Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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The McKenzie River Ranger District in the Willamette National Forest had some fire activity from the lightning storm that went through last Friday. The McBee fire started in the southern end of the Three Sisters Wilderness and 4 smokejumpers arrived on the scene that evening. The fire was contained, controlled, and called out at .10 acres on Saturday afternoon and the smokejumpers returned to base. Also on Saturday, a Forest Service engine assisted Upper McKenzie Rural Fire Protection District w...
DEATH INVESTIGATION Just after 1 p.m. on Saturday dispatchers received a 911 Call that reported a body had just washed up at the Blue River Dam. Investigators with the Lane County Sheriff's Office recovered the body of the deceased person from the water of Blue River Reservoir yesterday. The identity of the involved and the cause of death are under investigation. Additional information is not available at this time....
CENTRAL OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FOREST- 227 PM PDT FRI AUG 11 2023 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 606 AND 608... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN OREGON, FIRE...
The Lane County Sheriff’s Office is advising the public of a water obstruction on the McKenzie River in the Blue River area. A log is obstructing the river-right channel near River Mile 62.5 (close to the area of McKenzie River Dr. and Mill Creek Rd.) This obstruction is difficult to see from upstream. Boaters are encouraged to use extreme caution and stay to the left side of the channel when passing. For the most current information on water obstructions and safety tips, please review the i...
Additional fire restrictions are in effect on the Willamette National Forest beginning Aug. 8. All open campfires are prohibited, including in campgrounds and wilderness areas. Fire danger is currently ‘very high’ and Industrial Fire Precaution Level (IFPL) remains as IFPL III. 🚫 Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire or stove fire, including a charcoal, wood, or coal fire. However, pressurized liquid or gas stoves, lanterns, and heaters that can be switched on and off ar...
EUGENE: It may be 20 years or more before any significant changes are made but area residents would like a better understanding of how the removal of the Leaburg Dam will impact them. That’s the message several speakers brought when they testified at the utility’s August 1st board meeting. Jake Grisley of Leaburg Dam Road reminded the board that several hundred people live on the south side of the McKenzie in that area. If the Leaburg Dam and bridge are removed, he said, property owners along Leaburg Dam Road and Leashore Drive could be adverse...
RAINBOW: The judge at this year’s Ice Cream Social at the Upper McKenzie Community Center was Steve Severin, who had a chance to sample a table full of entries before naming his favorite. Over 100 people attended the event last Saturday and had the opportunity to see plans for future improvements for the historic structure while tasting some of the cobblers themselves. Other crowd pleasers were the shelves of books and other offerings at the temporary site of the O’Brien Memorial Library and...
FINN ROCK: Work on Elk Creek in the Finn Rock Reach restoration area is showing results. Contractors working for the McKenzie River Trust have built log jams and transplanted willows as well as reintroduced spawning gravels to the area in anticipation of the creek being re-routed into its original channel. Last Friday night, the restoration team removed the first of three sections of berm built to armor the area against the McKenzie River. As the water began to move across the floodplain for...
Kenward F. “Skip” Cosper of McKenzie Bridge, Oregon, died in the early morning hours of Thursday, January 26, 2023, and is survived by his wife, Katheryn Townsend Cosper and his two children, Darcy Buck and Elora Cosper. Skip was born February 6, 1939, in Plentywood, Montana to Ransom and Norma Johnson Cosper. His family moved to Oaksdale, Washington in 1943, where his father ultimately became Superintendent of Schools, and the family, as a whole, took up subsistence farming. Cosper graduated sa...
By Finn J.D. John Part One of Five: Inception Once upon a time in India, a man lived. He would go on to become one of the most influential thinkers in new-age thought, but at this time — the early 1960s — he was merely a philosophy teacher, and one of the thousands of gurus living and discoursing in that land of gurus. His name was Chandra Mohan Jain. But even then, just a few years out of graduate school, Jain was different. To call him charismatic would be a colossal understatement. By all...
The Oregon State University Extension Master Gardener Program and the nonprofit Oregon Master Gardener Association have recognized five Oregon gardeners with statewide awards that reflect their dedication and commitment to the practice. Lynn Kunstman of Jackson County and Marilyn Berti of Washington County shared the 2023 Statewide Master Gardener of the Year award. Dennis Brown of Multnomah County was honored with the inaugural Growing and Belonging Award. The statewide Behind the Scenes...
