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11A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2016 Wood: ‘People are wanting it more’ Police: ‘We take personnel issues seriously’ Continued from Page 1A Unfortunately, the leaning structure had become dan- gerous. Renovating it would have been prohibitively expensive. The deconstruction pro- cess, meanwhile, yielded sal- vageable wood that can be used as loorboards or other elements, as well as “trinkets and treasures,” such as an old hay trolley, Ratcliffe said. “This is a valuable resource and it doesn’t need to go up in lames,” she said. Continued from Page 1A “I’m as concerned as anybody else. I mean, it’s my department and we want to make sure that we’re not doing anything inappropriate.” Linda Engbretson, the interim city manager, who oversees Workman, declined to comment, describing it as a personnel matter. Mayor Mark Kujala and city com- missioners also chose not to discuss the investigation. “We take personnel issues seriously,” Engbretson said. The state Department of Justice did not respond to a request for comment. Dis- Terms vary The terms of each decon- struction project are differ- ent, and in some cases, build- ings have decayed too much for the process to be worth- while, said Marlega. As a rule of thumb, the value of reclaimed lumber offsets the cost of decon- struction to the landowner, who also saves money by having less waste material to dump at the landill, he said. Salem Salvage earns roughly half its revenues by wholesaling the lumber to builders and woodwork- ers, and the other half by turning the wood into furni- ture, Burris said. The com- pany also restores old barns as a supplementary seasonal business. “I love wood and I love being creative, so it’s fun for me,” she said. It’s critical for the com- pany to keep track of the lumber’s origin, she said. “My guys in the yard know where each piece of wood came from.” Such details are valuable for furniture-building com- panies such as The Shaker Craftsman in Yakima, Wash., which buys lumber from Salem Salvage. Shaker Craftsman uses old-school joinery meth- ods to make furniture from lumber that comes entirely from a single building, said Rhonda Cornwell, the com- pany’s co-owner. “They know I need that information,” she said. “If you provide that history, our customers really like that.” Cornwell said she buys several species of reclaimed lumber from all over the U.S., but relies on Salem Sal- vage for old-growth Doug- las ir. Peter Roome / Flickr Officials say a man was attacked by a shark while surfing at Indian Beach in Ecola State Park near Cannon Beach. Photos by Mateusz Perkowski/Capital Press Danuta Burris of Salem Salvage, top, stands near a partially dismantled grain elevator with Dustin Stephenson, left, Steve Marlega, center, and Darell Braman, right, of North- west Reclaimed Wood, as well as their dog, Cooper. Shark: Beach will remain open, signs will be posted Continued from Page 1A Growing popularity Television shows, mag- azines and social media devoted to home renovation have increased the popular- ity of reclaimed lumber, driv- ing up both competition and prices, she said. “People are wanting it more,” Cornwell said. “A lot of people are getting more aware of it.” Aside from its age, reclaimed lumber intrigues people due to its texture. “The coolest thing about it is the wood is amazing before you do anything to it,” said Terry Edwards, Burris’ hus- band and co-owner of Salem Salvage. Unusual textures often develop from how a piece of wood is used over decades, he said. trict Attorney Josh Marquis also declined comment. Workman was the police chief in Vernonia for four years before taking the helm in Warrenton in Octo- ber 2008. City oficials have described him as well-liked and affable, but some have also noted privately that he appears to carry a heavy workload. Earlier this year, when discussing the department’s assignment of its irst full- time detective, Workman said he and his oficers have to cover a little bit of everything. “We all wear those hats here,” he said. Darell Braman of Northwest Reclaimed Wood, a deconstruction company, dismantles a grain elevator in Suver. Old wood from barns and other farm buildings is popular among woodworkers and home renovators. For instance, the old Paciic Seed grain elevator contained wooden chutes that grain passed through. Over time, the grain wore away the softer wood, leav- ing ripples similar to those created when water passes over sand, Edwards said. Edwards plans to use the wood from the chutes to build a conference table for Wilbur-Ellis. “We’re going to knock their socks off,” he said. Another unique texture was created when genera- tions of cows stomped on the loor boards of a barn, causing the softer wood to wear away faster than the knots, which then appeared elevated. Edwards and Burris turned that lumber into a bench that a wife gave to her husband, a former cowhand. “It told the story of how the cows had worked that wood just by walking on it and gave it a shape that a machine never could,” Edwards said. ASSISTANCE LEAGUE® THE COLUMBIA PACIFIC Tanner was stabilized on scene and transported via air ambulance to Legacy Eman- uel Medical Center in Port- land. Norris, a MetroWest paramedic, helped provide support at the scene. “The bystanders have done a phenomenal job,” Norris said. Cannon Beach Police Department, Oregon State Police, Cannon Beach Fire and Rescue, Seaside para- medics, Clatsop County Sheriff’s Ofice, Medix ambulance and Life Flight Network were on the scene. “We called Portland because Astoria was tied up,” said Cannon Beach Fire Chief Matt Benedict, who awaited the arrival of Life Flight at Ecola State Park. “It looked like it sank its teeth in,” Benedict said of the bite. “You have some big arteries in your leg so if you cut one, you could lose a lot of blood.” Shark bites are not a com- mon occurrence in Cannon Beach, Norris said. The last one he knows of occurred in the 1980s. The International Shark Attack File, which tracks shark attacks around the world, has documented 26 shark attacks on the Oregon Coast. State park staff will post advisory signs at Indian Beach, but the park and beach will remain open, the Oregon Parks and Rec- reation Department said today. The Associated Press con- tributed to this report. 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