Grants for Businesses: Operational Cost Assistance
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Grants for Businesses: Operational Cost Assistance

ByTom Atkinson

Source: Development.Oregon4biz.com Business Oregon’s operational cost assistance grants offer funding for businesses with 100 of fewer employees that offer the consumption of food and or drink on premise; provide specified indoor physical exercise, recreational or family entertainment; OR provide specified personal services; and that experienced financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Oregon. Restaurants,…

Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program
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Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program

ByTom Atkinson

Source: OregonRentalAssistance.org Beginning May 19, 2021, qualified renters who have experienced financial hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic, and are at risk of homelessness or housing instability, may apply for the Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program (OERAP). This program is not a loan, which means those who receive assistance will not have to pay back…

Oregon State Uni’s Forestry & Wildfire Webinars
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Oregon State Uni’s Forestry & Wildfire Webinars

ByTom Atkinson

Source: Extension.Oregonstate.edu Tree School Online – Into the WoodsJoin us for an inspiring and fun immersion into the wild world of our remarkable forests, the native trees that grow in them, the wood they provide, and their connections to your life and work in this webinar and a virtual hike through Hopkins Demonstration Forest,Date: Tuesday, June…

McKenzie River Treasures Community Market Opening This Summer!
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McKenzie River Treasures Community Market Opening This Summer!

ByTom Atkinson

The new Saturday market is meant to help local businesses and showcase all the wonderful things the McKenzie Valley has to offer. The new “McKenzie River Treasures” market will take place on alternating Saturdays between Iron Forest, near Finn Rock, and the McKenzie Station Pub on McKenzie Station Pub on McKenzie Bridge. Janice Myers of…

McKenzie Fire & Rescue – RV Fire Safety Advice
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McKenzie Fire & Rescue – RV Fire Safety Advice

ByTom Atkinson

This summer heatwave promises to be as bad or worse than 2020 so for those of us in trailers fire safety precautions are a must. McKenzie Fire & Rescue have shared these flyers from the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office to help keep us focused on safety first.

CDC Community Organizers Making a Difference on the Ground
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CDC Community Organizers Making a Difference on the Ground

ByTom Atkinson

Charitable grants and generous donations have enabled The McKenzie CDC to hire a full-time Resource Coordinator and two Community Organizers to actively support survivors on the ground. Having a presence directly within our community means the CDC can quickly identify needs and make an impact where larger county and state-wide organizations might be out of…

Food Pantry Back Up and Running in Blue River
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Food Pantry Back Up and Running in Blue River

ByTom Atkinson

As part of the transition from emergency assistance to longer-term recovery, the former site of the Blue River Relief Center at the McKenzie School has now reverted to being the storage and distribution site for the local food pantry. When? – Every second and fourth Friday of the month,  11:00 am to 2:00 pm If you can’t…

One Dime at a Time – The Bottle Boys are Community Heros!
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One Dime at a Time – The Bottle Boys are Community Heros!

ByTom Atkinson

Our very own Blue River Bottle Boys have so far raised well over $10k for community organizations recovering from the Holiday Farm Fire and are still out there collecting and sorting cans and bottles. Hats off to Monty Wilson and Pete Petty for showing us how it’s done! The indomitable team was recently recognized, for…

Help Needed to Clean-up the Track This Weekend!
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Help Needed to Clean-up the Track This Weekend!

ByTom Atkinson

McKENZIE COMMUNITY TRACK SPRING CLEAN-UP – SAT. MAY 15 @9am The McKenzie Community Track and Field in Blue River is making an appeal for people power to help with a spring clean-up!  The track was fortunate and received only minimal damage during the wildfire. Valiant efforts by firefighters spared the AMJ Building and several lives were…

McKenzie Rafting – Have Lots of Fun! Do Lots of Good!
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McKenzie Rafting – Have Lots of Fun! Do Lots of Good!

ByTom Atkinson

A Helfrich Outfitter is Helping Our River Community Heal, Recover and Rebuild The Coronavirus made for a challenging river season for not only our rafting business but for all of the businesses along the McKenzie River. Making it worse, the Holiday Farm Fire started on Labor Day and ravaged much of our beautiful river valley….