Make the McKenzie Connection!
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VIDA: Devon Lawson, a McKenzie High School student who planned to run for the McKenzie School Board in 2025, has withdrawn from the race and opted instead to enlist in the Army National Guard. Following graduation, he will begin Basic Combat and Advanced Individual Training. After completing his military training, Lawson plans to attend college in Vermont and pursue a commission as an officer in the Army National Guard, serve for eight years, and enroll in law school. “This decision was not e...
Salmon that began their life in gravel beds along the McKenzie River are now homing in on their native streams. Surveys have found up to 22 redds across the Finn Rock Reach, and others have been observed in the area’s tributary streams. Volunteers have also returned to take students upriver to witness the natural phenomenon. The Salmon Watch program returns every fall, as watershed councils across the state partner with schools for field trips centered on salmon ecology. It’s a special les...
Highway 242 remains closed to all traffic between the junction with Highway 126 and the Dee Wright Observatory (Milepost 55 to 75). Travel there has been impacted by the 1,309-acre Linton Creek and 62-acre 374 fires, both of which are 0 percent contained. Officials report that both showed scattered heat but were adjacent to natural barriers and previous fire scars. This week, the 1,312-acre Pyramid Fire, east of Middle Santiam Wilderness, has been 100% contained. Seven miles northeast of Blue...
The purpose of a Stand Down is to reach out to local veterans and their families. Stand Down is a military term used when combat troops are pulled out of action and sent to an area of relative safety to get medical attention, clothing, and other supplies. It will be held on Friday, September 27th at the Lane County Events Center, Wheeler Pavilion, and Auditorium, 796 W. 13th Ave. in Eugene. Gates will open at 6 a.m. followed by breakfast at 7. All veterans are welcome as well as reservists, acti...
Oregon public health officials are asking Oregonians to take steps to protect themselves and others from the slew of respiratory illnesses likely to emerge again this winter. COVID-19 is not the only culprit – other respiratory illnesses include influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, along with measles and whooping cough. Public health officials on Thursday encouraged people to get vaccinated and use other strategies to avoid getting sick, like hand-washing, avoiding indoor c...
The Oregon Legislature has mandated that large utilities deliver 100% emissions-free electricity by 2040. Since coal and natural gas account for more than 45% of Oregon’s electricity generation, replacing those fuels with emission-free alternatives will be difficult. Moreover, the closer Oregon gets to a 100% reduction, the more expensive it will become. This challenge stems from the fact that the two preferred power sources—industrial-scale wind and solar—are weather-dependent. This will require overbuilding, plus batteries and back-up power...
On average, healthcare costs for patients with a chronic condition are five times higher than for those without one. Chronic disease patients are getting hit with high drug costs when cheaper generics are available. Many chronic disease patients rely on biologics, medicines made from living organisms and often administered by injection or infusion. Just like medications that come in pill form, biologics have generic versions, called biosimilars. These, on average, cost half as much as their brand-name counterparts. If more widely adopted,...
McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Volleyball team travels to Triangle Lake on Tuesday, September 24, for a match scheduled for a 6:00 pm start. The Eagle team also travels to Mapleton on Thursday, September 26, and that match will begin at 6:00 pm. The McKenzie Varsity Cross-Country teams travel to Cheadle Lake Park in Lebanon on Friday, September 27, to compete in the Champs Invite, sponsored by East Linn Christian Academy. The 5,000-meter Varsity Girls' race starts at 4:30 p.m., and the 5,000-meter Varsity Boys'...
Oregon, and the rest of the American West, is full of the ghosts of cities and towns killed by a railroad. Central Oregon’s third largest city, Prineville, almost became one of them. Prineville was the first town in inland Central Oregon, founded in 1868. It was located in the Crooked River Valley at Ochoco Creek, at pretty much the most convenient place in Central Oregon for a wagon-road hub serving surrounding farmers and ranchers. It grew fast, like a lot of frontier towns did. By 1900 it was...
