Fire burns several acres & double wide
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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.
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