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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Thursday, October 29, 2015 9LFWLPRIEODVWLQWDQN¿OPHGIRU79VKRZV BRIEFLY Cleanup of fuel WKDWVSLOOHGLQWR :LOODPHWWH5LYHU FRPSOHWHG By GOSIA WOZNIACKA and TERRENCE PETTY Associated Press PORTLAND — Two men killed by an explosion inside a World War II-era tank at DQ 2UHJRQ ¿ULQJ UDQJH ZHUH participating in a video shoot in a military vehicle owned by one of the victims, a FROOHFWRUZKRKDGEHHQ¿OPHG for shows on the Discovery Channel, the Smithsonian Channel and a video game commercial. $ FUHZ ZDV ¿OPLQJ WKH WDQN ¿ULQJ URXQGV ZKHQ WKH blast occurred Tuesday east of the city of Bend, killing vehicle owner Steven Todd Preston, 51, and Austin Tyler Lee, 22, Deschutes County Sheriff L. Shane Nelson said. Nelson said the cause of the blast was under investi- gation and the video was to be used for an exhibit, but did not give further details. Steve Greenberg, a close friend of Preston’s and fellow tank RZQHUVDLGKLVIULHQGKDG¿UHG rounds before and “everything ZRUNHG¿QH´ He said they were “testing some armor plate” when the explosion occurred. Preston was very safety-conscious, which is why the accident is even more shocking, Green- berg said. Preston’s close friends said he was a military vehicle collector who owned the tank as well as a World War II amphibious vehicle, a Humvee, a military motor- cycle and a vintage observa- tion plane. “His passion was with PORTLAND (AP) — The Coast Guard VD\VFUHZVKDYH¿QLVKHG cleaning up 400 gallons of diesel fuel that spilled into the Willamette River north of Portland. Authorities said Wednesday that all cleanup materials have been removed from the area. Authorities say the spill happened on Monday at about 5 a.m. near the Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminal in Vancouver, Wash. The cleanup was complete at 9:30 a.m. the next morning. The spill came from a fuel barge and was caused E\DWDQNRYHU¿OO The barge is owned by Kirby Offshore Marine, which contracted an oil spill response company to handle the cleanup. A WHPSRUDU\ÀRDWLQJEDUULHU — called a boom — and absorbent pads were placed around the spill site. Steve Kaufmann/KTVZ-TV via AP This Tuesday image made from video by KTVZ-TV shows investigators inspecting the scene of an explosion inside a World War II-era tank at a public firing range that left two people dead near Bend. the tank and with World War II history and collecting memorabilia,” said Dennis Ripp, president of the Military Vehicle Collectors Club of Oregon. Preston was the former president of the group and was a board member of the national Military Vehicle Preservation Association, Ripp said. “I’ve been broken up all day about his death,” said Ripp, another close friend. Paramedics tried to save the men, but they died from their injuries. The armored vehicle is a 1944 M18 Hellcat, which is technically a tank destroyer, the sheriff said. Preston’s friends said he took it to parades, fundraisers, auctions and live history displays at schools. “People would donate Greenberg said they and their tanks took part in a commercial for the video game “World of Tanks” that was shot last week. In 2011, Preston appeared in a Discovery Channel reality series. And he took part in the Smithsonian Channel series “The Weapons Hunter,” focused on rare military artifacts, that is due to air next month. Preston and another friend KDG VWDUWHG D QRQSUR¿W DQG planned to build a museum to display the historic vehicles, Greenberg said. He said Preston, who owned a Portland towing company, leaves behind a wife and two children. “He was generous, caring, he was there for other people. It breaks my heart that he is gone,” Greenberg said. money and he’d give them tank rides,” Ripp said. “He was a great guy, a super guy. He could help anyone with projects.” Greenberg said Preston bought the tank — a surplus vehicle — from a dealer in Denver, who had imported it from Yugoslavia. “It was in a rough shape and Steve did a beautiful job restoring it,” Greenberg said. “He spent years hunting around to buy original parts, knick-knacks like binoculars, ÀDVKOLJKWVDOOWKHWRROV´ Greenberg said Preston has friends around the world, because he traveled to other countries looking for vehicle parts. He also said Preston was licensed by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms DQG ([SORVLYHV WR ¿UH OLYH ammunition from the tank. (XJHQHPD\RU VHHNVVWDWHKHOS LQDGGUHVVLQJ KRPHOHVVQHVV EUGENE (AP) — Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy wants the city council to approve a resolution asking the state for help alleviating homelessness. Council members are scheduled to vote Wednesday on the mayor’s request. Piercy originally wanted the council to request that Gov. Kate Brown declare an emergency. She’s now seeking a resolution that asks the state to convene a work group and spend Proposed ballot measure would allow grocers to sell liquor PORTLAND (AP) — A group backed by Oregon JURFHU\ VWRUHV ¿OHG SDSHU- work Wednesday for a ballot measure that would allow grocers and other retailers to sell liquor. The proposal, which could go before voters in the 2016 election, would end the state’s monopoly that dates to the end of Prohibition in the 1930s. Currently, only the state can import and distribute liquor from its warehouse in Milwaukie. Hard alcohol is sold exclusively at state-li- censed stores that keep a percentage of the proceeds. The initiative would allow private liquor distribution and warehousing. Most retailers that currently sell beer and wine could also sell distilled spirits, though gas stations would still be prohibited. “They already know how to responsibly sell alcoholic beverages,” said Pat McCor- mack, a spokesman for Oregonians for Competition, the group created to pursue the initiative. “Let’s cut the state out of the business of selling liquor and increase its focus on alcohol law enforce- ment.” The initiative also would strengthen penalties for people who sell alcohol to minors. The grocers proposed a similar initiative for the 2014 election, but they ultimately dropped it when they decided to change the language and ran out of time to collect signatures. Grocers will need just over 88,000 valid signa- tures to place the initiative on the 2016 ballot. Critics say privatizing the liquor system would harm Oregon nascent craft distilling industry because it would be harder for small players to compete for shelf space in a grocery store. Rob Patridge, chair of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, said he doesn’t see people clamoring to upend the liquor system. “I think Oregonians gener- DOO\ KDYH EHHQ VDWLV¿HG ZLWK the way they’re able to obtain liquor,” Patridge said. The OLCC doesn’t take a stand on ballot measures, he said. With the threat of privat- ization looming, the OLCC voted earlier this year to create up to 17 new liquor stores in the Portland area. It’s currently seeking applications to run them. Subscriber services: For home delivery, vacation stops or delivery concerns: 1-800-522-0255 Didn’t receive your paper?&DOO EHIRUHSP7XHVGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\ RUEHIRUHDP6DWXUGD\ for same-day redelivery — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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