. After 44 years, the costs of printing and mailing have increased too much to be sustainable - amounting to $700 per week. That's the bad news. The good news is that this newspaper will continue to be published. You can still read it if you send your email address to [email protected]. If you don't, you're risking missing out on a lot. It's...
I live on Goodpasture Road, some of us on Greenwood Drive and along McKenzie Hwy, and would like to inform you of an ingenious opportunity to help the McKenzie River Valley community. Since the Holiday Farm Fire, a small group of faithful volunteers has joined with “The Bottle Boys” to sort and redeem bottles and cans to help rebuild the Blue River Library, Blue River Medical Clinic, and the Vida McKenzie Community Center, all burned to the ground but valiantly attempting to rebuild. Contributions are made to other worthy local causes as app...
July 20: 1:51 a.m: Suspicious Subject - 44900 blk, Leaburg Dam Rd. An area resident reported seeing someone with a flashlight near the gate to her property. 9:29 a.m: Disorderly subject - Aufderheide Dr. & McK. Hwy. A female reportedly threw a stick at a passing vehicle. 10:33 a.m: Suspicious Conditions - 92000 blk, Maple Ln. A contractor working at a residence in the area found animal remains underneath the house. July 22: 7:55 a.m: Disturb-ance, Dispute - 49900 blk, McK. Hwy. A caller reported that he asked a guest on his property to leave...
July 25: 9:39: 40132 McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 13:41: 87827 Fawn Way Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. July 26: 12:29: 38300 Wendling Rd. Mutual Aid Request. Standby For Mohawk RFD. 13:56: McK. Hwy. Milepost 32. Motor Vehicle Accident. Non-Injury/Non-Blocking. 23:08: 44531 McK. Hwy. Fall Injury. Patient Refusal. July 27: 7:26: 46225 Goodpasture Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. July 28: 1:39: 45656 N. Gate Cr. Rd. Medical, General. Patient Refusal. 14:38: 44221 McK. Hwy....
July 27: 15:18: Fire – 57000 block, McK. Hwy. Battery exploded in garage bay, still smoking. 16:32: Medical – 91000 blk, Alma Dr. Female patient. July 28: 12:56: Medical - 54000 blk, McK. River Dr. Female, Conscious, Breathing. 21:02: Medical - 54000 blk, McK. Hwy. Female patient. July 29: 12:57: Medical - 56000 blk, McK. Hwy. Male, Conscious, Breathing. July 30: 14:14: Medical – McK. Hwy./Milepost 44. Transient female lying near the roadway, trooper has been dispatched. July 31: 16:54: Motor Vehicle Accident - Clear Lake Cutoff, Milep...
Crime, they say, does not pay. Yet it's pretty easy to look back through history and find examples of a certain kind of criminal for whom it did, handsomely, and for decades. With charisma, moxie and a seemingly endless supply of good luck, these characters sometimes even manage to cheat karma and die a natural death. And somehow, after these criminals are gone, people remember them with a kind of fascinated fondness, and say things like, "well, we'll never see another like that again." The...
To support pollinators, people have turned to creating eco-friendly spaces around their homes, including replacing their grass lawns with flowering plants. That's no easy task, according to Carolyn Breece, Oregon State University Extension Service faculty research assistant in the OSU Honey Bee Lab. Since 2016, Breece has researched the best flowering lawn substitute. It turns out transitioning from an all-grass lawn to a flowering lawn is challenging. "The first year it was beautiful," Breece...
I need some serious advice. My boyfriend Jack and I met during our senior year in college. After graduation, we continued our relationship even though we live an hour apart. Last Christmas Jack surprised me with an engagement ring. Jack's family and I are very close. In fact, I am the godmother of his sister's first child. Every weekend we have all been working together to get things ready for our wedding. Jack and I talk about how lucky we are to have each other. Last week I received a phone...
When Theodore Schmiechen cancels his Delta flight, he receives credits for future travel. But the credits don't work, and the airline is making it difficult to book a new flight. What should he do? I recently canceled two flights and submitted a refund request with Delta Air Lines. Delta denied my refund but offered two e-credits for future travel. The problem is that they are both still listed as "open" with an "oops, we can't value this coupon" message. I've contacted Delta's customer service...
When Michelle Marshall's Turo rental gets repossessed, the car-sharing company offers her a partial refund. But what about her son's expensive epilepsy medication? Is Turo responsible for that? I rented a car from Turo in Baltimore recently. My family met our host at Baltimore International Airport, and he gave us the keys to the vehicle. Everything was going well, and we were enjoying our trip until a few days later when we could not find our rental in our hotel parking lot. We called all...
Your parent or relative lives far from you, or for whatever reason in person visits are not realistic. You have a way to talk with them via video already. But now you want something you can actually DO together "virtually."...
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