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..!V* *• » H A ■ • k J ..— * - . • ■ * :— V • •' • " « • » « % * <► -• Briggs files suit against city in 1987 drowning of their son Robbie b E U OF s s i e • : V N v.t : : r t OR F N E K S F A P tK L V l ‘ N E • L in O F . 9 7 5 :3 The Heppner Morrow County’s Home Owned Newspaper Hob and Stacie Hriggs have filed a suit against the city o f Heppner over the death o f th e ir son. Robbie, on Vug 19, 1987, at «he Heppner S w im m ing Pool Ih e suit, tile d July 21. 1989, c h a rg e s w r o n g fu l J e a th anJ negligence against the city The H riggs. lo rm e rly o f Heppner and n o * liv in g in W a ld p o rt, Ore . are represented by Portland attornev J Randolph P u k e tl P C The city is represented by the la * fin n . Schulte. Anderson. D cFranq. D ownes and C arter. PC I he case * ill be tried in c irc u it court be .1 12 person |ury on A p ril 20 w ith Judge Richard Courson presiding Ih e Huggs are asking S2U0.UK) for "reasonable c o m p e n s a t io n in addition to money fo r loss o f the azette decedent s society, com panionship and se rvice s." and money fo r the "d ecedent's medical, hospital and burial expenses R ie Hriggs are charging that the city was negligent in ta ilin g to use imes tw o tow ers prov tded along the sides o f the pool, that the lifeguards ic m ained in a seated position by the edge o t the shallow end o f the w hich provided lim ite d v is ib ility o f various parts o f the pool, tailed to retrain fro m unnecessary talk and visitin g w ith spectators, engaged in activities ihai dciracted fro m cons lam survellancc o f the sw im m ers in the o l. tailed to prom ptly observe the B riggs' son and rescue him when he encountered trouble w hile sw im m ing, tailed to adequatele divide the responsibilities o f ihe lifeguards in respect to w atching the pool at the tim e th e ir son encountered d iflic u l ty in the pool; tailed to clearly designate and m ark d ivin g and ium • ping safety ai cas ta d to jv >st rules concerning diving .md lum ping in an area where ihe ps..icd iules w ould be cle a rlv v is ib le , m a in ta in e d the lifeguard chair at the shallow end of the pool in a dangerous condition in that it was rusted s .it and w ould not pivoi making it dangerous lo i liteguards to u.e, .untamed both lifeguard to w n s on the• same side o f the [vm l t 1 léguai ds on duty ,al tfie tim e o t Robbie B riggs' w eie Randy ( o le . K irsten i ( 1 1 l u 11 siiu and Dawn P ulitici \ change of s e ti tiled by the Bi iggs to move the • i.il t i • Portland was denied hv C irc u it Judge J I • r 1 - % m . * *.‘ s % C * «I * « < ’ ’V i ■ • ' •. . • . r v • , X '* > • '*‘ 4 f '] • t * I ’ * 1 • :• T F ..‘ / A » • •< » #* •• • * < U s c ii Public invited to MCGG appreciate day Saturday * *■* ‘ •' .1 • .. * • » .• *.• ' j VOI ION N O . 6 " rdnesduv, February 7, 1990 H e p p n e r 25' • I 8 Pues Fire destroys three businesses; causes over $900,000 in damage ’• * *k , *’ * V . . • . •»« » j - * \ ' • a -» V • - , ’* ;■ y V ’ r . •••■/'- CtvK. • ' v * ' * ». - itili ’ Doug Holland of Ihe Morrow County Gram Growers shows some of the door prizes to be given away this Saturday th e M o rro w C o u n ty C ra in G row ers w ill hold their annual customer apprec i.ition day ihis Satur day at the main o ffices and store in Lexington The day w ill start o il w ilh the traditional free pancake ham and egg break fast starting at 8 a in and set ving u n til noon ^ . 1 ■ t - h iA X Ì **• L , ’ 1 r.. % lo ts ot tree di»<i p ii/e s w ill tie given away and there w ill In- lac torv leprcsentatives tn*m nine com [Xirnes on hand w ith displays and in fo rm a tio ti In addition, die M o rro w Co < attlcW om cn w d 1 servo silver dollar sausage Ih e public is invited to attend custom er appreciation day V: ' . ¿ ' A V. s 4 *• • . . ' C h a m b e r to meet at high school Heppner Chamber ot Com m erce members w ill return to school, lues day. February 14 Ih e y w ill he guests tor lunch in the Heppner High S c h o o lf ateteua. follow ed bv an in troduction to the high school's new com puter lab In fo rm a tio n data ob lamed lio m chamber members at then te n -lit meeting w ill be led into the computers to determine it tfiev re suited to then current careers H ig h School I ’ i in c ip .il Steve D ickenson s .i v s he is rxc lied about the new Career In fo rm a tio n Svstem and the netw orking process It there are iithers interested in tillin g «ml (he questloii.ure before the Chamber luncheon, contact Dickenson ( til) Scouts plan bake sale Central Market in full flames in Saturday’s early morninq fire that started at the Waqon