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Power outage burns out school’s heater motor
Saturday, September 20, 2008 | No comments posted.
A partial power outage Thursday at Myrtle Point High School caused a little more than a temporary outage.
Superintendent Kent Klewitz said one of the three main lines feeding electricity to the school burned out. The decrease in power disrupted the function of a heater motor near the gymnasium.
The power that still trickled in was just enough to allow the motor to kick on and heat up, but not enough for it to work properly. The motor burned out and started smoking, filling part of the school with smoke.
There was no fire, but the Myrtle Point fire chief told the school officials to evacuate the building. The district decided to send high school students home. Ultimately, it canceled school for elementary school students, too, because the school buses wouldn’t have been able to finish the routes and return to pick up elementary students on time.
Klewitz said the school was operational again by about 2 p.m. and school was back in session Friday. The school is served by Pacific Power. Klewitz said the school district will get the bill for the new motor, and he’s not sure yet how much it will cost.
NB will do sewer work on Newmark Ave.
The city of North Bend will conduct sewer repairs and maintenance on Newmark Avenue between Sherman Avenue and U.S. Highway 101 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 24.
Alternate routes will be available from Newmark Avenue, north on Sherman Street to Clark Street to the highway.
For more information or to express concerns, those interested can call Public Works Superintendent Bob Dillard at 756-6078.
Superintendent Kent Klewitz said one of the three main lines feeding electricity to the school burned out. The decrease in power disrupted the function of a heater motor near the gymnasium.
The power that still trickled in was just enough to allow the motor to kick on and heat up, but not enough for it to work properly. The motor burned out and started smoking, filling part of the school with smoke.
There was no fire, but the Myrtle Point fire chief told the school officials to evacuate the building. The district decided to send high school students home. Ultimately, it canceled school for elementary school students, too, because the school buses wouldn’t have been able to finish the routes and return to pick up elementary students on time.
Klewitz said the school was operational again by about 2 p.m. and school was back in session Friday. The school is served by Pacific Power. Klewitz said the school district will get the bill for the new motor, and he’s not sure yet how much it will cost.
NB will do sewer work on Newmark Ave.
The city of North Bend will conduct sewer repairs and maintenance on Newmark Avenue between Sherman Avenue and U.S. Highway 101 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 24.
Alternate routes will be available from Newmark Avenue, north on Sherman Street to Clark Street to the highway.
For more information or to express concerns, those interested can call Public Works Superintendent Bob Dillard at 756-6078.
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