Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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RAINBOW: Road rage, combined with a rock fight and a tire stabbing, ended with a pickup rolling over into a ditch near milepost 39 of the McKenzie Highway last Friday. Emergency responders were alerted to the incident by a 911 call around 1 p.m. requesting a medical response to a male bleeding from his head. According to Oregon State Police reports, one individual had struck another during a fight. “During the altercation, a tire was also slashed with a knife,” according to OSP Captain Kyle Ken...
Efforts to promote “spectacular views of mountains, lakes, waterfalls, creeks, and rivers” along Forest Service Road 19 paid off last Wednesday when the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission approved designating the route as the Aufderheide Scenic Bikeway. Starting in 2009, Oregon was the first state to develop a statewide Scenic Bikeway Program. The new route now includes 18 designated bicycle travel zones that have been picked to showcase areas of the state’s “breathtaking landscapes, cultura...
Last week, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) released a list of manmade structures it considers critical to fish passage. Updated every five years, the draft priority list identifies the 605 barriers considered critical to fish passage based on the amount of habitat quality and quantity blocked, the current levels of fish passage, and the number of species being blocked. Several structures within the McKenzie River basin made the list, including dams, culverts, and other infrastructure that impede the migration of native fish li...
Concert at VMCC will fill you with “Holiday Spirit.” Oregon Children’s Choir Director, Jennifer Searl, will lead a group of talented youth in selections of traditional and new seasonal works at Vida McKenzie Community Center from 7 to 9p.m. on Friday, December 13th. The choir will be joined by teacher, musician, actor - and McKenzie resident - Larry Brown who will perform short and timely readings guaranteed to cause you to smile and reflect. Bring the whole family! Cookies and hot/cold drinks w...
Layers of volcanic rock in eastern Oregon, the Willamette Valley and the Columbia Basin have created fertile soil for farming and ranching, but in the future it could provide fruitful ground for a whole other industry designed to fight climate change. Oregon’s state geologist is pitching a novel idea of using the region’s rocky basalt layer—born of lava that flowed millions of years ago from cracks in the Earth’s crust—as a bank for storing planet-warming carbon dioxide. Ruarri Day-Stirr...
Oregon’s new chief state economist estimates it will have about $37.8 billion available to spend in the next two-year budget cycle after reworking how the state calculates its economic forecast. The state’s also on track to pay out a $1.8 billion kicker to taxpayers in 2026. However, new chief economist Carl Riccadonna, a former Wall Street analyst hired in September, is changing the way Oregon models its expected revenue with an eye toward more accurate forecasts that reduce the amount ret...
The U.S. Forest Service is seeking public input on a proposed amendment to the land management plans guiding national forests within the Northwest Forest Plan area, which spans Northern California, Oregon, and Washington. The draft Environmental Impact Statement published this week in the Federal Register initiated a 120-day comment period for the public to share input on how these forests will be managed for decades. “Much has changed in society and science since the Northwest Forest Plan was created nearly 30 years ago,” said Jacque Buc...
In my job, I run across many screaming statistics about solid waste, pollution, and climate change that sometimes make me stop and say, “Yikes.” Just in time for the holidays, I ran across these statistics from the nonprofit ReFED regarding Thanksgiving food waste. • Last year, ReFED estimated that Americans would waste 312 million pounds of food during Thanksgiving. This figure would have produced an amount of carbon dioxide equivalent to driving a car 73,109 times around the Earth’s equator...
McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The fall athletic season has concluded and there are no scheduled contests this week. The opening contests for the Winter Basketball season are scheduled for Wednesday, December 4, at McKenzie with Oakridge. The Eagle Varsity Girls will tip-off at 6:00 pm and the Varsity Boys will follow with a 7:30 pm start. Championship Weekend On The Gridiron With the 2024 Cross Country and Volleyball Championships settled and safely etched in the record books, Football action wraps up this weekend around the...
On the morning of April 23, 1936, the city of Portland was proudly preparing to launch its new harbor-patrol and first-aid boat, the Jack Luihn. It was a big moment for the city. Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia of New York City was in town and had been invited to attend. Reporters were on hand, and photographers snapping pictures. And the boat’s inventor was there — it was his moment of triumph. His wife stood ready with a bottle of champagne for the christening. The boat itself was a remarkably str...
