Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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FINN ROCK: Many of today’s McKenzie Valley residents have heard of recent riparian restoration efforts in the “Finn Rock Reach” near Milepost 38 of Hwy. 126. Fewer, though, recall the former Finn Rock Logging Camp which had long roots, stretching back to 1890, and a sawmill in Rosboro, Arkansas built by Thomas “Whit” Whitaker Rosborough. After Rosborough’s honeymoon itinerary swung through the Pacific Northwest, he’d always had a longing to return. He did in 1939, moving to Springfield,...
The Lane County Sheriff's Office marine patrol wants to alert boaters that a downed tree is almost a complete river blockage just above Belknap Hot Springs Resort. It is only passable on river right and is visible from upstream. Hazard signage has been posted upstream at Frissell and Olallie boat launches....
The Ore Fire is one of ten being managed by the Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 1 - all on Willamette National Forest lands. Fire suppression work is continuing on the Ore Fire, burning seven miles northeast of Blue River. By Tuesday, the fire had continued to slowly grow, covering 2,001 acres at a 29% containment level. Officials report workers have been strengthening primary and contingency lines around the northwestern and northeastern sides of the fire using heavy equipment...
MCKENZIE BRIDGE: Work continues on Hwy. 126 from the Linn County line to the Old McKenzie Highway - along a section known as the Clear Lake Cutoff. There will also be 48-hour closures from August 20th to the 22nd., in addition to the current schedule of half-day closures from August 1st through 8th, - Sunday through Thursday nights - from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. (with Fridays and Saturdays excluded). Besides repaving the roadway, three bridges in the section are also being resurfaced as part of the...
Bus registration for Springfield School District students is now open. In addition to enrolling for school each year, students eligible to ride the bus will need to be registered to ride the bus for each school year. The district provides transportation services for elementary students who live more than 1 mile from their schools and for secondary (middle and high school) students who live more than 1.5 miles from their schools. Many students with special needs qualify for special...
As Oregon is seeing its first major heat event of the summer, some simple tips can help you keep your home cooler. Most of Oregon was under a heat advisory over the holiday weekend. And with summer just starting, Cameron Starr - senior operations customer experience manager with Energy Trust of Oregon - said more hot days are likely ahead. He said one recommendation is to keep out heat by pulling down window shades during the hottest part of day, and open windows when temperatures cool down....
New research suggests humans aren’t the only ones experiencing negative effects from wildfire smoke. Researchers are studying Ponderosa pines, which inhabit much of the western United States, and they’re finding that smoke may be affecting trees and many more kinds of plants - including food crops. Research co-author Delphine Farmer, a chemistry professor at Colorado State University, said they don’t yet know the full extent of the effects of wildfire smoke on plant life, but they do know it can...
Officials with the Oregon Department of Transportation say they will have to slash more than 1,000 jobs if lawmakers don’t address the agency’s financial woes during next year’s legislative session. Transportation leaders painted a grim picture of what faces the state’s road system during a Thursday meeting with the Oregon Transportation Commission, during which commissioners “reluctantly” approved ODOT’s budget request for 2025-2027. Among the budget’s most glaring problems, according to ODOT:...
Wildfires have burned across Oregon this year, but a few tips could help people protect themselves against their damaging impacts. Fires have burned more than a million acres so far this year, in what has become an annual occurrence for Oregon. Scott Leonard, a program manager with Energy Trust of Oregon, said smoke from wildfires has consequences for people’s health. He said it’s important to keep unhealthy air out by closing gaps around windows and doors and sealing around air con...
Saturday night’s guitar duo concert at Vida McKenzie Community Center turned out to be one of those summer evenings when everything felt right. The audience was warm, neighborly, and engaged. The musicians were very accomplished but in an “unfussy” way. Their openheartedness was palpable while they played and interacted with the audience. VMCC thanks Jerry Zybach and Stan Welsh for transforming this gathering space into a true “listening room.” Here are an upcoming few VMCC events to put on your calendar: Bingo at the Center occurs the secon...
Oregon politicians banned the use of coal for electricity generation by 2030 and natural gas by 2040, pushing utilities to rely more on wind and solar energy. These sources often produce less than 10% of Oregon’s electricity needs, forcing utilities to engage in a costly overbuild of wind and solar infrastructure. Given that weather is unpredictable, how much overbuilding will be required to meet demand is unknown. The grid must always balance supply and demand, and dispatchable energy must quickly adjust. Currently, energy storage at the g...
