Articles from the April 21, 2022 edition
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Making memories
FINN ROCK: "It was a super cool experience," was the way McKenzie High junior Anna Reidmann reacted after seeing the Manzanita sculpture and the student artists who delivered it. "That branch...
From wet to white
MCKENZIE BRIDGE: Over two inches of rain was recorded at the weather station at Cougar Dam last week, and residents of the far eastern sections of the McKenzie Valley report they encountered...
Climate change and extreme rain events
In the early morning hours of January 9, 2018, intense rainfall loosened debris and mud in the Santa Ynez mountains, in Santa Barbara County, that had been torched by the Thomas Fire just months...
Letter to the Editor
As a member of McKenzie Valley Wellness, I must ask: “Where did all that money go?” According to the 2019 McKenzie River Clinic Annual Report, during Fiscal Years, ‘13, ‘14, and ’15, $ 34,500 was withdrawn from the Clinic Endowment Fund...
Letter to the Editor
I‘m writing this to announce that I plan to run for seat 2 of the McKenzie Valley Wellness Board of Directors as a write-in candidate. After working at the McKenzie River Clinic from 2017-2021, I would like to continue to serve the community by...
Sheriff's Reports - April 21
April 11: 2:50 p.m: Threat, Harassment - 35500 block, Camp Creek Rd. A caller reported receiving threats from someone involved in a recent business transaction with him. 3:25 p.m: Reckless Driving - McK. Hwy. Milepost 26. A gray Subaru was...
OSP Reports - April 21
April 13: 19:25: Crash, Non-Injury - Hwy. 126E, Milepost 45. Troopers were dispatched to a report of a disabled vehicle. Investigation revealed a black, 2004 Infiniti G35 was traveling eastbound when, according to the operator a rock was in the...
McKenzie Fire Report - April 21
April 11: 0:00: 51000 block, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 23:56: 43000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. April 12: 7:57: 1000 blk, S. 79th Street Medical, Trauma. Patient Assessed, 1...
Upper McK. Fire Report - April 21
April 12: 10:35: Motor Vehicle Accident – Milepost 16, Clear Lake Cutoff. Dark blue vehicle off roadway into the trees. April 12: 15:52: MVA – Mp. 6, Clear Lake Cutoff. White sedan slipped off the roadway and went nose deep into a snow bank....
McKenzie Sports Report - April 21
Remember When??? My how times fly when you're having fun!!!! Or, perhaps, you might say, “where in the heck has the time gone!!” So we're going to talk ten years past and well, in light of all our more recent, collective life events that do...
Tawdry love triangle ended with sensational murder trial
On June 20, 1907, a retired military man named Charles Reynolds was hurrying home as fast as he could - with a .38-caliber revolver in his pocket. Charles was an old U.S. Cavalryman in his 50s who...
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...
PROBLEM SOLVED
When Douglas Himberger buys tickets on Vivid Seats to a Jerry Seinfeld show, he never imagines that the comedian would reschedule his performance three times because of the pandemic. Can he get a refu...
TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER
When Lufthansa cancels Raymond Menna's flight, it takes four months for a refund. But his wife's refund is still missing. How can he get his money back? Lufthansa canceled a flight for my wife and me...
Direct Answers
I am having a problem in paradise. First of all, I am 22, he is 31. We have known each other for a little over a month. At first, he was more affectionate than I was. He felt a little upset I wasn't m...