Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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Pratt's Leaburg Store" src="http://www.mckenzieriverreflectionsnewspaper.com/sites/default/files/small_Pratt%E2%80%99s%20Leaburg%20Country%20Store.jpg" style="width: 180px; height: 135px; margin: 5px; float: left;" By Dan Purkey Imagine being a part of the logging camps in Leaburg back in the ‘20’s; with a rope and barge crossing the McKenzie River and the Leaburg Country Store and Service Station there to provide necessities! As Tom Rick recently stated: “...very friendly local place run by long time local folks...there is a lot of histo...
US Cavalry By Dan Purkey When walking through the U.S. Cavalry and American History Museum and listening to enchanting stories from Ron Miner; one is reminded of the Cherokee Prayer Blessing: “May the Warm Winds of Heaven blow softly upon your house. May the Great Spirit bless all who enter there. May your Mocassins make happy tracks in many snows, and may the Rainbow always touch your shoulder.” There is no doubt that the Museum is a “labor of love” for Ron and his wife Coho (A Native American descended from the Blackfoot-Cree Nation)...
Curran's" src="http://www.mckenzieriverreflectionsnewspaper.com/sites/default/files/small_Curran%27s.jpg" style="width: 143px; height: 180px; margin: 5px; float: left;" By Dan Purkey Taxidermy: The ART of preparing…cleaning, preserving…filling the skins of animals…and mounting with lifelike effect.” Taxidermy is not a hobby, but a true craft and art form! One only needs to spend an hour with Curran Manzer and his wife, Michelle, to understand many of the intricacies of this specialty. Curran (a native Oregonian) g...
Major Family By Dan Purkey After Michele and I spent ten years in the corporate funeral world, it was refreshing to visit a family-owned funeral home where Todd and Joy Slack shared, “ It is not only our job to take care of those who have passed, but those left behind to grieve….we will always show you the compassion and understanding you deserve. When you honor us with the trust of caring for your loved one, you honor us by becoming a part of our family.” Todd and Joy were high school sweethearts from Randle, Washington. After four yea...
Carolyn's Pies" src="http://www.mckenzieriverreflectionsnewspaper.com/sites/default/files/small_Carolyn%27s%20Pies.jpg" style="width: 131px; height: 180px; margin: 5px; float: left;" By Dan Purkey One does not need to live along the McKenzie River very long to discover the scrumptious pies and cinnamon rolls created by Carolyn Nesslin. I have been told that the “goodies” delivered to Blue Sky Market are often gone in a matter of hours! When visiting Facebook, I discovered almost 200 “thumbs up” accolades for these delicious pies and treats....
6nd Street By Dan Purkey Don and Cheryl McCabe (owners) love to travel and explore; but, as Don shared, “there is no place like home!” I do not have a storage unit at 42nd Street; but (after spending time with them and their manager - Mike Flippin), I felt at home! As one of their customers (Patrick) said: “...highly recom-mend this place...first couple of years I preferred to...pay in person just so I could chat and visit with them...I left with a smile or laughing at something we’d talked about every time...(they) made me feel like extende...
Vinnie's BBQ" src="http://www.mckenzieriverreflectionsnewspaper.com/sites/default/files/small_Vinnie%27s%20BBQ.jpg" style="width: 180px; height: 135px; margin: 5px; float: left;" By Dan Purkey Cedar Flat recently welcomed Vince and Debra Cowan (plus daughter Christina) with the addition of their new drive-thru BBQ shack (Can’t you smell the alluring aroma as you drive by)! With McKenzie River history (dating back to the 1800’s with the family heritage name of “Watson Creek Road”) Vince and Debra met at church 45+ years ago in Jasper, experie...
H Buch By Dan Purkey Except for a few years at Seattle University, graduating with a degree in Business Administration, Heather, her husband (A Merchant Mariner) and their daughter (5 year old Adelaide) have invested their entire life in Lane County. At a very early age Heather was focused on finding affordable, stable housing for her family. She knows, from personal experience, that success in life begins with stable housing; and has therefore remained a focus of her work every day to find solutions for families throughout Lane County. Upon...
McKenzie Nursery By Dan Purkey Looking to visit a nursery surrounded by beautiful country on the foothills of the Cascade Mountains; coupled with a warm friendly welcome by the Clift’s, Alyce Mathew and their lovable dogs (Grace and Murphy), then please make McKenzie River Nursery your destination for vegetable starts, bedding plants, trees/shrubs and hanging baskets! Before the 1940’s the nursery started as a dairy farm then was purchased by the Vaughn’s and changed to the McKenzie River Orchards, providing produce for truck farmers. In ‘68,...
Rustic Quilt By Dan Purkey From Springfield to Sisters, our only quilt shop is located at Rainbow (So fitting for the different colors of quilts displayed)! Darla Rinehart (born in Centralia, Washington) married Ronald Rinehart of McKenzie Bridge, and has been a vital part of the McKenzie River community for the past 42 years. After faithfully serving local businesses - from the McKenzie High School to general stores, resorts and restaurants, -Darla was given a “long-armed quilter” in May of 2017; and soon was able to start the “Rustic Quilt...
