Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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EUGENE: In a five to zero vote last week, the Lane County Board of Commissioners moved to not collect permit fees for people rebuilding after the Holiday Farm Fire. The fee waivers will be in effect for five years. In explaining the waiver program, Land Management Divis-ion manager Keir Miller said, “The permits that would be waived would include all building permits, including electrical inspections, mechanical permits, anything associated with replacement of a dwelling, as well as associated septic permits for on site sanitation systems t...
cover and rebuild. The Coronavirus made for a challenging river season for not only our rafting business but for all of the businesses along the McKenzie River. Making it worse, the Holiday Farm Fire started on Labor Day and ravaged much of our beautiful river valley. Our season came to an immediate and dramatic close. Far worse than what we lost as a business is what the residents lost … everything. They had very little time to evacuate their homes, some leaving with only the clothes on their backs. The high winds fueled the flames that r...
“I’m feeling fantastic,” was Richard Hiatt;s reaction shortly after getting his second dose of the pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. He added that, “I’m pretty excited to be able to come to my own community to get it,” after having to go to Eugene initially to get his first shot. Julie Felix, a retired RN working at the Finn Rock site said, “This was a great opportunity to put my nursing skills to work again.” She and her husband, also a retired nurse and a Search & Rescue member both volunteers, alo...
Four Oregon business associations stepped up to raise funds to provide community-level support for displaced families and devastated businesses following the state’s 2020 wildfires. To date, the Oregon Business Wildfire Relief Fund – a joint effort of Oregon Business & industry (OBI), the Oregon State Chamber of Commerce (OSCC), the Oregon Business Council and the Oregon Bankers Association – has raised more than $180,000 from individuals, companies and associations in locations throughout Oregon – and the entire United States. “Oregon...
A half-year after the Holiday Farm Fire, volunteers from the Cascade Relief Team has racked up an impressive list of accomplishments. In addition to the huge amount of donated labor direct expenses have ranged from items like $18,000 in disposal costs to almost $4,000 in fuel or from $16,000 in rental fees to over $6,000 for asbestos removal. Although the Blue Rover project is moving forward an additional $12,00 is needed for anticipated disposal costs. People wishing to make a donation can go...
The sun had just gone down on a warm early-summer night, and the twilight was in the final stages of fading away when Union Pacific Railroad special agents Buck Phillips and H.G. Schneider stepped into the railroad yard to make the rounds. There had been some issues in the railyard. A gang of thieves had been systematically pillaging the railroad. Their M.O. was a simple one, and evidently pretty effective: they'd sneak aboard an outbound boxcar full of cigarettes and, while the train was en rou...
After hatching in spring, baby birds sometimes end up on the ground, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they need help. It depends on how old they are, how long they’ve been on the ground and whether they are injured, said Dana Sanchez, Oregon State University Extension Service wildlife specialist. Identifying the age of a bird is crucial in how you deal with one. The youngest are newly hatched fledglings and should not be without their parents. Older nestlings, on the other hand, are bet...
NOAA will soon release a much-anticipated update of U.S. climate data for placing recent weather conditions—such as heat waves and flooding rain—into historical context. Climatologists from NOAA NCEI are currently compiling and reviewing 30 years of weather and climate data from across the U.S. to serve as the nation’s updated climate “normals” for the next 10 years. This new 30-year dataset will span from 1991 to 2020 and is scheduled for release in May 2021. Traditionally, scientists define climate normals as three-decade averages of climat...
April 1: 2:59 a.m: Prowler - 93100 block, Marcola Rd. Caller reported hearing what sounded like a prowler. A female that is allowed on the property was discovered to be the source of the noises. April 2: 1:29 p.m: Disturbance, Dispute - 54600 blk, McK. River Dr. Deputies responded to the report of a verbal dispute between neighbors. No one was injured and no crime was articulated. April 3: 5:22 p.m: Reckless Driving - Cedar Flat Rd. & McK. Hwy. Caller reported that a brand new dark gray Mustang was observed driving approximately 60 mph on...
April 10: 13:32 Drug Investigation – Camp Creek Rd, Milepost 1. Contacted two females smoking methamphetamine from a glass pipe on the bank of the McKenzie River. A consent search of both subjects’ belongings located a violation amount of methamphetamine. Females were issued violation citations for Possession Controlled Substance - Methamphetamine (less than 2 grams) and seized the methamphetamine (approximately 1.4 grams) and paraphernalia. The seized items were later entered into evidence at SPO. Involved: 39-year-old female from Spr...
April 5: 1:23: McK. Hwy./Milepost 38. Motor Vehicle Accident - 2 Assessed, 2 Transported. 19:42: 41000 block, Madrone St. Medical, Heart. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. April 6: 11:12: 87000 blk, Dowdy Lane Public Assist, Patient assisted with new medication. 11:22: 41000 blk, Madrone St. Medical, Heart. Patient Assessed, Refusal. 15:09: 44000 blk, Canal Lane Lift Assist. Lift Assist Only. 15:40: 36000 blk, Oak Point Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, POV to hospital. April 7: 13:03: 50000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient...
April 11: 09:34: Medical – 55000 block, McK. River Dr.. Female, Conscious, Breathing....
