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community/classified ads
october9
2012
Sheriff’s Office Uses Creativity continued from page 8
Reserve Deputy program, and is cur-
rently in the background investigation
stage on adding three additional reserve
deputies to the four very active reserves
serving in the Enforcement Division.
Reserve deputies augment and expand
the capabilities of the Sheriff’s Office.
“Our Reserve Deputies average
close to 250 hours every month -- thou-
sands of hours per year,” says Lieuten-
ant Hald. “Our reserves are an important
part of our volunteer program. Last
year, all Sheriff’s office volunteers put in
6,708 total hours, and this year, they are
on pace to put in well over 8,000 hours
of volunteer, community service.”
“Our volunteer programs are the
highlight of an attitude that is growing
among our staff,” says Sheriff Dicker-
son. “And that attitude is one of a can-
do nature. We have a team here that is
growing together to embrace our mission
and find creative ways to solve problems
in the myriad ways they present them-
selves in the three Divisions of the Sher-
iff’s Office: Enforcement, Corrections
and Support Services.”
Part of that creativity is the call-
triage system that has enabled deputies
to have more time to investigate seri-
ous crimes without having any dropped
calls. In times past, deputies going from
call to call would not be able to keep
track of them all as they stacked up each
day. The new system allows deputies to
put many non-emergency calls on hold
until someone (a deputy, supervisor, or
the sheriff) can get to the call for follow
up at a later time.
As a result, some calls are being
handled with some delay, but every call
is being answered. A higher percentage
of emergencies are getting a quicker re-
sponse and a higher percentage of crimi-
nal investigations are being completed
throughout the county.
“These are difficult economic
times for many sheriff’s offices around
our state and nation,” the sheriff says.
“By empowering employees to be cre-
ative in their jobs, and by building bridg-
es to volunteers and outside resources,
we continue to provide the best service
possible with the resources we have in
Columbia County.”
ShoeString Players Present St. Helens Haunted Tours
continued from page 6
Marshall, Brandon Cutshall, Sierra Gregory, Amelia
Henderson, Toni White, Joseph Schulkowski, Robert
Gatlin, John Miller, Lobster Lamp, and Patrick Birkle.
The show is directed by Brian Vaerewyck, with Byron
Ohler, Colleen Ohler, Lindsey Summerfelt, Cheyenne
Johnson, Jeff Nelson, Joe Nelson, Bill Cade helping
with the ghostly sounds, magical special effects, light-
ing, and fantastic props. Vera is in charge of security.
“One of my favorite characters is, Molly, she
toys with the audiences nerve’s and carries a strange
look alike doll of herself. She is one to watch carefully
on the tour, she is a bit psychotic,” says director Brian
Vaerewyck.
Tickets are available at Bertucci’s, St. Hel-
ens Book Shop, and www.SSCPMusicals.com for $5.
Tickets will also on sale at the door for $10. We are
really encouraging presale
tickets.
For more information
see www.SSCPMusicals.
com or “Like us” on Face-
book.
Columbia River Foursquare Church
555 Commons Drive, St. Helens
(across from the DMV)
• Updates on Services available to Veterans in the County
• Mobile Vet Center (MVC) will be onsite
• Brochures/Information on Veteran’s Benefits
The Shoestring Commu-
nity Players has been pro-
ducing plays and other
performances in Colum-
bia County for 30 years.
Formed from a dedicated
group of “Reader’s Theater” performers, SSCP was
officially founded in 1982. The first production was
Brigadoon, performed at the St. Helens High School
Olmscheid Auditorium. SSCP has consistently pro-
duced productions and performances since that time,
tapping into the rich and “undiscovered” talent Colum-
bia County and its surrounding areas have to offer. We
perform Revues, Musicals, Dramas, Comedies, Chil-
dren’s Theater, and any other type of production that
captures the attention of the community. SSCP is, in
fact, recognized in the Cultural Inventory of St. Hel-
ens in the Columbia County Cultural Coalition Sum-
mary. ShoeString was also recently recognized by the
National Endowment of the Arts for its participation in
the “Big Read” for its performance of “The Persian” a
Sam Spade play. We have been a long-standing, well-
respected community group. SSCP is a fully non-profit
501(c)(3) organization, relying on volunteers for every
aspect of our operation. Our mission is to support the-
ater and arts through successful productions and par-
ticipation by the entire community.
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