Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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Riverview By Dan Purkey The secret of long term success is customer service and loving what you do! Let the customer speak: “Love the new ownership….Miss Ronda … is great and she’s hired some really friendly staff. Great place to stop for the really good coffees (incredible espresso bar!!) and hot breakfast/lunch items…” Ronda Maze has been in the family, local market business since age 11! Born in California, but transferred to Eugene at the age of 2 (The family wanted their children to be raised in the NW) she went to Sh...
McKenzie Valley Pump By Dan Purkey Water – the “elixir of life” – is one of the most important elements of life on earth. John F. Kennedy once said: “Anyone who can solve the problems of water is worthy of two Nobel prizes – one for peace and one for science.” Consequently, moving water from its source to a pump and into the home (problem solving and equipment installation) and maintaining clean water quality (treatment procedures) are absolutely essential! When one combines the above-statements with a quote from Ted West: ...
Downtown Spfd By Dan Egan, Vice-President of Springfield Renaissance Development Corporation The heart of Springfield is healthy and rocking……and waiting for you to visit! The anatomy of a healthy city includes a strong and distinctive heart a successful and growing downtown that pumps life into the entire community. Residents and visitors alike feel this vitality in a community with energy, an optimistic future, and people who work hard to make it happen. Twenty years ago, downtown Springfield was in trouble; trouble that had...
Vida Cafe By Dan Purkey Starting in the 1920’s as the Union Gas Station, the current Vida Cafe has gone through name changes and many important owners. The Cafe began in 1950, under George and Marie Miller (The Firs Cafe). In the late 60’s – early 70’s the name was changed to the Vida Cafe. After going through ten different owners, Susan Nelson and her family bought the Vida Cafe in 1995. Susan was known throughout the McKenzie valley for her home cooking and homemade pies! Wanting to retire from the ownership, Sue began talking with...
Hole in Wall By Dan Purkey Our story begins in 1992, when Richard and Linda Becker moved back to Oregon from Arizona. After searching for great BBQ and not finding it, they began making plans to open the Eugene Hole in the Wall BBQ (1993)! Starting with a limited menu and limited hours, their growing amount of customers wanted an expanded menu, more hours and homemade southern favorites…so they did! Richard and Linda were awarded the Regional Restaurateur of the Year (Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association) in 2008; then,...
Mather's Mkt" src="http://www.mckenzieriverreflectionsnewspaper.com/sites/default/files/small_Mather%27s%20Mkt.jpg" style="width: 180px; height: 135px; margin: 5px; float: left;" By Dan Purkey “Great location…. awesome little store…. all employees are super friendly…. great place for visitors and people fishing…worms, gas, life vests on loan and a good variety of products with good prices.” These are just a few of many reviews about Mathers Market! Sometime in the late ‘40s – early ‘50s, C. Harold Mathers...
Gryffs logo By Dan Purkey The City of Springfield welcomes the Gryffs Pub to the community! With a soft opening on May 13th and the Grand Opening in late June, the accolades are already rolling in: “Great food. Hip atmosphere. Creative cuisine. Large portions. Classic cocktails.” “…the staff is over the top good!” Ashley Summers (Founder and Owner of Gryffs Pub) was born and raised outside of Eugene in Elmira. Ashley was the eldest of 16, with most of her younger siblings adopted by her loving and giving parents! While Ashley went to...
Kley's garage" src="http://www.mckenzieriverreflectionsnewspaper.com/sites/default/files/small_Kley%27s%20garage.jpg" style="width: 180px; height: 180px; margin: 5px; float: left;" By Dan Purkey One of the treasures of Leaburg is Kley Repair and Service at 42763 McKenzie Highway. Originally built around 1929 as a Texaco Station (Leaburg Garage and Gas Station), it eventually became M & N Repair Service about 1969. 37 years ago, after the gas tanks were removed, Mike Kley bought the business and changed the name to KLEY REPAIR AND SERVICE! Under...
