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Wednesday, January 21, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Search and rescue seeks volunteers
The Deschutes County
Sheriff’s Office is accepting
applications from members of
the community who are inter-
ested in becoming a search
and rescue volunteer.
Deschutes County Sher-
iff’s Office Search and Res-
cue (DCSOSAR) is one of
the busiest search and rescue
units in the state of Oregon.
In 2014, DCSOSAR com-
pleted 244 missions, which
included medical-related mis-
sions, training missions, pub-
lic events and assists to other
counties. Volunteers are highly
skilled and range from general
searchers to those capable of
highly technical missions such
as mountain rescue, swift-
water rescue, diving opera-
tions and more.
Selected applicants, who
must be at least 21 years of
age, are required to complete
the DCSOSAR program,
which consists of 120 hours of
training. This year’s academy
runs March 30 through May 2.
Generally, training occurs
on Monday and Wednesday
evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. with
classroom exercises and is fol-
lowed up with a day of train-
ing on Saturday or Sunday for
outdoor practical exercises.
Academy attendees will
receive instruction in several
areas including but not lim-
ited to: navigation, tracking,
wilderness survival, search
tactics, first aid/CPR and how
DCSOSAR operates. Included
in the academy is a “pack
test,” which consists of a five-
mile hike (2.5 miles uphill and
2.5 miles downhill) carrying a
25-pound backpack. The time
limit for this test is 100 min-
utes. Each academy attendee
will be assigned a mentor to
assist with the successful com-
pletion of the academy.
Applications can be found
at www.sheriff.deschutes.org
or www.deschutessearchand
rescue.org. Application dead-
line is 5 p.m. January 30.
Once applications are
reviewed, applicants that meet
minimum qualifications will
be contacted and will attend
an informational session and
be required to attend an oral
board interview. A back-
ground investigation will be
completed for all applicants
selected after the oral board
interview.
Some qualities necessary
include the ability to fit in with
current volunteers, a good atti-
tude and the ability to func-
tion as a team player. There
is a $100 entry fee for those
selected, which covers initial
search and rescue volunteer
clothing issued upon gradua-
tion from the academy.
For more information
call Deschutes County Sher-
iff’s Office Special Services,
541-388-6501.
Taking the shot...
photo by Jerry baldoCk
sisters eighth-grader Brad eagan goes up for two against
Mountain View.
SPRD unveils ideas for bike park
The Sisters Park & Recre-
ation District (SPRD) will be
holding a community meeting
at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Janu-
ary 30, at The Belfry to unveil
ideas for building a bike park
in Sisters.
The evening will feature a
presentation by Woody Keen,
who in his professional role
has built bike parks all over
the world. He will cover topics
such as: What is a bike park?
What is a pump track? Who
uses a bike park? What do bike
parks do for a community?
This project, tentatively
titled Bike Park 242, is a grass-
roots effort driven by com-
munity volunteers including
Joel Palanuk from the Sisters
Stampede, and Casey Meudt
from Blazin Saddles, who are
working with SPRD staff.
“Our hope is to provide an
amenity for locals and visitors
of all ages and ability levels,”
Meudt said. “Our vision would
include a perimeter trail, pump
track, mountain bike skill fea-
tures, jumps and more.”
SPRD Executive Director
Liam Hughes said, “Many of
our best projects are driven
by the community. Our role is
to be receptive to these ideas
and provide the structure and
support that allows the com-
munity volunteers to lead the
charge. I am really excited
with the passion and exper-
tise we have assembled in this
group.”
For more information con-
tact Hughes at 541-549-2091.
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