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Sculpture to Honor #McKenzieStrong Spirit
An anonymous donation was recently made to the Arts and Business Alliance of Eugene in conjunction with Cinema by Niko Smart, Love for Lane County and the McKenzie CDC to commission a sculpture by artist Jud Turner to honor the resilience of the McKenzie Valley community in face of the devastation caused by the Holiday…

Meet your McKenzie District Deputy Team!
The Lane County Sheriff’s Office is excited to introduce the deputies and sergeant assigned to the newly formed McKenzie River Law Enforcement District! Deputy Russ Olson and Deputy Tom Speldrich will be patrolling the McKenzie River Valley, along with Sergeant Steve Sieczkowski (or “Ski” for short). Deputy Olson served as the resident deputy in the…

Lane County Parks to Undergo Cleanup
Lane County Parks owns and operates four parks that were damaged in the wildfire: Helfrich Landing (milepost 28), Eagle Rock (milepost 35), H.J. Morton (milepost 37) and Forest Glen Landing (milepost 41). Only Helfrich Landing has reopened to the public. Combined, the parks are just over 31 acres in size and we estimate that hundreds…

The Community Rebuilding Fund
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…

Bid Today in the McKenzie Restoration Art Auction
Visit https://judycasad.withwre.com/art-auction To support cleanup efforts in the McKenzie River Valley due to the Holiday Farm Fire All Art 100% Donated by Artist Judy Casad Where & When The first event starts Friday December 4th Deadline to bid – Monday December 7th at 5:00 PM. BID HERE – YouTube Video Ongoing Auctions will be announced….

Lane Transit District Has Restarted McKenzie River Route 91 Service
Lane Transit District (LTD) restarted the Route 91 service on the McKenzie Highway on Sunday, Jan. 24, and since then has added two temporary bus stops along the Highway (Highway 126) at the east end of Blue River Drive. The schedule has been modified to take into consideration work happening along the highway and an…