Editor’s note: Five years ago this month, the Holiday Farm Fire ripped through the McKenzie Valley, destroying hundreds of homes and leaving enduring scars — physical, psychological and on the land itself. This is another in a series of Lookout Eugene-Springfield stories examining the fire and its aftermath.
When the Holiday Farm Fire swept through the McKenzie River corridor Sept. 7, 2020, it upended everything in the lives of Brian and Kellie Cline, who own Vida Cafe.
The fire swept around their business on both sides. Firefighters staged their trucks in the parking lot and sprayed the building with water. The cafe, which the couple had purchased just the previous year, survived…