Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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BLUE RIVER The Pure Water Partners (PWP) program is inviting community members to help replant the Blue River Park on Saturday, November 6th. During what's planned as a family-friendly event, volunteers will help plant native trees and shrubs around the park with guidance from Pure Water Partners staff. During the day people can pick from two shifts. The morning shift will run from 9 a.m. to noon. The afternoon shift is scheduled from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Because of COVID-19 precautions, crews will...
Winter is coming If you must travel in difficult weather conditions, be sure to have chains or traction tires for your vehicle and use them when it's necessary. • Chains can be link chains, cable chains or other devices that attach to the wheel, vehicle, or outside of the tire that are specifically designed to increase traction on snow and ice. Drivers should note that link chains may not be recommended for use on some types of vehicles; check your owner's manual. • Traction tires can be studded tires or tires that meet Rubber Man...
A report released last Wednesday by state auditors largely praises how the Oregon Department of Transportation handled debris removal after the largest natural disaster in state history. The transportation department and the contractors it hired to remove tens of thousands of damaged trees from along 120 miles of state highways in the Santiam Canyon and McKenzie River Valley after catastrophic fires in 2020 have been under fire for the past year as employees and onlookers alike reported that...
MCKENZIE BRIDGE: The Oregon Department of Transportation closed the west side of the Old McKenzie Highway, OR 242, for the season on October 21st. Gates were locked from milepost 62 (about 7 miles east of the junction with OR 126) to milepost 72 near the Dee Wright Observatory. The east side of McKenzie Highway remains open from Sisters to Dee Wright Observatory, with a tentative closure date of November 1st. Gates on the east side may close sooner depending on snowfall. The scenic route closes...
SOLVE, a state-wide volunteer group, and the Bureau of Land Management are teaming up to remove illegally dumped and littered trash in the Camp Creek area next month. Of particular concern, according to organizers are illegal dump sites that could transfer leached toxins into the creek, the McKenzie River and into the Willamette River. “As the plastic ages, it gets broken into smaller and smaller pieces that are eaten by wildlife and enter the food chain,” according to SOLVE. The Camp Creek Watershed Cleanup is scheduled for Saturday, Nov...
Oct. 18: 10:58 a.m: Disturbance, Dispute - 50900 blk, McK. Hwy. Caller reported a verbal dispute at the location. Deputies made contact and determined things had calmed. 2:56 p.m: Subpoena Service - 89000 blk, Twin Firs Rd. 3:27 p.m: Driving While Suspended - 44900 blk, Leaburg Dam Rd. 5:17 p.m: Assist, Follow Up - 51700 blk, McK. River Dr. 5:27 p.m: Assist, Follow Up - 51700 blk, Blue River Dr. Oct. 19: 7:57 a.m: Suspicious Conditions - 8400 blk, Shotgun Creek Rd. Caller reported that people associated with a white Toyota Tundra were possibly...
Oct. 18: 10:47: Crash, Injury – Hwy. 126E, Milepost 19. Troopers dispatched to report of a single motor vehicle crash, unknown injury. Investigation revealed a silver/aluminum 2007 Toyota Tundra was traveling eastbound when for unknown reasons the Toyota left its lane of travel and struck the guardrail above an embankment. The Toyota continued down a steep embankment and came to rest just above a body of water. The operator was transported to the hospital, via ambulance. Involved: 60-year-old male from Springfield. Oct. 24: 01:54: Crash, N...
Oct. 18: 10:42: 42000 block, McK. Hwy. Motor Vehicle Acci-dent, Unknown Injury 10:42 Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 12:03: 39000 blk, Deerhorn Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assisted to Vehicle. Oct. 19: 8:52: 51000 blk, Blue River Dr. Burn Pile. Permitted burn, No Emergency. 17:10: 35000 blk, Camp Creek Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, No Transport Oct. 20: 8:56: 40000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 16:52: McK. Hwy. Mp. 34 Brush Fire. Logging Slash Piles. Oct. 21: 2:48: 88000 blk, Twin Firs Rd....