Herrick Family By Dan Purkey Have you ever walked into a business and immediately sensed generations of family history, and yet knew that they were still VERY up-to-date and relevant? That is exactly how I felt sitting down with three generations of the Herrick family: Vernon, Paula, JR, Briauna and Cameron (plus Lori and Stacie...not with us)! As reviewed by customers: “Amazing family run farm with great local products...Beautiful Food, awesome people.” Vernon (born in Minnesota) and Paula (a three generation Oregonian) originally met at Thu...
Pratt's Leaburg Store" src="http://www.mckenzieriverreflectionsnewspaper.com/sites/default/files/small_Pratt%E2%80%99s%20Leaburg%20Country%20Store.jpg" style="width: 180px; height: 135px; margin: 5px; float: left;" By Dan Purkey Imagine being a part of the logging camps in Leaburg back in the ‘20’s; with a rope and barge crossing the McKenzie River and the Leaburg Country Store and Service Station there to provide necessities! As Tom Rick recently stated: “...very friendly local place run by long time local folks...there is a lot of histo...
US Cavalry By Dan Purkey When walking through the U.S. Cavalry and American History Museum and listening to enchanting stories from Ron Miner; one is reminded of the Cherokee Prayer Blessing: “May the Warm Winds of Heaven blow softly upon your house. May the Great Spirit bless all who enter there. May your Mocassins make happy tracks in many snows, and may the Rainbow always touch your shoulder.” There is no doubt that the Museum is a “labor of love” for Ron and his wife Coho (A Native American descended from the Blackfoot-Cree Nation)...
Curran's" src="http://www.mckenzieriverreflectionsnewspaper.com/sites/default/files/small_Curran%27s.jpg" style="width: 143px; height: 180px; margin: 5px; float: left;" By Dan Purkey Taxidermy: The ART of preparing…cleaning, preserving…filling the skins of animals…and mounting with lifelike effect.” Taxidermy is not a hobby, but a true craft and art form! One only needs to spend an hour with Curran Manzer and his wife, Michelle, to understand many of the intricacies of this specialty. Curran (a native Oregonian) g...
Major Family By Dan Purkey After Michele and I spent ten years in the corporate funeral world, it was refreshing to visit a family-owned funeral home where Todd and Joy Slack shared, “ It is not only our job to take care of those who have passed, but those left behind to grieve….we will always show you the compassion and understanding you deserve. When you honor us with the trust of caring for your loved one, you honor us by becoming a part of our family.” Todd and Joy were high school sweethearts from Randle, Washington. After four yea...
Carolyn's Pies" src="http://www.mckenzieriverreflectionsnewspaper.com/sites/default/files/small_Carolyn%27s%20Pies.jpg" style="width: 131px; height: 180px; margin: 5px; float: left;" By Dan Purkey One does not need to live along the McKenzie River very long to discover the scrumptious pies and cinnamon rolls created by Carolyn Nesslin. I have been told that the “goodies” delivered to Blue Sky Market are often gone in a matter of hours! When visiting Facebook, I discovered almost 200 “thumbs up” accolades for these delicious pies and treats....
6nd Street By Dan Purkey Don and Cheryl McCabe (owners) love to travel and explore; but, as Don shared, “there is no place like home!” I do not have a storage unit at 42nd Street; but (after spending time with them and their manager - Mike Flippin), I felt at home! As one of their customers (Patrick) said: “...highly recom-mend this place...first couple of years I preferred to...pay in person just so I could chat and visit with them...I left with a smile or laughing at something we’d talked about every time...(they) made me feel like extende...
Vinnie's BBQ" src="http://www.mckenzieriverreflectionsnewspaper.com/sites/default/files/small_Vinnie%27s%20BBQ.jpg" style="width: 180px; height: 135px; margin: 5px; float: left;" By Dan Purkey Cedar Flat recently welcomed Vince and Debra Cowan (plus daughter Christina) with the addition of their new drive-thru BBQ shack (Can’t you smell the alluring aroma as you drive by)! With McKenzie River history (dating back to the 1800’s with the family heritage name of “Watson Creek Road”) Vince and Debra met at church 45+ years ago in Jasper, experie...
