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Make the McKenzie Connection!
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The Easter Hunt - sponsored by McKenzie Valley Young Life - brought smiles and lots of youngsters and parents to the McKenzie Community Track. Besides a huge number of Easter eggs that were quickly added to participant baskets. The day was filled out with a range of games and activities that included games and races - plus this surprise egg drop from a tree. Downriver kids were feted as well with the annual Egg Hunt held at the Walterville Grange. For a video of the hunt at the track, go to:...
More than 120 candidates are vying for 60 seats in the state House this year, including the most recent Republican nominee for governor and a handful of candidates trying to flip control of key swing seats. Democrats now hold 35 seats in the House, with 25 districts represented by Republicans. The overall balance of power in the state House isn’t likely to shift following November’s elections, but Democratic wins could give the caucus the three-fifths majority needed to pass tax increases wit...
BLUE RIVER: Trees that drifted into the main channel of the McKenzie River in January generated warnings for boaters to stay away from an area located about one mile below Brukart Landing. The entrance to a small side channel of the river to the south was also blocked with trees. Since then, the Lane County Sheriff’s Office, McKenzie River Guides, and other boaters have advised people to avoid the area until the hazard can be mitigated because there were no safe routes - other than portaging (ex...
Sunday, March 31st was the deadline to remove studded tires Spring has arrived and long-term weather forecasts don’t support an extension of the studded tire season. That means people who still have them on their cars need to get a move on. Driving with studded tires after the deadline can result in a fine. Law enforcement may issue a citation, a Class C traffic violation, with a $165 fine. Oregon law says studded tires are okay from November 1st to March 31st. Officials encourage options l...
Does your newspaper talk to you? McKenzie River Reflections does now, thanks to a project I’ve been working on for the past month. I’m not talking about a text replacement. Instead, the plan was about complementing written words and giving readers something I’ve been hearing they wanted: content on the go, when looking at a screen is not an option. Some said they’d like the convenience of being informed when “too busy to read but want to know what’s going on.” Other people have been accessing mckenzie river reflections newspaper.com on cell pho...
Easter was a pretty big deal, growing up in Hood River, Ore. We’d dress up especially nice for Mass at Saint Mary’s, of course, and I remember frowning to myself because you’d see people at church on Easter that you never saw any other time of the year. We went to mass every damn Sunday but here were these people, strolling in all holy and high and mighty a couple times a year. We always had a big meal afterward. Ham, usually, I think, and Mom’s famous cinnamon rolls. Many years we went to our...
Robert Franz came to the Illinois River Valley in 1921 for his health. Suffering from a degenerative lung disease — probably tuberculosis — he had been advised that moving into the Oregon wilderness, with its clean air and healthy climate, was his best shot at staying alive. That didn’t turn out to be true. To be fair, that wasn’t the climate’s fault — but I’m getting ahead of myself. Robert and his wife, Annanette Bruun Fantz, bought a big 72-acre piece of land on a natural terrace overl...
Reality can get skewed when there are so many sources of information – books, magazines, newspapers, nurseries, and, most of all, the internet and social media open up lots of room for contradiction. So, how do you find the right answer to gardening questions? Nine experts from Oregon State University Extension Service stepped up to bust some common gardening myths. Read on to get some research-based answers to 10 common misconceptions. MYTH: You should top a tree to control its height. R...
March 21: 2:23 p.m: Harassment - 92600 blk, Pentilla Ln. An acquaintance of the victim had trespassed on their property. A deputy made contact and advised the trespasser they would be arrested if they returned. March 22: 9:46 p.m: Suspicious Vehicle - Marcola Rd. & Milepost 16. A truck pulling an RV trailer parked near the fire station. Deputies attempted to contact the registered owner without success. It was tagged for removal. 4:34 p.m: Suspicious Conditions - 88900 blk, Easy Ln. Ongoing civil issue. March 23: 10:27 a.m: Criminal Trespass -...
March 29: 16:58: Crash, Non-Injury – Hwy. 126E, Milepost 13. Vehicle moved prior to law enforcement arrival. Troopers responded to a motor vehicle crash involving 5 vehicles. A silver Toyota Prius was stopped in the westbound lane waiting to make a left turn onto an adjacent street. A gray Chevy Trax, gray Chevy Pacifica, and a black Kia Optima were stopped behind the Prius, waiting for it to turn. A silver Chevy Malibu rear--ended the Kia causing a chain reaction. The Prius received rear end damage. The Chevy Trax, the Chevy Pacifica, and K...
March 25: 15:50: 48000 block, McK. Hwy. Medical, Heart. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported 20:56: 37000 blk, Camp Creek Rd. Medical, Heart. Patient Assessed, Refusal Obtained. March 26: 2:33: 42000 blk, McK. Hwy. Motor Vehicle Accident. Non-Injury/Partially Blocking. Patient Assessed, Refusal Obtained. 14:19: Thurston Rd. /McK. Hwy. MVA - Patient Assessed, Refusal Obtained. 14:39: 8900 blk, Thurston Rd. MVA. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. March 28: 2:39: 90000 blk, Marcola Rd. Mutual Aid. Cancelled En Route by MVFR. March 30: 16:59: McK. Hwy....
March 28: 07:10: Medical – 54000 block, McK. River Dr. Female, Conscious, Breathing. 12:37: Illegal Burn – McK. Hwy./River St. 3 subjects have a campfire under the bridge, burning garbage. The Upper McK. Fire District’s board of directors will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 15th, at the McK. Fire Station, 56578 McK. Hwy. in McKenzie Bridge....
My husband and I moved very fast to get married. On my end, I was lost and lonely after my former fiancé was killed in an accident. I wanted to be close to someone again. I dated my husband 12 months after my fiancé's death, and six months later, we were married. That was ten months ago. I was never a "must be in a relationship" type of woman. But I was unfortunate after losing my fiancé and having to let go of the dreams I had for our life together. I believe this is why I jumped so qu...
ACROSS 1. Parting words 6. Broadcasting acronym 9. Taj Mahal city 13. Ernest, to mommy 14. "Fat chance!" 15. Fits of shivering 16. Rundown 17. Historical period 18. "____ its weight in gold" 19. *Namesake of famous pact signed in 1955 21. *"The City of a Hundred Spires" 23. Financial assistance 24. Bird's groomer 25. Pod nugget 28. Fountain order 30. Duck dish a certain way 35. Picture on a coat 37. Feline vibration 39. Stocking fiber 40. Stink to high heaven 41. Cocoyam, pl. 43. Pelvic bones...