Oct. 19: 21:17: Medical – 54000 block, McK. River Dr. Female, Conscious, Breathing. Oct. 20: 16:45: Brush Fire – McK. Hwy./Milepost 34. Fire in hills, approximately 50 x 20 square feet. Oct. 25: 15:48: Brush Fire – McK. Hwy./Mill Creek Rd. 2 - 4 stumps on fire. 16:31: Motor Vehicle Accident, Injury - McK. Hwy./Aufderheide Dr. Single vehicle into the ditch. The Upper McK. Fire District board of directors will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, November 17th, at the McK. Fire Station, 56578 McK. Hwy. in McKenzie Bridge, at 7 p.m....
Significant reforms in areas like healthcare and environmental protection will be impossible to achieve until big money is removed from Oregon politics. Despite the fact that voters supported Measure 107 and it was declared constitutional, the legislature has yet to impose any limits. Campaign finance reform is needed to ensure that our elected officials are representing the interests of the people who elected them, not the interests of wealthy individuals and businesses who gave large sums of money to their campaigns. Patrick Starns has made...
As a result of climate change, the United States experienced a particularly dangerous and hot summer this year. New record highs were set all over the country and the Pacific Northwest was particularly hard hit. As of September 2021, according to the National Weather Service, the state of Oregon had a record 88 days over 80 degrees (considered the high heat threshold for our state) and suffered through three triple-digit heat domes. In June, temperatures reached 124 degrees and more in some...
Heeding grandma's advice on COVID vaccine; restoring traditional health practices in native communities; agri-therapy for veterans suffering post-traumatic stress; and how myths, monsters, and legends spur tourism. https://www.newsservice.org/cuts/e/comp-3468.mp3?zz=5755...
Holding onto poinsettias after the holidays is good for the pocketbook but hard on the ego when you can't get them to color up the next year. Experts at Oregon State University Extension Service say now's the time to start coaxing poinsettias back into color and bloom for December. Sensitive to day length, the poinsettia needs a certain minimum amount of darkness each 24-hour period to stimulate blooming in the winter. With the shorter fall and winter days in Oregon, the plant has a natural...
Sometime around 1897, complaints suddenly started pouring into the headquarters of shipping companies in Liverpool and Hamburg from the captains in charge of their ships. It seemed something new was happening in the faraway American port city of Portland. It seemed the local sailors' boardinghouses operators - known as "crimps" - had suddenly started playing dirty. Once a ship arrived in port there, the sailors would all vanish - and the ship wouldn't be leaving the city until its captain had...
His Best Excuse My husband and I are in counseling, but I feel better talking to someone else about my problem. You sound very down-to-earth. Can you help me? I am a few years older than my husband. This is a second marriage for both of us and we have been married 10 years. My two children are almost grown, and his daughter is a teenager who spends every other weekend with us. Our step situation has been rocky. My husband gave up on being a parent to my children years ago, though they are...
After Ekaterina Quinones returns her merchandise to T.J. Maxx, it agrees to a full refund. Then it fails to repay the money. What's going on? I recently bought a clothing item online from T.J. Maxx and returned it in its original condition. I paid online through PayPal. I contacted T.J. Maxx countless times to ask about a refund. First, a representative promised to refund me in "10 to 15 days." Then the company said it would be another five days. Then another five days. Then it was "one to...
Air France canceled Jim Shea's flight during the pandemic. But he's been waiting a year for a refund. Where is it? Last year, I bought tickets to fly from San Francisco to Stockholm on Air France. I booked the tickets through Cook Travel, a travel agency in New York. I paid for the tickets with my credit card. Air France canceled the flight because of the pandemic. Cook Travel promised me a full refund. That was one year ago. Cook Travel has asked me to be patient, but now they are not respondin...
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