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Lebanon (OR) Express, Wednesday, December 22, 2004 A3 i tmmmm mmn mmmm A motorcycle lays in front of a van as law enforcement officers investigate the scene of an accident involving the two vehicles and a deer on Dec. 15. The wreck occurred on Highway the driver swerved to miss a ni. the South Santiam River after the embankment on Berlin 20 near Fir Lane, a few miles Man seriously injured rolls into river in il Urn This pickup landed upright in dog at a corner and went over Pickup Barbara Ann Popovic, 56, and Savannah Ashlee Popovic, 21, of Lebanon, might consider themselves to have been very fortunate on Dec. 15, despite the fact they were involved in a single-vehicle accident.

Savannah Popovic was driving about 3 p.m., when they headed south on Berlin Road just outside Lebanon in their mid-90s Ford F250 pickup. A dog in the road caused her to swerve, said Rob Poirier, Lebanon police communications supervisor. The pickup left the roadway, rolled down the BY A.K. DUGAN Lebanon Express writer A motorcycle operator was seriously injured Dec. 15 after he collided with a deer, lost control and then was struck by another vehicle on Highway 20 about two miles east of Lebanon.

The five-lane road was partially restricted to one lane in both directions until noon. About 7:10 a.m., a 1982 Yamaha motorcycle driven by Marty Thomas Norton, 36, of Albany, was westbound on Highway 20 near milepost 17 in heavy fog when it struck a deer. Norton lost control of the motorcycle and then was struck by a westbound 1993 Chevrolet Astro van driven by Charles S. Sherrick, 63, of Eugene. City officials may issue citations Anderson) in accident Cotter said.

The two westbound lanes of Highway 20 were closed for several hours. Westbound traffic was diverted into one east-bound lane during the accident investigation. Cotter said the investigation into the accident is not closed because troopers have been unable to interview Norton. Members of the Oregon State Police Albany Area Command office are continuing the investigation. Limited visibility conditions are a contributing factor in this crash.

Assistance at the scene was provided by the Linn County Sheriff's Office, Lebanon Fire Department, and the Oregon Department of Transportation. effort does not yield large amounts of money, but granting agencies look for such activities as evidence of community support, she said. The organization is talking with other local groups that also are or may in the future be soliciting funds for building projects. These include Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital, the city (for a new library) and Willamette Valley Rehabilitation Center. Phillips said grantors said "from the get-go" they want the group to work with other organizations in Lebanon who are planning fundraising Grants to help recreation group The Lebanon City Council last week approved revisions in its enforcement code by a unanimous vote.

The two primary changes involve who is involved in enforcing municipal code and the process for hearings. The enforcement code applies to "the enforcement of city ordinance for the prevention and remediation of nuisances and other conditions contrary to the public safety, health or welfare," according to the ordinance. Violations of the municipal code are not considered crimes. In the past, only sworn police officers could investigate and cite offenders. Now non-sworn city personnel, including the police departments enforcement official and the building official, may now do so if appointed by the police Appointment of a 35-foot embankment and came to rest upright in the South Santiam River, Poirier said.

Medics put a rope line down to the river and assisted the two women out of the river back up onto the road. Neither was injured, said Assistant Fire Chief Duane Miller. Lebanon Fire District responded with 13 people in one engine, two medic units and the rescue vehicle. Most came directly from a garage fire on Manor Way. The engine stayed until the tow truck got the pickup out of city employee as an enforce ment officer may be for an indefinite period or for a single incident.

The process under the former code was quasi-civil, according to Lebanon City Attorney Tom McHill. Hearings were held before the City Council. According to the new code, prosecution will be handled through the Municipal Court but provides flexibility for hearings before the council in some cases. The new code makes enforcement and penalties clearer and is faster and less McHill said. Violations could carry a maximum fine of $600 per day because every day is a separate offense.

McHill said the judge may allow a brief period of time for a problem to be cleared up before the fine is 62,750 BY A.K. DUGAN Lebanon Express writer Recreation for Kids and Community has received three grants totaling $12,750. The group is working to rehabilitate the former middle gyms and build a skatepark. Judy Phillips, who chairs the Recreation group, said the grants will pay for technical assistance from Phil Smith, who works through Linn-Benton Community College to assist non-profit organizations. Smith contracts through LBCC's Small Business Development Center to provide technical assistance to small businesses and non-profit organizations.

The Small Business Development Center funded Smith's initial visits with Phillips, during which he determined what services Recreation for Kids and Community would need. When it became clear that ongoing assistance was south of Lebanon. (Photo by Bill Norton was transported by ambulance to Lebanon Community Hospital and then transferred by ground to Sacred Heart Hospital in Eugene. Oregon State Police Lt. Mark Cotter called his injuries "life-threatening." He was wearing a helmet and was operating the motorcycle with a suspended license.

Assistant Fire Chief Duane Miller said Norton suffered multiple trauma. "It was one of worst trauma injuries I've seen in a long time," he said. He remained in critical condition in the intensive care unit at Sacred Heart on Monday morning. Sherrick was not injured. The deer was killed instantly in the initial crash, required, he coached her how to write grants to pay for technical help on a fundraising feasibility study.

When the study is completed in the spring Smith said he will make recommendations for the next steps the group should take. The grants are $5,000 from the Ford Family Foundation, $1,000 from Umpqua Bank and $6,750 from the Meyer Memorial Trust. In addition to the grants, the organization is raising money through a grassroots effort. A lot of people are helping by donating newspapers and saving Shop'n'Kart receipts, Phillips 'said. She said Shop'n'Kart receipts may be dropped in a box at the store.

Shop'n'Kart donates one percent of receipt totals to the group, $1,000 so far. "I want to thank everyone for doing that" Phillips said. "It all helps." The grassroots fundraising secutive to all previous sentences. He was assessed a total of $674 in payments. Corona, 24, jumped Daniel Wayne Wilson, 18, of Lebanon, when Wilson visited a woman at 37565 Hungry Hill Rd.

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