Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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FINN ROCK: Representatives from the Oregon State Marine Board (OSMB) and Lane County Parks brought a preliminary peek at what a rebuilt Forest Glen Boat Landing could look like during a presentation at the McKenzie High School gym on Monday night. Lane County Parks Manager Brett Henry stressed that what people were being shown was just a preliminary concept designed for generating public input. Two key components of the proposal included the launch areas and parking. Currently, several users of...
People who want to see the Leaburg Dam and the lake it created remain in existence made a showing last Sunday. They brandished "Save the Lake" signs atop the dam and amongst a flotilla of boats and kayaks nearby. Currently, the Eugene Water & Electric Board, which built the structures for hydropower generation over 70 years ago, is mulling over ways to either repair to remove the infrastructure. Two proposals that would preserve the dam and lake involve either a full or limited return to power...
Voters in the eastern portion of the McKenzie Valley are being asked to support emergency services when they mark their ballots for the November 8th election. If the Upper McKenzie Rural Fire Protection District’s request for renewal of its local option tax levy is approved, the current rate of 50 cents per $1,000 of assessed value would continue. That amount translates to about $90 per year for a home assessed at $150,000. In a fact sheet provided by the district, officials note they provide coverage for the communities of Blue River, R...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) proposed updates to flood maps for Central Lane County in the mail of local residents. Affected property owners began receiving annual Community Rating System floodplain letters at the end of September. “Our partners at FEMA have done a great job creating opportunities for residents to view, learn about and provide feedback on these maps,” said Lane County Planning Director Amber Bell. Officials say the updated flood maps better represent flood risks in the county by showing areas with the hig...
Vehicle collisions with deer and elk tend to peak in October and November, when migration and breeding (the "rut") puts them on the move, making them more likely to cross roads. Fewer daylight hours and rainy weather also reduce drivers' visibility. On average, the Oregon Dept. of Transportation (ODOT) documents more than 6,000 vehicle collisions with deer and elk each year. The actual number of collisions is likely higher, as many are not reported if there is minimal damage or no human...
The following is an update on our missing son/brother/uncle, Shane Sprenger from Vida, OR. It was 1 year ago, Tuesday, November 2, 2021, that Shane Sprenger was last seen at his home in Vida. His truck was found a few days later off Mill Creek Road near Blue River Reservoir. Shane was a local contractor who was working on a house in McKenzie Bridge on the morning of November 2nd. Around 10 am, with his tools plugged in at the job site, he went back to his home in Vida supposedly for lunch. He hasn’t been seen since and from there, the a...
McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Cross Country teams travel to Stewart Park in Roseburg next Wednesday, October 19, to participate in the Umpqua Invite. Boys and Girls races start at 3:00 pm. The McKenzie Varsity Six-man football team hosts Eddyville Charter on Thursday, October 20. The McKenzie 2022 Homecoming is also scheduled for the night. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 pm. Eagles Tangle On Senior Night The McKenzie Eagle Varsity Volleyball team welcomed the Eddyville Charter Eagle Varsity team to Finn Rock last...
From the September 8, 2011 edition of McKenzie River Reflections Two hundred years ago this month Donald MacKenzie, age 28, was making his way from the Missouri River towards Fort Astoria, as assistant leader of the "Astorians Overland Party" made up of fifty-six men, a woman, and two children. Ten years later a map would be drawn by the Hudson Bay Company, naming a branch of the Willamette River as "Mackenzie's Branch" after Donald Mackenzie. Understanding why his name was given to this river...
When you walk about your yard on a wet day, do your shoes stick in the mud? Could you make ceramic pots out of the soil in your garden? If the answers are yes to both, odds are you have clay soil, one of the biggest challenges for the home gardener. Clay soils in the Willamette Valley are the result of geologic actions that took place during the end of the last ice age – some 10,000-14,000 years ago, said Linda Brewer, senior faculty research assistant in Oregon State University's College of A...
Good morning. A very early morning, I might add, because I'm finding it hard to sleep. I'm involved with a man who loves me deeply and would do anything for me, but who doesn't know who he is? He had a very sorrowful childhood. His father died young, and his mother was left to raise the children alone. She could handle the girls fairly well, being one herself, but she didn't know what to do with the boys. So Will and his brothers were sent to boarding school. The light of Will's life became his...
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