Mckenzieriver Reflections

McKenzie River Reflections

Thursday, May 6, 2021 Serving the McKenzie River Valley ... And Subscriber Boyce Scott of Fouke, AR Volume 43, Issue 38 00 JP Doodles After 33 yrs, lost $1Country Kitchen Are you prepared for S.S. South Coast, a steam Snacks need to be con- May 9th? schooner, loaded with logs sidered for nutritional value was never seen again PAGE 3 PAGE 4 PAGE 5 Boat builders craft a birthday prize Overcrowding Class graduates at McKenzie River Discovery Center issues at Blue Pool Fences and rock walls could be added

MCKENZIE BRIDGE: The quality, and riparian vegetation. public is being asked to comment Part of the Draft Environmental on plans aimed at dealing with Assessment notes that Tamolitch overcrowding at the Tamolitch Pool is surrounded by steep cliffs Falls/Blue Pool area of the Mc- and has a year-round water tem- Kenzie River National Recreation perature less than 40 degrees, deep Trail. water with shallow rocks, and wa- Under consideration are projects ter that is so clear it is difficult to that call for the trail to Tamolitch judge its depth. Pool to be re-routed from the west The report notes that, “These to the east side of the river by de- natural hazards can lead to slips commissioning approximately and falls, broken bones, hypother- two miles of trail and constructing mia, hyperventilation, cardiac ar- approximately three new miles of rest, and drowning. Since 2012, at trail. In addition, Tamolitch Pool least eight visitors have suffered would be closed to all swimming serious accidents at Tamolitch to protect public safety, water Overcrowding issues - Page 2

John Landua (left), Michael Beards, Kirk Wright, and Shannon Clawson were all “hands on” during multiple phases of the five-day wooden boat building class at the McKenzie River Discovery Center.

LEABURG LAKE: After five enough to manage any shallow along the frame of the boat.” Also days of helping build a McKenzie water or narrow passageways it gaining high marks from him was River drift boat, Tom Clawson might encounter. the solid construction that used says he still has a steep learning “I haven’t ever had a drift boat numerous screws and bolts, as well curve ahead. He tells people he but having built one conjures up as Jayson’s expert ability to finely expects it will be, “Like learning thoughts of having one yourself,” fit pieces cut with a Japanese saw. to drive, but in a Ferrari.” admits Kirk Wright. A survivor of Tom, who celebrated his It’s not that Tom is unfamiliar the Holiday Farm Fire who lost birthday the week of the class, with maneuvering his way through his home on Angels Flight Road, won the opportunity to take the stretches of whitewater. After all, Kirk said that when a chance boat home with him. Before he’s been a professional river came up for him to take the class putting it in the water he plans guide for 25 years. The difference he decided, “I felt I needed that, to donate it to be used again in a is his prior time came at the oars for sure.” session Jayson’s planned where of larger inflatable rafts. A builder himself, Kirk said students can learn how to apply He, like the others who signed taking the class meant he had to finishes to wooden boats. up for Oregon master dory builder delay a few jobs on his schedule. Both Tom and Kirk said they’d Jayson Hayes’ boat building class, “I was at a spot in my life where it highly recommend the boat now know a lot about subtle design was something I’d like to do and building class to anyone else changes that evolved from the it was a last minute opportunity considering signing up for the The current parking lot area is often a traffic bottleneck in the summer, first lightweight board and batten when some people dropped out.” next one, scheduled for November particularly when an emergency response is needed. boat that showed up in the 1920’s. He’s glad he did. “It’s a really 1st to 5th. It will be limited to nine What they created this April was a fun class and Jayson’s a hell of a people and the tuition is $800. wooden boat that’s big enough to builder,” Kirk said. Part of what he For more information, go to: easily handle two anglers and the liked was the steaming process to hayescustomboats.com. Rebuilt and reopened gear of a pro guide but also small coax wood into conforming “right Modular Post Office returns to Blue River Several small projects planned Forest fire safety thinning is on the list

MCKENZIE BRIDGE: The is proposing to restore up to 88 stands, with a 15’ x 15’ spacing McKenzie River Ranger District acres of Oregon White Oak mead- of trees that are less than 6” in has a number of projects up for ows affected by the 2020 Holiday diameter. All conifer species will consideration for the future, rang- Farm Fire. be considered for cut or leave ing from work along Deer Creek Some thinning operations are species - except western white to improvements at the Clear Lake part of plans for the Buckeye and pine, sugar pine and Pacific yew. Resort. Chuckee areas. At Buckeye, treat- Over at Taylor and North Bank At Deer Creek the project calls ments would include 63 acres of Roads a hazardous fuels reduction for re-routing the McKenzie commercial thinning, seven acres treatment project would cover a River Trail out of the floodplain, of gaps and 30 acres of skip. The 225-acre area. The work would be using the 761-spur road and a Chuckee project calls for treating broken into four units. Work there installing new hiking bridge over 71 acres located in two stands that would include four types of treat- the McKenzie River. It would also are approximately 42 years old. ments: cut/chip, cut/lop and scat- involve placement of boulders Treatments there would include ter/underburn, cut/pile/burn, and The Blue River Post Office, destroyed in the Holiday Farm Fire, resumed in strategic locations to protect 58 acres of commercial thinning, cut/pile/burn/underburn. normal operations on Monday with Postmaster Henry Brown manning the riparian/wetland resources and six acres of gaps and seven acres On a different note is a proposal front desk. A planned Grand Opening and ribbon cutting ceremony had to limit vehicle access. of untreated land. by the McKenzie River Chamber be delayed after Lane County went back to Extreme COVID related restric- Along Forest Service Roads Precommercial thinning is of Commerce to build a Welcome tions last week. The office is now open from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m, with a half 1501 and 1500104 south of the proposed in approximately 127 sign along Highway 126 to hour lunch break at noon, five days a week. The lobby area is open for Post Blue River Reservoir, the district acres of other young managed Small projects planned - Page 2 Office box holders 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Page 2 McKenzie River Reflections Thursday, May 6, 2021 Letters to the Editor

