Blue River's internet woes continue months after Holiday Farm Fire

For many students and other residents, a local store is the only place in the area to get internet access.

Once you get through the wreckage left once you get through the wreckage left behind by the holiday farm fire -- you find people whose homes are still without internet...tv... or phones.

Kezi 9 news reporter emma jerome was in blue river today and spoke with people aboutwhat they've been missing.

Wendy king "we're limping through a semi normal situation" tokatee golf course in blue river was one property left untouched by the holiday farm fire emma jerome: "tokatee has been open for a while now, but still without phones or reliable internet of their own they have to get their wifi from here at the blue sky market in rainbow where internet providers have set up mobile towers."

And they're not the only ones employees tell me every day there are kids huddled in their parents cars near the mobile internet sites set up at the blue sky market --- just so they can finish school.

Wendy king: "we used to get our internet through century link and so since that is gone and since the infrastructure is going to take a very long time to fix - fema came in and they helped set us up" and while life without phone service or internet is inconvenient, for some it's the least of their worries.

Nadine mccrindle: " we have 230 clients across 6 hotels across eugene and springfield" they've been there edging on three months and mccrindle said that will likely last until the holidays.

King says the mckenzie river is a place where "warriors" live.

Even with nothing... she says they're all pulling together.

Wendy "it's amazing to see how strong they are and how willing they are even they don't have a home they're willing to help you with something you need help with" in blue river emma jerome kezi