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Jan Jenniskens (in front) and his wife Coodje Coenen ride over McKenzie Pass in 2008. For cars, the highway is “evocative of what driving was like in the 1920s,” says Ian Johnson of the State Historic Preservation Office.
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The 34-mile-long stretch of the McKenzie Highway that connects Deschutes County to Lane County was recently entered into the National Register of Historic Places for its significance in Oregon history. The highway's origins date back to 1862, when it was used as a wagon route through the Cascades.
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much-traversed section of scenic highway linking Deschutes County to Lane County has been recognized for its merit as a significant landmark in Oregon history. The McKenzie Highway, also known as state Highway 242, was recently entered into the National Register of Historic Places, joining the ranks of about 2,000 other properties in Oregon. “It represents the cooperation between the state of Oregon and the federal government,” said Robert Hadlow, a historian with the Oregon Department of Transportation. “It’s something very special.” The 34-mile section of highway connecting Sisters to state Highway 126 near McKenzie Bridge was nominated for entry in 2009 by Oregon’s State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation and officially listed in the register last month. To win this distinction, proposed properties must go through a review process in which state and national committees consider their historical significance. Among other criteria, a property must be at least 50 years old and communicate the essence of the original structure, said Ian Johnson, historian for the State Historic Preservation Office. “The highway was definitely made for older, smaller cars,” Johnson said. “It’s very evocative of what driving was like in the 1920s.” See McKenzie / A4
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People observe smoke from the Scott Mountain Fire last summer from the Dee Wright Observatory on McKenzie Pass.
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Expiring patents imperil profits at drug companies By Duff Wilson New York Times News Service
At the end of November, Pfizer stands to lose a $10-billion-a-year revenue stream when the patent on its blockbuster drug Lipitor expires and cheaper generics begin to cut into the company’s huge sales. The loss poses a daunting Inside challenge for Pfizer, one shared • Decline by nearly every major pharmain drug ceutical company. approvals, This year alone, because of Page A4 patent expirations, the drug industry will lose control over more than 10 megamedicines whose combined annual sales have neared $50 billion. This is a sobering reversal for an industry that just a few years ago was the world’s most profitable business sector. See Drugs / A4
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The database on the National Register of Historic Places website contains the following listings: Historic places in the U.S.: 86,255 In Oregon: 1,985 In Deschutes County: 37 B. A. and Ruth Stover House Bend Amateur Athletic Club Gymnasium Bend High School Bend Skyliners Lodge Benjamin Hamilton House Charles Boyd Homestead Group Congress Apartments Deschutes County Library administration building Downing Building Drake Park Neighborhood Historic District Elk Lake Guard Station Emil and Ottilie Wienecke House Evan Andreas Sather House
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Right now, state law requires Central Oregon Community College to install solar panels on new buildings on its shady Bend campus, even though they might not be as effective as other forms of alternative energy. If Sen. Doug Whitsett, R-Klamath Falls, has any say in it, that will change. Whitsett has introduced a bill to the Oregon Legislature that would amend the existing law, which went into effect in 2008 and requires all public building projects or major renovations costing $1 million or more to have 1.5 percent of their total budget spent on solar enerIN THE gy technology. LEGISLATURE “What we’re trying to do is make a little common sense,” Whitsett said. Senate Bill 586 was introduced and considered in public hearing by the Business, Transportation and Economic Development Committee on Feb. 22. It would allow public agencies affected by the law to satisfy the 1.5 percent requirement with various green technologies, including solar, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric and biomass. Alternatively, the projects could incorporate conservation measures that reduce energy usage by at least 20 percent. “If it’s advisable to spend 1.5 percent of construction costs on renewable energy, solar is not always the best option,” Whitsett said. He said the original law was heavily supported by the solar lobby, but declined to elaborate. “We have particular interest in the geothermal part since Klamath Falls, (the Oregon Institute of Technology) and the city of Lakeview have extensive geothermal resources,” Whitsett told the committee. See Solar / A5
Since getting sober more than two decades ago, Tom Arnold, the actor and comedian, has been a quiet force in Hollywood’s recovery community,
helping stage a number of interventions for drug-addicted execs and stars. But even a seen-it-all show business survivor like Arnold was stunned when he tried to pull his friend and ex-neighbor, Charlie Sheen, back from the brink. “I went to a person close to him and
said, ‘This guy is in serious trouble. … We’ve got to help him,’” Arnold said. “And this person flat-out told me to my face, ‘We make a lot of money from him. I can’t be part of it.’ That tells you everything you need to know.” See Sheen / A5