Communications in McKenzie River Valley Restored – KEZI 9 News

ByTom Atkinson October 19, 2020October 22, 2020

After we posted about the incredible efforts over the last month by the volunteer Oregon Internet Response (OIR) team to restore communication to the Holiday Farm Fire area KEZI 9 News came out to Rainbow this weekend to interview Matt Sayre from OIR and help spread the word that while we might not be streaming Netflix any time soon the valley does now have basic comms enabling most of the businesses up and down Highway 126 affected by the fire to reopen. Late Saturday the team completed work adding emergency Wi-Fi services to McKenzie River Community Center and to the McKenzie High School in Blue River.

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Emergency Medical Help This Winter

ByTom Atkinson October 15, 2020October 22, 2020

In the aftermath of the Holiday Farm Fire, we will all probably face a winter with intermittent road closures on the 126 due to mudslides and fallen trees so it would be wise to secure yourself access to emergency medical evacuation via helicopter. There are a few services out there, some are more affordable than…

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Holiday Gift Boxes for the McKenzie Community

ByTom Atkinson November 17, 2020December 15, 2020

With the holidays fast approaching and winter drawing in, our thoughts turn to the hundreds of families who have been affected by the Holiday Farm Fire. 2020 has already been a tough year, and with a spike in COVID cases forcing new restrictions on gatherings in Oregon, this would have been a strange and challenging…

Astor: Hope from the Holiday Farm Fire

ByTom Atkinson January 17, 2021January 17, 2021

Source: RegisterGuard.com By Amanda Astor Last week’s attack on the U.S. Capitol Building was a travesty. The extent to which we have forgotten our humanity and dehumanized our neighbors by treating them as ideas rather than fellow humans is horrific. It is amazing how such division and tragedy overshadows the strength and community that has actually been found over the past year. In…

The Community Rebuilding Fund

ByTom Atkinson March 17, 2021March 19, 2021

The Community Rebuilding Fund is a collaborative fund administered by Oregon Community Foundation, Ford Family Foundation and Meyer Memorial Trust. There is currently $6.5m in this fund with a goal of $10m (this is for statewide fire recovery efforts). The fund will be distributed in two “tracks”: 1. Track one: Capacity and response (about 25%) – available…

Spectrum TV, Internet, and Phone Services Restored

ByTom Atkinson January 27, 2021January 27, 2021

Spectrum has announced that after working in conjunction with Lane Electric they have finished rebuilding the more than 30 miles of their network that was destroyed in the fire and have now restored service to an area stretching roughly from Vida to McKenzie Bridge. Work to repair the network began as soon as the area…

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Advise on Returning to Property After the Fires

ByTom Atkinson September 15, 2020October 29, 2020

Fire Chief Thomas Lombard might be based in Tennessee but his advice is well worth listening to as we gradually return to our homes upriver. When a fire burns through an area, its path changes the environment for some time/years. As underbrush is burnt/destroyed, so is the plants that typically hold the ground together, allowing…

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