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McKenzie Bridge · McKenzie BridgeLEABURG: The McKenzie River Discovery Center at Leaburg Lake hosted the second “Listening Session” on May 10th for a proposal to see if the McKenzie area could benefit from a “Main Street” approach. It’s an idea that has helped communities around the state either boost or stabilize their economies, according to the National Main Street Center and Oregon Parks and Recreation. In April, the McKenzie...See the Story
Another look at Main Street
McKenzie Bridge · McKenzie BridgeLEABURG: A successful dory workshop concluded last Friday at the McKenzie River Discovery Center (MRDC). The ten-day class was led by Brad Dimick, Cricket, and Glade Zarn of Fretwater Boatworks in Flagstaff, Arizona. Ten men and two women went from lofting the boat, building the parts, assembling the hull, and sanding and painting - to launching the result in ten days. According to Roger...See the Story
Ready to take on some rapids
McKenzie Bridge · McKenzie BridgePK Agarwal's new Samsung dryer is damaged during the delivery. But the company refuses to replace it. Find out why -- and how you can avoid a similar problem. I recently ordered a Samsung dryer and also paid for installation. Samsung delivered the appliance a few weeks later and supposedly installed the dryer. I say "supposedly" because when I got around to using the dryer a few...See the Story
Her Samsung dryer is making a "loud, clunky sound." What should she do?
McKenzie Bridge · McKenzie BridgeAfter Budget finds animal hairs in Bernard Sia's rental car, it charges him a $125 cleaning fee. But Sia doesn't have a pet -- and that's not the only problem. Budget charged my credit card a fee of $125 after finding animal hair in a rental car that I returned. I do not have any pets, and the people I stayed with on my trip to Austin, Texas, do not have any pets. I asked for a...See the Story
Budget car rental cleaning fee problem: That's not my vehicle!
McKenzie Bridge · McKenzie BridgeLEABURG: Transforming lumber into a craft capable of navigating Colorado River rapids was a task well underway at the McKenzie River Discovery Center last week. Twelve students who’d signed up for a ten-day class to loft, build, and launch a Colorado River dory—on the very site where Keith Steele built the first one in 1962—accepted the chore. Lofting the boat involved transforming initial drawing...See the Story
Hands-on workshop links to area's boatbuilding past
McKenzie Bridge · McKenzie BridgeBLUE RIVER: People from all over the McKenzie Valley were busy over the weekend when a call went out for volunteers to help during a Cleanup Day. Over three dozen people were armed with rakes, pruners, bucket loaders, and motorized brush hogs last Saturday. The activity was all in anticipation of a Rebuilding Block Party scheduled for Blue River this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The May 11th...See the Story
Getting ready for a comeback celebration
McKenzie Bridge · McKenzie BridgeVIDA: An incident that started at a mental health clinic in Bend wound its way across the Santiam Pass before ending with a car crash in Vida last Friday. During the course of the investigation, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office determined the suspect, 21-year-old Joshua Davis Buck, was at the Deschutes County Stabilization Center when he requested a ride share service to Sisters. Once there B...See the Story
Suspect in ride share highjacking arrested in Vida
Climate Change · McKenzie BridgeOregon supplies some of its most vulnerable residents with air conditioners, air purifiers, and power banks. It is a first-in-the-nation experiment to use Medicaid money to prevent the potentially deadly health effects of extreme heat, wildfire smoke, and other climate-related disasters. The equipment, which started going out in March, expands a Biden administration strategy to move Medicaid...See the Story