Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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On behalf of the Mc-Kenzie Locals Helping Locals (LHL), I would like to thank and recognize all the organizations and folks that made this past Sunday’s McKenzie Community Celebration, held and organized by LHL, another outstanding success. First and foremost, thanks to McKenzie Community Track and Field for, as always, providing the beautiful and fantastic venue, the Aaron and Marie Jones Community Track, for this year’s festivities. What a treasure and asset this venue is to our Com...
BLUE RIVER: Only 30% of area homes have been rebuilt three years after the Holiday Farm Fire scorched 173,000 acres and destroyed over 500 residences. In a step to reverse that trend, the McKenzie Community Land Trust (MCLT) has acquired 2 acres to build 6 affordable homes in Blue River. “The Rose Street Cottages will help address a long-standing community need for affordable housing,” according to Lane Tompkins, McKenzie School Superintendent and chairman of the MCLT board. The project, he say...
Vida area residents have been busy in recent weeks removing graffiti, including the recurring anti-law enforcement “ACAB” code painted on safety barriers near the Goodpasture covered bridge. Other tags have been painted under the historic structure....
Hello to all, especially those of you who may not know me. I’m Lane Tompkins, Superintendent/Principal of McKenzie School District and McKenzie River Community School. A native of McKenzie Bridge, I’m a proud alumnus of McKenzie Schools. Our district has seen transformative changes under my tenure. Notably: - We evolved our school into a community-centric charter, emphasizing place-based, project-based, and service learning. - We’ve inaugurated the first licensed child care center in the McKenzie corridor, a testament to our commitment to ea...
McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The Eagle Varsity Volleyball team travels to Siletz on Tuesday, October 10, for a match with Siletz Valley. The start time is 6:00 pm. The McKenzie team hosts Triangle Lake (last home, regular season match) on Thursday, October 12, with a 6:00 pm start. The Eagle team will travel to Alsea on Monday, October 16, 6:00 pm start, for its last regular season road trip. The McKenzie Cross Country Teams travel to Lebanon on Wednesday, October 11, to participate in the Lebanon XC meet. The meet will be held...
Continued From Last Week By Finn J.D. John The court also learned that Fieber had tried to slip away to a new piece of land beyond the county court’s jurisdiction, which he had secretly leased in Wasco County. He had already installed 13 lions and a tiger at the new place. Police figured this out when they pulled him over for a traffic stop and found a pair of lions sitting in the truck. This was another probation violation — he’d agreed not to move any of the animals. Finally, in March 1986,...
In spring garden centers stock a tempting variety 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 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 bedding begonias tha...
Oct. 2: 10:16 a.m: Welfare Check - 48100 block, Conley Rd. 7:55 p.m: Attempt To Locate Drunk Driver - Marcola Rd. & Camp Creek Rd. 10:07 p.m: Disturbance, Dispute - Fallin Ln. & McK. Hwy. Oct. 3: 8:44 a.m: Suspicious Conditions - 89200 blk, Marcola Rd. 10:35 a.m: Suspicious Subject - 56900 blk, N. Bank Rd. 11:08 a.m: Blocked Driveway - 39800 blk, McK. Hwy. 12:01 p.m: Welfare Check - 48100 blk, Conley Rd. 1:32 p.m: Assist, Follow Up - 48500 blk, McK. Hwy. 1:59 p.m: Assist, Follow Up - 91900 blk, Taylor Rd. Oct. 4: 2:00 p.m: Criminal Mischief -...
Oct. 8: 05:45: Fish & Wildlife, Hunting – McGowan Creek Rd., Milepost 3. Fish & Wildlife troopers conducted a WED (Wildlife Enforcement Decoy) operation in the early morning hours prior to daylight. They observed a white Chevy pickup stop at the decoy, headlights illuminating the decoy, and a passenger firing twice with a pistol. The decoy was struck both times before the operator started to drive away. Troopers conducted a traffic stop on the Chevy and ultimately issued citations for Unlawful Take, Hunting Prohibited Hours, Discharging a F...
Oct. 2: 16:16: 41000 block, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed,1 Transported. Oct. 3: 17:07: 44000 blk, McK. Hwy. Public Assist. Lift Assist. 1:51: 88000 blk, Millican Rd. Medical, Heart. Patient Refusal Obtained. Oct. 4: 10:46: 89198 Alexis Ave. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 19:07: Camp Creek Rd./Milepost 1. Motor Vehicle Accident. Patients Assessed and Packaged, 3 Transported. 19:14: 88000 blk, Heritage Ln. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. Oct. 5: 17:44: 51000 blk, Blue River Dr. Smoke Alarm....
Oct. 7: 20:20: Smoke Check – McK. Hwy./USFS 2654 Road. Caller believes an already burned-down tree may have flared up. Oct. 8: 15:12: Smoke Check – 59000 block, McK. Hwy. Caller sees smoke on the west side of the river. Oct. 9: 14:32: Medical - 54000 blk, McK. Hwy. Male, Conscious, Breathing. Oct. 10: 02:59: Motor Vehicle Accident – Clear Lake Cutoff, Milepost 7. White tractor and trailer in the ditch, east of Blue Pool. The Upper McK. Fire District’s board of directors will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 18th, a...
I met my wife a dozen years ago and her best friend shortly thereafter. I was always fond of my wife’s friend. We all shared a good deal of time together through our college years and now into our 30s. She is married with two children as are we. We live in the same town, our families spend a good deal of time together, and I’m good friends with her husband. My problem is I cannot stop thinking about her. I’ll go out of my way to be with her. I dream about her nearly every night. I am physi...
When Swiss loses Mark Bromley's luggage on a flight from Zurich to Geneva, he files a claim for compensation. He never hears back. Does he deserve anything? Swiss International Air Lines lost my luggage for eight days while I was on a hiking trip to Geneva. It sent my bags to the wrong address and finally to my home almost two weeks later, after our vacation had ended. Swiss never compensated me for the hiking gear I had to buy or provided a mechanism in person, by phone, or online to get...
Donette Plaisance's GE microwave oven is cursed. Sometimes it stops mid-cycle. Sometimes it continues to run, but without any lights or heating. Can she return it? I bought a GE 24-inch sensor cooking microwave oven from Home Depot last fall. It never worked. We have had service call after service call. We've had parts shipped to our home. It has been a never-ending issue, and now I want my money back. The appliance does all kinds of crazy things. Sometimes it stops mid-cycle. Sometimes it conti...
ACROSS 1. "Planted" customer 6. Pie and mode connection (2 words) 9. *Atomic ____ unit 13. Salk's conquest 14. Beesly of "The Office" 15. Secret storage 16. CrËme de la crËme 17. Flow alternative 18. a.k.a. vampire 19. *Any substance in chemistry 21. *Periodic table entry 23. Douse or soak 24. Pavarotti's song 25. Between Big and Wolf 28. Mattress description 30. *Positively charged particle 35. Elevator manufacturing giant 37. Horsefly 39. Rabbit trap 40. Sure or uh-huh 41. Saintly rings 43. No...
