Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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MCKENZIE BRIDGE: In an October 17th letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Fisheries Service has challenged the way the Eugene Water & Electric Board is dealing with fish passage issues at the Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric Project. Kim Kratz, the assistant regional administrator of the NOAA’s OR/WA Coastal Office wrote that the lack of progress toward completion of the fish passage measures had “reached the point...
RAINBOW: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) trailers that were brought to the McKenzie River area in 2021 have been decommissioned and hauled to the Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Gardiner to be sold through General Services Administration (GSA) excess auction. The 17 units that were placed at 54705 McKenzie Hwy. were part of FEMA’s Direct Temporary Housing Program, which provided temporary housing to residents impacted by the 2020 Labor Day wildfires. “The goal of the program is to give p...
MCKENZIE BRIDGE: It was another day of celebration when people gathered at Camp White Branch last Sunday. There were plenty of reminiscences from people who either attended camps or worked there, as well as some who as they aged, had done both. Originally named the “White Branch Lodge” the retreat was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935 and run by the Obsidians outdoor group for 13 years when ownership was transferred to the Nazarene Church. Taking over in 1958, the Association of...
Three Oregon Republican senators sued Democratic Senate President Rob Wagner and Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade in federal court on Monday, marking the latest in a series of attempts by Republicans who shut down the Legislature for six weeks to subvert a voter-approved law and run for reelection. The federal lawsuit filed by Sens. Brian Boquist, Cedric Hayden, and Dennis Linthicum, along with three county Republican central committees and two voters, joins a state lawsuit filed by...
Unions and progressive advocacy groups that advocated for a new voter-approved law to punish lawmakers for walkouts are weighing in on a lawsuit by a group of Republican senators that challenges how the secretary of state interpreted the law. Supporters of the new law filed two amicus, or friend of the court, briefs urging the Oregon Supreme Court to uphold Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade’s ruling that a handful of Republican senators who missed more than 10 days of work are ineligible...
McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week There are no McKenzie Varsity Sports contests scheduled for this week. The Eagle Fall sports season has concluded. Mustangs Throw Down Buckaroos Crane Defeats St. Paul To Claim Crown The St. Paul Buckaroos made a good run in the 2023 OSAA/OnPoint Community Credit Union 1A Volleyball State Championship held at Ridgeview High School in Redmond, November 3, 4. St. Paul, this Fall Season's Casco League Champion was ranked 6th in the final State Class 1A Volleyball rankings and by virtue of seeding into...
Oct. 30: 14:04: 41000 block, McK. Hwy. Fire, Structural. Fire Extinguished. Oct. 31: 9:42: Leashore Dr. False Alarm/Motor Vehicle Accident. Flagged Vehicle. 12:23: Marcola Rd./Old Mohawk Rd. Auto Aid/Medical. Disregarded. 16:56: 51000 blk, McK. Hwy. Auto Aid/Medical. Patient Assessed, Refusal Obtained.. Nov. 1: 0:58: 37000 blk, Shenandoah Lp. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, Refusal Obtained. Nov. 2: 6:04: 38000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical. General. Mistaken Alarm. 15:32: 47000 blk, McK. Hwy. MVA. Injury/Non-Blocking, Refusal Obtained. 16:52:...
Nov. 5:23:12: Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants, Alcohol – Hwy. 126E, Milepost 48. Troopers responded to a two-vehicle head-on collision. A white Volkswagen Touareg was traveling eastbound in the westbound lane and collided head-on with a Blue Chevrolet CBT. Both drivers were transported via ambulance for minor injuries. Troopers arrived at the hospital and probable cause was developed for DUII for the driver of the Volkswagen. The driver consented to a legal blood draw. The driver was cited and released back to the hospital for D...
Oct. 31: 16:51: Medical – 51000 block, McK. Hwy. Male, Conscious, Breathing. Nov. 2: 16:05: Medical – 51000 blk, McK. Hwy. Male, Conscious, Breathing. Nov. 4: 15:40: Medical - 55636 McK. River Dr. Male, Conscious, Breathing. Nov. 5: 23:08: Motor Vehicle Accident, Injury - McK. /Milepost 48. 2 cars badly damaged, involved in head-on collision. 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....
Sometime in the late spring of 1909, at the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company’s ticket booth in Portland, a 19-year-old man named Jim Morrell laid down his last $2 for a ticket on the Bailey Gatzert, the famous Columbia River sternwheeler. Destination: The Dalles. Morrell was from Colorado originally; just now he was at loose ends, drifting through Portland looking for work. He thought he might find it in The Dalles. Someone had told him about a great railroad war playing out near The D...
Research to prove or debunk current opinions remains scarce as the debate over whether native plants or their cultivars attract and nourish the most pollinators. The research that has been done – primarily on the East Coast – hasn’t been conclusive. In fact, according to a doctoral candidate in the Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences who is completing her dissertation on native plants, their cultivars, and pollinators, the findings have been all over the map. “We were in...
When is it time to divorce a family member? I’ve been helping my partner manage his father’s long-term care. This entails working with his brother, who controls the purse strings. My partner and I are both artists, juggling multiple careers to realize our life work and get the bills paid. Our income is limited. My partner’s brother is a self-made multimillionaire with multiple homes and his own private jet. We give what we can in terms of love, support, and managing round-the-clock care. The b...
ACROSS 1. "If all ____ fails..." 5. End of philosophical system 8. Center of our orbit 11. Indian flatbread 12. Take down, as in a dragon 13. Yemeni neighbor 15. Homer's "Iliad", e.g. 16. *Copper coin with issuer of Thanksgiving Proclamation 17. A sign or symbol, archaic 18. *A certain famous Mayflower rock 20. *5K, a.k.a. Turkey ____ 21. Blair or Hayek 22. Spy org. 23. Like hikers' camps 26. Tourney grid 30. Beehive State native 31. Casual top 34. Money in Milan 35. Belches 37. Roth ___, acr. 3...
