EAST LINCOLN MIDDLE CLOSED
THURSDAY DUE TO NO WATER

By Jon Mayhew

DENVER -- As many as four Lincoln County schools had either little or no
water throughout the day Wednesday, as two water main breaks kept
county employees busy.

As a result of the water main break on Furnace Road and Highway 73,
East Lincoln Middle School will be closed Thursday, as they still do not
have any water.

According to Lincoln County Emergency Management director Susan
Spake, firefighters from Pumpkin Center will be on standby at the school
Thursday, as they were Wednesday, for increased fire protection.

Spake's office only learned of the water main breaks after officials with
Lincoln County Schools contacted Emergency Management almost four
hours after the second water-main break.

According to county water department head Steve Gilbert, the Furnace
Road/Highway 73 break happened around 8am Wednesday. Emergency
Management was called around 11:50am.

Meantime, Gilbert said a second water "leak" was discovered Tuesday
afternoon at Amity Church and Old Mill Roads. There weren't any efforts
made Tuesday to fix the leak according to Gilbert.

"It became worse overnight Tuesday, so then we went to fix that leak," said
Gilbert, adding he couldn't directly pinpoint cold weather as the cause of
either water-main break.

Other schools affected by the Wednesday main breaks included Iron
Station Elementary; Norris Childers Elementary; and Love Memorial
School.

The other three schools had full water pressure around noon according to
Spake. School officials could not be reached for comment on how many
students were affected at the height of the water main breaks.

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