Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
Sorted by date Results 1 - 18 of 18
East Lane County Commissioner Heather Buch, Orchid Health CEO Orion Falvey, McKenzie Valley Wellness president Val Rapp, and architect Curt Wilson all dug in to kick off reconstruction of the new 3,200 square-foot medical clinic in Blue River. Besides patient exam rooms and office areas, the clinic would be configured so that a portion could be used as a community or multi-purpose room after normal day-to-day hours of operation next to the new Blue River Fire Station, already under...
People on a guided tour celebrating progress in rebuilding after the Holiday Farm Fire found a lot of positive energy in the air last week. Among the tour stops was the Little Eagles Childcare Center now open at the McKenzie River Community School campus. Highlights of the 2023 Tour included an opportunity to look at design drawings for the new O’Brien Memorial Library - where groundbreaking will occur on October 27th. Just a short walk from there crews were busy drying in the walls and roof o...
Finn Rock Landing, off Quartz Creek Road, will be closed from October 23, 2023 until Spring 2024 for renovations. Improvements to the site will include a better road base, safer traffic flow, and the installation of new parking stalls, ADA-accessible walkways, fencing, bird-friendly lighting, picnic tables, and garbage receptacles. The site, which attracts as many as 400 people a day in the summer, is owned and managed by The McKenzie River Trust (MRT). MRT’s Executive Director, Joe Moll, s...
Lightning strikes in a dry forest and starts a wildfire. It’s a hot, windy day, and the embers quickly spread. Smoke rises, and it’s detected, sometimes by satellites, lookouts or people who call 911. Reports bombard an interagency dispatch center: There’s a new start, and it needs firefighting resources, fast. The wildland fire dispatchers who respond are a critical link in the fast-moving series of decisions needed to begin battling a blaze. When a fire sparks, they’re the ones respons...
I had to pinch myself when I stumbled across the opinion piece in the McKenzie River Reflections written by Rusty Bentz. I know Rusty and to hear him advocate for the four lower Snake River dams blew my mind. He and his brother made their living to a large extent on having access to a free-flowing river to run their boats through the rapids and take rubes fishing for steelhead. (The salmon had long since been destroyed by the dams). Rusty delved into several ideas as to how one could manage to get a few of the Frankin fish back upstream so...
A wealth of memories clings around the name, “Thomson’s Lodge,” and in spite of the fact that the lodge has now passed out of the hands of the Thomson family who founded it in 1860, the name and the famous hospitality of the place will continue. One of the eldest resorts in the state to be run exclusively for sportsmen by one family, it was sold during the past week to Mr. and Mrs. Alvin P. Gannon of Portland. Dayton and Milo Thomson were the owners of the property, which was divided for the purpose of the sale. Ten acres of land, the lodge...
Mild days and cool nights this fall promised a spectacular show of color, and the promise came true. “This fall has been the best year for color in recent memory,” said Neil Bell, a horticulturist with Oregon State University Extension Service. “The weather has been perfect for the brilliant show we’re enjoying.” It takes a slow progression of cool to warm days and cool but not freezing nights to bring on such a glowing display, he said. That kind of weather brings on dormancy slowly and leads...
Oct. 1: 2:03 p.m: Unlawful Entry Motor Vehicle - Koosah Falls (Linn County). A caller reported that their Airpods and wallet were stolen from within their vehicle. Oct. 2: 10:31 a.m: Criminal Mischief - 45200 blk, Goodpasture Rd. An area residence noticed graffiti on the stonework at the Goodpasture Bridge. 11:09 a.m: Burglary - 44800 blk, Leaburg Dam Rd. An area residence reported that their 5th wheel was broken into and several items were stolen from within. 10:07 p.m: Disturbance, Dispute - Fallin Ln. & McK. Hwy. Verbal dispute between...
Oct. 9: 16:38: 89000 block, Alexis Ave. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 19:27: 44000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. Oct. 10: 5:24: 88000 blk, Tiki Ln. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 7:25: 88000 blk, Twin Firs Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 21:55: Camp Creek Rd./Milepost 1. Motor Vehicle Accident. Driver Fled on Foot, Disregarded On Scene. Oct. 11: 9:45: 40000 blk, McK. Hwy. MVA. Non-Injury/Non-Blocking. 20:32: Marcola Rd./Mp. 3. Mutual Aid....
Oct. 12: 11:22: Medical – 55000 block, McK. River Dr. Male, Conscious, Breathing. 21:20: Medical – 91000 blk, Mill Creek Rd. Male, Conscious, Breathing. Oct. 14: 14:26: Medical – 48000 blk, McK. Hwy. Female, Conscious, Breathing. Oct. 15: 09:41: Medical - 52000 blk, McK. Hwy. Male, Conscious, Breathing. 10:57: Medical – 51000 blk, McK. Hwy. Female, Conscious, Breathing. 14:46: Medical – 91000 blk, Taylor Rd. Female, Conscious, Breathing. The Upper McK. Fire District’s board of directors will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday,...
I have three grown children. My elderly father, six younger brothers, and a large extended family live in the old country. The last time I took my children for a family visit was 15 years ago. The reason I have not gone back is because my youngest brother, who was 21 at the time, “fell in love” with my 13-year-old daughter. It was hell time for me because I had to watch my child 24 hours a day so my brother would leave her alone. I had no support from my parents. My mother blamed my 13-...
Breeze Airways loses Benjamin Wallis's luggage and won't answer his calls. How can he get his bags back? Breeze Airways lost my family's checked luggage on a flight from Los Angeles to Jacksonville, Fla. It's been four days, and we've had no update from Breeze. Plus, there's no way to get in touch with the airline. We're missing two large suitcases and a car seat. We'd like to receive our lost luggage. We would like to be fully compensated for the clothes and necessities we have had to purchase...
One minute, Adam Edikauskas has tickets to a Vegas Golden Knights hockey game. The next moment, the tickets vanished from his account. Why won't Ticketmaster refund his money? I bought seven tickets to a recent Vegas Golden Knights game through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster confirmed my order, and my tickets were in my account an hour later. When game time rolled around, I pulled up my account to scan my tickets, and they were no longer there. I went to the box office for help. They explained...
ACROSS 1. *Bow Wow Wow's "I ____ Candy" 5. Money source 8. *____'s Root Beer 11. Pelvic parts 12. Start of something big? 13. Round openings 15. RPM gauge 16. Cantina cooker 17. Car sound, to a toddler 18. *Ninepins namesake 20. Kiln for drying hops 21. They had 22. Division, abbr. 23. Informal wear 26. "Tail" on letter C 30. Kamakawiwo'ole's strings 31. Real estate sale agreement 34. Denials 35. 9 a.m. prayer 37. Even, to a poet 38. *Desert plant harvested for sweet syrup 39. Forbidden 40....