H Buch By Dan Purkey Except for a few years at Seattle University, graduating with a degree in Business Administration, Heather, her husband (A Merchant Mariner) and their daughter (5 year old Adelaide) have invested their entire life in Lane County. At a very early age Heather was focused on finding affordable, stable housing for her family. She knows, from personal experience, that success in life begins with stable housing; and has therefore remained a focus of her work every day to find solutions for families throughout Lane County. Upon...
McKenzie Nursery By Dan Purkey Looking to visit a nursery surrounded by beautiful country on the foothills of the Cascade Mountains; coupled with a warm friendly welcome by the Clift’s, Alyce Mathew and their lovable dogs (Grace and Murphy), then please make McKenzie River Nursery your destination for vegetable starts, bedding plants, trees/shrubs and hanging baskets! Before the 1940’s the nursery started as a dairy farm then was purchased by the Vaughn’s and changed to the McKenzie River Orchards, providing produce for truck farmers. In ‘68,...
Rustic Quilt By Dan Purkey From Springfield to Sisters, our only quilt shop is located at Rainbow (So fitting for the different colors of quilts displayed)! Darla Rinehart (born in Centralia, Washington) married Ronald Rinehart of McKenzie Bridge, and has been a vital part of the McKenzie River community for the past 42 years. After faithfully serving local businesses - from the McKenzie High School to general stores, resorts and restaurants, -Darla was given a “long-armed quilter” in May of 2017; and soon was able to start the “Rustic Quilt...
Meadow BLUE RIVER: Painter and ceramic artist Debra Meadow will show both 2 and 3-dimensional work at the McKenzie River Clinic Gallery in Blue River. The show opens Friday, September 13th, with a public reception from 5 to 7 p.m. and artist’s talk at 6 p.m.? Meadow has been painting professionally for 25 years and has more recently added ceramic sculptural work to her repertoire. Her work is responsive: that is, she takes cues from the work itself to lead her to the finished piece, as opposed to working toward a pre-conceived image or o...
Station Exterior McKenzie Fire & Rescue will host an Open House at the newly remodeled Walterville Station on Thursday, September 12th, from 3 to 7 p.m. Station 1 is located at 38925 McKenzie Highway in Walterville (western intersection with Millican Road)....
McKenzie Fire & Rescue's Budget Hearing - Monday, June 24th @ noon, Leabyrg Training Center. McK Fire Budget...
When you bring together local, hardworking, blue-collar, rural farmers who grow vegetables and fruits with no pesticides; you have just described the Organic Redneck Growers! As a few customers have noted: “Friendly staff with AMAZING produce and honey!!!....Nothing like fresh vegetables. Family-owned, Jack Richardson’s step-father and mother (Douglas and Carol) and siblings began organic farming years ago in Cottage Grove. In 1996, they bought 20+ acres along the McKenzie River. Sub...
EWEB prepares LEABURG: $2 million and $12,000 were some of the price tags that came up during the Eugene Water & Electric Board’s upriver meeting last month. Both numbers were related to February’s snowstorm that knocked out power to 20,000 of the utility’s customers, including some 7,000 in the McKenzie River area. Gerry Aster, a Goodpasture Road resident since ‘96, told the gathering she’d spent years likely earning a “crazy tree lady” note next to her name because of her calls about tree trimming. She criticized the practice saying most t...
The McKenzie Chamber of Commerce is holding its Annual Meeting for members and non-members of the community on April 7th from 1 to 3 p.m. at Takoda’s Restaurant in Rainbow. At the annual meeting, the chamber will hold its annual elections. Members and non-members are invited to attend. There will be a free lunch, a review of accomplishments for 2018 and discussion of upcoming plans. The chamber is interested in getting feedback from the community for future events and assistance to the community. If you would like to become a member or run f...
