Make the McKenzie Connection!
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Sharp-eyed folks can be rewarded if luck is with them on their hikes. Starting last Friday, two hundred locally crafted wooden ornaments were hidden along trails across the Willamette National and Umpqua National Forests. The annual Willamette Valley Ornament Hunt is now in its sixth year and will run until December 31st. People who locate them can register to win this year’s grand prize, which includes a two-night getaway in the Willamette Valley. Locally, some ornaments were placed on the M...
Local events got underway last week at both ends of the River, with a fair in Walterville and a dinner in Rainbow. More is planned next month, starting with the Walterville Grange hosting its annual Holiday Dinner and Open House on December 2nd. The Holiday Dinner and Open House will be held on Tuesday, December 12th, with doors open at 6 and dinner at 6:30 p.m. The program will start at 7:30 PM. Upriver, a raft parade float will be part of the Holiday Bridge Lighting Ceremony on Saturday,...
When considering traction tires for winter travel, the Oregon Dept. of Transportation is reminding motorists that they have several alternatives. Because studded tires damage pavement, ODOT encourages drivers to consider using chains or non-studded traction tires. “Traction tires” are studded tires, retractable studded tires, or other tires that meet the tire industry definition as suitable for use in severe snow conditions. Tires that meet Rubber Manufacturers Association standards for use in...
More than 1,100 Oregon households have received help from a $150 million wildfire recovery program the state set up after residents lost their homes during the devastating 2020 Labor Day fires. Three years later, the area is still recovering from the wildfires, which burned more than 1 million acres and destroyed or heavily damaged more than 4,300 homes in an eight-county region of Oregon. A full recovery is still years away. Since the fall of 2021, the Oregon Housing & Community Services agency...
The trade-offs between hydropower dams and endangered salmon in the Willamette Valley have been on full display in public feedback in a series of meetings hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The public meetings took place as an operational change at two dams meant to help fish is deluging rivers with mud. Willamette Valley residents and conservationists weighed in on the future of eight hydropower dams operated by the corps and the future of endangered salmon in three public comment...
Lane County Historian XXXVI, #1, Spring 1991 When I was a very, very young child my mother and father were operating a hotel in Blue River, mostly for the benefit of miners and people who worked at the Blue River mines. The hotel in 1909 kept my parents very busy, so at age four I spent a great deal of time with my grandparents, Samuel and Robenia Sparks, who lived in their old log homestead house about a half mile west of the community of Blue River. I think they enjoyed having me as much as I...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today released its new Plant Hardiness Zone Map, the national standard by which gardeners can determine which plants are most likely to survive the coldest winter temperatures at a certain location. The USDA describes the latest map, jointly developed by Oregon State University’s PRISM Climate Group and the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, as the most accurate and detailed it has ever released. PRISM, part of the OSU College of Engineering, stands for Par...
Nov. 14: 10:32 a.m: Alarm - 34400 blk, McK. View Dr. 5:30 p.m: Welfare Check - 88800 blk, Twin Firs Rd. 5:48 p.m: Dead Animal - 37200 blk, Camp Creek Rd. 6:32 p.m: Violation of Restraining Order - 43900 blk, McK. Hwy. 8:07 p.m: Alarm - 42700 blk, McK. Hwy. 9:28 p.m: Incomplete 911 Call - 38700 blk, E. Cedar Flat Rd. Nov. 15: 1:23 p.m: Foot Patrol - 39500 blk, McK. Hwy. 2:38 p.m: Vehicle Stop - McK. Hwy. & Buck Point Way. 2:53 p.m: Vehicle Stop - McK. Hwy. & Buck Point Way. 3:00 p.m: Vehicle Stop - 39500 blk, McK. Hwy. 5:13 p.m: Vehicle Stop -...
Nov. 18: 15:11: Crash, Injury – Hwy. 126E, Milepost 36. Troopers responded to a two-vehicle minor injury crash. The occupants of a red SUV were yielding off the shoulder when a motorhome traveling eastbound rear-ended them. The two occupants of the SUV were transported to Riverbend for evaluation. Fire/EMS responded as well as a tow at the owner’s request. Involved: red Subaru Forester, white motorhome, 42-year-old and 75-year-old females from Eugene, a 28-year-old male from Coos Bay....
Nov. 13: 18:39: 44000 block, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. Nov. 14: 4:28: 88000 blk, Twin Firs Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, Refusal Obtained. 10:58: 46000 blk, Goodpasture Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. Nov. 15: 11:56: 9000 blk, Thurston Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, Refusal Obtained. 14:45: 40000 blk, Potter Creek Ln Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. Nov. 16: 1:09: Old Mohawk/Hill Rd. Mutual Aid. Disregarded. 7:47: 87000 blk, Cedar Flat Rd. False...
Nov. 16: 09:09: Medical – 49000 block, McK. Hwy. Female, Conscious, Breathing. 12:25: Medical – 91000 blk, Horse Creek Rd. Male, Conscious, Breathing. 21:08: Medical - 55000 blk, McK. River Dr. Female, Conscious, Breathing. Nov. 18: 08:04: Medical - 58000 blk, McK. Hwy. Caller needing medic for mother. 15:07: Motor Vehicle Accident, Injury - 49000 blk, McK. Hwy. 2 occupants, request medics. Not blocking traffic, on shoulder. Nov. 20: 09:12: Medical - 54000 blk, McK. River Dr. Female, Conscious, Breathing. The Upper McK. Fire District’s board...
My sister and I are very close, and we don't keep things from one another. Recently she shared with me concerns about her sex life, or lack thereof. She feels like there is something wrong with her because her husband is not attracted to her. They have been married for 15 years. A couple of weeks ago I was on the Internet and highlighted my brother-in-law's name to send him a message. Well, when I did a box appeared, and it stated where he was online. At first, it said he was in a bisexual...
It's been four months since Brigitte Yvon bought her garage shelving along with installation from Home Depot. But no one has installed it yet. Can she get a refund? I purchased garage shelving from Home Depot last spring. The shelving, including parts and labor, cost about $10,000. I was able to schedule an installation for about five months later. I reached out to my contact at Home Depot to confirm the installation date. My contact verified in writing that the installation would happen on...
Debbie Kim is shocked to find a $150 charge from Lyft on her credit card. What did she do -- and is there a way to undo it? I was on a 10-minute Lyft ride to my friend’s apartment in Toronto today. Shortly after I arrived, I received a notification from Lyft that it was charging me $150 for damage to the car. Lyft sent me pictures of the back seat of a Honda Accord with mud stains on the floor. I do not recognize the photos, and I'm not even sure if it was the same car I was in. The photos don't...
ACROSS 1. *"Heaven's on Fire" band 5. *Setting of "Cheers" TV show 8. Derive 13. "I'm ____ you!" 14. Gas station brand 15. Affirmatives 16. Image in Orthodox Church 17. *Robert Wagner or Stephanie Powers, on TV 18. *Vote for H.W. Bush, e.g. 19. *Weird Al's last name 21. Forum, pl. 22. Dog-____ book 23. Clingy plant 24. Spiky succulent 27. Accumulates (2 words) 31. Turkish military leader 32. Consequence 35. *Wintour of Vogue 36. Zoroaster follower 38. E in B.C.E. 39. #53 Down, third person...