Wheel Restaurant A tire that started in the W agon Wheel Restaurant in Heppner early Saturday m orning swept through ad jacent businesses, B ev's Bookkeep ing and C entral M arket, causing damage " i n excess o t $900,000 according to Heppner Fire Chief and ow ner ot C entral M arket. Forrest Burkenbine B urkenbinc said that the fire started around 4 a m Feb 5 He said that Heppner, Lexington and lone firem en battled the h la /e at the Wagon Wheel for almost three hours and believed to have it contained un til tJie w md pic ked up and spread the fire to the adjoining businesses "O n c e it got to C e n tra l." said Burkenbine. " i t was com pletely gut ted in a h a lf hour " Power was out in Heppner fo r about an hour as a result o f the tire A ccording to Burkenbine there were su fficie n t fire trucks and man pow er to fig h t the fire , but the w ind prevailed In addition to 14 Heppner firem en, seven firefighters from lone and five fro m Lexington assisted Burkenbine said the state fire mar shal determ ined the cause o f the fire to be a com pressor above a w alk in cooler at the W agon W heel w hich shorted out " U s u a lly a compressor w o n 't do what it d id . " said Burkcn bine " I t w ill kick a breaker It's rare, but not u n c o m m o n ." One person, firem an Dean Robin son. was a d m itte d to Pioneer M em orial H ospital and treated fo r smoke inhalation B urkenbine said (hat Robinson was released Saturday evening Burkenbine estimates that destruc tion o f the three businesses w ill d ire c tly affect 52 people. 17 o f w hom were em ployed at C entral It is estimated that C entral M arket alone U>st $650.000 in the fire "P e o p le w ho already use delivery service w ill he taken care o f by ♦ 1 a® C ourt St M a rk e t." sani Burkenbine He said that someone tro n i either C entral o r C o u rt St w ill d e live r the groceries He said that people who had been using loc ker space al Cen tra i sh o u ld c o n ta c t th e ir ow n ho m e o w n e r'» insurance firs i to recover damages, but that C entral does have some insurance coverage i fo r those losses Burkenbine was able to remove all ,ash receipts and charge account statements and has all statements on computer disc s He said that ( entrai M arket s phone is still m operation and anyone having questions mas call r»7r> ‘*f>14 C entral and Bev's Bookkeeping flave established an ot ■- '/ * ^ .tfS P hoto by Joy * H ugh#« lice at Jim Farley M otors at 12b I Mav \v e , and are open to accept payments on statements "A n y o n e w ith a credit balance may come in and receive p a y m e n t." he added Burkenbine' said that he w ill rebuild the market "as «>m as possi ble. bui i t ’ s going to take a w h ile " In the m eantim e. " C o u r t Street M arket) is attem pting to do their very best and we re giving them all o f ou r s u p p o rt," he said B urkenbine said he must remove tood debris to r sanitary reasons, but he said the insurance company w ill cover removal ot ihe building debris " W e 'r e in s u re d ," he said " B u t not near tu li o f coverage B urkenbine owns the b u ild in g oc cupied by B ev's Bookkeeping He and lo rm c r C entral ow ner C lin t M e d ia rn e . Portland, each ow n hall o f the m arket building Die B urkenbincs w ill s iili attend a grocers' convention in M a u i, H aw aii, and A ustralia, that they had been planning for several months, he said Bev 's Bookkeeping was operated by Beverly ( hinder son and the Wagon Wheel < ate and I oungc was ow ned hv I in k Rice Ihe Heppner Chamber o t C om merce Office located al It c v s lio n k keeping has relocated its o ffic e to Heppner IV 33 I oc. 1 1 Cub Scout t roups w ill hold a bake sale Sat . Feb IO ai the follow ing locations W o ll |V n Del s M arket in Ix x m g to n . Bear Den M ille r's M in i M art in Heppner. W chelos H eppner H ig h Sih>«>l Is games and Ihe Heppner Host Market Report I m e d a l . Fell. Soft W hite Weather Report Ja n Ml H ig h 46 1 lies. W id s . 441 4M I f u ir s »I fn q S.ll 46 Sun M on »1 t e li. 5. 19941 1 OH P ris K n II H 26 .0 .45 n 441 .0 27 .it .0 45 .1) 25 '4 .2 4 *4.26 1 » '4 t l •4.42 *4 44 '1 « 4 4 .2 1 ♦4.97 mi > ' * ■A •*" V - ' ’ . ' . ; ? B a r it i - Feb. M a rc h \ p i i l New c ro p Ilk ' ' • - ^ 4 V '9 4 % — PLAN FOR THE FUTURE START AN IRA TODAY In the aftermath of the fire Bev's Bookkeeping siqn still stands More fire pictures on page b See us today, and . Be ready for tomorrow Open an Individual Retirement account O F Member F O I C a s te rn O rea on In n • H w n o n w f • lo ■ n io A rlington Heppner e •/ > o iir Im lr p r n tlr n r H<"tu ( >>< v . F 1 ‘ — ' ' * 1 V f a m i , ’ * • L
