Make the McKenzie Connection!
Make the McKenzie Connection!
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Following a series of emergencies on July 17, Upper McKenzie Rural Fire Protection District Fire Chief Joel Zeni is urging Lane County and regional emergency service leaders to take immediate action to expand ambulance capacity in the upper McKenzie Valley. In a letter to the Lane County Board of Commissioners, Lane County Health & Human Services, Springfield's mayor, city council, and manager, as well as Eugene Springfield Fire leadership, Zeni said events that day demonstrated the existing...
VIDA: A new generation of McKenzie River boat builders spent last week learning the craft of wooden boat construction while creating McKenziacs - the compact, solo version of the iconic McKenzie River drift boat designed to introduce newcomers to the art of rowing. During a week-long workshop in Shelly Pruitt's barn, students from across the country joined boat builder Brad Dimock, along with Cricket Rust and Glade Zarn of Fretwater Boatworks to build two McKenziacs while learning traditional...
Two small wildfires sparked by last week's thunderstorms were quickly contained by firefighters on the Willamette National Forest, including one on the McKenzie River Ranger District, according to the U.S. Forest Service. A reconnaissance flight over the McKenzie River Ranger District following the storms found no additional smoke or new fire starts beyond those already identified. The first fire, identified as Fire #222, was located about two miles west of Fuji Mountain on the McKenzie River Ra...
Fire restrictions went into effect Monday on the Willamette National Forest, including wilderness areas. All campfires, charcoal or briquette fires, pellet fires, and any other open fires are prohibited outside of designated recreation sites or campgrounds. Portable cooking stoves, portable gas campfires, and lanterns using gas, jellied petroleum, pressurized liquid fuel or propane with an on/off switch are allowed in areas cleared of flammable vegetation. Campfires are still allowed inside fire...
We hope you will join us for the Annual Ice Cream Social Fundraiser and Cobbler Contest at the Upper McKenzie Community Center Saturday, August 1st from 1 pm to 4 pm. This year you can enter the cobbler contest and win a place on the wall of winners. Enjoy ice cream, hot fudge sundaes with all the fixins, floats of any flavor, and Italian sodas, too. Come hungry and have a hot dog or a chili cheese coney loaded with homemade chili, onions, mustard and cheese. Popcorn, chips, cookies, and beverages, etc. Come join the fun! Sponsored by our...
Sky-high energy bills. Record-breaking wildfires. Air too toxic to breathe. Oregonians are already paying the price for pollution from large corporations, which is fueling climate disasters and extreme weather. To make matters worse, some corporate special interests are now trying to take away one of the best tools we have to lower energy costs and clean up our air: Oregon's Climate Protection Program. At its core, the Climate Protection Program is about reducing pollution and improving the...
Editor’s Note: Information on police agency has been greatly reduced due to a software error. Until it is resolved, information available to the public will be limited. 19500 block, Hill Rd. Motor Vehicle Accident, No injury. Deputies checked on parties and cleared patrol check. Goodpasture Rd. Assist Public. Deputies assisted caller who was behind locked gate. 55600 blk, McK. River Dr. Dispute. Deputies responded for a dispute between neighbors. Both parties were verbally trespassed from the other’s property. 41900 blk, Deerhorn Rd. Ill...
July 13: 16:21: 36000 block, Camp Creek Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 19:33: Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. July 14: 11:09: 35000 blk, Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. July15: 9:22: 49000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, Heart. Patient Assessed, Refusal Obtained. 9:58: 6000 blk, Thurston Rd. Mutual Aid. Disregarded. 14:06: 39000 blk, Deerhorn Rd. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. July16: 7:37: Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 20:31: Smoke Scare. Holden...
July 15: 09:20: Medical – 49000 block, McK. Hwy. Female, Conscious, Breathing. 13:43: Check Smoke – 88000 blk, Aufderheide Dr. Caller saw lightning strike and start a fire - seeing columns of smoke, can’t see flames. 15:25: Check Smoke – 55000 blk, E. King Rd. Caller is seeing smoke. Location is 1 mile south, on hillside. 20:09: Medical – 55000 blk, McK. River Dr. Female, Conscious, Breathing. July 16: 08:26: Medical – 55000 blk, McK. River Dr. Female, Conscious, Breathing. July 17: 12:34: Medical - Blue Pool, Tamolitch Falls. Head injury. 17:...
