I KNEW you'd say that!
I hope this is just a rumor, in my opinion, and I really hope Vortex continues to operate for at least a few years to come. It is actually a big dream of mine to work on Vortex when I'm old enough (16) and right now I'm 13, so it wouldn't be until 2015 that I would first be able to apply for and possibly achieve that dream.
As one of Vortex's big big big fans, I would be CRYING if we lost Vortex.
Unless there's an incident you should be able to run Vortex in the near future.