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purpose of addressing the following for the Owensville-area citizens: Health and wellness, education, hunger relief, environment, and community betterment.” The foundation also exists to establish, maintain and distribute a scholarship fund or funds to enable deserving citizens of the Owensville area to acquire a college or technical school education. While the current focus is getting the organization started, the group knows what they want to accomplish. “Future goals of OACF are
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to build up the endowment fund, which will be used for grants and scholarships given out annually, to develop a credible foundation where donors feel comfortable with the foundation’s mission and continue creating endowments for community projects,” said Lairmore. One of the most unique aspects of OACF is its ability to be diverse when establishing endowments and its ability to fund any type of project as long as it meets the foundation’s purpose and mission within the community, Lairmore said.
PHOTOS BY DAVE MARNER
THE CITY’S John Roach (above) and OFD’s Jerry Gaska collected spilled fuel from a storm water drop box Friday at Casey’s store.
OWENSVILLE HIGH School sophomore Jordan Linders, of Gerald, was the winner of a $50 gift card from Walmart for her logo design for the Owensville Area Community Foundation. OACF members Kyle Lairmore (left, president) and Glenn Ely (board member) presented Linders with her award on Monday. OHS art students in Sherry White’s class were invited to participate in the logo contest. Walmart donated the prize. PHOTO BY DAVE MARNER
City • from page 1 an actual cost of $262,817. One bid was rejected based on the bidder’s failure to meet truck length and water flow specifications. It was for $294,995. The other bid was for $290,201. Curtis Aytes, deputy chief and chair of the Apparatus Committee, told aldermen the bid from Franco met all specifications. “They’re the same specs,” he said. “They meet the same specs.” Fire department personnel will attend a pre-construction conference to guarantee what they want is what is manufactured. Anticipated delivery is 310 days after the chassis order is placed. Chassis assembly is anticipated to take between 90 and 110 days. The department will pay off its most recent pumper acquisition during the 2012-13 budget year. Tracy said Capital Improvement tax funds can be used to complete the purchase of the new truck when combined with OFD budgeted funds designated for equipment purchases. After the 2013-14 budget, Tracy said the fire department can start paying back the remaining balance of around $166,000 to the Capital Improvement fund with future budgeted resources. Final action on that proposal has been discussed but has not yet been taken, he noted.
PHOTO BY WILL JOHNSON
SAME CIRCUMSTANCES…DIFFERENT DAY: At around 1 p.m. Thursday a two-vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of Highways 19 and 28 at Walmart. Shane A. Jarvis, 29, of Belle was attempting a make a left turn onto Highway 28 from Eldorado Drive in a 2004 Mazda. Justin M. Blackwell, 20, of Gerald was southbound on 19, crossing 28 onto Eldorado going toward the Walmart parking lot, in a 2001 Ford. Owensville police report Jarvis turned left into the path of Blackwell who avoided a head-on collision by hitting the concrete mount for a metal pole holding up one of the traffic signals. Blackwell was taken by Owensville Area Ambulance District personnel to Mercy Hospital Washington for treatment of minor injuries. Jarvis was able to drive his vehicle from the scene while Blackwell's was removed with significant damage.
The all volunteer fire department receives around $75,000 annually in city personal property and real estate taxes from the city’s General Fund and a similar contribution from membership dues paid by members of the Owensville Rural Fire Protective District. “They presented a solid plan,” said Tracy. “They did their homework. They put a lot of time and
thought into this.” Busy week for OFD Owensville volunteers handled several brush fires Tuesday at high winds sparked fires in burn barrels and rekindled brush fires from the day before or the weekend. On Old Woolam Road, embers from an outdoor wood burning furnace exited the chimney and touched off a 5-acre grass and woods fire at
noon. Firemen were clearing that scene at 2 p.m. when a rekindled fire from Monday was reported near Highway 19 South and Bohemian Highway. At 2:30, firemen from the Mt. Sterling station were called out to a fire in ditch on Route D near Osage County Road 704. Bland firemen were reportedly battling a brush fire Tuesday night. The National Weather Service
on Tuesday issued a “Red Flag Warning” strongly requesting that outdoor burning be attempted due to high winds, low humidity, and dry conditions. OFD also collected about two gallons of the 5 to 7 gallons of fuel spilled at Casey’s on Friday. A fuel delivery driver for the company
told firemen he opened the wrong valve, discharging fuel down the driveway. Some of the fuel ran into a storm water drop box. Firemen and city water department staff scooped out what they could and soaked up the rest using absorbent pads designed for fuel spills. An OFD report was filed with DNR.
See our web site www.GasconadeCountyRepublican.com for photographs from the brush fire Tuesday.
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