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Reynolds murder trial By Finn J.D. John On June 20, 1907, a retired military man named Charles Reynolds was hurrying home as fast as he could — with a .38-caliber revolver in his pocket. Charles was an old U.S. Cavalry man in his 50s who had moved to Portland with his wife, Lulu, and his two grown children from a previous marriage. Charles had married Lulu in Colorado five years before, when she was just 25 years old. In Portland, the Reynoldses were part owners of a bathhouse on the corner of Second and Washington, and lived in a large...
Better than hearing it on the grapevine! by Rick and Kristi Steber Ken & Louise Engelman "We have a variety of groups here on the McKenzie," says Ken Engelman. "Young, old, liberal, conservative, vacationer, farmer. We are trying to form a communications link for everyone who lives from Walterville to McKenzie Pass, a voice for the people to speak through." Ken and his wife Louise are the publisher-editors of McKenzie River Reflections, a weekly newspaper published every Friday in Blue River. The eight-page tabloid has chronicled the...
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Wildland Firefighters logo As fire season continues to heat up, a group of spouses and partners of wildland firefighters have come together to raise money for fallen and injured firefighters. To accomplish this, a T-shirt campaign has been created to benefit the Wildland Firefighter Foundation’s fallen and injured grant fund. This is the second run of this campaign, after the first run was so successful, selling 999 shirts and raising over $6,500. They are a group of over 200 wives and partners of wildland firefighters from around the c...