Any time of year is a good time to start a budget, so why not now? You haven’t forgotten those frugal resolutions, have you? Since the gardening season is still a few months away, there’s a good stretch to set financial priorities. “Gardening is like any other hobby,” said Brooke Edmunds, a horticulturist with Oregon State University Extension Service. “It takes some level of investment. But it doesn’t have to be that expensive. There are shortcuts.” Some of them are easy. Buying smaller plant...
Nov. 16: 4:48 p.m: Disturbance, Dispute - 36600 blk, Parsons Creek Rd. Deputies responded to a residence in the area for a dispute. One of the involved left the location prior to deputy’s arrival. No crimes were committed. Nov. 17: 1:05 a.m: Disturbance Dispute - 36300 blk, Camp Creek Rd. Deputies responded to a dispute between intoxicated subjects. No crime was committed and they calmed down for the night. 2:54 p.m: Burglary - 52200 blk, McK. Hwy. A resident’s camper was broken into while they were gone. 3:50: p.m: Suspicious Conditions - 3840...
Nov. 19: 15:23: Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants – A reported driving complaint was received and information provided that the driver had stopped in Cedar Flat. The driver was contacted, found to be impaired, and arrested for DUII. He was unable to perform field sobriety test due to partially amputated foot. The suspect was taken to Springfield Municipal Jail where he provided a breath sample indicating his BAC to be 0.18%. The driver was cited and released for Driving While Suspended-M, DUII and cited for failure to install an I...
Nov. 18: 20:12: 7000 block, Thurston Rd. Medical, Heart. Disregarded En Route. Nov. 20: 4:01: 1300 blk, 66th St. Lift Assist. Disregarded On Scene. 9:35: 37800 blk, Camp Creek Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. Nov. 21: 10:02: 88000 blk, Buckpoint Way. Flue Fire. Fire Extinguished. 10:54: 51000 blk, McK. Hwy. Mutual Aid. Cancelled By Upper McK Fire Prior To Arrival. 13:17: McK. Hwy. Milepost 49. Mutual Aid. Cancelled By UMF PTA. Nov. 22: 5:16: 5000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 7:32:...
Nov. 21: 10:51: Medical – 51000 block, McK. Hwy. Female, Conscious, Breathing. 12:55: Motor Vehicle Accident - McK. Hwy. Milepost 39. Male on the ground that has been hit & is bleeding. OSP En Route. 15:02: Medical – 59000 blk, N. Belknap Springs Rd. Female, Conscious, Breathing. Nov. 22: 05:16: Medical – 50000 blk, McK. Hwy. Female, Conscious, Breathing. 09:09: Medical – 59000 blk, N. Belknap Springs Rd. Female, Conscious, Breathing. 09:51: Medical – 56000 blk, N. Bank Rd. Nov. 23: 09:49: Medical – 54000 blk, W. King Rd. Female, Conscious,...
I have a question that may be something I alone can answer, but perhaps you can assist. Here's hoping. I love my boyfriend. He is a wonderful man, with a great heart and soul. No one else could care for me as deeply as he does. We've been together three years, and although marriage has been brought up in passing, we've never discussed it at length. It's reached the point I feel if I am not going to marry him, I should let him go. He hasn't pressured me, asked about forever, or anything of that...
Kathy Lathrop's new Whirlpool washer makes a loud sound during the spin cycle -- so loud, she's afraid her neighbors can hear it. Why can't the company fix the problem? Two years ago I bought a Whirlpool top-loading washing machine from Lowe's. The spin cycle creates a noise so loud it can be heard all through the house, and probably by neighbors. It is balanced correctly and load sizes and detergent are proper. I’ve had a Whirlpool-authorized technician out three times to fix the problem. On t...
Donna Wells-Boyle's expensive luggage was "destroyed" by Air Canada. Why won't it repair or replace her luggage? And how much does it owe her? Air Canada destroyed my Rimowa suitcase on a recent flight from Toronto to San Francisco. The airline instructed me to send the suitcase to a repair agent in Texas. The agent declared the suitcase unrepairable, despite the fact that they have no contract with Rimowa and no product expertise in that brand. Air Canada then offered me a choice of inferior...
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