Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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EUGENE: This month the Lane County Board of Commissioners added their support for improved area communications by authorizing a $500,000 transfer to the Lane Council of Governments to support the McKenzie Broadband Intergovernmental Agreement. A staff report on the proposal noted that land-based internet service is already available on utility poles above ground that are exposed to disruption from natural hazards common in the Cascades such as snowstorms, windstorms, and wildfires. The report went on to add that “an added benefit of this p...
BLUE RIVER: Rain showers provided some welcome relief on Sunday by reducing fire activity. The wetting rainfall helped remove danger levels in areas east of McKenzie Bridge that had been at Level 1. While Hwy. 242 remains closed to traffic, one lane of Hwy. 126 is open to traffic following a pilot vehicle, east of its intersection with the Old McKenzie Hwy. In that area, the 511-acre Boulder Creek Fire remained 0 percent contained while crews dealt with fire-weakened trees along the highway...
RAINBOW: “There wasn’t a major tribe that lived here but there were people who came through,” this may not have been what people had hoped to hear but it was David Lewis’s honest appraisal of Native peoples’ involvement with the McKenzie River Valley. Speaking at the Upper McKenzie Community Center earlier this month he went on to add that those interactions were most likely to have involved late summer visits for fishing or berry picking, rather than establishing any permanent villages...
The Eugene Water & Electric Board is offering residential and commercial loans for backup power systems. Residential electric customers may qualify for up to a $5,000 zero-interest loan Commercial customers may qualify for a four percent interest loan, with the loan amount based on project details and eligible costs. Purchasing a backup power system can help increase safety and resiliency in a power outage. Our Backup Power Program assists customers with the purchase and installation of a...
A sanctuary for stargazing in Oregon is the largest in the world and is set to get even bigger. In eastern Oregon, the organization DarkSky International declared 2.5 million acres of the Oregon Outback International Dark Sky Sanctuary in the first phase of its process in March. It plans to increase the sanctuary to more than 11 million acres in the next few years. Damon Motz-Storey, director of the Oregon chapter of the Sierra Club, recently visited the area. “Anybody who’s visited it on a cle...
One year after a wildfire burns in a forest, the U.S. Forest Service assesses the damage. What the agency finds at this one-year mark informs its post-fire restoration efforts, including how many trees foresters are required to plant to replace ones that died due to the fire. However, according to a growing body of research, one year just isn’t enough time to determine how many trees have died following a wildfire. Two recent studies, created independently of each other, that examined the e...
Who are you voting for? The biennial question and challenging decision(s) each of us currently faces. Complicating our down-ballot decisions this election cycle is the overarching potentially historic presidential race.Sorting and filtering through all the incomplete, biased, and self-serving campaign information takes time. Weighting personal histories, character, policies, and parties to decide who you believe will best represent and advocate for you. Each of us uses different lenses based on experiences and expectations. My experiences...
McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Volleyball team hosts Alsea on Tuesday, September 17, with match time set at 6:00 pm. The Eagles host Eddyville Charter on Thursday, September 19, and that match time is also set for 6:00 pm. The McKenzie Varsity Football team travels to Crow on Friday, September 20. Kickoff is slated for 7:00 pm. The Eagle Cross Country teams travel to Seaside on Saturday, September 21, to participate in the Three Course Challenge. Eagles Defeat Days Creek in Home Opener McKenzie’s Varsity S...
When mayors of incorporated cities start talking about growth, it’s hard to beat the story of Steve Smith, who until a few years ago was mayor of the historic mining town of Granite, Oregon. When I spoke to him in 2009, Steve told me Granite’s population had shot up 2,800 percent over the previous 40 years, since 1970. So, what was the secret of Granite’s amazing growth rate? Simple: Start with a really small number. And it didn’t get much smaller than Granite’s population in 1970. At that time,...
In spring garden centers will stock a tempting array of brightly colored tuberous begonias that are hard to resist. Gardeners have a tremendous choice of flower color in shades of orange, pink, yellow, white, and bi-colored. But these lush plants don’t grow over winter outside and must be protected. The tubers can be saved and planted again the next spring for another year of showy color. The tuberous begonias should not be confused with the low-growing wax begonias often called annual b...
Sept. 9: 4:35 pm Disturbance, Dispute - 95100 blk, Hazel Ln. Deputies responded to a dispute, in which both parties had left the area. They made contact with both, and determined no crime had occurred. 9:15 p.m: Abandoned Vehicle - Leaburg Dam Rd. & Fish Hatchery Rd. Sept. 10: 5:13 p.m: Suspicious Conditions - 92200 blk, Marcola Rd. A deputy contacted the caller about concerns near their property. 8:32 p.m: Assist Public - McK. Bridge area. 11:04 p.m: Suspicious Vehicle - McK. View Dr. Milepost 2. Sept. 11: 3:03 p.m: Harassment - 36700 blk,...
Sept. 9: 9:31: 88000 block, Tiki Ln. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, Refusal, Obtained. Sept. 10: 10:34: 40000 blk, McK. Hwy. Motor Vehicle Accident. Patient Assessed, Traffic Control, Transfer to OSP/ODOT. 15:27: 7800 blk, South A Street Medical, General. Canceled. 19:32: 88000 blk, Gemstone Rd. Medical, Trauma. Assist. 20:58: 51000 blk, Blue River Dr. Mutual Aid. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. Sept. 11: 13:14: 1000 blk, S. 79th St. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. Sept. 12: 10:51: 42000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical,...
I'm 27. I've been seeing a married man for three years. I am madly in love and cannot imagine losing him even though I don't have him all to myself now. Every time I've had enough of this tortured relationship and am ready to leave, something happens to keep us closely involved. It is strange. He's been married for 10 years and promised to leave his wife for the last year. Well, about three months ago she found out about us and threatened to call me out at work. Yes, we work together too. There...
Leah Davidson returns her iPhone 11 to a third-party seller on Amazon. But the seller claims the box is empty. Does she still get her money back? I recently bought an iPhone 11 through a third-party seller on Amazon. I returned the phone via UPS, and I have a receipt that verifies the package was delivered. The seller claims it received an empty box. I've shown the seller my receipt, which says there was a phone in the box. The third-party seller keeps asking Amazon to intervene. But Amazon...
Leigh Roberts and her wife book an extra seat on a trip from Orlando, Fla., to Venice, Italy. But United resells the seat to another passenger. Can Roberts get a refund? I booked three nonrefundable airline tickets for my wife and me on United Airlines to fly from Orlando to Rome. United resold the middle seat between us on three of the five flights. I asked for a refund, but United is telling me I can't get my money back since I purchased nonrefundable tickets. But how can they resell the...
ACROSS 1. Fountain order 5. Christian minister, abbr. 8. Betelgeuse or Deneb 12. Isaac's firstborn 13. Senegal's neighbor 14. Nobody (2 words) 15. Bangladeshi currency 16. Chopin's creation, e.g. 17. Like thick smoke 18. *Greek goddess in 1995 Woody Allen movie title 20. *Mars, to the Greeks 21. Ooze out 22. Edible tuber 23. *Poet of "Aeneid" fame 26. *"Pair of writing tablets" 30. Outrage 31. A small part 34. European currency 35. Jousting pole 37. B & B 38. Sunni religion 39. Et alibi, abbr....