MEF and restoration, is remarkable Imagination Library to say the least and too many, heartbreaking. But restoration is The McKenzie Education Foun- being accomplished, both natu- dation has been providing free rally and with community efforts. books to all pre-schoolers up to The McKenzie is greening up!! age 5 who live in the McKenzie Pioneer understory plants have School District. We know many emerged to the surprise and joy families haven’t been able to re- of all, native flowers are bloom- turn to the river since the fire and ing and many canopy species are we would like to help you receive proving resilient and hardy, leaf- books in your current location. ing out and showing new growth. Unfortunately books can’t be for- Smiles are also starting to re- warded through the post office. emerge. The iconic McKenzie Please go to our MEF website: Valley will certainly look different mckedfound.org and leave me a for many, many years, indeed gen- message under the Contact Us tab erations, but the healing is begin- or check out the ImaginationLi- ning. Some local organizations brary.com website to see how to and individuals are actively help- get books in your current zip code. ing the restoration process. The If you are a parent of any pre- McKenzie Watershed Council, a schooler in our district who isn’t member of Pure Water Partnership signed up for the program, please (also McKenzie River Trust and download the Imagination Library EWEB) have been restoring and sign-up form from our website. stabilizing the McKenzie Riparian Thank you and Happy Read- properties by planting native spe- ing! cies. Northwest Youth Corp. crews Kathy Keable have been working with Pure Wa- McKenzie Education Foundation ter Partnership in those activities, thousands of conifer seedlings to mckedfound.org community. McKenzie River Lo- free tree give-aways (conifer and most accomplished at no cost to the McKenzie corridor, despite cals Helping Locals collaborated fruit tree) to affected burn property McKenzie Green landowners. Individuals and or- seedlings being in high demand with the McKenzie River Ranger owners on several weekends, in- The Holiday Farm Fire 2020 ganizations such as Steve Nastasi- and short supply due to the scope District to utilize the District’s cluding another this coming week- drastically changed the environ- uk, Cricket Clarke and Associates, of the burn area. Recently, Wey- tree cooler to store the seedlings end, May 7-9, at the Serendipity ment throughout the McKenzie and Friends of Buford Park, have erhauser in cooperation with Val- until the trees could be distributed Coffee Cart located near Nimrod. corridor, clear to all who live and donated many potted conifer and or Family Farm, donated over a and planted. Valor Family Farm, Thanks to all who are helping our travel through the watershed. The garden plants to the Blue River thousand Douglas Fir, Incense Ce- owned by Wes and Jenny Ross is community once again become blackened and burnt landscape, community. Weyerhauser Timber dar, Western Hemlock and Birch located on Kickbusch Lane off of McKenzie Green still in early phases of cleanup Company has graciously donated seedlings to the upper McKenzie Camp Creek and has sponsored Cliff Richardson

Eagle freshman Levi Lockhart ft. The winning Long Jump mark had a big day at the track, placing of 20-00.50 ft. was earned by 2nd in the Shot Put, 3rd in the Hayden Sharp of Sisters. Overcrowding issues Continued From Page 1 Discus, and 5th in the Javelin. Peek ran a 13.82 second time Lockhart put the shot 33-03.5 ft in the 100 meters event, good for Pool; six of these accidents re- anticipated fine ranging from and sophomore teammate Cody 7th place and the race was won by sulted in serious injury and two approximately $100 to $300. Moralas finished 5th with a toss Collin Fischer of Sisters in a time of these accidents resulted in The new trail would have a of 22-10.50 ft. Cameron Wessel of 12.16 sec. death.” scenic overlook with interpretive of Sisters won the Shot Put with a The Eagle girls were paced Other problems mentioned signage built near the river toss of 35-03.00 ft. by sister teammates Hannah and include a dramatic increase in approximately 1/2 mile from the In the Discus event, Lockhart’s Hailey Prater. Sophomore Hailey the numbers of people visiting parking lot. The scenic overlook McKenzie Varsity Sports 3rd place throw was measured at finished tied for 3rd in the Javelin the area resulting in, “chaotic and could also have a safety barrier in Schedule This Week 98-03 ft., Moralas’ throw of 63- with Sisters’ Emilie Turpin, both disorganized parking, crowding, addition to 800 linear feet of stone The McKenzie Varsity Boys 11 ft. was good for 5th place, and girls throwing the spear 48-10 ft. and restroom lines. While on barrier and 8,400 linear feet of and Girls Track and Field Teams freshman teammate Thomas Hayes Eagle junior Hannah finished the trail, visitors experience cedar post and rail fence installed travel to Mapleton on Wednesday, took 6th place with a measured 5th with a throw of 27-10 ft. regular and recurring encounters in strategic areas along the trail. May 5, to participate in the mark of 63-05 ft. Miguel Gaona of and the Javelin event was won with other visitors and groups, Other details might involve Mapleton May Meet. Field events Sisters won the Discus at 109-10 by Lexie Miller of Sisters with a especially during the summer creating an emergency helicopter at the Mapleton Track will start at ft. throw of 95-00 ft. Miller also won months. The resulting heavy landing site for medical evacua- 4:00 pm and track events start at The Javelin event was won by the Shot Put with a toss of 30- foot traffic has led to trail width tions approximately 1/3 of a mile 4:30 pm. Teams scheduled for the Gaona as well, the Sisters Outlaw 06.00 ft. Hannah Prater finished expansion, riparian vegetation to the south and out of sight from Meet are Crow, Elkton, Mapleton, participant throwing the javelin 6th in the Shot Put with a mark of trampling, erosion, trash, and the pool. Mohawk, Riddle, Siletz Valley, 136-00 ft. Eagle sophomore Trent 20-07.00 ft. and Hailey finished unmanaged human waste.” In addition, a video camera Triangle Lake and McKenzie. Peek finished 4th with a throw of 7th at 19-06.00 ft. The Eugene Water & Electric could be installed at the entry sta- Eagle Boys Finish Second, Girls 109-11ft., Lockhart was 5th with In the Discus, Hannah took Board has also requested that tion of the parking lot to provide Third At Sisters Track Meet 101-04 ft., Hayes finished 8th at home 5th place, throwing the disc the Willamette National Forest a livefeed to the McKenzie River The McKenzie Boys Track and 92-06 ft. and Moralas took 11th 45-08 ft. and Hailey finished right manage the Tamolitch recreation Ranger Station’s front desk. Field team finished second to host with a toss of 64-00 ft. behind her in 6th place with a toss to, “to reduce the unpleasant Comments on the proposal can Sisters last Friday, April 30, and Peek won the Triple Jump, of 44-09 ft. The Discus event was interactions, safety hazards, and be sent by May 29th to: shorturl. the Eagle Girls team rode home leaping 29-07.50 ft. and was won by Chloe Wessel of Sisters potential security risks around at/ehBGT or to Darren Cross with third place. The Eagle Boys the top Eagle in the Long Jump, with a mark of 74-08 ft. their campus.” c/o Dean Schlichting, McKenzie scored 61 points (eleven of the finishing 3rd with a mark of 14- All of the marks established The pool itself would be closed River Ranger District, 57600 Eagle thirteen scores posted were 05.00 