July 31: 9:31 p.m: Traffic Hazard - Marcola Rd. & Camp Creek Rd. 9:57 p.m: Menacing - 54700 blk, McK. Hwy. Aug. 1: 11:31 a.m: Menacing - 54700 blk, McK. Hwy. 7:06 p.m: Civil Service - 39800 blk, McK. Hwy. Aug. 2: 1:30 a.m: Prowler - 8000 blk, McK. Hwy. 3:46 a.m: Dead Animal - Marcola Rd. & Saunders Rd. 10:48 a.m: Burglary - 91900 blk, Honeybee Ln. 12:14 p.m: Motor Vehicle Accident, Injury - Aufderheide Dr. & USFS 19-12 Rd. 1:30 a.m: Prowler - 8000 blk, McK. Hwy. 5:33 p.m: Driving While Suspended – N. Gate Creek Rd. & McK. Hwy. 5:33 p.m: S...
July 31: 9:51: 45000 block, McK. Hwy. Medical, Trauma. Patient Assessed, Refusal Obtained. Aug. 1: 12:58: 87000 blk, Upland St. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, Refusal Obtained. Aug. 2: 13:53: 91000 blk, Elk Creek Rd. Mutual Aid. Cancelled By Upper McK. Fire. 12:08: 42792 Leaburg Dr. Medical, Heart. Patient Assessed, Refusal Obtained. Aug. 3: 13:17: 89000 blk, Twin Firs Rd. Medical, General. 13:17 Patient Assessed, 1 Transported Aug. 4: 15:44: Gap Rd./Priceboro Rd. Mutual Aid. Mutual Aid. Provided: Wildfire. Aug. 5: 10:04: McK....
August 2: 13:49: Medical – 91000 block, Elk Creek Rd. Male, Conscious, Breathing. August 4: 01:05: Medical - Old McK. Hwy./Milepost 71. Transferred to Deschutes County. 17:35: Brush Fire - McK. Hwy.//Horse Creek Rd. Lightning struck tree, on fire. line down, transformer just blew. August 5: 16:05: Medical - Blue Pool, Tamolitch Falls. Female with a leg injury. 16:41: Fire – 91000 blk, Dearborn Island Rd. Neighbor`s transformer is on fire, about to fall. The Upper McK. Fire District’s board of directors will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m....
Of all the relationship advice columns, I like and respect yours most because you never encourage using manipulation or “tricks” in relationships. I recently turned 30 and am considered an attractive woman. My life has never been easy, but I put it all behind me and tried to make the best out of my assets. I moved to the States, put myself through college, graduated with honors, and work hard to support myself. The only problem is I have no love in my life. The men I date act like I am the best...
Overseas Adventure Travel cancels Julie Brown's pre-trip excursion on her Costa Rica tour. But who will pay for her new airline ticket? The company says she's responsible, but is she? I booked a trip for two to Costa Rica through Overseas Adventure Travel last year. It included pre-trip and post-trip extensions and round-trip airfare from San Francisco. I also paid for a business class upgrade, which cost $2,032 per person. In late December, I received a call from Overseas Adventure Travel...
Susan Lennon's iPhone gets stolen in the mail, but Apple assures her she can use her AppleCare coverage on its replacement. So why is it asking her to sign up again for AppleCare? I've had an ongoing nightmare with Apple since last October when the new iPhone14 Pro I ordered online was stolen between the Apple store and my home. I purchased AppleCare coverage to go with the phone. When I ordered a replacement, I asked if I needed to cancel the AppleCare and buy it again. A representative t...
ACROSS 1. Russian czar's edict or proclamation 6. Common stomach disorder, acr. 9. Thai currency 13. Femme fatale 14. Cow greeting? 15. High-quality black tea 16. Heretofore (2 words) 17. Used for making holes 18. Old and feeble 19. *Precedes or follows alaikumin a greeting 21. *Robin Williams' "Good Morning, ____" 23. Family memb. 24. Blood fluids 25. R&R spot 28. Standout 30. All together (2 words) 35. Crafts' companion 37. Hyperbolic tangent 39. River in Paris 40. Traditions typically passed...
