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About The times of Willamina. (Willamina, Oregon) 1972-1974 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 24, 1973)
Sheridan Edition Sample Copy WILLAMINA TIMES, Willamina, Oregon, Wednesday, January 24, 1973 of Willamina VOLUME 64 NUMBER 27 Board changes bus ruling Eight Sheridan men recently completed training for their EMT’s. They are from left to right H arry Cooley, Z ara Potter and Duane Smith in front; John Krautoefer, Maurice Adamson, L arry Tennant and Val Adamson, back row. Missing from picture Oscar Freeman. Beginning Jan. 29, students who live within the Sheridan city lim its but a mile or more from- Chapman school will be able to ride the school bus due to a school board policy change. Meeting Wednesday night, Jan. 17, the Sheridan school board im plemented the new policy. The new policy will be on a trial basis, with the "affected students being picked up at the new city library if the city gives its O.K. Previously, students living out side the city lim its were the only ones eligible to ride the bus. Burt Benson, a parent, pointed out the inequities of this system at last month’s school board meeting and requested the policy be changed. He said that some students living within, the within the city lim its are a mile or more from the school and others living outside the city lim its are only a few blocks away. School Superintendent William Hilton said that the new policy will go into effect when the new sem ester begins. In other action, the board de cided to buy 3/4 horsepower motor and fan to vent out weld ing fumes from the school shop. The shop teacher, Greg Johnson, had pointed out the danger of the fumes in a letter to the school board. A request from Elementary school principal L ester DeHart for an outdoor educational school for sixth graders over a spring weekend won approval. The board voted to have $300 put in the proposed school budget for renta of a twelve-passenger van from Tuggle Chevrolet. David Sears, high school principal, reported the high school staff has completed taking an evaluation course and that 25 separate reports concerning the departments of the school have been completed. Eight W illam ina-S heridan men complete emergency medical course By Tony Staley Recently eight residents of the Willamina - Sheridan area com pleted an extensive course to be come reg istered Emergency Medical Technicians in the state of Oregon. The eight who passed the course are Patrolm an Oscar Freeman, John Krauthoefer, Z ara Potter, Duane Smith, L arry Tennant, Val Adamson, Maurice Adamson and H arry Cooley. After completing the course, which involved 72 hours of class rodm instruction and 10 hours working in actual emergency room situations, the eight also decided to take the test given by the National Registery of EMT. Successful completion of this course would qualify them as registered EMT’s in all 50 states. This test was given in Portland by Dr. Otis B a rr of Lincoln City. These tests must be administered by doctors to guarantee uniform standards nationwide, according to Val Adamson. Taking a total of five to six hours to complete the test was made up of 219 written questions as well as a couple of hours of practical testing. While there is no Oregon State requirem ent for ambulance a t tendants it is advisable for people involved in this sort of work to be registered EMT’s, according to Adamson. All of the eight from this area who took the test work part- time for Val Adamson who owns the two ambulances in Sheridan. By taking H ie EMT coùrseH iey' are now able to help anyone in need of ambulance service, whereas, without this sort of training, in certain types of m is haps it can be better if the ambulance leaves the victims alone entirely, according to Adamson. The EMT course the eight took was offered in McMinnville by the Oregon State Board of Health Emergency Medical Service. While the course may be extend ed over the course of several months, these eight were able to successfully complete the course in only six weeks. Officer Freem an, a, Willamina policeman, is himself pretty much of a rarity, a s a police man all that he needs is a F irst Aid Badge, but he decided to become an EMT, which makes him one of the only policeman in the area who is a registered EMT. Freem an decided to take the EMT training because he felt it would give both himself and the people in the area an enormous advantage when dealing with emergency situations. Now that these eight have com pleted the EMT course they are preparing to take another course in February for drug administration and I. V.’s. All of this training in addition to the equipment in the am bulances ha^ made the ambulance service available here équival ant to Portland and in some cases even better, according to Adamson. Adamson started his ambulance service last year in February with one car which he had p re viously worked with in California. Since then he has purchased another car that is so well equip ped that it meets all federal standards. The second car can carry five stretcher patients and also tra n s port wheel chair patients. It is also equipped with extraction equipment to cut people out of cars. Both ambulances also have com plete radio system s which are tied into the area hospitals from Portland to Eugene, with the ex ception of McMinnville and Salem who aren’t in the system yet. He also has direct com munications from his ambulances to his office, in addition to being tied in with all the area police agencies. The ambulance is also equipped with orthopedic equipment for people' with injured backs and necks and electro cardiogram equipment so that the hospitals can have first hand knowledge on the condition of heart patients. New Sheridan Library alm ost ready fo r opening Finishing touches are currently being put on the new Sheridan Public L ibrary building located at the corner of Washington and Yamhill in Sheridan. Financed by a privated gift, tax monies and matching federal funds adm inistered by the Oregon State L ibrary Board, the building will cost 75,000 dollars upon completion. The building, designed by Edel man and Lazdins of Portland is being built by Jorgens Construc tion Company also of Portland. Jorgens was the company that built the Inn at Otter C rest on the Oregon coast. Construction began in June af te r the bids had been let out in May with the original compie - tion date set for October ac cording to City Administrator Bob Wells. “ However all kinds of problems developed. There were various hold ups on shipments and it proved impossible to get it done by then. There Was no penalty clause in the contract so they are trying to get it all finished up now and we have let them con tinue on it,” Wells said. According to Wells the thing that made the library a reality was a bequest of $35,000 for the construction of either a library entire construction of the li b ra ry ,” Wells said. Before the library will be ready for occupancy it must receive the approval of the architect, the contractor, the Sheridan L i brary Board and the State L i brary Board, according to Wells. All of this will probably not come about until February or March he said. When completed the library will have in addition to a children and adults library areas, an of fice for the librarians and a meeting room for the L ibrary Board and possible other groups. The library will be heated and cooled by three furnaces and air conditioning units. Landscaping around the build ing has not yet been started. or a swimming pool. He also said that the city had, also been setting aside money over the years for the construction of the library. Among the problems that deve loped was a list of 41 items that did not meet up to specifications. “ It is the contractors respon sibility to make sure the build ing does meet specifications,” Wells said. ‘ ‘One thing that had to be changed was the paint. They originally put on a high gloss paint that showed every imperfection. We had to have it repainted to a flat The new ultra-m odern building for the Sheridan Public L ibrary is nearly completed and should be open for business in late February or early March. The building was begun last June and cost $75,000. base paint which disguises these things b etter.” “ The carpet arrived before the building had been painted and the carpet layers wanted to put the carpet in right away. We naturally couldn’t let them do that. “ We have had delays and prob lems like that throughout the This is where the book checkout counter will stand when librarians begin lending books from the completed library. Before opening, the building must be approved by the Sheridan and State L ibrary Boards.