ft. Hayes finished 4th in the by the Eagle girls were personal to all swimming, enforceable McKenzie Highway, McKenzie personal records) and Sisters won Long Jump with a leap of 12-00.00 records. by the Forest Service, with an Bridge, Oregon 97413. the day with 225 points. Cascades ft. and Moralas took 5th at 7-05.00 Academy of Central Oregon (541) 822-3358 FAX (541) 663-4550 finished third with 30 pts. and 59059 Old McK. Hwy. McKenzie Bridge, Oregon 97413 Gilchrist was fourth with 16 pts. Small projects planned McKenzie River Reflections, USPS #467-530, PERIODICALS postage paid Sisters also won the girl’s team at Blue River and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address competition, amassing 194.5 Continued From Page 1 changes to McKenzie River Reflections, 59059 Old McKenzie Hwy., McKenzie pts. on the afternoon. Cascades promote tourism. It’s planned to At Clear Lake work would Bridge, Oregon 97413. [email protected] Academy of Central Oregon be placed on the west side of Hwy. involve building an 803 sq. ft. © 2021 McKENZIE RIVER REFLECTIONS earned 36 pts. to place second, 126, approximately 1/3 of a mile All rights to reproduce the contents of this newspaper, including advertising cabin to replace an unsafe one that copy, is reserved by McKenzie River Reflections. McKenzie tallied 21.5 pts. and south from the intersection with was demolished recently due to its Gilchrist wrapped up the meet Highway 20, unsafe, structural condition. with 18 pts. WEATHER REPORT READINGS TAKEN AT THE READINGS TAKEN AT Friday 5/7 Saturday 5/8 Sunday 5/9 US ARMY CORPS COUGAR DAM EWEB LEABURG POWERHOUSE Date High Low Rain Releases Date High Low Rain Riverflow 4/27 71 38 0 470 cfs 4/27A N 4/28 84 39 0 470 cfs 4/28A N 4/29 84 38 0 470 cfs 4/29A N 4/30 81 43 0.25 470 cfs 4/30A N McKenzie Valley Santiam Pass McKenzie Valley Santiam Pass McKenzie Valley Santiam Pass 5/1 68 51 0.45 470 cfs 5/1A N Showers Snow Showers AM Showers AM Snow Showers Partly Cloudy AM Cloudy 5/2 67 48 0 470 cfs 70% chance precip 70% chance precip 30% chance precip 40% chance precip 20% chance precip 20% chance precip 5/2A N High: 57 Low: 41 High: 39 Low - 27 High: 61 Low: 40 High: 42 Low: 28 High: 65 Low: 39 High: 47 Low: 27 5/3 72 39 0 470 cfs 5/3A N Thursday, May 6, 2021 McKenzie River Reflections Page 3 6:52 a.m: Alarm - 90800 blk, responded to the report of some 7:06 p.m: Driving While La Lone Rd. neighbor’s disputing Deputies Suspended - McK. Hwy. & McK. McKenzie Fire Sheriff’s 11:21 a.m: Unlawful Entry responded and were able to River Dr. Motor Vehicle - Marcola Rd. & resolve the dispute. 8:19 p.m: Criminal Trespass - & Rescue Report Hileman Rd. 9:31 p.m: Vehicle In Ditch - 54900 blk, McK. Hwy. April 26: 11:17: 41000 block, 12:00 p.m: Threat, Harassment Marcola Rd. & Wendling Rd. 10:27 p.m: Disorderly Subject McK. Hwy. Shed Fire, Fire April 26: 9:53 a.m: Threat, - 91900 blk, Taylor Rd. Verbal April 29: 9:59 a.m: Citizen - 93900 blk, Marcola Rd. extinguished. Extortion - 38900 block, McK. dispute between neighbors. Contact - 38400 blk, Shotgun 10:57 p.m: Disorderly Subject 21:36: 1200 blk, 66th St. Hwy. Caller reported that someone Deputies contacted all of the Creek Rd. - 90700 blk, Hill Rd. Medical, General. Patient was attempting to blackmail him involved and assisting in resolving 10:19 a.m: Speeding Vehicle - May 1: 4:59 a.m: Assist Assessed, 1 Transported. through a dating app. Deputies the dispute. 87600 blk, Cedar Flat Rd. Oregon State Police - McK. Hwy. April 27: 0:16: 90000 blk, took a fraud report. 2:06 p.m: Reckless Driving - 10:46 a.m: Illegal Dump - Lat: Mp. 34. Thomson Ln Medical, General. April 27: 8:50 a.m: Illegal Camp Creek Rd. & MJ Chase Rd. 44.2156 Long: -122.8410. 6:25 a.m: Alarm - 90300 blk, Patient Refusal. Dump - 51800 blk, Rose St. 4:17 p.m: Reckless Driving 11:08 a.m: Disturbance, Dispute Sunderman Rd. 5:31: Camp Creek Rd./High 7:29 p.m: Dog Bite - Deer - Periwinkle Rd. & Camp Creek - 45900 blk, Goodpasture Rd. 11:24 a.m: Illegal Burn - 49500 Ranch Rd.. Smoke Scare. Unable Creek Rd. & McK. Hwy. Rd. 11:31 a.m: Disabled Vehicle - blk, McK. Hwy. Continued On Page 7 7:51 p.m: Disturbance, Dispute 4:54 p.m: Suspicious Conditions 8800 blk, McK. Hwy. 11:47 a.m: Animal Complaint - 91700 blk, Horse Creek Rd. - 49900 blk, McK. Hwy. Caller 11:36 a.m: Foot Patrol - 38400 - 89800 blk, Hill Rd. Upper McKenzie 9:53 a.m: Threat, Extortion reported strange behavior by her blk, Shotgun Creek Rd. 3:46 p.m: Assist, Follow Up - - 38900 blk, McK. Hwy. Caller roommate. Later said situation 12:01 p.m: Disturbance, Dis- Continued On Page 7 Fire/Rescue reported that someone was was resolved and did not request pute - 89700 blk, Hill Rd. attempting to blackmail him a police response. 3:06 p.m: Vehicle Stop - McK. April 29: 21:52: Motor through a dating app. Deputies 5:37 p.m: Vehicle Stop - McK. Hwy. Mp. 40. State Police Vehicle Accident – 88000 block, took a fraud report. Hwy. Milepost 46. 4:57 p.m: Vehicle Stop - McK. Report Aufderheide Dr. 4 subjects inside 10:19 p.m: Incomplete 911 Call 6:01 p.m: Weapon, Shots Fired Hwy. Mp, 43. a vehicle roll over. - 55700 blk, McK. Hwy. - Marcola Area. 9:58 p.m: Motor Vehicle April 27: 19:05: Police Officer April 30: 08:03: Subject Down April 28: 12:59 a.m: Distur- 6:34 p.m: Vehicle Stop - McK. Accident, Driving Under the Hold – Hwy. 126E, Milepost 42. – McK. Hwy./Milepost 34. Male bance, Dispute - 8500 blk, Mp. 38. Influence of Intoxicants - Auf- Responded to a hazardous vehicle sleeping and not interacting. Thurston Rd. Deputies responded 6:57 p.m: Vehicle Stop - McK. derheide Dr. & McK. Hwy. blocking the highway. The driver of Appears intoxicated. Caller to a domestic dispute between Mp. 29. April 30: 4:35 a.m: Reckless the vehicle was appearing to have concerned he will be run over. mother and daughter. Investigation 7:40 p.m: Driving Under In- Driving - Camp Creek Rd. & mental issues and was running in 07:11: Reckless Burning revealed that no crime had been fluence of Intoxicants - 40800 blk, Marcola Rd. and out of traffic. I contacted the – 91000 blk, Horse Creek Rd. committed. The dispute was Deerhorn Rd. 9:12 a.m: Traffic Hazard - described male and ultimately Wood & tree debris, 15 - 20 foot resolved by one party leaving the 7:55 p.m: Disturbance, Dispute 92000 blk, Marcola Rd. detained him, and transported him high pile. location. - 92000 blk. Maple Ln. Deputies 2:05 p.m: Burglary - 8900 blk, to University District Hospital on 18:43: MVA - McK. Hwy./Mp. McK. Hwy. a voluntary Police Officer Hold. 49. Motorcycle vs. car. 2:38 p.m: Assist, Information - The vehicle was recovered by the May 1: 04:54: MVA - McK. ...saving stories 87600 blk, Cedar Flat Rd. subject’s father from the scene. Hwy./Mp. 34. Caller hit something 4:28 p.m: Citizen Contact - Involved: white Subaru Legacy, while driving, not injured, slightly from the rising 42800 blk, McK. Hwy. 30-year-old male from McKenzie blocking traffic. tide of time. 4:54 p.m: Threat, Harassment Bridge. 18:44: Rescue Operation - - 42700 blk, McK. Hwy. April 30: 10:58: Warrant Arrest Aufderheide Dr./Cougar Dam MOVE TO A PLACE – Hwy. 126E, Mp. 34. Stopped a Rd. Female trapped inside vehicle Continued On Page 8 saying her leg was broken. From February 7, 1992 edition of McKenzie River Reflections THAT MOVES YOU