Around 6 A.M. on the morning of Sept. 9, 1942, Forest Service lookout Howard Gardner heard the sound of an approaching airplane. Peering out into the South Coast pre-dawn gloaming light, Gardner made out a small seaplane, heading toward him, flying low, circling. Showtime! This was what Gardner was here for, bundled up in the little Forest Service firewatch lookout shack atop Mt. Emily. Nine months into the Second World War, Gardner's duties had expanded a bit from what they had been a year...
My niece recently wrote about her teen sons preparing supper. The kitchen filled with smoke and the meal wasn’t gourmet by any means. However, as my daughter (her cousin) responded, “At least they tried! That was something.” Perhaps the boys will give another try if Mother is patient, She’ll have kitchen helpers and sons who can prepare their meals when they’re on their own. Also, my niece will have this as one of those memories to share in years to come. Making Cookies I have a photo my husband took of our then 2- year old daughter and me ma...
If you want to prolong color in your landscape from summer into fall, consider planting evergreen shrubs called Hebes for vivid flowers and striking foliage. "Most Hebes flower in the summer, but others bloom in late fall," said Neil Bell, horticulturist with the Oregon State University Extension Service. "Some have colorful foliage that lasts through autumn. They provide an interesting change from the usual asters and maples we customarily rely on for autumn interest." Native to New Zealand,...
I have been with my boyfriend two years, and we've had our disagreements. I believe we always come out of them better people realizing we both have aspects of our personality we need to work on. He thinks it would be a good idea to live together before we get married. I do not. My thinking is, if you want to live with me then why not just get married? This argument went on and on until I compromised and said, "I will live with you only if I have a ring and a wedding date." My boyfriend has his...
Last year, Oregon became the first state to start charging companies for some of the end-life waste disposal costs created by their packaging. Then, the state quickly became the first to be sued over it and, this week, the first to go to trial. Federal Judge Michael Simon on Monday heard arguments from lawyers representing the wholesale product distribution industry in U.S. District Court in Portland, the first day of a five-day trial against the state of Oregon over its Recycling Modernization...
I had two fraudulent charges show up on my PayPal account for sports tickets to a Knicks-Bulls game. One charge, for $1,098 (My Ticket Tracker), went to a linked Amex card, and the other, for $757 (Vivid Seats), resulted in a negative balance on my PayPal account. I opened claims with both PayPal and Amex, but they both denied my dispute. Both companies said I made the purchases, but I did not. I have spent hours trying to determine how this happened. How can I get these charges reversed? David...
I booked a round-trip flight with Aeromexico from Washington, D.C. to Oaxaca, Mexico. Recently, the airline informed me it had changed my connecting flight to the next day. The new itinerary left me with a layover of more than eight hours in Mexico City. My flight would arrive at 9:30 p.m., but the connecting flight wouldn't leave until 6:15 a.m. the following morning. I will be traveling with a newborn. This schedule will not work for me because I can't stay overnight in the airport with a...
Climate and weather experts say Oregon's drought is far from over, with above-average temperatures expected to persist through summer and into fall. Some areas have already seen temperatures spike 5 to 7 degrees above normal, fueling wildfire risk and straining water supplies. Jason Gerlich, regional drought information coordinator for the National Integrated Drought Information System, said dry conditions since January are only compounding an already devastating snow drought. "The last five...
When most people think about summer break, they picture classrooms sitting empty and students enjoying a well earned vacation. While the pace of the school year certainly changes, one important part of our mission continues throughout the summer, making sure children have access to nutritious meals. For many students, school is more than a place to learn. It is also a place where they receive healthy, consistent meals each day. We know that hunger doesn’t take a summer vacation, and neither does our commitment to supporting children and f...
A new community-driven cleanup program is giving McKenzie River boaters an easy way to help protect one of Oregon's most treasured waterways. Modeled after a highly successful effort on rivers in Montana, the program places litter collection bags at boat landings throughout the McKenzie River corridor, encouraging anglers, rafters and other river users to pick up trash during their time on the water. Shelly Pruitt, who has coordinated the project over the past several weeks, said the response...
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