There are times when living in Oakridge can look as though we’re in some kind of war zone. About 10 days ago, I noticed a late model car parked along High Prairie Road about a block from where it splits from Westoak. Over the next few days, I could see that the trunk was jimmied open, and the destruction was beginning.
Today it was a burned-up hulk; once again, a mess for somebody else to clean up. This all happened a quarter mile from the Oakridge Police Department. I understand that this is out of their jurisdiction (or is it?), but is this our future, automobiles destroyed and burned on the outskirts of town? There must be a reasonable answer. Oakridge and the surrounding area shouldn’t look like Beirut or Gaza.
Ben Olson III
George Custer lives in Oakridge with his wife Sayre. George is a former smokejumper from his hometown of Cave Junction, a former captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. and ran a construction company in Southern California. George assumed the volunteer duties as the Editor of the Highway 58 Herald in 2022. He loves riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle, building all things wood, and playing drums on the weekends in his office.
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