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Marvin had of 1930, a small steam schooner seismic activity on the seabed opened the mail that morning and put out of Crescent City, Calif., under the ship, of the sort in it was the Fenwick glass fly rod bound for Coos Bay with a crew witnessed by two schooners off he’d ordered. Oh, it was used, of of 18 men and a 250-ton load of the coast of California in 1895, course. The new ones are graphite. logs. It was never seen again. which caused a violent explosion But there’s a feel to a fibreglas The ship was the S.S. South of water above it. Depending on Fenwick that only a man dedicated Coast. On that day, three decades the depth of the water, it’s possible to a life of using dry flies can into the 20th century, she was that such a “seaquake” could have appreciate. already a historic vessel. In a delivered shock waves powerful The weather was gorgeous. The sense, she actually predated the enough to break the old, tender fish were biting on Lewis Creek. steam schooner era — in 1887, ship apart. But there was a hitch. Marvin when her keel was laid, all steam But none of these explanations had broken his ankle the previous schooners were actually sailing account for the fact that no week and was temporarily in a ships retrofitted with steam bodies were ever recovered wheelchair. It was his right ankle, engines. The South Coast was one — nor for the fact that at least so he couldn’t drive down to the of these. The fact that she was still two of the ship’s complement of creek. And there, in his hands, was working 33 years later, near the three lifeboats were somehow the Fenwick. He put it together, Superior Publishing end of the steam-schooner era, launched, but stripped of their attached a reel and some four- An old line-drawing of the steam schooner South Coast, most likely from was unusual. oars and provisions. weight line and set it on the couch the 1890s. In this illustration, you can see both masts are rigged to carry But however great that might A boiler explosion? and looked at it. sails; the ship was initially designed as a sailing vessel. Later, the aft mast have been for a historian, for a sailor There is one possibility that Marjorie was off visiting her was removed entirely, and the forward mast was used as a loading boom. working on that ship, it was bad. makes sense, and there’s actually sister, so she couldn’t help him. Wooden steam schooners, after a ocean is a very bad sign. Lifeboats ensued, spearheaded by a Coast some evidence to support it But there’s a pull, an irresistible couple dozen years in the water, are secured to ships very carefully Guard seagoing tug, the Cahokia, — scant evidence, but evidence draw to a fly rod. He had to cast usually became waterlogged, as so that high winds and boarding as well as a number of aircraft. nonetheless. It’s a boiler it. the seawater percolated into their seas can’t easily carry them They soon found the debris field, explosion. Now. hulls. When that happened, they away. If a lifeboat is in the water, and two of the ship’s lifeboats Boiler explosions, in 1930, It took Marvin about 20 minutes lost a lot of both flotation and there are only two possibilities: were adrift in it — completely were about as common as chicken to negotiate the front steps with strength. By all accounts, the South Either somebody launched it, or empty: no people, no food or lips. During the pre-Civil-War that wheelchair and the Fenwick. Coast was plenty waterlogged by tremendous force was applied to water supplies, no oars. heyday of river steamboats and Oh, he could’ve called a friend 1930; in fact, the word in the Coos the ship it was attached to. After checking them out, the railroad locomotives, back when to help him, but how could he Bay area was that she was barely Everyone hoped for the best, Cahokia sank the two lifeboats these powerful and dangerous possibly explain why? seaworthy. but all hopes for a harmless with its deck gun (a standard appliances were assembled and Finally, he negotiated the That should not have mattered. It explanation for this find were practice, as they were considered operated in ways that substituted sidewalk and then the edge of the was early autumn and the weather dashed by the next report, which to be hazards to navigation), along competitive recklessness for street itself. There were no cars was mild and calm. came in soon afterward from the with the deck house. engineering expertise, boiler coming this early afternoon. But, as it turns out, it did. oil tanker Tejon: No further clues were found, and explosions were a big enough Up came the Fenwick. A few A mysterious debris field “Numerous logs floating over no bodies were ever recovered. problem that the government swishes in the air told Marvin he’d The first sign of trouble came on large area,” the Tejon’s radio So, what happened? formed the Steamboat Inspection done the right thing in ordering Sept. 17, when the freighter Lake officer reported. “Also ship’s Looking for answers Service in 1852. By 1887, when the rod. So he ran out some line Benbow reported by wireless that deck house and other wreckage. Theories started flying around the South Coast was built, boilers and began casting. About halfway it had spotted an empty lifeboat Position about 30 miles southwest almost immediately. Perhaps, just didn’t explode any more. And across the street was a large floating on the sea, with the South of Cape Blanco, Oregon.” some suggested, there had been an the one on the South Coast had mulberry leaf. He did a double Coast’s name stenciled on it. Looking for survivors at-sea collision. But no other ships been working just fine for three haul on the line and sent the fly Now, a lifeboat floating in the An intensive search for survivors had reported such an incident, and decades. toward the leaf. It took several no other ships were missing. But the ship was grossly tries before he hit it, but when he Perhaps the ship hit an uncharted underpowered — its engine put made that cast, you could’ve sold tickets to it. His fly came to rest SITE PREPARATION REMODELING rock, others posited. But the debris out just 190 horsepower. That’s ROADS/DRIVEWAYS NEW CONSTRUCTION field was found so far off shore as the same amount produced by about three feet above the leaf and LAND MULCHING PROJECT MANAGEMENT to make this very unlikely. the engine of a new Chevrolet then fluttered gently down onto its GRADING DECKS/FENCING There are also what author Malibu, but instead of a one- target. Marvin’s smile said it all. SEPTIC SYSTEMS/UTIITIES SHOPS/STEEL BUILDINGS Grover refers to as the “the X- and-a-half-ton automobile, it Then the school bus came around was muscling around a 301-ton the corner full of kids heading Gary Lee theories” — the highly unlikely DEQ# 39131 CCB #231238 ones. One such theory might be a freighter. This engine had been home, and Marvin realized he was [email protected] Rotexcavation.com 541-999-7280 sudden, very small, very intense running at full throttle, day in and casting a fly rod from a wheelchair day out, since it was first installed onto dry pavement. Serving in the ship. Metal fatigue is a real “Hi Mr. Pincus!” yelled one of possibility under such conditions, the kids. “Catch anything?” The Entire and the ship was fully laden when “A little slow today, Billy,” he McKenzie it blew, so the power plant would yelled back. Valley have been working hard. “Isn’t it hard to catch fish without McKENZIE Furthermore, a group of Gold water?” Billy yelled. Beach residents reported seeing “It’s okay, son,” Marvin said DISPOSAL L.L. C. a blue flash on the horizon, with a grin. “I’m using a dry fly!” DARIN and CHERI FULLER followed by the sound of a distant ------Owners explosion, on the night the ship Brought to you by www. Phone 541-988-3016 vanished. purefishing.com, keeping alive PO Box 695, Walterville, OR 97489 Mysterious destruction - Page 8 and fresh the Fenwick quality to this day. 