Willie Sprague, General Manager of Papa’s Pizza Parlor on Main St, Eugene is donating $853.98 to help us support recovery on the McKenzie! Congratulations to Papa’s on their 50th Anniversary last week when the popular pizza chain chose four fundraisers for customers to drop their receipts into. McKenzie recovery was one of them so our…
Today Lane Education Service District shared this amazing short documentary film created by Lane County high school students. The piece tells the incredible story behind the Future Build project where students, volunteers, and agencies came together to bring hope to the survivors of the Holiday Farm Fire in the McKenzie River Valley. #FutureBuild #LaneESD #CTEworks!…
Last night was the McKenzie Firewise public meeting and by all accounts, it was both robust and constructive. Below is a video, the planned next steps, the slides from the meeting, and here is a link to the Interest Form for those interested in board membership, landowner participation, and/or volunteering to help with the community-wide…
Source: McKenzieRiverReflectionsNewspaper.com US Basketball Academy will lease space for 17 units June 3, 2021 RAINBOW: Some area families should soon be able to return to living on the river again, after losing their homes in the Holiday Farm Fire last year. In an agreement between the Federal Emergency Agency and the US Basketball academy, 17…
Blue River has come a long way since the Holiday Farm Fire last September, and things are really starting to look better with a lot of cleaning up being completed and construction starting on many properties around town. A major milestone for the community has been getting our Post Office back, on the same site…
Source: KEZI.com Posted By: Chelsea Hunt A total of 17 trailers will be set up at a site in Rainbow, bringing survivors closer to their communities. RAINBOW, Ore. – After the devastating Holiday Farm Fire ripped through the McKenzie River area last September, many families are still looking for a place to stay that’s closer…
There are two new resources available for fire survivors who need rental assistance or who receive SNAP benefits. Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program (OERAP) OERAP will cover up to 12 months of past due rent and three months of forward rent, once all past due rent is paid. OERAP will also cover past due utility…