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to do and how manpower
is an issue.
“We physically carried
some of the patients out.
One of the things they
found out was that even
when you have two or
three people on the board,
by the time you carry them
all the way out, you’re get-
ting pretty darn tired.
“If you carry one or
two people out, and you
have 30 to 50 patients, you
need a significant amount
of manpower to rotate
through so that everybody
stays effective.
“We did really well on
communication,” said
Gavlik. “Especially on the
larger scale, communica-
tion is (frequently) one of
those issues that could be
better. We transitioned
from our initial primary
frequency with 911 dis-
patch over to a tactical
channel, and everyone
transitioned well.
“The biggest thing for
(the new volunteers) is
they learned to operate as a
team. When you have
someone that has been
here for a while, it is fairly
instinctive, you know what
each other is going to do
and you work well to-
gether. When you get new
personnel on board, there
is a period of adjustment.
“Everything that I saw
was that everyone worked
well together,” said the
deputy chief. “I heard there
were some pretty good sets
of lungs screaming in
there. I could hear them
from the outside.
“But, I think they (the
students) played their roles
really well,” Gavlik said.
Building with
wood good
A new report con-
cludes that wood is one of
the most environmentally
sensitive building materi-
als for home construction.
It uses less overall en-
ergy than other products,
causes fewer air and water
effects, and does a better
job of the carbon
“sequestration” that can
help address global warm-
ing.
The research showed
that wood framing used 17
percent less energy than
steel construction for a
typical house built in Min-
nesota, and 16 percent less
energy than a house using
concrete construction in
Atlanta. And in these two
examples, the use of wood
had 26-31 percent less
global warming potential.
This $1 million study
was prepared by the con-
sortium for Research on
Renewable Industrial Ma-
terials, a non-profit corpo-
ration of 15 research uni-
versities. It was published
in the “Journal of Forest
Products” and is the first
major update on this topic
since 1976.
TOUCHDOWN - Friday,
Oct. 1, at 7 p.m., IVHS
Cougars will host their
first
game
on
the
school’s new $600,000
field against Hidden Val-
ley.
The
new
field
(above) comes complete
with concession stand,
athletic track, profes-
sional lighting, and seat-
ing for 400. (Bottom
photo from left) Gary
Thornhill, athletic direc-
tor, with maintenance
technicians
Michael
McNally and Tom Baker,
admire the new field.
(Photos by Shane Welsh)
I.V. Open Door takes care of valley
By CHRISTINA HILL
Correspondent
Located just off the
beaten path in Selma, peo-
ple will always find an
“Open Door” between 9
a.m. and 4 p.m.
Nine years ago, when
Dodie Vandermark retired,
she wondered what she
was going to do. Her
thoughts of boredom didn’t
last long until her late hus-
band, Gene, suggested that
they open a food bank. His
suggestion gave birth to
Open Door.
What began as just a
shelf of food in their
kitchen and a box of
clothes has grown to
crowd every inch of the
two-story house.
“If you have a short
week or a short paycheck,
you can come here and say
you need a food box and
all you have to do is fill
out a short form,” said
Vandermark. “There’s no
red tape. We don’t require
Social Security numbers
any more.
“We actually have a
lot of people who are high
up on the ladder; and then
all of a sudden they lost
their job or their husband
gets hurt and they have to
come here, so it can hap-
pen to anyone,” she said.
At Open Door, people
can find everything they
need, including a hot
shower, toiletries, clothes,
HOUSE SPECIALS DAILY
Fish
Support the merchants
who advertise in the
‘Illinois Valley News’
Rogue Community
College’s Small Business
Development Center is
offering a class on current
trends in employee rela-
tions.
“Managing People:
21st Century Employee
Hiring and Termination”
will be held from 6 to 9
p.m., Tuesday and Thurs-
day Oct. 12 and 14.
Employers must con-
tinually redefine their em-
ployment processes and
practices. Learn how to
limit legal liability with
either voluntary or invol-
untary terminations, and
gain tools needed to make
effective and legal hiring
and firing decisions.
The course includes an
overview of today’s labor
market and tips for recruit-
ing; screening resumes and
applications; employment
law basics; interviewing
skills and effective orienta-
tions. Continuing Educa-
tion Units (CEUs) are
available. There is a fee.
Chicken
Steak
fruits and vegetables,
crackers, and much more.
“We take care of the
Dodie Vandermark
whole valley,” said Van-
dermark.
“Just last month we
helped over 750 people,”
she said.
I.V. Open Door is sup-
ported by donations from
local churches, her Social
Security money, donations
people drop off, and from
the USDA.
“We have to report
what we give away that’s
USDA food, but we don’t
have to report what we
buy,” she said. “On the
average, we pay about 14-
cents a pound for food.”
With a huge walk-in
freezer and shelf after shelf
of food, it’s clear that
“Dodie’s” motive is to
help people.
“If anyone needs any-
thing, all they have to do is
come,” she said. “No mat-
ter how much money a
person makes, they can
still come up short. Any-
thing can happen to any-
one at any time.”
Before starting Open
Door, Vandermark served
on the Three Rivers School
District Board of Directors
for a number of years.
She and her husband
moved to the valley in
1972 from Riverside,
Calif.
YARD SALE
Friday & Saturday
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Estate stuff!
*Prints *Vintage Clothing
*Tapestries, etc…
Open 5 to 9 p.m. - Restaurant parking in rear
126 S. Redwood Hwy., CJ
592-4222 or 592-2892
Corner of
6th St. & Hwy. 199
in Kerby
“This is the most beau-
tiful place I’ve ever been,”
she said. “I knew when we
visited my mother, who
moved up here a year be-
fore, that we just had to
move up here. So we went
back down and sold all our
property and came up here
three months later,” Van-
dermark recalled.
Her husband, to whom
she was married for more
than half a century, died
almost two years ago. Still,
she keeps the “Door” open,
with a little help from vol-
unteers.
“We are completely
nonprofit,” she said. “We
don’t sell anything here.”
As with any nonprofit
organization, “Dodie” said
that more volunteers are
always needed and wel-
come to help.
To receive assistance
or for more information,
stop by Open Door. It is
located behind the Quick
Stop Market in Selma; or
phone 597-2197.
GRANTS PASS SHOPPING CENTER- (541) 474-1060
Stores also in Medford and Roseburg