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In fact, for Incorporate the materials into the * Although carrot and celery right time to avoid tomatoes it should ideally be 65 top 8 to 12 inches with a digging CALORIES, TOO sticks aren’t always a favorite on disappointment to 70. The soil won’t warm up to fork or spade. Rake bed before Snack foods too often result the snack list, you can enhance Spring is here and you’re raring 60 or more until mid-late May or planting seeds or transplants. For in the downfall of good nutrition them with cheese, cream cheese to get your vegetable garden going. even June.” new garden beds: Remove sod or and ideal weight for youngsters and peanut butter. (There are Well, hold on just a minute. Sowing If you can’t resist the urge to weeds to expose [1]soil. Liberally and adults. The snacks frequently lower fat types of these foods.) seed or planting seedlings at the plant warm-season vegetables, add 4 to 6 inches of compost, lead to undesirable weight gain. * Raisins and various nuts wrong time will bring nothing but Miller recommended using some agricultural lime and a balanced Also, there’s concern about their are good snack foods filled with heartache. sort of protection from the chill fertilizer and incorporate into the contributing to the increase of nutrition. Of course, the dry One of the biggest mistakes like floating row cover, individual top 8 to 12 inches with a digging diabetes in our country. roasted nuts are lower in calories people make is to plant too early,” glass or plastic cloches or even fork or spade. Prepare seed or So snacks need to be considered than those roasted in oil. said Weston Miller, a horticulturist milk jugs or soda bottles with the transplant bed with rake. Next form the viewpoint of nutritional ICY BANANA SHAKES have with Oregon State University’s top cut out and turned upside down fall, add 5 to 10 pounds per 100 value, calorie count, and the nutritional value. Blend until Extension Service. “They get over plants. For directions on square feet of lime to beds. activity of the person eating them. smooth: 3 cubes ice, 3/4 cup milk, excited when it’s sunny for a few building a large, greenhouse-type In addition to adding complete Without an adult teaching them 1 teaspoon sugar, 1/2 teaspoon days, put plants in the ground cloche with PVC pipe and plastic, fertilizer to the soil, use a soluble the benefits of good nutrition vanilla, 1 ripe banana. Enjoy! and think they will grow. But the check out the OSU Extension fertilizer like fish emulsion for and guiding them in their eating seeds either rot from damping off guide on How to Build Your Own transplants, especially early in habits, youngsters often tend to (c) Mary Emma Allen fungus or germinate very slowly. Raised Bed Cloche. the season or if the plants are not want what’s not beneficial to Mary Emma Allen writes from Transplanted starts planted too Whether the relatively warm thriving. their health and weight. These her NH home. early will be stressed for the rest of winter will mean soil warms earlier Use transplants when possible. eating habits then carry over into the season and likely won’t catch this year is a matter of conjecture, Crops that do best when seeded adulthood. A Moment up.” Miller said. There still could be a directly into the garden include Desirable Snacks Right about now in the cold snap this month. carrots, parsnips, beets, radish, * Fruits rate high on the list of in Oregon Willamette Valley, you can plant “Gardening depends on the turnips, mustard and arugula. desirable snack foods - apples, History cool-season vegetables like carrots, weather, which is unpredictable,” Most other crops can and oranges, bananas, peaches, pears, beets, scallions, chives, parsley he said. “But it pays to wait.” should be transplanted to make plums, etc. Use canned or dried By Rick Steber (www.rick- and cutting greens that are easy to You’ll find more information the gardening process easier, fruits when fresh ones aren’t steber.com) grow from seed; or plant already- about vegetable gardening, particularly for weed control. in season. Some are higher in May 6 - Moses “Black” Harris started transplants of kale, head including schedules for planting Grow your own transplants or sugar than others, so become was a Kentucky-born descendent lettuce, chard, leeks and onions. 45 vegetables in all regions of look for high-quality starts (not knowledgeable about which are of slaves who became a respected An inexpensive soil thermometer Oregon, in the comprehensive root bound, stunted, off-color) at best for your children and yourself. mountain man. In 1823 he joined helps keep planting time in Extension publication called the garden center for best results. With canned fruit, go for those in William Ashley’s caravan of perspective. Growing Your Own. You’ll also Control weeds early in the natural juice or low sugar. young trappers and in 1836 served “Fifty degrees is a good find information on how far apart growth cycle of your veggies. Plan * Fruit juices generally are as a guide for the Whitman- benchmark for cool-season crops,” to space plants and how much to to weed your veggie beds at least better than soda for a refreshing Spalding party, and as a guide for Weston said. “And the soil should grow for a family of four. once every two weeks for the first drink. Milk is good, too, unless the Nathaniel Ford party in 1844. be 60 degrees or more for warm- Weston Miller’s top 5 tips for a six weeks of the plants’ growth you have allergies. However, He settled in Oregon and built a to get the edge on this ongoing remember when you add syrups, cabin on the Luckiamute River challenge in the garden. such as chocolate and strawberry, in the Willamette Valley. Here he Monitor and control slugs and you add calories to the drink. delighted the arriving pioneers other insect pests, often. Keep an * Water is a very good beverage with his wild tall tales and story eye out for slugs. Find them under and necessary to maintain life and telling abilities. He was in The debris and in the folds of plants good health. When I was a child Dalles in 1845 and formed a rescue and dispatch them by dropping on the dairy farm, milk and water party to save member of the Lost into soapy water. Look for aphids, were our beverages. Sometimes Wagon Train. He passed away imported cabbage butterfly larvae, Mother could afford orange juice from cholera at Independence, and other pesky critters on the for breakfast. Missouri on May 6, 1849. underside of the leaves. Squash them!

