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Fire burns several acres & double wide 11 1 « 1 ■ 1 » 1 1 11 ■ 11 1 ,, 11 1 1 1 1 11 11 11 1 1 Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 A fire that started across from the golf course and near Dee Cox Road Tuesday ended up burning several acres and a double wide moble home. The home was not occupied and no one was injured by the fire. VOL. 126 NO. 28 10 Pages Wednesday, July 11, 2007 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Firemen mop up a Tuesday afternoon fire. The fire was started by a weedeater on the Connor property at about 2 p.m. and firemen stayed on the fire until about 8 p in. St. William’s Catholic youth serve the less fortunate in the City council talks about early enough to tour the area stuffing envelopes with fund Portland Burnside area sewer plant repairs and learn about some o f the raising letters. field work to serve the less fortunate in the Burnside area of Portland. The group left lone at 6:30 a.m. on June 28, arris ing in Portland agencies that serve the poor and homeless. The first working assignment was the Blanchet House soup kitchen where the group was told how to help with lunch. Two o f the youth filled trays in the kitchen while the o th e rs s erv ed lunch or bused tables. A long line had formed outside long before the 11:30 meal time. It took almost two hours to serve 283 lunches and clean up afterwards. The group took the opportunity to visit w ith some of the staff who cook and serve breakfast, lunch and dinner six days a week. T he men live in Tyree Svetich and Beth Morter help another volunteer till apartments above the soup kitchen. They are required trays at Blanchet House. to volunteer serving meals before being accepted into the Blanchet Program. They are then asked to make a 60- day commitment, working on the floor six days a week. They may then begin a permanent job search, but still must work six nights a week. O nce they find full-time work they may be required to only work one shift (two meals) a week and can stay for another 60 days before moving out. They must stay clean and sober and submit to random drug tests. T h e lo n e g r o u p spent the afternoon assisting Dalton Campbell serves a lunch of grilled fish, salad, at Outreach in Burnside. broccoli and a pastry at the Blanchet House soup kitchen. For 25 y e ars O u tre a c h has helped less fortunate people live “ independently with dignity” . They help m an ag e fin a n c e s and housing and make sure their clients get medical care. They become “family” for people who really c a n 't survive on their own on the streets. All of the youth were able to visit the single residency hotels in the area, delivering washed laundry and storage containers. They also spent the afternoon Kylee Svetich and Clay Morter deliver storage containers sorting donated clothing and to Outreach client Skippy. Five high school youth from St. William's Catholic Church in lone g a v e up a day o f life guarding and office and ALL NEW S AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. S t. Wi l l i a m ' s y o u th m a k in g the trip w ere K y lee and Tyree Svetieb, Clay and Beth Morter, and Dalton Campbell. They were accom panied by Anne Morter and Jeri McElligott. HHS classes o f 1987-1988 to hold reunion The Heppner High School c lasses o f 1987 and 1988 will hold a joint reunion on Saturday, July 28. A family-oriented get together will begin at 10 a.m. at the Heppner Pool and a tour of the high school will be held in the afternoon. An adults-only dinner begins at 6 p.m. at the Heppner Elks Club, followed by a photo slide show o f days gone by, 1980s-era music and dancing until the “wee hours.” For more information or to sign up, call Soft Smith at 541-278-2366 or email her at mbchickenleg(d msn. com. HHS class of 1957 to celebrate 50th reunion The Heppner High School class o f 1957 will celebrate their 50th class reunion in the Heppner City Park on Saturday, July 21. Everyone is inv ited to stop by to \ isit and renew old acquaintances and renew memories. The Heppner sewer plant is deteriorating and the city council Monday discussed how to pay for the estimated $200,000 in repairs. An evaluation of the plant presented to the council shows the following repairs needed: 1. C o m m in u to r. C o m monly called “a grind er" because it grinds up any debris coming into the sewer plant and re moves it. $60,000 plus installation. 2. Electric generator. Pro vides backup power in the event o f a power outage so that the plant continues to operate. $42,000 3. T rickling filter. The filter contains a film of “bugs” that consume the biodegradable “ stuff” in the effluent. Water is sprinkled on and then filters through rocks covered with this film. $ 8,000 4. Chlorination system. This system mixes chlo rine gas with the effluent before it lea\es the plant to kill any harmful bac teria. $7,500 5. Safety Walk. This walk way needs to be painted and installed in the con tact basin. $4,500 6. Seal pipe under W il low Creek. The pipe is allow ing water from the creek into our effluent system and vice versa. $3,000 7. TV inspection of Sewer. An inspection helps to determine where ground water and drains flow into our sewer system. This extra water taxes the system's resources. $ 10,000 The council discussed how to finance the repairs including borrowing the money from the bank and at the same time refinanc ing current city debt of $150,000. The proposed project and the refinanced current debt could be financed with a new bank loan of 5.5 percent over five years for $81,962 per year, or 5.75 percent over sex en years for $62.142 per year, or 6 percent over 10 years for $47,553 per year. The city currently has 690 water and sewer ac counts that would pay off the debt. The council decided to postpone a decision on the sewer upgrades until next month, giving the public a chance to talk to council members and the mayor. In other action the council voted to move ahead with purchase o f an $85,000 street sweeper. City Manag er Dave De Mayo explained that the best option he could come up w ith is through the League o f Oregon Cities Low C apitalization Pro gram. 4% Loan. The budget was written to reflect this loan for 7 years at 4% inter est. The amount budgeted is $85,000. According to Mayor Les Paustian the city has considered a re-built sweeper which is as good as new at a lower price than a new one. One has been located, depending on ax ail- ability at the time a deci sion is made. The machine xxould need to be inspected by City personnel prior to a final decision. At th e MCGG GREEN FEED STORE in H ep p n er: PMI Nutrition Pet Food is now Red Flannel .----^ f R E D\ 10% OFF t& A l- iE New Name... New Look... 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