Articles from the April 27, 2023 edition
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A week of "boats galore"
Boat builders were busy all week long at the McKenzie River Discovery Center. Turn to Page 2...
County approves code for Blue River
The Lane County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the Blue River Code Amendments regarding right-of-way setbacks today (4-25-23). The ordinance was approved with an emergency clause for an immediate effective date....
Wreck lands in wetlands
FINN ROCK: The report of a single-vehicle crash on May 20th turned out to be a lucky break for Brandon Hanson, 25. He was westbound near Milepost 38 of the McKenzie Hwy. at 1:45 a.m. when he told...
School board race is heating up
FINN ROCK: A public forum for candidates seeking seats on the McKenzie School Board hasn’t panned out as planned. On Tuesday morning the event’s sponsor, the McKenzie Educational Association,...
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Boat building 101
Over the past twenty-five years, Jason Hayes has produced a specialized craft - the McKenzie River Drift Boat. How many? “Too many to count.,” Hayes says. “I lost track a long time ago....
Ridin' the Rapids
A Letter to the Editor was going to be printed in this space. In it the writer had included these words: “On my routine drive over the Santiam Pass this weekend I was horrified at the political signage insulting my eyes and our beautiful roadway. O...
Letter to the Editor
On April 22nd we celebrated Earth Day, but unfortunately, our earth is in serious trouble. The Greenland ice sheet is melting at an accelerating rate due to the increase in global temperatures caused by Carbon emissions blanketing the atmosphere,...
NewsArk
From the January 28, 1983 issue of River Reflections Tempers sizzled Tuesday, January 25th, at the Lane County Planning Commissioners' public hearing for the new countywide rezoning plan, though most of them had to be put on the back burner once...
OSU breeding program produced first purple tomatoes with healthy antioxidants
In 2011 Jim Myers did something no one had done before. The Oregon State University vegetable breeder released the first purple tomato containing the same healthy compound found in blueberries. The...
Sheriff's Reports - April 27
April 18: 3:14 p.m: Assist, Follow Up - Vida area. April 19: 7:01 a.m: Welfare Check - 91100 blk, Yeager Rd. 9:52 a.m: Medical Info Call - McK. Hwy. & Quartz Creek Rd. 11:35 p.m: Disturbance, Dispute - 37300 blk, Parsons Creek Rd. 4:28...
OSP Report - April 27
April 20: 01:53: Crash, Non-Injury – Hwy. 126E, Milepost 38. A commercial vehicle was traveling westbound when it collided with a large rock in the roadway. The vehicle became disabled and drove off the roadway through a metal guardrail. The...
McKenzie Fire Report - April 27
April 19: 9:41: McK. Hwy./Quartz Creek Rd. Medical, Heart. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 19:06: 45000 block, McK. Hwy. Medical, Heart. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. April 20: 1:49: McK. Hwy. Milepost 38. Motor Vehicle Accident....
Upper McK Fire Report - April 27
April 19: 09:37: Medical - McK. Hwy./Quartz Creek Rd. Female, Conscious, Breathing. April 20: 01:48: Motor Vehicle Accident - McK. Hwy./Milepost 38. Single vehicle vs. boulder. Involved is not injured, just shaken up. The vehicle is in the ditch....
Direct Answers
Two years ago, I made the greatest mistake of my life. I started dating a coworker. She is this beautiful young girl that totally captivated my world when I met her. As time went by, I realized we...
TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER
Daryl DeCrow cancels his Tauck cruise after it imposes a COVID vaccine requirement. Does he deserve a refund? In early 2021, my girlfriend and I booked a fall foliage riverboat cruise with Tauck. At...
PROBLEM SOLVED
Jackie Owens' home has a gas leak, according to Eversource Gas, her energy company. But that's wrong, and the error cost her $222. Can she get her money back? I have a problem with Eversource Gas, our energy company in western Massachusetts. An...
CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1. Attired 5. *Alabama, for short 8. Type of pit, at a concert 12. *Nevada's "biggest little city in the world" 13. October birthstone 14. Don't do this to words? 15. Elusive Himalayan 16....