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Emergency? Call 911 Page 6 McKenzie River Reflections Thursday, May 6, 2021 process. Then, for qualified resi- Community Notes dential applicants, they provide Meeting Rescheduled Recovery Info Days pro bono design and drafting serv- The Eugene Water & Electric Wildfire Recovery Information ices. Qualifying small businesses Board has decided to postpone its Days are being held at the Mc- Boaters Be Careful Deer Creek can access low cost design and April 20th (virtual) Upriver Meet- Kenzie River Discovery Center The Eugene Water & Electric Forest Road 2654 (Deer Creek drafting services for commercial ing. Given some of the difficulties (MRDC) at Leaburg Lake, every Board, at the request of the Or- Rd) will be closed to the 2655 buildings needing to be rebuilt. and limitations of holding a virtual Thursday from 10 am - 4 pm. The egon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, is junction from May 3rd to August Applications for assistance is meeting, EWEB General Manager center will be staffed by: Devin spilling water through Rollgate 15th due to heavy equipment oper- available at www.nwrebuild.org. Frank Lawson and Commission- Thompson, Fire Restoration Com- #3 of Leaburg Dam to help attract ations. No vehicle or foot traffic is MEF Wildfire ers have instead decided to hold munity Coordinator, representing hatchery-raised salmon to the left permitted at any time. The Eugene an in-person meeting at 6 p.m. on Northwest Youth Corps and Pure Relief Fund Water Partners; Matt McRae, bank fish ladder. In June, ODFW Water & Electric Board (EWEB) June 15th at the McKenzie Fire & The McKenzie Education Disaster Recovery Manager, Lane will begin trapping operations to is relocating powerlines near Deer Foundation (MEF) is a small Rescue Training Center. The meet- County Emergency Management; collect brood stock and to deter- Creek onto the hillside west of non-profit group dedicated to in- ing will be held outside the train- White Bird Clinic, providing in- hatchery salmon from traveling the road to improve ecological spiring learning and enhancing ing center. Topics will include: formal counseling services and upstream of the dam and spawn- function and biological produc- educational opportunities in the watershed status and investments, emotional support ing with wild Spring Chinook. tivity for native fish and wildlife, McKenzie School District #68 customer programs, including re- On the third Thursday of each Boaters should be cautious, scout particularly Endangered Species and the McKenzie Community building opportunities. discussion month: Lucy Zammarelli, Lane the area and launch only if condi- Act-Threatened spring Chinook School. Recently the group has will center around programs for County Health and Human Serv- tions are favorable. The high flow salmon and bull trout. received generous donations to McKenzie Valley customer recov- ices hazard should be less as ribver assist students and whose lives ery specific to the area, wildfire People should park in the pub- Broadband Subsidies have been disrupted by the Holi- flows decrease. mitigation, McKenzie River gen- lic wayside and walk over to the People affected by the corona- day Farm Wildfire. historic hatchery buildings. Please eration updates - focusing on the Firewise Grants virus pandemic and need assist- Donations are still being ac- wear a mask, wash your hands and Financial grants are available to ance paying broadband bills could cepted at MEF, PO Box 274, Blue Leaburg Canal and road-mapping practice social distancing. rural Lane County residents inter- qualify for a $50 a month broad- River, OR 97413 or online at future decisions, potential price This program is generously ested in making landscaping and band subsidy. The money is part www.mckedfound.org. If you changes and the status of the up- supported by United Way Lane structural improvements to their of the COVID-19 relief package like the mission of MEF and want river Cost of Service Analysis, County, the Ford Family Founda- properties, which can increase the Congress passed in December for to learn more, please contact them along with a general question and tion and other anonymous MRDC at [email protected] survivability of their home in the low-income individuals. People answer session. donors. event of a wildfire. Residents may can begin applying for the Emer- qualify for up to $15,500 in finan- gency Broadband Benefit on May cial assistance. Applications will 12th, In addition to broadband, a Pure Water Partners Member Spotlight: be a lottery-styled system with onetime discount to poor house- priority for first-time applicants holds of up to $100 to purchase EWEB Incentive Programs for as well as high risk vulnerabilities a computer or tablet can also be such as wood shake roofs. Home- applied for. Conrtact Emergency Holiday Farm Fire Landowners owners can submit a maximum of Broadband Support Center, P.O. Pure Water Partners is a can help to uptake pollutants and The new Septic System and two properties per grant cycle year Box 7081, London, KY 40742, or collaborative group of volunteer filter sediment before reaching the Infrastructure Loan still carries no for funding. All online and paper go to https://getemergencybroad- agencies organizations that are river. interest but may be issued for up applications must be received by band.org. dedicated to promoting the health th EWEB will financially support to $20,000 with an 8-year term. Friday, May 28 , in order to be Rebuilding Help and vitality of the McKenzie HFF Landowners by providing Restoring electric service to entered into the lottery-system. The Northwest Rebuild Project Watershed. The McKenzie $2,000 in advance of construction HFF landowners is a top priority Go to: shorturl.at/uDIL8 is still accepting applications for community members who call for relocating outside of Lane for EWEB. “Our goal is to Rockslide on Rd 19 assistance for everyone effected this special place home benefit County’s riparian setback or enhance and improve the design A rockslide is blocking Forest by the wildfires. The project is a from the cooperative approach Special Flood Hazard Area. of our upriver distribution assets Service Road 19 (Aufderheide 100% volunteer group of design- and efforts of the PWP program. Landowners are also eligible for the purposes of reliability ers, drafters, architects, and engi- Drive) in the same area as a De- The Eugene Water & for up to $5,000 for installing and outage response,” said Rod neers from all over the northwest Electric Board is committed cember 2017 slide that blocked the that helps people rebuild their advanced septic systems or for Price, EWEB’s Assistant General road and access to Terwilliger Hot homes after natural disasters free to working with Holiday Farm out-of-pocket expenses related to Manager. Installing underground Springs for months. Damage as- of charge. Fire landowners to help with infrastructure adjustment in the service lines where possible is sessments are currently underway NW Rebuild first provides a list recovery from the fire and process of relocating the home a key part of that effort and the and officials said the road will be of resources useful to the home- watershed restoration. EWEB site to meet minimum setback utility has made funding available open as soon as possible. owner throughout the rebuilding has several programs designed requirements. to support it. to provide financial assistance to EWEB has expanded its septic For more information about landowners. system zero-interest loan to better these programs, visit (www. EWEB’s Home Site Relocation support landowner needs with a eweb.org/hff-resources) or email program can provide landowners wider range of eligible expenses. [email protected]. with up to $7,000 worth of incentives for rebuilding their homes farther away from the river, as part of an effort to improve and protect water quality. Moving homes and other structures farther back from the river and planting native vegetation on the banks creates a buffer that Living Water Family Fellowship 52353 McKenzie Hwy - Milepost 42 An Invitation Just east of Blue River 541-822-3820 Sunday: 9:30 am - Sunday School for all ages Catherine Boucher 10:30 am - Worship Service & Children’s Church to Worship 6:00 pm - Bible Studies and Youth Thurs. 