Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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From its humble beginning seven decades ago on Anita and Norman Rinehart’s chicken ranch a few miles east of town, the Walterville Community Fair is sure to again be a gathering point in 2023. This year’s fair, which will be held September 9th at 39259 Camp Creek Road, promises to be another day of family fun. As in years past the fair will feature the popular mile-long parade as well as a petting zoo and more, including displays of prize-winning canning, baking, fruits and vegetables, han...
FINN ROCK: There were plenty of smiles on the McKenzie School campus last Wednesday. One person wearing a grin was 3rd grade teacher Jacquline Brown who noted that “this takes a lot off teachers’ plates to know we have these things.” Those “things” were items on a wish list school district staff were asked to assemble that would include things they might even purchase themselves to ensure classrooms would be fully stocked. The smiles came about in response to The Hope Project, a Lane County no...
EUGENE: A unanimous vote last Thursday will allow “more people to put front doors on their property,” according to Pat Farr, chair of the Lane County Board of Commissioners. To move to amend the county’s building code will allow the conversion of a historic dwelling for accessory dwelling units (or ADUs) in rural residential zones. The amendment came on the heels of a 2021 state law designed to allow people to add additional housing to their properties. “A lot of people have long awaited this pa...
Thousands of kids across Oregon are guaranteed summer and after-school programs in the coming school year with millions in new federal funding. The Oregon Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Education announced Monday that 25 school and education service districts around the state, along with the Boys & Girls Club and United Way, will share more than $53.5 million during the next five years to provide summer and after-school programs. The money is from the federal 21st Century...
The geology program, “OREGON ROCKS,” held last Saturday at the McKenzie Fire and Rescue’s Community Room in Leaburg, drew close to 40 people, half of them children. It was offered by the Museum of Natural and Cultural History at the University of Oregon, and sponsored by the Leaburg Library. It was an excellent program, expertly presented by Kali, a junior at U of O, majoring in geology. She had those kids in the palm of her hand as she explained and demonstrated what makes Oregon tick – geo...
Today I heard the news that a vital part of our community is gone. Sue O’Brien passed away last week of heart failure. When her own heart was failing she continued to serve and lift others. For many years Sue was Sister John’s right hand. She helped Sister John feed this community. When Sister John was weak…Sue came along beside her and continued the mission and vision that Sister John had for those in need. She helped move the food being distributed out of the trunk of Sister John’s car to an actual Food Pantry that serves 43 families at this...
Life isn’t seamless, but some people swing that way. I’ve been working on a Substack piece that was getting kind of ponderous and it occurred to me just this morning that I really should be writing about golf lessons instead. The annual tournament, put on by the United States Golf Association and played over four days, is open to women over 50. Many of the competitors were international stars when they were younger. I’ll go ahead and tell you now that Trish, our favorite, won the U.S. Senior Wom...
Aug. 27: 5:39 p.m: Reckless Endangering - 89000 blk, Marcola Rd. 9:36 p.m: Illegal Burn - 39900 blk, Mohawk River Rd. Aug. 28: 3:54 a.m: Reckless Driving - McK. Hwy. & Milepost 27. 5:15 p.m: Injured Animal - 88400 blk, Stephens Rd. 5:58 p.m: Motor Vehicle Accident, Unknown Injury - Lat: 44.1339. Long: -122.0411. Aug. 29: 11:27 a.m: Assist, Follow Up – Buck Mtn. 2:31 p.m: Theft of Mail - 36500 blk, Parsons Creek Rd. 2:48 p.m: Assist, Information - McK. Hwy. Mp. 37. Aug. 30: 2:45 a.m: Welfare Check - 42800 blk, McK. Hwy. 1:23 p.m: Speeding Vehicl...
Aug. 28: 7:26: McK. Hwy./Thurston Rd. Down Line. Secured Scene. 15:00: 42000 block, Leaburg Dr. Public Assist, Cat In Tree. Aug. 29: 10:22: 41000 blk, Madrone St. Public Assist. Lift Assist. Aug. 30: 15:09: 49000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, Trauma. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 17:15: 41000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, Heart. Patient Assessed, Refusal Obtained. 17:27: 36000 blk, Camp Creek Rd. Medical, Heart. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. Aug. 31: 3:39: 36000 blk, Oak Point Rd. Medical, Heart. 3:39 Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 13:53: 42000...
August 28: 17:49: Motor Vehicle Accident, Injury - FS 2638 Rd. Described as vehicle crash that may have resulted in injury. Sept. 1: 20:59: Vehicle Fire – McK. Hwy./Milepost 47. Deputies are with a disabled vehicle that has started smoking. No flames at this time. The Upper McK. Fire District’s board of directors will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 20th, at the McK. Fire Station, 56578 McK. Hwy. in McKenzie Bridge....
AND, THAT WAS the end of it. Germany extradited Sheela to the U.S. for trial on various charges including arson, poisoning, and assault. She worked out a deal that included a few years in federal prison, from which she was released in 1988, after which she immediately married a Swiss sannyasin named Urs Birnstiel and left for Switzerland with him. Rajneesh was simply deported after receiving a prison sentence for immigration violations, suspended on condition that he leave immediately and not...
For most gardeners it’s been a normal or above-average year for the country’s most popular vegetable. “It was a fairly decent season for tomatoes,” said Brooke Edmunds, horticulturist with Oregon State University Extension Service. “We got warm enough and didn’t have any early cold spells. If you were irrigating, you probably had a pretty good year.” Some things – like weather – you can’t control. Tomatoes, which are actually a fruit, thrive at ambient temperatures between 65 and 85 degrees and...
Please bear with me. I desperately need advice. I dated this girl for a year, and we broke up many times because of religion. We are of two different religions, and she wanted our potential children to be of her faith and only her faith. To me, that seemed a bit unfair. I too want to share in my children's spirituality, and I too want to take them to my church and experience a bit of what I had while growing up. She did not like this idea. She said it would be okay if I took them to my church,...
John Schwager has been waiting months for his travel insurance payment from Travel Insured International. What's the holdup? Last year, my wife and I booked a cruise with Seabourn Cruises, at a cost of $12,780. I also purchased a travel insurance policy through Travel Insured International. In November, My cardiologist found blockages in three coronary arteries. After lengthy consultations with him and other doctors, I ultimately concluded that multiple stents were the best option for me. My...
Angela Hoo orders a $200 gift card from Amazon, but it's stolen from her doorstep. Amazon offers a refund, but then it refunds the wrong card. How can she fix this? I ordered a $200 gift card with a Christmas greeting card from Amazon last December. When the box came to the office, the bottom of the box was opened and retaped over the original Amazon tape. I opened the box and the gift card was missing. I called Amazon customer service immediately and reported the stolen card to a customer...
ACROSS 1. Ground grain 6. *Black sheep answer: "Yes ____, three bags full." 9. Estimator's phrase (2 words) 13. Washer cycle 14. Australian bird 15. Plants and animals 16. Chipped in 17. Dashboard acronym 18. Not over 19. *Rhymes with Porgie 21. *Container in nursery rhyme and Ella Fitzgerald's song 23. Ray shooter 24. Gloomy 25. Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane 28. The Wise Men 30. Type of mold 35. Civil Rights icon 37. Front of ship 39. Marilyn's real name 40. Distinctive elegance 41. Meal in...
