McKenzie Valley Wellness News & Updates

By: McKenzie River Reflections Staff Oct 31, 2024  BLUE RIVER: “We had to learn to trust that our lives in this community are worth rebuilding.” Those words from McKenzie Valley Wellness president Val Rapp helped explain that the area’s rebuilding efforts involve more than just putting up new walls. “There was not a single one of us here who could do this by ourselves,” she said. “But working together, [...]

KLCC | By Tiffany Eckert | Published October 28, 2024 at 5:10 PM PDT Four years after it was destroyed in the Holiday Farm fire, the McKenzie River Clinic has been rebuilt on its original site in Blue River.As community members cheered, East Lane County Commissioner Heather Buch cut the ribbon to the entrance of the new clinic on Oct. 25, 2024. The 3,350 square- foot health facility cost $2 [...]

By Dannie Condon and NBC16.com StaffFri, October 25th 2024 at 5:45 PM BLUE RIVER, Ore. — McKenzie River Wellness has rebuilt the McKenzie River Clinic with the help or Orchid Health after the original clinic was lost in the Holiday Farm Fire. Scott Wright, a Blue River resident, was scheduled for an appointment at the McKenzie River Clinic with his late wife the day the Holiday Farm fire broke [...]

By: Albert James Oct 25, 2024 Updated Oct 25, 2024 BLUE RIVER, Ore. -- Four years after it burned down in the Holiday Farm Fire, the community celebrated the opening of a rebuilt medical clinic Friday afternoon and looked ahead to all the services the facility will provide beyond check-ups. With the snip of a giant pair of scissors, the new Orchid Health McKenzie River Clinic was opened to [...]

All members are invited to the annual membership meeting for McKenzie Valley Wellness on Tuesday, May 7, at 7:00 PM. Anyone is welcome to attend, member or not. The annual meeting will be in-person only this year, at the Upper McKenzie Community Center, at 54745 McKenzie River Dr., Rainbow, OR at 7:00 PM. Light refreshments will be served. We will be collecting donations for our own local Food Pantry at [...]

December, 2022 Dear member of McKenzie Valley Wellness,Important updates for all members of McKenzie Valley Wellness (MVW). Oregon Department of Justice inquiryThe DOJ’s inquiry launched last May was extensive and thorough, into all aspects of our finances, our membership policies, and our nonprofit governance. The DOJ concluded their inquiry in October. They did not find any financial wrongdoing or any misuse of funds. The DOJ asked MVW:o To clarify the [...]