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Articles from the November 2, 2023 edition


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  • Library is coming back

    Nov 2, 2023

    BLUE RIVER: There was more cause for celebration last Friday as applause rang out for people with shovels. The event truly “broke ground” when a crew of seven dug into the turf where the new O’Brien Memorial Library is to be built. The new building will join other public structures in Blue River that plan to have grand openings next year. The others include the Upper McKenzie Fire District’s Blue River station and a medical clinic funded by McKenzie Valley Wellness. The library rebuild will in...

  • Touring time nears an end

    Nov 2, 2023

    RAINBOW: With a top speed of 163 mph, the Mercedes 300 SL was the fastest production car in the world when it debuted in 1954. Many of the examples that pulled into Rainbow last week were still capable of hitting that mark. All of the 37 cars on the 300 SL Foundation tour that swung through the McKenzie Valley last week were factory originals. Some had been fully restored, and frame-up rebuilds using original parts. A few others were “hot rods” that had their performance tweaked a bit. That sor...

  • Seasonal shutdown

    Nov 2, 2023

    White-topped ridges and falling leaves are indicators the seasons are changing. Another is the annual closing of the Old McKenzie Pass Highway, OR 242. On Monday morning, October 30th, Oregon Dept. Of Transportation, crews closed the highway from the western snow gate to the top of the pass at Dee Wright Observatory. The east side of the highway from the observatory to Sisters will remain open until the weather becomes too severe - or until November 9th, whichever comes first, according to Kacey...

  • El Nino in place for winter

    Nov 2, 2023

    This year, El Niño is in place heading into winter for the first time in four years, driving the outlook for warmer-than-average temperatures for the northern tier of the continental United States, according to NOAA’s U.S. Winter Outlook released last by the Climate Prediction Center.. From December through February, NOAA predicts wetter-than-average conditions for northern Alaska, portions of the West, the southern Plains, Southeast, Gulf Coast and lower mid-Atlantic and drier-than-average cond...

  • JP Doodles

    Barry McWilliams|Nov 2, 2023

  • Gather nuts frequently as they fall from the tree

    Kym Pokorny, OSU Extension|Nov 2, 2023

    Hazelnut, walnut, or chestnut trees in your home orchard can keep you supplied with nuts for months if you know the best ways to harvest, handle, and store them. Harvesting hazelnuts means gathering them as they fall from the trees – before autumn rains, if possible, said Ross Penhallegon, a horticulturist with Oregon State University’s Extension Service. You can shake branches lightly, but in most cases, the nuts will fall on their own. Walnuts are mature as soon as the husk cuts free from the...

  • Sheriff's Reports - Nov. 2

    Nov 2, 2023

    Oct. 23: 9:32 a.m: Disorderly Subject - Deerhorn Rd. & Fawn Way. 9:44 p.m: Assault - 36500 block, Parsons Creek Rd. 10:00 a.m: Civil Problem - 59200 blk, N. Belknap Springs Rd. Oct. 24: 5:53 a.m: Suspicious Vehicle - 57600 blk, McK. Hwy. 6:43 a.m: Traffic Hazard - Camp Creek Rd. & Upper Camp Creek Rd. 10:31 a.m: Truck Inspection - McK. Hwy. Milepost 13. 12:01 p.m: Suspicious Subject - York Ln. & Deerhorn Rd. 4:04 p.m: Suspicious Subject - Deerhorn Rd. & Fawn way. 10:29 p.m: Suspicious Conditions - 47800 blk, McK. Hwy. Oct. 25: 10:24 a.m:...

  • OSP Reports - Nov. 2

    Nov 2, 2023

    Oct. 24: 15:50: Crash, Injury – Hwy. 126e, Milepost 34. Dispatched to a single vehicle, non-blocking injury crash. Unit #1, a silver Nissan XTR, was traveling westbound when it left the roadway and crashed into a ditch. The driver was transported to McKenzie Willamette Hospital for injuries sustained in the crash and evaluated. The driver arranged for his own tow. Involved: 33-year-old male from Blue River. Oct. 29: 17:19: Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants, Alcohol – Hwy. 126E, Mp. 37. Troopers responded to a single vehicle col...

