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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, MAY 18, 2015 Jacobsen: His students range in age from 40s to high school grads opportunities around here,” said Jacobsen, 49, week at a time in Asto- who has also worked on a ria. They study practical crabbing vessel, in marine navigation, electronic WRZLQJDQGLQFKDUWHU¿VK- navigation, line handling, ing. He spent four years marlinspike seamanship, in the U.S. Coast Guard, engine room maintenance coming to Station Cape and career guidance. Two Disappointment, Wash., or three days a week, they in 1983 as a teenager to take the Forerunner out be a crewman on a 44- on the water, under Ja- foot motor lifeboat. In his cobsen’s guidance. later years of duty, Jacob- He said his students sen went to a Coast Guard range in age from 40s to base in North Carolina and fresh out of high school. crewed on an icebreaker “The older people step in the North Atlantic, sup- up to the plate earlier, but plying advanced warning WKDW¶V D JRRG LQÀXHQFH bases in Greenland. on the younger ones,” he Jacobsen said he took said, adding the younger art classes at CCC more students sometimes drive than 20 years ago with competitiveness on the the late Royal Nebeker boat. and Roy Garrison and Jacobsen said the had permanently relocat- Forerunner often plac- ed to the North Coast by es and retrieves buoys 1991. Although his fami- and sensors around the ly is all on the East Coast, mouth of the Columbia except for a sister in Cal- for the Center for Coast- ifornia, Jacobsen said he al Margin Observation & enjoys the variety of en- Prediction, a branch of vironments and water. He Oregon Health & Science owns a number of boats, University that has a base most recently adding a of operations at the col- hydrofoil racer. lege’s Marine and Envi- “I’m an avid surfer,” ronmental Research and he said. “I like anything Training Station campus. to do with water.” — Edward Stratton “There’s lots of diverse Continued from Page 1A JOSHUA BESSEX — The Daily Astorian Rick Holbrook, a pilot with Life Flight Network, lands an Agusta A109E Power helicopter at the Astoria Regional Airport for the first time Thursday. Life Flight: Network gleans nearly half of its pilots from the military Continued from Page 1A Life Flight also gleans about half of its pilots from the military, including Dan- iel Leary, an outgoing Coast Guard pilot. Leary said the Coast Guard rescue swim- mers, all trained paramed- ics, could learn more ad- vanced medical skills from the Life Flight staff, which in turn could learn more survival skills from the Coast Guard. Dalstra said Life Flight has had talks with the agen- cy. “I think we can both learn from each other quite a bit.” Impeach: State’s Constitution provides IRUUHFDOOHOHFWLRQVDJDLQVWRI¿FLDOV until six months after the start of an elected term, except for Voter must approve the lawmakers, who can be re- constitutional change be- PRYHG YLD UHFDOO ¿YH GD\V cause of the legislative su- after the start of a session. per-majorities involved. Kitzhaber’s resignation Although an impeach- Feb. 18 mooted a planned ment process had surfaced recall effort. in previous sessions, the Officials also can be re- issue gained momentum moved following felony during the controversy over convictions. Kitzhaber and former first It is rare for any gover- lady Cylvia Hayes. nor to be removed via im- The Oregon Constitution peachment. The most recent provides for recall elections instance was when Illinois DJDLQVW RI¿FLDOV %XW UHFDOO *RY 5RG %ODJRMHYLFK ZDV petitions cannot be initiated removed by that state’s law- Continued from Page 1A makers in 2009 — ahead of his conviction on federal corruption charges. The House floor manag- ers will be House Majority Leader Val Hoyle, D-Eu- gene, and Rep. Jodi Hack, R-Salem. Voting against it in committee were Reps. Vic Gilliam, R-Silverton, DQG %DUEDUD 6PLWK :DUQHU D-Portland. This story first appeared in the Oregon Capital Insid- er newsletter. To subscribe, go to oregoncapitalinsider. com In light of the scandal that forced former Gov. John Kitzhaber to resign, the Legislature is pressing forward with a measure that would allow for the impeach- ment of elected officials. EO Media Group HEALTH N OTIFIC ATIO N Are Y o u Ha rd o f Hea rin g ? 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