Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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Correction, this article refers to the Finn Rock Reach property acquisition of 2015. FINN ROCK: The McKenzie River Trust (MRT) has purchased another 154 acres of riverfront land Rosboro sold the land in a closed-bid auction..The property, called McKenzie Camp, includes about two miles of riverfront, numerous side channels, ponds, wetlands, and old floodplain forest. MRT, a nonprofit land trust has protected over 4,000 acres of healthy natural lands in the region. “We are grateful to the folks a...
Crews working on a project for the McKenzie Watershed Council have placed five concrete panels to create the base of a bridge over Quartz Creek. The bridge, which leads to Pond Road (USFS 805) is the initial phase of a larger-scale project to restore floodplain habitat across 180 acres in the Quartz Creek sub-watershed. The work was designed to help reduce the impacts of large flood events, capture fines and sediment, and enhance habitat for Chinook salmon, bull trout, and other native species....
COUGAR RESERVOIR: Crews that have been busy on a road connecting the public to popular recreation sites have hung up their tools for the season. Due to weather, according to the Willamette National Forest, construction work on Forest Service Road (FS) 19 was paused and the road is now open to through travel between the McKenzie River Valley to Westfir. This summer, contractors removed and upgraded 1,100 feet of guardrail, repaired approximately 35 road failures (road fill slopes and pothole...
Lane County has scheduled a meeting next month to share the latest draft concepts for a Blue River community plan. From 6 to 8 p.m. Planners will share initial drafts and begin collecting feedback from residents, according to Devon Ashbridge, the county’s public information officer. The in-person meeting will be held in the McKenzie High School’s New Gym, 51187 Blue River Drive. “We have been working with community stakeholders and state partners for several months to gather information and ideas to guide the creation of the draft conce...
(And as far as we knew, things were going to stay that way.) We were free and white, as people in our town used to say, and about five years out from being 21, which would seal the deal. As far as we knew, there wasn’t much to worry about, except the damn Russians and sometimes the Chinese. And things stayed that way for guys like us, for decades. But things did start to change, over time, didn’t they? I’m glad to see America turn, however slow and painful it’s been before our time is completely...
McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Cross Country teams travel to the Valley of the Rogue State Park on Thursday, October 26, to participate in the 3A Boys, 2A/1A Boys, and 3A/2A/1A Girls Special District 4 Cross Country Championship Meet. The 2A/1A Varsity Boys race starts at 1:30 p.m. and the 3A/2A/1A Varsity Girls race will start at 2:15 p.m. The McKenzie Varsity Six-Man Football team travels to Falls City, on Friday, October 27, to play the Falls City/Kings Valley Charter team. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m....
From River Reflections May 30, 1983 Most of us have noticed fishing flies for sale somewhere here along the river. They are casually bought and sold in tackle shops, hardware stores, gas stations, restaurants, and taverns from Springfield to Sisters — thousands of them every year. Hundreds more are made and fished by individuals, who add to the pleasure and satisfaction of their sport fishing with flies of their own manufacture. Though the numbers increase yearly, the demand for professionally tied flies increases at an even greater annual r...
When it comes to plants, bulbs are about as easy as it gets, and now’s the time to get them in the ground. “You plant spring-flowering bulbs in fall, they grow over winter, flourish in spring, and go dormant in summer,” said Heather Stoven, a horticulturist with the Oregon State University Extension Service. “Once they’re in the ground, they do quite well over multiple years with little maintenance.” On top of that, bulbs are drought-tolerant. “That’s one of the great things about them,” St...
Oct. 16: 6:48 a.m: Alarm - 91800 blk, Mill Creek Rd. 1:38 p.m: Assist, Follow Up - 9000 blk, Thurston Rd. 4:39 p.m: Lost Subject - Lat: 44.212729. Long: -122.391515. Oct. 16: 6:48 a.m: Alarm - 91800 blk, Mill Creek Rd. 1:38 p.m: Assist, Follow Up - 9000 blk, Thurston Rd. Oct. 17: 4:34 p.m: Assist, Follow Up - Goodpasture Rd. & McK. Hwy. 4:39 p.m: Assist Fire Department - 55500 blk, Drury Dr. Medics requested law enforcement for assistance with a disorderly patient. Deputies were disregarded prior to arrival. 5:00 p.m: Civil Problem - 41700 blk,...
Oct. 21: 00:13: Crash, Non-Injury – Hwy. 126E, Milepost 9. Troopers responded to a single vehicle collision. A black Chevrolet Cruise was traveling eastbound. It swerved to avoid a collision with an animal and lost control. The Cruise traveled off the right shoulder where it collided into a dirt embankment. No injuries were sustained during the collision. The registered owner arranged for their own tow of the vehicle. Involved: 38-year-old female from Springfield. Oct. 22: 13:50: Crash, Injury – Hwy. 126E, Mp. 36. A single vehicle with a sin...
Oct. 16: 10:56: 38000 block, Flowerdale Dr. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, Refusal Obtained. 11:15: 90000 blk, Sunderman Rd. Mutual Aid. Disregarded En Route. 12:33: 51000 blk, Dexter St. Mutual Aid. Disregarded En Route. Oct. 17: 16:25: McK. Hwy. Milepost 14. Motor Vehicle Accident, Non-Injury/Non-Blocking. 18:49: 38000 blk, McK. Hwy. MVA. 18. Injury/Blocking, 1 Transported. Oct. 19: 13:19: 35000 blk, Camp Creek Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. Oct. 20: 20:31: 1300 blk, McKenzie River. Water Rescue. Patient...
Oct. 17: 16:10: Medical – 55000 block, Drury Dr. Male, Conscious, Breathing. Oct. 19: 14:05: Medical – 54000 blk, McK. Hwy. Male, Conscious, Breathing. 15:59: Medical – 91000 blk, Dearborn Island Rd. Male, Conscious, Breathing. Oct. 22: 13:46: Motor Vehicle Accident, Unknown Injury – 49000 blk, McK. Hwy. 1 vehicle rollover, blocking. Caller says he is injured. The Upper McK. Fire District’s board of directors will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 15th, at the McK. Fire Station, 56578 McK. Hwy. in McKenzie Bridge....
Avis broadsides Gena Ettinger when it adds her to the company's Do Not Rent list. How does she get unbanned? I recently tried to rent a car from Avis in Bangor, Maine. When I arrived at the counter, a representative said I couldn't rent from the company because I was on the Do Not Rent list. The attendant couldn’t tell me why I was on the list. But I noticed that my name was misspelled twice on the reservation. The representative gave me an 800 number to call. An Avis employee recommended I s...
What happened to Vickie Taylor's subscription to Love of Quilting and Quick and Easy Quilts? She paid for a subscription but never received the magazines. I subscribe to Love of Quilting and Quick and Easy Quilts. Golden Peak Media publishes both magazines. I have not received the latest issues, and I would like your help in getting them. I tried emailing and calling Golden Peak Media, but I am still waiting for a response. My subscriptions are still active and I've checked with my postal...
It took me eight years after my husband died to try a relationship, and now I am thinking maybe I should never have tried. Over a year ago I met Jay. I always felt we had the perfect relationship. We like the same things, have the same type of personality, and talk things through when there is a misunderstanding. A few days ago Jay came over, and after dinner, he said he doesn't want to see me anymore. The next day he left a phone message saying he knows we have a relationship most people spend...
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