Articles from the March 3, 2022 edition
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Hit & Run U-Haul smacks into pursuing patrol truck
A chase that stemmed from an incident near the intersection with Mill Creek Road and the McKenzie Highway ended 36 miles later last Tuesday. According to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office, the suspec...
McKenzie honors its best
McKenzie Fire & Rescue volunteers and staff came together in February in a COVID mindful manner for a night of recognition and reflection for their 2021 Awards Ceremony. Awards for the 2021 year...
500,000 trees being planted
Thanks to the Eugene Water & Electric Board’s McKenzie River Source Protection Program, the utility is working with the Pure Water Partners and local residents to plant 500,000 trees in areas that...
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What does it look like when a judge takes over?
Interesting things are happening in Oregon’s Willamette River basin when it comes to salmon and steelhead recovery. Maybe even a little overlooked for their significance. An Oregon federal judge is running the river, issuing significant directions...
Russia Threatens World Peace
Alan Dowd chronicles the Russian threat to world peace in the February 2022 edition of The American Legion Magazine. I quote and paraphrase from the article. From its beginning in 1918 the Russian Communists led by Lenin and then Stalin sought to...
Sheriff's Report - March 3
Feb. 22: 7:47 a.m: Hit & Run - 38600 block, E. Cedar Flat Rd. Caller reported that they found damage to the front passenger door on their work vehicle. 7:08 p.m: Suspicious Conditions - 8700 blk, Thurston Rd. A caller reported that two unknown...
McKenzie Fire Report - March 3
Feb. 22: 12:36: 40000 block, Booth Kelly Rd. Medical, Trauma. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 20:52: 8 000 blk, Whitewater Rd. Medical General. Lifting Assistance. Feb. 24: 0:00: 87000 blk, Cedar Flat Rd. Medical General. Patient Assessed, Refusal....
Upper McK. Fire Report - March 3
Feb. 24: 12:20: Medical – 54000 block, McK. River Dr. Female, Conscious, Breathing. 12:48: Medical – 54000 blk, McK. Hwy.. Male, Conscious, Breathing. The Upper McK. Fire District board of directors will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday,...
The Samurai pilot who bombed Oregon
It was a little after 6 a.m. on September 9, 1942. A tiny seaplane with red balls painted on its wings was making its way through the skies over Brookings, Oregon. At the controls was a young man...
Be kind to your shrubs when you pick up pruners
You've got clippers in hand, a shrub in mind and a gleam in your eye. It's pruning time. But do you have a plan? Before you clip a stem, know your shrub, said Neil Bell, horticulturist for Oregon...
Direct Answers - March 3
I am a 26-year-old married woman, and we are expecting our first child. My husband and I used to go out every weekend and play cards with friends or have a few drinks. I am unable to do this now....
PROBLEM SOLVED
When BTS cancels Barbara Evans' show, Ticketmaster offers her a refund. There's just one problem: She canceled the credit card she used to pay for the tickets. Will she ever see the money again? In...
TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER
Now more than ever, you need a COVID Plan B when you travel abroad. Otherwise, you could find yourself stuck in quarantine, which may feel like prison. Susan Bilhorn had a COVID-19 Plan B, which...
Shari Doreen Parker
August 15, 1934-February 7, 2022 Shari Parker passed away on February 7, 2022, at the age of 87 of age-related illness. Shari was born in Vida, Oregon to Richard Eugene and Dorothy Josephine Dare...
