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State partners with insurance industry to help Oregon homeowners with wildfire

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State partners with insurance industry to help Oregon homeowners with wildfire

State Fire Marshal Mariana Ruiz-Temple signed a memorandum of agreement Friday with Roy Wright, CEO of the South Carolina-based Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety, which oversees the “Wildfire Prepared” certification program. The program offers homeowners in California, and now Oregon, certificates for undertaking specific wildfire prevention work around their homes. In turn, insurer...See the Story

Electronics Recycling Competition puts a charge into county-wide waste prevention efforts

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Electronics Recycling Competition puts a charge into county-wide waste prevention efforts

There is something uplifting—even soul nourishing—when I see young folks mobilize for a good cause. It makes me feel confident about the future when I see these community members stand up for what they believe in, even in the face of adversity, and have their voices heard through words and actions. The recently concluded Electronics Recycling Competition is an excellent example of this. A record-s...See the Story

Need for hearing solutions heard loud & clear

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Need for hearing solutions heard loud & clear

The Vida McKenzie Community Center’s Senior Center guest speaker on June 3rd was Alan Antilla of Hearing Solutions. Alan, who is hearing impaired and who installed VMCC’s Hearing Loop system, spoke to residents regarding the cognitive impact of delayed assessment for hearing loss and the growing availability of technology to overcome hearing challenges in private and public settings. Following his...Read Article

Growing vigorous kiwi takes care and a strong trellis

If you have a good strong trellis, are a bit of a gambler and have a love of kiwifruit, there’s no reason not to grow your own crop. As vigorous as they are, though, don’t expect to plop these vines into the ground and stand back. Kiwifruit need some attention to yield the large amount of fruit they’re capable of producing. Proper siting, fertilizing, watering and, most importantly, protecting fro...McKenzie Bridge · McKenzie Bridge Read Article

Applications for Rose Street opening soon

The McKenzie Community Land Trust (MCLT) will soon start accepting applications to purchase homes in the Rose Street Neighborhood. The process will open later in June and will stay open for six weeks. A lottery for selection of qualified applicants is planned for late August. The nonprofit’s project was designed to create affordable housing for people who live and work in the McKenzie River Valley...McKenzie Bridge · McKenzie Bridge Read Article

The real story of the Corvallis "naked ladies cult": How it began

Preacher Edmund Creffield's Bride of Christ Church broke up families, sanctioned adultery and inspired deadly violence in the early 20th Century. Ironically, its practitioners' goal was perfect holiness and godliness. In the years after onetime Corvallis resident F. Edmund Creffield died, his legend got weirder and weirder. But then, it was pretty weird to start with, and it was not the...McKenzie Bridge · McKenzie Bridge Read Article

A "small scratch" on my Enterprise rental -- and now a $1,800 bill. Do I have to pay?

I recently rented a car from the Enterprise location in Munich, Germany. When I returned the vehicle after several days, no one inspected it. A few days later, I received a message in my spam folder saying I had damaged the car. Enterprise claims I scratched the car during my rental. The scratch is small, barely finger-length and thin. They sent me a bill for just over $1,800. The photos they...McKenzie Bridge · McKenzie Bridge Read Article

Preparing for an $890,000 boost

BLUE RIVER: Besides working on details of the Blue River Park’s 2025 budget, board members last Wednesday also had an opportunity to discus the $897,000 they’ll receive for repairs following the 2020 Holiday Farm Fire. Rather than working with a county consultant they’d had issues with in the past, the board asked Matt McRae to procure an outside project manager through an request for proposals pr...McKenzie Bridge · McKenzie Bridge Read Article

Ticket trouble: Did StubHub score an "own goal" on this purchase?

I was so excited when I found out the Washington Capitals would be playing the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus. I found what I thought were amazing tickets on StubHub -- glass seats! I even made a screen recording of the purchase. But when I got my order confirmation, the seats were listed as Row O. Row O doesn't even exist at Nationwide Arena! It felt like a scam....Columbus Blue Jackets · McKenzie Bridge Read Article

Landing rebuild on hold

Some of the ideas floated at a joint Lane County Parks and Oregon State Marine Board community meeting back in the Fall of 2022 are still take shaping for the Forest Glen Boat Landing in Blue River. Thanks to Lane County Parks funds and a FEMA grant, $45,000 in improvements, were made last year, including installing new modular vault toilets. Planning on the best ways to restore one of the most...McKenzie Bridge · McKenzie Bridge Read Article

OR experts warn not al solar installers are trustworthy

As utility rates rise in Oregon, data shows home solar panels are becoming more popular. However, experts warn of increasing misinformation and unethical practices in solar financing and installation. Jami Seymore, spokesperson with Energy Trust of Oregon, a nonprofit that helps people and businesses save money by becoming more energy efficient, warns against misleading door-to-door salespeople,...McKenzie Bridge · McKenzie Bridge Read Article

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