Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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FINN ROCK: Coarse political confrontations devolved from sparring on the national stage to grappling with free speech at a local high school in 2021. And like the big time, the Internet was a weapon of choice in the McKenzie Valley. Devon Lawson, a ninth-grade student at the McKenzie River Community School, says his interest in politics was sparked two years ago when he realized he was unhappy with what was going on at the federal level. “I decided if something was going to happen, I was eventually going to change it,” he recalls. Typically, st...
BLUE RIVER: Holiday Farm Fire recovery efforts got a boost last week when dozens of volunteers spent a Saturday digging into the dirt. Over the course of the day, 70 community volunteers helped plant 1,200 native plants and shrubs. For himself and other park board members Tony Casad, said, "We are so grateful to all of the amazing volunteers who showed up and for the leadership of the McKenzie Watershed Council and the Upper Willamette Soil and Water Conservation District in helping to make...
Security, food, health, construction, gifts, rentals, clothing, and graphics may not seem to have a lot in common. But they all got a boost this month thanks to the Oregon Community Credit Union Foundation and the Springfield Chamber of Commerce. Under a micro-grant program fifteen small businesses and non-profits impacted by the Holiday Farm Fire received checks ranging from $500 to $1,500. Some businesses, like the Indigo Café, are well known. Others, including George R Kruse Excavation, are...
BLUE RIVER: The Lane County Sheriff's Office is requesting the public's assistance in locating Shane Eldor Sprenger. The 47-year-old Springfield man was last believed to have been in the area of the Blue River Reservoir area, possibly picking mushrooms. Family members say they had been able to talk with with Sprenger until approximately 7:30 a.m. last Wednesday, November 3rd. At that time, he said he'd lost his keys to his truck and needed a ride home. Sprenger's truck was located by family on...
McKenzie Sports Schedule This Week McKenzie Middle School Girls Basketball will travel to Eddyville on Wednesday, November 10, for a game scheduled for a 4:30 pm tip-off. The McKenzie Athletic Department will host its annual Fall Sports Awards on Wednesday, November 10, in the High School Cafeteria, at 6:00 pm. The Eagle Middle School Girls Basketball team will host Triangle Lake on Monday, November 15, and that game will start at 4:30 pm. North Douglas Claims Class 1A Volleyball Title North Douglas traveled over the Cascade Mountain Range,...
Oct. 28: 5:15 p.m: Criminal Trespass - 91800 block, Mill Creek Rd. A known suspect was reported to be trespassing at an area business. Oct. 29: 10:20 a.m: Suspicious Conditions - McK. River Dr. & McK. Hwy. A caller reported that there was possibly a male living under a bridge on McKenzie River Dr. 7:12 p.m: Threat, Harassment - 44900 blk, Leaburg Dam Rd. A caller reported that a neighbor waited until she got home to start target shooting. Oct. 30: 11:02 a.m: Burglary - 44800 blk, McK. Hwy. A local business was burglarized and an undisclosed...
Nov. 3: 15:56: Trespassing – Lone Rock Timber Sale, off Camp Creek Rd. Timber company witnessed (via cell camera) a silver Toyota RAV 4 drive off the road around their gate. The property is clearly posted with no trespassing signs. Trooper drove to the area and located the vehicle abandoned. For the next couple hours attempted to locate the occupants with no luck. The timber company requested the vehicle be removed off of the property. A non-preference tow was requested and the vehicle was removed....
Nov. 1: 10:27: 40000 block, Deerhorn Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 13:40: 45000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, Trauma. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. Nov. 4: 11:33: 8800 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Refusal. 12:48: 37000 blk, Camp Creek Rd. Medical, General. Confirmed Deceased. Nov. 5: 9:04: 7700 blk, Thurston Rd. Motor Vehicle Accident. Non-Injury, Non-Blocking Nov. 6: 5:30: 8800 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 22:51: 42000 blk, Holden Creek Rd. Medical, General. Lift Assist...
Stories about buried treasure are very seldom completely untrue. Even the wildest flight of golden fantasy started out, hundreds or thousands of augmented and embellished retellings ago, as true stories. Maybe that's why people love them so much: One gets to speculating about just how much truth has survived, and if any of that fantasy gold might just be still out there waiting to be discovered. One particular tale from the Indians of the northern Oregon coast is especially tantalizing in that...
The rains may have started, but there's still plenty that needs attention in the garden – if you're up for it. Layer up and dodge the raindrops and you've got plenty of time to plant, transplant, evaluate and plan for next year. Gardeners tend to think of fall as the time to put bulbs in the ground, but the warm soil and increasing moisture make it a great time to plant most anything, according to Brooke Edmunds, an Oregon State University Extension Service horticulturist. Transplanting can a...
I am a legally separated man who is going through a divorce. A friend introduced me to his girlfriend about a year ago. We immediately took to each other, but until a month ago, we didn't realize how the other one felt. I was happily married when we met, but my wife fooled around on me so we split up. Anyway, I started talking to my friend's girlfriend. While he was away for two weeks of job training, we began seeing each other. We both want to be together but don't know what to do. She is four...
After Delta Air Lines cancels Alan Rubin's flights to Greece, the airline says it issued a prompt refund to his travel agency. Why won't Skylux Discount Travel pass the money along to him? My wife and I had reservations made by Skylux Discount Travel for a Delta Air Lines flight from San Francisco to Paris and Athens for October 2020. Delta canceled the flight because of COVID-19. I asked for a refund. Delta refunded my fare to Skylux Discount Travel last November. Since then, despite numerous...
The freezer section of Lorra Manuel's new Kenmore Elite refrigerator doesn't work. She wants a replacement, but Sears and a subcontractor called Transformco are taking their time with her case. How can she persuade them to hurry up? I recently bought a Kenmore Elite refrigerator from Sears. I purchased the Master Protection Plan, which extends the coverage on the new appliance. The freezer didn't work. I called Sears and it sent a technician, who replaced a filter and recharged the unit. But...
ACROSS 1. "If all ____ fails..." 5. *Male Thanksgiving bird 8. Yoko's last name 11. Indian restaurant bread 12. Carhop's carrier 13. *"Kiss the Cook" garment 15. Homer's "The Odyssey", e.g. 16. *Grandpa or Grandma, often 17. Moolah or dough 18. *Pilgrim's colony 20. Allah's cleric 21. Arranges into categories 22. Chance's genre 23. *"Plains, Trains and Automobiles" star 26. Woven containers 30. Kimono sash 31. Aristotle's school 34. Part of ideal 35. Hurricane feature, pl. 37. Comedian Schumer 3...
