Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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RAINBOW: The audience at last Friday's screen of the documentary "Elemental" was the largest outside of Portland, according to its director. People saw archival footage from other parts of the U.S. that suffered destruction similar to the 2020 Holiday Farm Fire. There were aerial views of burned lands around Vida. Other footage illustrated ways a home could be hardened to limit fire damage. The segment from a fire lab included tests where entire houses were subjected to a simulated wildfire,...
MCKENZIE BRIDGE: A wreck on Hwy. 126 last Friday night took the life of a McKenzie Bridge man. According to the Oregon State Police (OSP) the 2-vehicle accident on Friday, September 30th, occurred at approximately 6 p.m. Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the scene near milepost 50 of the McKenzie Hwy. OSP's preliminary investigation showed an eastbound blue Nissan Versa, operated by Vanessa East, 45, of McKenzie Bridge, was stopped with its turn signals and brake lights activated while waiting to turn left into a residential...
LEABURG: In its analysis of options for the future of the Leaburg hydroelectric project, the Eugene Water & Electric Board noted that the Leaburg Dam was built to divert water to a canal for power generation. "If there's no need to divert the water, the dam still does serve other purposes," staffers said. Among those benefits is the bridge on top of the dam that connects to the Leaburg Hatchery and homes across from Highway 126. The structure forms a barrier used to remove hatchery fish from...
In May, a plaque was presented at the Lane Electric Coop's annual meeting to the "Blue River Bottle Boys." They were being recognized as the coop's Member of the Year. "The dedication of the members living in the McKenzie River Valley is so inspiring," Lane Electric General Manager Debi Wilson said. "What the Bottle Boys have accomplished, one dime at a time shows you that anything is possible." This month, the Ruralite, a monthly magazine, featured the Bottle Boys with a front-page cover story....
VIDA: The Board of Directors of Vida McKenzie Community Center (VMCC) announced this week that Comfort Flow Heating has increased its in-kind donation of equipment and supplies from $10,000 to over $33,000. "This donation, combined with similar in-kind contributions from other sub-contractors and generous donations from local residents and grant funders, helps move VMCC closer to completing a successful rebuilding campaign," according to VMCC vice president Gerry Aster. Aster said people can...
Our fire department needs your help! This week, ballots for the November election will be arriving. One of the measures is a renewal of the levy for the Upper McKenzie Rural Fire Protection District (RFPD). Five years ago, the Fire District absorbed the responsibilities of EASE, the local volunteer medical response. A 5-year levy was passed to pay the additional expenses of medical responses. Now that levy needs to be renewed, and I ask you to vote YES! We want to still have well-equipped volunteers come to our emergency. We have seen this...
There was a period in the late ‘60s when the Beach Boys, desperate for a hipper identity, reportedly considered shortening their name to “Beach.” Of course, the Backstreet Boys may perform into their ‘80s, but there’s no question that a dated name can take a toll. Take the newspaper. With an emphasis on “paper,” it sounds very retro. And of course, it is. The first newspaper was published in this country in 1690. As early as the 18th century, American newspapers flourished with the same core ele...
The "Golden Age of Outlaws" had a good run - almost 40 years. It kicked off just after the Civil War when thousands of battle-hardened Confederate veterans with nothing to lose spread out across the Western frontier; and it ended in a field in eastern Washington on Aug. 5, 1902. That was the date when the last Golden Age outlaw, Harry Tracy, went out in a blaze of gunfire following the bloodiest prison break in Oregon history, followed by a two-month-long, even bloodier manhunt. Harry Tracy was...
As the garden winds down and you pick the season's last vegetables let some plants go to seed and harvest them for planting next year. "Saving seed can be really fun and is a great way to learn about plants," said Weston Miller, a horticulturist with Oregon State University Extension Service. "If you choose the right varieties, you can keep them going year after year without buying them again. The key to saving seeds is selecting open-pollinated or heirloom plants, which produce offspring with...
Sept. 26: 5:00 p.m: Disorderly Subject - 45600 blk, McK. Hwy. A female arrived an area business and was harassing customers. Sept.27: 12:44 p.m: Suspicious Conditions - 38000 blk, M.J. Chase Rd. A citizen requested a welfare check on a residence in the area. Deputies made contact and determined the involved was okay. 1:17 p.m: Threat, Harassment - 89000 blk, Bridge St. Caller reported ongoing harassment from a known suspect. 3:38 p.m: Assist Fire Department - Thomson Ln. & McK. Hwy. 3:44 p.m: Speeding Vehicle – Millican Rd, & McK. Hwy. 5:00 p.m...
Sept. 30: 11:18: Crash, Injury – Hwy. 126E, Milepost 21. Troopers responded to a single-vehicle collision. The vehicle drifted off the westbound shoulder when the driver became distracted by wildlife running across the roadway. The vehicle drove off the pavement into a steep embankment, striking a culvert and overturning. The vehicle sustained heavy damage to the front, both sides, bottom, and top. The driver was transported to Riverbend Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Involved: white Kia Sorento, 67-year-old female from Post F...
Sept. 26: 4:30: McK. Hwy. & Thurston Rd. Illegal burning. Fire extinguished. 6:05: McK. Hwy. & Thurston Rd. Illegal burning. Fire extinguished. 20:04: 89000 block, Alexis Ave. Medical, Trauma. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. Sept. 27: 9:29: 89000 blk, Greenwood Dr. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 10:50: 45000 blk, Goodpasture Rd. Medical, General. Patient Refusal. 15:19: McK. Hwy./Thompson Ln. Medical, Trauma. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 17:26: McK. Hwy./Goodpasture Rd. Medical, General. Patient Refusal. Sept. 28:...
Sept. 30: 18:05: Motor Vehicle Accident, Unknown Injury – McK. Hwy./East of Taylor Rd. Semi versus small passenger vehicle. 21:12: MVA – McK. Hwy./Milepost 50. Extricating deceased subject. Oct. 1: 20:32: Medical – 56000 block, McK. Hwy. Female, Conscious, Breathing. Oct. 2: 13:18: Medical – 54000 blk, McK. Hwy. Female, Conscious, Breathing. The Upper McK. Fire District board of directors will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m on Wednesday, October 19th, at the McK. fire station, 56578 McK. Hwy. in McKenzie Bridge....
My husband and I recently divorced. We have three beautiful children, the oldest 11. When I decided it was time for me to move on, I packed my bags and was ready to leave, when to my horror, my eldest decided to stay with his father. His father is a man who was never there, never changed diapers, and never took them to school, practice, appointments, or parties. He was the invisible father. The only good thing he did for us provided financially. I am so angry at my son that I don't want to...
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