  • McK Fire Report - Nov. 2

    Nov 2, 2023

    Oct. 23: 6:40: 8043 Thurston Rd. Medical, Heart. Confirmed Deceased. 11:12: 90522 Mountain View Ln. Medical Alarm. False Alarm. 15:07: McK. Hwy./Milepost 21. Down Line. Removed Hazard From Highway. Oct. 24: 15:50: McK. Hwy./Mp. 34. Motor Vehicle Accident. Injury/Non-Blocking, 1 Transported. 16:50: Camp Creek Rd./Upper Camp Creek Rd. Legal Burn. Controlled Burn. Oct. 25: 1:16: Marcola Rd./Mp. 4. Legal Burn. Controlled Burn, Disregarded. 4:27: 36465 Camp Creek Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, Refusal Obtained. 10:19: McK. Hwy./Mp. 33....

  • Upper McK Fire Report

    Nov 2, 2023

    Oct. 24: 14:09: Fire – 57000 block, McK. Hwy. Smoldering, not spreading, at the bottom of a large tree stump, Paradise Campground. 15:47: Motor Vehicle Accident - McK. Hwy./Milepost 34. 1 vehicle wreck. Oct. 25: 10:13: MVA - McK. Hwy./Mp. 33. SUV off the side of the road, Unknown if anyone is in the vehicle. Oct. 26: 08:24: Medical - Terwilliger Hot Springs. Male in distress, screaming for help. Oct. 27: 18:35: Illegal Burn - McK. Hwy. /Mp. 45. Vehicle pulled over with a fire going fire near the vehicle. Oct. 30: 07:18: Medical – 54000 blk...

  • Direct Answers

    Wayne and Tamara Mitchell|Nov 2, 2023

    I am 32 and a mom with two children. I’ve pretty much been single for two years. My problem is I found myself falling for my son’s teacher. I never saw a ring on his finger, so last school year I made every attempt to visit my son’s school as often as I could. Eventually, I took the chicken’s way out and emailed this man and told him how I felt. He replied that he was flattered, that we could remain friends, and that he was my child’s teacher. I emailed back saying I didn’t know what I was...

  • PROBLEM SOLVED

    Christopher Elliott|Nov 2, 2023

    After reporting several fraudulent charges on her Costco Citi Card, Jeanne Vaul gets a new card. But Citi won't reverse the fake charges. What's going on? I need your help with several fraudulent charges on my Costco Citi Card. I reported the charges as soon as I saw them. Citi locked the card and sent me a new one. But when I tried to activate the new card, I received a message that someone had already used the new card. I reported the problem to Citi. It locked the new card and sent me...

  • TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER

    Christopher Elliott|Nov 2, 2023

    Alec Nowers wants Uber to refund his $100 credit, but the company won't help him. Can he get his money back? I have an account with Uber. Earlier this year, I added my granddaughter to my account so she could have easy travel to my house in Mercer Island, Wash., from the University of Washington in Seattle. I added her successfully, but when she tried to access the account, Uber said there was "not enough money" in the account for her to use the service. I was puzzled because Uber had my credit...

  • CROSSWORD

    Nov 2, 2023

    ACROSS 1. Dylan lyric, "There was music in the ____ at night and revolution in the air" 6. *Many scientists have this 9. Alpha Centauri B, e.g. 13. Measured in kilowatt-hours, on electric bill 14. Ring of flowers 15. TV's "____ Blinders" 16. Make believe 17. Public promotions 18. Appropriate for Halloween 19. *F unit of capacitance named in whose honor? 21. *Marine biologist and "Silent Spring" author 23. L.A. baller 24. Not on a rolling stone? 25. Value added reseller 28. New Zealand fruit 30....

  • FAMOUS SCIENTISTS - Solution

    Nov 2, 2023

  • Sudoku, November 2

    Nov 2, 2023

  • Sudoku, November 2 - Solution

    Nov 2, 2023