6 pm - Celebrate Recovery (12-Step Program) Catholic Church St. Benedict Lodge Chapel 1/2 mile off Hwy. 126 on Notice of Budget Committee Meeting North Bank Rd., McKenzie Bridge Sat. Eve. 5:00pm Sun. Morn. 9:30am; Candidate for To support the Governor’s recommendations for social distancing, web page: sblodge.opwest.org Lane Electric Co-op a public meeting of the Budget Committee of the McKenzie School Central District District, (includes McKenzie River Community School), Lane McKenzie Bridge Christian Church Landscape Designer County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 56334 McKenzie Hwy, McKenzie Bridge, OR 97413 Co-owner Earthworks 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 will be held video conference. The meeting Landscape and Design 9:30 a.m. Sunday school for all ages will take place on May 19, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. The purpose of the 11:00 a.m. Worship Service & Nursery Joe and I have been happy Co- meeting is the presentation of the proposed 2021-22 budget. Need a ride? Call 541-822-3289 op members in the Central District To support the Governor’s recommendations for social distancing, since 1988, first living in the Lorane members of the public may submit written comments or testimony McKenzie Valley Presbyterian Church area and more recently several miles prior to meeting via e-mail at: [email protected]. Worship is live-streamed, every Sunday at 10:30 am, on the Facebook page for south of Eugene. I have the time and McKenzie Valley Presbyterian Church. Comments on Facebook are appreciated! Members of the public can access the live stream of the meeting at: You may also contact the church for prayer requests, to request an emailed or focus now to serve on the board. I earth-mailed bulletin, and other information. Phone or send email to Nancy Ash- have always been interested in top- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC14 qR6Fmaelcllzi4UMCeQ ley, [email protected], 541-914-1986. We look forward to hearing from ics such as energy and working with A copy of the budget document will be made available on or after our neighbors, either from a distance, or someday, in person! a group that serves its members. Milepost 13 McKenzie Hwy. (541) 747-2604 May 17, 2021 at the district office at 51187 Blue River Dr. Finn Rock, I have learned a bit about what it OR, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. by appointment or takes to serve collaboratively on a board. view document on the McKenzie School District website. Additional Priorities are keeping LEC pros- meetings, if needed, are scheduled on May 26, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. and perous and serving Co-op members May 27, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. while planning for the future. This in- This Space For Rent cludes climate resiliency and system upgrades to meet increasing chal- [email protected] lenges from storms and wildfires. Thursday, May 6, 2021 McKenzie River Reflections Page 7 loved you, a man who is a good Oh who gone remember now like Direct Answers role model for your children, American Life it was, then you wouldn’t be fixated on in Poetry Langston gone. By Wayne & Tamara Mirchell another man. It appears you are willing to do By Kwame Dawes We do not accept unsolicited mental exercises to be uncaring I have a memory of Lucille manuscripts. American Life Under Her Nose is, I wish to see him. toward one man, while being Clifton responding to a young poet in Poetry is made possible by I have been married for nine Raina unwilling to make the mental who asked her how she managed The Poetry Foundation (www. years to a difficult man. He is Raina, steganography is the art effort to understand what keeps to be a productive publishing poet poetryfoundation.org), publisher verbally abusive and every once of concealing one message within you with your abuser. You are a despite having to raise six children, of Poetry magazine. It is also in a while, physically abusive. I another. For example, in the bit like the horse who runs back by saying, “I wrote shorter poems.” supported by the Department refuse to leave him because we Second World War, the Germans into a burning barn. Of Clifton’s many brilliant truths, of English at the University have two children who love their concealed whole documents in Eventually, whether it is with this stays with me. And this pithy of Nebraska-Lincoln. Poem father immensely. microdots the size of a period at this man, the next man, or the man elegy, “5/23/67 R.I.P.”, selected by copyright ©2020 by Lucille I have a good friend from a the end of a sentence. after that, you may stop hiding the Aracelis Girmay in a remarkable Clifton, “5/23/67 R.I.P.” from How long time ago who unfortunately Steganography is at least 2500 reality of your marriage. Then, new gathering of Clifton’s poetry, to Carry Water; Selected Poems is still single. I enjoy his company years old, and it goes back to like some women who disguise would have been written when of Lucille Clifton, (BOA, 2020). much more than I should. He lives ancient Greeks who would write and cover up abuse, you may not her children were young, and Poem reprinted by permission in another state, and we keep in a message on wood and then be believed when you finally end when America was burning with of Permissions Company, LLC touch through email or on annual conceal it under wax. it. uprisings, and when Langston and the publisher. Introduction visits. But we didn’t need to heat your Your problem is not the other Hughes died. She accepted the copyright ©2021 by The Poetry He knows my situation. email to find the real message. It man and you know it. Your heavy mandate passed on to her by Foundation. The introduction’s However, the feelings we share was hiding in plain sight. problem is the husband you refuse Langston Hughes, to “remember author, Kwame Dawes, is George are mutual and so we decided You wrote about a non- to leave. The “I refuse to leave”— now like/ it was,” and we are the W. Holmes Professor of English not to speak to one another. My problem—I can’t get this man what is that? Love? Surely not. better for it. and Glenna Luschei Editor of decision, really. Yet I think about out of my head—while telling us You want a mental exercise 5/23/67 R.I.P. Prairie Schooner at the University him all the time. I try not to and about a real problem—I am in an to discount the reality of your By Lucille Clifton of Nebraska. wish I could just get him out of abusive marriage. Your excuse situation. There isn’t one. The house that is on fire my mind. is, it’s okay, because the children Steganography is an art that pieces all across the sky I would like to forget about him. really love the man who abuses requires practice. But you are make the moon look like Quote of the Week Are there some mind exercises their mother. engaging in reverse steganography. a yellow man in a veil you could suggest that may help You cannot ask for an answer You have managed to conceal “Hard work pays off in the my obsession? and then handcuff us. Our only the message from yourself while watching the troubled people future; laziness pays off now.” I have never been unfaithful to answer can be to deal with the revealing it to others. running and crying Steven Wright my husband, and regardless of reality of your marriage and its Wayne & TamaraaWayne & what he has done, I do not want effects on your children. Tamara ever to be unfaithful. My friend The non-problem you mention roadway was quickly cleared. asked to come see me before I is embedded within the first write: Directanswers@ Sheriff’s 6:58 p.m: Vehicle Stop - McK. decided to stop the friendship, and problem, which you don’t want WayneAndTamara.com Hwy. Mp. 31. I said no. to discuss. If you were married Report May 2: 7:02 a.m: Assist, It is all painful, because the fact to someone you loved and who Information - 55400 blk, McK. Continued From Page 3 River Dr. McKenzie Fire Assessed, 1 Transported. Injury/Non-Blocking. Scene to 44900 blk, Leaburg Dam Rd. 7:20 a.m: Theft From Vehicle 14:18: 35000 blk, High Ranch OSP & ODOT. 4:27 p.m: Warrant Service - - 91300 blk, Donna Rd. & Rescue Rd. Fire Alarm. May 1: 4:55: Mp. 34, McK. 37300 blk, Parsons Creek Rd. 9:05 a.m: Incomplete 911 Call 14:56: Camp Creek Rd./ Hwy. MVA. Non-Injury/Non- 5:47 p.m: Hit & Run - 87600 - 34100 blk, Country View Dr. Continued From Page 3 Milepost 1 Subject Down. Unable Blocking - Scene to OSP & blk, Cedar Flat Rd. A silver 2- 1:00 p.m: Civil Service - 92000 to Locate. to Locate. ODOT door car struck a mailbox and blk, Marcola Rd. 9:11: 45000 blk, McK. Hwy. 15:05: 87000 blk, Cedar Flat May 2: 18:45: 91000 blk, continued on down the roadway. 1:24 p.m: Civil Service - 39200 Medical, General. Patient Rd. Medical, General. Patient Angels flight Rd. Medical, The driver was identified and the blk, Camp Creek Rd. Assessed, 1 Transported. Assessed, 1 Transported. General. Patient Assessed, 1 victim declined to pursue charges 5:44 p.m: Criminal Mischief - 14:03: 1400 blk, 66th Street 20:09: 40000 blk, Deerhorn Rd. Transported. for hit and run. 43600 blk, McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Handled by Assist Police. Patient Assessed, 20:43: 35000 blk, Camp Creek 6:18 p.m: Vehicle Stop - McK. 7:52 p.m: Unlawful Entry Eugene/Springfield Fire. No Transport. Rd. Medical, General. Cancelled Hwy. Mp. 27. Motor Vehicle - 56600 blk, McK. 15:57: 87000 blk, Lupe April 29: 16:59: 88000 blk, by Dispatch. 6:52 p.m: Motor Vehicle Hwy. Ln Medical, General. Patient Stephens Rd. Medical, Heart. McKenzie Fire & Rescue Accident, Unknown Injury - 11:38 p.m: Incomplete 911 Call Assessed, 1 Transported. Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. will hold its monthly Board of Aufderheide Dr. & Cougar Dam. - 88200 blk, Millican Rd. April 28: 11:46: 38000 blk, April 30: 8:07: Mp. 34, McK. Directors meeting Mon; May 17th, Deputies responded to a possible McK. Hwy. Medical, General. Hwy. Medical, General. Patient noon, at the Leaburg Training rockslide on the Aufderheide Comments as reported may Patient Assessed, 1 Transported. Assessed, 1 Transported. Center, 42870 McK. Hwy. Drive. A silver Honda Odyssey not be complete or accurate. If 12:38: 90000 blk, Thomson 22:31: 40000 blk, McK. Hwy. was involved and a 40-year-old further information is required Ln Medical, General. Patient Motor Vehicle Accident. 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SHELFNOTES Out Of The Glass Mysterious destruction Whenever I look into the glass, Continued From Page 4 FROM LEABURG that mirrored her wonderful face, I seem to see her watching me, This could explain a number of timbers of the hull, which would LIBRARY with all her beauty and grace. things. Photos of the South Coast not. Eyes of tender lavender hue, large show two lifeboats on davit cranes Well, it’s a theory. But to prove MAY 2021 and eloquent, loving and true. atop the aft end of the deckhouse. or disprove it, a person would have In 1907, a talented young man orchards were unmatched. He kept The boiler was situated beneath to look at the evidence … and the moved his little family from bees and made honey. He built a A sorrow that time with all of its the forward end. Had it exploded evidence was all shelled and sunk Albany, Oregon to Foster, where sawmill without an instruction arts of healing can never allay, and taken the deckhouse off the by the Cahokia’s deck gunner. he built a house near the banks book, and ran it himself. He had A glance in the mirror, her image ship, it’s entirely possible that So we’ll never really know. of the Santiam River. His heart pigs, sheep, chickens, cows, horses, upstarts, and follows me all those crane arms might have been (Sources: Grover, David H. was full of hopes and dreams for and he loved cats – especially Long through the day. broken off, releasing the boats. The Unforgiving Coast: Maritime himself, his beautiful wife and his John Silver. He enjoyed driving up Following, watching, wherever The residents saw the flash at Disasters of the Pacific Northwest. growing family, and he worked to Cascadia to collect soda water, I pass, tenderly gazing out of the night, or at least after sundown, so Corvallis: OSU Press, 2002; hard at providing a comfortable which no one else could stand. glass. most of the crew would have been Newell, Gordon & al. Pacific life for them. Several years He had six children, and a I wonder if she is still watching inside the deckhouse at the time Lumber Ships. Seattle: Superior, earlier, he and his brother, who lovely wife, Fanny, whom he me from the place to where she — sitting ducks. Many if not all 1960; www.deafwhale.com/ was also his business partner, had loved dearly. They were married has flown, of them would have been severely maryceleste) made a long and arduous journey for 16 years until she died of an And knows I miss her constantly mangled by the blast, which means Finn J.D. John is an instructor to Alaska in search of gold, only infection following the birth of as I wander here, alone? there would have been plenty of at Oregon State University and to return empty-handed. So their sixth child. He was never the Superlative eyes from out of the blood in the water to attract sharks the author of “Wicked Portland,” they decided to build a sawmill, same after that, and you can feel past, seem gazing at me from out — which could explain the fact a book about the dark side of manage their timber business, and the depth of his heartbreak in his of the glass. that no bodies washed ashore. Oregon’s metropolis in the 1890s. do some farming. writing. He loved to be outdoors Such a blast also would have To contact him or suggest a topic: In his spare time, the young hunting, fishing, or just spending Oh, beautiful eyes, could you but removed the upper works — decks, [email protected], @ man began to write poems. Over time off by himself at his cabin in see the pain that dwells in my deckload, masts, stuff that would OffbeatOregon (on Twitter), or 170 of them. Poems about the the woods. heart, float — from the waterlogged 541-357-2222. life that surrounded him, all of In 2013, a family member A longing that ‘bides with me which – even the smallest things published William’s poems in constantly, a sorrow that will not - inspired him to capture his a volume called “Songs Of The depart, State Police the owner’s work had been thoughts and set them on paper. Santiam.” Clearly, the Santiam Abides and follows, as dreary victim of a burglary in Corvallis. And his words created something was his beloved river, but he also years pass, only a memory, out of Report Collected evidence and provided magical - especially when you loved the McKenzie. Here’s a bit the glass. it to Corvallis PD. Continued From Page 3 consider that he had only a third of his May 1: 04:57: Crash, Non- grade education. To The McKenzie Oh mystical glass that reveals unto vehicle for traffic violations. The Injury – Hwy. 126E, Mp. 34. He and his siblings were raised “Fairest of all crystal streams, me, the images hid in my breast, driver was found to be Driving Advised of a vehicle hitting a on Moss Butte on the old Santiam wondrous river of my dreams. Could I but vision eternity, the While Suspended or Revoked, rock or concrete. The vehicle Pass wagon road where his Thy source is the eternal snows, vision might bring my soul rest. Misdemeanor and had active was blocking the westbound parents ran a roadhouse. School from whence thy icy water flows. Heart weary, I wander and murmur, warrants for his arrest. The driver lane. On arrival, fire crews were just wasn’t in the picture. His I would thy pureness would depart alas, ‘tis my heart sees her image, was taken into custody without pushing the vehicle back to a pull mother, however, was very well all sin from out the human heart. out of the glass.” incident and lodged in the Lane out off the hwy. ODO\T arrived educated, and she provided her That the waters, as they play, could County Jail. His vehicle was on the scene and collectively we children with classic literature by wash impure thoughts away. In 1941, William prefaced left for friends. Involved: silver/ were able to clear the blockage. such authors as James Fenimore Could leave the soul without a his collection of poetry with an aluminum Saturn Aura, 52-year- The operator hit a rock the rolled Cooper, Longfellow and Scott. stain, always, ever, to remain. introduction, the first sentence old male. off the hill, thinking the vehicle He fell in love with language, and As clear as thine own limpid flows, of which states: “The secret of 13:34: Illegal Dumping- Hwy. cleared it. The rock put a hole in rhythm, and ideas. So he wrote. that flashing bright as silver goes. successful authorship consists of 1126E, MP. 23. Responded to a the oil pan. There wasn’t any other Some of his poems are lilting Ever onward on thy course, full of the correct interpretations of the littering complaint on a private damage to the vehicle. Operator and happy; some are introspective, life and strength and force. unspoken longings of the human timber road. Upon finding the had called for a tow, waited on others are funny and playful; Gathered from a thousand rills, heart.” I’d say he got that done dumpsite, located several items scene for arrival. Involved: tan and some are melancholy and from out the everlasting hills. rather well. of mail and misc. Documents. Chevy Impala, 21-year-old driver steeped in heartbreak. All reflect Would that I were such as you, There are copies of “Songs Of Through the names determined from Clatskaine. remarkable insight and an could cut impeding barriers The Santiam” in the library, so you astounding mastery of expressive through. can read all of William’s poems language. From source of life to peaceful sea, yourself. They will delight you, Patsy’s Stage Stop Restaurant He died in 1948 of cancer at and rest there for eternity.” make you laugh, make you cry, the age of 78. He was known The following poem is my make you think. Come meet this throughout the Santiam Valley as favorite for a number of reasons. remarkable man who certainly the Poet of the Santiam. His name William wrote this after his beloved earned the title - Poet of the was William Ralph Mealey, and Fanny died so tragically, leaving Santiam. he was my husband’s grandfather. him with six young children and I’ll see you at the library. William could make or build a broken heart. It is an eloquent, Marty Mealey, Director almost anything. His gardens and haunting, exquisitely beautiful (Open Mon-Thurs : 1:30 - 4pm) Outdoor Dining & To Go 8 am - 2 pm 541-741-7907 38491 McK Hwy, Cedar Flat Century Trees, Inc. Scott Woods Owner Committed to excellent Dangerous Tree Removal customer service, quality Complete Well Pump Systems Cabling & Bracing workmanship, prompt service Submersible & Jet Pumps • Pressure & Holding Tanks Stump Removal and competitive, affordable New Installations • Service & Repair Tree Trimming/Hedge Pruning pricing. 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