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EUGENE: Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) and Seneca have announced that SPI plans to acquire Seneca and affiliates, combining two complementary, family-owned forest products businesses with strong historical roots on the West Coast. Founded in 1953, Seneca operates a 175,000-acre sustainably-managed tree farm, sawmills, and a biomass plant in Oregon. SPI, a leading lumber producer that manages over 2.1 million acres of timberland in California and Washington, as well as manufacturing millwork, windows, and renewable energy. Spokesmen for the...
The 2020 Community Rebuilding Fund, a collaborative effort led by the Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) in partnership with Meyer Memorial Trust, The Ford Family Foundation and American Red Cross, announced today $4,439,256 in grants to support 40 organizations throughout the eight Oregon counties ravaged by fires. Locally organizations receiving money include $105,000 to the non-profit McKenzie Community Communications group to build a GMRS repeater network and distribute radios that will...
MCKENZIE BRIDGE: The Knoll Fire, located off Highway 126 to the north/northeast of McKenzie Bridge, was ignited by lightning around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday. By Tuesday it had grown to over 59 acres. Officials report firefighters supported by aerial resources are utilizing a combination of constructed fire lines, existing roads, and natural features to limit the spread of the fire. Crews have been reinforcing containment lines by burning vegetation between the fire line and active fire. There are...
MCKENZIE BRIDGE: The Eugene Water & Electric Board's rebuild of the salmon spawning channel just below Trail Bridge Dam is nearly complete. On Monday utility staff began releasing water into the channel. It was expected the rewatering process would create some minor turbidity in the upper McKenzie River that some people could be concerned it could be related to the two sinkholes discovered at Trail Bridge Dam in June. "That work has been completed and thankfully didn't result in a significant...
The Willamette National Forest has released its Danger Tree Decision Memo and will begin to implement its roadside danger tree reduction project on the McKenzie River, Detroit, and Sweet Home Ranger Districts. The project focuses on improving safety and access to Forest System roads within areas affected by the unprecedented 2020 wildfires. The documents are available for download from the Willamette National Forest website at: https://go.usa.gov/xFNwp. More information about how fires weaken...
July 29: 1:15 p.m: Motor Vehicle Accident, Fatal - 90700 block, Marcola Rd. A maroon Nissan sedan was traveling southbound on Marcola Rd. when it crossed into the oncoming northbound lane and struck a pickup truck pulling a camp trailer. The driver of the sedan was pronounced deceased at the scene. 5:44 p.m: Suspicious Conditions - 87800 blk, Cedar Flat Rd. Caller advised that a female was showering in a neighbor’s yard. The female departed in a vehicle moments later. July 30: 8:06 p.m: Disturbance, Dispute - 37000 blk, Parsons Creek Rd. C...
Aug. 7: 18:10: Agency Assist - National Forest Road 2672-655, McKenzie Bridge. Trooper was made aware of a person who fell and sustained serious injuries at Blue Pool of Hwy. 126E. Trooper was in the area and one of the closest people able to respond. After multiple attempts at resuscitation and lengthy medical intervention, the person succumbed to their injuries. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office is the lead investigating agency and the Lane County Sheriff’s Office also assisted in this incident. The wife was on the scene and next of kin not...
Aug. 2: 4:03: 8900 block, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Cancelled on scene. 7:41: 7700 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 12:00: 1300 blk, 66th St. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. Aug. 3: 15:16: Marcola Rd./Wendling Rd. Forest Fire. Cancelled en route, false alarm. Aug. 4: 16:09: 41000 blk, McK. Hwy. Fire, Brush. Extinguished upon arrival. 16:16: McK. Hwy. Milepost 38. Motor Vehicle Accident, Unknown Injury. Unable To Locate, cancelled by Upper McK. Fire. Aug. 5: 10:47: 90000 blk, Angels Flight...
Greetings McKenzie friends, Just an FYI...It's getting hot again so Living Water Family Fellowship is serving as an official Lane County "Cooling Center" at our temporary modular. We are servicing the McKenzie Valley. 52353 McKenzie Hwy. Doors will be open from Noon to 6:00 pm, tomorrow thru Saturday, 8/11-8/14. Please come prepared to "self-entertain" (your own book, head phones, devices, pillow, favorite lawn chair, etc.) There are padded chairs, water, HEPA air filters, and WiFi available. Masks are required indoors at the Living Water...
Aug. 1: 11:47: Medical - 50055 McK. Hwy. Female, Conscious, Breathing. Aug. 4: 16:07: Motor Vehicle Accident, Unknown Injury - McK. Hwy./Milepost 38. A rock hit a car. Aug. 5: 13:01: Medical - 49959 McK. Hwy. Female, Conscious, Breathing. Aug. 6: 09:10: Fire – Mp. 19, Clear Lake Cutoff. Aug. 7: 12:10: Brush Fire - McK. Hwy./Mp.14, Clear Lake Cutoff. Complainant only saw smoke, no flames. 17:42: Down Line - 91482 Horse Creek Rd. Power transformer tipped over in caller’s driveway, no arching or sparking. 17:52: Fall Injury - Blue Pool, Tam...
It was a little after 10 p.m. on a Friday evening in the summer of 1921. In their little house on Druid Street in the St. Johns neighborhood of Portland, Robert Green and his family were getting ready for bed when they heard the screams. Rushing to the front porch, they found their neighbor, Ann Louise Agee, in her nightclothes, wild-eyed and disheveled. "Help! Come quick! They're killing Harry!" she screamed. Green looked across at the Agee home. From where he stood, by the light of streetlamps...
Thanks to zealous breeding and new hybridizing techniques, begonias are booming right along with the renaissance of houseplants. Nicole Sanchez, horticulturist for Oregon State University Extension Service, knows first-hand how rewarding begonias can be for both beginners and experts. She became a convert as a teenager when she worked at a garden center. Now, her five plants reside in an east window and thrive with little input. Watering properly – not too much – and light fertilizer are all...
I am a divorced father of a 16-year-old son and a 21-year-old son. I have been divorced 18 months and separated for a year prior to the divorce becoming final. My ex-wife is a recovering alcoholic and has been sober for two years. During the peak of her alcoholism, she had three different affairs. She lied to me so often that I demanded she leave the home. At the time of the divorce, I structured an agreement that would allow her to leave debt-free on the condition of no child support. I took on...
ACROSS 1. *Sports analyst, ex-wide receiver Randy 5. Dashboard acronym 8. *Depth of an end zone, in yards 11. Fencing blade 12. Weight not charged for 13. Young hog 15. Witnessed 16. Aroma 17. Nary a soul 18. *Line of ____ 20. Spanish earthen pot 21. Pinocchio and the like 22. Bean house 23. Antonym of descent 26. Cycle taxi 30. Greek "t" 31. 50-50 34. Not happening 35. Newbies 37. Bert Bobbsey's twin 38. Like a neon sign 39. "Clueless" catch phrase 40. Not a desktop 42. Metal-bearing mineral...
