Articles from the May 6, 2021 edition
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Boat builders craft a birthday prize
LEABURG LAKE: After five days of helping build a McKenzie River drift boat, Tom Clawson says he still has a steep learning curve ahead. He tells people he expects it will be, “Like learning to...
Overcrowding issues at Blue Pool
MCKENZIE BRIDGE: The public is being asked to comment on plans aimed at dealing with overcrowding at the Tamolitch Falls/Blue Pool area of the McKenzie River National Recreation Trail. Under considera...
Rebuilt and reopened
The Blue River Post Office, destroyed in the Holiday Farm Fire, resumed normal operations on Monday with Postmaster Henry Brown manning the front desk. A planned Grand Opening and ribbon cutting...
Several small projects planned
MCKENZIE BRIDGE: The McKenzie River Ranger District has a number of projects up for consideration for the future, ranging from work along Deer Creek to improvements at the Clear Lake Resort. At Deer Creek the project calls for re-routing the...
MEF Imagination Library
The McKenzie Education Foundation has been providing free books to all pre-schoolers up to age 5 who live in the McKenzie School District. We know many families haven’t been able to return to the river since the fire and we would like to help you...
McKenzie Green
The Holiday Farm Fire 2020 drastically changed the environment throughout the McKenzie corridor, clear to all who live and travel through the watershed. The blackened and burnt landscape, still in early phases of cleanup and restoration, is...
By McKenzie Eagles Sports Report - May 6
McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week The McKenzie Varsity Boys and Girls Track and Field Teams travel to Mapleton on Wednesday, May 5, to participate in the Mapleton May Meet. Field events at the Mapleton Track will start at 4:00 pm and track e...
Sheriff's report - May 6
April 26: 9:53 a.m: Threat, Extortion - 38900 block, McK. Hwy. Caller reported that someone was attempting to blackmail him through a dating app. Deputies took a fraud report. April 27: 8:50 a.m: Illegal Dump - 51800 blk, Rose St. 7:29 p.m: Dog Bite...
Oregon State Police Report - May 6
April 27: 19:05: Police Officer Hold – Hwy. 126E, Milepost 42. Responded to a hazardous vehicle blocking the highway. The driver of the vehicle was appearing to have mental issues and was running in and out of traffic. I contacted the described...
McKenzie Fire & Rescue Report - May 6
April 26: 11:17: 41000 block, McK. Hwy. Shed Fire, Fire extinguished. 21:36: 1200 blk, 66th St. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. April 27: 0:16: 90000 blk, Thomson Ln Medical, General. Patient Refusal. 5:31: Camp Creek Rd./High...
Upper McKenzie Fire District Report - May 6
April 29: 21:52: Motor Vehicle Accident – 88000 block, Aufderheide Dr. 4 subjects inside a vehicle roll over. April 30: 08:03: Subject Down – McK. Hwy./Milepost 34. Male sleeping and not interacting. Appears intoxicated. Caller concerned he will...
The mysterious destruction of the S.S. South Coast
On a calm day in mid-September of 1930, a small steam schooner put out of Crescent City, Calif., bound for Coos Bay with a crew of 18 men and a 250-ton load of logs. It was never seen again. The ship...
Plant veggies at the right time to avoid disappointment
Spring is here and you're raring to get your vegetable garden going. Well, hold on just a minute. Sowing seed or planting seedlings at the wrong time will bring nothing but heartache. One of the...
Emergency Broadband Benefit
The Emergency Broadband Benefit is an FCC program to help families and households struggling to afford internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. This new benefit will connect eligible households...
