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McKenzie “in the Middle”

By George A. Letchworth

Filming on Hwy. 242Laura Crawford and Russ Roca of The Path Less Pedaled filming Kristin and Jake as they descend the two switchbacks on Dead Horse Grade.

MCKENZIE PASS: On Friday, May 17th, a video crew of Laura and Russ along with cycling “stars” Kristin and Jake filmed a “romantic” bicycle ride on the McKenzie Pass from Sisters to Belknap Hot Springs Lodge.
The video is the second one in a series sponsored by the Oregon Tourism Commission.

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By Ken Engelman at May 24, 2013 - 8:32am
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Featured Video

Tour of McKenzie lava beds

 

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By Ken Engelman at May 25, 2013 - 6:59am

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Off Beat Oregon History

An Oregon town’s special friendship with the man who once tried to destroy it

Sword ceremonyBy J.D. Finn John

The year was 1961. Nearly 20 years had come and gone since a tiny seaplane, 6,000 miles from home, buzzed over Brookings, Oregon, to bomb the American homeland for the first time in history. The event was still relatively recent, but it was well on its way to being forgotten.

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By Ken Engelman at May 24, 2013 - 10:59am

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Doodles By Barry McWilliams

What's fastest?

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By Ken Engelman at May 24, 2013 - 10:50am

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Gardening Tips

Add the buzz of mason bees to your garden

Mason beeBy Denise Ruttan        
Photo by George Hoffman
A blue orchard mason bee perches atop a blossoming meadowfoam flower. The native pollinators are active during wet and cold conditions in early spring.
Concerned about the decline of honeybees, one of the hardest-working food crop pollinators? Don't overlook the importance of a native pollinator of your fruit trees – the blue orchard mason bee.

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By Ken Engelman at May 24, 2013 - 10:46am

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McKenzie River Recreation Guide

Are you celebrating

the Sesquicentennial?

2013 is the 150th anniversary
of the discovery of gold in Blue River

Pick up a free copy at one of the

50 local businesses that advertise in it

McKenzie River Reflections is the weekly newspaper serving Oregon's McKenzie River Valley. Available by mail for $23/yr in Lane County, $29/yr outside Lane. Digital subscriptions are $23/yr. Subscribe at: http://mckenzieriverreflectionsnewspaper.com/catalog/subscriptions-0. Purchase copies online at: http://mckenzieriverreflectionsnewspaper.com/catalog/back-issues-0. Read about area communities including Cedar Flat, Walterville, Camp Creek, Leaburg, Vida, Nimrod, Finn Rock, Blue River, Rainbow and McKenzie Bridge.