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ROOM TO GROW Tim Bobosky Freelance Photographer Mike Swancutt works to tear down the tennis courts on 15th Avenue Wednesday. The site will eventually be home to the University’s much-touted “living Learning Center,” a new residence hall designed to integrate academics and social life. .m ste, MEXICAN & SALVADOREAN RESTAURANT • 900 VEST 7TH AVENUE • 683-9171 Pegasus Pizza Welcomes The National Jr. Olympics A Eugene family tradition. Voted Eugene’s #1 pizza joint by Eugene Weekly readers for over a decade. • Family Oriented/Family Owned • Famous for BBQ Chicken Pizza & great salads • Outdoor deck dining & cocktails • Big Screen TVs • 15 micros/brews on tap 019467 Hayward University St Walking distance from Hayward! Aider SI JJ| Pegasus parking in rear 790 East 14th Ave. • 344-4471 NEWS BRIEF Central Oregon forest fire burns 2,500 acres PINE GROVE, Ore. — A 2,500-acre fire burned Monday on the north side of the Warm Springs Indian Reserva tion, Oregon's largest wildfire so far this summer. Approximately 335 people were fighting the Logs Springs fire; said Roger Peterson, spokesman at the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center in Portland. Firefighters have had no luck containing the blaze, he said. Twenty-one homes in a subdivi sion near the small town of Simnasho in Central Oregon were potentially threatened by the fire and were under a voluntary evacuation, Peterson said. As of Monday evening, 12 people had gathered at a evacuation center set up at a longhouse in Simnasho, he said. Oregon Highway 9 remained closed, blocking access to the Ka Nee-Ta Resort and Indian Head Gaming Casino. According to Peterson, high winds on the east slopes of the Cascades Mountains could help fuel the blaze. "There could still be some growth this evening," he said. "It's still warm and there are still winds blowing." The fire was first reported Sunday afternoon. A cause has yet to be determined. — Associated Press FLOOD continued from page 1 Facilities Services sent plumbing and electrical workers to the scene, who shut off the water upon arrival. Bloom said the carpets would have to be torn out and replaced, costing about $ 10,000. Replacing the blinds will cost around $3,000, Bloom added. There have been no official estimates of the damage. He said seven or eight computers and four or five printers were dam aged by the water. The systems will be taken to the Computing Center in McKenzie Hall to see whether they can be repaired. About 20 people showed up to re move water using vacuums and oth er extraction devices. Employees who worked in the office came in to sal vage what they could: files, pictures, electronics, papers, and whatever else they could save. George Evano, Communications Director for the Oregon Bach Festi val, worked in the office. He tried to rescue his files and papers, but at this point, he said it's hard to say how much was destroyed. Evano said that because the Oregon Bach Festival is over, much of the pa perwork has already been processed. "If this would have happened two weeks ago, it would have been disas trous," he said, adding that the Ore gon Bach Festival Committee would have had concerts and organizing to worry about. Cummings estimates it will take several months to repair all of the damage. omiedrawhom@dailyemerald.com Erik R. Bishoff Online and Photo Editor Agate Hall Building Manager Jima Britain describes Friday's incident, wherein a sprinkler caused flooding of the Oregon Bach Festival office. Facilities Services workers were able to shut off the water quickly, but not in time to prevent extensive damage. 019360 Call today to ask about our $100 off move-in special. For a limited time only. TONS of amenities— come take a tour today! 338-4000 umversiTY COMMONS apartments 90 Commons Drive, Eugene, Or 97401
