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Articles from the November 4, 2021 edition


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  • Taking it off the top

    Nov 4, 2021

    MCKENZIE BRIDGE: The Eugene Water & Electric Board used a helicopter with saw attachments to trim branches and treetops along its 17-mile transmission line corridor that runs from the Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric Project to Cougar Reservoir. The trimming protects power lines from trees, increases reliability and mitigates wildfires. The Carmen-Smith transmission line is a vital connection to EWEB's electric distribution system and the Bonneville Power Administration's transmission system. The line...

  • Citizen scientists improve snowpack modeling

    Nov 4, 2021

    Data gathered by backcountry skiers, avalanche forecasters and other snow recreationists and professionals has the potential to greatly improve snowpack modeling, research by the Oregon State University College of Engineering indicates. The findings, "Assimilation of citizen science data in snowpack modeling using a new snow data set: Community Snow Observations," published in the journal Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, stem from a NASA-funded project known as Community Snow Observations,...

  • Senators want scrutiny of Indian School

    Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle|Nov 4, 2021

    It's been six years since the Chemawa Indian School in Salem was last reviewed by the federal Department of the Interior, which found then that "the school did not have an adequate plan in place to ensure students' educational achievement." Now U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have asked the department to look into what progress has been made in the six years since, and to demand greater transparency of the school's finances. Chemawa opened in 1880 as a residential boarding school, founded...

  • 21 Senators urge administration to restore protections for wolves

    Nov 4, 2021

    U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Gary Peters (D-MI) led 21 of their colleagues this week in urging the U.S. Department of Interior to issue an emergency listing to restore temporary federal Endangered Species Act protections to the gray wolf in the western United States. No Northwest senator signed the letter. The letter comes on the heels of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service initiation of a comprehensive status review of the gray wolf in the western United States as well as the recent...

  • Larry Sullivan's shanghaiing syndicate

    Finn J.D. John|Nov 4, 2021

    In the mid-1890s, ship captains and sailors' boardinghouse owners were like partners in crime - both busily and happily swindling sailors out of what little money they had and were owed. But in the mid-1890s, some-thing happened to upset this cozy arrangement: One particular "boarding master" - in one particular West Coast port city - figured out how to double-cross his co-conspirators, and suddenly the ship captains were left out in the cold. Here's how the scam had been working, up until...

  • Sheriff's Report - Nov. 4

    Nov 4, 2021

    Oct. 23: 11:30 a.m: Threat, Harassment - 88900 block, Easy Ln. Caller reported that two known subjects were ‘bad mouthing’ the caller and sending threats via text message. 1:04 p.m: Suspicious Condi-tions - 39500 blk, McK. Hwy. While walking along a trail the caller found an urn and picture. 11:25 p.m: 55400 blk, McK River Dr. Caller reports that a former resident came to his address and put some of his property in a tote. The former resident left when confronted. Oct. 24: 2:18 a.m: Theft - Terwilliger Hot Springs. Caller reported that the cat...

  • OSP Report - Nov. 4

    Nov 4, 2021

    Oct. 27: 02:33: Driving Under the Influence, Alcohol – Hwy. 126E, Milepost 7.7. Stopped a driver for an observed violation and reckless driving. The driver exhibited signs of impairment, consented to Field Sobriety Tests and clues of impairment were observed. The driver was arrested and subsequently transported to Springfield Municipal Jail where she provided a BAC of .19%. The driver was cited in lieu of custody for DUII and Reckless Driving. The vehicle was towed for community caretaking. Involved: red Ford Ecosport, 24-year-old female f...

  • McKenzie Fire Report - Nov. 4

    Nov 4, 2021

    Oct. 25: 20:02: 44000 block, McK. Hwy. Medical, Trauma. Patient Assessed, Refusal. Oct. 26: 5:52: 40000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 7:15: 39000 blk, Hendricks Park Rd Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 9:41: 88000 blk, Tiki Ln. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. 13:25: 42000 blk, Holden Creek Ln. Medical, General. Patient Refusal. Oct. 27: 7:18: 50000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. Oct. 28: 15:28: 40000 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, Trauma....

  • Upper McK. Fire Report - Nov. 4

    Nov 4, 2021

    Oct. 27: 07:17: Medical – 50000 block, McK. Hwy. Female, Conscious, Ineffective Breathing. Oct. 29: 18:38: Medical – 56000 blk, N. Bank Rd. Female, Conscious, Breathing. Oct. 31: 16:29: Medical – 54000 blk, McK. River Dr. Female, Conscious, Breathing. The Upper McK. Fire District board of directors will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, November 17th, at the McK. Fire Station, 56578 McK. Hwy. in McKenzie Bridge, at 7 p.m....

  • Sweep wood ash from the fireplace to the garden

    Kym Pokorny, OSU Extension|Nov 4, 2021

    With last year's storms, particularly the substantial ice event, there's plenty of firewood around. Many homeowners wonder what to do with all the ashes left behind after the flames in the fireplace die down. As you clean the fireplace, do your plants a favor and sprinkle the ashes in the garden instead of throwing them in the garbage. Because wood ash is derived from plant material, it contains most of the 13 essential nutrients the soil supplies for plant growth, according to Oregon State...

  • PROBLEM SOLVED - Nov. 4

    CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT|Nov 4, 2021

    Chrissie Klinkowski returns her CBD gummies to Green Ape CBD. But the company is taking its time with the refund and wants to charge her a $5 restocking fee. Can it do that? I have a problem with Green Ape CBD. I returned a package of CBD gummies unopened and inside the packaging material they sent it to me in. They have a sneaky policy of recurring deliveries and I returned them because I can’t eat sugar now. When I returned the item, a representative said they would issue a refund for the $75...

  • Direct Answers - Nov. 4

    Wayne and Tamara|Nov 4, 2021

    Well, that's it! I have had my heartbroken for the last time. I give up on love. I'm sick and tired of women. One minute they love you and the next minute they don't. I just don't get it, so I give up. I have thought about this for a long time. Who needs this garbage? Well, I did, but not anymore. Thanks to everyone I gave my heart to and who threw it in the trash. If it is meant to be that I spend the rest of my life alone, then so be it. Being alone and happy with myself has to be better than...

  • TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER - Nov. 4

    Nov 4, 2021

    When TAP Air Portugal cancels Sandra Einhorn's flights during the pandemic, she waits a while before requesting a refund. But the money appears to be gone. Is there a way to get it back? In the summer of 2019, I booked seven roundtrip tickets from Miami to Budapest on TAP Air Portugal through Expedia. I planned to fly to Europe the following spring with my husband, my two daughters, my mother, and my two cousins. In March of 2020, a week or so before our scheduled departure, TAP Air Portugal canceled our flight because of COVID-19. I waited a...

  • Crossword - Nov. 4

    Statepoint Media|Nov 4, 2021

    ACROSS 1. Repeating word on South Pacific map 5. Bro's sibling 8. Dashboard abbr. 11. Fusses 12. *Basketball slam 13. Go "Boo!" 15. Boisterous play 16. Upper hand 17. Part of mortise joint 18. *Unopposed attempt to score (2 words) 20. "The Famous Five" children's writer Blyton 21. *Basketball player Bojan Bogdanovic or Drazen Petrovic 22. "Mares eat ____" or "does eat ____," sing. 23. One who covers in silver, e.g. 26. Figure 30. Be ill 31. Part of "panther" 34. Capital of Latvia 35. Like helium...

  • BASKETBALL solution

    Nov 4, 2021

  • Sudoku - Nov. 4

    Nov 4, 2021

  • Sudoku - Nov. 4 solution

    Nov 4, 2021