Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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A 'modern' Oregon dairy farm By Finn J.D. John In the late summer of 1909, a dairy farmer near Portland started getting worried. His barn cats kept dying, and after a few days he’d figured out what was killing them: The milk from his cows. This whole time, of course, he’d been shipping gallons of the same milk off to Portland to be fed to babies and young children. So he went to the state dairy and food commissioner and asked what he should do. The commissioner’s advice, in essence, was, “It’s just tuberculosis; don’t worry about it.” “Tuber...
Easily the highest scoring player in the area, Minney's mastery of a basketball was known throughout the league and region. It came with a relentless work ethic, college coaches had to have been lining up to offer scholarships. But nobody called. Nobody called with a scholarship after Minney scored 50 points in the county championship game, singlehandedly outscoring the opposition. Nobody called with an offer despite a 57 points per game average as a sophomore. Unfortunately Minney grew up 70 years too early. Before Facebook, YouTube,...
McKenzie River area hunting opportunities Deer and Elk Updates Deer taken in McKenzie Unit Nate Burman of Albany, Ore. was 14 years old when he took this deer during a youth hunt in the McKenzie Unit. – Photo by Steve Burman – Hunters can thank the mild winter for good over-winter survival in many elk herds, though the dry fall sent calves into winter in less than ideal body condition in parts of the state. Elk populations continue to be mostly stable in Oregon, though some districts are still experiencing low calf survival. See...
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