Would you like your homegrown potatoes to stay fresh and last longer? Research has shown there are best practices to harvesting and storing potatoes to ensure freshness. First, check for harvest maturity by digging up a potato. If the skin rubs off easily, wait another week before harvesting, said Heidi Noordijk, Oregon State University Extension Service Small Farms coordinator. To help prepare potatoes for storage, cut back on watering in mid-August. Let the vines die back before harvesting....
Sept. 7: 9:42 p.m: Prowler - 37000 blk, Camp Creek Rd. Deputies responded to a report of a prowler near the property owner’s barn. A search of the area was conducted, and nothing was damaged or stolen. 10:59 p.m: Disturbance, Dispute - 51700 blk, Dexter St. Fire personnel responded to a small fire in the area. As they extinguished the blaze due to high fire danger in the area, a male associated with the fire was confrontational and threatened them, but did not take any action. Sept. 8: 9:54 a.m: Menacing - 37900 blk, Camp Creek Rd. Deputies r...
Sept. 21:07:17: Crash, Non-Injury – Hwy. 126E, Milepost 32. Troopers responded to a citizen complaint of a vehicle crashed into a ditch. The complainant stated a female adult, an adolescent teenager, and several dogs were in the crashed vehicle. Upon arrival, the occupants had absconded and left the scene. The driver was later contacted and said she was scared and left because she was suspended. Towing responded to remove the crashed vehicle due to damage and community caretaking. Involved: white Chevy Tahoe, 45-year-old female. Sept. 22: 1...
Sept. 17: 16:19: 41000 block, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, Patient Refusal. 19:39: Marcola Rd. Milepost 3. Motor Vehicle Accident. Disregarded. Sept. 18: 18:32: 42000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. Sept. 19: 12:23: 39000 blk, Deerhorn Rd. Illegal Burning. Smoldering Stump Extinguished. 17:43: 41000 blk, Holden Creek Ln. Public Assist. Lift Assist & Band-Aid Applied to Small Scrape. Sept. 20: 0:51: 40000 blk, Storment Ln. Medical, General. Lift Assist & Band-Aid Applied to Small Scrape. 8:48:...
Sept. 20: 20:35: Medical – 57000 block, N. Bank Rd. Male, Conscious, Breathing. Sept. 23: 13:24: Medical – McK. Hwy./Milepost 41. Involved vehicle parked on the shoulder. The Upper McK. Fire District’s board of directors will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, October 21st, at the Blue River Fire Station 2, 51730 Echo St. in Blue River....
Last night I was going through a bunch of old stuff when I came across a lockbox. I'd never seen it before, and it was locked. Keys were hanging on a hook. I found the key and opened it to find a bunch of love letters to my husband. In it was a picture of a woman. She was black and my husband and I are both white. I was shocked I knew who this woman was. His parents would never have approved. I shut the box and went back to cleaning, only to find another lockbox. I opened it and found letters an...
Amazon has removed all of Susan Deonier's product reviews from the platform, but it won't say why. Is there any way to get these comments restored? I recently received an abrupt, robotic removal of hundreds of customer reviews I've posted on Amazon since 2018. I've also been blocked from posting new reviews. Amazon did not give me a specific reason for this action, and I've received no response to my respectful inquiries from any human at Amazon, including two letters I sent to the Amazon...
Tracy Joselson and her husband booked a Windstar cruise with a promised all-inclusive package. But then the cruise line takes away the package. Can they cancel their cruise? While my husband and I were on a recent Windstar cruise, we made reservations with the onboard cruise coordinator for a seven-night cruise to Costa Rica and Panama next year. As an incentive to sign up for a future cruise, the coordinator promised an additional shipboard credit of $100 per person, and at no extra cost, an...
ACROSS 1. Port city in Japan 6. *Team ride 9. Nordic native 13. Equipped with feathers 14. Cigarette deposit 15. *Arena, e.g. 16. Not odds 17. Hawaiian welcome wreath 18. Bone hollows 19. *NBA headquarters location 21. *Bill ____ NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award 23. "Roses ____ red ..." 24. *NBA centers typically have long ones 25. Tarzan the ____ Man 28. Cry like a baby 30. 3.26 light-years 35. "Off The Wall" shoe 37. Living quarters 39. Shop ____ slogan 40. "I'm ____ you!" 41. Got some...
