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Community members are raising money to help rebuild the Blue River Library, which was one of hundreds of structures destroyed in the Holiday Farm Fire last September. The Blue River Library was one of hundreds of buildings destroyed by the Holiday Farm Fire in September. Credit Tom Atkinson / R3digital A permanent replacement for the library is a few years off. Alice Bonasio with McKenzie Community Development Corporation says they’re hoping to set up a mobile library to bring books, technology, and other resources to the community as it rebuilds. Bonasio says a gofundme fundraiser pages se...

Credit McKenzie Community Development Corporation The McKenzie Community Development Corporation is giving out holiday boxes to 400 McKenzie River area residents featuring local blueberries, honey, and hazelnuts. Communications Director Alice Bonasio acknowledges the boxes won’t solve long-term recovery issues, but that’s not the goal. “No single gift is ever going to fix what people lost. The enormity of it is enough to really get you down,” said Bonasio. “So, this idea is a small gesture, but it’s highlighting what there is in the way of good and the way of hope for the communit...