President Biden wants to lower drug prices. While that is a laudable goal, we can’t afford to undermine the intellectual property rights that helped produce these innovative drugs in the first place. A recent proposal would do just that, and it’s not limited to drugs. The proposed policy change would reinterpret a 1980 law that ushered in a new era of American innovation and collaboration between the public and private sectors. But if this proposed policy change is finalized, it will cause a wide swathe of our high-tech sector to stall out...
It should be stressed that this was before Europe and European America had learned contempt for Indians. Before about 1825, tomahawks were thrown and scalps were taken on both sides (especially during the War of 1812), but being half-Indian was nothing that any métis youth would be ashamed of. That would happen later, and Charbonneau would be there watching it happen. In the meantime, it was still the early 1820s and Charbonneau was most likely the talk of the town everywhere he and Duke Paul...
Seeing rats in the backyard or, worse yet, in the house, can send people into panic mode, and for good reason. “There are definite social norms that say if you have rodents living near you it’s associated with dirtiness, garbage, and waste products,” said Dana Sanchez, wildlife specialist for Oregon State University Extension Service. “There’s a reticence to admitting to seeing rats or talking about them because there’s a fear of public shaming. That works to the rats’ advantage because peopl...
July 25: 8:57 p.m: Disturbance, Dispute - 55600 block, McK. river Dr. A deputy contacted both parties of a verbal dispute. they separated for the night. July 26: 10:27 p.m: Disorderly Party - Storment Ln. & Partridge Ln. Loud noise complaint regarding an annual party at a residence in the area. Forwarded to Lane County Land Management. July 27: 4:38 p.m: Suspicious Vehicle - 44500 blk, McK. Hwy. A deputy patrolled the area for a suspicious vehicle, but it had left the area. 5:28 p.m: Suspicious Subject - 8600 blk, McK. Hwy. A male was observed...
July 29: 4:40: 88000 block, Millican Rd. Medical, Heart. Disregarded Prior to Arrival. 5:03: 7000 blk, Thurston Rd. Medical, General. Disregarded. 13:16: 38000 blk, Hendricks Park Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 16:19: 88000 blk, Millican Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. July 30: 2:44: 48000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 3:22: 88000 blk, Millican Rd. Medical, Heart. Disregarded by Dispatch Prior to En Route. July 31: 5:24: 37000 blk, Camp Creek Rd. Medical,...
July 31: 09:00: Illegal Burn – 55000 block, McK. River Dr. Subject with a campfire. 22:21: Motor Vehicle Accident - McK. Hwy./Milepost 33. Driver and passenger flew off bike. Aug, 1: 15:32: Medical – 91000 blk, Mill Creek Rd. Female, Not Conscious, Breathing. Aug. 2: 21:16: Medical – 91000 blk, Taylor Rd. Male, Conscious, Breathing. Aug. 4: 12:26: MVA - Milepost 15, Clear Lake Cutoff. 2 vehicle accident with all parties out of vehicles. Nobody requires medics. Aug. 5: 12:09: Medical – Old McK. Hwy./Mp. 61. Help fallen biker The Upper McK. Fi...
I am absolutely nauseous from sadness and grief. My boyfriend leaves me with no alternative but to end our relationship. I know he loves me, but there are times his actions indicate otherwise. We do not live together. He makes an appointment with me and is either hours late or doesn't show up at all, always with some ridiculous excuse. He had to help so-and-so, had to look into this or that, or something I did aggravate him. Yet there is no phone call, no notice. When I express my displeasure,...
After John Bernath cancels his flight from Amman, Jordan, to Tel Aviv, a Booking.com representative promises him a full refund. So why has he received nothing? Last year, I bought two roundtrip flights from Amman, Jordan, to Tel Aviv through Booking.com. The tickets on Royal Jordanian Airlines were refundable. In November, I called to cancel my tickets and spoke with a Booking.com representative, who said I would get my money back, minus a cancellation fee of about $16, in about two weeks. Two w...
When AT&T cancels Jacob Flores' phone by mistake, he loses his trade-in credits. Now, he can't get them back. What should he do? AT&T canceled my phone by mistake, and I've lost my trade-in credits. The company fixed the problem and ended up crediting me for the full amount of the phone that had to be paid off. But I ended up paying off the balance of another phone. After all of this, the representative who helped me assured me that I would not lose my monthly trade-in credit as long as I didn't...
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