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5A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2018 School: ‘A lot of systems have been built in the early 1950s’ Continued from Page 1A Tyler McMahan, from Battle Ground, Washington, heard about the training from his dad’s friend, whose sons went through the pro- gram, and was urged to apply by his aunt. “I’ve always been kind of scared of heights, and I wanted to get over it,” McMahan said. “And it was really interesting.” After his completion of the academy this week, McMahan and other students will begin applying with local unions for an appren- ticeship. The fees for the course and the costs of staying on the North Coast can quickly pay off for those who land one, starting at an average wage of around $30 an hour. About 80 percent of appren- tice applicants now come through one of the line schools, Reed said. They return periodically to Camp Rilea for shorter camps to hone their skills. Apprentices must amass 7,000 hours of on-the-job experience to become a journeyman electrical line worker. But even an entry- level journeyman can start at more than $50 an hour. There were nearly 121,000 peo- ple building and maintaining elec- trical lines in 2016, with 14 per- cent growth expected over the next decade, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The demand is driven by new construction in a recovering economy and mainte- nance projects utilities are now tak- ing on after the Great Recession. “A lot of systems have been built in the early 1950s, and we’re at the state of replacing them,” said Chris Marlowe, assistant director of the academy. Utilities are also in need of more workers to help convert the nation’s energy grid from fossil fuels to more renewable energy sources, said Travis Eri, a busi- ness manager for the union’s local chapter. “The workload is going up, but the number of people coming compared to the number of peo- ple going out, we’re not gaining ground,” Eri said. “We’re defi- nitely in an environment where (for) the work that’s out there, there could be more people.” Photos by Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian The training facility at Camp Rilea is set up to closely mimic conditions linemen will encounter in the field. Trainees put on specialized safety equipment during an exercise at Camp Rilea. A student makes his way up a pole at Camp Rilea. Raichl: ‘Over the years, I had just about every job there was’ Continued from Page 1A supervisor. Along the way, Raichl — among other things — refurbished sheriff’s office cars and completed fabrication projects. “I felt like the big man on campus,” Raichl said. “I was young and I was energetic. I was strong. I knew the technol- ogy. I just felt on top of things.” In 2008, he assumed his final position as the department’s Astoria district supervisor. “Over the years, I had just about every job there was,” Raichl said. “I had a lot of dif- ferent hats.” About a decade ago, the shop switched from oil to THE DAILY ASTORIAN M ONDAY E VENING A (2) (-) (-) (6) (-) (8) (9) (10) (12) (13) (-) (20) (-) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) L KATU KOMO KING KOIN KIRO KGW KRCW KOPB KPTV KPDX KCPQ TBS KZJO ESPN ESPN2 NICK DISN FAM FMC LIFE ROOT FS1 SPIKE COM HIST A&E TLC DISC NGEO TNT AMC USA FOOD HGTV FX CNN FNC CNBC BRAV TCM SYFY RFD (2) (4) (5) (-) (7) (-) (3) (10) (12) (-) (13) (20) (22) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) 6 water-based paints. Through such environmental practices, the shop earned a certifica- tion from the state Department of Environmental Quality’s newly formed ecological busi- ness program. Raichl, who considers him- self “conservative by nature,” formed a habit of reusing mate- rial from defunct machin- ery and infrastructure. His approach stemmed from his desire to save public money. “He’s probably saved our county hundreds of thousands of dollars” Kimberly Raichl said. “I think we may be pay- ing a lot more in taxes soon.” Assistant Public Works Director Ted McLean worked Sasha Raichl retired from the county at the end of May. with Raichl for nearly 30 years. McLean lauded Raichl’s abil- ity to make local connections and solve problems as well as his institutional knowledge and even-keeled temperament as a supervisor. “After 40 years, that’s a lot of history,” McLean said. “He knows where everything is at on the road, what plant on somebody’s property they prize so we can work around it.” In recent years, state laws and regulations rapidly altered Raichl’s day-to-day work. “They were changing faster than we could adapt to them,” he said. He has worked with five different crews. Nearly every member of the final crew has retired. “I almost wanted to go far- SCHEDULE A - Charter Astoria/ Seaside - L - Charter Long Beach ther, but every time someone else retired, it felt like the bus was leaving,” Raichl said. “I just felt left out.” He is not the only Raichl who has served the county. His brother, John, was sheriff for 18 years and a Port of Astoria commissioner. Raichl now will tend to his private construction business. 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