BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Northwest Christian receives $1 million gift An anonymous donor has given $1 million to Northwest Christian College Northwest Christian College is a private, liberal arts college located in Eugene, Oregon and is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ. for remodeling remodeling /re·mod·el·ing/ (re-mod´el-ing) reorganization or renovation of an old structure. bone remodeling a former fraternity house and to help with a future project. The gift will help the Eugene college finish work on the Pomajevich Faculty Building at the corner of East 11th Avenue and Alder alder (ôl`dər), name for deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Alnus of the family Betulaceae (birch family), widely distributed, especially in mountainous and moist areas of the north temperate zone and in the Andes. Street. The former fraternity house, across the street from NCC's Morse Events Center, is being turned into faculty offices and classrooms, along with a kitchen to serve the events center. Half of the new donation will go to the Pomajevich project and the other half will be used for a yet-to-be-determined project. Work on the faculty building is expected to be complete by February. The donation pushes the college past the $2 million mark in its Campaign for the Second Century, an effort to raise $2.9 million. Most of the money will be used for the Pomajevich building and an endowment fund Noun 1. endowment fund - the capital that provides income for an institution endowment patrimony - a church endowment chantry - an endowment for the singing of Masses to cover maintenance and operations. Once the building is complete, the college plans to demolish its existing faculty building, the Harmon House, a block to the east. That building is too dilapidated for repair, officials said. House fire causes $100,000 in damage No one was injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. in a house fire that caused $100,000 in damage Monday. A neighbor noticed smoke coming from the back of the two-story house at 1245 Cal Young Road in Eugene and called for help at 11:10 a.m. Firefighters arrived and brought the fire under control within seven minutes, Eugene District Fire Chief Dave Coleman David Lee Coleman (born October 26, 1950 in Dayton, Ohio) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1977 season. He batted and threw right handed. Listed at 6-3, 195 lb. said. The fire originated in the kitchen/dining room area of the 1,744-square-foot house. The current owners purchased it in 2003 for $226,000, records show. No one was home at the time of the fire. Two Eugene deputy fire marshals fire marshal n. 1. The head of a department or office that is charged with the prevention and investigation of fires. 2. A person in charge of firefighting personnel and equipment at an industrial plant. Noun 1. were investigating the cause of the blaze. Coleman said it was not a suspicious fire. |
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